Volume 15 Issue 6 (2004)
Pages 3–0
NIR-2005
Ross Clarke
Convenor, Organising Committee, NIT-2005
Page 5
News
Editorial Staff
Pages 6–7
There's no Beer's law for scattering samples!!!
Donald J. Dahm
Department of Chemistry and Physics, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
Pages 8–9
Support vector machines II: The support vector classifier with overlapping groups
Tom Fearn
Department of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Stree, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Pages 10–12
Non-destructive analysis of ivories by visible and short-wave near infrared spectroscopy
Masahiko Shimoyamaa, Susumu Morimotob and Yuki Ozakic
aForensic Science Laboratory, Hyogo Prefectural Police H.Q., 5-4-1 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-8510, Japan
bElectronic Equipped Machinery Division, Kubota Corporation, Jinmu-Cho, Yao 581-8686, Japan
cDepartment of Chemistry and Research Center for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, School of Science & Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, Gakuen, Sanda 669-1337, Japan
Page 12
Book Review. Infrared Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Applications
Tony Davies
Editor, NIR news. 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK
Pages 12–13
News. Büchi young scientist award, Nir news increases frequency, Meeting on multivariate data analysis
Editorial Staff
Pages 13–15
Calibration transfer in pharmaceutical near infrared spectroscopy
Mark R. Smith
Centre for Pharmaceutical Analysis, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29/39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK