Rashad Abdul-Ghani

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How to test the statistical significance of the difference between a mean and a median?

For two quantitative data sets (One is normally distributed and summarized as means, while the other is not normally distributed and summarized as medians), how to test the statistical...

05 May 2019 6,534 18 View

Why does not ResearchGate adopt "impact points" as one of its indicators any more?

It is noted that ResearchGate denied the use of "impact points" as an author's level metric. I see that the RG score can only be shown. What do you think about this procedure? It appears that...

08 August 2016 4,566 0 View

Could "univariate" and "bivariate" terms in statistical analysis be used for the same purpose?

I found some papers that used "univariate" and "bivariate" analyses interchangeably. Is there a clear distinction between the two terms, and can they be used as alternatives? What is the major...

01 January 2016 6,946 2 View

What is the best protocol available for the molecular detection of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes?

Several approaches are available for the molecular detection of P. falciparum gametocytes. Can anyone kindly help me choose the best protocol? Any advice?! Kind regards, Rashad

12 December 2014 1,055 7 View

Do you feel sorry that you have published articles in journals that have no impact factor and are not ISI-indexed?

Researchers may not pay attention to journal ranking, particularly with their earliest publications. Some authors may be satisfied with the fact that the journal belongs to a well-known publisher...

10 October 2014 275 35 View

What is the reasonability of archiving rejected manuscripts by journals?

We know that journal editors accept or reject submitted manuscripts based on reviewers' comments and feedback. A manuscript that has been rejected by one journal may find its way to publication in...

09 September 2014 2,688 1 View

Could median be used instead of geometric mean?

For data that have a multiplicative or propagative nature, it is advised to use geometric mean as a summary statistic for data description. This is normal because extreme values or outliers are...

09 September 2014 8,862 12 View

What is the accuracy of manual calculation of linkage disequilibrium between two allelic loci on two distinct chromosomes?

I know that linkage disequilibrium could be calculated using certain software, such as GENEPOP. However, I would appreciate your answer about whether using a 2*2 table that combines allele and...

09 September 2013 8,258 4 View

Is high resolution melting (HRM) the best alternative for sequencing in detecting mutations?

To the best of my knowledge, sequencing is the preferred methodology for detecting SNPs when facilities are available. RFLP is a tedious and labor-intensive method, and restriction digestion may...

08 August 2013 9,901 4 View

What are the available, easy-to-use primer designing tools or programs?

I wonder if anyone can provide me with sources of freely available primer designing tools or softwares. I have trained on using Primer3 tool available at GenBank, but I noted that there are many...

08 August 2013 4,856 25 View

What is the reason for the appearance of first- and second-round bands after gel electrophoresis?

In some of my nested PCR experiments, I noted the appearance of bands referring to both first- and second-round products. Is there a relation with the quantity of the first-round product that I...

08 August 2013 7,358 6 View

Why is the second round of a nested PCR performed if the difference between the amplicon sizes of the first and second rounds is too small?

Could restriction digestion be performed on the first-round amplicons in such a case?

07 July 2013 6,276 2 View

How many times could one re-circulate TBE or TAE buffers in gel electrophoresis without much effect on the results?

Is TBE buffer better in such a case?

06 June 2013 3,114 7 View