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12GLP and GMP Approaches to Method Validation — Going the Same Way?
A review of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) stimulus paper on the revision process to adopt quality-by-design principles for the development, validation, and operation of analytical procedures used for good manufacturing practice (GMP) analysis — and how it compares to a draft guidances by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for industry on validation of analytical and bioanalytical procedures.
RD McDowall

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Lasers and Optics Interface
26LIBS Basics, Part II: Hardware
The choices for LIBS hardware are discussed in detail, particularly lasers and spectrometers, and the trade-offs between cost, size, and performance are illustrated.
Steve Buckley

PEER–REVIEWED ARTICLES

Overview of High-Efficiency Transmission Gratings for Molecular Spectroscopy
An overview of the capabilities of transmission gratings optimized for molecular spectroscopy.
Thomas Rasmussen

Simultaneous Measurement of Chlorophyll and Water Content in Navel Orange Leaves Based on Hyperspectral Imaging
Here, hyperspectral imaging was used to simultaneously estimate chlorophyll and  water content of Gannan navel orange leaves.
Yande Liu ,Guang-Wei Zhang, and Deli Liu

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