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Sensors, Volume 8, Issue 8 (August 2008), Pages 4487-5228

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p. 4487-4504

Dagmara Jacewicz, Michał Szkatuła, Agnieszka Chylewska, Aleksandra Dąbrowska, Michał Woźniak and Lech Chmurzyński

Review: Coordinate cis-[Cr(C₂O₄)(pm)(OH₂)₂]⁺ Cation as Molecular Biosensor of Pyruvate’s Protective Activity Against Hydrogen Peroxide Mediated Cytotoxity

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4487-4504; doi:10.3390/s8084487

Received: 1 July 2008; in revised form: 28 July 2008 / Accepted: 28 July 2008 / Published: 1 August 2008

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p. 4505-4528

Martin Rutzinger, Bernhard Höfle, Markus Hollaus and Norbert Pfeifer

Article: Object-Based Point Cloud Analysis of Full-Waveform Airborne Laser Scanning Data for Urban Vegetation Classification

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4505-4528; doi:10.3390/s8084505

Received: 1 July 2008; in revised form: 28 July 2008 / Accepted: 28 July 2008 / Published: 4 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)

p. 4529-4559

Hadi S. Aghdasi, Maghsoud Abbaspour, Mohsen E. Moghadam and Yasaman Samei

Article: An Energy-Efficient and High-Quality Video Transmission Architecture in Wireless Video-Based Sensor Networks

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4529-4559; doi:10.3390/s8084529

Received: 15 March 2008; in revised form: 9 June 2008 / Accepted: 9 June 2008 / Published: 4 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing)

p. 4560-4581

Dan Cinghită, Ciprian Radovan and Daniela Dascălu

Article: Anodic Voltammetry of Thioacetamide and its Amperometric Determination in Aqueous Media

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4560-4581; doi:10.3390/s8084560

Received: 17 July 2008; in revised form: 30 July 2008 / Accepted: 31 July 2008 / Published: 4 August 2008

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p. 4582-4599

Daniel Odermatt, Thomas Heege, Jens Nieke, Mathias Kneubühler and Klaus Itten

Article: Water Quality Monitoring for Lake Constance with a Physically Based Algorithm for MERIS Data

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4582-4599; doi:10.3390/s8084582

Received: 11 June 2008; in revised form: 30 July 2008 / Accepted: 31 July 2008 / Published: 5 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ocean Remote Sensing)

p. 4600-4610

Valber A. Pedrosa, Josiane Caetano, Sergio A.S. Machado and Mauro Bertotti

Article: Determination of Parathion and Carbaryl Pesticides in Water and Food Samples Using a Self Assembled Monolayer /Acetylcholinesterase Electrochemical Biosensor

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4600-4610; doi:10.3390/s8084600

Received: 16 June 2008; in revised form: 15 July 2008 / Accepted: 29 July 2008 / Published: 5 August 2008

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p. 4611-4635

Belinda Lipa, Bruce Nyden, Don Barrick and Josh Kohut

Article: HF Radar Sea-echo from Shallow Water

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4611-4635; doi:10.3390/s8084611

Received: 4 June 2008; in revised form: 21 July 2008 / Accepted: 23 July 2008 / Published: 6 August 2008

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p. 4636-4655

Simona Privitera, Salvatore Tudisco, Luca Lanzanò, Francesco Musumeci, Alessandro Pluchino, Agata Scordino, Angelo Campisi, Luigi Cosentino, Paolo Finocchiaro, Giovanni Condorelli, Massimo Mazzillo, Salvo Lombardo and Emilio Sciacca

Article: Single Photon Avalanche Diodes: Towards the Large Bidimensional Arrays

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4636-4655; doi:10.3390/s8084636

Received: 28 February 2008; in revised form: 1 August 2008 / Accepted: 5 August 2008 / Published: 6 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated High-performance Imagers)

p. 4656-4668

Nicolas Wyrsch, Gregory Choong, Clément Miazza and Christophe Ballif

Article: Performance and Transient Behavior of Vertically Integrated Thin-film Silicon Sensors

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4656-4668; doi:10.3390/s8084656

Received: 8 July 2008; in revised form: 5 August 2008 / Accepted: 6 August 2008 / Published: 8 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Switzerland)

p. 4669-4686

Dirk Saerens, Lieven Huang, Kristien Bonroy and Serge Muyldermans

Review: Antibody Fragments as Probe in Biosensor Development

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4669-4686; doi:10.3390/s8084669

