Table of Contents Volume 7, 2007
Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220, CODEN: SENSC9)


Vol. 7, 2007 Vol. 6, 2006 Vol. 5, 2005 Vol. 4, 2004 Vol. 3, 2003 Vol. 2, 2002 Vol. 1, 2001

Issue 1
(January 2007) pages 1-156

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Nebojsa D. Nikolic 1,* Konstantin I. Popov 1,2, Ljubica J. Pavlovic 1 and Miomir G. Pavlovic 1
1 ICTM – Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Belgrade, Njegoseva 12, P.O.B. 473, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia;
E-mails: K. I. Popov: kosta@tmf.bg.ac.yu; L. J. Pavlovic: mikicar@net.yu; M. G. Pavlovic: duki@tmf.bg.ac.yu
2 Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, P.O.B. 3503, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: nnikolic@tmf.bg.ac.yu
Received: 27 October 2006; in revised form: 12 December 2006 / Accepted: 15 December 2006 /Published: 1 January 2007
Full Paper: Determination of Critical Conditions for the Formation of Electrodeposited Copper Structures Suitable for Electrodes in
Electrochemical Devices

Sensors 2007, 7, 1-15 (PDF format, 1521 K)

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Marek Miskowicz
AGH University of Science and Technology, Department of Electronics, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059
Kraków, Poland; Email: miskow@agh.edu.pl

Received: 10 August 2006 / Accepted: 5 January 2007 / 6 January 2007
Full Paper: Asymptotic Effectiveness of the Event-Based Sampling According to the Integral Criterion
Sensors 2007, 7, 16-37 (PDF format, 173 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Frank W. R. Chaplen 1,*, Ganesh Vissvesvaran 2, Eric C. Henry 3 and Goran N. Jovanovic 2
1 Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, 116 Gilmore Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, 103 Gleeson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;
E-mails: ganeshvissvesvaran@yahoo.com; goran.jovanovic@oregonstate.edu
3 Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, 2082 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;
E-mail: henrye@science.oregonstate.edu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: chaplenf@engr.orst.edu
Received: 14 December 2006 / Accepted: 18 January 2007 / Published: 21 January 2007
Full Paper: Improvement of Bioactive Compound Classification through Integration of Orthogonal Cell-Based Biosensing Methods
Sensors 2007, 7, 38-51 (PDF format, 254 K)

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Lingrui Zhang, Da Xing * and Junsheng Wang
MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, South China NormalUniversity, Guangzhou 510631, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Telephone: +86-20-8521-0089 Fax: +86-20-8521-6052;
Email: xingda@scnu.edu.cn URL: http://laser.scnu.edu.cn/xingda.htm
Received: 12 November 2006 / Accepted: 17 January 2007 / Published: 24 January 2007
Full Paper: A Non-invasive and Real-time Monitoring of the Regulation of Photosynthetic Metabolism Biosensor Based
on Measurement of Delayed Fluorescence in Vivo

Sensors 2007, 7, 52-66 (PDF format, 108 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Physiological Sensing” Edited by D. Marshall Porterfield)

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Mirjana B. Pesic, Biljana V. Vucelic-Radovic, Miroljub B. Barac*, Sladjana P. Stanojevic and Viktor A. Nedovic
Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11081 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia;
E-mails: Mirjana Pesic: mpesic@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu; Biljana Vucelic-Radovic: bvucelic@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu;
Saladjana Stanojevic: sladjas@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu; Viktor Nedovic: vnedovic@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: baracm@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu
Received: 30 November 2006 / Accepted: 10 January 2007 / Published: 24 January 2007
Full Paper: Influence of Different Genotypes on Trypsin Inhibitor Levels and Activity in Soybeans
Sensors 2007, 7, 67-74 (PDF format, 108 K)

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Serdar Gundogdu 1 and Ozge Sahin 2,*
1 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Izmir, Turkey; E-mail: serdar81_35@hotmail.com
2 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca, Izmir, Turkey
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, Muhendislik
Fakultesi, Elektrik ve Elektronik Bolumu, 35160 Buca-Izmir, Turkey; Tel: 0090-232-4127179; Fax:
0090-232-4531085. E-mail: ozge.sahin@deu.edu.tr
Received: 8 August 2006 / Accepted: 23 January 2007 / Published: 26 January 2007
Full Paper: E.M.I Effects of Cathodic Protection on Electromagnetic Flowmeters
Sensors 2007, 7, 75-83 (PDF format, 167 K)
(This paper belongs to "Special Issue: Sensors in Flow Analysis" edited by Spas D. Kolev, E-mail: s.kolev@unimelb.edu.au)

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Wilmar Hernandez
Department of Circuits and Systems in the EUIT de Telecomunicacion at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM),
Campus Sur UPM, Ctra. Valencia km 7, Madrid 28031, Spain; Phone: +34913367830. Fax: +34913367829. E-mail: whernan@ics.upm.es
Received: 14 January 2007 / Accepted: 26 January 2007 / Published: 27 January 2007
Review: A Survey on Optimal Signal Processing Techniques Applied to Improve the Performance of Mechanical Sensors in Automotive Applications
Sensors 2007, 7, 84-102 (PDF format, 79 K)

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Nawaf Abu-Khalaf and Jens Jørgen Lønsmann Iversen*
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
E-mails: nawaf@bmb.sdu.dk, jjli@bmb.sdu.dk
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jjli@bmb.sdu.dk
Received: 10 October 2006 / Accepted: 20 December 2006 / Published: 29 January 2007
Full Paper: Calibration of a Sensor Array (an Electronic Tongue) for Identification and Quantification of Odorants from Livestock Buildings
Sensors 2007, 7, 103-128 (PDF format, 234 K)

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Nawaf Abu-Khalaf and Jens Jørgen Lønsmann Iversen*
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
E-mails: nawaf@bmb.sdu.dk, jjli@bmb.sdu.dk
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jjli@bmb.sdu.dk
Received: 10 October 2006 / Accepted: 26 January 2007 / Published: 29 January 2007
Full Paper: Classification of Mixtures of Odorants from Livestock Buildings by a Sensor Array (an Electronic Tongue)
Sensors 2007, 7, 129-143 (PDF format, 237 K)

