Discrimination of Transgenic Rice Based on Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression Discriminant Analysis

Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy （NIRS）, a non-destructive measurement technique, was combined with partial least squares regression discrimiant analysis （PLS-DA） to discriminate the transgenic （TCTP and mi166） and wild type （Zhonghua 11） rice. Furthermore, rice lines transformed with protein gene （OsTCTP） and regulation gene （Osmi166） were also discriminated by the NIRS method. The performances of PLS-DA in spectral ranges of 4 000-8 000 cm-1 and 4 000-10 000 cm-1 were compared to obtain the optimal spectral range. As a result, the transgenic and wild type rice were distinguished from each other in the range of 4 000-10 000 cm-1, and the correct classification rate was 100.0% in the validation test. The transgenic rice TCTP and mi166 were also distinguished from each other in the range of 4 000-10 000 cm-1, and the correct classification rate was also 100.0%. In conclusion, NIRS combined with PLS-DA can be used for the discrimination of transgenic rice.

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis for the Quality Control of Rhizoma Coptidis by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-ESI-MS

For quality control purpose, an approach of fingerprinting and simultaneous quantification of five major bioactive constituents of Rhizoma Coptidis was established via a high-performance liquid chromatograph coupled with a photodiode array UV detector（HPLC-DAD） and an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer（HPLC-ESI/MS） The compounds were identified on the basis of the comparison of their mass spectra with literature data and those of standard samples and quantified by the HPLC-DAD method. Baseline separation was achieved on an XTerra C18 column（5 μm, 250 mm×4.6 mm i. d.） with linear gradient elution of formate buffer（consisting of 0.5% formic acid, adjusted to pH=4.5 with ammonia） and acetonitrile（consisting of 0.2% formic acid and 0.2% triethylamine）. The me- thod was validated for linearity（r^2〉0.9995）, repeatability（RSD〈3.1%）, intra- and inter-day precision（RSD〈1.8%） with recovery（99.9%-105.1%）, limits of detection（0.15-0.35 μg/mL）, and limits of quantification（0.53-0.82 μg/mL）. The similarities of 32 batches of Rhizoma Coptidis and their classification according to their manufacturers were based on the retention time and peak areas of the characteristic compounds. The five compounds were selected for quality assessment ofRhizoma coptidis via partial least squares analysis（PLS）.

Optimization of wavelength range and data interval in chemometric analysis of complex pharmaceutical mixtures

The performance of different chemometric approaches was evaluated in the spectrophotometric determination of pharmaceutical mixtures characterized by having the amount of components with a very high ratio. Principal component regression （PCR）, partial least squares with one dependent variable （PLS1） or multi-dependent variables （PLS2）, and multivariate curve resolution （MCR） were applied to the spectral data of a ternary mixture containing paracetamol, sodium ascorbate and chlorpheniramine （150：140：1, m/m/m）, and a quaternary mixture containing paracetamol, caffeine, phenylephrine and chlorpheniramine （125：6. 25：1.25：1, m/m/m/m）. The UV spectra of the calibration samples in the range of 200-320 nm were pre-treated by removing noise and useless data, and the wavelength regions having the most useful analytical information were selected using the regression coefficients calculated in the multivariate modeling. All the defined chemometric models were validated on external sample sets and then applied to commercial pharmaceutical formulations. Different data intervals, fixed at 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 point/nm, were tested to optimize the prediction ability of the models. The best results were obtained using the PLSlcalibration models and the quantification of the species of a lower amount was sig- nificantly improved by adopting 0.5 data interval, which showed accuracy between 94.24% and 107.76%.

