Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

How to interpret multiple bell shaped curves in Kratky plot?

Hi, I'm trying to analyze a Kratky plot generated from my SAXS data. I am seeing multiple bell-shaped curves in my Kratky plot and I am not able to find any source to get relevant info on this...

20 January 2021 2,474 1 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

How to Import .inp file from abaqus CAE to Ansys perfectly?

I am trying to import an Abaqus .inp file to Ansys but it does not import the whole assembly but only imports a single part. How to solve this.

17 January 2021 5,450 3 View

Can I know the reason for these non specific bands?

a PCR and gel electrophoresis was carried out to obtain the results. they are negative jak2 v617f samples (ref genome - NG_009904 )

13 January 2021 7,658 4 View

What are state-of-the-art methods/techniques/algorithms for the root-cause analysis of the anomalies?

I have been looking for research articles that target the question "why did an anomaly occur?", however, most of the papers that I found are related to "if an anomaly occurred?". I searched Google...

12 January 2021 7,951 3 View

Which third party CFD Codes can be used for FSI Co-Simulation in Abaqus ?

Since Abaqus CFD is no longer available in newer versions what are other available codes for Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation

11 January 2021 2,012 3 View

Cross country comparison with matched pairs design?

Hi, I'm doing a cross-country comparison. My data for each country has a match pair design i.e. each company within a country is match with a control firm from that country. The data is...

07 January 2021 4,983 6 View

How to determine Viscoelastic and Hyper Elastic Material Properties for Abaqus by mechanical testing ?

I am studying about Impact load resistance property of Polyurea (Elastomer). With respect to this, I need to conduct tests on this material to evaluate its material model behavior as a...

29 December 2020 2,969 1 View

Stably transfected A549 cells are getting washed off during a plate based assay?

HI, I have transfected A549 cells with a plasmid of interest. The transfectants have been stably selected and clonally separated. I am doing a plate based fluorescence assay with the transfectants...

20 December 2020 1,222 4 View

Can Reinforcement Learning solve problems where next state is not predictable?

23 February 2021 6,870 3 View

Which drug is better to modify blood pressure in awake monkey, if I provide it in the food or drink reward?

I need to modify the blood pressure in a monkey while is awake in the recording chamber, and I am planing on provide a drug for that in the food or water used for reward... any advise? Thank you

08 February 2021 9,900 1 View

Should you turn on a cycle and then using of the Renewal reward theorem in maintenance optimization problems?

In the maintenance optimization context, researchers use a structure such that it results in the Renewal reward theorem and they use this theorem to minimize the long-run cost rate criteria and...

10 November 2020 3,417 2 View

How to implement monte carlo method to compute state value in matlab ?

assume there are 80 states each with a possibility of 2 actions. we have a predefined reward function. The problem is about research allocation.

30 October 2020 9,930 3 View

How can I improve Reinforcement Learning Agent training?

Hello everyone, I am trying to develop an RL agent for a simple double integrator system. Unfortunately, my agent couldn't find the maximum reward. The attached figure is the average episode...

20 July 2020 6,159 4 View

Can RL agent's decision be explained after inference?

I would like to know if there is a method, or sets of method that can explain why a RL agent has chosen certain decision, after the agent has been trained. I'm not looking for different RL...

23 April 2020 151 3 View

Performance of Reward functions?

I want to know, how we can estimate about best reward function (RF) from the list of RFs? let suppose, I have two reward functions, which one can give the best performance. 1st RF Loss = sum i=0...

25 March 2020 6,047 2 View

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Dear experts, What is the impact of reviewing for predatory journals? I just came to know that many experts are adding their review or editorial record to Publons. Is it just to increase the...

01 February 2020 9,739 34 View

Anybody expert in Q-learning, please explain how the immediate reward is computed in Q-learning ?

Anybody expert in Q-learning, please explain how the immediate reward is computed in Q-learning ?

13 January 2020 1,163 1 View

Can you please introduce me some questionnaires for evaluation of Reward pathway in brain?

I search for some questionnaires that evaluate and check reward pathway in individuals. Till now I found Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and Behavioral Action System (BAS) questionnaires, can...

09 January 2020 7,418 6 View