Received: 7 July 2008; in revised form: 6 August 2008 / Accepted: 7 August 2008 / Published: 8 August 2008

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p. 4687-4708

Maofang Gao, Zhihao Qin, Hong’ou Zhang, Liping Lu, Xia Zhou and Xiuchun Yang

Article: Remote Sensing of Agro-droughts in Guangdong Province of China Using MODIS Satellite Data

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4687-4708; doi:10.3390/s8084687

Received: 28 May 2008; in revised form: 17 July 2008 / Accepted: 17 July 2008 / Published: 8 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Disaster and Emergency Management Decision Making)

p. 4709-4724

Ibrahim Ozdemir, David A. Norton, Ulas Y. Ozkan, Ahmet Mert and Ozdemir Senturk

Article: Estimation of Tree Size Diversity Using Object Oriented Texture Analysis and Aster Imagery

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4709-4724; doi:10.3390/s8084709

Received: 11 July 2008; in revised form: 23 July 2008 / Accepted: 31 July 2008 / Published: 11 August 2008

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p. 4725-4741

Guoxiang Liu, Xiaojun Luo, Qiang Chen, Dingfa Huang and Xiaoli Ding

Article: Detecting Land Subsidence in Shanghai by PS-Networking SAR Interferometry

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4725-4741; doi:10.3390/s8084725

Received: 14 July 2008; in revised form: 5 August 2008 / Accepted: 13 August 2008 / Published: 19 August 2008

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p. 4742-4757

Kerem Halicioglu and Haluk Ozener

Article: Geodetic Network Design and Optimization on the Active Tuzla Fault (Izmir, Turkey) for Disaster Management

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4742-4757; doi:10.3390/s8084742

Received: 31 March 2008; in revised form: 29 July 2008 / Accepted: 30 July 2008 / Published: 19 August 2008

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p. 4758-4773

Rapepun Piriyakul and Punpiti Piamsa-nga

Article: Feature Reduction in Graph Analysis

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4758-4773; doi:10.3390/s8084758

Received: 10 July 2008; in revised form: 7 August 2008 / Accepted: 7 August 2008 / Published: 19 August 2008

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p. 4774-4785

Kathy Sahner, Anne Schulz, Jaroslaw Kita, Rotraut Merkle, Joachim Maier and Ralf Moos

Article: CO₂ Selective Potentiometric Sensor in Thick-film Technology

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4774-4785; doi:10.3390/s8084774

Received: 2 July 2008; in revised form: 8 August 2008 / Accepted: 8 August 2008 / Published: 19 August 2008

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p. 4786-4799

Stefan Kicherer, Jose A. Malpica and Maria C. Alonso

Article: An Interactive Technique for Cartographic Feature Extraction from Aerial and Satellite Image Sensors

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4786-4799; doi:10.3390/s8084786

Received: 2 July 2008; in revised form: 24 July 2008 / Accepted: 11 August 2008 / Published: 19 August 2008

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p. 4800-4820

Romas Baronas and Juozas Kulys

Article: Modelling Amperometric Biosensors Based on Chemically Modified Electrodes

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4800-4820; doi:10.3390/s8084800

Received: 18 April 2008 / Accepted: 28 July 2008 / Published: 19 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Utilization of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

p. 4821-4850

Yann-Aël Le Borgne, Sylvain Raybaud and Gianluca Bontempi

Article: Distributed Principal Component Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4821-4850; doi:10.3390/s8084821

Received: 27 May 2008; in revised form: 29 July 2008 / Accepted: 4 July 2008 / Published: 11 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Efficiency and Intelligent Signal Processing for Wireless Sensing)

p. 4851-4865

Alaaddin Yuksel, Recep Gundogan and Abdullah E. Akay

Article: Using the Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Erosion Risk Mapping of Kartalkaya Dam Watershed in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4851-4865; doi:10.3390/s8084851

Received: 11 June 2008; in revised form: 20 July 2008 / Accepted: 24 July 2008 / Published: 21 August 2008

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p. 4866-4877

Kuo-Yi Huang

Article: A Fast Inspection of Tool Electrode and Drilling Depth in EDM Drilling by Detection Line Algorithm

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4866-4877; doi:10.3390/s8084866

Received: 1 July 2008; in revised form: 12 August 2008 / Accepted: 15 August 2008 / Published: 21 August 2008

