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Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. High Resolution and Better Imaging --- MUSES-B Satellite System for VSOP / H. Hirosawa / pp. 3-9 --- Mechanical Design and Development of a Deployable Space Antenna for Japanese VLBI Space Observatory Program / M. C. Natori, T. Takano, K. Miyoshi, T. Inoue and T. Kitamura / pp. 10-20 --- Operation of the VSOP Satellite / Y. Murata / pp. 21-25 --- Ground Supporting Facilities for VSOP Observations / N. Kawaguchi, H. Kobayashi, T. Miyaji, H. Mikoshiba, A. Tojo, Z. Yamamoto and H. Hirosawa, / pp. 26-33 --- Space VLBI Simulations / D. W. Murphy, V. Yakimov, H. Kobayashi, A. R. Taylor and I. Fejes / pp. 34-38 --- Space VLBI Scheduling Studies: Techniques and Results / D. L. Meier / pp. 39-43 --- An Affordable Advanced Space VLBI Mission / J. S. Ulvestad, D. L. Meier, D. W. Murphy, R. A. Preston and J. G. Smith / pp. 44-48 --- Space VLBI Experiments Using ETS-VI / T. lwata, H. Kiuchi, M. Imae, M. Sekido and S. Hama / pp. 49-53 --- Space VLBI Polarization Observations / D. C. Gabuzda and A. R. Taylor / pp. 54-58 --- Space VLBI User Assistance Software / I. Fejes, D. W. Murphy, A. R. Taylor, V. Yakimov and G. Young / pp. 59-69 --- mm VLBI / L. B. Bååth / pp. 70-74 --- "High Sensitivity" VLBI at 86 GHz: First Fringes with the 100 m Radio Telescope at Effelsberg / K. J. Standke, D. A. Graham, T. P. Krichbaum, A. Witzel, C. J. Schalinski, A. E. E. Rogers, R. Booth, L. B. Bååth / pp. 75-85 --- Burst Mode System toward mJy Level mm-VLBI / M. Inoue, K. Matsumoto and N. Kawaguchi / pp. 86-88 --- 86 GHz Global VLBI Progress Report / S. Doeleman, A. E. E. Rogers, L. Bååth, C. Schalinski, T. Krichbaum, M. Inoue, A. Zensus, S. Padin, J. Carlstrom, D. Graham, C. Predmore, J. Moran, D. Backer, M. Wright, N. Whyborn, L. Nyman, K. Standke, M. Lerner and S. Kameno / pp. 89-92 --- Global 3- and 7-mm VLBI Observations of OJ287 / C. E. Tateyama and M. Inoue / pp. 93-100 --- VLBI Observations of the 22 GHz H2 0Maser in Late Type Stars / H. Takaba, T. lwata, M. Miyoshi, N. Ukita, S. Kameno and K. Matsumoto / pp. 101-104 --- The H2 0 Super Maser Outburst Region in the Orion Nebula / L. I. Matveyenko and P. J. Diamond / pp. 105-109 --- The Cosmological Application of the VLBI Technique at Ultimate Resolutions / L. I. Gurvits / pp. 110-114 --- First VLBI Images of Supernova 1993J in the Galaxy M81 / N. Bartel, M. F. Bietenholz, M. P. Rupen, J. E. Conway, A. J. Beasley, R. A. Sramek, J. D. Romney, M. A. Titus, D. A. Graham, V. I. Altunin, D. L. Jones, A. Rius, T. Venturi, G. Umana, R. L. Francis, M. L. McCall, M. G. Richer, C. C. Stevenson, K. W. Weiler, S. D. Van Dyk, N. Panagia, W. H. Cannon, J. Popelar and R. J. Davis / pp. 115-122 --- The Visibility-Spectrum Relation among Radio Loud AGNs / S. Kameno, M. Inoue, K. Matsumoto, H. Takaba, T. lwata, R. Nan and R. T. Schilizzi / pp. 123-129 --- Identification of the Superluminal Motion in Faint Parsec-Scale Jet of 3C390.3 / S. Wu, E. Preuss, W. Alef, K. I. Kellermann and Y. Qiu / pp. 130-136 --- A VLBI Search for Compact Nonthermal Emission from the Herbig Be Star MWC 297 / S. L. Skinner and R. B. Phillips / pp. 137-140 --- Snapshot VLBI Mapping of Variable Extragalactic Sources at 327 MHz / L. I. Gurvits, W. Alef, D. R. Altschuler, J. E. Carson, B. Dennison, D. Graham and A. S. Trotter / pp. 141-145 --- AO 0235+164151;A "Heretic" BL Lac / H. S. Chu, L. B. Bååth, F. T. Rantakyrö, R. S. Booth, R. E. Spencer and F. J. Zhang / pp. 146-155 --- Chapter 2. Antenna and Networks --- The New Receiver in the S, X, K Bands for the VLB1 Medicina Dish / A. Orfei, G. Maccaferri, S. Mariotti, M. Morsiani, G. P. Zacchiroli and G. Tomassetti / pp. 159-164 --- The Upgrade Proposal for the VLBI Medicina Antenna / A. Orfei, G. Maccaferri, S. Mariotti, M. Morsiani and G. P. Zacchiroli / pp. 165-170 --- VLBI at the Kyushu Tokai University / M. Fujishita, K. Miyasato, T. Yoshiyama and