Application Fourier transform near infrared spectrometer in rapid estimation of soluble solids content of intact citrus fruits

Nondestructive method of measuring soluble solids content (SSC) of citrus fruits was developed using Fourier transform near infrared reflectance (FT-NIR) measurements collected through optics fiber. The models describing the relationship between SSC and the NIR spectra of citrus fruits were developed and evaluated. Different spectra correction algorithms (standard normal variate (SNV), multiplicative signal correction (MSC)) were used in this study. The relationship between laboratory SSC and FT-NIR spectra of citrus fruits was analyzed via principle component regression (PCR) and partial least squares (PLS) re- gression method. Models based on the different spectral ranges were compared in this research. The first derivative and second derivative were applied to all spectra to reduce the effects of sample size, light scattering, instrument noise, etc. Different baseline correction methods were applied to improve the spectral data quality. Among them the second derivative method after baseline correction produced best noise removing capability and yielded optimal calibration models. A total of 170 NIR spectra were acquired; 135 NIR spectra were used to develop the calibration model; the remaining spectra were used to validate the model. The developed PLS model describing the relationship between SSC and NIR reflectance spectra could predict SSC of 35 samples with correlation coefficient of 0.995 and RMSEP of 0.79 °Brix.

Measurement of sugar content in Fuji apples by FT-NIR spectroscopy

To evaluate the potential of FT-NIR spectroscopy and the influence of the distance between the light source/detection probe and the fruit for measuring the sugar content (SC) of Fuji apples, diffuse reflectance spectra were measured in the spectral range from 12500 to 4000 cm^-1 at 0 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm and 6 mm distances. Four calibration models at four distances were established between diffused reflectance spectra and sugar content by partial least squares (PLS) analysis. The correlation coefficients (R) of calibrations ranged from 0.982 to 0.997 with SEC values from 0.138 to 0.453 and the SECV values from 0.74 to 1.58. The best model of original spectra at 0 mm distance yielded high correlation determination of 0.918, a SEC of 0.092, and a SEP of 0.773. The results showed that different light/detection probe-fruit distances influence the apple reflective spectra and SC predictions.

Rock and Soil Classification Using PLS-DA and SVM Combined with a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Library

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy （LIBS） has become a powerful technology in geological applications. The correct identification of rocks and soils is critical to many geological projects. In this study, LIBS database software with a user-friendly and intuitive interface is developed based on Windows, consisting of a database module and a sample identification module. The database module includes a basic database containing LIBS persistent lines for elements and a dedicated geological database containing LIBS emission lines for several rock and soil reference standards. The module allows easy use of the data. A sample identification module based on partial least squares discriminant analysis （PLS-DA） or support vector machine （SVM） algorithms enables users to classify groups of unknown spectra. The developed system was used to classify rock and soil data sets in a dedicated database and the results demonstrate that the system is capable of fast and accurate classification of rocks and soils, and is thus useful for the detection of geological materials.

The classification of plants by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy based on two chemometric methods

The applications of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy(LIBS) on classifying complex natural organics are relatively limited and their accuracy still requires improvement.In this work,to study the methods on classification of complex organics,three kinds of fresh leaves were measured by LIBS.100 spectra from 100 samples of each kind of leaves were measured and then they were divided into a training set and a test set in a ratio of 7:3.Two algorithms of chemometric methods including the partial least squares discriminant analysis(PLS-DA) and principal component analysis Mahalanobis distance(PCA-MD) were used to identify these leaves.By using 23 lines from 16 elements or molecules as input data,these two methods can both classify these three kinds of leaves successfully.The classification accuracies of training sets are both up to 100% by PCA-MD and PLS-DA.The classification accuracies of the test set are 93.3% by PCA-MD and 97.8% by PLS-DA.It means that PLS-DA is better than PCA-MD in classifying plant leaves.Because the components in PLS-DA process are more suitable for classification than those in PCA-MD process.We think that this work can provide a reference for plant traceability using LIBS.

