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

Are there alternatives to the Devarda alloy when estimating nitrogen?

Are there alternatives to the Devarda alloy when estimating nitrogen? devarda alloy is reducing the nitrate to ammonium

15 February 2021 8,838 3 View

Up to what extent website personalization can help in creating urge to buy impulsively?

Up to what extent website personalization can help in creating urge to buy impulsively? The digital transformation is making most of the organizations to go online and start doing business through...

09 February 2021 4,430 6 View

Observation instrument for classroom activity in consecutive interpreting?

Hello everybody My research involves an intervention where an instructor delivers a training course to students. My role as a researcher is to write down observations. Do you have any idea about...

03 February 2021 6,853 3 View

Can anyone help to convert ODK XLS into XML?

We want to conduct a verbal autopsy using WHO adult VA updated tools in ODK. The current version of WHO adult verbal autopsy tools is v1.5.3. I have successfully converted VA ODK-XLS v1.4 into XML...

03 February 2021 844 2 View

What is the best way to encode categorical variables in datasets with many features and avoid increasing dimensionality of the dataset?

I am working with a large dataset that has many categorical variables with many classes in each variable. I want to encode the categorical variables without increasing the dimensionality of the...

31 January 2021 6,986 3 View

May I know how to determine the acceptable intakes for new types of nitrosamine discovered in drug?

Currently only common nitrosaminse like NDMA and NDEA have mentioned the acceptable daily intake. Based on EMA guidance, should refer to ICH M7 chapter 7.5 guideline. I have read but could not...

20 January 2021 522 1 View

Could you help me to find a research topic or something related to the Islanding detection on smart grid system?

06 January 2021 6,508 5 View

What is the best way to define and decide sample size in the case of cross cultural studies?

What is the best way to define and decide sample size in the case of cross cultural studies? I want to decide the number of respondent in two countries which I am considering for my study. One of...

09 December 2020 1,661 11 View

Which MATLAB/PYTHON solver is efficient to solve nondifferentiable nonlinear subproblem?

02 December 2020 2,381 3 View

What is the density for pva electrospining?

I'm Juan Carlos, a high school student who is working with electropinning, I made an electropinning machine with a 21g needle and a 30kv high voltage source and the distance between my needle is...

28 February 2021 298 3 View

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I am trying to find how to know the density needed for a pva electrospinning in a 0.6mm neddle, the electrospinning will be from top to bottom and the problem I really have is the solution because...

25 February 2021 2,615 3 View

Dear Colleagues, I am looking for a way to dop of electrospining nanofibers on the HEPA filter.Someone can guide me?

Electrospining method is important for production of nanofiber .If doped with nanoparticles ,can be used for remove of contaminant such as VOC , but don't have mechanical strengh . For finding a...

24 January 2021 7,290 3 View

What is the current situation in the development of nanofibers laminated and biodegradable material based facemasks?

I want to know the progress in the development of polymer laminated, biodegradable material based facemasks.

18 January 2021 9,205 3 View

What could be the appropriate load and loading rate to carried out nanoindentation for testing microhardness of nanofiber?

Dear Reader, Recently, I have prepared a polymeric nanofiber using PVA polymer doped with some nanoparticles and I want to find out its microhardness. So, I was planning to do...

09 January 2021 4,452 7 View

Why the bandgap of CH3NH3PbCl3 films are different for spin-coating method and electrospinning method?

The observed bandgaps are 3.8 eV and 3.4 eV for spin-coated and electrospun films, respectively. What are the possible reasons?

08 January 2021 5,646 6 View

How can I take an electrical conductivity test from a nanofibrous scaffold?

I have a nanofiber scaffold for tissue engineering. When I did the electrical conductivity test, the ohmmeter reports a wide range of values (from 300 kOhm to 20 MOhm). I placed the scaffold...

06 January 2021 2,232 1 View

DSC test- Glass transition temperature of the electrospun PA66 nanofibers?

Hello Everyone, I did several DSC tests on the electrospun PA66 nanofibers to obtain the glass transition temperature. According to the material datasheet, the Tg point of PA66, as cast, is around...

13 December 2020 1,506 2 View

How do I avoid sucking up electrospun scaffolds during cell culture?

Hi, I'm a PhD student working to develop electoconductive, electrospun scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering applications. I have been seeding cells onto these scaffolds but having major...

04 December 2020 6,672 3 View

Does crystallinity degree, (and crystalline phase) of a polymer affect its surface energy and adhesion?

I have several PLLA electrospun nanofibers with different crystallinity degrees and also different crystalline phases and I am measuring the adhesion force by AFM-based techniques. I wonder if we...

28 November 2020 3,269 5 View