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Sensors, Volume 9, Issue 1 (January 2009), Pages 1-695

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p. 1-21

Salvatore Barbagallo, Simona Consoli and Alfonso Russo Article: A One-Layer Satellite Surface Energy Balance for Estimating Evapotranspiration Rates and Crop Water Stress Indexes Sensors 2009, 9(1), 1-21; doi:10.3390/s90100001 Received: 25 September 2008; in revised form: 23 December 2008 / Accepted: 24 December 2008 / Published: 5 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (483 KB)

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

p. 22-45

Tim De Roeck, Tim Van de Voorde and Frank Canters Article: Full Hierarchic Versus Non-Hierarchic Classification Approaches for Mapping Sealed Surfaces at the Rural-Urban Fringe Using High-Resolution Satellite Data Sensors 2009, 9(1), 22-45; doi:10.3390/s90100022 Received: 4 December 2008; in revised form: 17 December 2008 / Accepted: 23 December 2008 / Published: 5 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (271 KB)

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

p. 46-55

Panagiotis Elias, Charalabos Kontoes, Ioannis Papoutsis, Ioannis Kotsis, Aggeliki Marinou, Dimitris Paradissis and Dimitris Sakellariou Article: Permanent Scatterer InSAR Analysis and Validation in the Gulf of Corinth Sensors 2009, 9(1), 46-55; doi:10.3390/s90100046 Received: 7 November 2008; in revised form: 10 December 2008 / Accepted: 24 December 2008 / Published: 5 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (536 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 56-85

Ill-Keun Rhee, Jaehan Lee, Jangsub Kim, Erchin Serpedin and Yik-Chung Wu Review: Clock Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks: An Overview Sensors 2009, 9(1), 56-85; doi:10.3390/s90100056 Received: 19 November 2008; in revised form: 15 December 2008 / Accepted: 5 January 2009 / Published: 6 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (659 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

p. 86-101

Neeta L. Lala, Velmurugan Thavasi and Seeram Ramakrishna Article: Preparation of Surface Adsorbed and Impregnated Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube/Nylon-6 Nanofiber Composites and Investigation of their Gas Sensing Ability Sensors 2009, 9(1), 86-101; doi:10.3390/s90100086 Received: 19 November 2008; in revised form: 12 December 2008 / Accepted: 22 December 2008 / Published: 6 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (553 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gas Sensors 2009)

p. 102-117

José Claudio Mura, Waldir Renato Paradella, Luciano Vieira Dutra, João Roberto dos Santos, Bernardo Friedrich Theodor Rudorff, Fernando Pellon de Miranda, Mario Marcos Quintino da Silva and Wagner Fernando da Silva Article: MAPSAR Image Simulation Based on L-band Polarimetric Data from the SAR-R99B Airborne Sensor (SIVAM System) Sensors 2009, 9(1), 102-117; doi:10.3390/s90100102 Received: 17 September 2008; in revised form: 19 December 2008 / Accepted: 20 December 2008 / Published: 7 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (3390 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR))

p. 118-130

Paul J. Brewer and Richard J.C. Brown Article: Effect of Structural Design of Silver/Silver Chloride Electrodes on Stability and Response Time and the Implications for Improved Accuracy in pH Measurement Sensors 2009, 9(1), 118-130; doi:10.3390/s90100118 Received: 3 December 2008; in revised form: 19 December 2008 / Accepted: 5 January 2009 / Published: 7 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (194 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

p. 131-147

Guo-Neng Lu, Arnaud Tournier, François Roy and Benoît Deschamps Article: 1T Pixel Using Floating-Body MOSFET for CMOS Image Sensors Sensors 2009, 9(1), 131-147; doi:10.3390/s90100131 Received: 31 October 2008; in revised form: 9 December 2008 / Accepted: 30 December 2008 / Published: 7 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (540 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Image Sensors)

p. 148-174

Yu-Pin Lin, Hone-Jay Chu, Cheng-Long Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan Yu and Yung-Chieh Wang Article: Remote Sensing Data with the Conditional Latin Hypercube Sampling and Geostatistical Approach to Delineate Landscape Changes Induced by Large Chronological Physical Disturbances Sensors 2009, 9(1), 148-174; doi:10.3390/s90100148 Received: 12 December 2008; in revised form: 5 January 2009 / Accepted: 6 January 2009 / Published: 7 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (6702 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 175-195