Y. Matsumae / pp. 171-175 --- VLBI Activities at the Matera Space Geodesy Center / R. Lanotte, G. Bianco, M. Fermi and L. Garramone / pp. 176-184 --- The Mizusawa 10-m Antenna and Its VLBI Observation System / K. M. Shibata, Y. Asaki, I. Asari, Y. Fukuzaki, T. Hara, K. Horiai, K. lwadate, 0. Kameya, N. Kawano, S. Kuji, S. Manabe, S. Sakai, T. Sasao, K. Sato, Y. Tamura and S. Tsuruta / pp. 185-190 --- The 6 m VLBI Telescope at Kagoshima, Japan / T. Omodaka, M. Morimoto, N. Kawaguchi, T. Miyaji, S. Yasuda, T. Suzuyama, T. Kitagawa, T. Miyazaki, L. Furuya, T. Jike, K. Miyazawa, H. Mikoshiba, S. Kuji, 0. Kameya and Kagoshima VLBI Group / pp. 191-195 --- Radio Telescopes and VLBI Facilities in Brazil / P. Kaufmann and C. E. Tateyama / pp. 196-199 --- Cryogenic Cooled Receivers for the QUASAR Network / A. V. lpatov, I. A. lpatova and V. V. Mardyshkin / pp. 200-204 --- The Australian Long Baseline Array—Status Report / A. Tzioumis, W. Wilson and R. Ferris / pp. 205-210 --- The Asia-Pacific Telescope—APT / A. Tzioumis / pp. 211-217 --- Present Status and Future Development on VLBI Facilities in China / Ye S. and Oian Z. / pp. 218-220 --- Chapter 3. The New Trends in Geodesy and Astrometry --- Plate Dynamics near Boundaries: What Governs the Transition between Episodic and Continuous Motions? / K. Heki / pp. 223-228 --- Improved Global Atmospheric Mapping Functions for VLBI and GPS / A. Niell / pp. 229-231 --- Method of Differential Fringe Phase Tracking / N. Kawano, T. Sasao, T. Hara, S. Kuji, 0. Kameya, K. Sato, K. lwadate and Y. Asaki / pp. 232-236 --- The Chinese National Space Geodetic Network / J. Cai / pp. 237-240 --- Satellite Position Determination by Difference of Range (DOR) Measurements / I. Kardos / pp. 241-250 --- Recent Geodetic VLBI Results from Shanghai Observatory / Ye S., Qian Z., Chen G. and Zhou, R. / pp. 251-253 --- An Antennacluster-Antennacluster VLBI Project VERA / T. Sasao, N. Kawano, T. Hara, S. Kuji, K. Shibata, K. lwadate, K. Sato, 0. Kameya, S. Tsuruta, K. Asari, Y. Tamura, K. Horiai, K. Sato, H. Hanada, T. Tsubokawa, K. Yokoyama, S. Manabe and S. Sakai / pp. 254-258 --- An Astronomical Observational Plan Using the VERA / O. Kameya, T. Sasao, N. Kawano and K. M. Shibata / pp. 259-263 --- Estimated Errors in the Antennacluster-Antennacluster VLBI / T. Hara, T. Sasao, K. Sato, N. Kawano and O. Kameya / pp. 264-271 --- Sub-Milliarcsecond Astrometry with Phase-Referenced VLBI / D. L. Jones, J.-F. Lestrade, R. A. Preston and R. B. Phillips / pp. 272-276 --- Selenodesy by Using Differential VLBI Observations of Artificial Radio Sources on the Moon / H. Hanada, M. Ooe, N. Kawano, K. lwadate, S. Kuji, K. Sato, S. Tsuruta, T. Sasao, 0. Kameya, T. Hara, N. Kawaguchi, M. Fujishita, M. Morimoto, S. Yasuda, H. Mizutani and A. Fujimura / pp. 277-281 --- Gravitational Lens Effect and Measurement of Stellar Mass / M. Hosokawa, K. Ohnishi, T. Fukushima and M. Takeuti / pp. 282-286 --- Evidence for Source Structure Effects Caused by the Quasar 3C273 in Geodetic VLBI Data / P. Charlot / pp. 287-294 --- Astronomical Periods in the Solar System / Y. Macyama / pp. 295-305 --- Pulsar VLBI Experiment Using Kashima-Usuda Baseline / M. Sekido, S. Hama, H. Kiuchi, Y. Hanado, Y. Takahashi, M. Imae, K. Fujisawa and H. Hirabayashi / pp. 306-312 --- The Celestial Reference System and Frame of the International Earth Rotation Service / E. F. Arias / pp. 313-315 --- Quasi Simultaneous Observations in the Arclength Method of Reduction of Astrometric VLBI Data / M. S. De Biasi, E. F. Arias and J.