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Sensors, Volume 9, Issue 8 (August 2009), Pages 5878-6603

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p. 5878-5893

Thierry Antoine-Santoni, Jean-François Santucci, Emmanuelle de Gentili, Xavier Silvani and Frederic Morandini Article: Performance of a Protected Wireless Sensor Network in a Fire. Analysis of Fire Spread and Data Transmission Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5878-5893; doi:10.3390/s90805878 Received: 3 July 2009; in revised form: 20 July 2009 / Accepted: 22 July 2009 / Published: 24 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (435 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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Ricardo Vázquez-Martín, Pedro Núñez, Antonio Bandera and Francisco Sandoval Article: Curvature-Based Environment Description for Robot Navigation Using Laser Range Sensors Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5894-5918; doi:10.3390/s90805894 Received: 15 May 2009; in revised form: 22 June 2009 / Accepted: 24 June 2009 / Published: 24 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2646 KB)

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

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Young Soo Suh Article: Inertial and Magnetic Sensor Data Compression Considering the Estimation Error Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5919-5932; doi:10.3390/s90805919 Received: 22 June 2009; in revised form: 15 July 2009 / Accepted: 17 July 2009 / Published: 24 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (245 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

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Qingyu Lin, Wei Miao, Wancheng Zhang, Qiuyu Fu and Nanjian Wu Article: A 1,000 Frames/s Programmable Vision Chip with Variable Resolution and Row-Pixel-Mixed Parallel Image Processors Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5933-5951; doi:10.3390/s90805933 Received: 11 May 2009; in revised form: 24 July 2009 / Accepted: 24 July 2009 / Published: 27 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (796 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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Sungsu Park, Chin-Woo Tan, Haedong Kim and Sung Kyung Hong Article: Oscillation Control Algorithms for Resonant Sensors with Applications to Vibratory Gyroscopes Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5952-5967; doi:10.3390/s90805952 Received: 30 June 2009; in revised form: 22 July 2009 / Accepted: 27 July 2009 / Published: 27 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (343 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

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Seong-eun Yoo, Poh Kit Chong and Daeyoung Kim Article: S3: School Zone Safety System Based on Wireless Sensor Network Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5968-5988; doi:10.3390/s90805968 Received: 21 May 2009; in revised form: 13 July 2009 / Accepted: 28 July 2009 / Published: 28 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (770 KB)

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Riaz Ahmed Shaikh, Hassan Jameel, Brian J. d’Auriol, Heejo Lee, Sungyoung Lee and Young-Jae Song Article: Intrusion-Aware Alert Validation Algorithm for Cooperative Distributed Intrusion Detection Schemes of Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(8), 5989-6007; doi:10.3390/s90805989 Received: 24 April 2009; in revised form: 25 June 2009 / Accepted: 17 July 2009 / Published: 28 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (543 KB)

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Petri Rönnholm, Hannu Hyyppä, Juha Hyyppä and Henrik Haggrén Article: Orientation of Airborne Laser Scanning Point Clouds with Multi-View, Multi-Scale Image Blocks Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6008-6027; doi:10.3390/s90806008 Received: 6 May 2009; in revised form: 19 June 2009 / Accepted: 15 July 2009 / Published: 29 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (601 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR for 3D City Modeling)

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Inyoung Shin, Moonseong Kim, Matt W. Mutka, Hyunseung Choo and Tae-Jin Lee Article: MCBT: Multi-Hop Cluster Based Stable Backbone Trees for Data Collection and Dissemination in WSNs Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6028-6045; doi:10.3390/s90806028 Received: 26 June 2009; in revised form: 9 July 2009 / Accepted: 17 July 2009 / Published: 29 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (935 KB)

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Mohd Zahid Ansari and Chongdu Cho Article: Deflection, Frequency, and Stress Characteristics of Rectangular, Triangular, and Step Profile Microcantilevers for Biosensors Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6046-6057; doi:10.3390/s90806046 Received: 16 July 2009; in revised form: 27 July 2009 / Accepted: 28 July 2009 / Published: 29 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (375 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

p. 6058-6083

Mahdi Ghasemi-Varnamkhasti, Seyed Saeid Mohtasebi, Maryam Siadat and Sundar Balasubramanian Review: Meat Quality Assessment by Electronic Nose (Machine Olfaction Technology) Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6058-6083; doi:10.3390/s90806058 Received: 7 June 2009; in revised form: 22 June 2009 / Accepted: 14 July 2009 / Published: 30 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (492 KB)

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

p. 6084-6100

Saied Assadollahi, Christiane Reininger, Roland Palkovits, Peter Pointl and Thomas Schalkhammer Article: From Lateral Flow Devices to a Novel Nano-Color Microfluidic Assay Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6084-6100; doi:10.3390/s90806084 Received: 15 July 2009; in revised form: 24 July 2009 / Accepted: 29 July 2009 / Published: 31 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (680 KB)

