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Applications of EEG Neuroimaging Data: Event-related Potentials, Spectral Power, and Multiscale Entropy
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2013
Neuroimaging researchers typically consider the brain's response as the mean activity across repeated experimental trials and disregard signal variability over time as "noise". However, it is becoming clear that there is signal in that noise. This article describes the novel method of multiscale entropy for quantifying brain signal variability in the time domain.
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ARL Spectral Fitting as an Application to Augment Spectral Data via Franck-Condon Lineshape Analysis and Color Analysis
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2021
This protocol introduces Franck-Condon Lineshape Analyses (FCLSA) of emission spectra and serves as a tutorial for the use of ARL Spectral Fitting software. The open-source software provides an easy and intuitive way to perform advanced analysis of emission spectra including excited state energy calculations, CIE color coordinate determination, and FCLSA.
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In vivo Quantification of G Protein Coupled Receptor Interactions using Spectrally Resolved Two-photon Microscopy
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2011
By employing a spectrally resolved two-photon microscopy imaging system, pixel-level maps of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) efficiencies are obtained for cells expressing membrane receptors hypothesized to form homo-oligomeric complexes. From the FRET efficiency maps, we are able to estimate stoichiometric information about the oligomer complex under study.
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Integrated Photoacoustic Ophthalmoscopy and Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography
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2013
Photoacoustic ophthalmology (PAOM), an optical-absorption-based imaging modality, provides the complementary evaluation of the retina to the currently available ophthalmic imaging technologies. We report the using of PAOM integrated with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) for simultaneous multimodal retinal imaging in rats.
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Data Communication Based on MQTT in a Polymer Extrusion Process
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2022
This work proposes a flexible method for data communication between a film extrusion system and monitoring devices based on a message protocol called Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT).
FAQs
Calibration and baseline correction address different sources of distortion. Calibration helps compensate for variation introduced by the measurement instrument, while baseline correction removes background signal that can obscure meaningful spectral structure. Applying these treatments before interpretation makes comparisons across samples more dependable and helps prevent instrument-related effects from being mistaken for biological or material differences.
Noise reduction improves the visibility of spectral patterns by limiting random variation in the measured signal. Normalization then places measurements on a more comparable scale, reducing differences that are unrelated to the property being studied. Together, these steps can improve reproducibility, but they should preserve signal features needed for later classification, quantification, or pattern identification.
Feature extraction converts processed spectra into selected characteristics that can be analyzed more efficiently than the full measurement. In bioengineering, these features may help represent signals associated with biological or material properties. The resulting inputs support downstream statistical or chemometric analysis, including sample classification, analyte quantification, and recognition of spectral patterns.
They connect processed spectral measurements with interpretable analytical outcomes. Statistical and chemometric methods can help distinguish sample classes, quantify analytes, and identify patterns distributed across spectral data. Their value depends on the quality of earlier correction and normalization, because uncontrolled instrument variation or background signal may influence the patterns used for interpretation and decision-making.
A practical sequence begins with raw spectral measurements, followed by calibration, baseline correction, noise reduction, and normalization as appropriate for the dataset. Researchers can then extract informative features and apply statistical or chemometric analysis. This staged workflow separates measurement correction from interpretation, making it easier to trace how processing choices affect classification, quantification, or pattern recognition.
It supports several bioengineering tasks, including biosensor analysis, tissue characterization, biomaterial evaluation, and spectroscopic imaging. In these settings, processing helps convert variable measurements into information for biological characterization, device development, and quality control. It can also support data-driven research when investigators need to compare samples, estimate analyte levels, or identify recurring spectral signatures.