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Advanced Technologies in SHM, Performance Evaluation, and Reliabilty Analysis

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 7 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; performance evaluation; reliability analysis; machine learning; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR): Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Deshan Feng,

Xun Wang

and Bin Zhang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11722 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground penetrating radar (GPR); GPR theory; numerical simulation; data processing and interpretation; inversion and imaging; GPR application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Offshore Wind Turbines and Wave Energy: Modeling, Simulation and Applications

edited by

Rongquan Wang

Yingyi Liu

and

Robert Mayon

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9198 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore wind turbines (floating/bottom-fixed); wave energy; wave– wind energy converter; numerical simulation; experimental testing; hydrodynamic modeling; aerodynamic modeling; integrated responses; safety and survivability; structural optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Optimization Model and Algorithms of Vehicle Scheduling

edited by

Jaejin Jang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7624 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; vehicle routing; algorithmic study; uncertainty; AI and sensor application; environment; disaster; new application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Forecasting Techniques and Methods for Energy Systems

edited by

César Berna-Escriche

and

Paula Bastida-Molina

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3075 | Submission Open

Keywords: forecasting methods; optimization techniques; modelling; statistical analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; renewable resources; meteorological data analysis; demand-side management; electric vehicle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Control Systems for Next Generation Electric Applications

edited by

Juan P. Torreglosa

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2793 | Submission Open

Keywords: control systems; microgrids; transportation electrification; charging infrastructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Advances in Coastal Hydrodynamics: Modeling, Wave-Structure Interactions and Applications

edited by

Pasquale G. F. Filianoti

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1570 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal hydrodynamics; wave-structure interactions; coastal modeling; coastal engineering; numerical simulations; coastal processes; sediment transport; coastal management; shoreline protection; climate change impacts on coasts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fluid Science and Technology)

New Advances in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

edited by Ana Fontes and

Lígia Pimentel

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; nutraceuticals; bioactive compounds; health benefits; delivery systems; bioavailability; bioaccessibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Sustainable Technologies and Measures for Urban and Building Rehabilitation

edited by

Clara Pereira

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability of existing buildings; maintenance and conservation; environmental impacts; repair techniques; traditional materials; innovative materials; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

State of the Art in AI-Based Co-creativity

edited by

António Correia

Vincent A. Cicirello

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; creative arts; creativity; generative AI; human– AI co-creativity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

New Insights into Food Bioactive Compounds: Safety, Quality and Nutritional Determinants

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

and

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: food acceptability; functional foods; health; nutrition; food quality; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Spatial Audio and Sound Design

edited by

Nikolaos Vryzas

and

Lazaros Vrysis

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound source localization; sound design and immersive environments; data-driven approaches and machine learning for multichannel audio; spatial audio and room acoustics; perception and subjective evaluation; sound design for music; audio; and performing arts; spatial audio recording and playback; spatial audio encoding and distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Friction and Lubrication Analysis of Transmission Systems

edited by Xiujiang Shi

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: transmission system dynamics; friction; wear; lubrication; mixed EHL; thermal contacts; elastic– plastic contact; heterogeneous contact; roughness; transmission system vibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Sciences and Technology)

Multimodal Robot Intelligence for Grasping and Manipulation

edited by

Tae-Seong Kim

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal robot intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; deep reinforcement learning; machine vision intelligence; visuomotor/sensorimotor tasks; short- and long-horizon grasping and manipulation; single- and dual-arm grasping and manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Novel Technologies in Navigation and Control

edited by

Elisa Capello

and Mauro Mancini

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV applications; control of multi-agent systems; path planning and collision avoidance; distributed estimation algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Perspectives on Advanced Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Technology

edited by Ching-Yuan Yang, Hao Gao and Yun Fang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: CMOS circuit design with analog-dominated innovation; CMOS circuit design with digital-dominated innovation; High-performance data conversion techniques; high-frequency; low-power; and low-noise CMOS circuits; enhancements to the efficiency; performance; or reliability of CMOS integrated circuit and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Chemical and Functional Properties of Food and Natural Products: 2nd Edition

edited by

Teresa Leszczyńska

Joanna Kapusta-Duch

and

Ewa Piątkowska

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4590 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical properties of food; health properties of food; modern methods of functional food production; animal research; human studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Advanced Technologies for Health Improvement

edited by Joana Santos and

Mário Augusto Pires Vaz

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1716 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; health; wearables; medical devices; real-time measurement; safety; ergonomics; user experience; usability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

