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5 Application of the multivariate analysis<br />

pipeline on new case studies<br />

5.1 Introduction<br />

Thus far, a novel suite of chemometric tools for the integration and analysis of highly<br />

heterogeneous analytical datasets has been designed, implemented and tested upon a<br />

single case study (“Shelf life beef fillets stored in air at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20°C”). This<br />

chapter aims to verify the applicability of the constructed multivariate analysis<br />

pipeline on several independent case studies, and thus go some way to establishing<br />

the generic applicability of the developed tool suite. By reproducing the analyses and<br />

making the findings available through comprehensive comparison, we ensure that the<br />

implemented tool is representative of real-world application, and that it may be<br />

further employed by other scientists to studies and areas of inquiry far wider than the<br />

present study.<br />

5.2 Materials and Methods<br />

Thorough information about the experimental protocols of the new case studies can<br />

be found in Argyri (2010), Argyri et al. (2010), Argyri et al. (2011), Argyri et al.<br />

(2013) and Papadopoulou et al. (2011). The analytical techniques used in all case<br />

studies are the same as the ones of case study 1; besides Raman spectroscopy, the<br />

instruments’ technical specifications can be found in Section 2.2.1. In addition,<br />

sensory evaluation of the meat samples was performed according to Gill and Jeremiah<br />

(1991) as described in Section 2.2.2. Each designated class represents a distinct status<br />

of spoilage (fresh, semi-fresh and spoiled samples). The standalone and fused datasets<br />

of each case study under investigation were inserted in the implemented analysis<br />

pipeline according to Section 4.2.5.<br />

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