Alfredo Renga and Antonio Moccia Article: Effects of Orbit and Pointing Geometry of a Spaceborne Formation for Monostatic-Bistatic Radargrammetry on Terrain Elevation Measurement Accuracy Sensors 2009, 9(1), 175-195; doi:10.3390/s90100175 Received: 11 November 2008; in revised form: 29 December 2008 / Accepted: 30 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (383 KB)

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

p. 196-218

Javier Plaza, Antonio J. Plaza and Cristina Barra Article: Multi-Channel Morphological Profiles for Classification of Hyperspectral Images Using Support Vector Machines Sensors 2009, 9(1), 196-218; doi:10.3390/s90100196 Received: 11 December 2008; in revised form: 7 January 2009 / Accepted: 7 January 2009 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2280 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 219-231

Olga Domínguez-Renedo, M. Jesús Gómez González and M. Julia Arcos-Martínez Article: Determination of Antimony (III) in Real Samples by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry Using a Mercury Film Screen-Printed Electrode Sensors 2009, 9(1), 219-231; doi:10.3390/s90100219 Received: 3 December 2008; in revised form: 23 December 2008 / Accepted: 6 January 2009 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (120 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

p. 232-252

Andrzej Pawlowski, Jose L. Guzman, Francisco Rodríguez, Manuel Berenguel, José Sánchez and Sebastián Dormido Article: Simulation of Greenhouse Climate Monitoring and Control with Wireless Sensor Network and Event-Based Control Sensors 2009, 9(1), 232-252; doi:10.3390/s90100232 Received: 11 December 2008; in revised form: 31 December 2008 / Accepted: 5 January 2009 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (471 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

p. 253-280

King-Yip Cheng, King-Shan Lui and Vincent Tam Article: HyBloc: Localization in Sensor Networks with Adverse Anchor Placement Sensors 2009, 9(1), 253-280; doi:10.3390/s90100253 Received: 13 October 2008; in revised form: 18 December 2008 / Accepted: 4 January 2009 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (403 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

p. 281-302

Yuheng Liu, Juhua Pu, Shuo Zhang, Yunlu Liu and Zhang Xiong Article: A Localized Coverage Preserving Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(1), 281-302; doi:10.3390/s90100281 Received: 1 September 2008; in revised form: 27 November 2008 / Accepted: 15 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (410 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

p. 303-310

Duccio Rocchini Communication: Algorithmic Foundation of Spectral Rarefaction for Measuring Satellite Imagery Heterogeneity at Multiple Spatial Scales Sensors 2009, 9(1), 303-310; doi:10.3390/s90100303 Received: 4 December 2008; in revised form: 24 December 2008 / Accepted: 24 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (168 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

p. 311-326

Eui-Chan Jeon, Hyun-Keun Son and Jae-Hwan Sa Article: Emission Characteristics and Factors of Selected Odorous Compounds at a Wastewater Treatment Plant Sensors 2009, 9(1), 311-326; doi:10.3390/s90100311 Received: 20 October 2008; in revised form: 25 December 2008 / Accepted: 26 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (721 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

p. 327-354

Kriengsak Treeprapin, Akimitsu Kanzaki, Takahiro Hara and Shojiro Nishio Article: An Effective Mobile Sensor Control Method for Sparse Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(1), 327-354; doi:10.3390/s90100327 Received: 19 September 2008; in revised form: 25 November 2008 / Accepted: 13 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (199 KB)

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

p. 355-375

Kwang-Ho Bae Article: Evaluation of the Convergence Region of an Automated Registration Method for 3D Laser Scanner Point Clouds Sensors 2009, 9(1), 355-375; doi:10.3390/s90100355 Received: 8 December 2008; in revised form: 30 December 2008 / Accepted: 4 January 2009 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1281 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 376

Haesang Jeong and Seungwon Jeon Correction: Jeong, H.; Jeon, S. Determination of Dopamine in the Presence of Ascorbic Acid by Nafion and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Film Modified on Carbon Fiber Microelectrode. Sensors 2008, 8, 6924-6935 Sensors 2009, 9(1), 376; doi:10.3390/s90100376 Received: 20 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (114 KB)

p. 377

Vesna Vasić, Tatjana Momić, Marijana Petković and Danijela Krstić Correction: Vasić, V. et al. Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase as the Target Enzyme for Organic and Inorganic Compounds. Sensors 2008, 8, 8321-8360 Sensors 2009, 9(1), 377; doi:10.3390/s90100377 Received: 17 December 2008 / Published: 8 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (153 KB)

