Yih-Min Wu ^1,* and Hiroo Kanamori ²
1 Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: drymwu@ntu.edu.tw
2 Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. E-mail: hiroo@gps.caltech.edu
* 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: drymwu@ntu.edu.tw
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: marc@hennemeyer.de; stark@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
* 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. (mark.helm@urz.uni-heidelberg.de)
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: whernan@ics.upm.es
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: kcastro@ualberta.ca.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: arturo.sanchez@ualberta.ca
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: willem.verstraeten@biw.kuleuven.be.
2 Centre for Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Processes, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, BE-2400 Mol, Flanders. E-mail: frank.veroustraete@vito.be.
3 Division Soil and Water Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Heverlee, Flanders. E-mail: jan.feyen@biw.kuleuven.be.
* 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: marahman@pusan.ac.kr; pankaj00797@rediffmail.com; dsupark@pusan.ac.kr
 Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail; ybshim@pusan.ac.kr
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: eduard.llobet@urv.cat
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: cprice@flash.tau.ac.il
* 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: phyjlt@ccu.edu.tw.
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: wangjn@yuntech.edu.tw
* 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: cchsiao@mail.nems.ntu.edu.tw
2 Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Huafan University, Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: kyhuang@cc.hfu.edu.tw. E-mail: ychu@cc.hfu.edu.tw
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ychu@cc.hfu.edu.tw
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: petrahor@ibp.cz, fojtova@ibp.cz, fojta@ibp.cz
2 Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, CZ-53210, Czech Republic. E-mail: karel.vytras@upce.cz
* 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: kdw525@gmail.com, E-mail: chomwnet@inha.ac.kr
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Incheon, Incheon 402-749, Korea. E-mail: tiseo@incheon.ac.kr
3 Nano-Mechanisms Groups, KIMM, Daejeon 305-343, Korea. E-mail: les648@kimm.re.kr
* 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: kdw525@gmail.com, E-mail: chomwnet@inha.ac.kr
2 Nano-Mechanical Systems Technology Division, KIMM, Daejeon 305-343, Korea
E-mail: yjshin@kimm.re.kr
* 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: gao@geomatics.ucalgary.ca
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: zribi@cetp.ipsl.fr
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: cywyang@ntu.edu.sg. E-mail: venu.iisc@pmail.ntu.edu.sg. E-mail: cwang@ntu.edu.sg.
2 Building and Infrastructure Division, Defense Science & Technology Agency, Singapore 109679.
E-mail: zyinxin@dsta.gov.sg
* 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: smchen78@ms15.hinet.net
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: sankjoel@isu.edu. 
2 Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Department, PO Box 173120, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3120.  E-mails: rickl@montana.edu, jwraith@montana.edu.
* 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: cywyang@ntu.edu.sg. E-mail: huyu0006@ntu.edu.sg
2 Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK. E-mail: Yong.Lu@ed.ac.uk
* 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: kullae@clarkson.edu
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: aarnau@eln.upv.es
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: xingz@agr.gc.ca, chowl@agr.gc.ca, reesh@agr.gc.ca, stevel@agr.gc.ca, monteithj@agr.gc.ca
2 Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 6C2. E-mail: fmeng@unb.ca
* 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:libuse@chemi.muni.cz
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:kizek@sci.muni.cz
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:kizek@sci.muni.cz
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: fmengelo@ksu.edu.tr, kadirkarakus82@hotmail.com
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: fmengelo@ksu.edu.tr
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: chenshaohu@gmail.com; R. H. Zhang: zhangrh@igsnrr. ac.cn; J.Tian:tianj.04b@igsnrr.ac.cn; L. H. Yang: yanglihu@igsnrr.ac.cn
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: chensh@igsnrr.ac.cn
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: mwulder@pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
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: andreas.richter@chemie.tu-dresden.de
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: chmtjl@ccu.edu.tw; 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: Gabriela.Broncova@vscht.cz
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: edmund.c.merem@jsums.edu
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: dengxz.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn; suhb@igsnrr.ac.cn
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: zhanjy@bnu.edu.cn; 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: cem.evrendilek@ieu.edu.tr
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: yplin@ntu.edu.tw; 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: yblin@mail.chna.edu.tw
3 Department of Environmental Resources Management, The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology, No. 100, Chiao Kwang Rd., Taichung 407, Taiwan; E-mail: hong@ocit.edu.tw
* 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: longhl@igsnrr.ac.cn (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: dspark@incheon.ac.kr
2 Division of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea; E-mail: kdw525@gmail.com, E-mail: chomwnet@inha.ac.kr
* 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: christian.hoffmann@iba-heiligenstadt.de
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: smchen78@ms15.hinet.net, sakumar80@gmail.com
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: alberto.ballestra@polito.it, E-mail: aurelio.soma@polito.it
2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Campinas, CEP 13083-970 Campinas, Brazil
E-mail: pava@fem.unicamp.br
* 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: a.albarbar@mmu.ac.uk.
