I am struggling with the concept of preprint papers and wonder how people feel about them?

Specifically, how should we use them given they have not been peer-reviewed? Should we rely on the results reported in pre-prints for policy? I am really probing for thoughts on whether...

04 February 2021 3,175 15 View

What is the original departure point light year distance, of visible here & now light, from the most distant stellar object?

What was the light year distance to the original departure point: of light arriving here and now from the most distant stellar objects? I am not asking the travel distance, but fine to also...

25 October 2020 8,978 14 View

Could you suggest to me the best simulator for Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks?

I want to simulate WSN for localization both for range-based (ultrsound) and range-free (RSSI). I want to measure the accuracy of each sensor and also the energy consumption. Which simulator is...

25 October 2020 9,816 8 View

What's this isomorphism at play in quantum optics?

I have looked at the time development of the creation and annihilation operators for a mode of the quantized free electromagnetic field. It was assumed that the equations of motion for these...

29 September 2020 8,955 5 View

What is the maximum service temperature of austenitic stainless steels hardend by cold-work?

I have an application for grade 304 stainless steel in the cold-worked concition - e.g. "half-hard" - and I would like to know a safe operating temperature that will not risk softening by...

22 July 2019 7,768 3 View

Could you also send reprint to <[email protected]> ?

My "question" stems from work at Barron Associates, Inc. in 1990's et seq. by A. Barron and D. Ward re polynomial neural nets having internal feedback loops that let them model dynamic (including...

10 December 2018 5,701 1 View

Is the sensitivity of current pancreatic elastase tests high enough to diagnose exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?

A recent meta-analysis has shown that pancreatic elastase test has a combined sensitivity of 0.77 in detecting exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (Vanga, Rohini R. et al. Clinical Gastroenterology...

18 April 2018 1,450 13 View

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I have tried to derive, in a particular form, an equation for the electric field of light propagating in a dielectric. Unfortunately, for my intended purpose, for the case of electromagnetic wave...

30 January 2017 379 7 View

What Spike Sorting algorithm/platform should I try next (Kilosort vs others)?

Dear all, Is there a Spike Sorting revolution taking place? There is always progress and new ideas on how to sort electrophysiological spikes in order to study single unit activity. I have the...

05 December 2016 2,120 2 View

How would stellar formation occur if prior to a cosmic inflation / expansion event?

13 January 2016 3,716 25 View

Which Journals would you advise to submit a Letter which briefly talks about neurosurgical treatment of neuro-oncological patient during Sars-COV-2?

Possibily not an open access journal which does not add any publishing costs once being accepted. Thank you in advance

09 February 2021 717 6 View

ACE2 Blotted as a double band?

Hello, I have recently run a western of Vero cells for ACE2. I detected ACE2 at the correct size, but it presents as a double band. The sample was prepared by lysing cells in 1X Laemmli...

07 February 2021 6,973 3 View

How to dissolve Scotch tape to collect the Au particles [analogous to the mechanical exfoliation of graphene]?

Hi everyone, I'm a mechanical person and now may need some help from chemistry experts. My question should be as easy as pie for the chemistry person. I prepared some Au particles in nanoscale...

21 January 2021 2,426 3 View

How commonly do you encounter Rummination Syndrome in your GI practice?

Do diaphragmatic breathing and speech therapy actually help? How often did you require multidisciplinary team approach?

17 January 2021 5,998 0 View

Is it correct to include variables as a group and as individual component in multivariable cox or logistic regression?

For example : If I am conducting the effect of metabolic syndrome on short term mortality of disease xy, can I enter "metabolic syndrome" as one variable and its components (diabetes,...

11 January 2021 6,348 2 View

It does not appear logistically possible to vaccinate everyone for COVID. So what's the point?

Public health authorities claim that no one is safe from COVID-19 until every one is safe. This has translated into a goal to vaccinate everyone who can be vaccinated. Logistically, however, it...

06 January 2021 4,269 12 View

Any one can tell me primer sequences used for q PCR to quantify MERS-CoV related coronavirus?

MERS-CoV primers

31 December 2020 2,389 2 View

How can I explain the rats' behavior in the open field test, if the induced rats stayed in the center area without movement?

I have worked on an animal model to induce fibromyalgia syndrome in rats when I tried to express data of open field test, I found that normal rats had moved fast after putting them in the central...

31 December 2020 7,736 3 View

Does anyone have any unreported cases of the Barakat (HDR) syndrome?

Barakat (HDR) syndrome is characterized by the triad of Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness and Renal disease. In 2018 I published a paper entitled "Barakat AJ, Raygada M, Rennert OM....

29 December 2020 8,647 2 View

Will the serum of healed patients can be considered to make a vaccine/drug against COVID-19?

Will the serum of healed patients can be considered to make a vaccine/drug against COVID-19?

22 December 2020 2,180 4 View