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p. 4878-4893

Dongxiao Wang and Hui Zhao

Article: Estimation of Phytoplankton Responses to Hurricane Gonu over the Arabian Sea Based on Ocean Color Data

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4878-4893; doi:10.3390/s8084878

Received: 11 June 2008; in revised form: 14 August 2008 / Accepted: 15 August 2008 / Published: 21 August 2008

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p. 4894-4914

Haibo Liu, Peter Q. Olsson and Karl Volz

Article: SAR Observation and Modeling of Gap Winds in the Prince William Sound of Alaska

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4894-4914; doi:10.3390/s8084894

Received: 12 July 2008; in revised form: 19 August 2008 / Accepted: 20 August 2008 / Published: 22 August 2008

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p. 4915-4947

Derrick Lampkin and Rui Peng

Article: Empirical Retrieval of Surface Melt Magnitude from Coupled MODIS Optical and Thermal Measurements over the Greenland Ice Sheet during the 2001 Ablation Season

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4915-4947; doi:10.3390/s8084915

Received: 3 July 2008; in revised form: 22 July 2008 / Accepted: 25 August 2008 / Published: 22 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)

p. 4948-4960

Changcheng Wang, Mingsheng Liao and Xiaofeng Li

Article: Ship Detection in SAR Image Based on the Alpha-stable Distribution

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4948-4960; doi:10.3390/s8084948

Received: 19 June 2008; in revised form: 18 July 2008 / Accepted: 19 July 2008 / Published: 22 August 2008

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p. 4961-4982

Tomoki Ogoshi and Akira Harada

Review: Chemical Sensors Based on Cyclodextrin Derivatives

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4961-4982; doi:10.3390/s8084961

Received: 28 July 2008; in revised form: 20 August 2008 / Accepted: 20 August 2008 / Published: 25 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting)

p. 4983-4994

Lisa Landenburger, Rick L. Lawrence, Shannon Podruzny and Charles C. Schwartz

Article: Mapping Regional Distribution of a Single Tree Species: Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4983-4994; doi:10.3390/s8084983

Received: 25 July 2008; in revised form: 15 August 2008 / Accepted: 21 August 2008 / Published: 25 August 2008

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p. 4995-5004

Dana Vlascici, Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma, Elena M. Pica, Viorica Cosma, Otilia Bizerea, Gheorghe Mihailescu and Liliana Olenic

Article: Free Base Porphyrins as Ionophores for Heavy Metal Sensors

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 4995-5004; doi:10.3390/s8084995

Received: 25 July 2008; in revised form: 13 August 2008 / Accepted: 21 August 2008 / Published: 25 August 2008

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p. 5005-5022

Dasheng Lee

Article: Wireless and Powerless Sensing Node System Developed for Monitoring Motors

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5005-5022; doi:10.3390/s8085005

Received: 25 July 2008; in revised form: 22 August 2008 / Accepted: 26 August 2008 / Published: 27 August 2008

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p. 5023-5036

Kate M. Wassum, Vanessa M. Tolosa, Jianjun Wang, Eric Walker, Harold G. Monbouquette and Nigel T. Maidment

Article: Silicon Wafer-Based Platinum Microelectrode Array Biosensor for Near Real-Time Measurement of Glutamate in Vivo

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5023-5036; doi:10.3390/s8085023

Received: 29 July 2008; in revised form: 22 August 2008 / Accepted: 22 August 2008 / Published: 27 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amperometric Sensors and Techniques for Neurochemical Monitoring)

p. 5037-5054

Raita Säynäjoki, Petteri Packalén, Matti Maltamo, Mikko Vehmas and Kalle Eerikäinen

Article: Detection of Aspens Using High Resolution Aerial Laser Scanning Data and Digital Aerial Images

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5037-5054; doi:10.3390/s8085037

Received: 5 August 2008; in revised form: 21 August 2008 / Accepted: 22 August 2008 / Published: 25 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)

p. 5055-5068

Alexander Savelyev and Ramanathan Sugumaran

Article: Surface Temperature Mapping of the University of Northern Iowa Campus Using High Resolution Thermal Infrared Aerial Imageries

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5055-5068; doi:10.3390/s8085055

