Hello, can you recommend a method to remove serial correlation from path coefficients (standardized regression coefficients)?

I would like to measure the causal effects among variables in a path model, but the variables (time series) may be serially correlated. I'm looking for a method to remove or otherwise manage the...

02 February 2021 210 3 View

Loss of reporter gene expression from lentiviral transfer plasmid?

We have produced a 3rd generation, self-inactivating lentiviral vector for the expression of our gene of interest under the EIF1alpha promoter. This vector also contains the GFP reporter gene...

22 December 2020 4,918 3 View

What are the main challenges for ports for "activating" the Circular Economy process toward energy transitions?

Around 90% of world trade in terms of volume is transported by sea, which is why port cities can be considered the gateway to globalisation. Ports are ideally equipped to develop pathways to a...

11 October 2020 2,268 4 View

What are the biggest challenges for solid-state batteries?

I was reading that there was a strong interest in the development of solid-state batteries and solid electrolytes (SEs). However, a limitation reported in several studies is the solid-solid...

03 June 2020 7,635 7 View

What are the new potential materials to use in a solar cell?

Are there prospects for new materials that can increase the energy efficiency of cells? Will these materials have similar durability to silicon cells?

07 May 2020 3,769 18 View

Electrostatic potential surface from coarse-grained models?

I am trying to calculate the electrostatic potential surface of a 3D polymer model for which I can calculate the point charges of each bead. Is there any tool to produce such a surface, more or...

30 April 2020 9,911 2 View

Automated drug dosing systems for ADME-tox/PKPD exps?

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone had experience of working with automated systems for drug dosing for discovery experiments. I want to run ADME-tox type experiments on multiple drug...

20 October 2019 918 2 View

Is it possible to estimate a dependent variable?

We are trying to estimate the value of an NBA player based on its in-field statistics (shot percentage, rebounds...).In the literature, analysis identifying the determinants of their salaries are...

11 October 2019 3,117 3 View

Why values of functional dispersion index appears to be very high?

07 October 2019 9,862 3 View

Program Edpcr of FullProf Suite is not generating graph of fit. Anyone know how can I fix this?

I use this program for Rietveld Refinement. My operational system is the latest Ubuntu. I'm just getting the output of the refinement directly in my terminal. Appreciate any help.

19 May 2019 3,308 4 View

Fictitious Boundary Meshing Method (FBM) in Commercial FEA software?

Is it possible to implement FBM in a commercial FEA software package, such as FEMLAB, COMSOL, or open source software like Moose?

22 February 2021 2,968 1 View

Alternative to mediation analysis?

I am currently working on my dissertation and want to explore the role of competence as a mediator between the effect of colour of clothes on voting intention (focus on Western countries)....

21 February 2021 8,609 1 View

How COVID-19 has affected mental health?

The pandemic has led to depression and anxiety and its negative effects shouldn't be ignored. However, it has also led some people to become more resilient! What do you think? Thank you.

21 February 2021 4,733 19 View

Can medicinal plants really play an inherent rule in the COVID-19 tackle?

Numerous scientific reports cited plant extracts with potential antiviral activity and even anti-COVID-19? Why these findings are neglected? I remember very well the warning released by the WHO to...

17 February 2021 2,141 9 View

How can I interpret a ratio variable?

Dear colleagues, I am running a regression in which I have the following regression FoodExp = 67.04 DepRatio +.....e My interest is in the interpretation of the coefficient on the dependency...

16 February 2021 2,058 2 View

Which Journals would you advise to submit a Letter which briefly talks about neurosurgical treatment of neuro-oncological patient during Sars-COV-2?

Possibily not an open access journal which does not add any publishing costs once being accepted. Thank you in advance

09 February 2021 717 6 View

Patients with chronic kidney disease could get COVID-19 vaccine?

04 February 2021 278 4 View

Could you please suggest 3D opensource plotting tool for spheres, cylinders and other shapes?

I will be plotting multiple such shapes. Hence, I am looking for an interactive slice through option to see if there are any overlaps. Thanks,

04 February 2021 861 6 View

Can anyone help to convert ODK XLS into XML?

We want to conduct a verbal autopsy using WHO adult VA updated tools in ODK. The current version of WHO adult verbal autopsy tools is v1.5.3. I have successfully converted VA ODK-XLS v1.4 into XML...

03 February 2021 844 2 View

What new can be added in the field of historical studies to implement more realistic programs?

What new can be added in the field of historical studies to implement more realistic programs in dealing with the events of history and interpreting them with scientific sincerity and competence?

26 January 2021 559 1 View