What is the explanation for high non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of corals in low-light condition?

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What is meant by baseline of FTIR data?

I got comment on my FTIR data figure from a reviewer. The reviewer said "FTIR data in Figure should be repeated. there is no bassline." I made Y off set comparison graph of FTIR on OriginLab. Can...

03 August 2024 6,070 3 View

Is there a subtle distinction between the terms "substitution" and "doping"?

Dear Prof, is there a subtle distinction between the terms "substitution" and "doping" when referring to modifying ceramic dielectric materials for example Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3? Is there any difference...

08 July 2024 2,043 3 View

Can other standards be used to generate IRF file instead of LaB6,Si etc.,,, for Rietveld Refinement?

Hi, my research involves in ZnO synthesis. I have performed rietveld refinement of my samples and obtain a good fit using Fullprof suite software. However to obtain the crystallite size, the IRF...

07 July 2024 3,526 3 View

How to load Remedesivir drug into mesoporous nanoparticles?

Hello, I want to load Remedesivir (RNA polymerase inhibitor) into mesoporous nanoparticles (MSNs). The issue is drug is temperature and pH sensitive and it degrades quickly. I need advice on its...

01 July 2024 889 3 View

How to calculate corrosion rate from potentiodynamic polarization test data for dissimilar welds?

we need surface area, corrosion current, equivalent weight and density of the metal involved for corrosion rate calculation in mm/year (lets say). For dissimilar metal welds, how can we measure...

30 June 2024 5,943 2 View

What is the reason of appearance of 2 or 3 peaks in zeta potential analysis of sample?

Hello I have prepared metal nanoparticles and did zeta potential. Normally there is a single peak in sample but now there are 3 peaks. I prepared sample for analysis first I prepared 10 mg/mL...

30 June 2024 1,063 4 View

How to convert energy count spectrum into 2D/3D image?

Respected researcher, I want to know that is there any way or one can help in generating a 2D/3D image using the energy count spectrum of from backscatter methods. How can I design such an...

29 June 2024 10,023 1 View

What is Academic Research Paper?

I do a research about Non-Verbal Communication: Gestures and Body Language in Classroom.

18 June 2024 8,737 1 View

Can i deduce the presence of surface states based on my XPS data?

In my XPS spectral, i detected oxygen group bonded to carbon and in my zinc spectral (note : my sample is ZnO) ...there are two valent zinc species available, (which is unsual as my previous...

17 June 2024 3,888 2 View

Problems/ Challenges regarding Dark Tourism?

Im currently writing my Thesis on Challenges/ Problems/ Particularities regarding Dark Tourism and have a little trouble finding the right literature. I have found a lot of literature for dark...

14 June 2024 7,262 2 View

What are the best practices for selecting environmental variables in ecological niche modeling for coral reef fish species?

02 April 2024 811 3 View

How can you make a 4 PCR primer work, when the barcodes are inhibiting the PCR itself ?

Hello everyone I am working on amplicons for species delimitation on corals. My supervisor want me to make it through a 4 primers PCR on 4 loci (CR, ITS, ORF and ATPSbeta) I have been trying...

01 March 2024 5,288 3 View

Marine PAM Fluorometry: Why is my Fo' value higher than my F value, leading to qL and qP values greater than 1?

Fo' > Fs Discussion To start, I am working with Acropora and Porites corals, specifically measuring active photosynthetic yield (YII) of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae). I use the...

18 February 2024 2,947 0 View

How to relocate a beehive?

Hi Folks, There is an urgent need to relocate a beehive (pic attached) from an ongoing construction site in Saudi Arabia. As is evident from the pic, it happens to be on a coral bed above the...

17 February 2024 277 5 View

Smeared DNA Bands - Probably old & degraded specimen?

Hey there everyone, I have some coral specimens which were preserved in absolute ethanol and stored at room temperature for 18 months in a covered box. (Unfortunately, very oldddd specimens). I...

07 February 2024 410 3 View

Did any one work on taxonomy of Erythrina Coral Trees?

I look forward to finding expert in taxonomy of Erythrina Coral Trees. Hope some response. There are difficulties to find expert in plant taxonomy. I hope your new year is fruitful. Fikrat

05 January 2024 9,888 0 View

High dsDNA concentration on Qubit but horrible, degraded gel electrophoresis?

Hello everyone! I am working on my undergraduate thesis. After I used the DNeasy® PowerSoil® Pro Kit to extract DNA from a coral mucus sample I use 2 microliters of DNA to measure the output's...

15 December 2023 4,751 1 View

Why is it important to have high biodiversity in an ecosystem and how does the resiliency of a coral reef ecosystem relate to its diversity?

10 December 2023 6,948 4 View

Are true fringing coral reefs present on Pulau Kendi, Malaysia?

I am looking for references to studies that were conducted on Pulau Kendi (5°13ʹ58.44” N, 100°10ʹ45.84” E) and Pulau Songsong (5°48ʹ42.12” N, 100°17ʹ44.88” E) in the northern Strait of Malacca,...

07 December 2023 2,635 0 View

Is there any article about cleaner fish in regards of hypoxia and how it affects its behavior ?

There seems to be very little to no information about this fish and threats towards its social behavior that takes a huge role on the health of coral rife ecosystems, with the increase of global...

24 September 2023 2,781 1 View