Estimation of composition of quinoa

The paper “Estimation of composition of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) grains by Near-Infrared Transmission spectroscopy” authored by Christian Encina-Zelada, Vasco Cadavez, Jorge Pereda, Luz Gómez-Pando, Bettit Salvá-Ruíz, José A. Teixeira, Martha Ibañez, Kristian H. Liland and Ursula Gonzales-Barrona has been published in LWT – Food Science and Technology. Abstract The aim of this study was…

EMSC on Raman spectra

The paper “Model-based pre-processing in Raman spectroscopy of biological samples”, authored by Kristian Hovde Liland, Achim Kohler and Nils Kristian Afseth has been published in Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. Abstract Model-based pre-processing has become wide spread in spectroscopy and is the standard procedure in Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. It has also been shown to give valuable contributions…

Variable selection in multi-block regression

The paper “Variable selection in multi-block regression” authored by Alessandra Biancolillo, Kristian Hovde Liland, Ingrid Måge, Tormod Næs and Rasmus Bro has been published in Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. Abstract The focus of the present paper is to propose and discuss different procedures for performing variable selection in a multi-block regression context. In particular, the focus is on…

Microscale SORS

The paper “Noninvasive Analysis of Thin Turbid Layers Using Microscale Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy” co-authored by Nils Kristian Afseth has been published in Analytical Chemistry. Abstract Here, we demonstrate, for the first time, the extension of applicability of recently developed microscale spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS), micro-SORS, from the area of cultural heritage to a…

Dry matter in potatoes

Trygve Helgerud has authored a paper on on-line prediction of dry matter content in whole unpeeled potatoes using near-infrared spectroscopy together with Jens Petter Wold, Morten B. Pedersen, Kristian Hovde. Liland, Simon Ballance, Svein H. Knutsen, Elling Olav Rukke og Nils Kristian. Afseth. Highlights • Near-infrared spectroscopy for on-line applications. • Rapid on-line prediction of dry matter content in…

4S Peak Filling

Kristian Hovde Liland has authored a paper on baseline estimation by iterative mean suppression. The paper is titled: “4S Peak Filling – baseline estimation by iterative mean suppression” and was recently published in the journal MethodsX. Abstract A novel baseline estimation procedure building on previously published works is presented. The core of the estimation is an…

Action spectrum for photooxidation

Jens Petter Wold has authored a paper on photooxidation in full fat bovine milk together with Josefine Skaret, Trine Kastrup Dalsgaard. The paper is titled: “Assessment of the action spectrum for photooxidation in full fat bovine milk” and was recently published in the journal Food Chemistry. Highlights: An action spectrum for photooxidation in full fat bovine milk has…

High-Throughput Biochemical Fingerprinting of Saccharomyces

Achim Kohler has authored a paper on High-Throughput Biochemical Fingerprinting of Saccharomyces methods together with Ulrike Böcker, Volha Shapaval, Annabelle Forsmark, Mats Andersson, Jonas Warringer, Harald Martens, Stig W. Omholt, Anders Blomberg. The paper is titled: “High-Throughput Biochemical Fingerprinting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy” and was recently published in the journal PLoS ONE. Abstract…

NIR Imaging of Oats

The paper “Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging of Fusarium-Damaged Oats (Avena sativa L.)” authored by Selamawit Tekle, Ingrid Måge, Vegard H. Segtnan, and Åsmund Bjørnstad, is published  in Cereal Chemistry. Fusarium infection of cereals leads to reduced grain yields, poor seed quality, and pathogen-produced toxins, including deoxynivalenol (DON). In this paper, we examine the use of hyperspectral…

Multiblock classification: SO-PLS and LDA

Combining SO-PLS and linear discriminant analysis for multi-block classification The “Combining SO-PLS and linear discriminant analysis for multi-block classification”, written by Alessandra Biancolillo, Ingrid Måge and Tormod Næs was recently published inChemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory systems. This is the first paper by Ph.D student Alessandra. Congratulations! Abstract The aim of the present work is to…