Glycosidic Fraction of Flue-cured Tobacco Leaves: Its Separation and Component Analysis

A nonnegative least squares classifier was proposed in this paper to classify near infrared spectral data. The method used near infrared spectral data of training samples to make up a data dictionary of the sparse representation. By adopting the nonnegative least squares sparse coding algorithm, the near infrared spectral data of test samples would be expressed via the sparsest linear combinations of the dictionary. The regression residual of the test sample of each class was computed, and finally it was assigned to the class with the minimum residual. The method was compared with the other classifying approaches, including the well-performing principal component analysis–linear discriminant analysis and principal component analysis–particle swarm optimization–support vector machine. Experimental results showed that the approach was faster and generally achieved a better prediction performance over compared methods. The method can accurately recognize different classes of tobacco leaves and it provides a new technology for quality evaluation of tobacco leaf in its purchasing activities.

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Low temperature x-ray microanalysis of frozen-hydrated tobacco leaves

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100111537 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

pp. 284-285

Author(s):

S. Edith Taylor ◽

Patrick Echlin ◽

May McKoon ◽

Thomas L. Hayes

Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Lemna Minor ◽

Root Tips ◽

Tobacco Leaves ◽

X Ray ◽

Whole Cells ◽

Carbon Coated ◽

The Right ◽

Beam Currents ◽

The University

Low temperature x-ray microanalysis (LTXM) of solid biological materials has been documented for Lemna minor L. root tips. This discussion will be limited to a demonstration of LTXM for measuring relative elemental distributions of P,S,Cl and K species within whole cells of tobacco leaves.Mature Wisconsin-38 tobacco was grown in the greenhouse at the University of California, Berkeley and picked daily from the mid-stalk position (leaf #9). The tissue was excised from the right of the mid rib and rapidly frozen in liquid nitrogen slush. It was then placed into an Amray biochamber and maintained at 103K. Fracture faces of the tissue were prepared and carbon-coated in the biochamber. The prepared sample was transferred from the biochamber to the Amray 1000A SEM equipped with a cold stage to maintain low temperatures at 103K. Analyses were performed using a tungsten source with accelerating voltages of 17.5 to 20 KV and beam currents from 1-2nA.

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Complement component analysis in angiodema. Diagnostic value

Archives of Dermatology ◽

10.1001/archderm.111.9.1140 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 111 (9) ◽

pp. 1140-1142 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

G. W. Brasher

Keyword(s):

Component Analysis ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Complement Component

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A German version of the Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ): cultural adaptation and validation

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000218 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 333-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kirchberger ◽

Finger ◽

Müller-Bühl

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Intermittent Claudication ◽

Completion Time ◽

Short Form ◽

Principal Component ◽

Component Analysis ◽

German Version ◽

Average Completion Time ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Related Quality

Background: The Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ) is a short questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The objective of this study was to translate the ICQ into German and to investigate the psychometric properties of the German ICQ version in patients with IC. Patients and methods: The original English version was translated using a forward-backward method. The resulting German version was reviewed by the author of the original version and an experienced clinician. Finally, it was tested for clarity with 5 German patients with IC. A sample of 81 patients were administered the German ICQ. The sample consisted of 58.0 % male patients with a median age of 71 years and a median IC duration of 36 months. Test of feasibility included completeness of questionnaires, completion time, and ratings of clarity, length and relevance. Reliability was assessed through a retest in 13 patients at 14 days, and analysis of Cronbachs alpha for internal consistency. Construct validity was investigated using principal component analysis. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlating the ICQ scores with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as well as clinical measures. Results: The ICQ was completely filled in by 73 subjects (90.1 %) with an average completion time of 6.3 minutes. Cronbachs alpha coefficient reached 0.75. Intra-class correlation for test-retest reliability was r = 0.88. Principal component analysis resulted in a 3 factor solution. The first factor explained 51.5 of the total variation and all items had loadings of at least 0.65 on it. The ICQ was significantly associated with the SF-36 and treadmill-walking distances whereas no association was found for resting ABPI. Conclusions: The German version of the ICQ demonstrated good feasibility, satisfactory reliability and good validity. Responsiveness should be investigated in further validation studies.

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