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

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Sander Oude Elberink and George Vosselman Article: Building Reconstruction by Target Based Graph Matching on Incomplete Laser Data: Analysis and Limitations Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6101-6118; doi:10.3390/s90806101 Received: 7 May 2009; in revised form: 12 June 2009 / Accepted: 15 July 2009 / Published: 31 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2215 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR for 3D City Modeling)

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Yoshimi Kawai, Kentaro Ando and Hiroshi Kawamura Article: Distortion of Near-Surface Seawater Temperature Structure by a Moored-Buoy Hull and Its Effect on Skin Temperature and Heat Flux Estimates Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6119-6130; doi:10.3390/s90806119 Received: 26 June 2009; in revised form: 27 July 2009 / Accepted: 29 July 2009 / Published: 31 July 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (607 KB)

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

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Isaac R. Pérez, Xavi Bosch-Lluis, Adriano Camps, Nereida R. Alvarez, Juan F. M. Hernandez, Enric V. Domènech, Carlos Vernich, Sonia de la Rosa and Sebastián Pantoja Article: Calibration of Correlation Radiometers Using Pseudo-Random Noise Signals Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6131-6149; doi:10.3390/s90806131 Received: 1 July 2009; in revised form: 29 July 2009 / Accepted: 31 July 2009 / Published: 3 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (671 KB) |

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Guodong Teng, Kougen Zheng and Wei Dong Article: An Efficient and Self-Adapting Localization in Static Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6150-6170; doi:10.3390/s90806150 Received: 28 May 2009; in revised form: 24 June 2009 / Accepted: 29 July 2009 / Published: 4 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (991 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

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Tokihiro Fukatsu and Teruaki Nanseki Article: Monitoring System for Farming Operations with Wearable Devices Utilized Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6171-6184; doi:10.3390/s90806171 Received: 18 June 2009; in revised form: 19 July 2009 / Accepted: 21 July 2009 / Published: 4 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1768 KB)

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

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Xue-Cai Tan, Jin-Lei Zhang, Sheng-Wei Tan, Dan-Dan Zhao, Zen-Wei Huang, Yan Mi and Zai-Yin Huang Article: Amperometric Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor Based on Immobilization of Hemoglobin on a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Fe₃O₄/Chitosan Core-Shell Microspheres Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6185-6199; doi:10.3390/s90806185 Received: 10 June 2009; in revised form: 23 July 2009 / Accepted: 3 August 2009 / Published: 5 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (435 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Lung-Tai Chen, Jin-Sheng Chang, Chung-Yi Hsu and Wood-Hi Cheng Article: Fabrication and Performance of MEMS-Based Pressure Sensor Packages Using Patterned Ultra-Thick Photoresists Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6200-6218; doi:10.3390/s90806200 Received: 30 June 2009; in revised form: 27 July 2009 / Accepted: 3 August 2009 / Published: 5 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1801 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering - 2009)

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Pin-Hsu Kao, Ching-Liang Dai, Cheng-Chih Hsu and Chyan-Chyi Wu Article: Manufacture of Micromirror Arrays Using a CMOS-MEMS Technique Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6219-6231; doi:10.3390/s90806219 Received: 29 June 2009; in revised form: 25 July 2009 / Accepted: 3 August 2009 / Published: 6 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (452 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling, Testing and Reliability Issues in MEMS Engineering - 2009)

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Bobby Pejcic, Matthew Myers and Andrew Ross Review: Mid-Infrared Sensing of Organic Pollutants in Aqueous Environments Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6232-6253; doi:10.3390/s90806232 Received: 11 June 2009; in revised form: 24 July 2009 / Accepted: 4 August 2009 / Published: 6 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (302 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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Samer I. Al-Gharabli Communication: Determination of Glucose Concentration in Aqueous Solution Using ATR-WT-IR Technique Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6254-6260; doi:10.3390/s90806254 Received: 20 July 2009; in revised form: 30 July 2009 / Accepted: 3 August 2009 / Published: 6 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (225 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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Ana M. Cubillas, Jose M. Lazaro, Olga M. Conde, Marco N. Petrovich and Jose M. Lopez-Higuera Article: Gas Sensor Based on Photonic Crystal Fibres in the 2ν₃and ν₂+ 2ν₃ Vibrational Bands of Methane Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6261-6272; doi:10.3390/s90806261 Received: 10 July 2009; in revised form: 3 August 2009 / Accepted: 7 August 2009 / Published: 10 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (727 KB)

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

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Kriangsiri Malasri and Lan Wang Article: Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6273-6297; doi:10.3390/s90806273 Received: 1 July 2009; in revised form: 7 August 2009 / Accepted: 7 August 2009 / Published: 11 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (310 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications)

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Marie J. Archer and Jinny L. Liu Article: Bacteriophage T4 Nanoparticles as Materials in Sensor Applications: Variables That Influence Their Organization and Assembly on Surfaces Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6298-6311; doi:10.3390/s90806298 Received: 1 July 2009; in revised form: 21 July 2009 / Accepted: 10 August 2009 / Published: 12 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (533 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Tuba Kurban and Erkan Beşdok Article: A Comparison of RBF Neural Network Training Algorithms for Inertial Sensor Based Terrain Classification Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6312-6329; doi:10.3390/s90806312 Received: 13 May 2009; in revised form: 25 June 2009 / Accepted: 30 July 2009 / Published: 12 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (668 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neural Networks and Sensors)

