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Sensors 2009, 9, 9945-9964; doi:10.3390/OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article A Reduced Three Dimensional Model for SAW Sensors Using Finite Element Analysis Mohamed M. El Gowini and Walied A. Moussa * Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G8, Canada; E-Mail: elgowini@ualberta.ca * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: walied.moussa@ualberta.ca; Tel.: +1-780-492-6027; Fax: +1-780-492-2200. Received: 4 November 2009; in revised form: 27 November 2009 / Accepted: 27 November 2009 / Published: 8 Dec