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Xue Wang *, Sheng Wang and Jun-Jie Ma
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China;
E-mails: † wang_sheng00@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn; ‡mjj@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wangxue@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Received: 23 December 2006 / Accepted: 27 January 2007 / Published: 29 January 2007
Full Paper: An Improved Particle Filter for Target Tracking in Sensor Systems
Sensors 2007, 7, 144-156 (PDF format, 119 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

Issue 2 (February 2007) pages 157-221

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Qi Huang 1, Jun Liu 2,* and Hengwei Li 3
1. Modern Industrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University, 38 ZheDa Road, Hangzhou 310027, China
2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 38 ZheDa Road, Hangzhou 310027, China; E-mail: junliu@mail.bme.zju.edu.cn (Jun Liu)
3. Center for the Study of Language and Cognition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Fax: +86 571 87951676; E-mail: junliu@mail.bme.zju.edu.cn
Received: 16 July 2006 / Accepted: 5 February 2007 / Published: 15 February 2007

Full Paper: A Modified Adaptive Stochastic Resonance for Detecting Faint Signal in Sensors
Sensors 2007, 7, 157-165 (PDF format, 135 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Nataša Gros
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; E-mail: natasa.gros@fkkt.uni-lj.si
Received: 31 July 2006 / Accepted: 13 February 2007 / Published: 23 February 2007

Full Paper: A Novel Type of Tri-Colour Light-Emitting-Diode-Based Spectrometric Detector for Low-Budget Flow-Injection Analysis
Sensors 2007, 7, 166-184 (PDF format, 227 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: "Sensors in Flow Analysis" Edited by Spas D. Kolev, E-mail: s.kolev@unimelb.edu.au)

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Chaikarn Liewhiran 1 and Sukon Phanichphant 2,*
1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
2 Nanoscience Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50200.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: sphanichphant@yahoo.com
Received: 22 February 2007 / Accepted: 27 February 2007 / Published: 28 February 2007

Full Paper: Influence of Thickness on Ethanol Sensing Characteristics of Doctor-bladed Thick Film from Flame-made ZnO Nanoparticles
Sensors 2007, 7, 185-201 (PDF format, 566 K)

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Amnat Reungchaiwat 1, Teerapol Wongchanapiboon 1, Saisunee Liawruangrath 2 and Sukon Phanichphant 1,*
1 Nanoscience Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: sphanichphant@yahoo.com
Received: 22 January 2007 / Accepted: 27 February 2007 / Published: 28 February 2007

Full Paper: Home-made Detection Device for a Mixture of Ethanol and Acetone
Sensors 2007, 7, 202-213 (PDF format, 142 K)

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Luca De Stefano 1,*, Paolo Arcari 2, Annalisa Lamberti 2, Carmen Sanges 2, Lucia Rotiroti 1, 3, Ilaria Rea 1, 4 and Ivo Rendina 1
1 Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems – Unit of Naples – National Council of Research, Via P. Castellino 111,
80131 Napoli, Italy (E-mail: luca.destefano@na.imm.cnr.it)
2 Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
3 Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Cinthia, 80128 Napoli, Italy
4 Department of Physical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Cinthia, 80126 Naples, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: luca.destefano@na.imm.cnr.it
Received: 15 February 2007 / Accepted: 26 February 2007 / Published: 28 February 2007

Full Paper: DNA Optical Detection Based on Porous Silicon Technology: from Biosensors to Biochips
Sensors 2007, 7, 214-221 (PDF format, 130 K)

Issue 3 (March 2007) pages 222-419

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Jan Vitecek 1, Jitka Petrlova 2, Vojtech Adam 2, Ladislav Havel 1, Karl J. Kramer 3, Petr Babula 4 and Rene Kizek 2,*
1 Department of Plant Biology, and 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy,
Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Cz
ech Republic
3 Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA

4 Department of Natural Drugs, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: kizek@sci.muni.cz

Received: 13 December 2006 / Accepted: 27 February 2007 / Published: 5 March 2007

Full Paper:
A Fluorimetric Sensor for Detection of One Living Cell

Sensors
2007, 7,
222-238 (PDF format, 269 K)

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Guang Li 1,*, You Wang 2 and Hui Xu 1
1 National Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China
Tel: +86-13558068126, Fax: +86-571-87952233-8228, E-mail: guangli@zju.edu.cn (Guang Li), E-mail: hxu2@iipc.zju.edu.cn (Hui Xu)
2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China, E-mail: king_wy@zjuem.zju.edu.cn
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 5 January 2007 / Accepted: 28 February 2007 / Published: 5 March 2007
Full Paper: A Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor Prepared by Electropolymerization of Pyrrole Based on Screen-Printed Carbon Paste Electrodes
Sensors 2007, 7, 239-250 (PDF format,  138 K)

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Xue Wang *, Jun-Jie Ma , Sheng Wang and Dao-Wei Bi
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China; E-mails: {wang_sheng00, mjj, bdw02}@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wangxue@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Received: 28 January 2007 / Accepted: 1 March 2007 / Published: 5 March 2007
Full Paper: Prediction-based Dynamic Energy Management in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2007, 7, 251-266 (PDF format, 197 K)

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Hua Bai and Gaoquan Shi*
Department of Chemistry and Key Lab of Bio-organic Phosphorus and Chemical Biology of Education Commission of China, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
E-mail: gshi@tsinghua.edu.cn, baihua00@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. 
Received: 30 October 2006 / Accepted: 2 March 2007 / Published: 7 March 2007
Review: Gas Sensors Based on Conducting Polymers
Sensors 2007, 7, 267-307 (PDF format, 514 K)
(This paper belongs to "Special Issue: Gas Sensors (gas detection, gas analysis)" edited by Wenfeng Peng, E-mail: wpeng@indsci.com)

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Suzana Cakic 1, Caslav Lacnjevac 2,*, Jakov Stamenkovic 1, Nikola Ristic 2, Ljiljana Takic 1, Miroljub Barac 2 and Miladin Gligoric 3
1 Faculty of Technology, 16000 Leskovac, Bul. oslobodjenja 124, Serbia Suzana Cakic, e-mail: suzana_cakic@yahoo.com, Ljiljana Takic, e-mail: ljilja_t@yahoo.com Jakov Stamenkovic, e-mail: jakov_stamenkovic@yahoo.com,  2 Faculty of Agriculture, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, St. Nemanjina 6, Serbia, Caslav Lacnjevac, e-mail: ukilaki@eunet.yu or lcaja@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, Miroljub Barac, e-mail: baracm@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, Nikola Ristic, e-mail nristic@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, 3 Faculty of Technology, Zvornik, BIH, Miladin Gligoric, e-mail: lcaja@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu                              
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ukilaki@eunet.yu or lcaja@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu
 
