Yih-Min Wu ^1,* and Hiroo Kanamori ²
1 Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Address: No. 1, Sec. 4th, Roosevelt Rd., Dept. of Geosciences, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-2362-0054, Fax: 886-2-2364-4625, E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 20 December 2007 / Accepted: 5 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Development of an Earthquake Early Warning System Using Real-Time Strong Motion Signals
Sensors 2008, 8, 1-9 (PDF format, 282 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Marc Hennemeyer, Stefan Burghardt and Robert W. Stark *
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Center for NanoScience (CeNS) and Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Theresienstrasse 41, 80333 Munich, Germany
Web: http://www.nanobiomat.de; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 4 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Cantilever Micro-rheometer for the Characterization of Sugar Solutions
Sensors 2008, 8, 10-22 (PDF format, 3470 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Cantilever, Microcantilevers and Nanocantilever Sensors and Biosensors” Edited by M. Calleja and J. Tamayo)


Lorenz J. Steinbock and Mark Helm *
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. ([email protected])
Received: 31 October 2007 / Accepted: 2 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Wavelength Dependence of Photoinduced Microcantilever Bending in the UV-VIS Range
Sensors 2008, 8, 23-34 (PDF format, 239 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Cantilever, Microcantilevers and Nanocantilever Sensors and Biosensors” Edited by M. Calleja and J. Tamayo)  

(open access to this paper was granted by MDPI)
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: [email protected]
Received: 22 December 2007 / Accepted: 7 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Input-output Transfer Function Analysis of a Photometer Circuit Based on an Operational Amplifier
Sensors 2008, 8, 35-50 (PDF format, 342 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)


Karen L. Castro ^† and G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa *
Center for Earth Observation Sciences (CEOS) & Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; † E-mail: [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 19 November 2007 / Accepted:19 December 2007 / Published: 9 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Changes in Spectral Properties, Chlorophyll Content and Internal Mesophyll Structure of Senescing Populus balsamifera and Populus tremuloides Leaves
Sensors 2008, 8, 51-69 (PDF format, 615 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Willem W. Verstraeten ^1,*, Frank Veroustraete ² and Jan Feyen ³
1 Geomatics Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Heverlee, Flanders. E-mail: [email protected].
2 Centre for Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Processes, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, BE-2400 Mol, Flanders. E-mail: [email protected].
3 Division Soil and Water Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Heverlee, Flanders. E-mail: [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 1 October 2007 / Accepted: 7 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Review: Assessment of Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture Content Across Different Scales of Observation
Sensors 2008, 8, 70-117 (PDF format, 645 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Md. Aminur Rahman, Pankaj Kumar, Deog-Su Park and Yoon-Bo Shim *
Department of Chemistry and Center for Innovative Bio.Physio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, Keumjeong-ku, Busan 609-735, South Korea. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
 Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail; [email protected]
Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 4 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Review: Electrochemical Sensors Based on Organic Conjugated Polymers
Sensors 2008, 8, 118-141 (PDF format, 407 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Electrochemical Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers” Edited by Yoon-Bo Shim)


Noureddine El Barbri ¹, Eduard Llobet ², Nezha El Bari ³, Xavier Correig ² and Benachir Bouchikhi ¹
1 Sensor Electronic  Instrumentation Group, Faculty of Sciences, Physics Department, Moulay Ismaïl University, B.P. 11201, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco
2 MINOS, Microsystems and Nanotechnologies for Chemical Analysis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans, 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
3 Biotechnology Agroalimentary and Biomedical Analysis Group, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Moulay Ismaïl University, B.P. 11201, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco
* Corresponding author; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 13 November 2007 / Accepted: 8 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Electronic Nose Based on Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensors as an Alternative Technique for the Spoilage Classification of Red Meat
Sensors 2008, 8, 142-156 (PDF format, 328 K)


Colin Price *
Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Israel
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 7 November 2007 / Accepted: 7 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Review: Lightning Sensors for Observing, Tracking and Nowcasting Severe Weather
Sensors 2008, 8, 157-170 (PDF format, 1280 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Jaw-Luen Tang ^1,* and Jien-Neng Wang ²
1 Department of Physics, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Chia-Yi 621, Taiwan. TEL: +886-5-272-0586, FAX +886-5-272-0587.
E-mail: [email protected].
2 Department of Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yun-Lin 640, Taiwan. TEL: +886-5-534-2601-4723, FAX +886-5-531-2049.
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 13 November 2007 / Accepted: 4 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Chemical Sensing Sensitivity of Long-period Grating Sensor Enhanced by Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles
Sensors 2008, 8, 171-184 (PDF format, 358 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Photonic Sensors for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Agent Detection” Edited by Gary Pickrell and Teng K. Ooi)


Chun-Ching Hsiao ¹, Kuo-Yi Huang ² and Yuh-Chung Hu ^2,*
1 Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: [email protected]
2 Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Huafan University, Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 20 November 2007 / Accepted: 2 January 2008  / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Fabrication of a ZnO Pyroelectric Sensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 185-192 (PDF format, 287 K)


Petra Horaková-Brazdilova ^1,2, Miloslava Fojtova ¹, Karel Vytras ² and Miroslav Fojta ^1,*
1 Institute of Biophysics, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Kralovopolska 135, CZ-612 65 Brno, Czech Republic. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
2 Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, CZ-53210, Czech Republic. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 28 December 2007 / Accepted: 7 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Enzyme-Linked Electrochemical Detection of PCR-amplified Nucleotide Sequences Using Disposable Screen-Printed Sensors. Applications in Gene Expression Monitoring
Sensors 2008, 8, 193-210 (PDF format, 448 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Dong-Woo Kim ^1,*, Myeong-Woo Cho ¹, Tae-il Seo ² and Eung-Sug Lee ³
1 Division of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea. E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon, Incheon 402-749, Korea. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Nano-Mechanisms Groups, KIMM, Daejeon 305-343, Korea. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 4 December 2007 / Accepted: 8 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Application of Design of Experiment Method for Thrust Force Minimization in Step-feed Micro Drilling
Sensors 2008, 8, 211-221 (PDF format, 839 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Dong-Woo Kim ^1,*, Myeong-Woo Cho ¹ and Young-Jae Shin ²
1 Division of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea
E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
2 Nano-Mechanical Systems Technology Division, KIMM, Daejeon 305-343, Korea
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 November 2007 / Accepted: 8 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Experimental Study on the Effects of Alumina Abrasive Particle Behavior in MR Polishing for MEMS Applications
Sensors 2008, 8, 222-235 (PDF format, 2860 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Maya Nand Jha ¹, Jason Levy ² and Yang Gao ^1,*
1 Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
2 Western Washington University, Disaster Reduction and Emergency Planning, Huxley College of the Environment, 516 High Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225-9085   USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 22 December 2007 / Accepted: 10 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Review: Advances in Remote Sensing for Oil Spill Disaster Management: State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology for Oil Spill Surveillance
Sensors 2008, 8, 236-255 (PDF format, 1015 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Aurélie Le Morvan ¹, Mehrez Zribi ^1,*, Nicolas Baghdadi ² and André Chanzy ³
1 CETP/CNRS, 10-12 av. de l'Europe, 78140 Vélizy, France
2 Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 3- av. C. Guillemin, B.P. 6009, 45060 Orléans cedex 2, France
3 INRA-Avignon, Centre de Recherches d'Avignon Domaine Saint Paul , Site Agroparc 84914 Avignon cedex 9
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: 33 1 39 25 48 23, fax: 33 1 39 25 49 22, E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 22 November 2007 / Accepted: 8 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Soil Moisture Profile Effect on Radar Signal Measurement
Sensors 2008, 8, 256-270 (PDF format, 246 K)


Yaowen Yang ^1,*, Venu Gopal Madhav Annamdas ¹ , Chao Wang ¹ and Yingxin Zhou ²
1 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected].
2 Building and Infrastructure Division, Defense Science & Technology Agency, Singapore 109679.
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 23 November 2007 / Accepted: 11 January 2008 / Published:  21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Application of Multiplexed FBG and PZT Impedance Sensors for Health Monitoring of Rocks 
Sensors 2008, 8, 271-289 (PDF format, 1110 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Umasankar Yogeswaran and Shen-Ming Chen * 
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road , Taipei 106, Taiwan (ROC).
* Fax: +886 2270 25238; Tel: +886 2270 17147; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 December 2007 / Accepted: 14 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Review: A Review on the Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors Composed of Nanowires as Sensing Material
Sensors 2008, 8, 290-313 (PDF format, 745 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Joel B. Sankey ¹, Rick L. Lawrence ^2,*, and Jon M. Wraith ²
1 Department of Geosciences, 921 S. 8th Ave Stop 8072, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8072. E-mail: [email protected]. 
2 Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Department, PO Box 173120, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3120.  E-mails: [email protected], [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 15 November 2007 / Accepted: 9 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Ad Hoc Modeling of Root Zone Soil Water with Landsat Imagery and Terrain and Soils Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 314-326 (PDF format, 315 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Yaowen Yang ^1,*, Yuhang Hu ¹ and Yong Lu ²
1 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 23 November 2007 / Accepted: 15 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Sensitivity of PZT Impedance Sensors for Damage Detection of Concrete Structures
Sensors 2008, 8, 327-346 (PDF format, 900 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Eliona Kulla*  and Evgeny Katz
Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810, USA.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 15 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Review: Biosensor Techniques Used for Determination of Telomerase Activity in Cancer Cells
Sensors 2008, 8, 347-369 (PDF format, 902 K)


Antonio Arnau
Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 28 December 2007 / Accepted: 16 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Review: A Review of Interface Electronic Systems for AT Cut Quartz Crystal Microbalance Applications in Solutions
Supplementary Material: Figure 1. (a).avi; Figure 1. (b).avi - p. 372
Sensors 2008, 8, 370-411 (PDF format, 824 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Piezoelectric Sensors for Determination of Analytes in Solutions” Edited by  Professor Dr. W. Kutner)


Zisheng Xing ^1,*, Lien Chow ¹, Fan-Rui Meng ², Herb W. Rees ¹, Lionel Steve ¹ and John Monteith ¹
1 Potato Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fredericton, 850 Lincoln Road,
P.O. Box 20280, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 4Z7.
E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
2 Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 6C2. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 21 November 2007 / Accepted: 17 January 2008 / Published: 24 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Validating Evapotranspiraiton Equations Using Bowen Ratio in New Brunswick, Maritime, Canada
Sensors 2008, 8, 412-428 (PDF format, 450 K)


Libuse Trnkova ^1,*, Lenka Zerzankova ¹, Filip Dycka ¹, Radka Mikelova ¹ and Frantisek Jelen ²
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, Brno 612 65, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail:[email protected]
Received: 30 December 2007 / Accepted: 15 January 2008 / Published: 24 January 2008
Full Paper: Study of Copper and Purine-Copper Complexes on Modified Carbon Electrodes by Cyclic and Elimination Voltammetry
Sensors 2008, 8, 429-444 (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)


Sona Krizkova ¹, Pavel Ryant ², Olga Krystofova ³, Vojtech Adam ^1,4, Michaela Galiova ³, Miroslava Beklova ⁵, Petr Babula ⁶, Jozef Kaiser ⁷, Karel Novotny ³,
Jan Novotny ⁷, Miroslav Liska ⁷, Radomir Malina ⁷, Josef Zehnalek ¹, Jaromir Hubalek ⁸, Ladislav Havel ⁹ and Rene Kizek ^1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2 Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, 4 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, and 9 Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, and 6 Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy and University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
7 Institute of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 2896/2, CZ-616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
8 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:[email protected]
Received: 26 December 2007 / Accepted: 15 January 2008 / Published: 24 January 2008
Full Paper: Multi-instrumental Analysis of Tissues of Sunflower Plants Treated with Silver(I) Ions – Plants as Bioindicators of Environmental Pollution
Sensors 2008, 8, 445-463 (PDF format, 1270 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Vojtech Adam ^1,2, Ondrej Zitka ¹, Petr Dolezal ², Ladislav Zeman ², Ales Horna ³, Jaromir Hubalek ⁴, Jan Sileny ⁴, Sona Krizkova ¹, Libuse Trnkova ⁵ and Rene Kizek ^1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and 2 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University, T.G. Masaryka 275, CZ-762 72 Zlin, Czech Republic
4 Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Udolni 53, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
5 Department Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail:[email protected]
Received: 27 December 2007 / Accepted: 15 January 2008 / Published: 24 January 2008
Full Paper: Lactoferrin Isolation Using Monolithic Column Coupled with Spectrometric or Micro-Amperometric Detector
Sensors 2008, 8, 464-487 (PDF format, 592 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Olga Zeni ^1,*, Rosanna Palumbo ², Romeo Bernini ¹, Luigi Zeni ³, Maurizio Sarti ¹ and  Maria Rosaria Scarfì ¹
1 Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente (IREA) - CNR, Via Diocleziano, 328, 80124 Napoli, Italy
2 Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini (IBB) – CNR, Via Mezzocannone, 16, 80137 Napoli, Italy
3 Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell' Informazione (DII), Aversa, Italy
Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 16 January 2008 / Published: 24 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Cytotoxicity Investigation on Cultured Human Blood Cells Treated with Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Sensors 2008, 8, 488-499 (PDF format, 207 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)


Fatih Mengeloglu * and Kadir Karakus
Department of Industrial Engineering of Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, University of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 46060. Tel: +90 344 221 1429; Fax: +90 344 2251442;
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected]
Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 22 January 2008 / Published: 24 January 2008 
Full Research Paper: Thermal Degradation, Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Wheat Straw Flour Filled Recycled Thermoplastic Composites
Sensors 2008, 8, 500-519 (PDF format, 1880 K)


Shaohui Chen, Hongbo Su *, Renhua Zhang, Jing Tian and Lihu Yang
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; E-mails: S. H. Chen: [email protected]; R. H. Zhang: zhangrh@igsnrr. ac.cn; J.Tian:[email protected]; L. H. Yang: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 October 2007 / Accepted: 23 January 2008 / Published: 25 January 2008
Full Research Paper: The Tradeoff Analysis for Remote Sensing Image Fusion Using Expanded Spectral Angle Mapper
Sensors 2008, 8, 520-528 (PDF format, 1650 K)


Michael A. Wulder ^1,*, Joanne C. White ¹, Richard A. Fournier ², Joan E. Luther ³ and Steen Magnussen ¹
1 Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Centre d’Applications et de Recherches en Télédétection (CARTEL), Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
3 Canadian Forestry Service (Atlantic Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 November 2007 / Accepted: 22 January 2008 / Published: 25 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Spatially Explicit Large Area Biomass Estimation: Three Approaches Using Forest Inventory and Remotely Sensed Imagery in a GIS
Sensors 2008, 8, 529-560 (PDF format, 3400 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Andreas Richter ^1,2,*, Georgi Paschew ^1,2, Stephan Klatt ^1,2, Jens Lienig ¹, Karl-Friedrich Arndt ² and Hans-Jürgen P. Adler ³
1 Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Electromechanical and Electronic Design, 01062 Dresden, Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
2 Technische Universität Dresden, Physical Chemistry of Polymers, 01062 Dresden, Germany
3 Technische Universität Dresden, Macromolecular Chemistry and Textile Chemistry, 01062 Dresden, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 2 December 2007 / Accepted: 24 January 2008  / Published: 25 January 2008
Review: Review on Hydrogel-based pH Sensors and Microsensors
Sensors 2008, 8, 561-581 (PDF format, 776 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “State-of-the-Art Polymer Based pH Sensors” Edited by Khalil Arshak and Olga Korostynska)


