How can I model a prediction of a dependent variable using BOTH a predictor at time 1, time 2 AND the change (time 2-1) of this predictor?

I want to model the following: DV: Y at time 3 IVs: X at time 1, X at time 2, change of X from time 1 to time 2 Which is the most appropriate way (preferably in SPSS). I am afraid I cannot use...

10 December 2020 264 3 View

Can you recommend me tree databases?

Hi. I have slight experience in searching phylogenetic trees, normaly I use TreeBASE or Dryad but some papers that I found doesn't have the resulting trees in these databases or there are genetic...

26 October 2020 582 3 View

Could ANOVAs be used as a substitute for regression models for mediation analysis?

Hello all, I hope you can help me with these questions. I am developing a mediation analysis using the mediation package in R. I need to analyze the influence of perceived learning (Mediating...

18 August 2020 7,521 9 View

What would be the fate of ecotoxicology in the South American studies?

I'm currently working on ecotoxicology and I'd like to know what my colleagues from the same area think, especially in South America. Too much of microplastics in my opinion, but few studies...

18 May 2020 1,064 2 View

(epidemiology) how does one measure the RATE of infectivity?

I am not an epidemiologist, nor am I studying epidemiology, this is a question born of sheer curiosity due to current events. I understand (more or less) the principle behind the basic...

19 March 2020 9,458 3 View

How can I clean insect exoskeleton?

I want to remove whole soft tissues and maintain intact the exoeskeleton

10 March 2020 4,345 6 View

How would you evaluate "Interpersonal Trust" for people who are sharing a 4-seat vehicle with people they do not know?

Hi. I am conducting an experiment and I would like to understand if people would be willing to share a 4-seat vehicle with people they do not know. I have thought that the personal tendency of...

10 December 2019 7,989 3 View

How to handle output data for Taguchi DOE?

I am using a L8 (2 level, 4 Factor) DOE. I have completed the experiments and am now trying to sift through the data and start the analysis. I completed these experiments in a strictly production...

03 December 2019 1,977 5 View

PDL1 expression in PB lymphocytes by flow cytometry?

is there anyone who study PDL1expression in PB lymphocytes by flow cytometry in healthy controls and in pathological cases ( cancer) Oddly, we found that healthy controls express more PDL1 than...

02 December 2019 4,873 3 View

How can i measure health well-being ?

12 August 2019 8,050 3 View

Can Ethovision store the generated data and video recordings directly to NAS system?

The size of data generated by Ethovision is huge. Having NAS system for data storage seems to be a good option, I am wondering whether Ethovision can directly store the data to the NAS system...

27 February 2021 6,350 2 View

Does anyone have a stack of images of action potentials or abnormal brain scans?

I need a stack of black and white .jpeg/.tiff/.jpg/.png images across time of either action potentials, neurons firing, or brain scans (comparing disease and normal brain, disease progression,...

09 February 2021 2,648 3 View

Help needed: How to map AA, AG, and GG genotypes on to polymorphism information?

Dear Colleagues, I am new to genes and genotyping and I need help. I am trying to figure our how AA, AG, and GG genotypes map on to A1 for DRD2/ANKK1 Taq1A polymorphism(rs1800497) and Val or MET...

02 February 2021 3,861 3 View

Does the pre-synaptic neuron location in a cortical map influences the spatial position of its synapses in the dendrite of the downstream neuron?

Are functional maps in the cortex used by the brain to carry out computations or are they just a byproduct of wiring minimization? A key element to answer this question is to know if, when...

26 January 2021 1,118 8 View

Lighting for open field test behavior assay?

I am currently setting up our lab's behavioral space to run the open field test in rats, and I am trying to figure out how to set up lighting to evenly illuminate the open field chamber (a 90 cm x...

26 January 2021 1,399 3 View

Can you apply graph theoratic functional connectivity analysis to study cognitive processes under external stimuli?

Can functional connectivity analysis using Graph Theory (Hub-ness, clustering coefficient, etc) be applied to study cognitive processes? I felt most of the analysis to study the brain after...

25 January 2021 4,575 3 View

What is the half-life of TNF-alpha in vitro?

I'm designing a low-grade chronic treatment with this cytokine and I'm wondering how regularly to change the culture medium based on the half-life of the protein in an in vitro environment....

24 January 2021 5,988 2 View

Help me conduct a neuroscience experiment for my master's thesis?

22 January 2021 9,994 5 View

What are some recent publications showing the predictor power of resting state brain acitivity for tasks done outside the MRI scanner?

Looking for recent articles (2018-2020) that showed resting state brain activity can predict cognitive task performance (e.g., attentional and executive functioning tasks) done in the lab AFTER...

09 January 2021 2,310 2 View

What are the essential elementts of a Nature Neuroscience Paper?

What would land a neuroscience paper in Nature Neuroscience? What is the minimum a paper should have to pass the editorial scrutiny in Nature Neuroscience or the journals around the same cadre?...

01 January 2021 1,510 2 View