Received: 6 February 2007 / Accepted: 8 March 2007 / Published: 13 March 2007
Full Paper: Effects of the Acrylic Polyol Structure and the Selectivity of the Employed Catalyst on the Performance of Two-component Aqueous Polyurethane Coatings
Sensors 2007, 7, 308-318 (PDF format, 148 K)

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Khaled Sadek and Walied Moussa*
4-9, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G8
E-mail: Walied.Moussa@ualberta.ca
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. 
Received: 8 October 2006 / Accepted: 16 February 2007 / Published: 14 March 2007
Full Research Paper: Studying the Effect of Deposition Conditions on the Performance and Reliability of MEMS Gas Sensors
Sensors 2007, 7, 319-340 (PDF format, 4690 K)
(This paper belongs to "Special Issue: Gas Sensors (gas detection, gas analysis)" edited by Wenfeng Peng, E-mail: wpeng@indsci.com)

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Miroslav Pohanka 1,2, Oto Pavliš 1 and Petr Skládal 2,*
1 Center of Biological Defense, Těchonín, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Biochemistry, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. (Email: skladal@chemi.muni.cz)
Received: 22 February 2007 / Accepted: 15 March 2007 / Published: 20 March 2007
Full Paper: Rapid Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies using the Piezoelectric Immunosensor
Sensors 2007, 7, 341-353 (PDF format, 244 K)

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Xue Wang *, Sheng Wang and Jun-Jie Ma
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China;
E-mails: † wang_sheng00@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn; ‡ mjj@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wangxue@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Received: 6 March 2007 / Accepted: 20 March 2007 / Published: 22 March 2007
Full Paper: An Improved Co-evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization for Wireless Sensor Networks with Dynamic Deployment
Sensors 2007, 7, 354-370 (PDF format, 390 K)

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Snezana  Jovanovic *, Miroljub  Barac, Ognjen Macej, Tanja Vucic and Caslav Lacnjevac
Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11081 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
Snezana Jovanovic, e-mail: snezanaj@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, Miroljub Barac, e-mail:
baracm@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, Ognjen Macej,
e-mail: mleko@ agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, Tanja Vucic, e-m
ail: tvucic@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu, Caslav Lacnjevac, e-mail: lcaja@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ukilaki@eunet.yu or lcaja@agrifaculty.bg.ac.yu
 
Received:26 February 2007  / Accepted:15 March 2007  / Published: 23 March 2007
Full Paper: SDS-PAGE Analysis of Soluble Proteins in Reconstituted Milk Exposed to Different Heat Treatments
Sensors 2007, 7, 371-383 (PDF format, 563 K)

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Michal Borecki
Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 75 Koszykowa Str. 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
E-mail: borecki@imio.pw.edu.pl, Fax: +48 (22) 628 8740
Received: 20 February 2007 / Accepted: 22 March 2007 / Published: 26 March 2007

Full Paper: Intelligent Fiber Optic Sensor for Estimating the Concentration of a Mixture-Design and Working Principle
Sensors 2007, 7, 384-399 (PDF format, 597 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Joaquín A. Ortuño, Vicente Ródenas, Mª Soledad García, Mª Isabel Albero and Concepción Sánchez-Pedreño *
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain.
E-mail: jortuno@um.es, vicente.rodenas@carm.es, msgarcia@um.es, mialbero@um.es, spedreno@um.es
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received: 29 January 2007 / Accepted:19 March 2007 / Published: 27 March 2007
Full Paper: A New Tiapride Selective Electrode and Its Clinical Application
Sensors 2007, 7, 400-409 (PDF format, 77 K)

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Ying Zhang, Hua Wang and Rong H. Yang*
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
E-mail address: Yangrh@pku.edu.cn; Fax. +86-10-62751708
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 27 February 2007 / Accepted:22 March 2007 / Published:30 March 2007
Full Paper: Colorimetric and Fluorescent Sensing of SCN- Based on meso-Tetraphenylporphyrin/meso-Tetraphenylporphyrin Cobalt(II) System
Sensors 2007, 7, 410-419 (PDF format, 166 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Physiological Sensing” Edited by Marshall D. Porterfield)


Issue 4 (April 2007) pages 420-627

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Sarah M. Kirwan 1, Gaia Rocchitta 1,$, Colm P. McMahon 1, Jennifer D. Craig 1, Sarah J. Killoran 1, Kylie B. O’Brien 1,2, Pier A. Serra 1,$,
John P. Lowry 2 and Robert D. O’Neill 1,*

1 UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; E-mail: Robert.ONeill@UCD.ie
2 Sensors Development Unit, BioAnalytics Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co, Kildare, Ireland; E-mail: John.Lowry@NUIM.ie
$ Present Address: Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Sassari, Viale S. Pietro 43/b, 07100, Sassari, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 27 March 2007 / Accepted: 10 April 2007 / Published: 12 April 2007
Full Paper: Modifications of Poly(o-phenylenediamine) Permselective Layer on Pt-Ir for Biosensor Application in Neurochemical Monitoring
Sensors 2007, 7, 420-437 (PDF format, 149 K)

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Mojtaba Shamsipur 1,*, Sayed Yahya Kazemi 2 and Hashem Sharghi 3
1 Department of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran; E-mail: mshamsipur@yahoo.com
2 Department of Science, College of Agriculture, Mazandaran University, Sari, Iran
3 Department of Chemistry, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 6 February 2007 / Accepted:16 March 2007 / Published: 12 April 2007
Full Paper: Design of a Selective and Sensitive PVC-Membrane Potentiometric Sensor for Strontium Ion Based on 1,10-Diaza-5,6-benzo-4,7-dioxacyclohexadecane-2,9-dioneas
a Neutral Ionophore

Sensors 2007, 7, 438-447 (PDF format, 213 K)

