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  • Answer added in UPLC
    5 How to keep make successful transfer method development from HPLC to UPLC?
    By Febry Ardiana · PT Bernofarm
    Robin Joshi · CSIR - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
    Can you tell me which type of method your are developing in your UPLC system.? Then I can give some suggestion. 
  • Answer added in Water Quality
    7 Recommendations for commercially available water quality data bases?
    By Neale Hudson · Hawke's Bay Regional Council
    Michael Rosen · United States Geological Survey
    Indeed, the USGS NWIS database will be redesigned into Aquarius software over the next 5 years. Not a simple task and far from free. Because each Re... [more]
  • Question asked in Medical Education
    New Can we consider junior doctors training in hospitals as unethical behavior and against human rights?
    Junior doctors need training to get skills. Confidence and competency of junior doctors come from practice. How do we balance between patient safety a... [more]
    By Fahmi Khan · Hamad Medical Corporation
  • Answer added in Science Communication
    2 What kind of presence, if any, should a research lab have in social media?
    By Janne Simonen · Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto
    Àlex Argemí · IDIBAPS August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute
    It is not mandatory to be in the Social Media, but it might be interesting as long as you have specific goals in mind. Your goals will determine the m... [more]
  • Answer added in Solar Radiation
    5 How to know the level of solar radiation reaching the Tonga Islands?
    By Lucien Wald · École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
    Lucien Wald · École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
    Thank you. This site is very helpful. This corresponds to the answer by Tarun Aseri. The interface through SoDa is easier to use than that from the eo... [more]
  • Answer added in Bioinformatic Software
    6 Software for psychological experiment running on Android OS ?
    By Alexandre Obert · Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
    Dana Sugu · Jadavpur University
    Thank you, Sebastiaan. I am running it on my tablet. 
  • Answer added in Entanglement
    18 How does quantum entanglement survive transmission through a lens?
    By Dean Waters ·
    Manoj Agravat · University of South Florida
    When it comes to interaction of electrons or other particles,I believe that issue will involve time correction, which is part of my research. Neither... [more]
  • Answer added in Proteins
    7 How can I treat cells with proteins without using common filters for sterilization?
    By Amir Tayaranian · University of Tehran
    Nikolay Stoynov · University of British Columbia - Vancouver
    You can try using alcohol - water mixture to sterilise your protein. While ethanol may cause some aggregation (Biochemistry. 2003 Mar 11;42(9):2720-3... [more]
  • Question asked in Literature Studies
    New How does literature instill common sense for objectivity and emotion, so that there may be self-discovery?
    Balancing ethical reflection and inquisitiveness 
    By Jayshree Singh · Bhupal Nobles P. G. College
  • Question asked in PCR
    New How long can I keep the prepared master mix before running the real time pcr reaction?
    Hi everyone, Does anyone know if its possible to prepare the master mix and add all in a real time pcr plate, put the plate in freezer or refrigerato... [more]
    By Sahar Tahvili · Lund University
  • Answer added in Cognitive Linguistics
    182 What is the role of language in thinking? Do we think using language, or do we only use language to express already made thoughts?
    By Leonid Perlovsky · Harvard University
    John, You said, <<awareness lacks the process of meaning.>> A bacteria can sense or be awared a sugar gradient and it has a direct feeding meaning. A... [more]
  • Answer added in Adaptation
    9 Today, the ruling species is not necessarily the best hunter or the fittest. How do you think this will affect adaptation and evolution in the future?
    By Marie Francesca Ansay · Ateneo de Manila University
    Marie Francesca Ansay · Ateneo de Manila University
    Thank you for all your answers. It is such an honor to be answered and to be corrected by educators like you. I am learning so much from all of you. T... [more]
  • Answer added in Climate Change
    20 Is climate change location specific?
    By Dr. Prabhat Pankaj · Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, India
    Anica Teaño · Ateneo de Manila University
    Hello! Reading all the answers in this discussion has widened my view on the matter and has actually increased my enthusiasm to answer this question w... [more]
  • Answer added in Migration Studies
    7 Migration research
    Mary Rose Geraldine Sarausad · Asian Institute of Technology
    ok, I will try it Hasan Mahmud. Thank you very much for the help! 
