Can anyone identify this fungus/mushroom from China?

The pictures were taken in Guishan Mts in Yunnan. The fungus is ca. 10-12 cm high.

07 January 2021 6,639 10 View

Can one compare 2 antibodies by ELISA if they require different detection secondary mAbs?

Hello, Can one compare binding (curve, EC50...) of 2 antibodies by ELISA if they require different detection secondary mAbs? Both have the same variable domain and hence the same target but the...

30 June 2020 5,577 4 View

How to model a material in Abaqus with 2 types of behavior: high stiffness in compression and low stiffness in tension?

I am modeling a dynamic problem in Abaqus. The material should have two types of properties: different Young's moduli in tension and compression. Any simple way to achieve it? Thanks!

17 February 2020 8,563 2 View

Does anybody know local/global reports on massive losses of plant species and/or plant biomass?

Catastrophic reports and publications about the rapid loss of species numbers are becoming increasingly frequent. Furthermore, the biomass of common animal species, such as insects or birds, is...

05 February 2020 7,593 4 View

Do plants have a higher conservation value than animals?

I know, the question is a bit simplistic. It is also not only about the plants, but more about the photosynthetic organisms ... However, in this time of global biodiversity crisis, we are...

15 January 2020 6,893 30 View

Adding papers to featured research?

Does anyone know why I cannot add certain recent papers to "featured research"? Despite adding public full text, the papers are not visible when I try to add them, also searching function does not...

28 December 2018 9,212 3 View

Can anyone identify this dragonfly from Eastern China?

The picture was taken close to Hangzhou (Eastern China).

05 June 2018 7,202 10 View

How to solve problem with sodium/lithium volatiliy in annealing?

Hello. I am dealing with sodium and lithium compounds, however it seems that a lot of sodium/lithium is evaporating during annealing process. Can you share your experience, how do you deal with...

11 December 2017 287 6 View

Can someone help with literature on conflicts / wars between ant colonies?

11 June 2017 6,252 5 View

Can anyone identify these insects / Coleoptera from Costa Rica (Tapanti NP)?

The three Coleoptera species have been observed and photographed in April 2016 in Tapanti National Park (Costa Rica) - in mountainous forest with Oreomunnea and Alfaroa species (both Juglandaceae)...

24 October 2016 9,289 17 View

What element is driving the different slop in the low frequency tail?

My study consists simple corrosion inhibitors in salty brine. Right now I just fit my circuit with randles with CPE. Just wondering how the slop can given more info of the experiment. Or any...

01 March 2021 6,474 3 View

I need to accelerate corrosion in steel parts that are used in a salt-water environment. Is there a technique for doing so?

I have a structure that employs d-ring swiveling tie-downs that corrode during use and become "frozen". I have sample swivel assemblies that I wish to corrode to see if I can free them using one...

01 March 2021 3,739 3 View

What do I do with DLS peaks that are from the buffer?

I'm looking at the aggregation of my protein sample using DLS. Unfortunately, my buffer (20mM HEPES) also results in a set of peaks. These are at approximately 1 and 1000 d.nm. The lowest peak...

01 March 2021 9,015 2 View

What is the indication of the absence of peaks in Methanol electrooxidation CV curves ?

I have several question regarding the MOR; hope anyone help me better understand. 1- in CV using (KOH+MEOH) what is the indication of absence of the redox peaks? shouldn't they exist as a sign...

28 February 2021 4,851 8 View

Is anyone familiar with the cyclic compressive fatigue testing (BS EN 12697 - 25) ?

I would like to get more information on the cyclic compressive fatigue testing (BS EN 12697 - 25) which is typically done for bituminous material in pavement design. Any one can advise on the...

28 February 2021 2,004 3 View

Can we recognize signs of the "volatility clustering" property of a time series in its time domain plot?

My purpose is to recognize the volatility clustering property without statistical tests such as The Lagrange Multiplier (LM) test.

24 February 2021 4,150 3 View

How to troubleshoot Electrochromic Films and Electrochromic Devices?

I am trying to characterize an electrochromic system. The system uses ITO electrodes on glass, WO3 as the electrochromic film, and NiO as the ion storage layer. When I deposit NiO and WO3 and...

23 February 2021 9,592 2 View

Have anyone checked before Cyclic voltammograms of intial ITO substrate and E-teck?

As a beginner in electrochemistry, I tried to obtain cyclic voltamograms of commercial anatase powder deposited on an ITO substrate or on Eteck. After several attempts, I noticed that my cyclic...

23 February 2021 3,175 3 View

What low-cut filter (high Pass frequency) to be used for response spectrum (Tripartite plots) ?

What low-cut filter (high Pass frequency) to be used for the response spectrum (Tripartite plots)? I am currently working on differentiating between hard/soft site responses in Indo-Gangetic...

21 February 2021 9,273 2 View

How we can measure Kemp % in wool without using of benzene?

Would you please let me to know about the methods for measurement of medullation and Kemp % on animal? My problem is that the wool sampling and sending to laboratory is not possible. So I would...

21 February 2021 7,260 4 View