What degree of missing data in a particular case/participant results in Expectation-Maximisation no longer working?

I'm dealing with a mediation model and am using the PROCESS module in SPSS. Due to SPSS and PROCESS being limited in the imputation methods - being unable to handle multiple imputation - the other...

02 March 2021 4,362 1 View

What SPSS analysis should I run with one IV (with two levels) and two DVs?

Hi, I am trying to figure out which test would be most appropriate to run for the following question: Is there a difference in task blood pressure between smokers and non-smokers? There are two...

01 March 2021 8,235 2 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 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

Does PHA-P stimulate the proliferation of lymphocytes from mice?

Hello, I will start performing MLR using lymphocytes from mice's spleen and I would like to know the better way for the stimulation. If is using PHA-P or CD3/CD28? I would like to know as well if...

23 February 2021 5,476 4 View

Could not amplify CD28 and CD3z ectodomain from cDNA of Jurkat Cells ?

For my experiments, I have to express ectodomains of human CD28 and CD3z. As a source, I extracted RNA from Jurkat cells and verified the quality of RNA on the gel. I, then, prepared cDNA using...

23 February 2021 7,051 4 View

Best FE Program for Concrete Strengthened with FRP Sheets?

Colleagues, I have been using ANSYS to model concrete strengthened FRP sheets, but less than happy with it. Any has recommendation for efficient, easy to use FE program for modelling concrete...

22 February 2021 7,528 3 View

I.P. drug injection- time to reach brain?

I am injecting different serotonergic drugs into mice i.p. and see an effect in the brain electrophysiology quite fast, i.e. within minutes, when using a specific receptor agonist drug. I do not...

01 February 2021 8,406 3 View

Is it safe to open educational institutes amid new cases of Covid-19 without completion of vaccination??

Vaccination is in its First phase in India. The front line is to be vaccinated yet. In this situation opening of institutes may be dangerous for the life of children.

01 February 2021 660 2 View

What are some common oxidants used to oxidize iron sulfur clusters in proteins for techniques like EPR?

I have used potassium ferricyanide (which is likely the most common) extensively in the past, but I am curious to know if there are other oxidants that work well. I need to generate the oxidized...

29 January 2021 9,803 4 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

How to address this issue in the analysis of Real-Time PCR results?

To dear Researchers, I was analyzing a series of concentration for estimation of Real-Time PCR efficiency. The concentration was 1:10. I used MS-excel to evaluate Slope. The result of slope was -8...

01 March 2021 8,683 4 View

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25 February 2021 5,713 1 View

Is the box plot of climatic indices better illustrate from daily data or annual data?

Hello, I hope you have a good time. I work on a research project about temperature indices. Due to the high number of indices, I only work on tables and maps on an annual time scale. In other...

19 February 2021 9,742 2 View

How can we determine the band gap of a composite material that is made up of a composition of direct and indirect band gap semiconductor materials?

I have a direct band gap material and an indirect band gap material. If I made a composite of both through physical mixing. Then how can I determine the band gap of such a material as the Tauc...

17 February 2021 8,104 4 View

How to best represent qPCR DD Ct or D Ct as a box plot?

I've been reading up on how to best represent qPCR data, specially on answers given on this site by Dr. Jochen Wilhelm. I understand box plots are the way to go, but I still don't understand them...

11 February 2021 7,228 3 View

I am desigining UWB antenna with ecllipse shaped patch on HFSS.Why gain is coming negative ?

I am attaching my design and result of Gains.S11 parameter is less than -10dB from 3.1 to 9.8 Ghz.Z11 magnitude also lies between 40 -60 ohm for this range .Still gain is negative. Pls help

29 January 2021 4,334 3 View

Where to add metamaterial unit cells in microstrip patch antenna to enhance the antenna parameters?

In order to enhance the antenna parameters, meta-material unit cells are added but where to load them is more advantageous either at ground plane or at the patch side, also is it necessary to add...

24 January 2021 2,999 4 View

Why the bandgap of CH3NH3PbCl3 films are different for spin-coating method and electrospinning method?

The observed bandgaps are 3.8 eV and 3.4 eV for spin-coated and electrospun films, respectively. What are the possible reasons?

08 January 2021 5,646 6 View

How to calculate the band potential of a semiconductor material using energy band gap?

I am looking for methods to calculate the band potential of ZnFe2O4 and Fe2O3.

05 January 2021 6,416 2 View