Abaqus - plate is going up under gravity+blast loads?

Hi, I have modeled concrete plate with reinforcement supported on 2 concrete block. between concrete block and the plate I have added regular contact. I have created 2 steps: 1) only gravity load...

30 January 2021 2,772 1 View

Spread cheese micrograph SEM Analysis. What is this white dot marked with an red arrow?

In this micrograph you can see processed cheese spread with buttermilk powder taken by SEM. I suppose it can be the result of interactions between proteins and the buttermilk powder used as...

13 January 2021 7,429 7 View

What are good publications for Europaean Thaumaleidae identification and distribution?

Dear All I have some Thaumaleidae larvae from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Using key of Disney (1999) I identified them as Thaumalea testacea and Thaumalea verralli. Disney lists in his key only T....

03 May 2020 5,113 3 View

Why Geant4 creates .wrl file instead of .gdd file when it is in gMocren mode?

Hi, I am a beginning user of Geant4. I am trying to work with voxel phantoms. Therefore, I have some difficulties: - following the title of my question - my Geant4 environment is creating .wrl...

10 March 2020 1,951 2 View

Why 915 MHz magnetrons have higher efficiency than 2.45 GHz magnetrons?

I am working with a microwave plasma system for gas cleaning. During my research I found information that 915 MHz systems have higher efficiency (ca. 85%) than the 2.45 GHz (ca. 65%). What is the...

24 October 2018 8,766 27 View

How the process of UV-initiated polymerization of MMA looks like?

I have read that it's possible to initate polymerization of MMA by exposing it to UV light. Unfortunetlly i haven't find any protocols or sugesstions how to perform this kind of polymeryzation....

10 November 2017 6,474 4 View

Which particle shaped filler may cause significant increase of the hardness of polyurea resin for coating applications?

19 July 2016 7,356 3 View

Can I stain my cells with annexin V prior to the surface staining ?

Hi all! I'm wondering if it is possible to stain my cells with annexin V before performing the surface staining. My surface staining might take up to 4 hours and I'm afraid that my cells might...

01 June 2016 4,862 3 View

Remote calculations using ESA data products - which tools should I use?

23 May 2016 543 2 View

Disaggregation using linear dependence of radar backscatter change on soil moisture change - do you have any software recommendations?

I'm going to apply disaggregation algorithm described in the linked article. I'm going to use Sentinel-1 data as the high resolution data source. I thought about implementing mentioned algorithm...

20 May 2016 2,292 2 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

Good morning research fellows, Has anyone worked with senna alata plant extract on any kind of fish?

Literatures on the piscicidal effect of sennaa alata is scanty. if you have any related litrature either in the bark, leaves or roots used as treatment to any aquatic organism please kindly help...

28 February 2021 9,138 2 View

Any references about insects or animals that can damage or weathering of rock or fossil material?

Are there any references to insects or animals that can cause damage or weathering to the rock or fossil material? books or paper that would be nice. Thank you very much!

24 February 2021 6,805 3 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

How reliable is estimation of copy numbers by absolute qPCR?

Hello, I would like to compare the expression levels of several genes in insects, so I prepared standard curves and estimated copy numbers of each sequence in my samples. But for one of the genes,...

11 February 2021 8,421 13 View

Is it possible estimating environmental conditions with a Bayesian approach?

In ecology specific species can be used to get an indication/estimation of the environmental conditions. A simplistic example, lets assume I find a pike (Esox lucius). We know this species does...

01 February 2021 10,034 4 View

Do you know non-feeding larval instars in insects?

Hi, I am looking for information about insects having a larval instar that does not feed at all. In other words, able to molt to the next instar without acquiring any nutrient. Does anyone know...

20 January 2021 9,387 19 View

How the microplastics levels in freshwater and marine water ecosystem be controlled?

Microplastics have been found in land, air, freshwater, effluent from a wastewater treatment plant and even in tap water and bottled water. The small plastic particles (less than 5 mm) pose a...

19 January 2021 8,637 3 View

Triggering feeding of beetles / how to make them hungry?

Hey, I am working with Psylliodes chrysocephala feeding on oilseed rape. In feeding trials I often have the problem that a huge portion of the beetles do not feed at all. In clip cages I observed...

19 January 2021 9,851 6 View