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Sensors, Volume 8, Issue 4 (April 2008), Pages 2043-2912

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p. 2043-2081 Open Access Free Review You Wang, Hui Xu, Jianming Zhang and Guang Li Review: Electrochemical Sensors for Clinic Analysis Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2043-2081; doi:10.3390/s8042043 Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 4 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (367 KB)
p. 2082-2103 Open Access Ruzairi A. Rahim, Chiam K. Thiam and Mohd. H.F. Rahiman Article: An Optical Tomography System Using a Digital Signal Processor Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2082-2103; doi:10.3390/s8042082 Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 7 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (330 KB)
p. 2104-2117 Open Access Chandra Giri and Joseph Muhlhausen Article: Mangrove Forest Distributions and Dynamics in Madagascar (1975–2005) Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2104-2117; doi:10.3390/s8042104 Received: 14 February 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (616 KB)
p. 2118-2135 Open Access Mariusz Tichoniuk, Marta Ligaj and Marian Filipiak Article: Application of DNA Hybridization Biosensor as a Screening Method for the Detection of Genetically Modified Food Components Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2118-2135; doi:10.3390/s8042118 Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 20 March 2008 / Published: 27 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (125 KB)
p. 2136-2160 Open Access Free Review Edward P. Glenn, Alfredo R. Huete, Pamela L. Nagler and Stephen G. Nelson 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(4), 2136-2160; doi:10.3390/s8042136 Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (291 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2161-2173 Open Access Lloyd L. Coulter and Douglas A. Stow Article: Assessment of the Spatial Co-registration of Multitemporal Imagery from Large Format Digital Cameras in the Context of Detailed Change Detection Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2161-2173; doi:10.3390/s8042161 Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 26 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (361 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2174-2187 Open Access Meng-Yueh Chien, Ying-Tai Wu and Ya-Ju Chang Article: Assessment of Diaphragm and External Intercostals Fatigue from Surface EMG using Cervical Magnetic Stimulation Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2174-2187; doi:10.3390/s8042174 Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 14 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (199 KB)
p. 2188-2207 Open Access Miloš B. Rajkovic, Caslav M. Lacnjevac, Nebojsa R. Ralevic, Mirjana D. Stojanović, Dragan V. Tosković, Gordana K. Pantelic, Nikola M. Ristic and Sasa Jovanic Article: Identification of Metals (Heavy and Radioactive) in Drinking Water by an Indirect Analysis Method Based on Scale Tests Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2188-2207; doi:10.3390/s8042188 Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (942 KB)
p. 2208-2222 Open Access Mary E. Cablk, John C. Sagebiel, Jill S. Heaton and Cindee Valentin Article: Olfaction-based Detection Distance: A Quantitative Analysis of How Far Away Dogs Recognize Tortoise Odor and Follow It to Source Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2208-2222; doi:10.3390/s8042208 Received: 14 January 2008 / Accepted: 27 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (606 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Monitoring of Odorous Compounds in the Environment)
p. 2223-2239 Open Access Hao Zhang, Wei-chun Ma and Xiang-rong Wang Article: Rapid Urbanization and Implications for Flood Risk Management in Hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, China: The Foshan Study Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2223-2239; doi:10.3390/s8042223 Received: 31 December 2007 / Accepted: 7 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (367 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring)
p. 2240-2261 Open Access Minha Park and Yang Gao Article: Error and Performance Analysis of MEMS-based Inertial Sensors with a Low-cost GPS Receiver Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2240-2261; doi:10.3390/s8042240 Received: 14 November 2007 / Accepted: 26 March 2008 / Published: 29 March 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (303 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering)