  • Answer added in Virology
    12 Where can I buy inactivated plant viruses or inactivated influenza viruses and antibodies to them?
    By Victoria Shpacovitch · Institute for Analytical Sciences
    Indro Cahyono · Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development
    I am responsible for inactivated avian influenza antigens and antisera production in Indonesian Research Center for Veterinary Science. We would like... [more]
  • Answer added in Social Anthropology
    137 To what extent do people believe that art can contribute to positive change?
    By Jade Wildy · University of South Australia 
    Jannie Pretorius · University of the Free State
    I believe that any discussion about works of art and its effect on society will always yield limited fruits, since we feel the effect of beautiful mus... [more]
  • Answer added in Gender Studies
    25 Gender differences in moral identity?
    By Susanne Täuber · University of Groningen
    Richard Bogue · University of Iowa
    Whether biological differences alone affect male/female behavior is a question without a lever attached.... It cannot be scientifically approached in... [more]
  • Answer added in Science Communication
    20 What is the level of acceptability of negative results in research?
    By Archana Chavan · Parul Group of Institutes
    Archana Chavan · Parul Group of Institutes
    Thanks to all respondents who are making this discussion interesting and worth following. 
  • Answer added in Environmental Analysis
    17 Is there a possibility of having/forming new biomes in the future?
    By Samantha Dionisio · Ateneo de Manila University
    Walter Finsinger · French National Centre for Scientific Research
    I think the question addresses an interesting point. In my humble opinion, much depends on how you define a 'Biome', i.e. how well vegetation types in... [more]
  • Answer added in Vacuum Coating
    11 Which one is better for a UHV (ultra high vacuum) leak sealant - Vacseal or Epoxy glue?
    By Jayanta Das · Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
    James Garry · Red Core Consulting ltd
    I'm with Vittorio and John. With a phosphoric-acid flux you can soft-solder most stainless steels (304L for sure) and I've used it as a vacuum seal in... [more]
  • Answer added in Fungal Biology
    5 I want the fungus cryopreserved at -80 ° C, but I do not know what is the concentration of glycerol used ?
    By Zaina Kadri · Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
    Zaina Kadri · Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
    It uses a youth culture, and how culture takes for cryopreservation ?! 
  • Answer added in Artificial Intelligence
    5 How can you apply the crossover genetic operator in a community of agents?
    By Juan Carlos Terán Picón · University of the Andes (Venezuela)
    Juan Carlos Terán Picón · University of the Andes (Venezuela)
    Thanks again Professor! 
  • Answer added in Instructional technology
    226 Has digital information/communication technolgy increased or decreased learning efficiency in the classroom?
    By Jonathan Edwards · Lower Merion / Harriton
    Sérgio Silva · City Hall of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    Hello Jonathan, Always provocative :) I followed all the discussion here (logically not given to read all) did not seem to have doubts that educatio... [more]
  • New Does measurement of pH followed by EC in distilled water lead to measurable errors in LOW EC soils?
    Soil pH and EC measured by using standard procedure (soil:water; 1:2), pH :7.5 and EC = 0.11 ds/m in top 0-15 cm soil layer 
    By Navneet Kaur Brar · Charles Sturt University
  • Answer added in experimental physiology
    4 Femoral artery catheterization in rats
    By Caroline Fernandes-Santos · Universidade Federal Fluminense
    Caroline Fernandes-Santos · Universidade Federal Fluminense
    Very nice paper, thank you! 
  • Question asked in Gauge Theory
    New Do Wilson loops always commute in simply-connected, yet non-flat spacetimes?
    (for gauge fields of simply-connected Lie group as usual), certain singularities may exist. 
    By Brett Teeple · University of Toronto
  • Answer added in Ecology
    4 During the evolution of man was it possible that species of the genus Homo were actually interbreeding in the transition from one species to another?
    By Patrisha Lazatin · Ateneo de Manila University
    Ian Colquhoun · The University of Western Ontario
    Hello Patrisha, The short answer to your first question is "yes". The interbreeding of Euasian Homo sapiens and Neandertals, with the resulting comp... [more]
  • Answer added in Statistical Analysis
    5 Goodness-of-fit test for the Von Mises-Fisher distribution?
    By Sergio Consoli · European Commission - Joint Research Centre
    Ravi Varadhan · Johns Hopkins Medicine
    I have written an R function to calculate any quantile of the Watson's U^2 statistic for circular data (page 104 of Mardia and Jupp 2000). Here you go... [more]