Chemometrics & Informatics / Ezine
Journal Highlight: Identification In Silico and In Vitro of Novel Trypanosomicidal Drug-Like Compounds
Date: Aug 20, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
Atom-based bilinear indices and linear discriminant analysis have been used to discover novel pro-lead trypanosomicidal compounds.
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Printing to the limit: Nanotech resolution
Date: Aug 15, 2012
Author: David Bradley
A research team in Singapore has used nanotechnology to take the concept of printing into a whole new area allowing them to create sharp, full-colour images at an astounding 100,000 dots-per-inch resolution using metal-laced nanostructures rather than conventional inks or dyes.
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Vendor column: Creation of a quantitative data set
Date: Aug 6, 2012
Author: Daniel Shiley
This is the third of a four-part series on chemometric applications for materials analysis. In this article, Dan Shiley from ASD Inc., discusses quantitative prediction models and their application in mineral analysis.
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Celebrate 25 Years of Publishing Excellence in Chemometrics with the Journal of Chemometrics
Date: Aug 1, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
Don’t miss this free Special Issue collection of reviews and research articles showcasing the ongoing vibrancy and relevance of chemometrics.
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Journal Highlight: Evaluation of aging behavior of medium density polyethylene in natural environment by principal component analysis
Date: Jul 16, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A nondimensional expression derived by principal components analysis was used to reveal the comprehensive degradation pattern of medium density polyethylene in natural environments.
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Drilling Mars: Curiosity calculations
Date: Jul 15, 2012
Author: David Bradley
New calculations show how deep into Martian surface rocks soil a probe might need to drill to realistically extract organic molecules due to "life" that have not degraded in the harsh world of Mars. Apparently, signs of life may be mere centimetres deep.
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2012 Kowalski Prize in Chemometrics
Date: Jul 13, 2012
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The Journal of Chemometrics is pleased to announce that the 2012 Kowalski Prize in Chemometrics has been awarded to: T. Næs; O. Tomic; B.-H. Mevik; and H. Martens for their paper "Path modelling by sequential PLS regression”.
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Vendor Column: Using Lean Six Sigma principles to improve Laboratory Execution at the Bench
Date: Jul 9, 2012
Author: Chris Stumpf
Welcome to this fourth in a series of features, in which Waters Corporation's Chris Stumpf focuses on Lab Informatics. Every two months, Chris publishes a new informatics-related article which we hope will build into a worthwhile compendium of informatics material. This month, Chris continuing the discussion on Lean Six Sigma and Laboratory Informatics from his last feature, examining case studies focused on bench-level workflows that were migrated to an electronic laboratory notebook.
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Journal Highlight: Textile colour matching using linear and exponential weighted principal component analysis
Date: Jun 18, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
Linear and exponential weighted principal component analysis techniques based on spectral similarity were employed for the prediction of dye concentration in coloured fabrics.
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Drugs on tap: Ultratrace detection
Date: Jun 15, 2012
Author: David Bradley
Spanish researchers have tested tap drinking water for various drugs, both legal and illicit, in Europe, Japan and South America. Their analysis revealed the presence of caffeine, nicotine, cotinine, cocaine.
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