p. 2262-2292 Open Access Keqi Zhang, Marc Simard, Michael Ross, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Patricia Houle, Pablo Ruiz, Robert R. Twilley and Kevin Whelan Article: Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2262-2292; doi:10.3390/s8042262 Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (4357 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2293-2305 Open Access Vojtech Adam, Jiri Baloun, Ivo Fabrik, Libuse Trnkova and Rene Kizek Article: An Electrochemical Detection of Metallothioneins at the Zeptomole Level in Nanolitre Volumes Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2293-2305; doi:10.3390/s8042293 Received: 15 March 2008 / Accepted: 26 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (187 KB)
p. 2306-2316 Open Access Shiao-Wen Tsai, Yi-Yun Chen and Jiunn-Woei Liaw Article: Compound Cellular Imaging of Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy by Using Gold Nanoparticles and Dyes Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2306-2316; doi:10.3390/s8042306 Received: 14 February 2008 / Accepted: 21 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (223 KB)
p. 2317-2330 Open Access Kenichi Takahata and Yogesh B. Gianchandani Article: A Micromachined Capacitive Pressure Sensor Using a Cavity-Less Structure with Bulk-Metal/Elastomer Layers and Its Wireless Telemetry Application Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2317-2330; doi:10.3390/s8042317 Received: 31 December 2007 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 2 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (481 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Pressure Sensors)
p. 2331-2412 Open Access Free Review Farnoush Faridbod, Parviz Norouzi, Rassoul Dinarvand and Mohammad R. Ganjali Review: Developments in the Field of Conducting and Non-conducting Polymer Based Potentiometric Membrane Sensors for Ions Over the Past Decade Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2331-2412; doi:10.3390/s8042331 Received: 1 February 2008 / Accepted: 2 April 2008 / Published: 3 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (548 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrochemical Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers)
p. 2413-2423 Open Access Myung C. Jung Article: Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils and Factors Affecting Metal Uptake by Plants in the Vicinity of a Korean Cu-W Mine Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2413-2423; doi:10.3390/s8042413 Received: 11 March 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (294 KB)
p. 2424-2435 Open Access Okkyung Choi and Sang Y. Han Article: Personalization of Rule-based Web Services Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2424-2435; doi:10.3390/s8042424 Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (240 KB)
p. 2436-2452 Open Access Free Review Massimo Arattano and Lorenzo Marchi Review: Systems and Sensors for Debris-flow Monitoring and Warning Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2436-2452; doi:10.3390/s8042436 Received: 18 December 2007 / Accepted: 2 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (757 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making)
p. 2453-2479 Open Access Free Review Martina O’Toole and Dermot Diamond Review: Absorbance Based Light Emitting Diode Optical Sensors and Sensing Devices Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2453-2479; doi:10.3390/s8042453 Received: 11 October 2007 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 7 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (508 KB)
p. 2480-2499 Open Access Tomoaki Miura, Hiroki Yoshioka, Kayo Fujiwara and Hirokazu Yamamoto Article: Inter-Comparison of ASTER and MODIS Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Index Products for Synergistic Applications to Natural Resource Monitoring Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2480-2499; doi:10.3390/s8042480 Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 8 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1475 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2500-2508 Open Access Shaohui Chen, Hongbo Su, Renhua Zhang, Jing Tian and Lihu Yang Article: Improving Empirical Mode Decomposition Using Support Vector Machines for Multifocus Image Fusion Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2500-2508; doi:10.3390/s8042500 Received: 3 March 2008 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 8 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2386 KB)
p. 2509-2525 Open Access Alkan Günlü, Fatih Sivrikaya, Emin Z. Baskent, Sedat Keles, Günay Çakir and Ali İ. Kadiogullari Article: Estimation of Stand Type Parameters and Land Cover Using Landsat-7 ETM Image: A Case Study from Turkey Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2509-2525; doi:10.3390/s8042509 Received: 2 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 9 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1127 KB)
p. 2526-2540 Open Access Alkan Günlü, Emin Z. Baskent, Ali İ. Kadiogullari and İlker Ercanli Article: Classifying Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky.) Forest Sites Using Direct, Indirect and Remote Sensing Methods: A Case Study from Turkey Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2526-2540; doi:10.3390/s8042526 Received: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 9 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1083 KB)
