In this chapter, we provide a general overview of existing liquid handlers, with emphasis on their strengths and limitations. Notably, we discuss practical considerations in the implementation of these devices, methods to discern performance quality and potential sources of error. ...
Chapter 3: Research on a Practical ProblemBergere Leopold, LunaTransactions of the American Philosophical Society
Flow cytometry has found increasing application in the field of apoptosis research. A new chapter has been added to cover this important topic. Every flow cytometry laboratory can't afford not to have a copy on the shelf as a first point of reference. The book is not fully comprehensive but...
The nested characteristic of the model helps to conceptualize the relationship between theories and research on teaching with theories and research on learning. In our model, one theory is not embedded in the other (Openshaw & Clarke,1970; Snow,1973); rather, the theories intersect around the m...
The way forward for future practices and research While this study has focused on the key insight of "Lead, innovate, and support online and blended teaching and learning" mentioned in the introduction chapter, it has also touched on Building capacity of the higher education workforce: Competency...
Part I (Chapter 1 - 3) provides a quick introduction to R (chapter 1) and presents required R packages and data format (Chapter 2) for clustering analysis and visualization. The classification of objects, into clusters, requires some methods for measuring the distance or the (dis)similarity ...
Chapter 4: The Urinary System Part 1 Introduction to the Urinary System Part 2 Kidney Stones Part 3 Laboratory Tests and Medical Imaging Part 4 Different Views on Kidney Stones Chapter 5: The Reproductive System Part 1 Introduction to Reproductive System Part 2 Infertility Part 3 In-vitro Ferti...
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as this tool is the most appropriate and has seen the greatest development in recent years. A focus on the practical aspects of the methodology is maintained throughout. The sample preparation procedure from extraction to sequencing is described. Different applications and considerations of sequencing ...
As the author points out in this chapter, sampling is a critical component of almost every applied research study, but it is most critical to the conduct of descriptive studies involving surveys of particular populations. Focusing primarily on probability sampling, the chapter describes a practical ...