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Jing Chen 1 and Yanjun Fang 2,*
1 Department of  Chemistry , Tianjin  Normal  University, Tianjin   300073, P. R. China
2 Institute of Hygienic and Environmental Medicine, No.1 Dali Road, Tianjin  300050, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: yanjunfang1973@163.com
Received: 23 March 2007 / Accepted: 4 April 2007 / Published: 16 April 2007
Review: Flow Injection Technique for Biochemical Analysis with Chemiluminescence Detection in Acidic Media
Sensors 2007, 7, 448-458 (PDF format, 116 K)

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Xavier Tortolero 1,2, Kei Masani 1,2,* and Milos R. Popovic 1,2
1 Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation, 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: xavier.tortolero@utoronto.ca, milos.popovic@utoronto.ca
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: k.masani@utoronto.ca
Received: 23 February 2007 / Accepted: 13 April 2007 / Published: 18 April 2007
Full Paper: Step Prediction During Perturbed Standing Using Center Of Pressure Measurements
Sensors 2007, 7, 459-472 (PDF format, 137 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Physiological Sensing” Edited by Marshall D. Porterfield)

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Cédric Cochrane 1, 2, Vladan Koncar 1,*, Maryline Lewandowski 1 and Claude Dufour 2
1
Laboratoire de Génie et Matériaux Textiles (GEMTEX), 9 rue de l’Ermitage – BP 30329, 59056 Roubaix Cedex 01, France; E-mail: cedric.cochrane@ensait.fr, vladan.koncar@ensait.fr, maryline.lewandowski@ensait.fr
2 IEMN, Cité Scientifique, Avenue Poincaré – BP 60069, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France; E-mail: claude.dufour@IEMN.Univ-Lille1.fr * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: vladan.koncar@ensait.fr
Received: 13 March 2007 / Accepted: 17 April 2007 / Published: 18 April 2007
Full Paper: Design and Development of a Flexible Strain Sensor for Textile Structures Based on a Conductive Polymer Composite
Sensors 2007, 7, 473-492 (PDF format, 226 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Ling-Sheng Jang 1,2* and Kuo-Ching Kuo 2
1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 710, Taiwan
2 Institute of Nanotechnology and Microsystem Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 710, Taiwan; E-mail: oak9137852654@yahoo.com.tw
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
; E-mail: lsjang@ee.ncku.edu.tw
Received: 16 February 2007 / Accepted: 4 April 2007 / Published: 18 April 2007
Full Paper: Fabrication and Characterization of PZT Thick Films for Sensing and Actuation
Sensors 2007, 7, 493-507 (PDF format, 776 K)

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Vittorio M. N. Passaro 1,*, Francesco Dell’Olio 1, Biagio Casamassima 1 and Francesco De Leonardis 2
1 Photonics Research Group, Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Politecnico di Bari, via Edoardo Orabona n. 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
2 Photonics Research Group, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Ambiente e per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile, Politecnico di Bari, viale del Turismo n. 8, 74100 Taranto, Italy
* E-mail: passaro@deemail.poliba.it; URL page: http://dee.poliba.it/photonicsgroup
Received: 23 March 2007 / Accepted: 24 April 2007 / Published: 25 April 2007 
Review: Guided-Wave Optical Biosensors
Sensors 2007, 7, 508-536 (PDF format, 579 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)

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Young Soo Suh
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Nmagu, Ulsan 680-749, Korea; E-mail: yssuh@uou2.ulsan.ac.kr
Received: 3 April 2007 / Accepted: 24 April 2007 / Published: 26 April 2007
Full Paper: Send-On-Delta Sensor Data TransmissionWith A Linear Predictor
Sensors 2007, 7, 537-547 (PDF format, 143 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Mike Schwank 1,* and Timothy R. Green 2
1 Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES), ETH-Zürich, Universitätstr. 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
2
USDA-ARS, Agricultural Systems Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: mike@schwank.ch

Received: 28 February 2007 / Accepted: 23 April 2007 / Published: 26 April 2007
Full Paper: Simulated Effects of Soil Temperature and Salinity on Capacitance Sensor Measurements
Sensors 2007, 7, 548-577 (PDF format, 1006 K)

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Lijun Zhao 1, Baoqiang Lv 2, Hongyan Yuan 2, Zaide Zhou 1 and Dan Xiao 1,2,*
1 College of chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
2 College of chemical engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Fax +86 28 85407859; Tel. +86 28 85407958; E-mail: xiaodan@scu.edu.cn

Received: 14 March 2007 / Accepted: 19 April 2007 / Published: 26 April 2007
Full Paper: A Sensitive Chemiluminescence Method for Determination of Hydroquinone and Catechol
Sensors 2007, 7, 578-588 (PDF format, 132 K)

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Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault 1,*, Claude Martelet 2, Yann Chevolot 3 and Jean-Pierre Cloarec 3

1 LSA, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; E-mail :  Nicole.Jaffrezic@univ-lyon1.fr
2
AMPERE and 3INL, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France ; E-mail : Claude.Martelet@ec-lyon.fr, Yann.Chevolot@ec-lyon.fr, Jean-Pierre.Cloarec@ec-lyon.fr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +33 472431182, Fax: +33 472431206,    E-mail: nicole.jaffrezic@univ-lyon1.fr

Received: 5 March 2007 / Accepted: 10 April 2007 / Published: 30 April 2007 
Review: Biosensors and Bio-Bar Code Assays Based on Biofunctionalized Magnetic Microbeads
Sensors 2007, 7, 589-614 (PDF format, 356 K)

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Florica Manea 1,*, Ciprian Radovan 2, Ioana Corb 1, Aniela Pop 1, Georgeta Burtica 1, Plamen Malchev 3, Stephen Picken 3
and Joop Schoonman 3

1 ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, P-ta Victoriei, nr.2, 300006, Timisoara, Romania;
E-mail: florica.manea@chim.upt.ro; E-mail: ioana.corb@chim.upt.ro; E-mail: aniela.pop@chim.upt.ro; E-mail: georgeta.burtica@chim.upt.ro

