How to best engender critical thinking in K-12 education?

From my observations, there appear to be three principal avenues to engender critical thinking in education K-12: debate; mathematics, and science. For some students, all three avenues are...

04 February 2021 9,605 7 View

What is the best way of processing very large files in python?

I want to process a very large file, let's say 300 GB, with Python and I'm wondering what is the best way to do it. One limitation is that my algorithm needs the whole file in memory, so a...

15 January 2021 6,691 4 View

Do chemical and physical properties influence on the size of a polymer particle?

I would like to know if the properties of a polymer impact on the size of the particle it forms. I'm working with different polyssacharides (alginic acid from different seaweed), which are...

29 December 2020 7,333 6 View

Mixed ANOVA independent variables understanding in SPSS?

I have an experiment where 10 groups of 3 judges are asked to evaluate a list of pictures in 2 evaluation conditions. The pictures were made in 2 between-subjects conditions (A,B) and each group...

20 December 2020 7,697 3 View

Any known "open" tools for organizing information for research?

I am doing a bit of research on different areas (AI, cognition, music psychology, aging...) and have gathered so far a huge amount of information in the form of web links, pdfs, printed books and...

15 December 2020 8,004 5 View

Calculation the Pump power needed in a pressurized flow system?

Hi all, I am design now a liquid high pressure flow system to be used up to 50 bar, and I am having some doubts concerning how I can estimate the pump power. Besides the pressure drop in the...

15 December 2020 8,411 1 View

Design of a membrane system to remove CO2 from a flue gas current?

Hi all, I am trying to design a membrane system to remove the CO2 from a flue gas current, and I am having difficulties in finding information. Does anyone have any technical information,...

15 December 2020 3,655 2 View

Will teleworking in the future be done from home or from shared spaces in a creative and dynamic environment, but not more than 15 minutes from home?

Teleworking works best in terms of productivity and innovation if carried out in co-working, as the critical peer review allows to continuously improve the "deliverables"

03 December 2020 7,376 5 View

What are the best sources for education in the field of Kinesiology?

As a student, I can't find good but reliable sources for expanding knowledge on the internet, so I'm looking for something easy to understand and read, not scientific journals and papers.

26 November 2020 8,560 3 View

Could you recommend a book that has change your view of seeing kinesiology (sport science, human anatomy & physiology) in a different matter?

I'm looking for something inspirational which would show me a different side of kinesiology. Something easy to understand but also educational.

26 November 2020 4,611 10 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

Hello, I am looking for some expertise on culturing MCF7s. I purchased them from ATCC and I have been following all media and culture conditions. Media is EMEM with 10% FBS and 10ug/mL of...

27 February 2021 3,904 2 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Why my agarose gel staining sometimes looks not homogenic but like gradient (see the figure)?

I am worried about this overexposure of the upper part of the gel in the picture. Is it possible that this is the result of too much concentration of ethidium bromide? Why is there such a big...

25 February 2021 8,140 3 View

Markers of mitochondrial activity in FFPE tissues?

Hello everybody, Does someone have any experience with assessing/extimating mitochondrial activity on FFPE tissues? Precisely, no TOM20, ATP5B, etc: we are trying to get an approximative idea of...

24 February 2021 4,618 4 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 appropriate CD8 antibody for IHC-P for staining human breast cancer tissues?

Hello, We are planning on staining Formalin-fixed paraffin breast cancer tissue sections (FFPE) with CD8 Ab via immunofluorescence (Tissue IF). Based on our existing protocol and imaging...

24 February 2021 9,578 4 View

Reagents for histology slides?

Dear all, I am planning to study histology and want to do that at home. I have only stained a blood smear with Giemsa but now want to try a wider range of animal tissues. What reagents will I...

24 February 2021 5,430 3 View

Are there lab markers/pens resistant to Roti-Histol?

Hi, I'm looking for a pen/marker to write on the smooth, transparent (non-frosted) part of microscopy slides which does not get washed away by alcohols and most importantly Roti-Histol. I want to...

24 February 2021 9,902 5 View