Do you use and suggest any free summarizing tool for academic writing?

I have read a bit about digital summarizing tools (for instance, see the pages below) but I'm wondering if they're useful in academic writing especially in lit review. What's your opinion and...

16 August 2020 588 6 View

What are the similarities and differences between "Randomized Controlled Trials" (RCT) and "Factorial Design of Experiments (FDoE)"?

In Factorial Design of Experiments, each factor has different levels, one level can be considered as the base level. The cases/specimens sharing this base level can be considered as a control...

12 April 2020 488 3 View

How efficiently does Eduroam work at your university, city or counrty in general?

I live and study in Vienna, Austria. You know Austria is a wealthy and developed country, and Vienna is well-known for high standards and quality of living and it has been on the top of the list...

09 December 2019 7,852 11 View

How reliable and valid is ETABS software?

ETABS is a well-known software program for structural engineering. It claims to check the design with valid standards. However, as it is not open-source it's not very clear how it processes the...

11 October 2019 3,592 7 View

Is there any hierarchy among the three pillars of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic)?

Often the three pillars of sustainability are presented equally using a Venn diagram, but sometimes they are shown in hierarchical order as environmental, social, and economic (see the link...

31 August 2019 7,505 27 View

In what cases appendices of a dissertation become larger than the main text?

What criteria determines whether something should remain in the main text or should become an appendix?

08 August 2019 5,247 5 View

How do you perform a sensitivity analysis for an unknown model with a small sample size?

I have run a number of time-consuming complex simulations: -approx. 200 samples -input parameters are not definable as simple numerical values (they are like: low, mid, high, etc.) So, input...

30 July 2019 3,076 7 View

How many research questions can a doctoral dissertation cover?

In many PhD dissertations there's one research question that the whole research tries to answer. However, others have addressed multiple interrelated or compound research questions; e.g., they may...

12 May 2019 2,278 27 View

What are some of the fastest ways to learn a new programming language?

For somebody who already knows some programming skills and languages, what are the best and fastest strategies to master other programming languages?

24 April 2019 6,280 16 View

What is the relationship between Design Research and Research Design?

I would be grateful if you could reply by referring to valid scientific literature sources.

11 April 2019 7,420 3 View

How to analyze a particular region of my simulation box in GROMACS?

Hi, I am using GROMACS 5.1.4 to simulate water in contact with a surface. I am only interested to calculate some properties of water near the surface. Let's say at a distance of x nm from the...

03 March 2021 9,989 2 View

How to get onecolumn document from standard IEEE ACCESS LateX template?

I have prepared a manuscript in IEEE Latex template, but for some purpose, I need to prepare a word file as well (detailed format is not required). Compared to two column .tex file, one column...

02 March 2021 1,830 3 View

How can the modification of garden soil cause global warming?

Hello, I am working on a soil project and I found a primary research article that tests how the modification of agricultural soil can cause global warming, using a thermal collector, however I...

02 March 2021 7,161 3 View

Does anyone know how to plot my station to a section plot on Ocean Data View (ODV)?

I made a vertical section plot with WOA .nc file on ODV, and now I want to plot my stations (csv. file) in it. Does anyone know how to import my points to the section? They are two different...

01 March 2021 3,610 1 View

Does anyone know to clarify these changes?

01 March 2021 1,290 2 View

How can I convert .vesta file to a .cif file?

I've used the "export data" option in Vesta software to convert my unit cell into a cif file however when I use that cif in atomsk it shows error such as "can't read the position of atom 0". If I...

28 February 2021 4,966 3 View

How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials?

Hi, all! How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials? I have not find the choice for explicit element in Abaqus CAE. I am wondering whether it is possible...

25 February 2021 9,936 2 View

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25 February 2021 5,713 1 View

Anyone that can help with Maxquant TMT16plex which is missing?

Hi I am very new to proteomics analysis. I have got raw files from core facility running thermofisher TMT 16plex 4 hours. I cannot find on maxquant the option TMT16Plex there is only up to 11...

25 February 2021 1,675 3 View

How to search for crystal structure for material with atomic position labelled?

I am using the crystallographic open database and materials project to search for cif file but the exact structure is not mentioned or how can I deduce that the given structure and atomic position...

23 February 2021 6,723 2 View