p. 2541-2550 Open Access Xian-Zhang Pan, Qi-Guo Zhao, Jie Chen, Yin Liang and Bo Sun Article: Analyzing the Variation of Building Density Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images: the Example of Shanghai City Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2541-2550; doi:10.3390/s8042541 Received: 10 December 2007 / Accepted: 31 March 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1457 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring)
p. 2551-2568 Open Access Ramesh B. Malla, Amlan Sen and Norman W. Garrick Article: A Special Fiber Optic Sensor for Measuring Wheel Loads of Vehicles on Highways Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2551-2568; doi:10.3390/s8042551 Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 4 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (455 KB)
p. 2569-2588 Open Access Free Review Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault and Sergei V. Dzyadevych Review: Conductometric Microbiosensors for Environmental Monitoring Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2569-2588; doi:10.3390/s8042569 Received: 7 March 2008 / Accepted: 9 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (325 KB)
p. 2589-2603 Open Access Marcela Havelkova, Jana Blahova, Hana Kroupova, Tomas Randak, Iveta Slatinska, Drahomira Leontovycova, Roman Grabic, Richard Pospisil and Zdenka Svobodova Article: Biomarkers of Contaminant Exposure in Chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) – Biomonitoring of Major Rivers in the Czech Republic Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2589-2603; doi:10.3390/s8042589 Received: 31 March 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (625 KB)
p. 2604-2616 Open Access Xue Wang, Sheng Wang, Jun-Jie Ma and Dao-Wei Bi Article: Energy-efficient Organization of Wireless Sensor Networks with Adaptive Forecasting Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2604-2616; doi:10.3390/s8042604 Received: 2 April 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 11 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (705 KB)
p. 2617-2627 Open Access Minha Choi and Jennifer M. Jacobs Article: 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(4), 2617-2627; doi:10.3390/s8042617 Received: 3 December 2007 / Accepted: 8 April 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (300 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)
p. 2628-2641 Open Access Mitra Mazarei, Irina Teplova, M. R. Hajimorad and C. N. Stewart Article: Pathogen Phytosensing: Plants to Report Plant Pathogens Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2628-2641; doi:10.3390/s8042628 Received: 28 February 2008 / Accepted: 11 April 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (532 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phytosensors: Environmental Sensing with Plants and Plant Cells)
p. 2642-2661 Open Access Ahmed A.S. Mohammed, Walied A. Moussa and Edmond Lou Article: High Sensitivity MEMS Strain Sensor: Design and Simulation Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2642-2661; doi:10.3390/s8042642 Received: 8 February 2008 / Accepted: 13 March 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (768 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Sensors)
p. 2662-2672 Open Access Sung P. Lee, Ji G. Lee and Shaestagir Chowdhury Article: CMOS Humidity Sensor System Using Carbon Nitride Film as Sensing Materials Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2662-2672; doi:10.3390/s8042662 Received: 12 February 2008 / Accepted: 10 April 2008 / Published: 14 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2115 KB)
p. 2673-2694 Open Access Ismail R. Karas, Bulent Bayram, Fatmagul Batuk, Abdullah E. Akay and Ibrahim Baz Article: Multidirectional Scanning Model, MUSCLE, to Vectorize Raster Images with Straight Lines Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2673-2694; doi:10.3390/s8042673 Received: 19 February 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 15 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1852 KB)
p. 2695-2706 Open Access Desheng Liu and Ruiliang Pu Article: Downscaling Thermal Infrared Radiance for Subpixel Land Surface Temperature Retrieval Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2695-2706; doi:10.3390/s8042695 Received: 2 March 2008 / Accepted: 8 April 2008 / Published: 6 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (597 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)
p. 2707-2721 Open Access Xu Zhang, Jonathan W. Naughton and William R. Lindberg Article: Working Principle Simulations of a Dynamic ResonantWall Shear Stress Sensor Concept Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2707-2721; doi:10.3390/s8042707 Received: 26 November 2007 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (305 KB)
