Is there any matlab code available for 28 test functions at CEC'13 Special Session on Real-Parameter Optimization?

I am currently working on PSO where i need to test my algorithm with benchmark optimization test functions. Liang et al publish this paper ( Problem Definitions and Evaluation Criteria for the CEC...

29 July 2020 5,123 2 View

Why does the transmission spectra shows an increase near the optical absorption edge?

Measuring a transmission spectrum of thin film (eg: single phase oxide) using UV-Vis spectroscopy, the transmission value gradually increases as we decrease the wavelength and reaches a peak until...

30 April 2020 700 1 View

Do you have GC-MS datasets that are not analyzed/ published yet?

Hello, I am looking for unanalyzed and unpublished GC-MS datasets from diverse mass spectrometer vendors ? Such as ToFs, single/ triple Quads, Orbitraps etc. that have been acquired from human,...

10 April 2020 2,347 10 View

Which fluorescent markers I can use to stain live dead cells treated with doxorubicin?

Hi, Which is the best live, dead flourescent stain to use if I have to image a spheroid treated with Doxorubicin. The standard live /dead assay kit has Calcien-AM (live) and ethidium bromide...

22 May 2019 7,668 1 View

What is the best tool to identify and provide a good pictorial representation of homologous DNA sequences between species?

I want to identify homologous DNA sequences between mouse chicken, xenopus and zebrafish for a human non coding genomic regions. Any suggestion of which tool to use. I would prefer the one that...

03 April 2018 2,394 3 View

Why do metal-oxide composites show higher permittivity/refractive index as compared to pure oxide?

Since metals (eg: Au) show negative permittivity, the metal oxide composite should should show lower permittivity compared to the pure oxide phase. But standard methods such as Effective Medium...

19 February 2018 6,009 1 View

What could be the probable reason of getting a ring during biofilm formation in unicoluted media?

I have been trying to optimize the biofilm formation for enterobacter cloacae for which the biofilm formation is sparsely studied. i have been facing great difficulty in the C.V assy. I am...

11 February 2018 3,910 6 View

Which seems to be a better option: using Plasma or Serum, for determining blood based protein biomarkers using MALDI-TOF & 2D?

In a study, we need to determine blood based protein biomarkers in stroke using proteomics techniques like MALDI-TOF-MS and 2D gel electrophoresis. So, which component of the blood should we use...

15 November 2016 304 3 View

Which ELISA method would be most suitable to assay the human serum samples of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) ?

25 April 2015 2,332 2 View

One enzyme with higher superior catalytic activity or many enzymes, which one is favored ?

During the course of evolution, for functional (enzymatic proteins) which has been selected more favorably ? An enzyme with low to high catalytic activity (kinetics, rate,...

30 January 2015 7,603 5 View

Does calculating the interaction index between a drug and a food matrix make sense?

Dear all, I'm conducting the revisions of some of my manuscript, with is the impact of the combination of Aspirin and a fruit juice in colorectal cancer cells. Two of the reviewers have asked to...

16 February 2021 3,141 3 View

Peptide precipitation as pre-step for acid hydrolysis for amino acid analysis?

I'm currently experiencing problems during acid hydrolysis for total amino acid analysis as my first samples contain high amounts of sugar (I get too low results back). I therefore had the idea to...

14 February 2021 6,049 3 View

Help with Amyloid beta detection protocol (western-blotting)?

Hi everyone, I am a first year PhD student working on amyloidosis. I would like some tips and tricks to crack efficiently my current nightmare, i.e. the western blotting of the Amyloid beta and...

11 February 2021 2,513 3 View

Extraction of phytochemicals from juice?

I am trying to extract phytochemicals from cane juice. I have tried lyophilization and SALLE techniques but the final product is too sticky and sugars are hindering any further extraction. I have...

03 February 2021 8,784 3 View

What is the chemical composition of chlorellin?

The chlorellin is the chemical compound which is first extracted from Chlorella vulgaris by Pratt in 1944. Spoehr in 1949 wrote that it is a mixture between fatty-acids and hyrdocarbons and its...

25 January 2021 8,538 1 View

What are the factors responsible for non uniform decrease in corrosion rate?

I am working on the corrosive effect of food condiments juices on some selected metals using weight loss experiment. But while plotting the graph, I found out that the decrease in corrosion rate...

21 January 2021 6,688 4 View

Why is Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) always diluted with water? Could it be diluted with other solvents such as rice water?

I am currently making a research paper with my classmates in Philippine Science High School and we are trying to find references that mixed Fermented Plant Juice with other solvents instead of...

17 January 2021 5,099 4 View

Does increasing antibiotic concentration also increase plasmid production in DH5a E.coli?

Dear all, I am propagating some plasmids with a human gene and an ampicillin resistance gene. My logic is that if ampicillin concentration will be increased, the concentration of plasmid (pSF)...

14 January 2021 779 3 View

Why nitrocefin is preferred over CENTA?

The chromogenic beta-lactamase substrate CENTA is at least five times cheaper than the other famous substrate nitrocefin and can be used with most enzymes, still, nitrocefin is preferred. Any...

17 December 2020 3,735 2 View

Greiner Bio or Corning Costar plates for ELISA?

09 December 2020 237 2 View