Comparison of Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-Infrared, Near Infrared, and 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies for the Determination of Coffee’s Geographical Origin by Jessica Medina, Diana Caro Rodríguez, Victoria A. Arana, Andrés Bernal, Pierre Esseiva, Julien Wist

“…Spectroscopic techniques such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), near infrared (NIR), and mid-infrared (mIR) have arisen as strong candidates for the task. …”
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Near Real-Time Estimation of Super-Resolved Depth and All-In-Focus Images from a Plenoptic Camera Using Graphics Processing Units by J. P. Lüke, F. Pérez Nava, J. G. Marichal-Hernández, J. M. Rodríguez-Ramos, F. Rosa

“…This paper presents a method for simultaneously recovering depth and all-in-focus images from a plenoptic camera in near real time using graphics processing units (GPUs). …”
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Development of Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-Infrared (ATR-MIR) and Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy for the Determination of Resistant Starch Content in Wheat Grains by Rong Wang, Xia Wei, Hongpan Wang, Linshu Zhao, Cengli Zeng, Bingrui Wang, Wenying Zhang, Luxiang Liu, Yanhao Xu

“…The chemical method for the determination of the resistant starch (RS) content in grains is time-consuming and labor intensive. Near-infrared (NIR) and attenuated total reflectance mid-infrared (ATR-MIR) spectroscopy are rapid and nondestructive analytical techniques for determining grain quality. …”
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Ultrabroadband near-infrared emission profiling in multicore optical fibers doped with Er3+ and Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+ ions by Jakub Markiewicz, Marcin Kochanowicz, Tomasz Ragiń, Piotr Miluski, Wojciech A. Pisarski, Joanna Pisarska, Marta Kuwik, Dominik Dorosz, Martin Leich, Matthias Jäger

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HEADING TIME OF SUBSTITUTION AND NEAR-ISOGENIC LINES OF COMMON WHEAT WITH DOMINANT ALLELES Vrn-B1a AND Vrn-B1c by M. V. Emtseva, T. T. Efremova, V. S. Arbuzova

Subjects: “…substitution and near-isogenic lines of common wheat…”
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Metformin Inhibits Mouse Islet Insulin Secretion and Alters Intracellular Calcium in a Concentration-Dependent and Duration-Dependent Manner near the Circulating Range by Lindor Gelin, Jiewen Li, Kathryn L. Corbin, Ishrat Jahan, Craig S. Nunemaker

“…Concentrations as little as 20 μM (nearing circulating therapeutic levels) were sufficient to reduce insulin secretion following 3-day treatment. …”
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Rapid Visualization of Human Tumor Xenografts through Optical Imaging with a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Anti–Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Nanobody by Sabrina Oliveira, Guus A.M.S. van Dongen, Marijke Stigter-van Walsum, Rob C. Roovers, Jord C. Stam, Willem Mali, Paul J. van Diest, Paul M.P. van Bergen en Henegouwen

“…To this aim, the anti-EGFR nanobody 7D12 and cetuximab were conjugated to the near-infrared fluorophore IRDye800CW. 7D12-IR allowed the visualization of tumors as early as 30 minutes postinjection, whereas with cetuximab-IR, no signal above background was observed at the tumor site. …”
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The Pre-Polarization and Concentration of Cells near Micro-Electrodes Using AC Electric Fields Enhances the Electrical Cell Lysis in a Sessile Drop by Kishor Kaphle, Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna

“…In this study, we demonstrated that low-frequency AC electric fields can be used to pre-polarize and concentrate cells near micro-electrodes and improve cell lysis efficiency. …”
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Single‐ended 2 ch. × 3.4 Gbit/s dual‐mode near‐ground transmitter IO driver in 45 nm CMOS process by E. Kim, T. Oh

Subjects: “…single‐ended dual‐mode near‐ground transmitter IO driver…”
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Design of a Multifunctional Resin-Based Outdoor Spherical Robot Shell for Ultrahigh Visible to Near-Infrared Transmittance and Mid-Infrared Radiative Cooling by Wei-Lin Wu, Shang Yu Tsai, Yu-Chieh Lo, Hsueh-Cheng Wang, Hsuen-Li Chen, Dehui Wan, Fu-Hsiang Ko

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Development of a compact near-infrared lamp furnace for synchrotron powder diffraction and its application for in situ high-temperature observation of ferrite magnets by Shintaro Kobayashi, Shogo Kawaguchi

“…In this study, we develop high-temperature synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques using a compact near-infrared (NIR) lamp furnace at BL02B2 and BL13XU in SPring-8, enabling heating to ~ 1700 °C at a maximum rate of 1000 °C/min. …”
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Detection and classification of single-circuit and intra-circuit faults based on analysis of current signals of near-end terminal in double-circuit transmission lines by Mahyar Abasi, Pirooz Gorjian

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Genetic diversity of potato varieties bred in Russia and near-abroad countries based on polymorphism of SSR-loci and markers associated with resistance R-genes by O. Y. Antonova, N. A. Shvachko, L. Y. Novikova, O. Y. Shuvalov, L. I. Kostina, N. S. Klimenko, A. R. Shuvalova, T. A. Gavrilenko

“…These varieties have been bred in Russia and near-abroad countries since the 1931. Application of 14 highly polymorphic nuclear microsatellites (SSR) enabled the complete discrimination of all 113 varieties. …”
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Building a near-infrared (NIR) soil spectral dataset and predictive machine learning models using a handheld NIR spectrophotometerZenodo by Colleen Partida, Jose Lucas Safanelli, Sadia Mannan Mitu, Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad, Yufeng Ge, Richard Ferguson, Keith Shepherd, Jonathan Sanderman

“…This near-infrared spectral dataset consists of 2,106 diverse mineral soil samples scanned, on average, on six different units of the same low-cost commercially available handheld spectrophotometer. …”
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Chemical Fingerprints for PM2.5 in the Ambient Air near a Raw Material Storage Site for Iron Ore, Coal, Limestone, and Sinter by Kavita Justus Mutuku, Yen-Yi Lee, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wei-Hsin Chen, Wen-Che Hou

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Identification of Saharan-Dust Intrusions over Sofia, Bulgaria, Using Near-Ground PM10 and PM2.5 Mass Concentration Measurements by Tsvetina Evgenieva, Elena Vakareeva, Ljuan Gurdev, Tanja Dreischuh

“…The peculiarities found in the behavior of the particulate PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentrations contact-measured near the ground would allow one to recognize or confirm intense SD transport over Sofia and Sofia Valley.…”
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Preoperative halo-pelvic traction leading to near-complete airway obstruction in a child with severe thoracic lordosis and scoliosis: a case report by Ruoxi Wang, Jinqian Liang, Lulu Ma

“…On operation day, he experienced near-complete airway obstruction and hypoxemia post-anesthesia induction, which was successfully resolved by releasing the traction. …”
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‘It’s Already Hard and It’s Nearing Impossible’: A Thematic Analysis of Submissions by Rural Veterinarians to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Veterinary Workforce Shortage by Sharon Mary Pepita Thio, Anne Quain

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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Mari Nakanishi, Harumi Oshita, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Ayako Inoue, Chiwa Kawashima, Kana Okamoto, Shunsuke Kobayashi, Yoshinobu Ishitobi, Taiga Ninomiya, Jotaro Akiyoshi

“…With the combination of drug and exposure therapies, her obsessive-compulsive symptoms improved within 6 months, with no interference in her daily life. Multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) showed improvement of brain function in the temporal and frontal lobes after treatment. …”
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Calamities and Counterfactuals: A Historical View of Polarity Reversal by Debra Ziegeler

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