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As far as I understand, theory of planned behaviour (and similar approaches) is usually used to investigate binary decisions (yes/no). But are there approaches drawing upon TPB (or similar...

09 November 2020 1,645 5 View

Is it possible that cat owners have higher immunity for COVID-19?

In a paper deposited in BioRxiv entitled: "Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and different domestic animals to SARS-coronavirus-2" the team from Harbin Vet Institute intentionally infected...

04 April 2020 3,630 21 View

Problem with UV-VIS spectrophotometer?

I have been doing UV-VIS spectra on a spectrophotometer that has not been used for a long time. Every received spectrum is incorrect, discontinued. What could be the reason? Should any part be...

03 December 2019 892 11 View

Primary and secondary effects of shrinkage in composite steel-concrete beams?

In Eurocode 4 the primary and secondary effect of shrinkage are introduced. What is the scientific definition of these effects? Are the primary effects of shrinkage related only to deflections...

11 March 2018 9,620 1 View

Are there empirical studies of EU farmers' time allocation?

I am looking for empirical studies (questionnaires, interviews, econometric analyses...) that study time allocation by farmers, preferably in EU countries. I am less interested in time allocation...

20 February 2018 5,529 6 View

What is the relation of the elastic modulus of concrete in tension to the elastic modulus in compression?

21 April 2017 237 6 View

Any advice on MCMCglmm - G-structure phylo effect interpretation?

Dear all, In our romance with MCMCglmm package in R a question arose which we have trouble addressing. How to properly interpret the "strength" or importance of the phylo effect in our model...

03 January 2016 1,622 3 View

Yesterday I found something strange in one of our cell cultures.. Maybe someone can recognise this and could tell what it is?

29 December 2015 7,466 12 View

How to generate least square means from MCMCglmm model for phylogeneticly corrected data in R?

Dear all, We are struggling with producing presentable graphs based on our MCMCglmm models.Our data includes information on body size and how it changes with respect to different components of...

22 December 2015 5,201 2 View

Does anybody came across or knows of a publication listing the phylogenetic position of Carabus ulrichi and Carabus obsoletus?

I am searching (fruitlessly I might add) for the phylogenetic information on the two Carabus species (C.ulrichi and C.obsoletus). I would be very grateful if anyone could point me to a publication...

05 October 2015 6,412 3 View

Errors in DNA sequences?

I am trying to better understand the scope of DNA replication and sequencing errors, e.g. 1. I have seen similar error rates of 10e4 to 10e5 for cell & instrumental DNA replication,...

24 February 2021 4,397 3 View

Any reference paper with detailing on how to hybradize Q-Learning algorithm with Genetic Algorithm, especially for a variable optimization problem?

I am planning to hybradize Q-Learning algorthm with Genetic algorithm at the population initialization stage, crossover stage and mutation stage. The problem under consideration is a...

07 February 2021 3,123 8 View

How to compare expected and counted values statistically with different p values for each genotype?

Hey there, I am currently working on the statistics of counted and expected genotypes in mice litter of a mutant mouse model. I have two different mutated genes, both alone and in combination, one...

03 February 2021 6,408 2 View

Can we incorporate unnatural amino acids into protein using software for graphical image purpose?

I am looking to incorporate a unnatural amino acids which is not available in the swisssidechain database into a protein crystal structure of pdb? I am using chimera 1.14 vis. tool?

26 January 2021 4,064 3 View

Are Signal Peptide and Transit Peptide different? And what are their functions?

I want to learn about mutation in transit peptide. Can mutation in transit peptide affect the function of the protein?

20 January 2021 396 3 View

How Does a Mutation Undercut The Human Immune System to the COVID-19 Virus?

A handful of mutations to SARS-CoV-2 can help it to escape the immune response mounted by a subset of infected people. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00502-w Comprehensive mapping of...

13 January 2021 9,545 3 View

Variant or strain, what exactly happened to the corona virus ?

The new, more contagious variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 which initially detected in the U.K. and has now been spotted in many of the country. While some have referred to this as a new...

11 January 2021 8,810 5 View

Is a new vaccines against traditional COVID-1 also effective against new, mutated strain of COVID-19?

I have question about efficacy of new vaccines against new, mutated strain of COVID-19. Is new vaccines against traditional COVID-1 also effective against new, mutated strain of COVID-19?

01 January 2021 9,737 5 View

How can be the Virus COVID-19 become mutation?

The current situation the virus become mutation, but there were information that zero percent case in Wuhan?

31 December 2020 2,457 4 View

Why do I keep obtaining the same secondary PCR band along with the specific product band?

Hello everyone! I need to amplify a specific DNA fragment in order to do Sanger sequencing for the detection of a point mutation in human patients. The fragment is in an exon of my gene of...

25 December 2020 1,805 3 View