2
West University of Timisoara, Str.Pestalozzi, nr.16, 300115, Romania E-mail: radovan@cbg.uvt.ro
3
Delft University of Technology, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands; E-mail: p.g.malchev@tnw.tudelft.nl; E-mail: s.j.picken@tnw.tudelft.nl; E-mail: j.schoonman@tnw.tudelft.nl
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 13 April 2007 / Accepted: 30 April 2007 / Published: 30 April 2007
Full Paper: Electrochemical Oxidation and Determination of Oxalic Acid at an Exfoliated Graphite-Polystyrene Composite Electrode
Sensors 2007, 7, 615-627 (PDF format, 1820 K)

Issue 5 (May 2007) pages 628-796

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Xue Wang *, Jun-Jie Ma , Sheng Wang and Dao-Wei Bi
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China; E-mails: {mjj, wang_sheng00, bdw02}@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wangxue@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Received: 25 April 2007  / Accepted: 8 May 2007 / Published: 10 May 2007
Full Paper: Distributed Particle Swarm Optimization and Simulated Annealing for Energy-efficient Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2007, 7, 628-648 (PDF format, 403 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “
Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing
” Edited by Xue Wang)

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Matthias Burkhalter
Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland, Tel. +41 61 683 7734, Fax +41 61 302 8918, E-mail: sensors@mdpi.org
Received: 10 May 2007 / Published: 11 May 2007
Assistant Editor’s Note: Sensors Makes Sense
Sensors 2007, 7, 649 (PDF format, 72 K)

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Chaikarn Liewhiran 1,2 and Sukon Phanichphant 2,*
1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
2 Nanoscience Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50200.
Received: 19 April 2007 / Accepted: 11 May 2007 / Published: 15 May 2007

Full Paper: Improvement of Flame-made ZnO Nanoparticulate Thick Film Morphology for Ethanol Sensing
Sensors 2007, 7, 650-675 (PDF format, 663 K)

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Bassam Alfeeli 1,2*, Gary Pickrell 1,2, Marc A. Garland 3 and Anbo Wang 2
1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: alfeeli@vt.edu; pickrell@vt.edu.
2 Virginia Tech Center for Photonics Technology, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: awang@vt.edu.
3 Nuclear Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; E-mail: garlandma@ornl.gov.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Received: 29 March 2007 / Accepted: 22 May 2007 / Published: 24 May 2007
Full Paper: Behavior of Random Hole Optical Fibers under Gamma Ray Irradiation and Its Potential Use in Radiation Sensing Applications
Sensors 2007, 7, 676-688 (PDF format, 712 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “
Photonic Sensors for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Agent Detection” Edited by Gary Pickrell and Teng K. Ooi)

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Lei Shi, Yonghao Xu, Wei Tan and Xianfeng Chen*
Department of Physics, the State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: xfchen@sjtu.edu.cn
Received: 4 April 2007 / Accepted: 3 May 2007 / Published: 24 May 2007
Full Paper: Simulation of Optical Microfiber Loop Resonators for Ambient Refractive Index Sensing
Sensors 2007, 7, 689-696 (PDF format, 195 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)

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Dong-Sam Park 1,*, Dae-Jin Yun 1, Myeong-Woo Cho 2 and Bong-Cheol Shin 2
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon, Incheon 402-749, Korea; E-mail: dspark@incheon.ac.kr, E-mail: ddaeji@incheon.ac.kr.
2 Division of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea; E-mail: chomwnet@inha.ac.kr, E-mail: kenny77b@inhanian.net
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 2 May 2007 / Accepted: 21 May 2007 / Published: 24 May 2007
Full Paper: An Experimental Study on the Fabrication of Glass-based Acceleration Sensor Body Using Micro Powder Blasting Method
Sensors 2007, 7, 697-707 (PDF format, 774 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)

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Chunhua Liu 1, Xiupei Yang 1,3, Hongyan Yuan 2, Zaide Zhou 1 and Dan Xiao 1,2,*
1 College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
2 College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
3 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, 637002, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: xiaodan@scu.edu.cn
Received: 16 March 2007 / Accepted: 29 May 2007 / Published: 31 May 2007
Full Paper: Preparation of Silver Nanoparticle and Its Application to the Determination of ct-DNA
Sensors 2007, 7, 708-718 (PDF format, 893 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)

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Kang-Deuk Seo 1, Kwang-Pill Lee 2, Anantha Iyengar Gopalan 2, Sang J. Chung 3, Yong Taik Lim 3 and Seong-Ho Choi 1,*
1 Department of Chemistry, BK 21 NanoBiosensor Research Team, Hannam University, Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea;  2 Department of Chemistry Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea; 3 Korea Research Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: shchoi@hannam.ac.kr
Received: 17 April 2007 / Accepted: 29 May 2007 / Published: 31 May 2007
Communication: Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) Immobilized Poly(aniline-co-m-aminophenol) Film Electrodes–fabrication and Evaluation as Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor
Sensors 2007, 7, 719-729 (PDF format, 4340 K)

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Sungyun Park 1, Kwangcheol Shin 1, Ajith Abraham 2 and SangYong Han 1,*
1 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University 221, Heukseok-dong,
Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-756, Korea; E-mail: mouse500@ec.cse.cau.ac.kr kcshin@ec.cse.cau.ac.kr  hansy@cau.ac.kr
2 Center of Excellence for Quantifiable Quality of Service (Q2S), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; E-mail: ajith.abraham@ieee.org
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: hansy@cau.ac.kr
Received: 26 April 2007  / Accepted: 30 May 2007 / Published: 31 May 2007
Full Paper: Optimized Self Organized Sensor Networks
Sensors 2007, 7, 730-742 (PDF format, 308 K)

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Veronika Supalkova 1,2, Jiri Petrek 1, Jiri Baloun 1,2, Vojtech Adam 1,3, Karel Bartusek 4, Libuse Trnkova 5, Miroslava Beklova 6, Vaclav Diopan 1,2, Ladislav Havel 1 and René Kizek 2,*
1 Department of Plant Biology, 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and 3 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
4 Institute of Scientific Instruments, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kralovopolska 147, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno,
Czech Republic
6 Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: kizek@sci.muni.cz
Received: 5 May 2007 / Accepted: 23 May 2007 / Published: 31May 2007
Full Paper: Multi-instrumental Investigation of Affecting of Early Somatic Embryos of Spruce by Cadmium(II) and Lead(II) Ions
Sensors 2007, 7, 743-759 (PDF format, 515 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)

