1. Perfluorocarbon-based Liquid-Liquid Extraction for Separation of Transition Metal Ions

   • Tatsuo Maruyama
   • Kazunori Nakashima
   • Masahiro Goto

   Rapid Communications 10 July 2007 Pages: 763 - 765

2. Guest Editorial

   • Yukihiro Ozaki

   EditorialNotes 09 July 2007 Pages: 767 - 768

3. Electron Enhanced Raman Scattering and Its Applications in Solution Chemistry

   • Hiroharu Yui

   Reviews 10 July 2007 Pages: 769 - 774

4. Phase-Transitions in Langmuir-Blodgett and Cast Films of a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal

   • Zi Wen
   • Qing Jiang
   • Yukihiro Ozaki

   Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 775 - 779

5. Robust Curve Fitting Method for Optical Spectra by Least Median Squares (LMedS) Estimator with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)

   • Hideyuki Shinzawa
   • Jian-Hui Jiang
   • Yukihiro Ozaki

   Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 781 - 785

6. Enhanced Raman Scattering as a Probe for 4-Mercaptopyridine Surface-modified Copper Oxide Nanocrystals

   • Yanfei Wang
   • Hailong Hu
   • John R. Lombardi

   Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 787 - 791

7. Determination of Glucose in Plasma by Dry Film-based Fourier Transformed-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Boosting Support Vector Regression

   • Yan-Ping Zhou
   • Lu Xu
   • Yukihiro Ozaki

   Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 793 - 798

8. FTIR Spectroscopic Study on the Interaction between a Fluoroionophore and Metal Ions

   • Li-Jun Ma
   • Yuqing Wu

   Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 799 - 802

9. Terahertz Time-domain Spectra of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids Incorporated in Nano-sized Pores of Mesoporous Silicate

   • Yuko Ueno
   • Katsuhiro Ajito

   Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 803 - 807

10. Relationships between NIR Spectra and Sensory Attributes of Thai Commercial Fish Sauces

    • Pitiporn Ritthiruangdej
    • Thongchai Suwonsichon

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 809 - 814

11. Simultaneous Prediction of Ethylene Content and Melt Temperature in Melt-state Polypropylene by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

    • Masahiro Watari

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 815 - 821

12. FT-IR and 2D-IR Spectroscopic Studies on the Effect of Ions on the Phase Separation Behavior of PVME Aqueous Solution

    • Weixin Gu
    • Peiyi Wu

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 823 - 827

13. Au Nanorod Arrays Tailored for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    • Motofumi Suzuki
    • Kaoru Nakajima
    • Yasushige Mori

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 829 - 833

14. Solvation Number and Conformation of N, N-Dimethylacrylamide and N, N-Dimethylpropionamide in the Coordination Sphere of the Cobalt(II) Ion in Solution Studied by FT-IR and FT-Raman Spectroscopy

    • Mitsunori Asada
    • Takushi Mitsugi
    • Shin-ichi Ishiguro

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 835 - 840

15. Resonance Raman Spectroscopic Study on Chiral Aggregation of Bilirubin-Bovine Serum Albumin Complex Formed at Liquid/Liquid Interface

    • Jian-Hua Yin
    • Hitoshi Watarai

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 841 - 846

16. ATR FT-IR Absorption Enhancement of a Thin Film under the Photon-Tunneling Condition

    • Sanong Ekgasit
    • Jitraporn Vongsvivut
    • Pimthong Thongnopkun

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 847 - 851

17. Improving the Sensitivity of NIR Spectroscopy with an Enrichment Technique: Determining a Trace Analyte of Ethyl Carbamate

    • Xuemei Wei
    • Zixia Huang
    • Yiping Du

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 853 - 856

18. Theoretical Analysis of Tablet Hardness Prediction Using Chemoinformetric Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

    • Hideaki Tanabe
    • Kuniko Otsuka
    • Makoto Otsuka

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 857 - 862

19. A Novel ATR FT-IR Microspectroscopy Technique for Surface Contamination Analysis without Interference of the Substrate

    • Sanong Ekgasit
    • Narumon Pattayakorn
    • Tassimon Kongyou

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 863 - 868

20. A Method to Collect an Infrared Spectrum in Solution

    • Hai-shui Wang
    • Fei Lu
    • Hongju Zhai

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 869 - 870

21. Evaluation of Homogeneity of Binary Blends of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and Poly(l-lactic acid) Studied by Near Infrared Chemical Imaging (NIRCI)

    • Tsuyoshi Furukawa
    • Harumi Sato
    • Shukichi Ochiai

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 871 - 876

22. Miscibility Behavior of Ethylene/Vinyl Acetate and C5 Petroleum Resin by FTIR Imaging

    • Xin Zhou
    • Pudun Zhang
    • Guoying Rao

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 877 - 880

23. Characterization of the Thermal Behavior of Poly(hydroxybutylate) by Principal Component Analysis-based Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy

    • Young Mee Jung
    • Harumi Sato
    • Isao Noda

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 881 - 889

24. Effects of a Magnetic Force on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectra of a Cysteamine Linking Magnetic Particle and a Silver Colloid Plate

    • Takeyoshi Goto
    • Shigeki Yamamoto
    • Hitoshi Watarai

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 891 - 893

25. Fast Determination of the Ripeness Stage of Strawberries Using Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Principal Component Analysis

    • Chul Won Kwak
    • Dong-Ho Choung
    • Hoeil Chung

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 895 - 899

26. Multivariate Estimation between Mid and Near-Infrared Spectra of Hexafluoroisopropanol-Water Mixtures

    • Liping Zhang
    • Isao Noda
    • Yuqing Wu

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 901 - 905

27. Feasibility of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Detect and to Quantify Adulterants in Cow Milk

    • Sumaporn Kasemsumran
    • Warunee Thanapase
    • Artaya Kiatsoonthon

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 907 - 910

28. Predicting cis/trans Structure of Alkene Based on Infrared Spectra

    • Yuxi Zhang
    • Qing Xiong
    • Jing Zhang

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 911 - 915

29. Detecting a Sodium Chloride Ion Pair in Ice Using Terahertz Time-domain Spectroscopy

    • Rakchanok Rungsawang
    • Yuko Ueno
    • Katsuhiro Ajito

    Original Papers 10 July 2007 Pages: 917 - 920

30. Systematization Method for Distinguishing Plastic Groups by Using NIR Spectroscopy

    • Mikio Kaihara
    • Minami Satoh
    • Minoru Satoh

    Notes 10 July 2007 Pages: 921 - 924

31. Announcements

    Announcement 09 July 2007 Pages: 925 - 925