Tsao-Jen Lin * and Mon-Fu Chung 
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi 621, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 886-5-272044 ext 33405
Received: 4 October 2007 / Accepted: 24 January 2008 / Published: 25 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Using Monoclonal Antibody to Determine Lead Ions with a Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Fiber-optic Biosensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 582-593 (PDF format, 554 K)
 

Gabriela Broncová *, Tatiana V. Shishkanova, Martin Krondak, Radko Volf and Vladimír Král
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6 Czech Republic
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 9 October 2007 / Accepted: 28 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Optimalization of Poly(neutral red) Coated-wire Electrode for Determination of Citrate in Soft Drinks
Sensors 2008, 8, 594-606 (PDF format, 315 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Electrochemical Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers” Edited by Yoon-Bo Shim)


Edmund C. Merem ^1,* and Yaw A. Twumasi ²
1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 USA, Tel: 601-432-6856, Fax: 601-432-6862.
2 Department of Advanced Technologies, Alcorn State University, 1000 ASU Drive 360, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 4 December 2007 / Accepted: 22 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Using Geospatial Information Technology in Natural Resources Management: The Case of Urban Land Management In West Africa 
Sensors 2008, 8, 607-619 (PDF format, 1880 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Xiangzheng Deng ^1,2, Hongbo Su ¹ and Jinyan Zhan ^3,*  
1 Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P.R. China
3 Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P.R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Fax : (8610)-6485-6533
Received: 25 December 2007 / Accepted: 24 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Integration of Multiple Data Sources to Simulate the Dynamics of Land Systems
Sensors 2008, 8, 620-634 (PDF format, 512 K)


Cem Evrendilek
Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Sciences, Izmir University of Economics, 35330 Balcova, Izmir, Turkey; Tel: +90 232 279 2525, Fax: +90 232 279 2626; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 5 November 2007 / Accepted: 29 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Paper: Vertex Separators for Partitioning a Graph
Sensors 2008, 8, 635-657 (PDF format, 496 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing” Edited by Xue Wang)


Yu-Pin Lin ^1,*, Yun-Bin Lin ², Yen-Tan Wang ¹ and Nien-Ming Hong ³
1 Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering Department, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan; Email: [email protected]; Fax: +886-2-33663467; Tel: +886-2-33663464
2 Recreation and Health-care Management Department, Chianan University of Pharmacy and Science, 60, Sec. 1, Erren Rd., Rende Shiang, Tainan County 71710, Taiwan; Email: [email protected]
3 Department of Environmental Resources Management, The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology, No. 100, Chiao Kwang Rd., Taichung 407, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 29 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Monitoring and Predicting Land-use Changes and the Hydrology of the Urbanized Paochiao Watershed in Taiwan Using Remote Sensing Data, Urban Growth Models and a Hydrological Model
Sensors 2008, 8, 658-680 (PDF format, 2900 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Hualou Long ^1,*, Xiuqin Wu ², Wenjie Wang ³ and Guihua Dong ⁴
1 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
2 College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
3 Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
4 China National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing 100029, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected] (Hualou Long), Tel: +86-10-6488-8169, Fax: +86-10-6485-7065
Received: 26 December 2007 / Accepted: 29 January 2008 / Published: 4 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Analysis of Urban-rural Land-use Change during 1995–2006 and Its Policy Dimensional Driving Forces in Chongqing, China
Sensors 2008, 8, 681-699 (PDF format, 2050 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Ho-Su Jang ¹, Myeong-Woo Cho ² and Dong-Sam Park ^1,*
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon, Incheon 402-749, Korea; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Division of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea; E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 January 2008 / Accepted: 29 January 2008 / Published:  6 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Micro Fluidic Channel Machining on Fused Silica Glass Using Powder Blasting
Sensors 2008, 8, 700-710 (PDF format, 4850 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Katrin Schmitt ¹, Kerstin Oehse ², Gerd Sulz ¹ and Christian Hoffmann ^2,*
1 Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques, Heidenhofstr. 8, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
2 Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques, Rosenhof, 37308 Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel +49 3606 671 196, Fax +49 3606 671 200, E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 5 November 2007 / Accepted: 29 January 2008 / Published:  6 February 2008
Review: Evanescent field Sensors Based on Tantalum Pentoxide Waveguides – A Review
Sensors 2008, 8, 711-738 (PDF format, 1100 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)


S. Ashok Kumar and Shen-Ming Chen *
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan (ROC)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Fax: +886 2270 25238; Tel: +886 2270 17147.
E-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected]
Received: 31 December 2007 / Accepted: 30 January 2008 / Published:  6 February 2008
Review: Electroanalysis of NADH Using Conducting and Redox Active Polymer/Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrodes-A Review
Sensors 2008, 8, 739-766 (PDF format, 500 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Alberto Ballestra ¹, Aurelio Somà ^1,* and Renato Pavanello ²
1 Department of Mechanics, Politecnico of Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi,24 - 10129, Torino, Italy
E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Campinas, CEP 13083-970 Campinas, Brazil
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 19 November 2007 /Accepted: 26 January 2008 /Published: 6 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Experimental-numerical Comparison of Frequency Shift of Cantilever MEMS in Presence of Residual Stress Gradient
Sensors 2008, 8, 767-783 (PDF format, 638 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Alhussein Albarbar *, Samir Mekid, Andrew Starr and Robert Pietruszkiewicz
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester,  M60 1QD, U.K.    
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 30 November 2007 / Accepted: 31 January 2008 / Published:  6 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Suitability of MEMS Accelerometers for Condition Monitoring: An experimental study
Sensors 2008, 8, 784-799 (PDF format, 598 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Jing Tian ¹, Renhua Zhang ¹,  Hongbo Su ^1,*, Xiaomin Sun ², Shaohui Chen ¹ and Jun Xia ¹
1 Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
2 Synthesis Center of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 December 2007 / Accepted: 30 January 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper: An Automatic Instrument to Study the Spatial Scaling Behavior of Emissivity
Sensors 2008, 8, 800-816 (PDF format, 1850 K)


Mathew G. Pelletier
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services, Lubbock Tx. USA; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 October 2007 / Accepted: 31 January 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Parallel Algorithm for GPU Processing; for use in High Speed Machine Vision Sensing of Cotton Lint Trash
Sensors 2008, 8, 817-829 (PDF format, 553 K)


James D. McCarthy ^1,*, Phil A. Graniero ¹, Steven M. Rozic ²
1 University of Windsor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9B 3P4; E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Environmental Research Systems Institute, 380 New York Street, Redlands, California, USA, 92373; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 4 January 2008 / Accepted:1 February 2008 / Published:8 February 2008 
Full Research Paper: An Integrated GIS-Expert System Framework for Live Hazard Monitoring and Detection
Sensors 2008, 8, 830-846 (PDF format, 613 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Cesar Elosua ^1,*, Candido Bariain ¹, Ignacio R. Matias ¹, Antonio Rodriguez ², Enriquie Colacio ², Alfonso Salinas-Castillo ³, Antonio Segura-Carretero ³
and Alberto Fernandez-Gutiérrez ³
1 Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus Arrosadía s/n, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
3 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain; E-mail: [email protected]; ansegura@ugr; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email: [email protected]; Phone: +34 948169382
Received: 26 December 2007 / Accepted: 4 February 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Pyridine Vapors Detection by an Optical Fibre Sensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 847-859 (PDF format, 745 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Photonic Sensors for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Agent Detection” Edited by Gary Pickrell and Teng K. Ooi)


James H. Churnside* and James J. Wilson
NOAA ESRL CSD3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA; E-mail: [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 16 November 2007 / Accepted: 4 February 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Ocean Color Inferred from Radiometers on Low-flying Aircraft
Sensors 2008, 8, 860-876 (PDF format, 1350 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Ocean Remote Sensing” Edited by James H. Churnside)


Ho Su Jang ^1,a, Myeong Woo Cho ^2,b and Dong Sam Park ^1,*
1 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Incheon, 177 Dohwa –Dong , Nam-Ku, Incheon, Korea
2 Division of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea
E-mail: ^a [email protected], ^b [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 10 January 2008 / Accepted: 6 February 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Micro Dot Patterning on the Light Guide Panel Using Powder Blasting
Sensors 2008, 8, 877-885 (PDF format, 1490 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Ewa M. Goldys * and Fang Xie
Department of Physics Macquarie University, North Ryde 2109, NSW, Australia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 15 January 2008 / Accepted: 30 January 2008 / Published: 8 February 2008
Review: Metallic Nanomaterials for Sensitivity Enhancement of Fluorescence Detection
Sensors 2008, 8, 886-896 (PDF format, 3110 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Photoactive Nanomaterials for Sensitive and Selective Determination of Trace Analyzes” Edited by Julia Xiaojun Zhao)


Vinh Hao Nguyen ¹ and Young Soo Suh ^{1, *}
1 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Namgu, Ulsan 680-749, Korea E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected]
Received: 18 January 2008 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 15 February 2008
Full Paper: Networked Estimation with an Area-triggered Transmission Method
Sensors 2008, 8, 897-909 (PDF format, 336 K)


Jaroslaw Chormanski ¹, Tim Van de Voorde ² , Tim De Roeck ², Okke Batelaan ^3,4 and Frank Canters ^2,*
1 Warsaw Agricultural University, Department of Hydraulic Structures and Environmental Restoration, Warsaw, Poland; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Cartography and GIS Research Unit, Department of Geography, Brussels, Belgium; E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Brussels, Belgium; E-mail: [email protected]
4 K.U.Leuven, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Heverlee, Belgium
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 15 January 2008 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 15 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Improving Distributed Runoff Prediction in Urbanized Catchments with Remote Sensing based Estimates of Impervious Surface Cover
Sensors 2008, 8, 910-932 (PDF format, 5470 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Bohui Tang ¹, Yuyun Bi ^2,3, Zhao-Liang Li ^1,2,* and Jun Xia ¹
1 Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. E-mail: [email protected]
2 TRIO/LSIIT(UMR7005 CNRS)/ENSPS, Bld Sebastien Brant, BP10413, 67412 Illkirch, France. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100086, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 3 January 2008 / Accepted: 31 January 2008 / Published: 15 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Generalized Split-window Algorithm for Estimate of Land Surface Temperature from Chinese Geostationary FengYun Meteorological Satellite (FY-2C) Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 933-951 (PDF format, 898 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Selcuk Arslan
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Engineering, 46060 Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 18 January 2008 / Accepted: 1 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008 
Full Research Paper: A Grain Flow Model to Simulate Grain Yield Sensor Response
Sensors 2008, 8, 952-962 (PDF format, 274 K)


Mugur C. Balan ^*, Mihai Damian and Lorentz Jäntschi 
1 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 103-105 Muncii Bvd.; 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 29 December 2007 / Accepted: 4 February 2008 / Published:  19 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Preliminary Results on Design and Implementation of a Solar Radiation Monitoring System
Sensors 2008, 8, 963-978 (PDF format, 373 K)


Ramazan Meral
Kahramanmaras  Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation. 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 December 2007 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Laboratory Evaluation of Acoustic Backscatter and LISST Methods for Measurements of Suspended Sediments
Sensors 2008, 8, 979-993 (PDF format, 583 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Mohamed Boutaayamou ^1,*, Ruth V. Sabariego ¹ and Patrick Dular ^1,2
1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Applied and Computational Electromagnetics (ACE), 1 University of Liège, 1,2 FNRS Sart Tilman Campus, Building B28, B-4000, Li`ege, Belgium; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 September 2007 / Accepted: 8 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Research Paper: A Perturbation Method for the 3D Finite Element Modeling of Electrostatically Driven MEMS
Sensors 2008, 8, 994-1003 (PDF format, 1220 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Nobuaki Soh *
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]; Phone/Fax: +81-92-802-2891
Received:  28 January 2008 / Accepted: 13 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Review: Selective Chemical Labeling of Proteins with Small Fluorescent Molecules Based on Metal-chelation Methodology
Sensors 2008, 8, 1004-1024 (PDF format, 1120 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro” Edited by Yoshio Umezawa)


Jiming Chen ^1,*, Ruizhong Lin ¹, Yanjun Li _¹ and Youxian Sun _¹
1 State Key of Industrial Control Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R.China; E-mail: ([email protected]). E-mail: (frzlin,yjli, [email protected])
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 11 January 2008 / Accepted: 11 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Paper: LQER: A Link Quality Estimation based Routing forWireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2008, 8, 1025-1038 (PDF format, 601 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing” Edited by Xue Wang)


Dalibor Huska ^1,2, Sona Krizkova ¹, Miroslava Beklova ³, Ladislav Havel ², Josef Zehnalek ¹, Vaclav Diopan ^1,2, Vojtech Adam ^1,4, Ladislav Zeman ⁴, Petr Babula ⁵ and Rene Kizek ^1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2 Department of Plant Biology, and 4 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Veterinary Ecology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, and 5 Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy and University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail:[email protected]
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 14 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Paper: Influence of Cadmium(II) Ions and Brewery Sludge on Metallothionein Level in Earthworms (Eisenia fetida) – Bio-transforming of Toxic Wastes
Sensors 2008, 8, 1039-1047 (PDF format, 267 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Romesh C. Batra ¹, Maurizio Porfiri ^2,* and Davide Spinello ³
1 Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
3 The Bradley Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
* Corresponding author.
Received: 21 December 2007 / Accepted: 14 Februar 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Paper: Effects of van der Waals Force and Thermal Stresses on Pull-in Instability of Clamped Rectangular Microplates
Sensors 2008, 8, 1048-1069 (PDF format, 1370 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Yun-Bin Lin ¹, Yu-Pin Lin ^2,*, Dong-Po Deng ³ and Kuan-Wei Chen ¹
1 Recreation and Health-care Management Department, ChiaNana University of Pharmacy and Science, 60, Sec. 1, Erren Rd., Rende Shiang, Tainan County 71710, Taiwan, ROC; Email: [email protected]
2 Bio-environment and System Engineering Department, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan, ROC;
Email: [email protected]; Fax: +886-2-33663464; Tel: +886-2-33663464
3 International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), PO Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 19 November 2007 / Accepted:15 February 2008  / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Integrating Remote Sensing Data with Directional Two-dimensional Wavelet Analysis and Open Geospatial Techniques for Efficient Disaster Monitoring and Management
Sensors 2008, 8, 1070-1089 (PDF format, 5820 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Hijiri Hasegawa, Ken-ichi Taira, Koji Sode and Kazunori Ikebukuro *
Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
E-mails: [email protected] (Koji Sode), [email protected] (Kazunori Ikebukuro)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 15 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Review: Improvement of Aptamer Affinity by Dimerization
Sensors 2008, 8, 1090-1098 (PDF format, 870 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro” Edited by Yoshio Umezawa)


Feng Xia ^1,2
1 Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
2 College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 December 2007 / Accepted: 18 February 2008 / Published: 21 February 2008
Review: QoS Challenges and Opportunities in Wireless Sensor/Actuator Networks
Sensors 2008, 8, 1099-1110 (PDF format, 209 K)


