Which is a lucid standard comprehensive book to guide on psychological scale construction and its standardization?

02 March 2021 7,082 3 View

What test should I use to compare two or three means, if data is not normally distributed but sample size is > 30 in each group?

I personally feel this as a most confusing question. As per my understanding, if sample size is > 30, and sample is skewed, we can still use paramteric approach, as it will follow Z...

01 March 2021 1,587 6 View

Does anyone use antinuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples?

I am looking for anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples. Any suggestions highly appreciated. Thank you.

28 February 2021 6,512 3 View

How to calculate Ligand-active site distance in a ligand-protein complex from MD simulation?

I have run a MD simulation of a ligand-protein complex in GROMACS using CHARMM forcefield. Reviewer has asked me to calculate Ligand-activesite distance and binding free energy of ligand with...

27 February 2021 4,703 1 View

Treating Intermediate Variable in Linear Regression Analysis in SPSS?

While performing the Linear regression analysis in SPSS version 26.0.0. my intermediate/mediation variable goes to the excluded section. Please share your valuable suggestion "How to restrain the...

25 February 2021 4,591 5 View

Efficiency of Proximity Feed Patch Antenna ?

Greetings to all of You! I have searched some research papers for the designing of a proximity coupled patch antenna. Researchers are talking about the impedance bandwidth of the antenna but...

24 February 2021 7,662 3 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

How is Initial GDP measured ?

Dear All, I am working on estimating Debt-Growth Threshold but confused about some points. My questions are; - How do we calculate initial GDP Per Capita? Shall we do it in STATA or excel file?...

15 February 2021 2,677 2 View

What is causing the raw fluorescence to be negative?

Hi everyone, I would really appreciate it if someone can tell me when and why a raw fluorescence starts below zero. In the picture attached below the blue colour curve starts from a negative...

09 February 2021 4,642 3 View

How to match the XRD of a compound for which there is no JCPDS file ? Is there any other characterization to claim the synthesis of desired compound?

I have synthesized LiMgF3 using the starting precursors LiF and MgF2 via solid state diffusion method. Now I am looking for some characterization to claim the desired product, as there is no...

09 February 2021 921 3 View

How can we measure disease severity of a pathogen in a crop?

severity index, measuring method and procedure detailed

01 February 2021 1,160 11 View

Where can I find the receptor binding domain (amino acid sequence) of ALL pathogenic viruses?

I want to compare the RBD of all pathogenic viruses? Is there a database or manuscript that anyone knows of where I can access these?

25 January 2021 3,843 4 View

Does use of hand sanitizer negatively impact the skin microbiome?

Hello, Most hand sanitizers contain 60-80% alcohol. Alcohol destroys organisms including bacteria, fungi, protists, and enveloped viruses by breaking down the plasma membrane. In recent...

16 January 2021 6,923 11 View

How do mRNA vaccines work and what differentiates the technology from the rest?

Most vaccines contain an infectious pathogen or a part of it, but mRNA vaccines deliver the genetic instructions for our cells to make viral or bacterial proteins themselves. Our immune system...

25 December 2020 3,982 4 View

Covid (or any) vaccines: differential effects on transmission/pathology?

Hi folks, can anyone provide me with explanations or references regarding why a vaccine would block disease symptoms, but not onward transmission of the pathogen? Leaving aside variations in...

22 December 2020 7,613 4 View

Dose any-one knows about cleaning validation for pathogens from fermentor?

Hi Dose any-one knows about cleaning validation protocols for pathogen-bacteria from fermentor? In industerial size, 1000 lit?

15 December 2020 4,418 3 View

Which are the best methods used for isolation and purification of plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria ?

Best methods suitable for isolation and purification of plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria from plant and soil samples....Latest methods....Any special advantages....Procedure to be followed...etc.

28 November 2020 3,365 3 View

Infected plant protein lysate washing out purified GST-tagged protein on agarose resin?

Hi, I am trying to screen infected plant proteomes for targets of a secreted pathogen protein. I have purified the pathogen protein using a GST-tag on an agarose resin. I am using the Pierce...

23 November 2020 7,009 3 View

What is the optimum Wolbachia population that can significantly affect dengue cases in densely populated provinces in the country?

I am working on a paper that looks into the dynamics of the spread of Wolbachia and its potential impact on dengue transmission, particularly in the Philippines.

29 October 2020 6,723 3 View

Is there a possibility that nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can be isolated in public playgrounds?

Since the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental pathogens in which they are found in water, soil, and dust, is there a possibility that NTMs can be isolated in public places or...

06 October 2020 4,878 6 View