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  • Answer added in Renewable Energy
    128 What's the best kind of renewable energy that can be used to help isolated and poor communities of poor countries, fotovoltaic or eolic energy?
    By Luciana Andrade · Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)
    Pisupati Subramanyam · Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
    Generation of energy from Solar,Wind or micro turbines may not be possible every where. But Bio waste will be available wherever you find living being... [more]
  • Answer added in Biological Databases
    16 Which statistical software is most useful and easy to handle for biological data interpretation?
    By Rajesh Rathore · Helmholtz Zentrum München
    Fabio Zottele · Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adige (IASMA), Fondazione Edmund Mach
    My advice is to use R if you plan to run the same analysis on many datasets focusing on reproducible data analysis. Although the steep learning curve,... [more]
  • Question asked in Facilities Management
    New Does anyone have information or papers on applyling Lean to Facilities Management?
    I am currently researching Facilities Management in the DIT 
    By Vincent Gibson · Dublin Institute of Technology
  • Answer added in General Relativity
    1 What is the Whittaker function's role in the solution of Klein-Gordon equation?
    By Farzad Milani · Shiraz University
    Tibor Pogány · University of Rijeka
    Dear Farzad, consult Exercise 1.15 on pp. 59-61 in Walter Greiner (2000). Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. Wave Equations. Third edition. Springer ... [more]
  • Answer added in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    11 When do you perform a Biopsy in Hepatocellular carcinoma?
    By Bernardo Frider · Universidad Maimónides
    Aristotelis Perrakis · Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
    There is a clear indication to perform a biopsy if MRI and CT are not conclusive (or by missing of clear signs such as "wash out") and AFP is within t... [more]
  • Answer added in Learning
    7 What are the various theories/models of informal learning?
    By Sandrine Sidze · United Nations University (UNU)
    Sandrine Sidze · United Nations University (UNU)
    Thanks to Denise and Michael for your contributions. I really appreciate. 
  • Question asked in B Cells
    New B-cell activation with opsonized antigen
    B cell activation generally requires antigen-specific mIg cross-linking (first signal) but what about if the antigen is opsonized and there is recogn... [more]
    By Pedro Reche · Complutense University of Madrid
  • Question asked in Space Physics
    New Does Pioneer-V, detected the solar magnetic field when first engulfed by solar plasma on March 31, 1960, or the IMF was measurement six hours later?
    Pioneer-V was 5.2 x 10^6 km (or 863Re) on Sun-Earth line on March 31, 1960, when first engulfed by solar plasma, but the peak of the interplanetary ma... [more]
    By Mahmoud E. Yousif · External Magnetic Field Propulsion Systems (ExMF-PS) Foundation
  • Answer added in Agriculture Economics
    20 Do you think organic agriculture alone will sustain the food demand of growing population?
    By dr anil Kumar · Feroze Gandhi College
    Arun Sharma · Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI)
    Thanks for enlighten about various aspects of organic farming and food production and in most of the answers very simply an equation is generated ... [more]
  • Answer added in Cancer Biology
    6 Can free radical be a good idea for cancer therapy?
    By Mohammed Alam · University of Calcutta
    naresh kumar Sood · Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
    Yes friends at the outset it seems a workable idea, but the major problem areas are specifically targeting the cancer cells and restricting the free ... [more]
  • Answer added in Analog Electronics
    18 Why do we prefer using voltage than current as a data carrier in electronics? Why are most of electronic devices implemented as voltage converters?
    By Cyril Mechkov · Technical University of Sofia
    Pisupati Subramanyam · Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology
    An ideal current source in parallel with a large internal resistance represents the practical current source so that there will not be any current di... [more]
  • Answer added in Ecology
    1 Where is data about distribution of insect species (Carabidae and Coccinelidae)?
    By Konstantin Kitaev · Ufa Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Science
    Eduard Szöcs · Universität Koblenz-Landau
    Gbif? Http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm 
  • Answer added in Immunostaining
    3 How can I tell if the activated microglia I have in the human CNS are the good or bad guys?
    By Cinzia Calzarossa · Karolinska Institute
    Cinzia Calzarossa · Karolinska Institute
    Thanks Yelena for your support. It is very important and I hope it works for my tissue and my project. Cheers Cinzia 
  • Answer added in Organic Synthesis
    2 can any body tell selective deprotection of TBS method without effecting acetonide
    By Jayaprakash Neerasa · Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
    Jayaprakash Neerasa · Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
    thank you..but my compound have unsaturated lactone so oxa-michael is possible..other than TBAF? 
