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Specialized mental healthcare use for common mental disorders and prescription of antidepressants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among working-age refugees and Swedish-born individuals – a nationwide register-based study
administrative registers. We applied interrupted time series and estimated incidence rate ratios (IRR) of the incidence rates (IR) and their corresponding confidence intervals (CI) before and during the pandemic. ...
Evaluating MIR and NIR Spectroscopy Coupled with Multivariate Analysis for Detection and Quantification of Additives in Tobacco Products.
times, and the requirement for skilled operators. This study addresses these challenges by evaluating the efficacy of mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy and near- IR (NIR) spectroscopy, coupled with ...
FT-IR spectroscopy as a rapid method for Salmonella spp. typing
Brussels, Belgium (2024) Keywords: foodborne outbreak FT-IR spectroscopy Abstract: Introduction Salmonella is a major foodborne pathogen, leading cause of non-typhoidal human salmonellosis. Eggs and egg ...
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor and comparison with spectroscopic approaches as used today in practice for harm reduction in a festival setting—A case study: Analysis of 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine samplesAbstract
Gremeaux, Lies; Degreef, Maarten; Balcaen, Margot Source: Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 16, Issue 9 (2024) Keywords: 3 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) ATR–(N)IR drug checking electrochemical ...
Full Characterisation of Heroin Samples Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Calibration
Volume 29, Issue 5 (2024) Keywords: adulterants; ATR-IR; chemometrics; diacetylmorphine; diluents; mobile detection approaches Abstract: The analysis of heroin samples, before use in the protected ...
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor and comparison with spectroscopic approaches as used today in practice for harm reduction in a festival setting-A case study: Analysis of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine samples
Maarten Degreef; Margot Balcaen Source: Drug Test Anal (2023) Keywords: ATR-(N)IR drug checking electrochemical detection MDMA Mobile detection approaches Abstract: More and more countries and organisations ...
THE ANALYSIS OF ILLICIT DRUGS COLLECTED DURING A SUMMER FESTIVAL AND EVALUATION OF THE NARCOREADER FOR ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF MDMA
identification ketamine MDMA mid-IR Narcoreader near-IR On-site Quantification RAMAN UV spectroscopy Abstract: Background: The most used on-site methods to identify illicit drugs consist of color tests or ...
Spectroscopic approaches for conformity analysis of e-liquids
Blanckenberghe, Belgium (2023) Keywords: e-liquids IR spectroscopy Abstract: E-liquids are liquids used in e-cigarettes. They are responsible for creating the vapor that is inhaled by the user. E-cigarettes were ...
Validation of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
transform infrared (FT- IR) spectroscopy (IR Biotyper; Bruker) allows highly discriminatory fingerprinting of closely related bacterial strains. In this study, FT- IR spectroscopy-based capsular typing of ...
An infrared spectroscopic approach to characterise white powders, easily applicable in the context of drug checking, drug prevention and on-site analysis
Gremeaux; Peter Blanckaert Source: Drug Testing and Analysis, Issue 13, Number 693 (2021) Keywords: ATR-(N)IR Chemometrics illicit drugs Mobile detection approaches Abstract: More and more events, such as the ...