Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

Why can`t I isolate RNA from Extracellular vesicles?

Hello, I have been trying to isolate RNA from EVs (from MSCs) for a while. I isolate the EVs using SEC. Then I use the "Total Exosome RNA and Protein Isolation Kit" from Invitrogen. When I...

21 October 2020 8,559 4 View

What should be the p-value for statistical analysis in a burn wound treatment study?

Hi, In our study we are going to evaluate the effect of 3 different treatments on burn wound using rat models. what should the P-value cutoff be For statistical analysis of our q-pcr output and...

05 September 2020 2,963 3 View

How to directly use a directory of .h5 files as the training set in Python without appending them to a list?

I am trying to append .h5 files saved in a directory for my training set using Python, but I face memory error as the Data set is very large. The following code is what I used for...

23 April 2020 9,649 2 View

To record trajectory tracking performance of a controller, is it resonable to calculate the mean_square_error or the normalized-measn-square-error?

I some papers, the mean square error is considered. In some other, the mse is normalized by dividing the error by the (total sampling instants x the total length of the reference...

25 February 2020 784 4 View

References for heterogeneous solid matrix compressibility and porosity of porous/poroelastic media?

Regardless of the specific application, I am searching for manuscripts studying heterogeneous properties such as solid matrix Poisson ratio and porosity. It can be from poroelastography etc.

02 January 2020 2,531 1 View

What is the most reliable guide for identification of alternaria species based on morphological and cultural criteria?

what is the most reliable guide for identification of alternaria species based on morphological and cultural criteria?

02 December 2019 174 1 View

How one can test the nonstationary in climatic data?

Hi all, I have a database of monthly precipitation time series for several synoptic stations. I want to test the nonstationary of these time series. Two questions ariese here: which tests can you...

01 December 2019 4,133 5 View

How the nonholonomy of mobile robots allow control of the system with less control inputs?

In "Simultaneous Stabilization and Tracking of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots: A Lyapunov-Based Approach", the authors stated that the nonholonomy of mobile robots allows control of the system with...

27 May 2019 7,721 4 View

How to interpret DMA?

18 May 2019 631 6 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

What solvent can I used for Paal Knorr reaction between 6-amino hexanoic acid and 2.5 hexanedione?

I am try to make the Paal Knorr reaction between 2.5 hexnedione and 6-amino hexanoic acid, my problem is type of solvent to use, because 6-hexaminohexanoic acid is soluble in water but I am not...

02 March 2021 4,443 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

What is the most common number of epitopes in an multi-epitope Vaccine?

hi everyone, I'm interested in the field of vaccine design specifically multi-epitope cancer vaccines , I want to know if there is a minimum and maximum number of epitopes we could use in a...

27 February 2021 3,882 3 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

What is the biochemistry of acidic solvents for phenolics extraction in strawberry?

I am using the Folin-Ciocalteu method for analysis of total phenolic content in ripe strawberries. I've read several protocol that suggest a methanol/H2O/formic acid (80:19:1) extraction solution....

22 February 2021 6,560 3 View