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  • Answer added in Composites
    7 How Can I be sure about the presence of nanoparticles within a PVA-nanocomposite film with low particle concentration when XRD is not supporting?
    By Subhojyoti Sinha · National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
    Primary particle size can be tracked by a number of techniques such as TEM, micro-Raman and EXAFS (of course, if you go to a synchrotron, XRD-PDF can ... [more]
  • Answer added in Academic Writing
    475 How far are scientists willing to go to publish their rejected articles or scientific reviews?
    By Alessandro Diana · Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
    Michael Brückner · Naresuan University
    Rejected papers are not naturally sub-standard, rather they may not fit into the current publication policy of a journal. The author of a useful paper... [more]
  • Answer added in Antioxidant Activity
    21 Can I dilute ethyl acetate before I use it as an extraction solvent?
    By Raja Malar · Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
    Raja Malar · Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
    Noted Dr.Kamalakshi and Sharad. Thanks. 
  • Answer added in Medicinal Plants
    4 Did Impact Factor of Journal matters and If yes How becoz there are many Journals dont have IF but still publish good research.
    By Sumeet Dwivedi · Ujjain Institute Of Phaarmaceutical Sciences
    Devang Pandya · School of Pharmacy, RK University
    Impact Factor cannot be considered a sole criteria for evaluating research. i agree that many good journals dont have impact factor, but they are stil... [more]
  • Question asked in Super-resolution
    New What are the best coefficients for designing a (3*3) sharpening filter matrix?
    Currently, I am working on a super resolution project using a bi-cubic interpolation technique. I take a (512*512) as an original image for testing pu... [more]
    By Saeed AL-Mansoori · Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology
  • Answer added in Java Programming
    38 What should be the new features in the next generation programming languages?
    By Khalid Raza · Jamia Millia Islamia
    Peter Schachte · University of Melbourne
    It may not be hard to remove a feature from a program, but it often produces storms of protest if you remove a feature from a language, because that r... [more]
  • Answer added in Academic Writing
    8 Sexist writing: how to avoid it?
    By Abdessamad Mouzoune · University Mohammed V Agdal
    Imam Salehudin · University of Indonesia
    Can't we use "they" instead? I know it's not grammatically correct, but I think it is leagues better than the he/she or s/he alternatives. 
  • Answer added in Water Quality
    11 What is the general pollution degradation rate through a freshwater river?
    By Wayne Brazier · Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
    Cajouste Tony Jean-Pierre · Université Quisqueya
    so many way can be lead to pollution river The main sources of pollution in rivers, lakes and groundwater are industry, towns and roads, livestock far... [more]
  • Answer added in Marine Ecology
    8 If we demarcate an area as potential fishing zone (PFZ), are we encouraging over exploitation of commercial fish stocks over the area?
    By Dola Bhattacharjee · Government of India
    Dola Bhattacharjee · Government of India
    In the same line with Anant, I wish you give us some details on how the notofications are helping Indian fishers and the fish-stocks in general. 
  • Answer added in PCR
    2 Re-amplifiation of PCR products- High molecular weight smears, absolutely no bands/ primer- dimers
    By Sharon Kadirvelu · Kishinchand Chellaram College of Arts, Commerce & Science
    Sharon Kadirvelu · Kishinchand Chellaram College of Arts, Commerce & Science
    Hi Evgeny, shall try that out, although I did try 1 and 2.. Thank you :) 
  • Answer added in Soft Computing
    170 Statistical significance vs. Biological relevance
    By Zhenyu Wang · University of Oxford
    Siva Sivaramakrishnan · Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University
    None disputes the significance of statistics in biological findings. The only question is that there may be cases the biological significance outweigs... [more]
  • Answer added in Soil Physics
    51 How many papers are people expected to publish a year?
    By Owen Fenton · TEAGASC - The Agriculture and Food Development Authority
    Gobinda Behera · Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
    Without thinking about the quantity one should do quality work. That should be a novel work. It doesn't matter whether the paper will be published in ... [more]
  • Answer added in Psychometrics
    47 Strategies for reducing a large number of items?
    By William Somerville · New School University
    Imam Salehudin · University of Indonesia
    Hi Jaouad. I believe that the ETS method you describe would fit for analyzing items with true-false coding (aptitude types). However, it seems to me t... [more]
  • Question asked in Dental Surgery
    New Fluoride in drinking water
    Does anyone can tell me the toxicology value of fluoride in drinking water. 
