Did anybody use VISIONlite ColorCalc Software for liquid samples color analysis?

I would like to read about your experiences in the measurement of the color of liquid samples (wine, oil, or whatever) using a glass cuvette to calculate L* a* and b* parameters with the...

08 February 2021 6,619 4 View

My Xenopus oocytes (healthy frogs) explode before I can make any electrophysiological records, why?

Xenopus laevis oocytes are used in electrophysiology to make transient expression of injected mRNA fragments. Through the technique of 2-electrodes voltage-clamp we can record the physiological...

11 January 2021 6,005 4 View

What is the best washing procedure for Gelatin - arabic gum capsules?

I am preparing microcapsules from complex coacervation procedure to encapsulate an oil phase. However, filtration to remove the aqueous phase results in a paste of aggregated particles. So I am...

25 October 2020 3,152 3 View

Bioinformatic tools to determine ploidy in microbial genomes?

Looking for tools with proved accuracy to detect ploidy levels in microbial whole-genomes.

14 October 2020 4,273 3 View

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26 July 2020 2,893 4 View

Based on your experience, what is the best 3D printing material for teaching human anatomy?

Dear colleagues, We all know that, ideally, human anatomy is better assessed in cadaver model. Artificial 3D-printed moldes, however, emerged to contribute to science. In order to develop...

02 June 2020 7,313 1 View

Synchronous or asynchronous classes during COVID-19 pandemic?

Dear colleagues, what is your approach for remote education during COVID-19 pandemic in terms of timing? What do you prefer? (1) Teaching live with classes pre-established at certain date (e.g....

21 May 2020 6,981 18 View

WRF-CHEM configure start and end of eruption and fall-out?

Hello, I'm using WRF-CHEM to simulate the Etna plume and fall-out. I'm using prep_chem_search.inp to input starting data, using Values.txt tu configure the height, duration, ash mass, and SO2 mass...

19 April 2020 5,503 1 View

Murine alpha-synuclein overexpression in PD mouse model?

I have been reading about A53T aSyn genetic PD mouse model, and I realized that 99% of all of them, are based on the expression of human alpha-synuclein (wild type or mutant) in the mouse. I have...

26 March 2020 4,022 3 View

Improve GPU usage in namd?

I just installed a new RTX 2080 on an old pc (I7 980x 12 CPU cores), downloaded and installed the latest nvidia drivers and CUDA toolkit for ubuntu, also I downloaded the namd build with CUDA...

30 July 2019 375 3 View

What is the procedure to determine the permeability of concrete?

can anyone help me in this, it will help me with my research work

01 March 2021 834 3 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

Apart from Nanosilica and CNT's what are the other nanomaterials readily available to use in concrete mixture?

Nanotechnology in concrete materials

01 March 2021 3,379 3 View

Concrete compressive strength databases?

I am looking for datasets similar to this one: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Concrete+Compressive+Strength I am looking for concretes with different types of aggregates (Recycled,...

27 February 2021 6,801 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

What is the best way to calculate the angles of twist for concrete columns subjected to torsional moment using finite element software?

In Finite element software like ANSYS , there is difficulty in obtaining direct results of twisting of concrete members because SOLID65 which is the unique element designed to represent concrete...

26 February 2021 3,806 2 View

Compute for the total volume of concrete needed for the concrete pouring of the foundation including its column up to NGL only as shown in the plan?

Looking for the quantity of cement, sand, and gravel of footings and columns. Thank you!

25 February 2021 3,092 2 View

Is it possible to define biogas as a fuel in the reformer process(scwg) in Homer software?

Hi every one Is it possible to define biogas as a fuel in the reformer process(scwg) in Homer software? Biogas fuel is not available in the options thanks

23 February 2021 6,518 3 View

Best FE Program for Concrete Strengthened with FRP Sheets?

Colleagues, I have been using ANSYS to model concrete strengthened FRP sheets, but less than happy with it. Any has recommendation for efficient, easy to use FE program for modelling concrete...

22 February 2021 7,528 3 View

Is there a Constitutive model for concrete with Sea-Sand?

Hi I am running a simulation in Abaqus for a concrete beam. Its fine aggregate replaced with sea-sand. I was wondering if I could find studies that measured the ultimate strain of concrete made...

22 February 2021 6,409 2 View