Novel frontier in wildlife monitoring: Identification of small rodent species from fecal pellets using near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9857
Abstract: Small rodents are prevalent and functionally important across world’s biomes, making their monitoring salient for ecosystem management, conservation, forestry and agriculture. Yet, there is a dearth of cost-effective and non-invasive methods for large-scale, intensive sampling.… read more here.
Keywords: rodent species; spectroscopy; infrared reflectance; near infrared ... See more keywords
Noncontact Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Synovial Fluid Samples for Rapid Identification of Infections
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DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202400213
Abstract: Severe joint infections, such as septic arthritis, require rapid diagnostic testing of the synovial fluid aspirated from joints level so that a surgical team can be assembled quickly. We present a diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS)… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; diffuse reflectance; synovial fluid; reflectance spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Enhancing the Diagnostic Evaluation of Thyroid Functionality Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy and Regression Models
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DOI: 10.1002/jbio.70010
Abstract: Thyroid dysfunction is a prevalent global health concern that necessitates the development of effective and non‐invasive screening methods to enable early detection. The application of Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) in conjunction with preprocessing and predictive… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; reflectance spectroscopy; diffuse reflectance; regression models ... See more keywords
Identification of rare earth elements in synthetic and natural monazite and xenotime by visible-to-shortwave infrared reflectance spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00269-024-01284-7
Abstract: To support the role of proximal and remote sensing in geological rare earth element (REE) resource exploration, we studied the reflectance spectroscopy of synthetic single- and mixed-REE phosphate phases. Synthesis yielded monazite for the elements… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; reflectance spectroscopy; rare earth; visible shortwave ... See more keywords
Mapping terrestrial macroplastics and polymer-coated materials in an urban watershed using WorldView-3 and laboratory reflectance spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-025-14125-z
Abstract: The presence and abundance of synthetic polymers can be used to map mismanaged waste, housing quality, and other development indicators. For various common urban plastic polymers, spectral absorption features in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; urban watershed; reflectance spectroscopy; laboratory ... See more keywords
Surface molecularly imprinted core-shell nanoparticles and reflectance spectroscopy for direct determination of tartrazine in soft drinks.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338443
Abstract: The present work shows the synergistic application of reflectance spectroscopy and core-shell molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for rapid quantification of tartrazine in soft drinks. Studies evaluated the performance of the MIPs synthesized in the presence… read more here.
Keywords: reflectance spectroscopy; tartrazine; core shell; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Reflectance spectroscopy characterization of space debris
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2017.02.033
Abstract: Abstract When characterizing the space debris environment one important point is the identification of the physical properties of the space debris objects. Reflectance spectroscopy is a possible technique to study the surface material of these… read more here.
Keywords: reflectance spectroscopy; space; spectroscopy; space debris ... See more keywords
Landscape-scale spatial variability of kaolinite-gibbsite ratio in tropical soils detected by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104795
Abstract: Abstract The use of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) has gained prominence in the quantification of soil attributes due to its ease and practicality of obtaining data. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of different… read more here.
Keywords: reflectance spectroscopy; kaolinite gibbsite; ratio; spatial variability ... See more keywords
Heavy metal pollution at mine sites estimated from reflectance spectroscopy following correction for skewed data.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.021
Abstract: The heavy metal concentration of soil samples often exhibits a skewed distribution, especially for soil samples from mining areas with an extremely high concentration of heavy metals. In this study, to model soil contamination in… read more here.
Keywords: reflectance spectroscopy; spectroscopy; heavy metal; soil ... See more keywords
Forensic identification of pharmaceuticals via portable X-ray fluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.08.008
Abstract: The importance of unknown substance identification in forensic science is vital to implementation or exclusion of criminal charges against an offender. While traditional laboratory measures include the use of gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy, an alternate method… read more here.
Keywords: reflectance spectroscopy; ray fluorescence; identification; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Temperature-dependent, VIS-NIR reflectance spectroscopy of sodium sulfates
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114165
Abstract: Abstract Hydrated sodium sulfates have been suggested to be present in variable amounts in Solar System objects such as Mars and Europa, among the possible others. The presence of these hydrated species is related to… read more here.
Keywords: reflectance spectroscopy; sodium sulfates; sodium; spectroscopy ... See more keywords