    By Cajouste Tony Jean-Pierre · Université Quisqueya
  • Answer added in Numerical Modeling
    3 CATIA problems
    By Reza Adeli · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Er Soumyabrata Bhattacharjee · Royal Group of Institutions
    My pleasure. By the way, can you please tell me in which topic you are doing research at present? 
  • Question asked in Water Quality
    New I want to install a water purification plant for drinking water for an Ashram.
    The drinking water in that area has high TDS content of the order of 1500-2000 ppm. I want to know what are the different alternatives available and ... [more]
    By Karan Gupta · Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • Answer added in Heterogeneous Catalysis
    45 What is the best technique to test the heterogeneity of a reaction in catalysis?
    By Gobinda Behera · Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
    Gobinda Behera · Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
    Dear Prof. Ostrovskii Thank you very much for your suggestion. I'll definitely try this procedure. Regards: Gobinda 
  • 1 What do you think about the journal Computers & Operations Research?
    By MengChang Wang · Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Prem Nath Panday · Sharda University
    Operations Research and computers focuses on applying mathematics to the management of complex systems. Practitioners of Operations Research excel at ... [more]
  • Question asked in Biochemistry
    New Davidson W.
    Dna 
    By Anna Snellen · University of Nizwa
  • Answer added in Drosophila Genetics
    7 Can a single escaped laboratory Drosophila mate and reproduce successfully in the wild?
    By Sara Mertel · Freie Universität Berlin
    Breanna Symmes · University of Denver
    Our lab had a similar problem, and the party requesting us to prevent flies from escaping was satisfied with the installation of several "fly traps" t... [more]
  • Answer added in Nanoparticle Synthesis
    4 How to prepare the mesoporous silica nanoparticles which are highly aminated?
    By Mu-Hyun Jang · Chonnam National University
    Mu-Hyun Jang · Chonnam National University
    @Luis Gómez-Pineda Thanks for your answer, but is the TEOS should soluble? , And, what I tried is synthesizing the MSN with modifying APTES in one s... [more]
  • Answer added in Dental
    3 What do yo think is the better treatment for necrotic open apex teeth? Apexification with MTA or Revascularization?
    By Cesar Gregorio · European University of Madrid
    Cajouste Tony Jean-Pierre · Université Quisqueya
    Please to go dentalspace angd you will get more info is a space that only dentistry 
  • Answer added in Natural Product Research
    13 What information can we get by applying Iodine vapors to the TLC plate of a plant extract ?
    By Sudheer Kumar · National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
    Ronan Batista · Universidade Federal da Bahia
    Iodine complexes with double C=C bonds which are very often found on an organic compound skeleton. So, it makes iodine a general and reversible reveal... [more]
  • Answer added in Biostatistical Methods
    7 Anybody know how to use SPSS?
    By Rajesh K P · Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka, India
    Cajouste Tony Jean-Pierre · Université Quisqueya
    You can download the spss 14.0on google 
  • Answer added in Medicine
    2 Would like to know what "randomized double blind crossover" means
    By Dani Kamel · Zagazig University
    Nicola Bragazzi · NWI, Genoa
    It is correct.  
  • Question asked in Proteins
    New could any one of you provide me the protocol for sample preparation (fish muscle) animo acid estimations by HPLC/ ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY.
    I want to estimate amino acids from fish muscle therefore need to know the protocol of sample preparation for both qualitative and quantitative estima... [more]
    By Mehjabeen Javed · Aligarh Muslim University
  • Question asked in Analytical Chemistry
    New What does two value of pKa denotes?
    For eg. the methocarbamol has two value of pKa, 13.6 and -3.4, what does it denote? 
    By Sabin Shakya · Prince of Songkla University
  • Question asked in Optoelectronics
    New Graphene mobility
    In papers just talk about graphene surface horizontal mobility but what about its vertical mobility? (I mean perpendicular to its surface) Does it pla... [more]
    By Reza Hekmati · Amirkabir University of Technology
  • Question asked in Dental
    New Implant and smoker
    Do you adviesc to rellease a implants for a smoker with out he don't stop to smoke 
    By Cajouste Tony Jean-Pierre · Université Quisqueya
  • Answer added in Biochemical Analysis
    7 Could anybody tell me that what will be the wavelength, flow rate, column, solvents A&B etc. for analysis of amino acids from fish muscle by HPLC.
    By Mehjabeen Javed · Aligarh Muslim University
    Mehjabeen Javed · Aligarh Muslim University
    could any one of you provide me the protocol for sample preparation (fish muscle) for both qualitative and quantitative estimations by HPLC/ ION EXCHA... [more]