p. 2722-2735 Open Access Free Review Yuichi Michikawa, Tomo Suga, Yoshimi Ohtsuka, Izumi Matsumoto, Atsuko Ishikawa, Kenichi Ishikawa, Mayumi Iwakawa and Takashi Imai Review: Visible Genotype Sensor Array Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2722-2735; doi:10.3390/s8042722 Received: 25 January 2008 / Accepted: 15 April 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (422 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioanalysis in Vivo/in Vitro)
p. 2736-2761 Open Access S. Opoku-Duah, D. N. Donoghue and T. P. Burt Article: Intercomparison of Evapotranspiration Over the Savannah Volta Basin in West Africa Using Remote Sensing Data Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2736-2761; doi:10.3390/s8042736 Received: 7 January 2008 / Accepted: 19 March 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1912 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2762-2773 Open Access Anna-Lisa Paul, Matthew Bamsey, Alain Berinstain, Stephen Braham, Philip Neron, Trevor Murdoch, Thomas Graham and Robert J. Ferl Article: Deployment of a Prototype Plant GFP Imager at the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse of the Haughton Mars Project Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2762-2773; doi:10.3390/s8042762 Received: 3 March 2008 / Accepted: 15 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (299 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phytosensors: Environmental Sensing with Plants and Plant Cells)
p. 2774-2791 Open Access Mahmoud El Hajj, Agnès Bégué, Bruno Lafrance, Olivier Hagolle, Gérard Dedieu and Matthieu Rumeau Article: Relative Radiometric Normalization and Atmospheric Correction of a SPOT 5 Time Series Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2774-2791; doi:10.3390/s8042774 Received: 17 December 2007 / Accepted: 17 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (553 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2792-2817 Open Access Vedat Coskun Article: Relocating Sensor Nodes to Maximize Cumulative Connected Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2792-2817; doi:10.3390/s8042792 Received: 31 March 2008 / Accepted: 18 April 2008 / Published: 21 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (243 KB)
p. 2818-2832 Open Access Sophie Mavrikou, Kelly Flampouri, Georgia Moschopoulou, Olga Mangana, Alexandros Michaelides and Spiridon Kintzios Article: Assessment of Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticide Residues in Cigarette Tobacco with a Novel Cell Biosensor Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2818-2832; doi:10.3390/s8042818 Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 22 April 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (422 KB)
p. 2833-2853 Open Access Fabio Fontana, Christian Rixen, Tobias Jonas, Gabriel Aberegg and Stefan Wunderle Article: Alpine Grassland Phenology as Seen in AVHRR, VEGETATION, and MODIS NDVI Time Series - a Comparison with In Situ Measurements Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2833-2853; doi:10.3390/s8042833 Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 14 April 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1254 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)
p. 2854-2864 Open Access Songjun Li, Xing Huang, Mingxia Zheng, Wuke Li and Kejun Tong Article: Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Considerations on the Specific Sorption and Molecular Recognition Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2854-2864; doi:10.3390/s8042854 Received: 5 November 2007 / Accepted: 25 February 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (435 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting)
p. 2865-2885 Open Access Hyung K. Lee, Ju-Young Shim, Hee-Sung Kim, Binghao Li and Chris Rizos Article: Feature Extraction and Spatial Interpolation for Improved Wireless Location Sensing Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2865-2885; doi:10.3390/s8042865 Received: 27 March 2008 / Accepted: 24 April 2008 / Published: 28 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1191 KB)
p. 2886-2899 Open Access Honglong Chang, Liang Xue, Wei Qin, Guangmin Yuan and Weizheng Yuan Article: An Integrated MEMS Gyroscope Array with Higher Accuracy Output Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2886-2899; doi:10.3390/s8042886 Received: 29 October 2007 / Accepted: 21 April 2008 / Published: 28 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (151 KB)
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Sensors)
p. 2900-2912 Open Access Ling-Fu Meng, Chiu-Ping Lu and Yi-Wen Li Article: Hemispheric Lateralization of Event-Related Brain Potentials in Different Processing Phases during Unimanual Finger Movements Sensors 2008, 8(4), 2900-2912; doi:10.3390/s8042900 Received: 9 April 2008 / Accepted: 28 April 2008 / Published: 28 April 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (183 KB)
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