New Insights Into Dental Restorations and Prosthodontics amidst Digital Transformation

edited by

Keunbada Son

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; dental CAD/CAM; 3D scanner; CAD software; prosthodontics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Applications of Three-Dimensional Printing in Medical Prototyping and Manufacturing

edited by

Mihaiela Iliescu

and

Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu

submission deadline 17 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2126 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing technologies; additive manufacturing; medical devices; medical 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

New Development in Smart Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Katarzyna Pentoś

Gniewko Niedbała

and

Tomasz Wojciechowski

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 33173 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; precision agriculture; precision livestock; precision horticulture; digital agriculture; remote sensing; Internet of Things; data analysis; sustainable agriculture; traceability; supply chain; artificial neural networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)

Transportation Planning, Management and Optimization

edited by Xinlin Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 19 articles | Viewed by 27274 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system; transportation planning; transportation management; reverse logistic efficiency; pricing strategy; route optimization; machine learning; neuron network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Advanced Decision Making in Clinical Medicine

edited by

Kiril Tenekedjiev

and Mike Calford

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 27245 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Traffic Safety Measures and Assessment

edited by

Juan Li

and

Bobin Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25745 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning and management; urban traffic engineering theory and technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

State-of-the-Art of Power Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 21020 | Submission Open

Keywords: power systems; smart grids; microgrids; distributed power systems; high voltage; power systems control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Feature Review Papers in Energy Science and Technology

edited by

Demis Pandelidis

and

Katrzyna Wartalska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20739 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Structural Health Monitoring for Concrete Dam

edited by

Tongchun Li

and

Chaoning Lin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19893 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety monitoring; prediction models; monitoring sensor; data analysis; numerical simulation; intelligence algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Deep Learning for Object Detection

edited by

Stéfano Frizzo Stefenon

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18682 | Submission Open

Keywords: you only look once (YOLO); big data; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); object detection; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Treatment of Wastes and Energy Recovery

edited by

Ioanna Vasiliadou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16880 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; industrial and urban wastes; biological processes; physicochemical processes; reactor design; control; and optimization (bench-; pilot-; full-scale); advanced (bio)oxidation processes; bioelectrochemical systems; wastes disposal control strategies; energy and resource recovery; bioenergy production; sewage sludge management; mathematical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Machining

edited by

Wei Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16197 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision machining; micro- and nanoprocessing; mechanical systems; surface quality; ultraprecision manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Exercise, Fitness, Human Performance and Health

edited by

Marios Hadjicharalambous

and

Nikolaos Zaras

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 16091 | Submission Open

Keywords: strength and conditioning; fitness development; biological responses; sports performance; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Novel Approaches and Applications in Ergonomic Design III

edited by

Heecheon You

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14177 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; anthropometry; biomechanics; safety; macro-ergonomics; human– system integration; user-centered design; universal design; experience design; sustainable design; affective computing; autonomous systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital twin; VR/AR/MR; aging; healthcare; neuro-ergonomics; musculoskeletal disorders; human– robot interaction; exoskeleton

Signal and Image Processing: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Maria Pia Morigi

and

Marco Seracini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13367 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; mathematical models; inverse problems for signal and image processing; applications in signal theory; applications in image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Advances in Engineering Soil Properties and Testing for Ground Stabilization

edited by

Mien Jao

and

Mian C. Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13321 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Trends and Prospects in Applied Electromagnetics

edited by

Yating Yu

and

Baolin Nie

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13230 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation and modelling; nondestructive testing and evaluation; eletromanetic imaging; electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); electromagnetic interference (EMI); RF and wireless communication; electromagnetic signal processing; IOTs and AloTs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Advanced Structural Analysis for Earthquake-Resistant Design of Buildings

