In an eye with Tyndall, does each dot correspond to an individual cell?

When you observe the presence of Tyndall in an inflamed eye: Does each of the small floating dots correspond to an individual cell or to an aggregate of cells? Does a conventional slit lamp have...

27 February 2021 6,326 2 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

How to interpret this FTIR spectrum of pyrolyzed hydrochar?

20 February 2021 2,840 3 View

Which statistical test is best to seperate out treatment effects meta-analysis?

I am doing a meta-analysis and am looking for some guidance on which statistical test will help me do the following. I want to understand the effect size a treatment has on a population. There...

16 February 2021 8,033 3 View

Sample preparation for ceramics i.e. iron silicate (fayalite), iron oxides, alumina, spinel mineral (hercynite)?

Recommendations in preparing ceramics for nanoindentation and in the process minimize introducing stresses from sample preparation i.e. polishing stage.

02 February 2021 6,211 3 View

How do I calculate a trend with 3 time points and 3 different groups with a small sample size in a longitudinal study?

Dear colleagues, I am working on an intervention study with 3 different groups of students. One group represents the intervention group and consists of a seminar with a practical phase and...

24 January 2021 8,051 4 View

Best method of removing au/pd coating from a mounted sample without removing the analysed material?

I have performed some SEM imaging on a conductive mounted sample which I also had to au/pd coat (10 seconds - so relatively thin coat). I would like to remove the coating and perform...

07 January 2021 2,490 4 View

PEI DNA in-vivo transfection concentration?

04 January 2021 6,908 7 View

Can XRD analyse a sample prepared for TEM?

I have samples that have been tested at high temperature (1160 and 1180 degrees) however, there are some phases formed that are not being picked up when using Raman. I am wondering if it would be...

03 January 2021 1,338 3 View

Stochastic optimization software?

Hello, I would like to know any experiences about stochastic optimization software or possibility to prepare it in Python for example. I am looking for an optimization process in Revenue...

26 November 2020 856 3 View

How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

Does any one know how i can prepare liver tissue with transmission electron microscope with good fixation?

i have problem in preparation of liver tissue with bad cell organelles and how i can adjust osmolarity

03 March 2021 8,890 1 View

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

IHC on mouse liver hepatocytes?

Can anyone help me choose primary antibodies for mouse liver hepatocytes and also in conjunction Cd8 cells. Also Cd3 cells. I want to look at hepatocytes and adjacent immune cells in mice with...

01 March 2021 6,953 1 View

Is it harmful to breed for Cre Homozygosity initially?

Hello, I am currently using a Cas9 knock in system that will be expressed in the liver. To do so STOP codon fl/fl Cas9 KI mice were bred with Albumin-Cre mice to generate heterozgous pups, that...

24 February 2021 5,759 3 View

Is anyone working on a project focused on immigrants/newcomers working in the hospitality industry and how they have been impacted by COVID?

The on-going Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating economic effects on many industries. However, few have suffered to the same extent as full-service restaurants. Numerous studies have shown that...

24 February 2021 9,496 4 View

What is the optimum time and temperature of blanching and pre-frying potato for frozen fries?

I am helping a local home industry for developing frozen fries from their local farm. I want to know what is the optimum blanching and pre-frying temperature and time for processing. Please also...

23 February 2021 1,616 5 View

R/Python package for time-intensity or progressive profiling in sensory evaluation?

Hi I've been looking for a stat package for my sensory evaluation data (progressive profiled which is a multi-timepoint version of descriptive analysis). Is there any available one to...

08 February 2021 9,170 3 View

How should I go about evaluating cytoplasmic and nuclear Arginase-1 activity?

Hello! I've stained some bright field Arginase-1 Hematoxylin slides, but I'm having a hard time finding any computed histology predicates for evaluating the intensity of the cytoplasm verses the...

03 February 2021 3,039 1 View

How many ug should I choose as the protein amount when doing western blot in liver tissue?

25 January 2021 794 3 View