Is there any interaction equivalent of Cochran's Q test (like 2x3 design)?

I have data on the effectiveness of the three treatments: T1, T2 and T3 for each patient. Each variable is coded dichotomously - 0 = drug not working; 1 = drug is working. The patient could feel...

30 November 2020 1,146 14 View

Two pair of peaks of quinone/hydroquinone redox probe on GCe?

Hello, I recently stumbled upon a voltammogram of HQ/Q in 0.1M NaCl on glassy carbon electrode. I was surprised to see two pairs of peaks present on the graph. As far as I know it is a two...

29 June 2020 1,833 2 View

Non-equal variances t-test in SPSS - it's Welch or Cochran-Cox?

Can anyone help me answer the question of whether t test for unequal variances is calculated in SPSS according to Welch or Cochran-Cox correction? Test statistics are the same, they differ only...

29 May 2019 7,445 14 View

Is there any reason why one can not reduce dimensions with PCA/Alpha before putting them into SEM model?

Suppose I have three measurable variables (A, B, C on figure below) and one latent (L) in my SEM model. This one latent one is a construct/dimension consisting of 5 questions from some...

07 April 2019 905 6 View

What is precipitated in buffer solution stored in glass bottle?

Does anyone know what is precipitated in carbonate buffer solution stored in typical amber glass bottle (picture is an attachment)? The carbonate buffer in the bottle is Na2CO3/NaHCO3, pH=10.0...

06 February 2019 7,556 3 View

How many animals are required for experiment?

I want to compare 4 different methods of bladder cancer induction and I have to calculate sample size. How many animals I have to used to get appropriate statistical power?

25 November 2018 151 2 View

How to generate average contact maps from molecular dynamics?

Hi, I am looking for a way to generate a contact map between each residue of a protein during MD simulations. I.e. for each pair of residues, count the number of frames during which they form...

05 May 2018 2,023 8 View

How to get rid of a primer smear in pcr (negative control problem)?

Hello everyone My pcr was doing just fine for few months till about 3 weeks ago I started to get smears in all my samples and positive and negative controls as well. I'm preparing my reaction...

21 March 2018 2,405 7 View

How can I cryopreservate Human Hepatic Stellate Cells?

Dear all, Does anyone know or have an experience in freezing (cryopreservation) of the primary Human Hepatic Stellate Cells? How much DMSO is recommended to use? I read that cryopreservation of...

03 March 2018 9,712 2 View

Freezing atoms in gaussian - how to do it?

Hello, I'm working on a structure with about 200 atoms. It is important for me to freeze a significant part of it for the time of optimization so that the arrangement of the given atoms with each...

05 February 2018 649 7 View

Any references about insects or animals that can damage or weathering of rock or fossil material?

Are there any references to insects or animals that can cause damage or weathering to the rock or fossil material? books or paper that would be nice. Thank you very much!

24 February 2021 6,805 3 View

Is this the fragment of a sauropod tooth?

Dear colleagues. Fragments of this species are very rare from a terrestrial Lower Cretaceous locality from Germany. Up to now from this locality sauropods could not be proved with certainty. Other...

14 February 2021 2,310 1 View

Does someone know which structure could exit the olfactory bulbs at their antero-dorsal top ?

Hi people, I am studying bat brains through endocranial casts and I cannot identify which structure could be present in sort of a canal located dorsally to the cribriform plate. It is like...

27 January 2021 797 6 View

Why and how to avoid negative values in optical density by spectrophotometry when measurements corrected by blank solvent?

I am trying to assess chlorophyll-a content from coral tissue using spectrophotometry (with SPECTROstar Nano, BMG). However, I always seem to obtain some negative values in my optical density raw...

20 January 2021 1,542 4 View

Which is the most recent and updated classification of Class: Insecta?

Based on the many publications from several decades, we came across many classifications of Insects. Among them which one is more updated and approved classification that can be used for research,...

05 January 2021 3,668 9 View

How can we say a species of insects got extinct?

02 January 2021 4,232 10 View

Is there a way to automatically gather surface area from a 3D model based on color/texture?

I have been constructing 3D models of large corals and I was wondering if there is a software that I can use to gather the area of live tissue vs dead/disease? I am aware there is a way by tracing...

17 December 2020 6,991 1 View

Since I am design automatized grader for forest seeds, it is important for me to know the following?

1. Is there a difference between a dormant seed, for example, of Scots pine, a fossilized dead seed, and an active live one by spectrometric or other characteristics? 2. Is it possible to...

26 November 2020 9,275 2 View

Which are the drawbacks of using a medical CT for scanning fossils?

I am in the need of scanning some fossils for analyzing their inner structure. Unfortunately I don't have access to a proper CT or micro-CT of industrial use that suits nicely fossils and neither...

16 November 2020 1,748 6 View

Rapid color change in fishes?

I have noted dramatically change in color on the body of some marine fishes. For example, I saw a dramatically change from a "intense-yellow" color to "brown" color (normal color), just in one...

19 October 2020 2,717 6 View