What kind of optimization is done through genetic algorithm in architecture?

Difficulties and types of optimization

11 May 2020 6,177 1 View

Which animal model (rat or mice ) will be appropriate for study of wound healing?

I am to study the wound healing of infected wound in animal model. However I am not sure about the animal model to be used. Whether swiss albino mice or Wister albino rats or Sprague Dawley rats...

26 February 2020 2,565 2 View

How important is cultivating purpose at work/school?

Why should we make our work meaningful to the best possible level - even by running the extra mile? The way to motivate ourselves! This can even be applied to our learning as well - learn not...

06 April 2018 9,228 11 View

What is the role of mindfulness in work/business/leadership?

Role of mindfulness at work/businesses/leadership and day-to-day life. It is interesting to see business organisations such as BlackRock (in New York), World Bank, Google, Harvard Business Review...

23 March 2018 8,511 4 View

How would (and should) the notion of leadership change in the era of AI (Artificial Intelligence)?

How would (and should) the notion of leadership change in the era of AI (Artificial Intelligence)? Interesting and insightful! "Certain qualities, such as deep domain expertise, decisiveness,...

18 February 2018 4,075 1 View

Developing Self-Awareness - How Important Is It In Leaning and Development?

Self-awareness - why it is the most important phenomenon in learning and human development? Why it is an essential skill for leaders of all levels. "Leadership competencies require more than...

08 February 2018 3,390 3 View

Can kindness be taught? Why should we do that?

Can kindness be taught? Why should we do it? What is the significance? This is what The New York Times Article had to say about it. " The Kindness Curriculum is part of a growing global movement...

10 January 2018 3,658 17 View

Why have we started emphasising on adequate sleep in the recent past?

13 December 2017 1,683 3 View

What changes are required at all levels of education to face the challenges/impacts of automation?

We are getting to the same point again and again from different directions - what changes need to be done (in fact, a paradigm change) to contemporary education systems (at all levels - primary,...

08 November 2017 4,702 2 View

Is there a relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer?

The relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer seemed to be established from research. https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=208150

08 November 2017 7,036 12 View

What thickness need for ITO to use as conductive layer?

I want to do RF sputtering of ITO on glass substrate using magnetron sputtering. what thickness do i need to make it good conductive layer to use it for PSC. Moreover, whats about thickness of...

01 March 2021 395 3 View

Glass fiber content in a gypsum board ?

Any idea on how to get the volumic ratio of glass fiber in a gypsum board ? Thank you for your help !

01 March 2021 2,501 3 View

Concrete compressive strength databases?

I am looking for datasets similar to this one: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Concrete+Compressive+Strength I am looking for concretes with different types of aggregates (Recycled,...

27 February 2021 6,801 3 View

How to properly calculate the fluid solid heat transfer between polypropylene matrix and glass fiber in a porous medium?

I'm building a cfx model of thermoplastic pultrusion process on ansys and i have a doubt on how is the proper way to set this parameter in a porous medium

24 February 2021 1,915 1 View

How to best wash a 96-well plate containing microplastic?

I am planning my protocol for my dissertation for an experiment quantifying bacterial (E. coli) biofilm formation on micro-plastic (5mm discs of polyethylene bags) by conducting a crystal violet...

23 February 2021 7,868 2 View

How to properly calculate Interfacial area density in a porous domain?which are possible value for glass fiber?

I'm doing a cfx simulation of a multiphase flow in pultrusion and i set the Interfacial Area density in the heat exchange of a porous medium in this way IAD=Total fiber lateral surface of fiber...

23 February 2021 6,043 1 View

How can I improve the concentration of banana fruits extracted RNA?

Currently, I'm working with banana fruits. I've tried to do RNA extractions with different methods, and I've gotten total RNA without contamination, but I couldn't get a high concentration of...

22 February 2021 6,126 2 View

How can I measure the thickness of thin layers deposited on textured glass susbtrates?

I want to measure the thickness of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide layers deposited on textured glass substates. The layer thicknesses are typically below 100nm.

21 February 2021 5,465 4 View

How can I measure the surface interaction or surface interfacial chemistry between polishing abrasives and upper surface of substrate ?

I am working on polishing abrasives. I need to do few characterizations ? which can provide the on time surface chemistry of substrate with polishing abrasive during optical polishing. I would...

18 February 2021 5,319 3 View

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The regenerated cellulose film was prepared by zinc chloride/H2O system. The zinc chloride had been washed away in the regeneration process, and the wet film which was not dried had uniform...

18 February 2021 9,538 1 View