Wataru Satoh, Hiroki Hosono, Hiroomi Yokomaku, Katsuya Morimoto, Sanjay Upadhyay and Hiroaki Suzuki *
Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan, Phone: +81-29-853-5598, Fax: +81-29-853-4490;
E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], s [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 January 2008 / Accepted: 18 February 2008 / Published: 21 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Integrated Electrochemical Analysis System with Microfluidic and Sensing Functions
Sensors 2008, 8, 1111-1127 (PDF format, 1310 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Soe W. Myint ^1,*, May Yuan ², Randall S. Cerveny ¹ and Chandra P. Giri ³
1 School of Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University, 600 E. Orange St., SCOB Bldg Rm 330, Tempe, AZ 85287
2 Department of Geography, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019
3 USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected]
Received: 31 December 2007/ Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published:  21 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Comparison of Remote Sensing Image Processing Techniques to Identify Tornado Damage Areas from Landsat TM Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 1128-1156 (PDF format, 14240 K)


Robert M. Hoffman
AntiCancer, Inc., 7917 Ostrow Street, San Diego, CA 92111-3604, Surgery Dept., University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92103-8220
Correspondence should be addressed to: Fax: 858-268-4175, E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 15 January 2007 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Review: Imaging In Mice With Fluorescent Proteins: From Macro To Subcellular
Sensors 2008, 8, 1157-1173 (PDF format, 4290 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro” Edited by Yoshio Umezawa)


Wolfgang Wagner ^1,*, Carsten Pathe ¹, Marcela Doubkova ¹, Daniel Sabel ¹, Annett Bartsch ¹, Stefan Hasenauer ¹, Günter Blöschl ², Klaus Scipal ³,
José Martínez-Fernández ⁴ and Alexander Löw ⁵
1 Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Gußhausstraße 27-29, 1040 Vienna, Austria; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Vienna University of Technology, Institut für Wasserbau und Ingenieurhydrologie, Karlsplatz 13/222, A-1040 Wien, Vienna, Austria; E-mail: [email protected]
3 European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Shinfield Park, Reading RG2 9AX, United Kingdom; E-mail: [email protected]
4 Department of Geography, University of Salamanca, Cervantes 3, 37002 Salamanca, Spain; E-mail: [email protected]
5 University of Munich, Munich, University of Munich, Munich, Department of Geography, Luisenstrasse 37, 80333 Munich, Germany; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 11 January 2008 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Temporal Stability of Soil Moisture and Radar Backscatter Observed by the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR)
Sensors 2008, 8, 1174-1197 (PDF format, 1300 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Sungbo Cho ^1,*, Marc Castellarnau ^2,3,*, Josep Samitier ^2,3 and Hagen Thielecke ¹
1 Biohybrid Systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Ensheimer Str. 48 66386 St. Ingbert Germany
2 Nanobioengineering Research Laboratory, Bioengineering Institute of Catalonia, Barcelona Science Park, Josep Samitier 1-5, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
3 Electronics Department, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, Planta 2 08028 Barcelona, Spain
* E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]; contributed equally.
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 20 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Dependence of Impedance of Embedded Single Cells on Cellular Behaviour
Sensors 2008, 8, 1198-1211 (PDF format, 1400 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Kuo-Yi Huang *
1 Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Huafan University, Taipei, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 November 2007 / Accepted: 14 February 2008 / Published:  22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: An Auto-Recognizing System on Dices Game using Modified Unsupervised Grey Clustering Algorithm
Sensors 2008, 8, 1212-1221 (PDF format, 438 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)


Alaaddin Yüksel ^1,*, Abdullah E. Akay ¹, Recep Gundogan ²,Mahmut Reis ¹ and Muzaffer Cetiner ¹
1     Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry , Department of  Forest Engineering, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected],  [email protected]
2     Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of  Soil Science , 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
* Corresponding author. 1Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: +90 344  2237666, Fax: +90 344 2217244
Received: 25 January 2008 / Accepted: 13 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Paper: Application of GeoWEPP for Determining Sediment Yield and Runoff in the Orcan Creek Watershed in Kahramanmaras, Turkey*
Sensors 2008, 8, 1222-1236 (PDF format, 2000 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Solar Radiation, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles” Edited by Fatih Evrendilek and Can Ertekin)


Alaaddin Yüksel ^1,*, Abdullah E. Akay ¹ and Recep Gundogan ²
1 Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry , Department of  Forest Engineering, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, E-mail: [email protected],  [email protected]
2 Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of  Soil Science ,
46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, E-mail: [email protected]
* Corresponding author. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: +90 344  2237666, Fax: +90 344 2217244
Received: 7 February 2008 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Paper: Using ASTER Imagery in Land Use/cover Classification of Eastern Mediterranean Landscapes According to CORINE Land Cover Project
Sensors 2008, 8, 1237-1251 (PDF format, 3960 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Solar Radiation, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles” Edited by Fatih Evrendilek and Can Ertekin)


Can Ertekin ^1,*, Recep Kulcu ² and Fatih Evrendilek ³
1 Department of Agricultural Machinery, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, 07070, Antalya, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Agricultural Machinery, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, 32260, Cunur, Isparta, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Department of Environmental Engineering, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, 14280, Bolu, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 24 January 2008 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008 
Full Paper: Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar Water Heating Systems in Turkey
Sensors 2008, 8, 1252-1277 (PDF format, 1900  K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Solar Radiation, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles” Edited by Fatih Evrendilek and Can Ertekin)


Simone Pascucci ^1,*, Cristiana Bassani ², Angelo Palombo ¹, Maurizio Poscolieri ³ and Rosa Cavalli ²
1 National Research Council, Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, C.da S. Loja - Zona Industriale, Tito Scalo (PZ), 85050, Italy; E-mail: [email protected]
2 National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy; E-mail: [email protected]
3 National Research Council, IDAC, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Received: 5 February 2008  / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Road Asphalt Pavements Analyzed by Airborne Thermal Remote Sensing: Preliminary Results of the Venice Highway
Sensors 2008, 8, 1278-1296 (PDF format, 1130 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Ee Taek Hwang ¹, Joo-Myung Ahn ¹, Byoung Chan Kim ² and Man Bock Gu ^1,*
1 College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2 Diagnostics Group, Institut Pasteur Korea, Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; [email protected]
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 21 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Construction of a nrdA::luxCDABE Fusion and Its Use in Escherichia coli as a DNA Damage Biosensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 1297-1307 (PDF format, 388 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Dae Jin Yun, Tae Il Seo and Dong Sam Park *
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon, 177 Dohwa –Dong , Nam-Ku, Incheon, Korea E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 15 February 2008 / Accepted: 21 February 2008 / Published:  22 February 2008
Full Paper: Fabrication of Biochips with Micro Fluidic Channels by Micro End-milling and Powder Blasting
Sensors 2008, 8, 1308-1320 (PDF format, 6490 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Jinkai Zhang ¹, Benoit Rivard ^2,*  and D.M. Rogge ²
1 Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Center, 401, 817 – 4th Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada, T1J 0P3. [email protected]
2 Earth Observation Systems Laboratory, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E3. [email protected], [email protected].
*Corresponding author. Tel. 1-780-492-1822; Fax:1-780-492-2030. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 28 December 2007 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: The Successive Projection Algorithm (SPA), an Algorithm with a Spatial Constraint for the Automatic Search of Endmembers in Hyperspectral Data.
Sensors 2008, 8, 1321-1342 (PDF format, 2730 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Gang Li ^1,*, Huadong Meng ¹, Xiang-Gen Xia ² and Ying-Ning Peng ¹
1 Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected]
Received: 2 February 2008 / Accepted: 20 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Range and Velocity Estimation of Moving Targets Using Multiple Stepped-frequency Pulse Trains
Sensors 2008, 8, 1343-1350 (PDF format, 225 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Aerospace Sensor Systems” Edited by Claude Nicollier)

Sabine Achmann *, Martin Hämmerle  and Ralf Moos
Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Tel. +49-(0)921-55-7412, Fax: +49-(0)921-55-7405. E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 28 December 2007 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published: 27 February 2008
Full Paper: Amperometric Enzyme-based Gas Sensor for Formaldehyde: Impact of Possible Interferences
Sensors 2008, 8, 1351-1365 (PDF format, 491 K)


María Soledad Belluzo, María Élida Ribone and Claudia Marina Lagier *
Analytical Chemistry Department, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario –2000,  Argentina; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 14 February 2008 / Published: 27 February 2008
Review: Assembling Amperometric Biosensors for Clinical Diagnostics
Sensors 2008, 8, 1366-1399 (PDF format, 581 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)

Dorothee Grieshaber ^1,x, Robert MacKenzie ^1,x, Janos Vörös ¹ and Erik Reimhult ^2,*
1 Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
E-mail: [email protected]
^x The authors have contributed equally to the paper.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 28 January 2008 / Published: 7 March 2008
Review: Electrochemical Biosensors - Sensor Principles and Architectures
Sensors 2008, 8, 1400-1458 (PDF format, 5790 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Luca Pulvirenti *, Nazzareno Pierdicca and Frank S. Marzano
Department of Electronic Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 27 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Topographic Effects on the Surface Emissivity of a Mountainous Area Observed by a Spaceborne Microwave Radiometer
Sensors 2008, 8, 1459-1474 (PDF format, 297 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Pil Hyong Lee, Sang Seok Han and Sang Soon Hwang *
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon, 177 Dohwa –Dong , Nam-Gu, Incheon, Korea; E-mails: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 27 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Paper: Three-Dimensional Transport Modeling for Proton Exchange Membrane(PEM) Fuel Cell with Micro Parallel Flow Field
Sensors 2008, 8, 1475-1487 (PDF format, 592 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Verica Manojlovic¹, Nevenka Rajic ¹, Jasna Djonlagic ¹, Bojana Obradovic ¹, Viktor Nedovic ², Branko Bugarski ^1,*
1 Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia; E-mails: [email protected] (for Verica Manojlovic), [email protected] (for Nevenka Rajic), [email protected] (for Jasna Djonlagic),  [email protected] (for Bojana Obradovic)
2 Department of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University in Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11081 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia.
E-mail: vnedovic@[email protected] (for Viktor Nedovic)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Paper: Application of Electrostatic Extrusion – Flavour Encapsulation and Controlled Release
Sensors 2008, 8, 1488-1496 (PDF format, 112 K)


Adina Arvinte, Lucian Rotariu and Camelia Bala *
Laboratory of Quality Control and Process Monitoring, Department of Analytical  Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., 030018 Bucharest, Romania
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 4 February 2008 / Accepted: 21 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Amperometric Low-potential Detection of Malic Acid Using Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes Based Electrodes
Sensors 2008, 8, 1497-1507 (PDF format, 216 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Sung Pil Lee *
Department of Electronic Engineering, Kyungnam University, Masan, Kyungnam 631-701, Korea
Tel. 82-55-249-2642, Fax 82-55-249-2838.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 26 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nitride Films for Micro Humidity Sensors
Sensors 2008, 8, 1508-1518 (PDF format, 1860 K)


Fabiane C. de Abreu ^1,*, Francine S. de Paula ¹, Danielle C. M. Ferreira ¹, Valberes B. Nascimento ², Julio C. D. Lopes ^3,*, Alexandre M. C. Santos ⁴, Marcelo M. Santoro ⁴, Carlos E. Salas ⁴ and Marília O. F. Goulart ^1,*
1 Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
4 Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected].
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Dr. Marília Oliveira Fonseca Goulart; Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus A.C. Simões, Tabuleiro do Martins, 57072-970, Maceió, AL, Brazil; Tel./Fax: + 55-82-32141389; E-mail address: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 14 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Research Paper: The Application of DNA-biosensors and Differential Scanning Calorimetry to the Study of the DNA-binding Agent Berenil
Sensors 2008, 8, 1519-1538 (PDF format, 241 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Igor Kovalchuk* and Olga Kovalchuk
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 21 January 2008 / Accepted: 7 March 2008 / Published: 10 March 2008
Review: Transgenic Plants as Sensors of Environmental Pollution Genotoxicity
Sensors 2008, 8, 1539-1558 (PDF format, 354 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Phytosensors: Environmental Sensing with Plants and Plant Cells” Edited by C. Neal Stewart, Jr.)


Euripides P. Kantzas* and Andrew J. S. McGonigle
Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Winter Street, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK; E-mails: [email protected] (E.P.K.); [email protected] (A.J.S.M.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 19 February 2008 / Accepted: 6 March 2008 / Published: 10 March 2008
Review: Ground Based Ultraviolet Remote Sensing of Volcanic Gas Plumes
Sensors 2008, 8, 1559-1574 (PDF format, 806 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Pongsakorn Jantaratana and Chitnarong Sirisathitkul*
Magnet Laboratory, Molecular Technology Research Unit, School of Science, Walailak University, Thasala District, Nakon Si Thammarat 80161, Thailand; E-mail: [email protected] (Pongsakorn Jantaratana)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 9 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published: 10 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Low-cost Sensors Based on the GMI Effect in Recycled Transformer Cores
Sensors 2008, 8, 1575-1584 (PDF format, 97 K, Supplementary Material for Figure 3: s8031575-1.mpg 5369 KB; for Figure 5: s8031575-2.mpg 5349 KB)


Ö. Galip Saracoglu
Erciyes University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 2 November 2007 / Accepted: 29 February 2008 / Published: 10 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Artificial Neural Network Approach for Prediction of Absorption Measurements of an Evanescent Field Fiber Sensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 1585-1594 (PDF format,  136 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)


Maria Nordström ^1,*, Stephan Keller ¹, Michael Lillemose ¹, Alicia Johansson ², Søren Dohn ¹, Daniel Haefliger ³, Gabriela Blagoi ¹, Mogens Havsteen-Jakobsen ¹ and Anja Boisen ¹
1 MIC – Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
2 Now at PhotoSolar ApS, Denmark
3 Now at HARTING Mitronics AG, Switzerland
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 2 November 2007 / Accepted: 3 March 2008 / Published: 10 March 2008
Full Research Paper: SU-8 Cantilevers for Bio/chemical Sensing; Fabrication, Characterisation and Development of Novel Read-out Methods
Sensors 2008, 8, 1595-1612 (PDF format, 659 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Cantilever, Microcantilevers and Nanocantilever Sensors and Biosensors” Edited by M. Calleja and J. Tamayo)


Weiqi Zhou ^1,*, Austin Troy ¹ and Morgan Grove ²
1 Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, George D. Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. [email protected], [email protected].
2 Northeastern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, South Burlington, VT 05403, USA. [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 28 February 2008 / Published: 10 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Object-based Land Cover Classification and Change Analysis in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area Using Multitemporal High Resolution Remote Sensing Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 1613-1636 (PDF format,  802 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Francisco M. Muñiz ¹, Luis Simón ¹, Silvia Sáez ¹, César Raposo ², Victoria Alcázar ³ and Joaquín R. Morán ^1,*
1 Organic Chemistry Department, Plaza de los Caídos, 1-5, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
2 Mass Spectrometry Service, Plaza de los Caídos, 1-5, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
3 Industrial Chemical Engineering, Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, Madrid Polytechnical University, 28006 Madrid, Spain
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 12 February 2008 / Accepted: 11 March 2008 / Published: 11 March 2008
Communication: A Fluorescent Sensor for Dinitrobenzoic Acid Based on a Cyanuric and Xanthene Skeleton
Sensors 2008, 8, 1637-1644 (PDF format, 127 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting” Edited by Shu-Kun Lin)


