What should I do for my controls not to stain my secondary antibody ( IHC for mice muscle) ?

I am staining mice muscle for macrophages (CD68) and lymphocytes (CD3). The challenge that am facing is that my control is also staining with the secondary antibody even though I did not add the...

15 October 2020 8,139 3 View

Triangulation of data sources in qualitative research: Do you consider it mixed methods research and why, whether its a yes or no?

It is common in qualitative research to interview for example patients and their partners or their health professionals to talk about the same topic and explore the perspectives of all the people...

30 July 2020 538 21 View

How do i determine the sample size for a study looking at the treatment outcomes of mental health patients in a community house ?

How do i determine the sample size for a study looking at the treatment outcomes of mental health patients in a community house that is a step down from inpatient unit. The study will look at...

12 May 2020 7,072 3 View

Who can link me to Cost / Benefit Analysis of Treatment Options for Produced Water of varying quality and quantity?

I work in the oil industry and I wish to focus on reducing reinjection of "free" (non-water right controlled) produced water for beneficial use where economics dictate feasibility. Who can direct...

24 February 2020 3,059 2 View

How is confirmatory factor analysis not just a tautology?

Hello, very new to confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling, and I'm trying to understand how to think about confirmatory factor analysis. Suppose I have a construct,...

11 November 2019 3,330 4 View

How to deal with member check conflicts in qualitative research?

Member checking or participant checking is done to validate and improve the credibility of quallitative research results. I am planning to ask my participants to help with that (will ask them to...

27 May 2019 7,799 13 View

How do you create a calibration curve for H2O2 ?

Specifically I'll be looking at H2O2-titanium complexes (in plant tissue) and will be measured @ 415nm. I'm wondering how I can create a calibration curve for the complex... I have 30% H2O2 and...

13 December 2018 4,432 3 View

Improvised abacus? Are there Latin references to betting at Roman amphitheatres, or modern references to Roman use of abaci? Or was it a gaming board?

11 June 2015 1,010 68 View

Do we have instrument development experts among rehabilitation professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa?

It has been noted that clinicians in Africa are forced to use instrument measures that were developed and validated either for American and European children which are quite limited. It is...

01 January 1970 528 3 View

What degree of missing data in a particular case/participant results in Expectation-Maximisation no longer working?

I'm dealing with a mediation model and am using the PROCESS module in SPSS. Due to SPSS and PROCESS being limited in the imputation methods - being unable to handle multiple imputation - the other...

02 March 2021 4,362 1 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View

Is there a deep reason for using the squared modulus of the wave function as the probability density of the existence of the particle?

I think we were all surprised at the first time we got to know quantum mechanics that the squared modulus of the wave function is the probability density of the existence of the particle? The role...

28 February 2021 6,282 9 View

Mixed ANOVA - help?

I'm currently working on a piece which asks to conduct an ANOVA - looking at the effect of sporting group (2 levels), and exercise trials (two trials with six levels). I've computed this all...

27 February 2021 9,626 4 View

How to Interpret Partial Eta Squared Numbers For a Repeated Measures Anova?

I have obtained Partial Eta Squared Numbers through Two-Way Mixed Anova Analysis. My results for different constructs are: .105, .135, .038, .068, .061 respectively. I wanted to know, whether...

24 February 2021 7,122 1 View

Interpretation of Goodman - Kruskal Gamma squared?

Dear colleages, Eta squared is dominantly used in reflecting the explaining power the same manner as a squared partial correlation coefficient (R2p ) from multiple linear regression: as the...

22 February 2021 7,801 3 View

Interpretation of a fluorescence Emission spectrum ?

Hello, i work with a spectrometer which only render the fluorescence emission spectrum. Until now i just found how to interpret an exitation- and emission spectrum together to generate deeper...

20 February 2021 1,291 3 View

In CDA analysis we have three stages, viz., description , interpretation, and reproduction. Why have all CDA studies neglected the third stage?

In CDA analysis we have three stages, viz., description , interpretation, and reproduction. Why have all CDA studies neglected the third stage?

18 February 2021 6,483 3 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

How do you interpret theoretical vs. experimental reaction orders with respect to a reactant?

I recently came across a paper focusing on the hydrodeoxygenation of oxygen-containing compounds. The paper linearized the rate equation in order to determine the experimental reaction order with...

14 February 2021 8,254 2 View