p. 378-385

Nikos Katsanakis, Andreas Katsivelis and Spiridon Kintzios Article: Immobilization of Electroporated Cells for Fabrication of Cellular Biosensors: Physiological Effects of the Shape of Calcium Alginate Matrices and Foetal Calf Serum Sensors 2009, 9(1), 378-385; doi:10.3390/s90100378 Received: 19 November 2008; in revised form: 18 December 2008 / Accepted: 26 December 2008 / Published: 9 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (130 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

p. 386-403

Adel Benlahrech, Heather Donaghy, George Rozis, Martin Goodier, Linda Klavinskis, Frances Gotch and Steven Patterson Article: Human NK Cell Up-regulation of CD69, HLA-DR, Interferon γ Secretion and Cytotoxic Activity by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells is Regulated through Overlapping but Different Pathways Sensors 2009, 9(1), 386-403; doi:10.3390/s90100386 Received: 9 October 2008; in revised form: 24 December 2008 / Accepted: 7 January 2009 / Published: 9 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (317 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dendritic Sensors: From Dendrimer Molecules to Dendritic Cells)

p. 404-429

Alan T. Gardner, Hanan N. Karam, Ann E. Mulligan, Charles F. Harvey, Terence R. Hammar and Harold F. Hemond Article: A Differential Pressure Instrument with Wireless Telemetry for In-Situ Measurement of Fluid Flow across Sediment-Water Boundaries Sensors 2009, 9(1), 404-429; doi:10.3390/s90100404 Received: 4 November 2008; in revised form: 4 January 2009 / Accepted: 5 January 2009 / Published: 9 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (652 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Pressure Sensors)

p. 430-444

Munir El-Desouki, M. Jamal Deen, Qiyin Fang, Louis Liu, Frances Tse and David Armstrong Review: CMOS Image Sensors for High Speed Applications Sensors 2009, 9(1), 430-444; doi:10.3390/s90100430 Received: 28 November 2008; in revised form: 4 January 2009 / Accepted: 5 January 2009 / Published: 13 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (482 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Image Sensors)

p. 445-462

Ming Liu, Jiannong Cao, Guihai Chen and Xiaomin Wang Article: An Energy-Aware Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(1), 445-462; doi:10.3390/s90100445 Received: 6 November 2008; in revised form: 7 January 2009 / Accepted: 9 January 2009 / Published: 13 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (174 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

p. 463-489

Jesús Álvarez-Mozos, Niko E. Verhoest, Arantzazu Larrañaga, Javier Casalí and María González-Audícana Article: Influence of Surface Roughness Spatial Variability and Temporal Dynamics on the Retrieval of Soil Moisture from SAR Observations Sensors 2009, 9(1), 463-489; doi:10.3390/s90100463 Received: 19 November 2008; in revised form: 19 December 2008 / Accepted: 12 January 2009 / Published: 13 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1484 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 490-502

Ana M. Cubillas, Jose M. Lazaro, Olga M. Conde, Marco N. Petrovich and Jose M. Lopez-Higuera Article: Multi-Line Fit Model for the Detection of Methane at ν₂ + 2ν₃ Band using Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fibres Sensors 2009, 9(1), 490-502; doi:10.3390/s90100490 Received: 25 November 2008; in revised form: 30 December 2008 / Accepted: 12 January 2009 / Published: 14 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (390 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

p. 503-518

Qing Zhao, Hui Lin, Liming Jiang, Fulong Chen and Shilai Cheng Article: A Study of Ground Deformation in the Guangzhou Urban Area with Persistent Scatterer Interferometry Sensors 2009, 9(1), 503-518; doi:10.3390/s90100503 Received: 24 September 2008; in revised form: 22 December 2008 / Accepted: 13 January 2009 / Published: 15 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1648 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 519-527

Diana Viegas, Javier Goicoechea, José Luís Santos, Francisco Moita Araújo, Luís Alberto Ferreira, Francisco J. Arregui and Ignacio R. Matias Article: Sensitivity Improvement of a Humidity Sensor Based on Silica Nanospheres on a Long-Period Fiber Grating Sensors 2009, 9(1), 519-527; doi:10.3390/s90100519 Received: 29 October 2008; in revised form: 19 December 2008 / Accepted: 15 January 2009 / Published: 16 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (292 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanotechnological Advances in Biosensors)

p. 528-541

Milton Kampel, João A. Lorenzzetti, Cristina M. Bentz, Raul A. Nunes, Rodolfo Paranhos, Frederico M. Rudorff and Alexandre T. Politano Article: Simultaneous Measurements of Chlorophyll Concentration by Lidar, Fluorometry, above-Water Radiometry, and Ocean Color MODIS Images in the Southwestern Atlantic Sensors 2009, 9(1), 528-541; doi:10.3390/s90100528 Received: 27 November 2008; in revised form: 8 January 2009 / Accepted: 15 January 2009 / Published: 16 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (486 KB)

