This isn't the first time I've made this offer. See “Speaking theoretically … When intuition fails us”, NIR news14(6), 14–15 (2003).
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“Gemisch” is a Yiddish term meaning a mixture. It has become an American colloquial expression to describe a mixture which one is reluctant to characterise. It can be found in the biological literature to refer to extracts of natural products.
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DahmD.J. and DahmK.D., Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance: A Theoretical Introduction to Absorption Spectroscopy of Scattering Materials. NIR Publications, Chichester, UK (2007).
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This kind of information is usually included at the end of Issue 1 of Applied Spectroscopy in a calendar year. The one in my hands is: Appl. Spectrosc.62(1), 128 (2008).
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DevauxM.-F.DufourNathier N.RobertP. and BertrandD., Appl. Spectrosc.49, 84–91 (1995).