-F. Lestrade / pp. 316-318 --- Few-Hundred Microarcsecond VLBI Astrometry: Applications and Reduction of Limiting Error Sources / S. T. Lowe and R. N. Treuhaft / pp. 319-323 --- Chapter 4. Recorders and Correlators --- A New Advanced One-Unit VLBI Correlator (NAOCO) / K. Shibata, T. Sasao, N. Kawaguchi, Y. Tamura, S. Kameno, M. Miyoshi, K. Asari, S. Manabe, T. Hara, S. Kuji, K. Sato, T. Miyaji, K. Matsumoto, Y. Asaki, S. Yasuda and S. Nakamura / pp. 327-331 --- A Programmable VLBI Correlator Using Parallel Computing / G. Petit and T. Fayard / pp. 332-337 --- Status of the New K-4 System / H. Kiuchi, S. Hama, J. Amagai, Y. Hanado, A. Kaneko and M. Imae / pp. 338-344 --- The S2 Frequency Agile Data Acquisition Terminal / W. T. Petrachenko, P. Mathieu, J. Popelar, W. H. Cannon, H. Tan and R. D. Wietfeldt / pp. 345-350 --- A Chipset for a MKII Style Correlator / G. Tuccari / pp. 351-359 --- Keeping Compatibility in International VLBI Systems / T. Yoshino, S. Hama and N. Kawaguchi / pp. 360-364 --- Development of the Burst Mode VLBI / K. Matsumoto and N. Kawaguchi / pp. 365-370 --- The K4 Correlator / S. Hama, H. Kiuchi, M. Sekido and M. Imae / pp. 371-376 --- Notes on High Data Rate Recording / J. Takayama / pp. 377-380

Description / Table of Contents: Microwave systems are key components of every modern wireless communication system. The main objective of this book was to collect as many different state-of-the-art studies as possible in order to cover in a single volume the main aspects of microwave systems and applications. This book contains 17 chapters written by acknowledged experts, researchers, academics, and microwave engineers, providing comprehensive information and covering a wide range of topics on all aspects of microwave systems and applications. This book is divided into four parts. The first part is devoted to microwave components. The second part deals with microwave ICs and innovative techniques for on-chip antenna design. The third part presents antenna design cases for microwave systems. Finally, the last part covers different applications of microwave systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Localized Bessel Beams: Basic Properties and Emerging Communication Applications by Sandra Costanzo --- Chapter 2: Transionospheric Microwave Propagation: Higher-Order Effects up to 100 GHz by Mohammed Mainul Hoque, Norbert Jakowski and Jens Berdermann --- Chapter 3: Ka-to-W Band EM Wave Propagation: Tropospheric Effects and Countermeasures by Lorenzo Luini, Roberto Nebuloni and Carlo Riva --- Chapter 4: Photon Propagation Through Dispersive Media by Patricio Robles and Francisco Pizarro --- Chapter 5: Light Wave Propagation and Scattering Through Particles by Yi Ping Han, Zhi Wei Cui and Jia Jie Wang --- Chapter 6: Slow Electromagnetic Waves: Theory and New Applications by Giuseppe Di Massa --- Chapter 7: Numerical Investigation about Frequency Behaviour of Conformal FSS by Giovanni Leone, Francesco Mattiello and Rocco Pierri --- Chapter 8: A Rain Estimation System Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Models and DVB-S Opportunistic Sensors by Daniele Caviglia, Matteo Pastorino, Andrea Randazzo and Andrea Caridi --- Chapter 9: Real-Time Electromagnetic Signal Processing: Principles and Illustrations by Shulabh Gupta and Christophe Caloz --- Chapter 10: Manipulating Electromagnetic Waves with Zero Index Materials by Shiyang Liu, Jialin Zhou, Ying Han, Xinning Yu, Huajin Chen and Zhifang Lin

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter: Electrochemical Sensors Technology by Mohammed Muzibur Rahman and Abdullah Mohamed Asiri --- Chapter 2: Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Glutamate Biosensors by Stanley L. Okon and Niina J. Ronkainen --- Chapter 3: Graphene-Paper Based Electrochemical Sensors by Minwei Zhang, Arnab Halder, Xianyi Cao, Chengyi Hou and Qijin Chi --- Chapter 4: Electrochemical Sensors for Monitoring of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution by Igor Cretescu, Doina Lutic and Liliana Rosemarie Manea --- Chapter 5: Experimental Analysis of Modified CNTs-Based Gas Sensor by Ju Tang, Xiaoxing Zhang, Song Xiao and Yingang Gui --- Chapter 6: Fabrication and Characterization of Metal-Loaded Mixed Metal Oxides Gas Sensors for the Detection of Hazardous Gases by Chang-Seop Lee and Yong Jae Kim --- Chapter 7: Managing H2O Cross-Sensitivity Using Composite Electrolyte NOx Sensors by Erica Perry Murray, Khawlah Kharashi and Kehinde Adedeji