Farnoush Faridbod ¹, Mohammad Reza Ganjali ^1,*,  Rassoul Dinarvand ², Parviz Norouzi ¹ and Siavash Riahi ³
1 Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Medical Nanotechnology Research Centre, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6451, Iran
3 Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 31 December 2007 / Accepted: 22 February 2008 / Published: 11 March 2008
Review: Schiff's Bases and Crown Ethers as Supramolecular Sensing Materials in Construction of the Potentiometric Membrane Sensors
Sensors 2008, 8, 1645-1703 (PDF format, 338 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Supramolecular Sensors” Edited by Peter J. Cragg)


Xian-Bin Wen ^1,2,*, Hua Zhang ^1,2 and Ze-Tao Jiang ³
1 School of Computer Science and Technology, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300191, P.R. China
2 Tianjin Key Laboratory of Intelligence Computing and Novel Software Technology, Tianjin, 300191, China
3 Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, 330034, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published:  12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Multiscale Unsupervised Segmentation of SAR Imagery Using Genetic Algorithm
Sensors 2008, 8, 1704-1711 (PDF format, 172 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Jinyan Jia ^1,2, Wenjun Guan^1,*, Minghao Sim ¹ ,Yongquan Li ¹ and Hong Li ³
1 Zhejiang University, College of Life Sciences, HangZhou 310027, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected] (Jia); [email protected] (Sim); [email protected] (Li)
2 GroepT Leuven Hogeschool, Vesaliusstraat 13, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
3 Zhejiang First Hospital, HangZhou 31003, P.R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 12 December 2007 / Accepted: 21 February 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Communication: Carbon Nanotubes Based Glucose Needle-type Biosensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 1712-1718 (PDF format, 67 K)


Jih-Huah Wu ¹, Cheng-Chung Pen ² and Joe-Air Jiang ^3,*
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ming Chuan University, No. 5, Deming Rd., Gweishan Township, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
2 Department of Optics and Photonics, National Central University, No. 300, Jung-Da Rd., Chung-Li City, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
3 Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: [email protected]
Received: 22 December 2007 / Accepted: 10 March 2008 / Published: 13 March 2008
Full Research Paper: On Applications of the Integrated High-performance CMOS Image Sensor to Range Finders — From Optical Triangulation to Automobile Field
Sensors 2008, 8, 1719-1739 (PDF format, 448 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Integrated High-performance Imagers” Edited by Edoardo Charbon)


Michele Meroni ¹, Micol Rossini ^1,*, Valentina Picchi ^2,3, Cinzia Panigada ¹, Sergio Cogliati ¹, Cristina Nali ³ and Roberto Colombo ¹
1 Remote Sensing of Environmental Dynamics Lab., DISAT, University of Milan-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 CNR, Plant Virology Institute, Milan Unit, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Department of Tree Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology “G. Scaramuzzi”, University of Pisa, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 11 March 2008 / Published:  13 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Assessing Steady-state Fluorescence and PRI from Hyperspectral Proximal Sensing as Early Indicators of Plant Stress: The Case of Ozone Exposure
Sensors 2008, 8, 1740-1754 (PDF format, 247 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


John Douglas ^1,*, Thomas Usländer ², Gerald Schimak ³, J. Fernando Esteban ⁴ and Ralf Denzer ⁵
1 BRGM – ARN/RIS, 3 avenue C. Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 ORLEANS Cedex 2, France. E-mail: [email protected]
2 Information Management, Fraunhofer IITB, Fraunhoferstraße 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. E-mail: [email protected]
3 Information Management, Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, A-2444 Seibersdorf. E-mail: [email protected]
4 Atos Origin, Albarracin 25, 28037 Madrid, Spain. E-mail: [email protected]
5 Environmental Informatics Group, Goebenstraße 40, 66117 Saarbrücken, Germany E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 12 March 2008 / Published: 13 March 2008
Communication: An Open Distributed Architecture for Sensor Networks for Risk Management
Sensors 2008, 8, 1755-1773 (PDF format, 187 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Kevin R. Cooper *, Matthew Smith and Derek Johnson
Scribner Associates Inc., 150 E. Connecticut Avenue, Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387, USA; E-mails: K.R. Cooper: [email protected]; M. Smith: [email protected]; D. Johnson: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12 February 2008  / Accepted: 11 March 2008 / Published: 14 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Development and Demonstration of Measurement-Time Efficient Methods for Impedance Spectroscopy of Electrode and Sensor Arrays
Sensors 2008, 8, 1774-1796 (PDF format, 226 K)


Wanming Chen ^1,2, Tao Mei ^1,*, Max Q.-H. Meng ^1,3 , Huawei Liang ¹ ,Yumei Liu ², Yangming Li ^1,2 and Shuai Li ^1,2
1 Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P. R. China; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, P.R. China
3 Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tian, Hong Kong; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 6 December 2007 / Accepted: 12 March 2008 / Published: 15 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Localization Algorithm Based on Spring Model (LASM) for Large Scale Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2008, 8, 1797-1818 (PDF format, 380 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing” Edited by Xue Wang)


Zoran Stević *, Zoran Andjelković and Dejan Antić
University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, VJ 12, 19210 Bor, Serbia; E-mails: Z. Andjelković: [email protected]; D. Antić: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 28 February 2008 / Accepted: 12 March 2008 / Published: 15 March 2008
Full Research Paper: A New PC and LabVIEW Package Based System for Electrochemical Investigations
Sensors 2008, 8, 1819-1831 (PDF format, 1111 K)


Tangtang Zhang ¹, Jun Wen ^1,*, Rogier van der Velde ², Xianhong Meng ¹, Zhenchao Li ¹, Yuanyong Liu ¹ and Rong Liu ¹
1 Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, P. R. China
2 International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected]
Received: 7 November 2007 / Accepted: 8 February 2008 / Published: 16 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 1832-1845 (PDF format, 355 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Chakorn Chinvongamorn ¹, Kulwadee Pinwattana ¹, Narong Praphairaksit ¹, Toshihiko Imato ² and Orawon Chailapakul ^1,*
1 Materials Chemistry and Catalysis Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
2 Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 2 January 2008  / Accepted: 5 March 2008 / Published:  17 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Amperometric Determination of Sulfite by Gas Diffusion-Sequential Injection with Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode
Sensors 2008, 8, 1846-1857 (PDF format, 92 K)


Ki-Hyun Kim ^{*, 1}, Ye-Jin Choi ², Hye-Soon Yang ³ and Sang-Woo Joo ³
1 Atmospheric Environment Laboratory, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Sejong University, Seoul, 143-747 Korea; Siheung Environmental Technology Development Center, Siheung, 429-793 Korea
2 Sam Sung Electronics, Young Tong Goo, Suwon, 443-742 Korea
3 Department of Chemistry, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; [email protected]
Received: 2 January 2008 / Accepted: 14 March 2008 / Published: 17 March 2008
Review: An Approach for Measuring the Sorptive Behavior of Odorants Using a Multifunction Thermal Desorber Unit: Preliminary Tests on Reduced Sulfur Compounds
Sensors 2008, 8, 1858-1871 (PDF format, 104 K)


Yonghao Xu,  Xianfeng Chen * and Yu Zhu
Department of Physics, the State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800, Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 November 2007 / Accepted: 21 February 2008 / Published:  17 March 2008
Full Research Paper: High Sensitive Temperature Sensor Using a Liquid-core Optical Fiber with Small Refractive Index Difference of Core and Cladding Materials
Sensors 2008, 8, 1872-1878 (PDF format, 136 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)


Fei Huang,  Youyuan Peng,  Guiying Jin,  Song Zhang and Jilie Kong*
Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 14 March 2008 / Published: 17 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Sensitive Detection of Haloperidol and Hydroxyzine at Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode
Sensors 2008, 8, 1879-1889 (PDF format, 88 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Liang Ming ¹, Xia Xi ¹, Tingting Chen ¹ and Jie Liu ^2,*
1 The School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected] (LM); [email protected] (XX); [email protected] (TC)
2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P.R. China
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 20 February 2008 / Published:  17 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Electrochemical Determination of Trace Sudan I Contamination in Chilli Powder at Carbon Nanotube Modified Electrodes
Sensors 2008, 8, 1890-1900 (PDF format, 371 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Felix Seidel ^1,*, Daniel Schläpfer ¹, Jens Nieke ² and Klaus I. Itten ¹
1 University of Zürich, Remote Sensing Laboratories, Zürich, Switzerland; E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
2 ESA / ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands; E-mail: [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 17 March 2008 / Published: 18 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Sensor Performance Requirements for the Retrieval of Atmospheric Aerosols by Airborne Optical Remote Sensing
Sensors 2008, 8, 1901-1914 (PDF format, 2378 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Suhaidi Shafie ^1,* , Shoji Kawahito ² and Shinya Itoh ²
1 Graduate School of Electronic Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Nakaku, Hamamatsu 432-8011, Japan
2 Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Nakaku, Hamamatsu 432-8011, Japan; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 25 December 2007 / Accepted: 12 March 2008 / Published: 18 March 2008
Full Research Paper: A Dynamic Range Expansion Technique of CMOS Image Sensors with Dual Charge Storage in a Pixel and Multiple Sampling
Sensors 2008, 8, 1915-1926 (PDF format, 347 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Integrated High-performance Imagers” Edited by Edoardo Charbon)


Neha Sharma and Eurico D’Sa*
Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Coastal Studies Institute, LA 70803, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 9 November 2007 / Accepted: 15 March 2008 / Published:  18 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Assessment and Analysis of QuikSCAT Vector Wind Products for the Gulf of Mexico: A Long-Term and Hurricane Analysis
Sensors 2008, 8, 1927-1949 (PDF format, 3054 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Suely S. L. Castro ¹, Roger J. Mortimer ², Marcelo F. de Oliveira ³ and Nelson R. Stradiotto ^4,*
1 UERN - FANAT - Departmento de Química, 59600-010 – Mossoró, RN, Brazil
2 Loughborough University - Department of Chemistry, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
3 USP – Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto- Departamento de Química, 14040-901 – Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
4 UNESP – Instituto de Química- Departamento de Química Analítica, 14800-900 – Araraquara, SP, Brazil
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 May 2007 / Accepted: 17 March 2008 / Published: 19 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Electrooxidation and Determination of Dopamine Using a Nafion®-cobalt Hexacyanoferrate Film Modified Electrode
Sensors 2008, 8, 1950-1959 (PDF format, 113 K)


Christopher K.Y. Leung, Kai Tai Wan * and Liquan Chen
Department of Civil Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 17 March 2008 / Published: 20 March 2008
Full Research Paper: A Novel Optical Fiber Sensor for Steel Corrosion in Concrete Structures
Sensors 2008, 8, 1960-1976 (PDF format, 179 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Photonic Sensors for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Agent Detection” Edited by Gary Pickrell and Teng K. Ooi)


Dragan Milivojević ^1,*, Zoran Stević ² and Mirjana Rajčić-Vujasinović ²
1 Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor, ZB 32, 19210 Bor, Serbia
2 University of Belgrade, Technical faculty of Bor, VJ 12, 19210 Bor, Serbia; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 10 March 2008 / Accepted: 20 March 2008 / Published: 22 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Hardware and Software of a Bipolar Current Source Controlled by PC
Sensors 2008, 8, 1977-1983 (PDF format, 438 K)


Mauro Bacci *, Costanza Cucci, Andrea Azelio Mencaglia and Anna Grazia Mignani
Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara” (IFAC-CNR), 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Tel.: +39-055-5226370, Fax: +39-055-5226374; E-mails: c. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 18 March 2008 / Published: 22 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Innovative Sensors for Environmental Monitoring in Museums
Sensors 2008, 8, 1984-2005 (PDF format, 363 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Active and Passive Sensors for Art Diagnostic, Analysis and Investigations” Edited by Luca Pezzati and Brunetto Giovanni Brunetti)


Saumitra Mukherjee
Remote sensing Applications laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067, India; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 1 November 2007 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 24 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Role of Satellite Sensors in Groundwater Exploration
Sensors 2008, 8, 2006-2016 (PDF format, 2416 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Willem J. D. van Leeuwen 
Department of Geography and Regional Development and the Office of Arid Lands Studies, 1955 E. Sixth Street, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; Tel. +1 5206260058; Fax +1 5206213816; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 21 March 2008 / Published: 25 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Monitoring the Effects of Forest Restoration Treatments on Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery with MODIS Multitemporal Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 2017-2042 (PDF format, 3208 K, prepared from the same Word file on 28 April 2008 with higher resolution; old version PDF format, 2989 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)

You Wang, Hui Xu, Jianming Zhang and Guang Li *
State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Institute of Advanced Process Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected] (You Wang); [email protected] (Hui Xu); [email protected] (Jianming Zhang)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +86-13558068126
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 4 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008
Review: A Review of Electrochemical Sensors for Clinic Analysis
Sensors 2008, 8, 2043-2081 (PDF format, 367 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Ruzairi Abdul Rahim ^1,*, Chiam Kok Thiam ¹ and Mohd. Hafiz Fazalul Rahiman ²
1 Control & Instrumentation Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
2 School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 7 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008
Review: Optical Tomography System using Digital Signal Processor
Sensors 2008, 8, 2082-2103 (PDF format, 331 K)


Chandra Giri ^1,* and Joseph Muhlhausen ²
1 Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), contractor to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, SD, 57198, USA
2 United Nations Environment Program/Global Resources Information Database (UNEP/GRID), USGS/EROS, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, USA; E-mail: [email protected] 
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 14 February 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Mangrove Forest Distributions and Dynamics in Madagascar (1975–2005)
Sensors 2008, 8, 2104-2117 (PDF format, 616 K)


Mariusz Tichoniuk, Marta Ligaj and Marian Filipiak *
Chair of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Poznan University of Economics, Al. Niepodleglosci 10, 60-967 Poznan, Poland; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +48 61 856 9536
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 20 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Application of DNA Hybridization Biosensor as a Screening Method for the Detection of Genetically Modified Food Components
Sensors 2008, 8, 2118-2135 (PDF format, 126 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Edward P. Glenn ^1,*, Alfredo R. Huete ², Pamela L. Nagler ³ and Stephen G. Nelson ⁴
1 Environmental Research Laboratory of the University of Arizona, 2601 E. Airport Drive, Tucson, AZ, USA 85706
2 Terrestrial Biophysics and Remote Sensing Lab, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721; E-mail: [email protected]
3 U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Sonoran Desert Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721; E-mail: [email protected]
4 Environmental Research Laboratory of the University of Arizona, 2601 E. Airport Drive, Tucson, AZ, USA 85706; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published:  28 March 2008
Review: Relationship Between Remotely-sensed Vegetation Indices, Canopy Attributes and Plant Physiological Processes:  What Vegetation Indices Can and Cannot Tell Us About the Landscape
Sensors 2008, 8,  2136-2160 (PDF format, 292 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)

Lloyd L. Coulter * and Douglas A. Stow
Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted:26 March 2008 / Published:  28 March 2008
Full Paper: Assessment of the Spatial Co-registration of Multitemporal Imagery from Large Format Digital Cameras in the Context of Detailed Change Detection
Sensors 2008, 8, 2161-2173 (PDF format, 362 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Meng-Yueh Chien ^1,2, Ying-Tai Wu ^1,2 and Ya-Ju Chang ^3,*
1 School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
2 Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
3 Department of Physical Therapy, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel. +886-3-2118800 ext 5515; Fax +886-3-2118700
Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 14 March 2008 / Published:  28 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Assessment of Diaphragm and External Intercostals Fatigue from Surface EMG using Cervical Magnetic Stimulation
Sensors 2008, 8, 2174-2187 (PDF format, 194 K)


