When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

Can I use a protein-devoid condition as my negative control in ELISA?

Hello, I am running a sandwich-type ELISA where I am trying to inhibit a protein-protein interaction using small molecules. For each experiment, I determine my Z' (Z-prime) to determine the...

23 February 2021 7,429 1 View

Will SARS-CoV-2 Spike be broken into S1 and S2 by denaturing conditions?

Hello, I am performing a western blot of my SARS-CoV-2 Spike-pseudotyped lentiviral particles. I denature my virus by adding concentrated virus to 2X Laemmli buffer at 1:1, then boiling for...

17 February 2021 4,844 4 View

What is the best temperature to coat an ELISA plate?

Hello, I want to control the temperature of my ELISA plate during incubations to get consistent results. In general, what is the best temperature to coat the plate with antibody? I have been...

16 February 2021 2,377 7 View

SPSS - Merging files by ID numbers that contain letters?

Hi, I'm trying to merge files from a data base of 20 files, each containing about 4000 subjects. Unfortunately the ID numbers are actually a combination of numbers and letters (e.g., b1458219)....

15 February 2021 5,833 3 View

How would I go about getting an expert review on the interview questions for the dissertation?

Good Evening, My name is David Marshall and I am Doctor of Management Student at Colorado Technical University Online. I just recently received approval from the IRB to start data collection on...

08 February 2021 346 7 View

How can I quantify the color of a solution?

I know colorimetry has been the standard way by way of measuring the concentration of a particular compound (solute) in a colored solution (solvent or measure quantities of a particular compound...

08 February 2021 2,673 1 View

ACE2 Blotted as a double band?

Hello, I have recently run a western of Vero cells for ACE2. I detected ACE2 at the correct size, but it presents as a double band. The sample was prepared by lysing cells in 1X Laemmli...

07 February 2021 6,973 3 View

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Western Bands?

Hello, I am western blotting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from lentiviral using an antibody against S1. To prepare samples, I mixed concentrated lentivirus 1:1 with 2X Laemmli buffer and boiled...

07 February 2021 3,643 4 View

How does DMSO percentage affect ELISA?

Hello, In my sandwich-type ELISA which is testing for small molecule inhibition of a protein-protein interaction, it seems that DMSO percentage and dilution protocol are important. I...

31 January 2021 6,771 1 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

How optimize the Size Exclusion Chromatography?

Hello! I'll do a size exclusion chromatography, but I only have an open column, and I'll perform the peptide extraction from yeast, using buffer lysis (sodium phosphate 50 mM/NaCl 30 mM/DNAse and...

01 March 2021 2,215 2 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

I have designed reflectarray element and feeding it though Horn Antenna on HFSS. After full wave simulation, I am not getting desired results?

I have designed reflectarray element to generate OAM beams at 5.8GHz and feeding it though Horn Antenna on HFSS. After full wave simulation, i am not getting desired results i.e Radiation pattern...

01 March 2021 9,701 5 View

Why might my GFP tag be dissociating from my plasmid after transfection?

I have a set of stably transfected cell lines all transfected with plasmids containing GFP tags on the C terminus. During a western blot using anti-GFP antibody, one of my plasmids has dissociated...

01 March 2021 9,310 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View