Spatio-temporal variation of Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation absorbed by vegetation in the Hengduan Mountains, China

The Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation(FPAR) is an important indicator of the primary productivity of vegetation. FPAR is often used to estimate the assimilation of carbon dioxide in vegetation. Based on MOD15 A2 H/FPAR data product, the temporal and spatial variation characteristics and variation trend of FPAR in different vegetation types in 2001 to 2018 were analyzed in the Hengduan Mountains. The response of FPAR to climate change was investigated by using Pearson correlation analytical method and partial least squares regression analysis. Results showed that the FPAR in Hengduan Mountains presented an increasing trend with time. Spatially, it was high in the south and low in the north, and it also showed obvious vertical zonality by elevation gradient.The vegetation FPAR was found to be positively correlated with air temperature and sunshine duration but negatively correlated with precipitation. Partial least squares regression analysis showed that the influence of sunshine duration on vegetation FPAR in Hengduan Mountains was stronger than that of air temperature and precipitation.

Comparative study on identi¯cation of healthy and osteoarthritic articular cartilages by fourier transform infrared imaging and chemometrics methods

Two discriminant methods,partial least squares-discriminant analysis(PLS-DA)and Fisher's discriminant analysis(FDA),were combined with Fourier transform infrared imaging(FTIRI)to differentiate healthy and osteoarthritic articular cartilage in a canine model.Osteoarthritic cartilage had been developed for up to two years after the anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)transection in one knee.Cartilage specimens were sectioned into 10μm thickness for FTIRI.A PLS-DA model was developed after spectral pre-processing.All IR spectra extracted from FTIR images were calculated by PLS-DA with the discriminant accuracy of 90%.Prior to FDA,principal component analysis(PCA)was performed to decompose the IR spectral matrix into informative princi pal component matrices.Based on the different discriminant mechanism,the discriminant accuracy(96%)of PCA-FDA with high convenience was higher than that of PLS-DA.No healthy cartilage sample was mis assigned by these two methods.The above mentioned suggested that both integrated technologies of FTIRI-PLS-DA and,especially,FTIRI-PCA-FDA could become a promising tool for the discrimination of healthy and osteoarthritic cartilage specimen as well as the diagnosis of cartilage lesion at microscopic level.The results of the study would be helpful for better understanding the pathology of osteoarthritics.

Decoupling effect and driving factors of carbon footprint in megacity Wuhan,Central China

Background China’s 35 largest cities,including Wuhan,are inhabited by approximately 18%of the Chinese popula-tion,and account for 40%energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.Wuhan is the only sub-provincial city in Central China and,as the eighth largest economy nationwide,has experienced a notable increase in energy con-sumption.However,major knowledge gaps exist in understanding the nexus of economic development and carbon footprint and their drivers in Wuhan.Methods We studied Wuhan for the evolutionary characteristics of its carbon footprint(CF),the decoupling relation-ship between economic development and CF,and the essential drivers of CF.Based on the CF model,we quantified the dynamic trends of CF,carbon carrying capacity,carbon deficit,and carbon deficit pressure index from 2001 to 2020.We also adopted a decoupling model to clarify the coupled dynamics among total CF,its accounts,and eco-nomic development.We used the partial least squares method to analyze the influencing factors of Wuhan’s CF and determine the main drivers.Results The CF of Wuhan increased from 36.01 million t CO_(2)eq in 2001 to 70.07 million t CO_(2)eq in 2020,a growth rate of 94.61%,which was much faster than that of the carbon carrying capacity.The energy consumption account(84.15%)far exceeded other accounts,and was mostly contributed by raw coal,coke,and crude oil.The carbon deficit pressure index fluctuated in the range of 8.44-6.74%,indicating that Wuhan was in the relief zone and the mild enhancement zone during 2001-2020.Around the same time,Wuhan was in a transition stage between weak and strong CF decoupling and economic growth.The main driving factor of CF growth was the urban per capita residen-tial building area,while energy consumption per unit of GDP was responsible for the CF decline.Conclusions Our research highlights the interaction of urban ecological and economic systems,and that Wuhan’s CF changes were mainly affected by four factors:city size,economic development,social consumption,and technological progress.The findings are of realistic significance in promoting low-carbon urban development and improving the city’s sustainability,and the related policies can offer an excellent benchmark for other cities with similar challenges.