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Wen-Ming Zhang 1,*, Guang Meng 1 and Di Chen 2
1 State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
2 National Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Fabrication Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: wenmingz@sjtu.edu.cn.
Received: 13 April 2007 / Accepted: 22 May 2007 / Published: 31 May 2007 
Review: Stability, Nonlinearity and Reliability of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Devices
Sensors 2007, 7, 760-796 (PDF format, 605 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)
 
Issue 6 (June 2007) pages 797-1027

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María Espinosa Bosch 1, Antonio Jesús Ruiz Sánchez 2, Fuensanta Sánchez Rojas 3,* and Catalina Bosch Ojeda 3
1 Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013, Sevilla, Spain; E-mail: (maria.espinosa.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es)
2 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain; E-mail: (ajruizs@uma.es)
3 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: fsanchezr@uma.es
Received: 21 May 2007  / Accepted: 1 June 2007  / Published: 4 June 2007
Review: Recent Development in Optical Fiber Biosensors
Sensors 2007, 7, 797-859 (PDF format, 384 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)

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Mónica García 1*, Luis Villagarcía 2, Sergio Contreras 1, Francisco Domingo1,3 and Juan Puigdefábregas 1
1 Departamento de Desertificación y Geoecología. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas. General Segura, 1. 04001, Almería, Spain. Phone: +34-950281045, Fax: +34 950 27 71 00, monica@eeza.csic.es, sergio@eeza.csic.es, poveda@eeza.csic.es, puigdefa@eeza.csic.es
2 Departamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales. Universidad Pablo Olavide. Sevilla. Spain lvisail@upo.es
3 Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 5 April 2007  / Accepted: 2 June 2007  / Published: 6 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Comparison of Three Operative Models for Estimating the Surface Water Deficit Using ASTER Reflective and Thermal Data
Sensors 2007, 7, 860-883 (PDF format, 2536 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)

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Philippe Forget 1 and Gael André 2
1 LSEET, UMR 6017 CNRS-Université du Sud Toulon Var, BP132, 83957 La Garde, France, philippe.forget@lseet.univ-tln.fr
2 IFREMER, DYNECO, Centre de Brest, BP70, 29280 Plouzané, France, Gael.Andre@ifremer.fr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 3 May 2007  / Accepted: 4 June 2007  / Published: 6 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Can Satellite-derived Chlorophyll Imagery Be Used to Trace Surface Dynamics in Coastal Zone? A Case Study in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
Sensors 2007, 7, 884-904 (PDF format, 2641 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)

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Patrick Heasler *, Christian Posse, Jeff Hylden and Kevin Anderson
PO Box 999, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, E-mail: patrick.heasler@pnl.gov, christian.posse@pnl.gov, E-mail: jeff.hylden@pnl.gov, kevin.anderson@pnl.gov
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12 April 2007  / Accepted: 6 June 2007  / Published:  13 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Nonlinear Bayesian Algorithms for Gas Plume Detection and Estimation from Hyper-spectral Thermal Image Data
Sensors 2007, 7, 905-920 (PDF format, 324 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)

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Maria Alsina 1, Francesc Escudero 1, Jordi Margalef 2, Vicente Cambra 3 and José Gisbert 3
1 TT- Electronics Area, Enginyeria i Arquitectura La Salle, Quatre Camins 30 08022 Barcelona – Spain. E-mails: M.Alsina:malsinac@salle.url.edu; F.Escudero: sisco@salle.url.edu
2 Electronics Department, Enginyeria i Arquitectura La Salle, Quatre Camins 30 08022 Barcelona – Spain. jordm@salle.url.edu
3 AITEX Instituto tecnológico del textil, Carrer Telers, 20 - Apdo. 344, 46870 Ontinyent - Spain. E-mails: V.Cambra: vcambra@aitex.es; J.Gisbert: jgisbert@aitex.es
Received: 8 May 2007/ Accepted: 7 June 2007 / Published:  13 June 2007
Full Paper: Detection of the Deformation of an Intelligent Textile in a Specific Point
Sensors 2007, 7, 921-931 (PDF format, 348 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Veronika Supalkova 1,2, Dalibor Huska 1,2, Vaclav Diopan 1,2, Pavel Hanustiak 3, Ondrej Zitka 2,4, Karel Stejskal 2,4, Jiri Baloun 1,2, Jiri Pikula 3, Ladislav Havel 1, Josef Zehnalek 2, Vojtech Adam 2,5, Libuse Trnkova 6, Miroslava Beklova 3 and Rene Kizek 2*
1 Department of Plant Biology, 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and 5 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department of Biochemistry, and 6 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: kizek@sci.muni.cz
Received: 18 May 2007 / Accepted: 12 June 2007 / Published: 13 June 2007
Full Paper: Electroanalysis of Plant Thiols
Sensors 2007, 7, 932-959 (PDF format, 595 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)

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Ling-Fu Meng 1,*, Chiu-Ping Lu 1, Hsiao-Lung Chan 2
1 Department of Occupational Therapy and Institute of Clinical Behavioral Science, Chang Gung University, Guei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; E-mail: lfmeng@mail.cgu.edu.tw
2 Department of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Guei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; E-mail: chanhl@mail.cgu.edu.tw
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 15 May 2007  / Accepted: 12 June 2007 / Published: 15 June 2007
Full Paper: Time-varying Brain Potentials and Interhemispheric Coherences of Anterior and Posterior Regions during Repetitive Unimanual Finger Movements
Sensors 2007, 7, 960-978  (PDF format, 347 K)

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Gabriel B. Senay 1,*, Michael Budde 2, James P. Verdin 3 and Assefa M. Melesse 4
1 SAIC/US Geological Survey EROS/Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence, South, Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, SD, USA;
E-mail: senay@usgs.gov; Tel: (605) 594-2758
2 SAIC/US Geological Survey EROS, Sioux Falls, SD, USA; E-mail: mbudde@usgs.gov; Tel: (605) 594-2619
3 US Geological Survey EROS, Sioux Falls, SD, USA; E-mail: verdin@usgs.gov; Tel: (605) 594-6018
4 Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; E-mail: assefa.melesse@fiu.edu; Tel: (305) 348-6518
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 May 2007  / Accepted: 12 June 2007 / Published: 15 June 2007
Full Research Paper: A Coupled Remote Sensing and Simplified Surface Energy Balance Approach to Estimate Actual Evapotranspiration from Irrigated Fields
Sensors 2007, 7, 979-1000 (PDF format, 2180 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)

