How could we get rid of NPM in academia?

I do not believe adding a lot of eager counting bureaucrats improves neither teaching nor research quality. Good suggestions to reverse the NPM evolution in academia. M. Alvesson et. al. suggests...

06 July 2018 6,841 0 View

Do we need a new research community internet platform?

Some of my colleagues argue that Researchgate or Academia.edu are good for information on research (sharing and searching) while these platforms do not offer the really interesting part of...

10 November 2017 1,813 53 View

Why are mathematics so difficult for most students?

I have been teaching subjects involving math for many years (more than 30), Operations Research, Probability and Statistics, Micro- and Macro Economics, Game Theory - to name a few. Almost always,...

07 August 2017 1,489 24 View

Is your best paper the most cited one?

Many of us tend to be surprised when we after some time observe that the paper we thought should be our best is hardly cited while some other (maybe insignificant one) 'gets popular'. My most...

04 May 2017 5,155 28 View

Bug in RG read calculations?

The attached picture makes no sense to me, but of course, I am getting old :)

04 May 2017 9,015 11 View

Do you feel, after a review process, that the original version of the paper was better than the published version?

I often (of course not always) get this feeling after a long and tiresome review process that the published paper often is significantly worse than the original. I do not like this feeling, and...

04 May 2017 4,567 17 View

Is it sensible to reward good research by using citation counts as a metric?

In Norway, the government suggests to add citation counts as mean of measuring research quality, What do people out there think of such a suggestion?

02 March 2017 7,495 14 View

What is the impact of game theory in economic theory?

Judged by the topics for recent Nobel prices in economics, it seems as one year is going to macroeconomics, the other year to microeconomics - maybe a reasonable distribution. Looking at the...

02 March 2017 4,360 7 View

Did you read this paper?

08 September 2016 493 4 View

Can anybody out there help me with this (presumably) very simple math question?

See attached (very small) pdf for the actual question

07 August 2016 706 2 View

Dear all, I was wondering if anyone knows whether MGLtools and Autodock can run on Mac OS?

I have tried to download the 64-bit version of MGLtools however, as many times as I have downloaded and uninstall the programs, an error arises that the app needs to be updated. Thank you.

03 March 2021 5,997 2 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

I got 02 moderator values defining Johnson-Neyman significance regions. Is it an error?

Hi everyone, I am conducting research for my Master's thesis. I am using PROCESS by Johnson-Neyman to analyze my Moderator model. I test the relationship between Public Service Motivation and...

03 March 2021 2,350 2 View

Do I need to do linear regression before running mediation analysis using PROCESS MACRO by Hayes ?

I just wanted to check if I need to run a linear regression separately if I am using PROCESS MACRO to run mediation analysis. Thank you.

02 March 2021 4,359 3 View

Do I need to strip the PVDF membrane before staining it with colloidal gold?

Dear Colleagues, After running Western blot on PVDF membrane and detection using ECL, I would like to stain my PVDF with colloidal gold to be able to allign the ECL image with total proteins on...

02 March 2021 7,829 3 View

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 SPSS analysis should I run with one IV (with two levels) and two DVs?

Hi, I am trying to figure out which test would be most appropriate to run for the following question: Is there a difference in task blood pressure between smokers and non-smokers? There are two...

01 March 2021 8,235 2 View

OpenBCI eeg--has anyone used them?

I'm looking to try out an off-the-shelf EEG set for some exploratory work. Curious if anyone has used the OpenBCI, and how much set-up work is required. I've heard they are more difficult to get...

01 March 2021 4,128 3 View

Is there any expert in Smart PLS who can help me?

Dear colleagues, I have a manuscript that needs an expert in smart PLS to run the analysis, Is there anyone expert and ready to help me, please?

01 March 2021 8,212 3 View

Why initial concentration of Pb not the same as calculated one when testing using AAS?

I am currently doing research on the adsorption of heavy metal using magnetic reduce graphene oxide. I use AAS to determine the concentration of the heavy metal. I prepare the Pb solution with...

26 February 2021 9,580 4 View