Markers of mitochondrial activity in FFPE tissues?

Hello everybody, Does someone have any experience with assessing/extimating mitochondrial activity on FFPE tissues? Precisely, no TOM20, ATP5B, etc: we are trying to get an approximative idea of...

24 February 2021 4,618 4 View

Strategies for short hairpin RNA interference cassettes?

In your experience, how much does the distance between the U6 promoter and the annealed -short hairpin - oligonucleotides affect the RNAi cassette expression? How to clone a shRNA sequence...

16 January 2021 9,418 2 View

How to run a statistical comparison of same group and 2 conditions in fMRI?

Hi everyone, I have some doubts about which statistical test to apply in order to test the probability of eventA to happen at the same time of non-eventB. Basically I have my fMRI group with...

14 September 2020 1,887 3 View

What is the best way to approach building a custom polypeptide?

I am trying to build a custom poly peptide that is ~50 amino acids in length, and it will ideally have a charge of ~+4 at pH 7. I can get the positively charged attributes from incorporating a...

08 December 2019 3,597 1 View

Olsen method, problem with calibration curve. How to fix?

Dear all, we are trying for the first time to perform the quantification of P with the Olsen method. We had followed the protocol proposed by Guide to laboratory establishment for plant nutrient...

20 September 2019 1,116 4 View

Whole Blood Over Recovering Compared to Blood Plasma?

My Immunoassay is giving higher analyte concentrations for the same sample before plasma separation vs after plasma separation. For instance, I run my assay with whole blood, and I get a reading,...

10 July 2019 7,391 3 View

Is there a valid and reliable scale for measuring the quality of student-teacher relationships from the student perspective?

Is there a valid and reliable scale for measuring the quality of student-teacher relationships from the student perspective, that has been used with primary age children? Is there any research to...

04 June 2019 10,015 1 View

What kind of emerging educational technologies can be utilized within a Science (Physics) learning and teaching environment?

What kind of emerging educational technologies can be utilized within a Science (Physics) learning and teaching environment?

11 October 2017 7,927 4 View

PCR: lower bands. How overcome high Tm?

I am trying to amplify the luminal domain of TRAP alpha subunit (ER), but probably TM is too high. I performed PCR with two different pairs of primers but I get bands below 500 bp (see picture),...

12 July 2017 1,156 10 View

Why my frequency calculation aborted?

Hello, I am trying to running a frequency calculation with gaussian for a dimer that is made by benzene and bromine fluoride at T-shape. After finding a stationary point in the optimization, the...

06 March 2017 6,071 2 View

Which database would give me this list of chemical components?

Dear colleagues: I would like to know if anyone knows of a database that gives me the parameters pH, K, K, Mg, P, C, N, Zn, Cu, Ni and Cd of common foods. I find a lot of information of proteins,...

26 February 2021 5,525 3 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

Are there packages (R or Python) for simple models (bucket?) to assess soil water content?

Hi everyone. I am researching droguht effects on soil water drought. I am looking for already implemented functions in R or Python to estimate soil water content from precipitation,...

21 February 2021 2,084 1 View

Which type of loading is to be used in dynamic analysis of Machien foundation?

Hello Everyone, Hope you all are doing well. I'm trying to simulate a machine foundation in ABAQUS with a geo-cell reinforced soil bed. Im totally confused to which type of loading would be...

21 February 2021 4,388 3 View

Measurement of water retention in organic substrates without a pressure plate?

Hello, I'm trying to measure the physical and hydrological properties of organic substrate media. Currently, I'm referring The book Soil sampling and Methods of Analysis by Carter and Gregorich....

09 February 2021 3,233 8 View

What will happen (quality or quantity wise) if we transplant 'Aerobic Rice' in puddled condition?

I want to know about the consequences of aerobic rice (both quality and quantity-wise) when transplanted or sown in puddled condition?

08 February 2021 2,343 6 View

Seeds harvest from white clover by selfing?

I tried to get seeds from white clover by self-fertilization but I could not get the seeds. As you know the white clover is generally fertilized by crossing. I wanna get the seeds by...

04 February 2021 9,152 4 View

Do there exist stand-alone permanently in-ground soil-moisture sensors with an installed GSM module, for outdoor use?

Am searching for a stand-alone permanently in-ground soil-moisture sensor with an installed GSM module, for outdoor use. The idea is for the sensor to send a moisture reading via a cellphone text...

04 February 2021 2,047 4 View

How do microbes tell the presence of an inorganic minaral in the soil?

Due to their ubiquitous nature, there is a tendency of the presence of microbes in a given mineral(s). For instance, if microorganisms that love the of pH less than 6 in the pH value, is isolated...

03 February 2021 4,630 10 View

What is the maximum storage time for samples used in soil enzyme assays?

01 February 2021 4,616 3 View