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Xue Wang *, Sheng Wang †, Dao-Wei Bi ‡ and Jun-Jie Ma §
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China; E-mails: {mjj, wang_sheng00, bdw02}@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wangxue@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Received: 6 June 2007 / Accepted: 25 June 2007 / Published: 25 June 2007
Full Paper: Distributed Peer-to-Peer Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2007, 7, 1001-1027 (PDF format, 1330 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “
Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing
” Edited by Xue Wang)

Issue 7 (July 2007) pages 1028-1342

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Jason Bond *, Don Kim , Adam Chrzanowski  and Anna Szostak-Chrzanowski 
Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 15 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada;
E-mail: jason.bond@unb.ca, kim@unb.ca, adamc@unb.ca, amc@unb.ca 
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 29 May 2007 / Accepted: 26 June 2007 / Published: 28 June 2007 
Full Paper: Development of a Fully Automated, GPS Based Monitoring System for Disaster Prevention and Emergency Preparedness: PPMS+RT
Sensors 2007, 7, 1028-1046 (PDF format, 661 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)

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Chi-Cheng Cheng * and Gwo-Long Lin **
Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lien-hai Rd. Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan, Republic of China
E-mail: ** d8932808@student.nsysu.edu.tw
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Phone: +886-7-525-4236; Fax: +886-7-525-4299; E-mail: chengcc@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Received: 8 May 2007 / Accepted: 26 June 2007 / Published: 27 June 2007 
Full Paper: Motion Estimation Using the Single-row Superposition-type Planar Compound-like Eye
Sensors 2007, 7, 1047-1068 (PDF format, 381 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)

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Timo Veijola 1,* and Peter Raback 2
1 Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 3000, FIN-02015 TKK, Finland, E-mail: timo.veijola@tkk.fi
2 CSC – Scientific Computing Ltd., P.O. Box 405, FIN-02101 Espoo, Finland. E-mail: raback@csc.fi
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 18 May 2007 / Accepted: 27 June 2007 / Published: 28 June 2007
Full Paper: Methods for Solving Gas Damping Problems in Perforated Microstructures Using a 2D Finite-Element Solver
Sensors 2007, 7, 1069-1090 (PDF format, 745 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)

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Hongxia Chen 1, Minsu Lee 2, Sungwook Choi 3, Jae-Ho Kim 3, Heung-Jin Choi 4, Sung-Hoon Kim 4, Jeabeom Lee 5 and Kwangnak Koh 5,*
1 College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea; E-mail: chenhongxia@pusan.ac.kr
2 Seed Biochips, Chung-Buk, 363-883, Korea; E-mail: antilee@naver.com
3 Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 442-749, Korea; E-mail: jhkim@ajou.ac.kr
4 Department of Textile System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Korea; E-mail: choihj@knu.ac.kr; shokim@knu.ac.kr
5 Department of Nanomedical Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea; E-mail: jeabeom@pusan.ac.kr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: koh@pusan.ac.kr
Received: 19 June 2007 / Accepted: 28 June 2007 / Published: 29 June 2007 
Full Paper: Comparative Study of Protein Immobilization Properties on Calixarene Monolayers
Sensors 2007, 7, 1091-1107 (PDF format, 848 K)

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Masashi Hayakawa 1,*, Katsumi Hattori 2 and Kenji Ohta 3
1 Department of Electronic Engineering and Research Station on Seismo Electromagnetics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan;
E-mail: hayakawa@whistler.ee.uec.ac.jp
2 Faculty of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage Chiba 263-8522, Japan; E-mail: hattori@earth.s.chiba-u.ac.jp
3 Department of Electronics, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan; E-mail: ohta@isc.chubu.ac.jp
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 June 2007 / Accepted: 26 June 2007 / Published: 4 July 2007
Full Paper: Monitoring of ULF (Ultra-Low-Frequency) Geomagnetic Variations Associated with Earthquakes
Sensors 2007, 7, 1108-1122 (PDF format, 772 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)

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Zarini Muhammad Tahir 1,*, Evangelyn C. Alocilja 1,* and Daniel L. Grooms 2  
1 Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
E-mail: zarinitahir@gmail.com, E-mail: Alocilja@msu.edu
2 Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
E-mail: groomsd@cvm.msu.edu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 6 December 2006  / Accepted: 7 June 2007  / Published: 9 July 2007
Full Paper: Indium Tin Oxide-Polyaniline Biosensor: Fabrication and Characterization
Sensors 2007, 7, 1123-1140 (PDF format, 797 K)

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Masashi Hayakawa
Department of Electronic Engineering and Research Station on Seismo Electromagnetics, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan;
E-mail: hayakawa@whistler.ee.uec.ac.jp
Received: 18 June 2007 / Accepted: 5 July 2007 / Published: 10 July 2007
Full Paper: VLF/LF Radio Sounding of Ionospheric Perturbations Associated with Earthquakes
Sensors 2007, 7,  1141-1158 (PDF format, 414 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)

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Chaikarn Liewhiran 1,2 and Sukon Phanichphant 2,*
1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
2 Nanoscience Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 6 June 2007 / Accepted: 9 July 2007 / Published: 11 July 2007
Full Paper: Effects of Palladium Loading on the Response of Thick Film Flame-made ZnO Gas Sensor for Detection of Ethanol Vapor 
Sensors 2007, 7, 1159-1184 (PDF format, 2490 K)

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Joaquin A. Ortuño* and C. Rueda
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30071-Murcia, Spain; E-mail: jortuno@um.es
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12 June 2007 / Accepted: 11 July 2007 / Published: 11 July 2007
Full Paper: Flow-Injection Amperometric Determination of Tacrine based on Ion Transfer across a Water–Plasticized Polymeric Membrane Interface
Sensors 2007, 7, 1185-1192 (PDF format, 125 K)

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Xue Wang *, Jun-Jie Ma , Sheng Wang and Dao-Wei Bi
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China; E-mails: {mjj, wang_sheng00, bdw02}@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wangxue@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Received: 26 June 2007 / Accepted: 12 July 2007 / Published: 13 July 2007
Full Paper: Cluster-based Dynamic Energy Management for Collaborative Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2007, 7, 1193-1215 (PDF format, 551K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “
Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing
” Edited by Xue Wang)

