PACYC PCR not working after several attempts. Would anyone have any suggestions?

So, I have been trying to run a pACYC PCR which will be used later on for a Gibson Assembly. However the PCR is not working. I have already tried gradient PCR and changing extension time; however...

02 March 2021 1,146 2 View

What software programs can directly simulate Additive Manufacturing Directed Energy Deposition (DED)?

I understand there are a lot of software programs that can simulate DED by going through specific modeling, simulation, and commands. For me, that was time consuming and results were not accurate....

24 February 2021 4,428 3 View

Quantifying leaking DNA from bacteria - what's the secret?

Hi, all! I need to determine if my treatment causes membrane damage in bacteria (S. aureus and E. cloacae), but I cannot use a fluorescent probe such as PI and similar ones because my compound is...

24 February 2021 2,006 2 View

Please let me know how to remove mycoplasma contamination from cell line?

I am facing a problem in maintaining the cell line of HepG2 and HepG2.2.15. I have used plasmocin Tm treatment (Invivo gen) Cat.#ant-mpt Lot #MPT-41-01 for more than a month. I have also used...

21 February 2021 6,046 4 View

What is the minimum number of studies in each category required for a multiple subgroup analysis to be viable in a meta-analysis?

Cochrane Handbook mentions subgroup analyses are only warranted if there are more than 10 studies (I have 28), and if they are distributed evenly among categories of subgroup. I am wondering if...

17 February 2021 3,467 4 View

How do you interpret multiple meta-regression in STATA?

Please could someone recommend a resource that explains performing meta-regression with multiple moderators. I have read the STATA META ANALYSIS REFERENCE MANUAL, but this only gives examples of...

17 February 2021 7,376 1 View

How many indicators do I need to represent a latent construct?

Hi folks! We did a large survey and planned to use 3 indicators to represent a latent construct (Sense of Place/SoP) in a latent regression model (structural equation modeling). However, one of...

15 February 2021 7,705 3 View

Western blot protein of interest falling at a lower weight than expected?

My protein of interest is DAGLa (115 kDa). We received the antibody for this from another researcher who reliably shows bands at this weight. We do see a light banding at this weight, but the...

11 February 2021 6,009 3 View

What is the structure of a photon that can describe the interference experiments that reject the wave nature of light?

De Broglie's double-solution postulated a causal model of Quantum Mechanics. Knowledge of the photon structure was needed to model the particle part of the cause of the Double Slit interference...

11 February 2021 6,869 5 View

Differences between sheep blood with Alsever solution vs citrated/defibrinated sheep blood in microbiological media?

I am aware of a study that has compared the use of citrated and defibrinated sheep's blood in microbiological media (Hair Sheep Blood, Citrated or Defibrinated, Fulfills All Req... ), but can...

10 February 2021 5,927 1 View

What is your perception on using visual analysis or quantitative approaches to evaluate data from single-case research designs (n of 1 trials)?

Results of single-case research designs (i.e., n-of-1 trials) are often evaluated by visually inspecting the time-series graph and computing quantitative indices. A question our research team is...

03 March 2021 687 1 View

In Molecular Dynamics Simulation, how do I make changes to the force field according to my protein?

Hi In Molecular Dynamics Simulation, how do I make changes to the force field according to my protein? I got this error in the add-ion stage: Fatal error "./ amber99sb-ildn-HHH.ff / force...

01 March 2021 8,747 4 View

What is Flat Lens Antenna?

28 February 2021 5,433 3 View

How to approach CFD simulation results of a flow past a cylinder?

Hi all, I'm doing a transient simulation of flow past a rectangular cylinder close to the free surface. As far as I'm concerned, the common practice is to discard the initial stages of the...

25 February 2021 1,348 3 View

How to include additional force field in GROMACS?

I have a cellulose model system that is best described by the GLYCAM06 force field according to the literature. However, the set of force fields included in the GROMACS package doesn't include the...

20 February 2021 3,309 3 View

I want to simulate a system containing protein and heavy metals; which force field is most reliable for this purpose?

The protein I want to simulate has multiple heavy metals. I wanted to know which force-field I should use with GROMACS to achieve this. Most importantly, do the latest updates in the force-field...

16 February 2021 2,420 1 View

What are your alternative data collection methods during the pandemic? What are the pros and cons?

Dear colleagues We are exploring possible data collection methods for environment and behavior research in the context of architectural environments. Have you conducted any Post Occupancy...

16 February 2021 2,575 4 View

How to visualize stress in a coating defined by "Skin" in Abaqus?

Hello All! I'm trying to model a contact between a coated substrate and a tip in Abaqus. The coating is ultra-thin compared to the geometry of the substrate. So I defined the coating using the...

16 February 2021 1,594 3 View

How to perform Cox proportional hazard analysis or Kaplan-meier survival analysis in SPSS?

At first please see the attachment. This experiment was performed for a period of 7 days (n=100). After 7 days, we found different level of survival rate (%) for each treatment. Now, I want to...

15 February 2021 9,145 2 View

How to obtain parameters to run a simulation for benzene using CHARMM forcefield in GROMACS?

I have been reading this paper Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 1904 and in this paper, they simulate benzene in GROMACS using CHARMM. They mention that they performed simulations of benzene using the...

15 February 2021 5,561 3 View