Is it possible to have a feature in Researchgate that will help scholars send their publications to only people in their field of specialization?

At present, the experience is that one receives loads of invitations and requests for feedback to publications outside one's field of specialty and interest. So the question is: Is it possible to...

03 April 2018 2,640 7 View

What is the new cosmology?

What is the new cosmology? How does it differ from the old cosmology? What difference can this knowledge make in specific respective academic disciplines? I am interested in getting or developing...

10 November 2017 3,543 13 View

What is your deepest desire?

Recent celebrations of All Saints Day in the christian world and Halloween in the secular world awakened in me serious thoughts of the Last things. At the end of life's journey, when all my...

10 November 2017 6,818 58 View

Is it permissible to put somebody's name as collaborator without their consent or prior discussion?

Is it ethical on researchgate to use somebody to drive traffic to one's project; by putting their name as collaborator without their consent or prior discussion?

03 April 2017 1,351 12 View

What are the signs of human maturity? Is maturity linked to morality?

I want to know what others see as practical signs of maturity especially in the context of family relationships. I am also wondering if maturity is connected to the moral life in terms of...

09 October 2016 2,793 89 View

What are the characteristics of a good question?

I have noticed that seemingly simple shallow questions attract a lot of following. On the other hand, apparently profound questions hardly get responses and I wonder why that might be so. Of...

07 August 2016 4,308 88 View

Is social media addictive?

Use of social media and the internet in general are presumed to aid learning. Therefore in recent times teachers/lecturers have been encouraging each other to facilitate the learning and teaching...

06 July 2016 4,318 15 View

How can corruption be explained, reduced and eliminated altogether?

06 July 2016 9,590 17 View

Are there any after death appearances anyone would consider credibl If yes, can they be connected to quality of life and morality?

Are there any after death appearances anyone would consider credible? If yes, what can we learn from them about who we are and what we are as human persons? might there be a link between...

01 February 2016 359 3 View

Is there a connection between a person's moral life and their quality of life?

I am currently teaching a course in moral education. And I am on the look out for ideas and resources to enrich the course menu. I found in the ongoing debate on indices that signify quality of...

31 December 2015 1,398 13 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

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

Your thoughts on the spherical densiometer to estimate relative species canopy cover?

Hi biologists and biogeomorphologists, I want to characterize vegetation plots on a transect that follows a successionnal gradient from a river bed to a mature forest. Ecologically, I am...

26 February 2021 5,720 2 View

What kind of institutional environment do entrepreneurs need to achieve happiness?

Entrepreneurs are stressful, and happiness is a scarce resource. Happiness is crucial to business development.In addition to the work characteristics, individual characteristics have an effect on...

25 February 2021 876 2 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

Any interests in participating to an experiment in space?

Hello, The UN Office of Outer Space Affairs has a program called access to space for all that enables institutions to have hands on expertise related to access to space. There are three elements...

22 February 2021 7,980 3 View