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 to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

23 February 2021 1,362 5 View

How to Implement Elastoplasticity in a PCL model in COMSOL Multiphysics?

I am using COMSOL Multiphysics 5.5. I am trying to simulate the tensile test of PCL scaffolds. However, regardless of the strain, I have the elastic region all the time which is not true when it...

23 February 2021 4,050 1 View

Can we use image data in MATLAB Neuro Fuzzy Designer ?

I have remotely sensed data (image) that I want to use in the Neuro-Fuzzy Designer apps of MATLAB. Is it possible to use an image file in the Neuro-Fuzzy Designer app or only numeric data is...

17 February 2021 1,205 5 View

Would bisulfide sequencing result be affected if the tissue is fixed by perfusion?

I am looking into DNA methylation of mice as an aging marker along with other assays and recently I added brain IF to the list of assays. For this, I need to fix the brain by transcardial...

09 February 2021 9,012 3 View

Why E1g mode (Molybdenum disulfide) is undetectable in Raman spectroscopy?

I synthesized 1T/2H hybrid phase MoS2 on a graphite foil surface by hydrothermal method, and then analyzed it by Raman spectroscopy. As a result, three new peaks correspond to the 1T phase were...

04 February 2021 6,580 2 View

Can I use 500ng of DNA for restriction digestion?

The recommended amount of DNA for restriction digestion is 1ug in a 50ul rx I've got around 500-600ng of DNA in a total volume of 35ul. Would I get satisfactory results with this amount of DNA for...

31 January 2021 729 6 View

Difficulties purifying Outer Membrane Vesicles using a Sucrose Density Gradient: Unable to detect any protein after this process?

I'm currently trying to purify Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) following their extraction from the bacteria I'm working with. After the initial extraction the concentration of protein seems good...

27 January 2021 6,852 3 View

Where can I find these two papers?

14 January 2021 1,572 3 View

What form of data analysis should I use for my pilot study?

I am currently conducting my final year dissertation which is looking at the efficacy of common police lineup practices. However, before I launch my study, I have put out a pilot study which is...

08 January 2021 4,376 4 View

How to select therorical or conceptual framework for any proposed qualitative research work?

Hi, I am conducting an exploratory research with qualitative in-depth interview approach to understand the impact of COVID_19 in health systems response to burn care in India. Since, this is a...

19 February 2021 4,562 4 View

When to use different framework?

Hi, can I use both conceptual framework and theoretical framework in my systematic review? My future study plan is to use a theory. In this situation for my systematic review should I use both or...

18 February 2021 9,581 2 View

Assistance in finalizing and publishing an article on human resource management in forestry?

Dear colleagues! We have prepared an article on the current status of human resources potential of municipal state forest management institutions of Kazakhstan. Since this is my first experience...

16 February 2021 8,611 3 View

How to create Multidimensional Inequality Index?

Hi, I want to create an index to measure inequality in education. First of all, it would be necessary to identify the inequality within the 5 educational level. Therefore, I seperated 5 level to...

13 February 2021 6,663 6 View

Inter-rater / inter-coder reliability for thematic analysis?

In my research, I have used metaphorical elicitation tasks to investigate learners' conceptualization of speaking fluency. In the analysis phase, I used thematic analysis to make themes out of...

10 February 2021 4,719 11 View

Spatial thinking and geographical reasoning: what are their conceptual differences and interrelations in teaching geography?

I am conducting a state-of-the-art analysis of these concepts. If you have contributions, please, send me.

17 January 2021 1,123 3 View

Can someone please better inform me about the correct methodology to use when conducting a literature based dissertation?

My dissertation is solely based on existing literature. I aim to review existing literature and then implement a conceptual framework to improve/solve the problem. The topic is Diversity and...

14 January 2021 148 4 View

What is your opinion about zero budget natural farming?

Agriculture is known to provide various innovations from time -to -time , but in the process , we sometimes land in no man's land, and often try to take agriculture to backfoot so miserably in...

06 November 2020 1,910 19 View

How do you compare different multidimensional spaces to each other?

Through multidimensional scaling I have obtained spaces of three different data sets. How could I go about comparing the spaces of these three data sets? Note that I'm not intending to find out...

06 October 2020 5,613 3 View

Need help understanding the value of grand mean centering in dyadic analysis?

Let's say my predictor values are: husbands' anxiety, wives' anxiety, husbands' satisfaction, and wives' satisfaction. I am conducting SEM. I am grand mean centering my predictors because it was...

15 September 2020 1,520 3 View