How do i search for a dissertation?

I was referred her because i wanted to ask the author to view the dissertation The Housing that Model Cities Built: Context, Community and Capital in New York City, 1966-76, Schindler Killian...

16 December 2020 5,849 6 View

How to prepare a 0.2 M phosphate buffer?

I need to prepare a 0.2 M phosphate buffer. In my research, I've seen people prepare it with both monobasic and dibasic sodium phosphate... is this necessary? Can I just use one or the other?

13 September 2020 4,656 2 View

Non-parametric equivalent of three-way ANOVA for small sample size?

I inherited a dataset with a very small sample size (n=3 per group) and three factors (primary insult x secondary insult x treatment). I intended to use a three-way ANOVA, but I was warned that...

31 March 2020 5,913 3 View

How do I obtain a doi for my publication?

A researcher here at my institution is asking about getting a doi for his publication to increase its findability and exposure. Does one have to go through the avenue of a Registration Agency? If...

04 February 2020 8,760 6 View

Does genomic DNA bands smear on gel are degraded DNA?

I have to send my sample for metagenomics sequencing but my genomic DNA shows up a clear band with thin and long smear. It looks like my sample has degraded but I'm not sure. I read somewhere that...

15 December 2019 206 3 View

How to summarize reliability values ?

Hello, I am coding some metrics from different articles to run a meta-analysis and I had a simple question. Let's say one of my variable of interest is Brand loyalty. In some articles, brand...

19 August 2019 171 2 View

Ways to dry phenolic extracts in 70% acetone (2mL samples in 96 deep well plates)?

We are extracting phenolics using 70% acetone. The samples are set up in 96 deep well plates. The CentriVap (rotary vacuum) and lyophilizer that we have are made with materials that could be...

02 September 2018 3,880 3 View

Was the heavy cavalry of Alexander the Great the first cavalry to charge home in combat against unbroken enemy cavalry?

18 August 2018 7,200 6 View

Methods for sterilizing (killing biota on) granular activated carbon (GAC) ?

I am only interested in methods that don't change the GAC's surface chemistry or absorption capacity. The ionising and non-ionising irradiation methods we have looked into seem likely to affect...

03 April 2018 5,313 3 View

Probability of viral plaques to skip a dilution at low levels?

Hello all, I'm looking to calculate the probability to have viral plaques appear in lower dilutions but not in the previous dilution. We perform serial 10 fold dilutions (0.2 ml into 1.8ml...

20 February 2018 2,350 2 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Why am i not getting solid after reacting APTES with salicylaldehyde?

The reaction of APTES with salicylaldehyde in ethanol leads to the formation of imine compound yellow solid which is mention in literature, but I am not getting yellow solid I don't know why? when...

28 February 2021 2,955 2 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

How to best wash a 96-well plate containing microplastic?

I am planning my protocol for my dissertation for an experiment quantifying bacterial (E. coli) biofilm formation on micro-plastic (5mm discs of polyethylene bags) by conducting a crystal violet...

23 February 2021 7,868 2 View

Are there any known solvothermal methods to synthesize MoS2 nanosheets using solvents other than water (like ethanol/ethanol-water mixture) ?

I need to synthesize MoS2 nanosheets by alternate methods without pure water as a solvent.

22 February 2021 9,246 1 View

I have a problem with kanamycin - why the kanamycin doesn't affect?

Hi everyone, I need to expression of GFP with pET28 plasmid in E. coli BL21(DE3) plysE. Transformed cells have kanamycin and chloramphenicol resistance. Normally, only transformed cells should...

22 February 2021 4,032 4 View

How does elongation affect the resistance of an electrode?

What are the testing rate for electrodes recommended by ASTM for cochlear implants. I am currently doing the 15mm/min elongatio testing.

22 February 2021 1,515 1 View