Description / Table of Contents: Humanity’s ability to produce enough food is mostly due to adoption of new methods and technologies by the agricultural industries as they became available. New information, communication and high speed processing and precision agriculture technologies have the potential to transform the agricultural industry. These technologies incorporate radio-frequency and microwave radiation into their systems. This book presents an overview of how these technologies are being used in agricultural systems. The main purpose of the book is to provide a glimpse of what is possible and encourage practitioners in the engineering and agricultural industries to explore how radio-frequency and microwave systems might further enhance the agricultural industry. The authors have extensive experience in agricultural and microwave engineering, instrumentation and communication systems.

Description / Table of Contents: Poblete, T.; Ortega-Farías, S.; Ryu, D. Automatic Coregistration Algorithm to Remove Canopy Shaded Pixels in UAV-Borne Thermal Images to Improve the Estimation of Crop Water Stress Index of a Drip-Irrigated Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 397; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020397 --- Qu, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhang, X. Rapid 3D Reconstruction for Image Sequence Acquired from UAV Camera. Sensors 2018, 18(1), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18010225 --- Ribeiro-Gomes, K.; Hernández-López, D.; Ortega, J.; Ballesteros, R.; Poblete, T.; Moreno, M. Uncooled Thermal Camera Calibration and Optimization of the Photogrammetry Process for UAV Applications in Agriculture. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2173; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102173 --- Ridolfi, E.; Buffi, G.; Venturi, S.; Manciola, P. Accuracy Analysis of a Dam Model from Drone Surveys. Sensors 2017, 17(8), 1777; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081777 --- Rivas Casado, M.; González, R.; Ortega, J.; Leinster, P.; Wright, R. Towards a Transferable UAV-Based Framework for River Hydromorphological Characterization. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2210; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102210 --- Sandino, J.; Wooler, A.; Gonzalez, F. Towards the Automatic Detection of Pre-Existing Termite Mounds through UAS and Hyperspectral Imagery. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2196; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102196 --- Sandino, J.; Gonzalez, F.; Mengersen, K.; Gaston, K. UAVs and Machine Learning Revolutionising Invasive Grass and Vegetation Surveys in Remote Arid Lands. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020605 --- Sandino, J.; Pegg, G.; Gonzalez, F.; Smith, G. Aerial Mapping of Forests Affected by Pathogens Using UAVs, Hyperspectral Sensors, and Artificial Intelligence. Sensors 2018, 18(4), 944; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040944 --- Seo, S.; Choi, J.; Song, J. Secure Utilization of Beacons and UAVs in Emergency Response Systems for Building Fire Hazard. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2200; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102200 --- Shen, J.; Su, Y.; Liang, Q.; Zhu, X. Calculation and Identification of the Aerodynamic Parameters for Small-Scaled Fixed-Wing UAVs. Sensors 2018, 18(1), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18010206 --- Sola-Guirado, R.; Castillo-Ruiz, F.; Jiménez-Jiménez, F.; Blanco-Roldan, G.; Castro-Garcia, S.; Gil-Ribes, J. Olive Actual “on Year” Yield Forecast Tool Based on the Tree Canopy Geometry Using UAS Imagery. Sensors 2017, 17(8), 1743; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081743 --- Torres-Rua, A. Vicarious Calibration of sUAS Microbolometer Temperature Imagery for Estimation of Radiometric Land Surface Temperature. Sensors 2017, 17(7), 1499; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17071499 --- Uddin, M.; Mansour, A.; Jeune, D.; Ayaz, M.; Aggoune, e. UAV-Assisted Dynamic Clustering of Wireless Sensor Networks for Crop Health Monitoring. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 555; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020555 --- Vanegas, F.; Bratanov, D.; Powell, K.; Weiss, J.; Gonzalez, F. A Novel Methodology for Improving Plant Pest Surveillance in Vineyards and Crops Using UAV-Based Hyperspectral and Spatial Data. Sensors 2018, 18(1), 260; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18010260 --- Wang, X.; Jiang, P.; Li, D.; Sun, T. Curvature Continuous and Bounded Path Planning for Fixed-Wing UAVs. Sensors 2017, 17(9), 2155; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17092155 --- Zhao, Y.; Ma, J.; Li, X.; Zhang, J. Saliency Detection and Deep Learning-Based Wildfire Identification in UAV Imagery. Sensors 2018, 18(3), 712; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18030712 --- Zheng, H.; Bai, T.; Wang, Q.; Cao, F.; Shao, L.; Sun, Z. Experimental Study of Multispectral Characteristics of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Different Observation Angles. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 428; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020428 --- Zhong, J.; Lei, T.; Yao, G. Robust Vehicle Detection in Aerial Images Based on Cascaded Convolutional Neural Networks. Sensors 2017, 17(12), 2720; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17122720

Description / Table of Contents: Aleotti, J.; Micconi, G.; Caselli, S.; Benassi, G.; Zambelli, N.; Bettelli, M.; Zappettini, A. Detection of Nuclear Sources by UAV Teleoperation Using a Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality Interface. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2234; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102234 --- Audi, A.; Pierrot-Deseilligny, M.; Meynard, C.; Thom, C. Implementation of an IMU Aided Image Stacking Algorithm in a Digital Camera for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Sensors 2017, 17(7), 1646; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17071646 --- Bae, M.; Yoo, S.; Jung, J.; Park, S.; Kim, K.; Lee, J.; Kim, H. Devising Mobile Sensing and Actuation Infrastructure with Drones. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 624; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020624 --- Brede, B.; Lau, A.; Bartholomeus, H.; Kooistra, L. Comparing RIEGL RiCOPTER UAV LiDAR Derived Canopy Height and DBH with Terrestrial LiDAR. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2371; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102371 --- Christiansen, M.; Laursen, M.; Jørgensen, R.; Skovsen, S.; Gislum, R. Designing and Testing a UAV Mapping System for Agricultural Field Surveying. Sensors 2017, 17(12), 2703; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17122703 --- Ćwiąkała, P.; Kocierz, R.; Puniach, E.; Nędzka, M.; Mamczarz, K.; Niewiem, W.; Wiącek, P. Assessment of the Possibility of Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the Documentation of Hiking Trails in Alpine Areas. Sensors 2018, 18(1), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18010081 --- Dong, Q.; Liu, J. Seamline Determination Based on PKGC Segmentation for Remote Sensing Image Mosaicking. Sensors 2017, 17(8), 1721; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17081721 --- Fernández-Guisuraga, J.; Sanz-Ablanedo, E.; Suárez-Seoane, S.; Calvo, L. Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Postfire Vegetation Survey Campaigns through Large and Heterogeneous Areas: Opportunities and Challenges. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 586; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020586 --- Hassan-Esfahani, L.; Ebtehaj, A.; Torres-Rua, A.; McKee, M. Spatial Scale Gap Filling Using an Unmanned Aerial System: A Statistical Downscaling Method for Applications in Precision Agriculture. Sensors 2017, 17(9), 2106; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17092106 --- Hinas, A.; Roberts, J.; Gonzalez, F. Vision-Based Target Finding and Inspection of a Ground Target Using a Multirotor UAV System. Sensors 2017, 17(12), 2929; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17122929 --- Hoshiba, K.; Washizaki, K.; Wakabayashi, M.; Ishiki, T.; Kumon, M.; Bando, Y.; Gabriel, D.; Nakadai, K.; Okuno, H. Design of UAV-Embedded Microphone Array System for Sound Source Localization in Outdoor Environments. Sensors 2017, 17(11), 2535; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17112535 --- Kikutis, R.; Stankūnas, J.; Rudinskas, D.; Masiulionis, T. Adaptation of Dubins Paths for UAV Ground Obstacle Avoidance When Using a Low Cost On-Board GNSS Sensor. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2223; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102223 --- Klosterman, S.; Richardson, A. Observing Spring and Fall Phenology in a Deciduous Forest with Aerial Drone Imagery. Sensors 2017, 17(12), 2852; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17122852 --- Kong, W.; Hu, T.; Zhang, D.; Shen, L.; Zhang, J. Localization Framework for Real-Time UAV Autonomous Landing: An On-Ground Deployed Visual Approach. Sensors 2017, 17(6), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061437 --- Li, M.; Chen, R.; Zhang, W.; Li, D.; Liao, X.; Wang, L.; Pan, Y.; Zhang, P. A Stereo Dual-Channel Dynamic Programming Algorithm for UAV Image Stitching. Sensors 2017, 17(9), 2060; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17092060 --- Mesas-Carrascosa, F.; Verdú Santano, D.; Pérez Porras, F.; Meroño-Larriva, J.; García-Ferrer, A. The Development of an Open Hardware and Software System Onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Monitor Concentrated Solar Power Plants. Sensors 2017, 17(6), 1329; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061329 --- Ortega-Terol, D.; Hernandez-Lopez, D.; Ballesteros, R.; Gonzalez-Aguilera, D. Automatic Hotspot and Sun Glint Detection in UAV Multispectral Images. Sensors 2017, 17(10), 2352; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102352 --- Parsons, M.; Bratanov, D.; Gaston, K.; Gonzalez, F. UAVs, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, and Machine Learning Revolutionizing Reef Monitoring. Sensors 2018, 18(7), 2026; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18072026 --- Peterson, J.; Chaudhry, H.; Abdelatty, K.; Bird, J.; Kochersberger, K. Online Aerial Terrain Mapping for Ground Robot Navigation. Sensors 2018, 18(2), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020630 --- Poblete, T.; Ortega-Farías, S.; Moreno, M.; Bardeen, M. Artificial Neural Network to Predict Vine Water Status Spatial Variability Using Multispectral Information Obtained from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Sensors 2017, 17(11), 2488; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17112488

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter: Recent Advances by Adel El-Shahat --- Chapter 2: Electrical Resistivity Sensing Methods and Implications by Marios Sophocleous --- Chapter 3: Resistivity Model of Frozen Soil and High-Density Resistivity Method for Exploration Discontinuous Permafrost by Wei Shan, Zhaoguang Hu, Ying Guo, Chengcheng Zhang and Yao Liu --- Chapter 4: Measurement of the Electrical Resistivity for Unconventional Structures by Lucian Pîslaru-Dănescu and Lipan Laurențiu Constantin --- Chapter 5: Estimation of Hydrological Parameters from Geoelectrical Measurements by Héctor José Peinado Guevara, Jaime Herrera Barrientos, Omar Delgado Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel Peinado Guevara, Omar Llanes Cárdenas and María Ladrón De Guevara Torres --- Chapter 6: Assessment of Cryoprotectant Concentration by Electrical Conductivity Measurement and Its Applications in Cryopreservation by Zhiquan Shu, Hsiu-Hung Chen, Xiaoming Zhou and Dayong Gao