Miloš B. Rajkovic ^1,*, Caslav M. Lacnjevac ¹, Nebojsa R. Ralevic ¹, Mirjana D. Stojanović ², Dragan V. Tosković ³, Gordana K. Pantelic ⁴, Nikola M. Ristic ¹ and Sasa Jovanic ⁵
1 Faculty of Agriculture, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, St. Nemanjina 6, Serbia; Milos B. Rajkovic, E-mails: [email protected] (C. M. Lacnjevac); [email protected] (N. R. Ralevic); [email protected] (N. M. Ristic)
2 Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other mineral Raw Materials (ITNMS), 11000 Belgrade, 86 Franchet d’Esperey, Serbia; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Faculty of Technology, University of Serbian Sarajevo, 76000 Zvornik, St. Karakaj b.b. Bosnia&Herzegovina; E-mail: [email protected]
4 KCS Institute of Occupational and Radiological Helath ”Dr Dragomir Karajović”, 11000 Belgrade, St. Deligradska 29, Serbia; E-mail: [email protected]
5 City Public Institute and Environment Protection, 24000 Subotica, St. Zmaj Jovina 30, Serbia; E-mail: [email protected]
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Identification of Metals (Heavy and Radioactive) in Drinking Water by an Indirect Analysis Method Based on Scale Tests
Sensors 2008, 8, 2188-2207 (PDF format, 936 K)


Mary E. Cablk ^1,*, John C. Sagebiel ², Jill S. Heaton ³ and Cindee Valentin ⁴
1 Desert Research Institute, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Environmental Health and Safety, University of Nevada Reno MS 328, Reno, NV 89557; E-mail: [email protected].
3 Department of Geography, University of Nevada Reno MS 154, Reno, NV 89557; E-mail: [email protected]
4 Applegate School for Dogs, PO Box 5577, Walnut Creek, CA 94596; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 14 January 2008 / Accepted: 27 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Olfaction-based Detection Distance: A Quantitative Analysis of How Far Away Dogs Recognize Tortoise Odor and Follow it to Source
Sensors 2008, 8, 2208-2222 (PDF format, 622 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Monitoring of Odorous Compounds in the Environment” Edited by Ki-Hyun Kim)


Hao Zhang *, Wei-chun Ma and Xiang-rong Wang
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
Tel. 86-21-55664052, Fax 86-21-65643343; E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 31 December 2007 / Accepted: 7 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Rapid Urbanization and Implications for Flood Risk Management in Hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, China: The Foshan Study
Sensors 2008, 8, 2223-2239 (PDF format, 371 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Minha Park ¹ and Yang Gao ^2,*
1 Research & Development Center, Hyundai Autonet Co., Ltd. Ami-ri, Bubal-eub, Ichon-si, kyoungki-do, 467-701, Korea; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Geomatics Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 November 2007 / Accepted: 26 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Error and Performance Analysis of MEMS-based Inertial Sensors with a Low-cost GPS Receiver
Sensors 2008, 8, 2240-2261 (PDF format, 375 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Keqi Zhang ^1,*, Marc Simard ², Michael Ross ³, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy ⁴, Patricia Houle ¹, Pablo Ruiz ³, Robert R. Twilley ⁴ and Kevin Whelan ⁵
1 Department of Environmental Studies & International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
2 Caltech-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 300-319D, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
3 Department of Environmental Studies & Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
4 Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
5 South Florida & Caribbean Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service , 18001 Old Cutler Rd. Suite 419, Miami, FL 33157, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA
Sensors 2008, 8, 2262-2292 (PDF format, 3090 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Vojtech Adam ^1,2, Jiri Baloun ¹, Ivo Fabrik ^1,3, Libuse Trnkova ⁴ and Rene Kizek ^1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and 2 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Department of Chemistry and  4 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: [email protected]
Received: 15 March 2008 / Accepted: 26 March 2008  / Published: 1 April 2008
Full Paper: An Electrochemical Detection of Metallothioneins in Nanolitres at Zeptomole Level
Sensors 2008, 8, 2293-2305 (PDF format, 151 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Shiao-Wen Tsai ¹, Yi-Yun Chen ¹ and Jiunn-Woei Liaw ^2,*
1 Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Rd., Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 333, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 14 February 2008 / Accepted: 21 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Compound Cellular Imaging of Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy by Using Gold Nanoparticles and Dyes
Sensors 2008, 8, 2306-2316 (PDF format, 1710 K)


Kenichi Takahata ^1,* and Yogesh B. Gianchandani ²
1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1301 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 December 2008 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 2 April 2008 
Full Research Paper: A Micromachined Capacitive Pressure Sensor Using a Cavity-Less Structure with Bulk-Metal/Elastomer Layers and its Wireless Telemetry Application
Sensors 2008, 8, 2317-2330 (PDF format, 1980 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Wireless Pressure Sensors” Edited by Chelakara S. Subramanian)


Farnoush Faridbod ¹, Parviz Norouzi ¹, Rassoul Dinarvand ² and Mohammad Reza Ganjali ^1,*
1 Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Medical Nanotechnology Research Centre, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6451, Iran
*    Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +98-21-61112788
Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 2 April 2008 / Published: 3 April 2008
Review: Developments in the Field of Conducting and Non-conducting Polymer Based Potentiometric Membrane Sensors for Ions Over the Past Decade
Sensors 2008, 8, 2331-2412 (PDF format, 549 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Electrochemical Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers” Edited by Yoon-Bo Shim)


Myung Chae Jung *
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Sejong University, Seoul, 143-747, Korea; E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: (822)-466-4795 
Received: 11 March 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils and Factors Affecting Metal Uptake by Plants in the Vicinity of a Cu-W Mine, Korea
Sensors 2008, 8, 2413-2423 (PDF format, 294 K)


Okkyung Choi * and SangYong Han
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University 221, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak gu, Seoul 156-756, Korea; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Personalization of Rule-based Web Services
Sensors 2008, 8, 2424-2435 (PDF format, 240 K)


Massimo Arattano ^1,* and Lorenzo Marchi ²
1 CNR-IRPI, Strada delle Cacce,73, 10135 Torino, Italy
2 CNR-IRPI, Corso Stati Uniti, 4, 35127 Padova, Italy; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; www.irpi.to.cnr.it; Tel.: +39 011 3977831
Received: 18 December 2007 / Accepted: 2 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Review: Systems and Sensors for Debris-flow Monitoring and Warning
Sensors 2008, 8, 2436-2452 (PDF format, 386 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Martina O’Toole and Dermot Diamond *
Adaptive Sensors Group, National Centre for Sensor Research, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 11 October 2007 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 7 April 2008
Review: Absorbance Based Light Emitting Diode Optical Sensors and Sensing Devices
Sensors 2008, 8, 2453-2479 (PDF format, 508 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Photonic Sensors for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Agent Detection” Edited by Gary Pickrell and Teng K. Ooi)


Tomoaki Miura ^1,*, Hiroki Yoshioka ², Kayo Fujiwara ¹ and Hirokazu Yamamoto ³
1 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1910 East-West Road, Sherman 101, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, U.S.A.; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Department of Applied Information Science, Aichi Prefectural University, 1522-3 Ibaragabasama, Kumabari, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1198, Japan; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Grid Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 8 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Inter-Comparison of ASTER and MODIS Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Index Products for Synergistic Applications to Natural Resource Monitoring 
Sensors 2008, 8, 2480-2499 (PDF format, 1440 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Shaohui Chen, Hongbo Su *, Renhua Zhang, Jing Tian and Lihu Yang
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; E-mails: [email protected] (S. C.); [email protected]( R. Z.); [email protected] (J. T.); [email protected] (L. Y.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 3 March 2008 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 8 April 2008  
Full Research Paper: Improving Empirical Mode Decomposition Using Support Vector Machines for Multifocus Image Fusion
Sensors 2008, 8, 2500-2508 (PDF format, 2330 K)


Alkan Günlü ^1,*, Fatih Sivrikaya ¹, Emin Zeki Baskent ¹, Sedat Keles ¹, Günay Çakir ² and Ali İhsan Kadiogullari ¹
1 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry 61080, Trabzon-Turkey; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Düzce University, Faculty of Forestry 81620, Düzce-Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]   
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel: +90-462-377 37 34; Fax: +90-462-325 74 99
Received: 2 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 9 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Estimation of Stand Type Parameters and Land Cover Using Landsat-7 ETM Image: A Case Study from Turkey
Sensors 2008, 8, 2509-2525 (PDF format, 1100 K)


Alkan Günlü *, Emin Zeki Baskent, Ali İhsan Kadiogullari and İlker Ercanli
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry 61080, Trabzon-Turkey; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 9 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Classifying Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky.) Forest Sites Using Direct, Indirect and Remote Sensing Methods: A Case Study from Turkey
Sensors 2008, 8, 2526-2540 (PDF format, 1060 K)


Xian-Zhang Pan *, Qi-Guo Zhao, Jie Chen, Yin Liang and Bo Sun 
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Analyzing the Variation of Building Density Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images: An Example of Shanghai City
Sensors 2008, 8, 2541-2550 (PDF format, 1420 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Ramesh B. Malla ^1,*, Amlan Sen ² and Norman W. Garrick ¹
1 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2037, U.S.A.; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
2 i2 Technologies, Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A. (Formerly, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, U.S.A.); E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 4 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008
Full Research Paper: A Special Fiber Optic Sensor for Measuring Wheel Loads of Vehicles on Highways
Sensors 2008, 8, 2551-2568 (PDF format, 455 K)


Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault ^1,* and Sergei V. Dzyadevych ²
1 Universite de Lyon, Laboratory of Analytical Sciences, UMR CNRS 5180, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Boulevard 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
2 Laboratory of Biomolecular Electronics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,150 Zabolotnogo St., Kiev 03143, Ukraine
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected];
Tel. +33472431182; Fax: +33472431206
Received: 7 March 2008 / Accepted: 9 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008
Review: Conductometric Microbiosensors for Environmental Monitoring
Sensors 2008, 8, 2569-2588  (PDF format, 325 K)


Marcela Havelkova ^1,*, Jana Blahova ¹, Hana Kroupova ², Tomas Randak ², Iveta Slatinska ¹, Drahomira Leontovycova ³, Roman Grabic ⁴, Richard Pospisil ⁵ and Zdenka Svobodova ^1,2
1 University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic; E-mail: [email protected]
2 University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology Vodnany, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
3 Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Na Sabatce 17, 143 06 Praha 4, Czech Republic
4 Institute of Public Health Ostrava, Partyzanske nam. 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
5 Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Law, Department of Financial Law and Economics, Tr. 17. listopadu 8, 771 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 31 March 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Biomarkers of contaminant exposure in Chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) – a biomonitoring of major rivers in the Czech Republic
Sensors 2008, 8, 2589-2603 (PDF format, 625 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Xue Wang *, Sheng Wang , Jun-Jie Ma and Dao-Wei Bi
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instrument, 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: [email protected]
Received: 2 April 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Energy-efficient Organization of Wireless Sensor Networks with Adaptive Forecasting
Sensors 2008, 8, 2604-2616  (PDF format, 705 K)


Minha Choi ^1,* and Jennifer M. Jacobs ²
1 Research Physical Scientist, USDA-ARS Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab., Beltsville, MD 20705, U.S.A.; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, U.S.A.; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 3 December 2007 / Accepted: 8 April 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Temporal Variability Corrections for Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E (AMSR-E) Surface Soil Moisture: Case Study in Little River Region, Georgia, U.S.
Sensors 2008, 8, 2617-2627  (PDF format, 303 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns, and Processes” Edited by Qihao Weng, Dale A. Quattrochi and George Xian)

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Mitra Mazarei ^1,*, Irina Teplova ^1,†, M. Reza Hajimorad ² and C. Neal Stewart, Jr. ¹
1 Department of Plant Sciences, 252 Ellington Plant Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; E-mails: I. Teplova: [email protected]; C. N. Stewart: [email protected]
2 Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 205 Ellington Plant Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; E-mail: M. R. Hajimorad: [email protected]
 † Present address: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, CABM (Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine), 679 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 28 February 2008 / Accepted: 11 April 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Pathogen Phytosensing: Plants to Report Plant Pathogens
Sensors 2008, 8, 2628-2641 (PDF format, 532 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Phytosensors: Environmental Sensing with Plants and Plant Cells” Edited by C. Neal Stewart, Jr.)


Ahmed A. S. Mohammed ^1,*, Walied A. Moussa ¹ and Edmond Lou ²
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 1-(780) 492-9676; Fax: 1-(780) 492-2200
Received: 8 February 2008 / Accepted: 13 March 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008
Full Research Paper: High Sensitivity MEMS Strain Sensor: Design and Simulation
Sensors 2008, 8, 2642-2661 (PDF format, 768  K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)


Sung Pil Lee ^1,*, Ji Gong Lee ² and Shaestagir Chowdhury ³
1 Department of Electronic Engineering, Kyungnam University, Masan, Kyungnam 631-701, Korea
2 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
3 Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 82-55-249-2642, Fax: 82-55-249-2838
Received: 12 February 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008
Full Research Paper: CMOS Humidity Sensor System Using Carbon Nitride Film as Sensing Materials
Sensors 2008, 8, 2662-2672 (PDF format, 2070 K)


Ismail Rakip Karas ¹, Bulent Bayram ², Fatmagul Batuk ², Abdullah Emin Akay ³ and Ibrahim Baz ¹
1 Gebze Institute of Technology, Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, 41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Yildız Technical Univ., Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, 34349, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
3 Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ., Dept. of Forest Engineering, 46100, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; www.ismailkaras.com; Tel. +90 262 6053163; Fax +90 262 6053163
Received: 19 February 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 15 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Multidirectional Scanning Model, MUSCLE, to Vectorize Raster Images with Straight Lines
Sensors 2008, 8, 2673-2694 (PDF format, 1810 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Solar Radiation, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles” Edited by Fatih Evrendilek and Can Ertekin)


Desheng Liu ^1,* and Ruiliang Pu ²
1 Department of Geography and Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University, 1036 Derby Hall, 154 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 USA; Tel: 614-247-2775; Fax: 614-292-6213; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Geography, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620 USA; Tel.: +1 813 974 1508; Fax: +1 813 974 4808; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 2 March 2008 / Accepted: 8 April 2008 / Published:16 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Downscaling Thermal Infrared Radiance for Subpixel Land Surface Temperature Retrieval
Sensors 2008, 8, 2695-2706 (PDF format, 597 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns, and Processes” Edited by Qihao Weng, Dale A. Quattrochi and George Xian)


Xu Zhang ^*, JonathanW. Naughton and William R. Lindberg 
Mechanical Department, University of Wyoming, USA; Laboratory for Shock Wave and Detonation
Physics Research, Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang
621900, Sichuan; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 26 November 2007 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Working Principle Simulations of a Dynamic Resonant Wall Shear Stress Sensor Concept
Sensors 2008, 8, 2707-2721 (PDF format, 305 K)


Yuichi Michikawa*, Tomo Suga, Yoshimi Ohtsuka, Izumi Matsumoto, Atsuko Ishikawa, Kenichi Ishikawa, Mayumi Iwakawa, and Takashi Imai
RadGenomics Project, Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan; E-mails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Telephone: +011-81-43-206-3072 Fax: +011-81-43-206-6267
Received: 25 January 2008 / Accepted: 15 April 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008
Review: Visible Genotype Sensor Array
Sensors 2008, 8, 2722-2735 (PDF format, 422 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro” Edited by Yoshio Umezawa)


S. Opoku-Duah, D.N.M. Donoghue * and T. P. Burt
Department of Geography, Durham University, Science Site, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK Tel 00-44-191-334-1867; Fax 00-191-334-1801; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 7 June 2007 / Accepted: 19 March 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Intercomparison of Evapotranspiration Over the Savannah Volta Basin in West Africa Using Remote Sensing Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 2736-2761 (PDF format, 1870 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Anna-Lisa Paul ¹, Matthew Bamsey ³, Alain Berinstain ³, Stephen Braham ⁵, Philip Neron ³, Trevor Murdoch ⁶, Thomas Graham ⁴ and Robert J. Ferl ^1,2,*
1 Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32601 USA; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32610;
3 Space Science, Canadian Space Agency, 6767 route de l’aeroport, Longueuil, Que., Canada J3Y 8Y9; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
4 Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ont., Canada N1G 2W1; E-mail: [email protected]
5 PolyLAB, Simon Fraser University, 515 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5K3; E-mail: [email protected]
6 Bionetics Corporation, SLSL Bldg. M6-1025, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 3 March 2008 / Accepted: 15 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Deployment of a Prototype Plant GFP Imager at the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse of the Haughton Mars Project
Sensors 2008, 8, 2762-2773 (PDF format, 299 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Phytosensors: Environmental Sensing with Plants and Plant Cells” Edited by C. Neal Stewart, Jr.)


