Different primers for same gene but different results in expression?

Hey everyone, I am currently doing my doctoral thesis at the department of pathology. I designed two different primers for my gene of interest having two different amplification sizes (130bp and...

17 February 2021 6,684 3 View

By which mechanism does potassium hyrdoxide works as an activator in the preparation of activated carbon?

Activated carbon is prepared from biomass using KOH as the activating agent. What is the possible reaction between KOH and the biomass?

14 February 2021 8,095 4 View

How to address SRMR (0.2 to 0.8) to make model fit?

Dear researchers, I want to update my knowledge regarding data analysis. I will be honored if you can help me to reduce in correcting SRMR in SEM_PLS. All the measures (AVE, CR, VIF, CA, HTMT) are...

09 February 2021 1,702 1 View

How to approach quantification of cytoplasmic immunofluorescent signal in adipocytes?

Any ideas on how to quantify a non-nuclear immunofluorescent signal in adipocytes? I had the idea to do a watershed on inverted image to "locate" the center of the empty space where lipid droplets...

05 January 2021 5,420 1 View

Are ther ways to quantify / measure the degree of loneliness?

Are there ways to quantify / measure / monitor the degree of loneliness of team members in a Covid-19 lockdown teleworking situation? Team dynamics over a longer period of teleworking and...

16 November 2020 4,212 9 View

Does anybody have experiences with FFF separation of PHB particles?

I am trying to separate suspension of PHB particles, stabilized with PVA. The DLS results show two populations with peak maxima about 150 nm and 380 nm. The Zeta potential was -3 mV (pH 7) across...

21 October 2020 6,551 1 View

How does the N value be counted for gut content analysis?

I read some articles on mollusc and fish diet analysis. The formula for percentage frequency of occurrence stated above: %F0 = Nei/Ne x 100 and percentage numerical abundance : %NI : Ni/N x...

15 October 2020 4,568 3 View

What is the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on global warming?

Because of extensive lock up during the pandemic in many countries of the world, notably Europe, USA, Brazil, China and India, there was reduced use of hydrocarbons, especially due to much reduced...

15 October 2020 8,539 23 View

Is there any way to find RUL of bearing with incomplete dataset?

I am interested in finding RUL of bearing, which is currently in operation. I could find papers which uses run to failure datasets, which is not of my interest. Can anyone suggest methods or...

11 October 2020 7,962 7 View

Does anyone know of ontologies of the knowledge covered in US middle school and high school curricula?

For one of our projects we are looking for ontologies of middle and high school topics, such as math, science, history, and others. Is anyone aware of existing ontologies that are available for use?

10 October 2020 2,040 3 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

What could be reason for getting such type of graph for complex impedance in case of polymer blend films?

Its effect appears in real part of ac conductivity also. Can anyone suggest any reason behind it?

26 February 2021 3,487 3 View

Modeling viscosity using model of Chung?

Hello, As part of simulation of gases mixture and water, I need to calculate viscosity of the fluid components and I am using relationships proposed by Chung et al. (1988). The irony is while I...

25 February 2021 8,053 5 View

How can I verify my centrifugal fan design for electric motor cooling?

I have radial blade centrifugal fan design which will be mounted on exhaust side of electric traction motor. The fan will be mounted on same motor shaft inside the housing. How can I verify that...

23 February 2021 2,390 3 View

What is the system of units used in the thermal conductivity by Spitzer and Harm?

23 February 2021 9,253 1 View

Which thermal conductivity test recommended for Ag-Cu nanofluid?

I have prepared Ag-Cu alloy with polymer coating upon it.... how can I measure thermal conductivity of it ?

22 February 2021 5,915 3 View

What is the difference between AC conductivity and DC conductivity? Is AC conductivity = ionic and DC conductivity = electronic?

I am reading papers on batteries and although mostly people have reported ionic conductivity in Scm-1 but some have reported DC conductivity as well I and am confused as to what that is. Any help...

21 February 2021 9,207 6 View

Thermal and mechanical properties of concrete and steel after cooling?

How do the thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, plastic strain, critical compressive displacement, and thermal expansion of both hot-rolled steel and concrete change after cooling based...

15 February 2021 1,385 5 View

How to calculate electrical conductivity and charge carriers density with DOS and Transmission?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to simulate some graphene nanoribbons to determine their electron mobility. I use DFTB+ for simulation software. With this software I can plot transmission in regards of...

03 February 2021 9,315 3 View

How to choose the electrolyte for (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) EIS ?

Hi, I am working on a multi cationic material that has Li in it. I wish to measure the conductivity of my sample. We have a 3 electrode system with Ag/AgCl as a ref, platinum, and glassy carbon...

29 January 2021 405 2 View