How to maintain your privacy in your publications?

Upon publishing research papers, I started getting several "junk" emails claiming to be from "editors" seeking manuscripts for their coming Journal volume. I tried assigning them as junk, but...

03 April 2019 3,814 8 View

What tool can be used to assess the Quality of Life in nocturnal enuresis?

Can you recommend a validated Quality of Life assessment tool for patients (especially children) with mono symptomatic nocturnal enuresis? Thank you.

03 April 2019 8,332 1 View

English language editing certificate : can this be a testimony from a colleague who is native English speaker?

Many scientific journals require English language editing certificate at the submission process for "non-native English speaking authors". While this is reasonable for a poorly written...

03 April 2019 4,201 2 View

How would 3D printing transform research?

In the new Era of modern technology and research, what are the possibilities of researchers' collaboration with 3D printing options?

02 March 2019 3,323 12 View

What happens to your knuckles when you crack them? Is it safe to do this?

What happens to your knuckles when you crack them? This video explains the process, and mentioned a case report of one scientist cracking one hand and the other hand as control, with no long term...

01 January 1970 4,337 4 View

Personality types and research interests?

Do you think that the researcher's personality type affects his/her research outcomes? If yes, how can this trait be utilized more effectively?

01 January 1970 4,132 2 View

What type of research is best for medical students to join?

As part of their undergraduate curriculum, I have medical students willing to join our clinical medical research. They are assigned in 5-6 members groups, and all hope to be included in the...

01 January 1970 565 6 View

What can people do just before and during a heat wave?

With the increasing heat waves, what can people do just before or during such a heat wave to ameliorate its effect on them?

01 January 1970 1,540 4 View

Do bacteria feel "pain"?

From scientific point of view, do bacteria have pain perception? If yes, what are the more "humane" bacteriocidals and antiseptics?

01 January 1970 6,538 19 View

Herbal remedies: pros and cons?

Each society has its unique herbal remedies, many of which are not supported by scientific research. What are the pros and cons of these herbal "treatments"? What areas of research might help?

01 January 1970 5,595 10 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Irradiation data for JAPAN?

Hi, Could you help me to get the latest (2019, 2020) solar resource data for a particular site in JAPAN? PV GIS and NSRDB data are not in reach to JAPAN, I'm looking for some other database for...

03 March 2021 961 3 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 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

How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

How relevant is Mini slump cone?

for all the rheology researchers, my question is, how relevant is a mini slump cone (smaller than a standard 50 cent rheometer). currently based on testing, the thickness of slumped material is...

26 February 2021 3,668 1 View

Why do the air flow results vary totally when adding scalar in CFD ?

Dear All, We are using Autodesk cfd to calculate the air flow in a single sided naturally ventilated room, where air flow depends only on buoyancy due to temperature difference between inside and...

25 February 2021 9,602 4 View

Stress/strain tensors decomposition ???

25 February 2021 6,760 1 View

How to model Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) process in Homer software?

Hi everyone How to model Supercritical water gasification (SCWG) process in Homer software?

25 February 2021 4,075 1 View