Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

Can a Golgi-stained dendritic spines picture processed by Image J be directly used for publication?

24 February 2021 3,348 2 View

Is there an open source tool the measures the GRAVY index of a peptide incorporating the PTMs and unusual amino acids (e.g. hydroxyproline)?

Right now, I am using ProtParam to compute GRAVY index of peptides. However, some of my peptides are post-translationally modified, and contains unusual amino acids. I assume that ProtParam does...

29 January 2021 8,300 4 View

What reference do you recommend about doublet lattice method (DLM) coupling with finite element method (FEM) ?

I want to write a code related to the flutter of aeroelastic wing under unsteady load using doublet lattice method (DLM). I want a good reference with numerical examples or a book which learn me...

25 January 2021 7,488 3 View

Proper RP-HPLC workup following peptide synthesis?

Hello, I've recently synthesized a short (17aa) peptide via manual SPPS. I was instructed to submit a small pipette tip's worth of material onto a capillary column to obtain a rough estimate of...

12 January 2021 9,432 3 View

How long does the peptide cleavage cocktail last before it gets expired?

The cleavage cocktail is composed of Phenol/thioanisole/water/TFA/triisopropylsilane. I only prepare 10 mL cocktail per peptide but can the activity of the cocktail prepared at 100 mL last for a week?

10 January 2021 7,424 3 View

Could you recommend an inexpensive camera for a prototype DIC system?

I was thinking of choosing Raspberry pi HQ 12MP. and what software do you recommend. I am working on a measurement system for a plate with an area of approx. 500x500 mm2

30 December 2020 3,064 2 View

What if another author with same name as yours mention your article with his name?

" Psychosocial Issues among Breast Cancer Patients in Asian Developing Countries" is my article but another Sajid Iqbal has added it to his profile on research gate, how can we let him know his...

29 December 2020 5,736 4 View

Which is better to focus on teaching or research for a good academic life and Why?

Which is better to focus on teaching or research for For a good academic life and Why?

26 December 2020 5,737 9 View

SPPS: peptide failure to elongate?

SPPS of a 16 aa peptide was performed on a 0.15 mmol scale. Resin gained a minimal amount of weight: starting weight of 224 mg and a final weight of 280.I believe my peptide failed to elongate but...

21 December 2020 9,428 11 View

How to download dataset?

I have to download dataset from software infrastructure repository (SIR) and I have created account on repository but I am not able to download plz guide.

25 February 2021 3,840 2 View

Repository for capture-seq raw reads?

I am a research tech in a wildlife genetics group and my PI and I are trying to figure out how/where to put raw reads in a repository. We have capture-seq NGS from Rapid Genomics. The post-doc who...

17 February 2021 7,575 2 View

CT image preprocessing in python?

I have a 3D CT image of a car engine in raw form with no header information. When loaded into numpy array as 16 bit unsigned integer, I noticed that the values range between 0 to 52000. Is this...

15 February 2021 4,736 3 View

How to use other researchers data set for our algorithm? should i cite or get permission?

Dear friends i have a query. i have to use a data which is a real time case study done by a canadian author. he has given data in repository. my question is when i use this data how should i cite...

01 February 2021 3,603 6 View

Submitting to arxiv before submitting to a journal?

Hello, everyone! Just wanted to know if I can first submit my paper to arxiv before I submit to a journal in elsevier. Hoping to find a clear answer. Thank you!

12 January 2021 5,266 3 View

Recommendations for a microbial strain repository?

I'm looking for an open repository or culture collection to deposit some genetically engineered E. coli strains (from the papers below). The primary goal is to preserve those strains for the long...

11 January 2021 4,398 1 View

Micro CT of fiber reinforced composite - phase identification?

Hi, I have a fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite and I am analyzing it by micro CT but I am unable to reconstruct the fiber phase of the composite. how can I find a solution for this?...

07 January 2021 5,680 1 View

How important is the Golden ratio in the natural sciences?

The special Issue "Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers and the Golden Ratio in Physics and...

07 January 2021 7,408 6 View

How can we publish our articles in SSRN e-journal? Is it paid version or free? They are not responding in any letter?

I have a repository in SSRN library. I want to publish it in e-journal of Education in SSRN. The researchers who have contributed before may answer it.

15 December 2020 2,396 2 View

How to make a model of trachea (human airway)?

I want to carry out flow analysis of air through tachea (human airway). How can I draw it in a Solidworks after taking a CT Scan image?

14 December 2020 5,031 2 View