Applied Sciences | Invitation to Read the Updated Editor's Choice Articles Published in 2023

The goal of the Editor’s Choice Articles project is to promote high-quality articles published in Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417). Please find below the list of articles carefully handpicked by the scientific editors of the journal, which we believe will be of interest to you. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/editors_choice.

1. “Crop Prediction Model Using Machine Learning Algorithms”
by Ersin Elbasi, Chamseddine Zaki, Ahmet E. Topcu, Wiem Abdelbaki, Aymen I. Zreikat, Elda Cina, Ahmed Shdefat and Louai Saker
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(16), 9288; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169288
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/16/9288

2. “Data Augmentation Method for Plant Leaf Disease Recognition”
by Byeongjun Min, Taehyun Kim, Dongil Shin and Dongkyoo Shin
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1465; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031465
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1465

3. “Modelling and Control Methods in Path Tracking Control for Autonomous Agricultural Vehicles: A Review of State of the Art and Challenges”
by Quanyu Wang, Jin He, Caiyun Lu, Chao Wang, Han Lin, Hanyu Yang, Hang Li and Zhengyang Wu
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(12), 7155; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/12/7155

4. “Review of Studies on Emotion Recognition and Judgment Based on Physiological Signals”
by Wenqian Lin and Chao Li
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2573; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042573
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2573

5. “Variational Autoencoders for Data Augmentation in Clinical Studies”
by Dimitris Papadopoulos and Vangelis D. Karalis
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(15), 8793; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13158793
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/15/8793

6. “TeleFE: A New Tool for the Tele-Assessment of Executive Functions in Children”
by Carlotta Rivella, Costanza Ruffini, Clara Bombonato, Agnese Capodieci, Andrea Frascari, Gian Marco Marzocchi, Alessandra Mingozzi, Chiara Pecini, Laura Traverso, Maria Carmen Usai et al.
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1728; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031728
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1728

7. “Review on Wearable Technology in Sports: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities”
by Ahmet Çağdaş Seçkin, Bahar Ateş and Mine Seçkin
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(18), 10399; https://doi.org/10.3390/app131810399
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/10399

8. “Digital Twins: The New Frontier for Personalized Medicine?”
by Michaela Cellina, Maurizio Cè, Marco Alì, Giovanni Irmici, Simona Ibba, Elena Caloro, Deborah Fazzini, Giancarlo Oliva and Sergio Papa
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(13), 7940; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137940
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7940

9. “Speech Emotion Recognition Based on Two-Stream Deep Learning Model Using Korean Audio Information”
by A-Hyeon Jo and Keun-Chang Kwak
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2167; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042167
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2167

10. “Structural Health Monitoring and Management of Cultural Heritage Structures: A State-of-the-Art Review”
by Michela Rossi and Dionysios Bournas
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(11), 6450; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116450
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/11/6450

11. “Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) as Food-Grade Nanovehicles for Hydrophobic Nutraceuticals or Bioactives”
by Chuan-He Tang, Huan-Le Chen and Jin-Ru Dong
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1726; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031726
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1726

12. “A Review of the Relationship between Gut Microbiome and Obesity”
by Dorottya Zsálig, Anikó Berta, Vivien Tóth, Zoltán Szabó, Klára Simon, Mária Figler, Henriette Pusztafalvi and Éva Polyák
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(1), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010610
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/1/610

13. “Pasteurization of Food and Beverages by High Pressure Processing (HPP) at Room Temperature: Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, and Other Microbial Pathogens”
by Filipa Vinagre M. Silva and Evelyn
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 1193; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13021193
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/2/1193

14. “Edible Packaging: A Technological Update for the Sustainable Future of the Food Industry”
by Surya Sasikumar Nair, Joanna Trafiałek and Wojciech Kolanowski
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(14), 8234; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148234
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/14/8234

15. “Comparison of the Spreadability of Butter and Butter Substitutes”
by Małgorzata Ziarno, Dorota Derewiaka, Anna Florowska and Iwona Szymańska
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2600; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042600
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2600

16. “Quality Assessment of Banana Ripening Stages by Combining Analytical Methods and Image Analysis”
by Vassilia J. Sinanoglou, Thalia Tsiaka, Konstantinos Aouant, Elizabeth Mouka, Georgia Ladika, Eftichia Kritsi, Spyros J. Konteles, Alexandros-George Ioannou, Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis, Irini F. Strati et al.
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(6), 3533; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063533
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/6/3533

17. “Comparative Analysis of Primary Photosynthetic Reactions Assessed by OJIP Kinetics in Three Brassica Crops after Drought and Recovery”
by Jasenka Antunović Dunić, Selma Mlinarić, Iva Pavlović, Hrvoje Lepeduš and Branka Salopek-Sondi
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(5), 3078; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13053078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/3078

18. “Teeth Segmentation in Panoramic Dental X-ray Using Mask Regional Convolutional Neural Network”
by Giulia Rubiu, Marco Bologna, Michaela Cellina, Maurizio Cè, Davide Sala, Roberto Pagani, Elisa Mattavelli, Deborah Fazzini, Simona Ibba, Sergio Papa and Marco Alì
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(13), 7947; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137947
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7947

19. “New Trends in 4D Printing: A Critical Review”
by Somayeh Vatanparast, Alberto Boschetto, Luana Bottini and Paolo Gaudenzi
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(13), 7744; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7744

We would like to thank all of the research groups that authored these exceptional papers for their contribution. We sincerely hope you find these articles of Applied Sciences as useful and insightful as we have found them.