Mahmoud El Hajj ^1,*, Agnès Bégué ², Bruno Lafrance ³, Olivier Hagolle ⁴, Gérard Dedieu ⁴ and Matthieu Rumeau ²
1 Cemagref, UMR TETIS, Remote Sensing Centre in Languedoc Roussillon, 500 rue JF Breton, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Cirad, UMR TETIS, Remote Sensing Centre in Languedoc Roussillon, 500 rue JF Breton, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France ; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
3 Cesbio/CNES, 18 avenue E. Belin 31401 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
4 CS-SI, Parc de la Plaine, Rue de Brindejonc des Moulinais, BP 5872, 31506 Toulouse Cedex 5, France ; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 December 2007 / Accepted: 17 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Relative Radiometric Normalization and Atmospheric Correction of a SPOT 5 Time Series
Sensors 2008, 8, 2774-2791 (PDF format, 1310 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Vedat Coskun
ISIK University, Department of Information Technologies, Sile, 34980, Istanbul, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 31 March 2008 / Accepted: 18 April 2008 / Published: 21 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Relocating Sensor Nodes to Maximize Cumulative Connected Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors 2008, 8, 2792-2817 (PDF format, 243 K)


Sophie Mavrikou ^1,2, Kelly Flampouri ^1,2, Georgia Moschopoulou ^1,2, Olga Mangana ³, Alexandros Michaelides ² and Spiridon Kintzios ^1,2,*
1    Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
2    EMBIO Diagnostics Project, Nicosia, Cyprus
3    Ministry of Agriculture, Centre of Athens Veterinary Institutions, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Virus Laboratory, Athens, Greece
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel. +30 210 529 429; Fax. +30 210 529 4286; E-Mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 22 April 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Assessment of Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticide Residues in Cigarette Tobacco with a Novel Cell Biosensor
Sensors 2008, 8, 2818-2832 (PDF format, 422 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Fabio Fontana ^1,*, Christian Rixen ², Tobias Jonas ², Gabriel Aberegg ¹ and StefanWunderle ¹
1 University of Bern, Remote Sensing Research Group, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; E-mail: (fontana,swun,aberegg)@giub.unibe.ch
2 WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland; E-mail: (rixen,jonas)@slf.ch
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 14 April 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Alpine Grassland Phenology as seen in AVHRR, VEGETATION, and MODIS NDVI Time Series - a Comparison with in Situ Measurements
Sensors 2008, 8, 2833-2853 (PDF format, 1210 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Songjun Li *, Xing Huang , Mingxia Zheng , Wuke Li  and Kejun Tong
Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed;  E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.Lsjchem.id666.com/
Received: 5 November 2007 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Considerations on the Specific Sorption and Molecular Recognition
Sensors 2008, 8, 2854-2864 (PDF format, 435 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting” Edited by Shu-Kun Lin)


Hyung Keun Lee ^1,*, Ju-Young Shim ¹, Hee-Sung Kim ¹, Binghao Li ² and Chris Rizos ²
1 School of Electronics, Telecommunication and Computer Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, Kyunggi-do, Korea
2 School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: [email protected]
Received: 27 March 2008 / Accepted: 24 April 2008 / Published: 28 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Feature Extraction and Spatial Interpolation for Improved Wireless Location Sensing 
Sensors 2008, 8, 2865-2885 (PDF format, 1160 K)


Honglong Chang *, Liang Xue, Wei Qin, Guangmin Yuan and Weizheng Yuan
Micro and Nano Electro Mechanical System Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 710072
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 21 April 2008 / Published: 28 April 2008
Full Research Paper: An Integrated MEMS Gyroscope Array with Higher Accuracy Output
Sensors 2008, 8, 2886-2899 (PDF format, 151 K)
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Intelligent Sensors” Edited by Wilmar Hernandez)


Ling-Fu Meng *, Chiu-Ping Lu and Yi-Wen Li
Department of Occupational Therapy and Institute of Clinical Behavioral Science, Chang Gung University, Guei-Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 9 April 2008 / Accepted: 28 April 2008 / Published: 28 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Hemispheric Lateralization of Event-Related Brain Potentials in Different Processing Phases during Unimanual Finger Movements
Sensors 2008, 8, 2900-2912 (PDF format, 183 K)

Note: an editorial Changes Coming to MDPI Journals: Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and Creative Commons Attribution License has been published in Molecules recently.


Can Ertekin ^1,*, Fatih Evrendilek ² and Recep Kulcu ³
1 Department of Agricultural Machinery, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, 07070, Antalya, Turkey
2 Department of Environmental Engineering, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, 14280, Bolu, Turkey
3 Department of Agricultural Machinery, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, 32260, Cunur, Isparta, Turkey
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: [email protected] (C. E.); [email protected] (F. E.); [email protected] (R. K.); Tel.: +90-374-254-1000; Fax: +90-374-253-4558
Received: 23 February 2008 / Accepted: 23 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Article: Modeling Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Optimum Tilt Angles for Solar Collectors in Turkey
Sensors 2008, 8, 2913-2931 (PDF format, 307 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8052913
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Solar Radiation, Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles” Edited by Fatih Evrendilek and Can Ertekin)


Adriano Cavalcanti ^1,2,*, Bijan Shirinzadeh ², Mingjun Zhang ³ and Luiz C. Kretly ⁴
1 CAN Center for Automation in Nanobiotech, Melbourne, VIC 3168 Australia; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Robotics and Mechatronics Research Lab.,  Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800 Australia; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Eng., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA; E-mail: [email protected]
4 Dept. of Microwave and Optics, Electrical & Comp. Eng., University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083 Brazil; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 28 January 2008 / Accepted: 29 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008 
Full Research Paper: Nanorobot Hardware Architecture for Medical Defense
Sensors 2008, 8, 2932-2958 (PDF format, 1020 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8052932
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Probing in Micro World Using Electrochemical Microsensors, Progress and Challenge” Edited by Xueji Zhang)


Christina Corbane ^1,*, Fabrice Marre ² and Michel Petit ¹
1 ESPACE Unit, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Maison de la télédétection, 500 rue JF Breton, F34093 Montpellier cedex 5; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 ESPACE Unit, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre IRD de Cayenne, Route de Montabo, PO Box 165, F97323, Cayenne, Guyane Française.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 18 January 2008 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Article: Using SPOT-5 HRG Data in Panchromatic Mode for Operational Detection of Small Ships in Tropical Area
Sensors 2008, 8, 2959-2973 (PDF format, 719 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8052959
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Ocean Remote Sensing” Edited by James H. Churnside)


Laura Ivoone Garay Jiménez ^1,*, Pablo Rogelio Hernández Rodríguez ^2,*, Roberto Muñoz Guerrero ² and Emma Gloria Ramos Ramírez ³ 
1 Básicas de Ingeniería, Unidad Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería y Tecnologías  Avanzadas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ave. IPN 2580, Col. La Laguna Ticomán, GAM, México D.F., México, C.P. 07340;
2 Bioelectrónica, Ingeniería Eléctrica, CINVESTAV- IPN, 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México D.F. México, C. P. 07360; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, CINVESTAV-IPN, 2508,Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México, D.F. México, C.P. 07360; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 3 December 2007 / Accepted: 25 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008 
Article: Analysis of Electromyographic Signals from Rats' Stomaches for Detection and Classification of Motility
Sensors 2008, 8, 2974-2985 (PDF format, 267 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8052974
(This paper belongs to Special Issue “Physiological Sensing” Edited by D. Marshall Porterfield)


Hamid Moradkhani
Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1930 SW 4th Ave. suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA; Phone +1-503-725-2436, Fax +1-503-725-5950; Email: [email protected]
Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 22 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Review: Hydrologic Remote Sensing and Land Surface Data Assimilation
Sensors 2008, 8, 2986-3004 (PDF format, 192 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8052986
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Juan Fernando Marchan-Hernandez*, Adriano Camps, Nereida Rodriguez-Alvarez, Xavier Bosch-Lluis, Isaac Ramos-Perez and Enric Valencia
Remote Sensing Lab, Dept. Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Campus Nord D3, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 16 November 2007 / Accepted: 24 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Article: PAU/GNSS-R: Implementation, Performance and First Results of a Real-Time Delay-Doppler Map Reflectometer Using Global Navigation Satellite System Signals
Sensors 2008, 8, 3005-3019 (PDF format, 7840 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053005
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Matthew Voss * and Ramanathan Sugumaran
GeoTREE Center, 205 Innovative Teaching & Technology Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA 50614-0406; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 29 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Article: The Seasonal Effect on Tree Species Classification in an Urban Environment Using Hyperspectral Data, LiDAR, and an Object-Oriented Approach
Sensors 2008, 8, 3020-3036 (PDF format, 633 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053020
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Melinda Laituri and Kris Kodrich
Colorado State University, Warner College of Natural Resources, 970-491-0292, FRWS 1472, Fort Collins, Colorado 80423, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 30 December 2007 / Accepted: 17 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Review: The on Line Disaster Response Community:  People as Sensors of High Magnitude Disasters Using Internet GIS
Sensors 2008, 8, 3037-3055 (PDF format, 125 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053037
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Liang Guo ^1,*, Mendao Xing ¹, Yu Tang ² and Jing Dan ²
1 The National Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 The National Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an, P.R. China; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 20 December 2007 / Accepted: 14 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008 
Article: A Novel Modified Omega-K Algorithm for Synthetic Aperture Imaging Lidar through the Atmosphere
Sensors 2008, 8, 3056-3066 (PDF format, 107 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053056
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Diogo Koenig ¹, Marilda S. Chiaramonte ² and Alexandre Balbinot ^1,*
1 Federal University of ABC – UFABC Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia da Informação Rua Santa Adélia, 166 – Bairro Bangu – Zip Code: 09.210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil; E-mails: [email protected] and [email protected]
2 University of Caxias do Sul – UCS Electrical Engineering Department - NPEngBio Alameda João DalSasso, 800 – Zip Code: 95700-000 Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 2 April 2008 / Accepted: 30 April 2008 / Published: 6 May 2008
Article: Wireless Network for Measurement of Whole-Body Vibration
Sensors 2008, 8, 3067-3081 (PDF format, 2450 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053067


Carrie L. Amiot ¹, Shuping Xu ¹, Song Liang ¹, Lingyun Pan ² and Julia Xiaojun Zhao ^1,*
1 Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
2 Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, College of Physics, Jilin University Changchun, Jilin, 130031 China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 25 March 2008 / Accepted: 23 April 2008 / Published: 8 May 2008
Review: Near-Infrared Fluorescent Materials for Sensing of Biological Targets
Sensors 2008, 8, 3082-3105 (PDF format,  K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053082
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Photoactive Nanomaterials for Sensitive and Selective Determination of Trace Analyzes” Edited by Julia Xiaojun Zhao)
 

Sona Krizkova ¹, Ivo Fabrik ¹, Vojtech Adam ^1,2, Jiri Kukacka ³, Richard Prusa ³, Grace J. Chavis ⁴, Libuse Trnkova ⁵, Jan Strnadel ⁶, Vratislav Horak ⁶ and Rene Kizek ^1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and 2 Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, CZ-150 06 Prague 5, Czech Republic
4 Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, CA-956 16 Davis, USA
5 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
6 Laboratory of Tumour Biology, Department of Animal Embryology, Cell and Tissue Differentitation, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., CZ-277 21 Libechov, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail:[email protected]
Received: 22 April 2008 / Accepted: 9 May 2008 / Published: 10 May 2008
Article: Utilizing of Adsorptive Transfer Stripping Technique Brdicka Reaction for Determination of Metallothioneins Level in Melanoma Cells, Blood Serum and Tissues
Sensors 2008, 8, 3106-3122 (PDF format, 185 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053106
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


Murat Demir ^1,*, Ender Makineci ² and Beyza Sat Gungor ³
1 Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Forest Construction and Transportation Department 34473 Bahcekoy / Sariyer / Istanbul / Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Soil Science and Ecology Department 34473 Bahcekoy / Sariyer / Istanbul / Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Landscape Architecture Department 34473 Bahcekoy / Sariyer / Istanbul / Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel. +90 212 2261100 (12 lines) Ext: 25289; Fax: +90 212 2261113
Received: 3 February 2008 / Accepted: 2 May 2008 / Published: 15 May 2008
Article: Plant Species Recovery on a Compacted Skid Road
Sensors 2008, 8, 3123-3133 (PDF format, 185 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053123


George C. Miliaresis
Geology Department, University of Patras, Rion 26504, Greece; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +30-6977-047123
Received: 18 February 2008 / Accepted: 8 May 2008 / Published: 15 May 2008
Article: The Landcover Impact on the Aspect/Slope Accuracy Dependence of the SRTM-1 Elevation Data for the Humboldt Range
Sensors 2008, 8, 3134-3149 (PDF format, 4920 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053134
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Yunlong Li and Nanjian Wu *
National Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O.Box 912, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +86-010-82304754; Fax: +86-010-82304754
Received: 2 April 2008 / Accepted: 8 May 2008 / Published: 15 May 2008
Article: A Low-Cost CMOS Programmable Temperature Switch
Sensors 2008, 8, 3150-3164 (PDF format, 1090 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053150


Pavel Ryant ¹, Eva Dolezelova ¹, Ivo Fabrik ², Jiri Baloun ², Vojtech Adam ^2,3, Petr Babula ⁴ and Rene Kizek ^2,*
1 Depatment of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, 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 Deparment of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail:[email protected]
Received: 29 April 2008 / Accepted: 14 May 2008 / Published: 15 May 2008
Article: Electrochemical Determination of Low Molecular Mass Thiols Content in Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivated in the Presence of Various Sulphur Forms and Infected by Late Blight (Phytophora infestans)
Sensors 2008, 8, 3165-3182 (PDF format, 273 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053165
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Utilizing of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Edited by René Kizek)


David C. Ng ^1,4, Takashi Tokuda ^1,4, Sadao Shiosaka ^2,4, Yasuo Tano ³ and Jun Ohta ^1,4,*
1 Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
2 Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
3 Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadagaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
4 CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 3-5 Sanban, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; D. Ng was with the Graduate School of Materials Science at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology. He is now with National ICT Australia, Victoria, Australia.
Received: 8 April 2008 / Accepted: 9 May 2008 / Published: 15 May 2008
Review: Implantable Microimagers
Sensors 2008, 8, 3183-3204 (PDF format, 3730 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053183
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Integrated High-performance Imagers” Edited by Edoardo Charbon)


Oi Wah Liew ^1,*, Pek Ching Jenny Chong ¹, Bingqing Li ² and Anand K. Asundi ²
1 Centre for Biomedical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, 500 Dover Road, 139651 Singapore 
2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel. 65-67721162; Fax 65-68708004
Received: 29 February 2008 / Accepted: 13 May 2008 / Published: 16 May 2008
Review: Signature Optical Cues: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring Plant Health
Sensors 2008, 8, 3205-3239 (PDF format, 656 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053205
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Phytosensors: Environmental Sensing with Plants and Plant Cells” Edited by C. Neal Stewart, Jr.)
 