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Properties of GaP Studied over 50 Years by Sergei L. Pyshkin and John Ballato --- Chapter 2: Microcavities for Silica-Fiber-Based Quantum Information Processing by Hai-Zhi Song --- Chapter 3: LED and Phototransistor Simulation by Sergey Yurchuk, Oleg Rabinovich and Sergey Didenko --- Chapter 4: Hybrid Optoelectronic Router for Future Optical Packet- Switched Networks by Salah Ibrahim and Ryo Takahashi --- Chapter 5: Research on the Characteristics of Silicon MOS-Like Light- Emitting Structure by Utilizing the Technology of Field-Induced Optical Radiation Mechanisms by Kaikai Xu --- Chapter 6: Phosphor-LED-Based Wireless Visible Light Communication (VLC) and Its Applications by Chien-Hung Yeh and Chi-Wai Chow --- Chapter 7: Microscopic Particle Manipulation via Optoelectronic Devices by Xiaolu Zhu and Yifei Yang --- Chapter 8: Hybrid Silicon-Organic Heterojunction Structures for Photovoltaic Applications by Andrey Kosarev, Ismael Cosme, Svetlana Mansurova, Antonio J. Olivares and Hiram E. Martinez --- Chapter 9: Modeling of Silicon Photonic Devices for Optical Interconnect Transceiver Circuit Design by Binhao Wang --- Chapter 10: Candidate Materials as Gain Media in Organic, Triplet-Based, Room-Temperature masers Targeting the ISM Bands by Erinn van Wynsberghe and Ayse Turak --- Chapter 11: Analysis of a Resonant AC-AC LED Driver by Teodosescu Petre Dorel, Szekely Norbert Csaba, Sabau Madalina Sabina and Bojan Mircea --- Chapter 12: Ultraviolet Sensors Based on Two-Dimensional Zinc Oxide Structures by Naif H. Al-Hardan, Muhammad Azmi Abdul Hamid, Roslinda Shamsudin and Norinsan Kamil Othman --- Chapter 13: The Optical Phenomena of Interplay between Nanobio Complexes: A Theoretical Insight into Their Biomedical Applications by Ruby Srivastava --- Chapter 14: Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide Films for Optoelectronic Applications by Oleksandr Malik and Francisco Javier de la Hidalga-Wade --- Chapter 15: Surface-Barrier Photodiodes with Transparent Electrodes for High-Performance Detection in the UV-NIR Spectrum by Oleksandr Malik and Francisco Javier De la Hidalga-Wade --- Chapter 16: Spectral Responses in Quantum Efficiency of Emerging Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells by Sanghyun Lee and Kent J. Price

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks: An Overview by Velmani Ramasamy --- Chapter 2: Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) by Noman Shabbir and Syed Rizwan Hassan --- Chapter 3: Gradient Descent Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks by Nuha A.S. Alwan and Zahir M. Hussain --- Chapter 4: A Novel Hybrid Methodology Applied Optimization Energy Consumption in Homogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks by Plácido Rogerio Pinheiro, Álvaro Meneses Sobreira Neto, Alexei Barbosa Aguiar and Pedro Gabriel Calíope Dantas Pinheiro --- Chapter 5: WSN in Conservation Management by Akbar Ghobakhlou and Shane Inder --- Chapter 6: Recent Advances on Implantable Wireless Sensor Networks by Hugo Dinis and Paulo M. Mendes --- Chapter 7: Low-Cost Energy-Efficient Air Quality Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensor Network by Kavi Kumar Khedo and Vishwakarma Chikhooreeah --- Chapter 8: Modern Clustering Techniques in Wireless Sensor Networks by I.S. Akila, S.V. Manisekaran and R. Venkatesan --- Chapter 9: Fuzzy Adaptive Setpoint Weighting Controller for WirelessHART Networked Control Systems by Sabo Miya Hassan, Rosdiazli Ibrahim, Nordin Saad, Vijanth Sagayan Asirvadam, Kishore Bingi and Tran Duc Chung --- Chapter 10: A Hybrid Sink Repositioning Technique for Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks by Prerana Shrivastava