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Dieter F. Kutz, Alexander Wölfel, Tobias Meindl, Dagmar Timmann and Florian P. Kolb Article: Spatio-Temporal Human Grip Force Analysis via Sensor Arrays Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6330-6345; doi:10.3390/s90806330 Received: 1 July 2009; in revised form: 6 August 2009 / Accepted: 7 August 2009 / Published: 12 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (982 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

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Hidetoshi Arima and Keiichi Motoyama Review: Recent Findings Concerning PAMAM Dendrimer Conjugates with Cyclodextrins as Carriers of DNA and RNA Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6346-6361; doi:10.3390/s90806346 Received: 2 July 2009; in revised form: 6 August 2009 / Accepted: 7 August 2009 / Published: 17 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (636 KB)

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

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Shashank Priya, Jungho Ryu, Chee-Sung Park, Josiah Oliver, Jong-Jin Choi and Dong-Soo Park Review: Piezoelectric and Magnetoelectric Thick Films for Fabricating Power Sources in Wireless Sensor Nodes Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6362-6384; doi:10.3390/s90806362 Received: 23 July 2009; in revised form: 10 August 2009 / Accepted: 11 August 2009 / Published: 17 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1578 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications)

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Hadi S. Aghdasi, Pouya Bisadi, Mohsen E. Moghaddam and Maghsoud Abbaspour Article: High-Resolution Images with Minimum Energy Dissipation and Maximum Field-of-View in Camera-Based Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6385-6410; doi:10.3390/s90806385 Received: 15 June 2009; in revised form: 17 July 2009 / Accepted: 17 August 2009 / Published: 19 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1272 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications)

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Peng Jiang, Hongbo Xia, Zhiye He and Zheming Wang Article: Design of a Water Environment Monitoring System Based on Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6411-6434; doi:10.3390/s90806411 Received: 5 May 2009; in revised form: 10 August 2009 / Accepted: 10 August 2009 / Published: 19 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (653 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications)

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Fadime Yıldırımoğlu, Fatma Arslan, Servet Çete and Ahmet Yaşar Article: Preparation of a Polypyrrole-Polyvinylsulphonate Composite Film Biosensor for Determination of Cholesterol Based on Entrapment of Cholesterol Oxidase Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6435-6445; doi:10.3390/s90806435 Received: 10 July 2009; in revised form: 3 August 2009 / Accepted: 10 August 2009 / Published: 20 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (258 KB)

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David S. Montero, Carmen Vázquez, Ingo Möllers, Jon Arrúe and Dieter Jäger Article: A Self-Referencing Intensity Based Polymer Optical Fiber Sensor for Liquid Detection Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6446-6455; doi:10.3390/s90806446 Received: 25 June 2009; in revised form: 13 August 2009 / Accepted: 13 August 2009 / Published: 20 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (806 KB)

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

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Ching-Te Huang, Chun-Ping Jen, Tzu-Chien Chao, Wei-Te Wu, Wan-Yun Li and Lai-Kwan Chau Article: A Novel Design of Grooved Fibers for Fiber-Optic Localized Plasmon Resonance Biosensors Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6456-6470; doi:10.3390/s90806456 Received: 31 May 2009; in revised form: 22 July 2009 / Accepted: 19 August 2009 / Published: 20 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1513 KB)

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

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Marco Rusnati, Antonella Bugatti, Stefania Mitola, Daria Leali, Paolo Bergese, Laura E. Depero and Marco Presta Review: Exploiting Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Technology for the Identification of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF2) Antagonists Endowed with Antiangiogenic Activity Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6471-6503; doi:10.3390/s90806471 Received: 24 July 2009; in revised form: 17 August 2009 / Accepted: 19 August 2009 / Published: 20 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (780 KB)

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

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Tianyou Zhai, Xiaosheng Fang, Meiyong Liao, Xijin Xu, Haibo Zeng, Bando Yoshio and Dmitri Golberg Review: A Comprehensive Review of One-Dimensional Metal-Oxide Nanostructure Photodetectors Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6504-6529; doi:10.3390/s90806504 Received: 14 July 2009; in revised form: 5 August 2009 / Accepted: 19 August 2009 / Published: 20 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (5049 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metal-oxide Based Nanosensors)

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Robert Qiu, Nan Guo, Husheng Li, Zhiqiang Wu, Vasu Chakravarthy, Yu Song, Zhen Hu, Peng Zhang and Zhe Chen Article: A Unified Multi-Functional Dynamic Spectrum Access Framework: Tutorial, Theory and Multi-GHz Wideband Testbed Sensors 2009, 9(8), 6530-6603; doi:10.3390/s90806530 Received: 20 April 2009; in revised form: 14 July 2009 / Accepted: 4 August 2009 / Published: 21 August 2009 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2584 KB) |

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications)

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