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

and

Dag Pasquale Pasca

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12343 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; structural dynamics; structural analysis; seismic retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Bioenergy and Bioproducts from Biomass and Waste

edited by

María Ángeles Cancela Carral

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12212 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive-alien species; waste; clean technology; bioproduct; biomaterial; bioenergy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Recent Advances in the Prevention and Rehabilitation of ACL Injuries

edited by

Dimitris G. Mandalidis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11977 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomic variations; musculoskeletal assessment; skeletal asymmetries; tibial torsion; valgus knee; medial knee displacement; foot overpronation; lower limb joints alignment/misalignment; postural control; fatigue-induced functional imbalances; injury-related biomechanics; cutting movements; jumping and landing; strength exercises/training; unsupervised/supervised preventive/rehabilitative programs; adherence/compliance with intervention programs; post-rehabilitation assessment; neuromuscular training; wearable technology; inertial sensors; injury-related brain function; virtual and/or augmented reality; augmented neuromuscular training; personalized rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Complex Systems in Biophysics: Modeling and Analysis

edited by

Alexander Zhbanov

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11946 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophysics; biochemistry; biomedicine; molecular biology; biomedical modeling; mathematical models in biosciences; image processing; biomedical science and engineering; mathematical biology; computational biology; modelling cell mechanic; membrane dynamics; cell biophysics; cell and tissue mechanics; mechanobiology; physics of biological systems; complex biological systems; molecular modelling/simulations; biomolecular interactions; biomolecular NMR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Acoustics and Vibrations Analyses of Materials at Different Scales: Experimental and Numerical Approaches: Volume III

edited by

Giuseppe Lacidogna

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11264 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; vibrations; acoustic emission; damage; frequency evolution; modal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Advanced Technologies for User-Centered Design and User Experience

edited by

Ilsun Rhiu

and

Myung Hwan Yun

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9669 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centered design; user experience; usability; human– computer interaction; smart products/applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence and Advances in Smart Internet of Things (IoT)

edited by

Mustafa M. Matalgah

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9503 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Cloud Computing and Big Data Applications

edited by

Ce Li

and

Bei Guan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8764 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud/edge/fog computing; big data; data analysis; data mining; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; high-performance computing; parallel and distributed algorithms; innovation service design; practical platform implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Recent Advances in Exercise-Based Rehabilitation

edited by

Elias Tsepis

and

Maria Tsekoura

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8655 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise therapy; therapeutic exercise; kinesiotherapy; tele-rehab; rehabilitation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Monitoring System for Industry 4.0: AI-Driven, Data Analysis and Health Maintenance

edited by

Yusen He

and

Huajin Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8013 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modeling; data mining; big data; machine learning; deep learning; condition monitoring; anomaly detection; fault diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

New Frontiers in X-ray Technologies for Medical Research: Image Analysis and Disease Discovered

edited by

Adam KonefaŁ

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7245 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-rays; computed tomography; CT perfusion; coronary CT angiography; medical imaging; radiology; theranostics; deep learning; Monte Carlo modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Novel Research on Image and Video Processing Technology

edited by Samuel Cheng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7085 | Submission Open

Keywords: image and video processing algorithms; AI/ML in image and video processing; AR/VR image and video processing; 3D image and video processing; medical image and video analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Performance Aspects, Biomechanics, and Technology in Sports and Exercise

edited by

Toni Modric

and

Sime Versic

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6496 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic analysis; kinetic analysis; performance analysis; diagnostics; movement science; sports science; coaching science; sports technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Soil Hydraulic Properties Characterization for Improving Water Availability

edited by

Massimo Iovino

, Vincenzo Alagna and

Dario Autovino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6180 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil hydraulic properties; inverse modeling; PTF; soil physical quality; plant water availability; water use efficiency; vadose zone hydrology; urban soils; water saving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)