Dario Papale ^1,*, Claudio Belli ^1,2, Beniamino Gioli ³, Franco Miglietta ³, Cesare Ronchi ⁴, Francesco Primo Vaccari ³ and Riccardo Valentini ¹
1 DISAFRI, University of Tuscia, via C. de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo Italy; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Terrasystem srl, via Pacinotti 5, 01100 Viterbo Italy; E-mail: [email protected]
3 CNR-IBIMET, Istituto di Biometeorologia, via Giovanni Caproni 8, 50145 Firenze Italy; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
4 Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A., via Mantova 166, 43100 Parma; E-mail: [email protected].
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 March 2008 / Accepted: 14 May 2008 / Published: 16 May 2008
Article: ASPIS, A Flexible Multispectral System for Airborne Remote Sensing Environmental Applications
Sensors 2008, 8, 3240-3256 (PDF format, 324 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053240
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Chang K. Choi ¹, Chuck H. Margraves ¹, Seung I. Jun ², Anthony E. English ¹, Philip D. Rack ² and Kenneth D. Kihm ^1,*
1 The University of Tennessee, Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA; Chang K. Choi, Presently at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
2 The University of Tennessee, Dept. of Material Science and Engineering, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA; Seung I. Jun, Presently at dpiX, LLC, Process Engineering Group, Colorado Springs, CO 80916 USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 16 May 2008 / Published: 19 May 2008
Article: Opto-Electric Cellular Biosensor Using Optically Transparent Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) Electrodes
Sensors 2008, 8, 3257-3270 (PDF format, 3840 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053257
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Optical Biosensors” Edited by Luigi Zeni)


Cevdet C. Aydın ^1,* and Recep Nisancı ²
1 Hacettepe University, Büklüm Sokak 74/10 Küçükesat / Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Blacksea Technichal University, Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry; E-mail: rnisancı@ktu.edu.tr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 14 April 2008 / Accepted: 15 May 2008 / Published: 19 May 2008
Article: Environmental Harmony and Evaluation of Advertisement Billboards with Digital Photogrammetry Technique and GIS Capabilities: A Case Study in the City of Ankara
Sensors 2008, 8, 3271-3286 (PDF format, 3940 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053271


Ferenc Firtha*, András Fekete, Tímea Kaszab, Bíborka Gillay, Médea Nogula-Nagy, Zoltán Kovács and David B. Kantor
Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Food Science, Department of Physics and Control, Somlóiút 14-16, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 April 2008 / Accepted: 13 May 2008 / Published: 19 May 2008
Article: Methods for Improving Image Quality and Reducing Data Load of NIR Hyperspectral Images
Sensors 2008, 8, 3287-3298 (PDF format, 3940 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053287


Rosa Maria Cavalli ¹, Lorenzo Fusilli ¹, Simone Pascucci ^2,*, Stefano Pignatti ² and Federico Santini ¹
1 National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy
2 National Research Council, Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, C.da S. Loja - Zona Industriale, Tito Scalo (PZ), 85050, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 April 2008 / Accepted: 15 May 2008 / Published: 20 May 2008
Article: Hyperspectral Sensor Data Capability for Retrieving Complex Urban Land Cover in Comparison with Multispectral Data: Venice City Case Study (Italy)
Sensors 2008, 8, 3299-3320 (PDF format, 1180 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053299
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Xiaofeng Li ^1,*, Weizhong Zheng ², Cheng-Zhi Zou ³ and William G. Pichel ³
1 IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS E/RA3, WWBG, Room 102, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304, USA
2 NOAA/NCEP/EMC, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Spring, MD 20706, USA
3 Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD 20746, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 31 March 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 21 May 2008
Article: A SAR Observation and Numerical Study on Ocean Surface Imprints of Atmospheric Vortex Streets
Sensors 2008, 8, 3321-3334 (PDF format, 5180 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053321
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Ocean Remote Sensing” Edited by James H. Churnside)


Fei Tang *, Xiaohao Wang, Dongsheng Wang and Junfeng Li
State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision
Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People’s Republic of China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 April 2008 / Accepted: 20 May 2008 / Published: 21 May 2008
Article: Non-Invasive Glucose Measurement by Use of Metabolic Heat Conformation Method
Sensors 2008, 8, 3335-3344 (PDF format, 142 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053335


Byoung Chul Kim ¹, Young Gun Heo ², Yong Kweon Suh ² and Young Han Kim ^1,*
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University, 840 Hadan-dong, Saha-gu, Pusan, 604-714 Korea; E-mails: [email protected] (B.C.K.); [email protected] (Y.H.K.)
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A University, 840 Hadan-dong, Saha-gu, Pusan, 604-714 Korea; E-mails: [email protected] (Y.G.H); [email protected] (Y.K.S.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 14 May 2008 / Accepted: 21 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Communication: Detection of Simulated Defect Using IR Temperature Sensors and One Point Heating
Sensors 2008, 8, 3345-3354 (PDF format, 471 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053345


Adina E. Racoviteanu ^1,2,3,*, Mark W. Williams ^1,2 and Roger G. Barry ^1,3
1 Department of Geography, University of Colorado, UCB 260, Boulder CO, 80309, USA
2 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, UCB 450, Boulder CO, 80309, USA
3 National Snow and Ice Data Center, CIRES, University of Colorado, UCB 449, Boulder CO, 80309, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Review: Optical Remote Sensing of Glacier Characteristics: A Review with Focus on the Himalaya
Sensors 2008, 8, 3355-3383; (PDF format, 601 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053355
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


José-Tomás González-Partida ^1,*, Pablo Almorox-González ¹, Mateo Burgos-García ^1,* and Blas-Pablo Dorta-Naranjo ²
1 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Departamento de Señales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones, Av. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Departamento de Señales y Comunicaciones. Edificio de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, 35017 Campus Universitario de Tafira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; E-mail: [email protected]
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Received: 12 March 2008 / Accepted: 14 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Article: SAR System for UAV Operation with Motion Error Compensation beyond the Resolution Cell
Sensors 2008, 8, 3384-3405; (PDF format, 713 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053384
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Ruzairi Abdul Rahim ^1,*, Mohd Hafiz Fazalul Rahiman ², Leong Lai Chen ¹, Chan Kok San ¹ and Pang Jon Fea ¹
1 Control & Instrumentation Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
2 School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia; E-Mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; [email protected]
Received: 31 March 2008 / Accepted: 9 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008 
Article: Hardware Implementation of Multiple Fan Beam Projection Technique in Optical Fibre Process Tomography
Sensors 2008, 8, 3406-3428; (PDF format, 453 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053406


Yimin Liu *, Huadong Meng, Hao Zhang and Xiqin Wang
Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 7 May 2008 / Accepted: 21 May 2008 / Published: 23 May 2008
Article: Motion Compensation of Moving Targets for High Range Resolution Stepped-Frequency Radar
Sensors 2008, 8, 3429-3437; (PDF format, 100 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053429
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Aerospace Sensor Systems” Edited by Claude Nicollier)


Xinhua Mao*, Daiyin Zhu , Xin Nie and Zhaoda Zhu
Department of Electronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 3 April 2008 / Accepted: 19 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Article: A Two Dimensional Overlapped Subaperture Polar Format Algorithm Based on Stepped-chirp Signal
Sensors 2008, 8, 3438-3446 (PDF format, 105 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053438
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Yücel Tekin ^1,*, Basri Kul ¹ and Rasim Okursoy ²
1 Uludağ University, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, 16059 Görükle Campus, Bursa – Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Uludağ University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery, 16059 Görükle Campus, Bursa – Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +90-224-294-2354; Fax: +90-224-294-2303
Received: 18 March 2008 / Accepted: 21 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Article: Sensing and 3D Mapping of Soil Compaction
Sensors 2008, 8, 3447-3459 (PDF format, 725 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053447


Dominique Courault ^1,*, Aline Bsaibes ¹, Emmanuel Kpemlie ¹, Rachid Hadria ¹, Olivier Hagolle ², Olivier Marloie ¹, Jean-F. Hanocq ¹, Albert Olioso ¹, Nadine Bertrand ¹
and Véronique Desfonds ¹
1 UMR 1114 INRA-UAPV EMMAH, Domaine St Paul, 84914 Avignon, France ; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 CNES (DCT/SI/MO) et CESBIO BPI 811, 18 avenue E.Belin, 31401 Toulouse Cedex 9
*Author to whom correspondence should be addresse; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 20 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Article: Assessing the Potentialities of FORMOSAT-2 Data for Water and Crop Monitoring at Small Regional Scale in South-Eastern France
Sensors 2008, 8, 3460-3481 (PDF format, 766 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053460
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Dominik Bänninger ^1,*, Claude Saskia Bourgeois ², Margret Matzl ³, Martin Schneebeli ³
1 Institute of Environmental Geosciences,Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 30, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
2 Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; E-mail: [email protected]
3 WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, SLF , Flüelastrasse 11, Davos Dorf, Switzerland; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 18 January 2008 / Accepted: 23 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Article: Reflectance Modeling for Real Snow Structures Using a Beam Tracing Model
Sensors 2008, 8, 3482-3496 (PDF format, 1250 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053482
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Switzerland” Edited by Peter Seitz and Matthias Burkhalter)


Eric Finot ^1,*, Ali Passian ^2,3 and Thomas Thundat ^2,3
1 Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5209 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 9 Av. A. Savary, BP 47 870, F-21078 Dijon Cedex, France
2 Nanoscale Science and Devices, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
3 Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 17 April 2008 / Accepted: 18 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Review: Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Cantilever Shaped Materials
Sensors 2008, 8, 3497-3541 (PDF format, 545 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053497
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Cantilever, Microcantilevers and Nanocantilever Sensors and Biosensors” Edited by M. Calleja and J. Tamayo)


Els R. De Roeck ^1,*, Niko E.C. Verhoest ², Mtemi H. Miya ¹, Hans Lievens ², Okke Batelaan ^3,4, Abraham Thomas ⁵ and Luc Brendonck ¹
1 Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
2 Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
4 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200e - bus 2410, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
5 Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, P Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 April 2008 / Accepted: 15 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Article: Remote Sensing and Wetland Ecology: a South African Case Study
Sensors 2008, 8, 3542-3556 (PDF format, 370 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053542
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Camille C. D. Lelong ^1,*, Philippe Burger ², Guillaume Jubelin ³, Bruno Roux ⁴, Sylvain Labbé ⁵ and Frédéric Baret ⁶
1 CIRAD, UMR TETIS, 500 Rue J.-F. Breton, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
2 INRA, UMR 1248 AGIR, Chemin de Borde Rouge, BP52627, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
3 Nev@ntropic, 16 bis Avenue du Quatorze Juillet, 97300 Cayenne, France
4 L’Avion Jaune, Minéa Incubation, 361 Rue J.-F. Breton, BP5095, 34196 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
5 Cemagref, UMR TETIS, 500 Rue J.-F. Breton, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
6 INRA, UMR 1114 EMMAH, Domaine St Paul, Site Agroparc, 84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 April 2008 / Accepted: 23 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008
Article: Assessment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Imagery for Quantitative Monitoring of Wheat Crop in Small Plots
Sensors 2008, 8, 3557-3585 (PDF format, 1230 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8053557
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns, and Processes” Edited by Qihao Weng, Dale A. Quattrochi and George Xian)

Alexia Tsouni ¹, Charalabos Kontoes ^2,*, Demetris Koutsoyiannis ¹, Panagiotis Elias ² and Nikos Mamassis ¹
1 Department of Water Resources, National Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, Zographou, 157 80, Athens, Greece; E-mails: [email protected] (A. T.); [email protected] (D. K.); [email protected] (N. M.)
2 Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa & Vas. Pavlou Str., Lofos Koufou, P. Penteli, 152 36, Athens, Greece; E-mail: [email protected] (P. E.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected] (C. K.); Tel.: +30-210-810-9186; Fax +30-210-613-8343
Received: 3 December 2007; in revised form: 9 May 2008 / Accepted: 9 May 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration by Remote Sensing: Application in Thessaly Plain, Greece
Sensors 2008, 8, 3586-3600 (PDF format, 183 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063586
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Yajie Ma ^1,*, Mark Richards ², Moustafa Ghanem ¹, Yike Guo ¹ and John Hassard ²
1 Department of Computing, Imperial College London, 180 Queens Gate, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Department of Physics, Imperial College London, 180 Queens Gate, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 1 April 2008; in revised form: 22 May 2008 / Accepted: 23 May 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: Air Pollution Monitoring and Mining Based on Sensor Grid in London
Sensors 2008, 8, 3601-3623 (PDF format, 1880 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063601
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Bianca Fogazza Palma ¹, Amanda Borges Ferrari ¹, Renata Andrade Bitar ¹, Maria Angélica Gargione Cardoso ¹, Airton A. Martin ¹ and Herculano da Silva Martinho ^2,*
1 Instituto de Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba, Av. Shishima Hifumi, 2911, 12244-000, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
2 Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Catequese 242, 09090-400, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 29 April 2008; in revised form: 19 May 2008 / Accepted: 20 May 2008 / Published:1 June 2008
Article: DNA Extraction Systematics for Spectroscopic Studies
Sensors 2008, 8, 3624-3632 (PDF format, 230 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063624
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro” Edited by Yoshio Umezawa)


Xiangyu Wu,  Qiang Xie,  Zhigang He and Dongxiao Wang *
Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Environmental Dynamics, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China; E-Mails: [email protected] (X.W.); [email protected] (Q.X.); [email protected] (Z.H.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail:[email protected] (D.W.);
Tel.: +86-20-8902-3204; Fax: +86-20-8902-3205
Received: 24 January 2008; in revised form: 23 May 2008 / Accepted: 23 May 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: Free and Forced Rossby Waves in the Western South China Sea Inferred from Jason-1 Satellite Altimetry Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 3633-3642 (PDF format, 115 K) DOI: 10.3390/s80636013633
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Ocean Remote Sensing” Edited by James H. Churnside)