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

p. 542-555

Ellen R. Goldman, Jinny L. Liu, Rachael D. Bernstein, Marla D. Swain, Stanley Q. Mitchell and George P. Anderson Article: Ricin Detection Using Phage Displayed Single Domain Antibodies Sensors 2009, 9(1), 542-555; doi:10.3390/s90100542 Received: 31 October 2008; in revised form: 13 January 2009 / Accepted: 14 January 2009 / Published: 19 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (222 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxin Sensors)

p. 556-567

Stefano Mariani, Aldo Ghisi, Alberto Corigliano and Sarah Zerbini Article: Modeling Impact-induced Failure of Polysilicon MEMS: A Multi-scale Approach Sensors 2009, 9(1), 556-567; doi:10.3390/s90100556 Received: 12 December 2008; in revised form: 10 January 2009 / Accepted: 13 January 2009 / Published: 19 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (508 KB)

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

p. 568-601

Giovanna Sansoni, Marco Trebeschi and Franco Docchio Review: State-of-The-Art and Applications of 3D Imaging Sensors in Industry, Cultural Heritage, Medicine, and Criminal Investigation Sensors 2009, 9(1), 568-601; doi:10.3390/s90100568 Received: 19 September 2008; in revised form: 22 December 2008 / Accepted: 15 January 2009 / Published: 20 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2689 KB)

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

p. 602-615

Haluk Ozener, Asli Dogru and Ahmet Unlutepe Article: An Approach for Rapid Assessment of Seismic Hazards in Turkey by Continuous GPS Data Sensors 2009, 9(1), 602-615; doi:10.3390/s90100602 Received: 29 December 2008; in revised form: 15 January 2009 / Accepted: 15 January 2009 / Published: 20 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (530 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 616-630

Christophe Delacourt, Daniel Raucoules, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Claudie Carnec, Denis Feurer, Pascal Allemand and Marc Cruchet Article: Observation of a Large Landslide on La Reunion Island Using Differential Sar Interferometry (JERS and Radarsat) and Correlation of Optical (Spot5 and Aerial) Images Sensors 2009, 9(1), 616-630; doi:10.3390/s90100616 Received: 4 November 2008; in revised form: 12 January 2009 / Accepted: 13 January 2009 / Published: 21 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (637 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR))

p. 631-644

Chi Zhang, Gaofei Zhang and Zheng You Article: A Two-Dimensional Micro Scanner Integrated with a Piezoelectric Actuator and Piezoresistors Sensors 2009, 9(1), 631-644; doi:10.3390/s90100631 Received: 11 November 2008; in revised form: 17 December 2008 / Accepted: 19 January 2009 / Published: 23 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (675 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

p. 645-655

Paul T. Charles, Veronte R. Stubbs, Carissa M. Soto, Brett D. Martin, Brandy J. White and Chris R. Taitt Article: Reduction of Non-Specific Protein Adsorption Using Poly(ethylene) Glycol (PEG) Modified Polyacrylate Hydrogels In Immunoassays for Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B Detection Sensors 2009, 9(1), 645-655; doi:10.3390/s90100645 Received: 31 October 2008; in revised form: 14 January 2009 / Accepted: 20 January 2009 / Published: 23 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (295 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxin Sensors)

p. 656-673

Li-Gang Fang, Shui-Sen Chen, Dong Li and Hong-Li Li Article: Use of Reflectance Ratios as a Proxy for Coastal Water Constituent Monitoring in the Pearl River Estuary Sensors 2009, 9(1), 656-673; doi:10.3390/s90100656 Received: 11 December 2008; in revised form: 20 January 2009 / Accepted: 21 January 2009 / Published: 23 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (363 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

p. 674-695

Honglan Qi, Yage Peng, Qiang Gao and Chengxiao Zhang Review: Applications of Nanomaterials in Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Biosensors Sensors 2009, 9(1), 674-695; doi:10.3390/s90100674 Received: 31 October 2008; in revised form: 22 December 2008 / Accepted: 6 January 2009 / Published: 23 January 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (718 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanotechnological Advances in Biosensors)

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