Methodological confusions regarding deductive and inductive reasoning, hypothesis and theory test?

Hi Colleagues- What do you think about the following methodological issues: 1. Is it methodologically wrong to formulate quantitative research questionnaire based on inductive reasoning? 2. Is it...

21 February 2021 4,634 6 View

How the standard hydrogen electrode value is convertible into reversible hydrogen electrode?

As much I remember +0.0592*pH, as I am working on CatMAP, so my voltage values are in SHE, not RHE.

18 February 2021 1,685 3 View

Train-test split numbers for YoloV3/V4 models?

Dear Research Community, What are the common numbers (in percentages) for splitting the image dataset for training a Yolov3/V4 models? Is there a formal research on this question? Azmyin

08 February 2021 647 3 View

How are the anchor sizes defined in YOLOv3 and YOLOv4?

Dear research community? How are the anchor sizes defined in the cfg files of YOLOv3 and YOLOv4 object detectors? For example from the Yolov4 cfg file...

22 January 2021 4,504 1 View

What are core advantages of 2nd & 3rd generation panel data techniques over the 1st generation techniques?

I am interested to know about the difference between 1st and 2nd and 3rd generation panel data techniques.....

31 December 2020 7,204 7 View

How to construct a combined contour plot of two different text files in python?

As I constructed sperate contour plot for each methane and ethanol but now I wanna draw a combined plot for methane/ethanol ratio (for selectivity purpose)?

30 December 2020 4,531 1 View

Technically is there any difference between policy implications and policy recommendations?

Usually we use the two terms interchangeably in our articles but whether is there any technical difference between them?

26 December 2020 185 18 View

Modeling several ODE in matlab to create a system?

Please I have 4 groups of 8 sets of differential equations that I want to use for simulations. Each set has 8 differential equations to form a group. Each group is coupled with another group...

14 December 2020 8,193 10 View

What are the tools and techniques for making Custom dataset for YOLO?

Dear Research Community. I am new to the field of deep learning based object detection techniques. At this time, I am working on a project which will not use front-facing camera to detect people....

13 December 2020 957 3 View

What devices can an independent researcher use to study plant electrophysical signals, plant bioacoustics, Action Potential, Variation Potential etc?

I have heard of the Plant Spikerbox from Backyard Brains and trying to acquire it. I want to study the electrophysical changes in common plants as Chilli, Tamarind, Papaya, etc due to...

04 December 2020 6,308 2 View

How do I increase the yield of my PCR product?

Hello, We would like to increase the yield of our PCR product. We are running a series of PCR reactions that is targeting ~1.1kb sequence. We begin each reaction with ~400pg of template DNA...

02 March 2021 4,029 3 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

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25 February 2021 5,713 1 View

Is there an ideal incubation time of RGO-modified SPCE before subsequent use, i.e., electrochemical characterization or further modification?

I notice that upon washing and air-drying of my RGO/SPCE surface and characterizing again via DPV, the current response towards ferricyanide probe significantly decreases. My worry is that the...

22 February 2021 5,324 3 View

How can I measure the thickness of thin layers deposited on textured glass susbtrates?

I want to measure the thickness of aluminum oxide and titanium oxide layers deposited on textured glass substates. The layer thicknesses are typically below 100nm.

21 February 2021 5,465 4 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

How can we determine the band gap of a composite material that is made up of a composition of direct and indirect band gap semiconductor materials?

I have a direct band gap material and an indirect band gap material. If I made a composite of both through physical mixing. Then how can I determine the band gap of such a material as the Tauc...

17 February 2021 8,104 4 View

ZnS oxidizes to ZnO!!why??

when I put my ZnS solution in the chemical bath, the ZnS oxidizes so there are ZnO peaks appearing because of the reaction with the oxygen in the air, despite the fact that I close the beaker...

14 February 2021 5,778 9 View

I want to remove TiO2 and SiO2 coating from surface. any one can help me?

I want to remove TiO2 and SiO2 coating from surface. I think that i should use HCl and MgCl2 and an oxidation agent such as potassium nitrate, but i dont know in which propertion should these...

14 February 2021 300 3 View