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Hongxia Chen 1, Youn Sook Kim 2, Sam-Rok Keum 3, Sung-Hoon Kim 4, Heung-Jin Choi 4, Jaebeom Lee 2, Won Gun An 2
and Kwangnak Koh 2,* 

1 College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea
2 College of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea
3 College of Science and Technology, Jochiwon 339-700, Korea
4 College of Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: koh@pusan.ac.kr
Received: 18 June 2007 / Accepted: 13 July 2007 / Published: 16 July 2007 
Communication: Surface Plasmon Spectroscopic Detection of Saxitoxin
Sensors 2007, 7, 1216-1223 (PDF format, 159 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)

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Marina Storani de Almeida, Carlos Dias Maciel * and José Carlos Pereira
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Microelectronics, Department of Electrical Engineering,
São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, São Carlos 13560-590, SP, Brazil
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: maciel@sel.eesc.usp.br
Received: 22 March 2007 / Accepted: 19 June 2007 / Published: 16 July 2007
Full Paper: Proposal for an Ultrasonic Tool to Monitor the Osseointegration of Dental Implants
Sensors 2007, 7, 1224-1237 (PDF format, 1219 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Physiological Sensing” Edited by Marshall D. Porterfield)

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Jaromir Hubalek 1, Jan Hradecky 2, Vojtech Adam 2,3, Olga Krystofova 2, Dalibor Huska 2, Michal Masarik 4, Libuse Trnkova 5, Ales Horna 6, Katerina Klosova 1, Martin Adamek 1, Josef Zehnalek 2 and Rene Kizek 1,*
1 Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Udolni 53, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and 3 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
4 Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Komenskeho namesti 2, CZ-662 43 Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
6 Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University, T.G. Masaryka 275, CZ-762 72 Zlin, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: kizek@sci.muni.cz
Received: 3 July 2007 / Accepted: 13 July 2007 / Published: 16 July 2007
Full Paper: Spectrometric and Voltammetric Analysis of Urease – Nickel Nanoelectrode as an Electrochemical Sensor
Sensors 2007, 7, 1238-1255 (PDF format, 246 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)

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Ondrej Zitka 1,2, Dalibor Huska 1, Sona Krizkova 1, Vojtech Adam 1,3, Grace J. Chavis 4, Libuse Trnkova 5, Ales Horna 6,
Jaromir Hubalek 7 and Rene Kizek 1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and 3 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of Agronomy,
Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Biochemistry, and 5 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
4 Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, CA-956 16 Davis, USA
6 Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University, T.G. Masaryka 275, CZ-762 72 Zlin, Czech Republic
7 Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Udolni 53, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: kizek@sci.muni.cz
Received: 15 June 2007 / Accepted: 13 July 2007 / Published: 20 July 2007
Full Paper: An Investigation of Glutathione-Platinum(II) Interactions by Means of the Flow Injection Analysis Using Glassy Carbon Electrode
Sensors 2007, 7, 1256-1270 (PDF format, 124 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)

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Sona Krizkova 1, Miroslava Beklova 2, Jiri Pikula 2,*, Vojtech Adam 1, Ales Horna 3 and René Kizek 1
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University Brno, Palackeho 1/3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University, T.G. Masaryka 275, CZ-762 72 Zlin, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail:pikulaj@vfu.cz
Received: 28 June 2007 / Accepted: 18 July 2007 / Published: 20 July 2007
Full Paper: Hazards of Secondary Bromadiolone Intoxications Evaluated using High-performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection
Sensors 2007, 7, 1271-1286 (PDF format, 276 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)

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Okkyung Choi 1 and SangYong Han 2,*
1 Yonsei Graduate School of Information, #303-6, New Millennium hall, 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Korea; E-mail: okchoi20@gmail.com
2 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University 221, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-756, Korea; E-mail: hansy@cau.ac.kr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. hansy@cau.ac.kr
Received: 8 June 2007 / Accepted: 16 July 2007 / Published: 20 July 2007
Full Paper:
Ubiquitous Computing Services Discovery and Execution Using a Novel Intelligent Web Services Algorithm
Sensors 2007, 7, 1287-1305 (PDF format, 703 K)

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Barbara Brezovec * and Vojko Matko
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Smetanova 17, Maribor, Slovenia,
E-mail: barbara.brezovec@uni-mb.si, vojko.matko@uni-mb.si
Received: 26 April 2007 / Accepted: 19 July 2007 / Published: 20 July 2007
Full Paper:
Software and Equipment for Remote Testing of Sensors
Sensors 2007, 7, 1306-1316 (PDF format, 189 K)

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Domenico Caputo 1,*, Gianpiero de Cesare 1, Corrado Fanelli 2, Augusto Nascetti 1, Alessandra Ricelli 3, Riccardo Scipinotti 1
1 Department of Electronic Engineering, University “La Sapienza”, via Eudossiana, 18 00184 Rome (Italy). Phone: +39-06-44585832; Fax: +39-06-4742647.
E-mail: caputo@die.uniroma1.it; decesare@die.uniroma1.it; nascetti@mail.die.uniroma1.it; scipinotti@mail.die.uniroma1.it
2 Department of Plant Biology, University “La Sapienza”, Largo Cristina di Svezia, 24 00165 Rome (Italy). E-mail: corrado.fanelli@uniroma1.it
3 CNR, Institute of Science of Food Production, via G. Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari (Italy). E-mail: alessandra.ricelli@ispa.cnr.it
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 July 2007 / Accepted: 24 July 2007 / Published: 25 July 2007
Communication: Innovative Detection System of Ochratoxin A by Thin Film Photodiodes
Sensors 2007, 7, 1317-1322 (PDF format, 78 K)

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Fenglei Fan 1,3, Qihao Weng 2 and Yunpeng Wang 3,*
1 School of Geography of South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China, fanfenglei@gig.ac.cn;
2 Department of Geography, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA, Tel: 812-237-2255, Fax: 812-237-8029, E-mail: qweng@indstate.edu
3 State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, GD 510640, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 29 June 2007 / Accepted: 24 July 2007 / Published: 25 July 2007
Full Paper: Land Use and Land Cover Change in Guangzhou, China,