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rssJournal Highlight: Towards first principles calculation of electron impact mass spectra of molecules
Date: Jul 8, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The routine calculation of EI mass spectra is based on a combination of fast quantum chemical methods, molecular dynamics, and the stochastic preparation of "hot" primary ions.
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Journal Highlight: Influence of the antiscatter grid on dose and image quality in pediatric interventional cardiology X-ray systems
Date: Jul 8, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A methodology and experimental results are presented to assess the influence, in terms of dose and image quality, of the antiscatter grid in a pediatric cardiology X-ray system.
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Tissue repair: Antioxidant influences processes in rainbow trout
Date: Jul 3, 2013
Author: Steve Down
The proteins involved in tissue damage and repair in the rainbow trout have been identified as an example of a lower vertebrate used in food production, those fish fed on the antioxidant astaxanthin having a different cellular response.
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New use for old spice: Curcumin as MALDI imaging matrix
Date: Jul 2, 2013
Author: Steve Down
Curcumin, the spice normally used in cooking, has been used successfully as a matrix for MALDI imaging studies of a variety of samples, including fingermarks and tissue, performing at least as well as the classical matrix compound.
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Journal Highlight: Does aluminium bind to histidine? An NMR investigation of amyloid β12 and amyloid β16 fragments
Date: Jul 2, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
In an NMR study of the N-terminal amyloid peptide fragments Aβ12 and (Aβ16), non-histidine residues were found to be involved in aluminium binding.
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Journal Highlight: Waste glass, vessels and window-panes from Thamusida (Morocco): Grouping natron-based blue-green and colourless Roman glasses
Date: Jul 2, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A collection of window-panes, vessels and alleged waste from Thamusida has been characterised by several techniques and compared with naturally coloured and colourless glasses of both Roman and later ages.
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Journal Highlight: Nanoscale chemical imaging using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: A critical review
Date: Jul 2, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
This review focuses on the prerequisites for the efficient coupling of light to the tip as well as the shortcomings and pitfalls that have to be considered for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy imaging, for its application to nanoscale analysis.
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Journal Highlight: Use of near-infrared spectroscopy to identify trends in regional cerebral oxygen saturation in horses
Date: Jul 2, 2013
Author: spectroscopyNOW
Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to identify trends in regional cerebral oxygen saturation in horses and establish a correlation between rSO2 and venous oxygen tensions.
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Portable infection: SERS detection
Date: Jul 1, 2013
Author: David Bradley
The optical technique of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been used to detect signs of infection in tissue samples before patients even show symptoms of viral disease. The system could be further developed into a portable lab-on-a-chip (LoC) devices for use in the clinic with potential for applications in the developing world.
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Liquid study: Reveals tuneable colours
Date: Jul 1, 2013
Author: David Bradley
Researchers in Japan have used NMR spectroscopy to study liquid materials with excellent light stability based on the skeleton of the organic fluorescent dye anthracene that could be used for full-colour tuneable luminescent systems.
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