  • Answer added in Cancer Cell Line
    10 Where can I find triple negative breast cancer cell lines?
    By Miguel Gutiérrez · Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
    Hamed Helal · Al-Azhar University
    Hi, I'm working too with TNBC and I bring my cells from DSMZ it is a good source for cell lines in Germany http://www.dsmz.de/ 
  • Answer added in Material Characterization
    35 Can anyone clarify the difference between Grain size, particle size and crystallite size?
    By Tarun Garg · Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    Matteo Leoni · Università degli Studi di Trento
    Abdullah, unfortunately (and you're probably not enough into the field to understand this) this is not a simple question. And more ufortunately, many ... [more]
  • Answer added in Ceramic Materials
    18 Sintering Temperature
    By Nagbasavanna Sharanappa · Gulbarga University
    Nagbasavanna Sharanappa · Gulbarga University
    Hello Dear L. Violim, Thank you for your valuable suggestion. Can you send these books through email. My email id nsguragol@gmail.com. Thank you. 
  • Question asked in Integrated Pest Management
    New Does someone have information about life cycle of Anisodes illepidaria?
    It is a pest of mango and litchi 
    By Vinod Kumar · National Research Centre for Litchi
  • Answer added in In Vitro Assays
    2 Preventing Repeated Strain Injury (RSI ) other than ergonomics, caused due to working for long hours with micro pipettes . Is it possible?
    By Abhinay Batchu · Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
    Abhinay Batchu · Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
    thanks to Enrique, i came across this very good journal, Applied Ergonomics by SD http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00036870 
  • Answer added in Pediatric Urology
    42 What can be done with a 6 month old boy with an obstructed megaureter?
    By Ashok Rajimwale · University Hospitals of Leicester
    Ahmed Mohamedani · University of Gezira
    I think nephrostomy is the most logical approach for this infant problem. Of course control of UTI is most important as well as assessment of renal fu... [more]
  • Answer added in Academic Writing
    17 Is it possible to quote a podcast?
    By Torsten Wollina · Georg-Eckert-Institut für internationale Schulbuchforschung
    Johannes Duelund · Malmö University
    Good to see the positive and well formulated responses. Podcast takes many forms/genres. Just as books do. As mentioned early in this thread, podcasts... [more]
  • Answer added in Digital Signal Processing
    2 How to convert ecg holter data to .mat file
    By Ahmed Al.Ghabban · University of Baghdad
    Ahmed Al.Ghabban · University of Baghdad
    thanks alot for your attention . exactly that what I did previously but in vain . This signal could only be opened with (schiller MT200 software) and ... [more]
  • Question asked in Base Isolation
    New Base Isolation of Structures
    Dear All, I am going to work on "Base Isolation of Structures" as my thesis subject. However, I wanted to know the gaps in this subject which need to ... [more]
    By Ali Akbar Shaikhzadeh · Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad
  • Answer added in Clinical Nephrology
    3 Can someone explain my unexpected results from a serum creatinine assay and how to fix it?
    By Yuan Xu · University of Auckland
    Aniko Huizer-Pajkos or Pajkos · Kolling Institute of Medical Research
    Hi, I can only think that there was a high concentration of proteins in the samples that interfered with the assay. The protocol suggests filtering t... [more]
  • Answer added in Clinical Ethics
    13 Is it necessary to have consent when conducting a retrospective study? If yes, from whom?
    By Fahmi Khan · Hamad Medical Corporation
    Nicholas Moore · Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
    in France there is no need for patient authorisation or DPA approval for access to clinical files by the hospital staff of the hospital where the pati... [more]
  • Answer added in Bees
    8 Has anyone come across the term 'passive metabolism' with respect to a mass of insects increasing the temperature?
    By Megan Halcroft · University of Western Sydney
    Bridget Aito · African Insect Science for Food and Health
    This should give some insight into passive metabolism. 
    Nest Thermoregulation in Social Insects Julia C. Jones, Benjamin P. Oldroyd
  • Answer added in Cancer Biology
    2 Membrane choice for Western blotting of HIF-1
    By Sean Cuninghame · Lakehead University Thunder Bay Campus
    Hemant Kumar · Konkuk University
    I did western blot expression of HIF alpha in animal tissue homeganates, In my case i used PVDF membrane and results were good. Nitrocellulose membran... [more]
  • Answer added in Cloning
    9 How much Tetracycline does one need for a Tet-inducible over expression?
    By Daniel Tagoe · University of Cape Coast
    Sam Alsford · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    Hi Daniel, I've found that tet-inducible expression in T brucei is usually maximal at 10 to 20 ng/ml, however most people use 1 ug/ml as standard. If ... [more]
  • Answer added in Diabetes
    57 Benefits of the "Paleo" diet for health and performance. Are there any? And is it relevant to consider what we evolved to eat?
    By David Hamilton · University of Stirling
    Paul Dessauer · WASUA
    Hi Sydney, You write <<< the nearest I can get to acceptable kosher paleo food is brine soaked raw herring but alas, I know of no peer reviewed studi... [more]