Ya-Ju Chang ¹, Chin-Chih Liu ², Cheng-Hsiang Lin ³ , Peih-Ling Tsaih ⁴ and Miao-Ju Hsu ^5,*
1 Physical Therapy Department and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Physical Therapy, Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
3 Department of Statistics, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
4 Graduate Institute and School of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
5 Faculty of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 7 April 2008; in revised form: 22 May 2008 / Accepted: 27 May 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: Using Electromyography to Detect the Weightings of the Local Muscle Factors to the Increase of Perceived Exertion During Stepping Exercise
Sensors 2008, 8, 3643-3655 (PDF format, 102 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063643


Carlo Camerlingo ¹, Flora Zenone ², Giuseppe Perna ³, Vito Capozzi ³,  Nicola Cirillo ⁴, Giovanni Maria Gaeta ⁴ and Maria Lepore ^5,*
1 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Cibernetica  “E. Caianiello”, Pozzuoli, Italy           
2 Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università “Federico II”, Naples, Italy                                         
3 Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Foggia, Italy                                                            
4 Dipartimento di Malattie Odontostomatologiche, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, Italy                   
5 Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 24 January 2008; in revised form: 30 April 2008 / Accepted: 28 May 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: An Investigation on Micro-Raman Spectra and Wavelet Data Analysis for Pemphigus Vulgaris Follow-up Monitoring.
Sensors 2008, 8, 3656-3664 (PDF format, 169 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063656
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro” Edited by Yoshio Umezawa)


Chew-Cheen Chang ¹, Bahruddin Saad ^1,*, Misni Surif ², Mohd Noor Ahmad ³ and Ali Yeon Md Shakaff ⁴
1 School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
2 School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
3 School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Perlis, Malaysia
4 School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Perlis, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 22 February 2008; in revised form: 25 March 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: Disposable E-Tongue for the Assessment of Water Quality in Fish Tanks
Sensors 2008, 8, 3665-3677 (PDF format, 136 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063665


Joaquín A. Ortuño *, Antonio Gil and Concepción Sánchez-Pedreño
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Campus de Espinardo, University of Murcia, 30071-Murcia, Spain
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail address: [email protected]
Received: 2 April 2008; in revised form: 29 May 2008 / Accepted: 29 May 2008 / Published: 1 June 2008
Article: Flow-Injection Coulometric Detection Based on Ion Transfer and Its Application to the Determination of Chlorpromazine
Sensors 2008, 8, 3678-3688 (PDF format, 105 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063678


Matthieu Becuwe, David Landy, François Delattre, Francine Cazier and Sophie Fourmentin *
Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique et Environnement (EA 2599), 145 Avenue Maurice Schumann, 59140 Dunkerque, France
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 23 April 2008; in revised form: 25 May 2008 / Accepted: 29 May 2008 / Published: 2 June 2008
Article: Fluorescent Indolizine-ß-Cyclodextrin Derivatives for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds
Sensors 2008, 8, 3689-3705 (PDF format, 609 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063689
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Supramolecular Sensors” Edited by Peter J. Cragg)


Bumkyoo Choi *, Seung-Yop Lee, Taekhyun Kim and Seog Soon Baek
Department of Mechanical Engineering Sogang University / #1 Shinsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-742, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel. 82-2-705-8639; Fax: 82-2-712-0799
Received: 21 March 2008; in revised form: 24 May 2008 / Accepted: 2 June 2008 / Published: 3 June 2008
Article: Dynamic Characteristics of Vertically Coupled Structures and the Design of a Decoupled Micro Gyroscope
Sensors 2008, 8, 3706-3718 (PDF format, 574 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063706
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering” Edited by Stefano Mariani)


Corinne Mattmann ^1,*, Frank Clemens ² and Gerhard Tröster ¹
1 Wearable Computing Lab, ETH Zürich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zürich; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]
2 EMPA Dübendorf, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 6 May 2008; in revised form: 20 May 2008 / Accepted: 21 May 2008 / Published: 3 June 2008
Article: Sensor for Measuring Strain in Textile
Sensors 2008, 8, 3719-3732 (PDF format, 1880 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063719
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Switzerland” Edited by Peter Seitz and Matthias Burkhalter)


Harald van derWerff ¹, Mark van der Meijde ^1,*, Fokke Jansma ², Freek van der Meer ^1,3 and Gert Jan Groothuis ⁴
1 International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Earth Systems Analysis, P.O.Box 6, 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands;
E-mail: [email protected]
2 DHV BV, P.O.Box 685, 9700 AR, Groningen, The Netherlands
3 Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences. P.O.Box 80.021, 3508 TA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
4 Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V., P.O.Box 28.000, 9400 HH, Assen, The Netherlands
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 20 January 2008; in revised form: 25 May 2008 / Accepted: 26 May 2008 / Published: 4 June 2008
Article: A Spatial-Spectral Approach for Visualization of Vegetation Stress Resulting from Pipeline Leakage
Sensors 2008, 8, 3733-3743 (PDF format, 938 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063733
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Ruiliang Pu ^*,1, Peng Gong ² and Qian Yu ³
1 Department of Geography, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620 USA; Tel.: +1 813 974 1508; Fax: +1 813 974 4808
2 State Key Lab of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Institute of Remote Sensing, Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing Normal University, Beijing China,
100101; Center for Assessment and Monitoring of Forest and Environmental Resources (CAMFER), 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 USA; Tel.: +1 510
642 5170; Fax: +1 510 643 5098; E-mail: [email protected]
3 Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 N Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003 USA; Tel.: +1 413 545 2095; Fax: +1 413 545 1200; E-mail: [email protected]
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 21 April 2008; in revised form: 14 May 2008 / Accepted: 15 May 2008 / Published: 6 June 2008
Article: Comparative Analysis of EO-1 ALI and Hyperion, and Landsat ETM+ Data for Mapping Forest Crown Closure and Leaf Area Index
Sensors 2008, 8, 3744-3766 (PDF format, 1120 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063744


Lingling Ma ^1,2, Chuanrong Li ³, Bohui Tang ^4,2, Lingli Tang ³, Yuyin Bi ^5,* and Zhao-Liang Li ⁴
1 Institute of Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
3 Academy of opto-electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
4 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; E-mail: [email protected];   [email protected].
5 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: [email protected]
Received: 29 April 2008; in revised form: 1 June 2008 / Accepted: 2 June 2008 / Published: 6 June 2008
Article: Impact of Spatial LAI Heterogeneity on Estimate of Directional Gap Fraction from SPOT-Satellite Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 3767-3779 (PDF format, 156 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063767
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Vladimir Karaev *, Mikhail Kanevsky and Eugeny Meshkov
Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Science, 46 Ulyanov Str., Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 12 March 2008; in revised form: 31 May 2008 / Accepted: 2 June 2008 / Published: 6 June 2008
Article: The Effect of Sea Surface Slicks on the Doppler Spectrum Width of a Backscattered Microwave Signal
Sensors 2008, 8, 3780-3801 (PDF format, 780 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063780
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Ocean Remote Sensing” Edited by James H. Churnside)


Chun-Yi Lin, Chung-Ru Ho *, Zhe-Wen Zheng and Nan-Jung Kuo
Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
E-mail: [email protected]
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 20 May 2008; in revised form: 3 June 2008 / Accepted: 3 June 2008 / Published: 6 June 2008
Article: Validation and Variation of Upper Layer Thickness in South China Sea from Satellite Altimeter Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 3802-3818 (PDF format, 874 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063802
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Ocean Remote Sensing” Edited by James H. Churnside)


Cleber Gonzales de Oliveira * and Waldir Renato Paradella
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Remote Sensing Division (DSR). São José dos Campos, 12227- 010. São Paulo State, Brazil; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 15 April 2008; in revised form: 27 May 2008 / Accepted: 28 May 2008 / Published: 6 June 2008
Article: An Assessment of the Altimetric Information Derived from Spaceborne SAR (RADARSAT-1, SRTM3) and Optical (ASTER) Data for Cartographic Application in the Amazon Region
Sensors 2008, 8, 3819-3829 (PDF format, 3010 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063819
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Lubos Matejicek ^1,*, Zbynek Janour ², Ludek Benes ³, Tomas Bodnar ³ and Eva Gulikova ⁴
1 Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benatska 2, Prague 2, 12801, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences, Dolejskova 5, Prague 8, 18200, Czech Republic
3 Department of Technical Mathematics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Karlovo Namesti 13, 12135, Czech Republic
4 Ecoprogress, Zatecka 1899, Most, 43401, Czech Republic
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 25 January 2008; in revised form: 26 May 2008 / Accepted: 27 May 2008 / Published: 6 June 2008
Article: Spatio-Temporal Modelling of Dust Transport over Surface Mining Areas and Neighbouring Residential Zones
Sensors 2008, 8, 3830-3847 (PDF format, 3350 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063830
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Marie J. Archer * and Frances S. Ligler
U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering 4555 Overlook
Ave SW, Washington D.C., 20375, USA; E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 14 May 2008; in revised form: 5 June 2008 / Accepted: 6 June 2008 / Published: 9 June 2008
Article: Fabrication and Characterization of Silicon Micro-Funnels and Tapered Micro-Channels for Stochastic Sensing Applications
Sensors 2008, 8, 3848-3872 (PDF format, 2540 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063848


Mantas Puida ^1,*, Feliksas Ivanauskas ¹, Ilja Ignatjev ², Gintaras Valinčius ² and Valdemaras Razumas ²
1 Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
2 Institute of Biochemistry, Mokslininkų 12, LT-08662 Vilnius, Lithuania
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: [email protected] (M.P.)
Received: 15 May 2008; in revised form: 31 May 2008 / Accepted: 1 June 2008 / Published: 9 June 2008
Article: Computational Modeling of the Electrochemical System of Lipase Activity Detection
Sensors 2008, 8, 3873-3879 (PDF format, 188 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063873


Tim Van de Voorde *, Jeroen Vlaeminck and Frank Canters
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Geography, Cartography and GIS Research Unit, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium; E-Mails: [email protected] (T.V); [email protected] (J.V.); [email protected] (F.C.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected] (T.V)
Received: 2 April 2008; in revised form: 28 May 2008 / Accepted: 30 May 2008 / Published: 10 June 2008
Article: Comparing Different Approaches for Mapping Urban Vegetation Cover from Landsat ETM+ Data: A Case Study on Brussels
Sensors 2008, 8, 3880-3902 (PDF format, 538 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063880
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)


Brynmor J. Davis, Daniel L. Marks, Tyler S. Ralston, P. Scott Carney and Stephen A. Boppart *
The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; E-mails: [email protected] (B. J. D.); [email protected] (D. L. M.); [email protected] (T. S. R.); [email protected] (P. S. C.); [email protected] (S. A. B.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 5 June 2008; in revised form: 9 June 2008 / Accepted: 9 June 2008 / Published: 11 June 2008
Review: Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Microscopy: Computed Imaging for Scanned Coherent Microscopy
Sensors 2008, 8, 3903-3931 (PDF format, 7741 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063903
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)” Edited by Daniele Riccio)


Gonéri Le Cozannet ^1,*, Steven Hosford ², John Douglas ¹, Jean-Jacques Serrano ¹, Damien Coraboeuf ¹ and Jérémie Comte ¹
1 BRGM - French Geological Survey, 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, 45060 Orléans, France; E-mails: [email protected] (J.D.); [email protected] (J.-J.S.); [email protected] (D.C.); [email protected] (J.C.)
2 CNES, 18, avenue Edouard Belin, 31401 Toulouse cedex 9, France; E-Mail: [email protected] (S.H.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected] (G.C.)
Received: 23 April 2008; in revised form: 6 June 2008 / Accepted: 9 June 2008 / Published: 11 June 2008
Communication: Connecting Hazard Analysts and Risk Managers to Sensor Information
Sensors 2008, 8, 3932-3937 (PDF format, 174 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063932
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making” Edited by  Dr. Jason Levy and Dr. Yang Gao)


Yunsheng Wang *, Holger Weinacker and Barbara Koch
Dept. of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems, University of Freiburg, Germany; E-mails: (yunsheng.wang, holger.weinacker, barbara.koch)@felis.uni-freiburg.de
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 29 January 2008; in revised form: 5 June 2008 / Accepted: 6 June 2008 / Published: 12 June 2008
Article: A Lidar Point Cloud Based Procedure for Vertical Canopy Structure Analysis And 3D Single Tree Modelling in Forest
Sensors 2008, 8, 3938-3951 (PDF format, 577 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063938
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment (Remote Sensing Sensors)” Edited by Assefa M. Melesse)


Codruţa Cofan ^1,* and Ciprian Radovan ²
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, PiaŃa E. Murgu, Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
2 West University of Timisoara, Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Str. Pestalozzi Nr.16, 300115 Timisoara, Romania; E-mail: [email protected] (C.R.)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected] (C. C.); Tel. + 40-256 49 46 04; Fax + 40-256 49 46 04
Received: 21 May 2008; in revised form: 9 June 2008 / Accepted: 9 June 2008 / Published: 12 June 2008 
Article: Simultaneous Chronoamperometric Sensing of Ascorbic Acid and Acetaminophen at a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode
Sensors 2008, 8, 3952-3969 (PDF format, 513 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063952


Bülent Saglam ^1,*, Ertugrul Bilgili ², Bahar Dincdurmaz ², Ali İhsan Kadiogulari ² and Ömer Kücük ³
1 Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, 08000 Artvin- Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]
2 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry 61080, Trabzon-Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
3 Kastamonu University, Faculty of Forestry 37100, Kastamonu-Turkey; E-Mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel:+90-466-2126949, Fax:+90-466-2126951
Received: 2 April 2008  / Accepted: 11 June 2008 / Published: 20 June 2008 
Article: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Forest Fire Risk and Danger Using LANDSAT Imagery
Sensors 2008, 8, 3970-3987 (PDF format, 568 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063970


Ronghua Ma, Hongtao Duan, Xiaohong Gu, and Shouxuan Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, PO BOX 210008, China
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: [email protected]
Received: 6 May 2008 / Accepted: 19 June 2008 / Published: 25 June 2008
Article: Detecting Aquatic Vegetation Change of Taihu Lake, China Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Imageries
Sensors 2008, 8, 3988-4005 (PDF format, 715 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8063988


Żaneta Polkowska ^1,*, Marek Błaś ², Kamila Klimaszewska ¹, Mieczysław Sobik ², Stanisław Małek ³ and Jacek Namieśnik ¹
1 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), 11/12 G. Narutowicza St., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
2 Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wrocław, 8 Kosiby Street, PL-51670, Wrocław, Poland
3 Forest Faculty, Agricultural University of Cracow, 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Cracow, Poland
E-Mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
* Corresponding author; Tel. +48-058-347-10-10: ; Fax: +48-058-347-26-94
Received: 23 May 2008 / Accepted: 19 June 2008 / Published: 25 June 2008
Article: Chemical characterization of dew water collected in different geographic regions of Poland
Sensors 2008, 8, 4006-4032 (PDF format, 585 K) DOI: 10.3390/s8064006
(This paper belongs to Special Issue: “Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring” Edited by Jiang Dong)