Abstract:
A system and method to provide a diagnosis of the renal disease state of a test renal sample. A database containing a plurality of reference Raman data sets is provided where each reference Raman data set has an associated known renal sample and an associated known renal disease state. A test renal sample is irradiated with substantially monochromatic light to generate scattered photons resulting in a test Raman data set. The test Raman data set is compared to the plurality of reference Raman data sets using a chemometric technique. Based on the comparison, a diagnosis of a renal disease state of the test renal sample is provided. The renal disease state includes renal oncocytoma or chromophobe renal carcinoma disease state.
Abstract:
An analyte sensor is described. The sensor employs a single sensor element which provides a plurality of phase outputs in response to excitation by a modulated excitation source. The plurality of phase outputs may be analysed to provide information on the presence of one or more analytes.
Abstract:
A system and method to predict the progression of disease of a test sample. A group of known biological samples is provided. Each known biological sample has an associated known outcome including a non-diseased sample or a diseased sample. A Raman data set is obtained for each known biological sample. Each Raman data set is analyzed to identify a diseased or non-diseased reference Raman data set depending on whether respective biological sample is the non-diseased sample or the diseased sample. A first database is generated where the first database contains reference Raman data sets for all diseased samples. A second database is generated where the second database contains reference Raman data sets for all non-diseased samples. A test Raman data set of a test biological sample is received, where the test biological sample has an unknown disease status. A diagnostic is provided as to whether the test sample is a non-diseased sample or a diseased sample. The diagnostic is obtained by comparing the test Raman data set against the reference Raman data sets in the first and the second databases using a chemometric technique. A prediction of the progression of disease may be then provided.
Abstract:
Real time biofilm monitoring systems are provided. Said systems comprise single or multiple fiber-optic probes detecting wavelength-specific fluorescence from biomarkers of fouling organisms; a compact optoelectronic interface and data acquisition system interfaced with said probes, wherein said probe or probes are bifurcated and contain at least one excitation and at least one emission filter permitting the simultaneous resolution of multiple biomarkers.
Abstract:
A method for estimating the quality of wood chips for use in a pulp and paper production process includes estimating a plurality of wood chip quality-related properties characterizing the wood chips, and associating with these properties a plurality of corresponding wood chip property-related quality indexes. A wood chip quality model combining the wood chip property-related quality indexes is used to generate a resulting chip quality index. The properties may include wood species composition, size distribution, impurities content, moisture content and freshness characterizing the wood chips.
Abstract:
A system for predicting blood constituent values in a patient includes a remote wireless non-invasive spectral device, the remote wireless non-invasive spectral device generating a spectral scan of a body part of the patient. Also included are a remote invasive device and a central processing device. The remote invasive device generates a constituent value for the patient, while the central processing device predicts a blood constituent value for the patient based upon the spectral scan and the constituent value.
Abstract:
In optical filter systems and optical transmission systems, an optical filter compresses data into and/or derives data from a light signal. The filter way weight an incident light signal by wavelength over a predetermined wavelength range according to a predetermined function so that the filter performs the dot product of the light signal and the function.
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A neural network pattern recognition system for remotely sensing and identifying chemical and biological materials having a software component having an adaptive gradient descent training algorithm capable of performing backward-error-propagation and an input layer that is formatted to accept differential absorption Mueller matrix spectroscopic data, a filtering weight matrix component capable of filtering pattern recognition from Mueller data for specific predetermined materials and a processing component capable of receiving the pattern recognition from the filtering weight matrix component and determining the presence of specific predetermined materials. A method for sensing and identifying chemical and biological materials also is disclosed.
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A system to collect sensor data from an interaction between a plasma and a material and use a machine learning system to characterize the material. A method and apparatus for characterizing and evaluating a material. The method includes in one embodiment applying a cold atmospheric plasma to an interface with the material, measuring a plurality of interactions between the plasma and the interface using a plurality of sensors to generate sensor data, and utilizing a trained machine learning model to analyze the sensor data to generate characterization of the bulk and/or surface material properties based on the interactions.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an analytical method for analyzing a test substance contained in a measurement sample, the method comprising: generating a data set based on a plurality of optical spectra acquired from a plurality of locations in the measurement sample; inputting the data set into a deep learning algorithm having a neural network structure; and outputting information on the test substance, on the basis of an analytical result from the deep learning algorithm.