The ever increasing interest of consumers for safety, authenticity and quality of food
commodities has driven the attention towards the analytical techniques used for analyzing …

Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) and Raman and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) techniques
have emerged as reliable analytical methods for effectively characterizing and quantifying …

No single instrument can characterize all soil properties because soil is a complex material.
With the advancement of technology, laboratories have become equipped with various …

Abstract Visible-to-near-infrared (vis–NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy have been
widely utilized for the quantitative estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC). The fusion of vis …

Nanoparticles of varying composition, size, shape, and architecture have been explored for
use as photothermal agents in the field of cancer nanomedicine. Among them, gold …

The qualitative heterogeneity and increasing consumption of cocoa products require fast
and efficient methods for quality assessment of fermented cocoa with regard to fermentation …

Cocoa beans, the seeds of the tree Theobroma cacao L., are the key raw material for
chocolate production that implies an extensive post-harvest process. Chocolate properties …

Benefits of fusion approaches for visible to near (vis-NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR)
chemometric modelling have been studied to some extent for laboratory-based soil studies …

The fermented and dried cocoa beans are peeled, either before or after the roasting
process, as peeled nibs are used for chocolate production, and shell content in cocoa …

The hybridization of cocoa generates new varieties with the aim of opening new flavors,
textures, and disease resistance. The objective of this study was to develop and validate …