1. Editorial: 8th Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence: Spectroscopy, Imaging and Probes

   • Vlastimil Fidler
   • Martin Hof

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 1

2. Editorial: The Journal Is Making Good Progress

   • Chris D. Geddes

   Editorial Commentary Pages: 3 - 3

3. Protection of Erythrocytes Against Organometals-Induced Hemolysis

   • Halina Kleszczyńska
   • Dorota Bonarska
   • Stanisław Przestalski

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 10

4. Use of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Analysis to Assess Molecular Mobility and Ionic Conductivity in Nanocomposite Organic-Inorganic Gels

   • Panagiotis Lianos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 15

5. Fluorescence Measurements of Steady State Peroxynitrite Production Upon SIN-1 Decomposition: NADH Versus Dihydrodichlorofluorescein and Dihydrorhodamine 123

   • Francisco Javier Martin-Romero
   • Yolanda Gutiérrez-Martin
   • Carlos Gutiérrez-Merino

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 23

6. Characterization of Edible Oils Using Total Luminescence Spectroscopy

   • E. Sikorska
   • A. Romaniuk
   • J. Kozioł

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 35

7. Temperature Dependence of the Melittin Folding Equilibrium Studied by Means of Fluorescence Excitation Spectra

   • M. Smoluch
   • M. Gorseling
   • G. van der Zwan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 40

8. Use of the Fluorescent Probe DSM in Studies of the Structural and Functional Changes of the Erythrocyte Membrane

   • I. Kalniņa
   • M. M. Toma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 47

9. Global Analysis of Steady-State Energy Transfer Measurements in Membranes: Resolution of Structural and Binding Parameters

   • Yegor A. Domanov
   • Galina P. Gorbenko
   • Julian G. Molotkovsky

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 55

10. Spectroscopy and Photophysics of Iso- and Alloxazines: Experimental and Theoretical Study

    • Ewa Sikorska
    • Igor V. Khmelinskii
    • Marek Sikorski

    OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 64

11. Single Molecule Fluorescence Imaging and Its Application to the Study of DNA Condensation

    • T.-J. Su
    • E. Theofanidou
    • J. Crain

    OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 69

12. Luminescence Study of Singlet Oxygen Production by Meso-Tetraphenylporphine

    • Miloslav Kořinek
    • Roman Dědic
    • Jan Hála

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 74

13. Real-Time Detection of Polymerase Activity Using Supercritical Angle Fluorescence

    • Alexander Krieg
    • Thomas Ruckstuhl
    • Stefan Seeger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 78

14. Pseudo Real-Time Method for Monitoring of the Limiting Anisotropy in Membranes

    • P. Herman
    • J. Malinsky
    • J. Vecer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 85

15. Nonradiative Relaxation of Thiacarbocyanine Dyes in Binary Mixtures

    • N. Kh. Petrov
    • M. N. Gulakov
    • S. Techert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 89

16. Probing the Liquid-State Structure and Dynamics of Aqueous Solutions by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    • Lorna Dougan
    • Jason Crain
    • Steven W. Magennis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 97

17. Assessing the Maturity of Crude Petroleum Oils Using Total Synchronous Fluorescence Scan Spectra

    • Alan G. Ryder

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 104

18. Photoluminescence Properties of Conjugated Phenylacetylene Monodendrons in Thin Films

    • Joseph S. Melinger
    • Benjamin L. Davis
    • Zhonghua Peng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 112

19. Study of the Reaction Between the Nucleic Acid and Y-BPMPHD-CTMAB Complex and Its Analytical Application

    • Xia Wu
    • Shuna Sun
    • Benyu Su

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 118

20. Directional Surface Plasmon Coupled Emission

    • Chris D. Geddes
    • Ignacy Gryczynski
    • Joseph R. Lakowicz

    News Pages: 119 - 123