On Splitting Training and Validation Set:A Comparative Study of Cross-Validation,Bootstrap and Systematic Sampling for Estimating the Generalization Performance of Supervised Learning

Model validation is the most important part of building a supervised model.For building a model with good generalization performance one must have a sensible data splitting strategy,and this is crucial for model validation.In this study,we con-ducted a comparative study on various reported data splitting methods.The MixSim model was employed to generate nine simulated datasets with different probabilities of mis-classification and variable sample sizes.Then partial least squares for discriminant analysis and support vector machines for classification were applied to these datasets.Data splitting methods tested included variants of cross-validation,bootstrapping,bootstrapped Latin partition,Kennard-Stone algorithm(K-S)and sample set partitioning based on joint X-Y distances algorithm(SPXY).These methods were employed to split the data into training and validation sets.The estimated generalization performances from the validation sets were then compared with the ones obtained from the blind test sets which were generated from the same distribution but were unseen by the train-ing/validation procedure used in model construction.The results showed that the size of the data is the deciding factor for the qualities of the generalization performance estimated from the validation set.We found that there was a significant gap between the performance estimated from the validation set and the one from the test set for the all the data splitting methods employed on small datasets.Such disparity decreased when more samples were available for training/validation,and this is because the models were then moving towards approximations of the central limit theory for the simulated datasets used.We also found that having too many or too few samples in the training set had a negative effect on the estimated model performance,suggesting that it is necessary to have a good balance between the sizes of training set and validation set to have a reliable estimation of model performance.We also found that systematic sampling method such as K-S and SPXY generally had very poor estimation of the model performance,most likely due to the fact that they are designed to take the most representative samples first and thus left a rather poorly representative sample set for model performance estimation.

Classification and comparison of physical and chemical properties of corn stalk from three regions in China

Corn stalk samples from Anhui,Jiangxi and Shanghai were used as test materials.Their physical,chemical and thermo-chemical engineering characteristics were analyzed.The similarities and differences in properties of corn stalk from the three regions were determined using SIMCA-P and SPSS software in order to obtain a proper energy utilization method of corn stalk.The results show that the corn stalk from Shanghai has significant differences from the samples of Jiangxi and Anhui.In particular,the following properties of corn stalk from Shanghai such as the contents of cellulose,calcium(Ca),iron(Fe),crude ash,volatile matter,carbon(C),nitrogen(N),and oxygen(O)are significantly different from those of Jiangxi and Anhui samples(P<0.05).While other properties such as the contents of magnesium(Mg),copper(Cu),zinc(Zn),moisture,hydrogen(H),and sulfur(S)have no significant difference among samples of three regions.Compared with the corn stalk in Anhui and Jiangxi,the Shanghai samples are more suitable for the production of ethanol because of their higher ratio of cellulose to hemi-cellulose content.Because of its high content of ash and low calorific value,the Shanghai corn stalk is suitable for the gasification process instead of for direct combustion or bio-oil production.The research can provide a reference for raw material selection for biomass energy production and utilization.

Detection of explosives with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Our recent work on the detection of explosives by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy （LIBS） is reviewed in this paper. We have studied the physical mechanism of laser-induced plasma of an organic explosive, TNT. The LIBS spectra of TNT under single-photon excitation are simulated using MATLAB. The variations of the atomic emission lines intensities of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen versus the plasma temperature are simulated too. We also investigate the time-resolved LIBS spectra of a common inorganic explosive, black powder, in two kinds of surrounding atmospheres, air and argon, and find that the maximum value of the O atomic emission line SBR of black powder occurs at a gate delay of 596 ns. Another focus of our work is on using chemometic methods such as principle component analysis （PCA） and partial least squares discriminant analysis （PLS-DA） to distinguish the organic explosives from organic materials such as plastics. A PLS-DA model for classification is built. TNT and seven types of plastics are chosen as samples to test the model. The experimental results demonstrate that LIBS coupled with the chemometric techniques has the capacity to discriminate organic explosive from plastics.