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: zhangrh@igsnrr.ac.cn, suhb@igsnrr.ac.cn, chensh@igsnrr.ac.cn, xiaj@igsnrr.ac.cn
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: sunxm@igsnrr.ac.cn
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: tianj.04b@igsnrr.ac.cn
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: mpelletier@lbk.ars.usda.gov
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: mccartr@uwindsor.ca. E-mail: graniero@uwindsor.ca
2 Environmental Research Systems Institute, 380 New York Street, Redlands, California, USA, 92373; E-mail: srozic@esri.com
* 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: cesar.elosua@unavarra.es; cba@unavarra.es; natxo@unavarra.es
2 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain; E-mail: agraciar@ugr.es; ecolacio@ugr.es
3 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain; E-mail: alfonsosalinas@yahoo.es; ansegura@ugr; albertof@ugr.es
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email: cesar.elosua@unavarra.es; 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: james.j.wilson@noaa.gov.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: james.h.churnside@noaa.gov
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 jang9714@incheon.ac.kr, ^b chomwnet@inha.ac.kr.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: dspark@incheon.ac.kr
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: goldys@ics.mq.edu.au
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: vinhhao@hcmut.edu.vn. E-mail: suh@ieee.org
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: suh@ieee.org
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: j.chormanski@levis.sggw.pl
2 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Cartography and GIS Research Unit, Department of Geography, Brussels, Belgium; E-mail: tvdvoord@vub.ac.be. E-mail: tim.de.roeck@vub.ac.be. E-mail: fcanters@vub.ac.be
3 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Brussels, Belgium; E-mail: batelaan@vub.ac.be
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: tangbh@igsnrr.ac.cn
2 TRIO/LSIIT(UMR7005 CNRS)/ENSPS, Bld Sebastien Brant, BP10413, 67412 Illkirch, France. E-mail: lizl@igsnrr.ac.cn
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: lizl@igsnrr.ac.cn
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: sarslan@ksu.edu.tr
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: mugur.balan@termo.utcluj.ro; mihai.damian@tcm.utcluj.ro, lori@academicdirect.org
* 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: rmeral@ksu.edu.tr
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: MBoutaayamou@ulg.ac.be; R.Sabariego@ulg.ac.be; Patrick.Dular@ulg.ac.be
* 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: soh@cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp; 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: (jmchen@ieee.org). E-mail: (frzlin,yjli, yxsung@iipc.zju.edu.cn)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: jmchen@ieee.org
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:kizek@sci.muni.cz
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: rbatra@vt.edu
2 Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA; E-mail: mporfiri@poly.edu
3 The Bradley Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-mail: dspinell@vt.edu
* 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: yunbinlin@mail.chna.edu.tw
2 Bio-environment and System Engineering Department, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan, ROC;
Email: yplin@ntu.edu.tw; 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: deng@itc.nl
* 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: sode@cc.tuat.ac.jp (Koji Sode), ikebu@cc.tuat.ac.jp (Kazunori Ikebukuro)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: ikebu@cc.tuat.ac.jp
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: f.xia@ieee.org
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: watarus@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp, s-hosono@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp, s-yokomaku@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp, s-morimoto@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp, s sanjay@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: hsuzuki@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp
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: soe.myint@asu.edu, myuan@ou.edu, cerveny@asu.edu, cgiri@usgs.gov
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: soe.myint@asu.edu
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: all@anticancer.com
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: ww@ipf.tuwien.ac.at; cp@ipf.tuwien.ac.at; mdo@ipf.tuwien.ac.at; ds@ipf.tuwien.ac.at; ab@ipf.tuwien.ac.at; sh@ipf.tuwien.ac.at
2 Vienna University of Technology, Institut für Wasserbau und Ingenieurhydrologie, Karlsplatz 13/222, A-1040 Wien, Vienna, Austria; E-mail: Bloeschl@hydro.tuwien.ac.at
3 European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Shinfield Park, Reading RG2 9AX, United Kingdom; E-mail: Klaus.Scipal@ecmwf.int
4 Department of Geography, University of Salamanca, Cervantes 3, 37002 Salamanca, Spain; E-mail: jmf@usal.es
5 University of Munich, Munich, University of Munich, Munich, Department of Geography, Luisenstrasse 37, 80333 Munich, Germany; E-mail: a.loew@lmu.de
* 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: sungbo.cho@ibmt.fraunhofer.de, mcastellarnau@pcb.ub.es; 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: kyhuang@cc.hfu.edu.tw
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kyhuang@cc.hfu.edu.tw
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: ayuksel@ksu.edu.tr,  akay@ksu.edu.tr
2     Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of  Soil Science , 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: rgundogan@ksu.edu.tr
* Corresponding author. 1Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: ayuksel@ksu.edu.tr , 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: ayuksel@ksu.edu.tr,  akay@ksu.edu.tr
2 Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of  Soil Science ,
46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey, E-mail: rgundogan@ksu.edu.tr
* Corresponding author. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Forestry, 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey; E-mail: ayuksel@ksu.edu.tr , 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: ertekin@akdeniz.edu.tr
2 Department of Agricultural Machinery, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, 32260, Cunur, Isparta, Turkey. E-mail: rkulcu@ziraat.sdu.edu.tr
3 Department of Environmental Engineering, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, 14280, Bolu, Turkey. E-mail: fevrendilek@ibu.edu.tr
* 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: simone.pascucci@lara.rm.cnr.it
2 National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy; E-mail: cristiana.bassani@lara.rm.cnr.it
3 National Research Council, IDAC, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy; E-mail: maurizio.poscolieri@idac.rm.cnr.it
* 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; mbgu@korea.ac.kr
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: ddaeji@incheon.ac.kr; tiseo@incheon.ac.kr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dspark@incheon.ac.kr
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. Jinkai.zhang@uleth.ca
2 Earth Observation Systems Laboratory, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E3. Benoit.rivard@ualberta.ca, drogge@ualberta.ca.
*Corresponding author. Tel. 1-780-492-1822; Fax:1-780-492-2030. E-mail: benoit.rivard@ualberta.ca
Received: 28 December 2007 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: The Successive Pro