Received: 25 July 2008; in revised form: 22 August 2008 / Accepted: 22 August 2008 / Published: 25 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)

p. 5069-5080

Conghe Song, Jackson W. Lord, Liming Zhou and Jingfeng Xiao

Article: Empirical Evidence for Impacts of Internal Migration on Vegetation Dynamics in China from 1982 to 2000

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5069-5080; doi:10.3390/s8085069

Received: 28 July 2008; in revised form: 20 August 2008 / Accepted: 22 August 2008 / Published: 27 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and the Environment)

p. 5081-5095

Sumitra Rajagopalan, Mohamad Sawan, Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh, Oumarou Savadogo and Vamsy P. Chodavarapu

Article: A Polypyrrole-based Strain Sensor Dedicated to Measure Bladder Volume in Patients with Urinary Dysfunction

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5081-5095; doi:10.3390/s8085081

Received: 1 July 2008; in revised form: 22 August 2008 / Accepted: 26 August 2008 / Published: 27 August 2008

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p. 5096-5105

Msimelelo Siswana, Kenneth I. Ozoemena and Tebello Nyokong

Article: Electrocatalytic Detection of Amitrole on the Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube – Iron (II) tetra-aminophthalocyanine Platform

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5096-5105; doi:10.3390/s8085096

Received: 21 May 2008; in revised form: 9 June 2008 / Accepted: 11 June 2008 / Published: 27 August 2008

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p. 5106-5119

Zhiqiang Liang, Jianming Wei, Junyu Zhao, Haitao Liu, Baoqing Li, Jie Shen and Chunlei Zheng

Article: The Statistical Meaning of Kurtosis and Its New Application to Identification of Persons Based on Seismic Signals

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5106-5119; doi:10.3390/s8085106

Received: 14 July 2008; in revised form: 14 August 2008 / Accepted: 20 August 2008 / Published: 27 August 2008

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p. 5120-5140

Jürg Schopfer, Stefan Dangel, Mathias Kneubühler and Klaus I. Itten

Article: The Improved Dual-view Field Goniometer System FIGOS

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5120-5140; doi:10.3390/s8085120

Received: 3 July 2008; in revised form: 22 August 2008 / Accepted: 24 August 2008 / Published: 28 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Switzerland)

p. 5141-5152

Tingting Zhang, Ruo Yuan, Yaqin. Chai, Wenjuan Li and Shujuan Ling

Article: A Novel Nonenzymatic Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor Based on a Polypyrrole Nanowire-Copper Nanocomposite Modified Gold Electrode

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5141-5152; doi:10.3390/s8085141

Received: 10 July 2008; in revised form: 19 August 2008 / Accepted: 20 August 2008 / Published: 28 August 2008

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p. 5153-5170

Anne Kahru, Henri-Charles Dubourguier, Irina Blinova, Angela Ivask and Kaja Kasemets

Review: Biotests and Biosensors for Ecotoxicology of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: A Minireview

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5153-5170; doi:10.3390/s8085153

Received: 10 July 2008; in revised form: 25 August 2008 / Accepted: 26 August 2008 / Published: 28 August 2008

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p. 5171-5185

Dimitri De Bundel, Sophie Sarre, Ann Van Eeckhaut, Ilse Smolders and Yvette Michotte

Article: Critical Evaluation of Acetylcholine Determination in Rat Brain Microdialysates using Ion-Pair Liquid Chromatography with Amperometric Detection

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5171-5185; doi:10.3390/s8085171

Received: 1 July 2008; in revised form: 24 August 2008 / Accepted: 25 August 2008 / Published: 28 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amperometric Sensors and Techniques for Neurochemical Monitoring)

p. 5186-5201

Prasanna H. Gowda, José L. Chávez, Terry A. Howell, Thomas H. Marek and Leon L. New

Article: Surface Energy Balance Based Evapotranspiration Mapping in the Texas High Plains

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5186-5201; doi:10.3390/s8085186

Received: 27 July 2008; in revised form: 12 August 2008 / Accepted: 27 August 2008 / Published: 28 August 2008

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p. 5202-5228

Brian J. Melde, Brandy J. Johnson and Paul T. Charles

Review: Mesoporous Silicate Materials in Sensing

Sensors 2008, 8(8), 5202-5228; doi:10.3390/s8085202

Received: 6 August 2008; in revised form: 21 August 2008 / Accepted: 28 August 2008 / Published: 29 August 2008

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting)

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Sensors, Volume 8, Issue 8 (August 2008), Pages 4487-5228