In PRIMER, is it possible to downweight certain taxa in multivariate community datasets to reflect uncertainty around identification??

I have a dataset with about 80 different species. As usual, some species are very easy to identify with certainty whereas others are more difficult, which means that I am less certain of my...

03 March 2021 8,066 4 View

How to get onecolumn document from standard IEEE ACCESS LateX template?

I have prepared a manuscript in IEEE Latex template, but for some purpose, I need to prepare a word file as well (detailed format is not required). Compared to two column .tex file, one column...

02 March 2021 1,830 3 View

Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 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

OpenBCI eeg--has anyone used them?

I'm looking to try out an off-the-shelf EEG set for some exploratory work. Curious if anyone has used the OpenBCI, and how much set-up work is required. I've heard they are more difficult to get...

01 March 2021 4,128 3 View

What are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

How to eliminate Steady state error from Reinforcement learning genetic algorithm code?

The following code (see 1st 2 images attached) is used to produce PID controller values that are designed to control the system (G). The code finds the PID controller values (noted as k) by using...

28 February 2021 6,560 14 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

What is involved in morphological changes of SEM images of a substance?

In the sem analysis of CaCO3 nanaoparticles, the morphology images showed spherical shaped particles but the proposed morphology for these type of nanoparticles is trigonal. I prepared the...

01 March 2021 1,960 4 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

How to calculate Total Phenolic Content and express it in mg GAE/kg?

26 January 2021 3,847 7 View

At what step should one add internal standards in tissue sample for LC-MS?

Hi everyone, I'm doing metabolomics of placental tissue in my lab. I added 1ml of 80% MeOH along with 2 isotopic internal standards namely, phenylalanine and palmitic acid to my sample after...

18 January 2021 9,520 4 View

Lift off problem with Indium/Gold deposition?

Hi, I'm doing 5/40nm In/Au e-beam evaporation at rates 0.2A/s(for In),1A/s(Au) on lithographically(doubly coated 495k,950k PMMA e-beam resist) done Si substrate at base pressure 2e-6torr. I'm...

18 January 2021 7,550 4 View

Someone knows how to preconcentrate bacteria density in water samples?

I have low bacteria density in water samples. I thought to preconcentrate them by filtrating a known volume of water (e.g. 500 ml) in 0.2 um Nylon filters, and then suspended bacteria that has...

14 January 2021 772 2 View

Which methods is best for organic synthesis. Reflux method or sonication method?

Chemical synthesis

23 December 2020 2,468 9 View

How do I know if my E.coli cells are fully lysed from sonication ?

Hi everyone, I am doing protein expression via E.coli. I am required to lyse the e.coli cells via sonication to obtain cell lysate. I normally sonicate 1L cell pellet suspended in salt buffer at...

22 December 2020 9,675 7 View

Why was sonication unsuccessful for 1 of 6 samples?

I have sonicated six HeLa-cell samples in RIPA lysis buffer (prior inc. on ice, 15 min). For one of these samples, the sonication was unsuccessful. My question is what factors should be taken into...

17 December 2020 8,531 2 View