How to evaluate motivation in scholars, teachers and students who work from home during pandemic?

Dear all, What tool can be used to measure motivation in scholars, teachers and students who are in home isolation or work remotely? Any specific tool suitable for all people involved in Academia...

08 December 2020 7,968 10 View

How to replace the liquid blocker?

Dear colleagues, In my immunofluorescence stainigs I use liquid blocker pen, before solution with 0.3% Triton X-100. This helps to avoid dripping of solutions with primary antibodies and Triton...

30 September 2020 9,134 4 View

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06 July 2020 4,133 2 View

How long can one store primers?

Dear colleagues, one year ago we put our liquid primers in a high concentration into a -80 fridge. Can we still use them for the qPCR?

11 May 2020 4,521 16 View

What is an acceptable small sample size to carry out principal component analysis for a rating scale with 16 items???

Hi Can someone tell me what would be an acceptable sample size for principal component analysis for a rating scale with 16 items. Thanks!

30 March 2020 9,756 3 View

How to insert image in introductory text of survey in Opinio?

Hi I need some technical help. I am trying to insert an image in the introduction of a survey in Opinio. I click on 'insert image' button, then I am prompted to paste the url of the desired image,...

28 March 2020 1,543 3 View

How does the Excel work with GRG algorithm?

I'm struggling with my qualification work. Excel methods solve the math problem easy, but I don't catch the idea how he does it. I need to understand it to create the code or just to describe the...

12 March 2020 6,567 6 View

What to do if Fatal error: Atomtype LC3 not found and force field is fine?

When I was simulating my protein, "Fatal error: Atomtype LC3 not found" had occured. I checked my force field atom type and it contains LC3 with correct parameters. Before this error I used...

10 March 2020 2,189 2 View

Has anyone optimized ViromerRED in THP-1, H9, and MCF7 cell lines?

I am currently attempting to optimize ViromerRED transfection in THP-1, H9, and MCF7 cells. Our initial transfections with the first batch was promising, but the new viromer we received doesn't...

15 October 2019 5,053 4 View

Can anybody explain why does the line on gel disappear after 15 cycles of PCR?

We make test PCR to choose optimal quantity of cycles and amount of cDNA for amplification, and there are lines on 9 cycles and 12 cycles (same sample), but the line on 15 cycles disappear (also...

02 April 2019 3,158 7 View

How to quantitative analize the data of TNBS assay for gelatin?

Estemeed colleagues, I found some issues regarding the quantification of the data for TNBS assay. There are different protocols on how to perform that but it is clear to me the "fil rouge" that...

02 March 2021 2,616 1 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 View

Do you know any MR image dataset?

I would like to research on MR images (0.5T and 3T). Can you please suggest some websites that I can download dataset including both 0.5T and 3T MR images? Thank you.

02 March 2021 7,735 3 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 3 View

Why might my GFP tag be dissociating from my plasmid after transfection?

I have a set of stably transfected cell lines all transfected with plasmids containing GFP tags on the C terminus. During a western blot using anti-GFP antibody, one of my plasmids has dissociated...

01 March 2021 9,310 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

What is the most suitable server for predicting protein structures in bacteria?

I have used the i-Tasser several times, however it has been unavailable for several days. I tried the swiss-model, but the output was not very pleasant due to the model used. Is there any other...

28 February 2021 4,521 3 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View