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Large Language Models: Transforming E-health submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 39137 | Submission Open
Keywords: large language models; generative AI; responsible AI; clinical decision support; natural language processing; e-health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Trends and Prospects for Wireless Sensor Networks and IoT submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 37136 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSN); Internet of Things (IoT); low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN); 5G & 6G Cellular WSN; ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC); critical infrastructure; smart applications; edge/fog computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Feature Paper Collection in the Section ‘Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering’
edited by , Larysa Titarenko and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 33267 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical engineering; electronics; telecommunications; analysis; improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
The Development of Novel Functional Foods: Trends, Prospectives, and Possible Bioactivity submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28615 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel functional foods; bioactivity; bioavailability; interventional studies; novel technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advances in Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment: Methods and Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26522 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital orthodontics; precision orthodontics; customized appliances; artificial intelligence; teleorthodontics; aligners; 3D printing; virtual treatment planning; digital workflow; CAD/CAM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
New Trends in Renewable Energy and Power Systems submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20592 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy; renewable energy; wind energy; solar energy; smart energy systems; energy tools and models; energy storage; clean energy sources; carbon capture; electromobility; sustainability; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Food Processing and Preservation Technologies: Advances and Applications2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20359 | Submission Open
Keywords: food processing; food preservation technologies; innovative foods; functional foods; shelf life extension; food safety; valorization of food processing by-products; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Intelligent Manufacturing and Design Under Challenging Conditions submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18653 | Submission Open
Keywords: challenging conditions; intelligent manufacturing; equipment; sustainable manufacturing; artificial intelligence; innovative design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Rock Mechanics in Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering
edited by and Chun Yang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17610 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock engineering; mechanical behavior; geotechnical and tunnel engineering; underground space; numerical modelling; monitoring technology; blasting techniques; big data analytics; stability assessment; machine learning and artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
New Trends in Long-Life Road Infrastructures: Materials and Structures, 2nd Edition
edited by , Junhui Peng, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17570 | Submission Open
Keywords: road infrastructures; long-life pavement; road materials; subgrade; multiscale characterization; laboratory test; numerical simulation; field construction; design method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advances in Dairy Products: Composition, Properties, Detection, Application, and Development
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16723 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy products; milk; cheese; yogurt; ice cream; protein; calcium; nutrients; probiotics; prebiotics; functionality; food safety; production technologies; microbiology; biochemistry; sensory analysis; new products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advanced Blasting Technology for Mining
edited by and Andrzej Biessikirski
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16259 | Submission Open
Keywords: blasting works; explosives; fragmentation; detonation properties; blast-induced vibration; drilling; blast and ring design; blasting safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Collaborative Learning and Optimization Theory and Its Applications
edited by , Mingyang Zhang, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15796 | Submission Open
Keywords: collaborative learning; collaborative optimization; artificial intelligence; deep learning; evolutionary computation; fuzzy logic and systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced, Smart, and Sustainable Transportation
edited by , , Zhijia Tan and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15450 | Submission Open
Keywords: theory and applications of traffic engineering; transportation systems and logistics; traffic control and information technology; transportation safety; transportation planning; rail and transit systems; intelligent transportation systems; big data analysis in transportation; emerging transportation technologies; sustainable transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Recent Advances in the Digital Construction Industry and Its Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15235 | Submission Open
Keywords: Construction 4.0; digital construction; building information modeling (BIM); virtual design and construction (VDC); digital twins; augmented reality (AR); virtual reality (VR); mixed reality (MR); artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); site safety enhancement; construction progress monitoring; infrastructure lifecycle management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Athletes Performance and Analysis in Combat Sports and Martial Arts: Second Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15101 | Submission Open
Keywords: martial arts; combat sports; fight analysis; technical and tactical preparation; training control; kickboxing; boxing; Judo; Karate; Taekwondo; Ju-Jitsu; grappling; Muay Thai
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advances in Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics
edited by , and Suzanna Schmeelk
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 14202 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; cybersecurity
Applications of Advanced Deep Learning Technology in Control and Intelligent Systems
edited by , Jing Zhao, , Driss Boutat and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13637 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional-order systems; deep learning strategies; multi-agent systems; prescribed performance control; rough set and fuzzy set reasoning; genetic algorithms and modelling; machine learning; recurrent neural networks; image processing and computer vision systems.; time series forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Application of Smart Learning in Education
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12826 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart learning; personalized learning; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); online learning; mobile Learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Emerging Technologies for Waste Treatment, Reuse and Energy Production submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11955 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste utilization; waste to energy; energy production; waste treatment; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; sustainable development; circular economy; intergrated WtE systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
IoT for Solar Monitoring and Photovoltaic Sensing
edited by Radu Etz and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11877 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar energy; IoT in PV systems; PV systems monitoring; irradiance measurements; environmental parameters measurements; prediction; machine learning; artificial intelligence; energy management; microgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
New Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Data Science
edited by , Hongyang Chen and Xiaotong Zhang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11817 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data mining; large language models; medical data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Maintenance 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing: Second Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11720 | Submission Open
Keywords: predictive maintenance; prescriptive maintenance; big data analytics; digital twin; internet of things; augmented/virtual reality; 3D printing; servitization; remaining useful life; maturity; resource efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Fifth Anniversary of 'Food Science and Technology' Section—Recent Advances in Food submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11621 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; food security; food technology; lifestyle-related diseases; healthy diet; proteins; bioactive peptides; functional properties; proteolysis; chemical modifications enzymatic modifications; allergy; bioinformatics; cheminformatics; chemical information
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference of Environmental Protection and Energy
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11018 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental protection; environmental engineering; renewable energy; circular economy; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Applications of Nanoparticles in the Environmental Sciences submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10910 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; nanoparticles; environmental chemistry; nanotechnology-based energy storage; environmentally relevant catalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Photobiomodulation and Photodynamic Therapy in Dentistry and Oral Science submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10816 | Submission Open
Keywords: photobiomodulation; photodynamic therapy; LED; LASER; light therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Explainable Artificial Intelligence Technology and Its Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10776 | Submission Open
Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); post hoc explainability; ante‑hoc (intrinsic) interpretability; causal and counterfactual explanations; cognitive science‑inspired XAI; biologically inspired XAI; interpretable deep learning; trustworthy and responsible AI; human– AI interaction and usability studies; explainable biomedical signal processing; explainable computer vision; explainable natural language processing; edge and hardware‑efficient XAI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Work Environment Effects on Health and Safety of Employees submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10532 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational health; prevention; health promotion; one health; total worker health; occupational disease; injury; stress; burnout; inequality; disability management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Novel Extraction Methods and Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10000 | Submission Open
Keywords: new extractions techniques; the applications of extraction techniques; extraction mechanisms; influencing factors and related applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Innovative Engineering Technologies for the Agri-Food Sector submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9781 | Submission Open
Keywords: competitive and sustainable technology; innovative food process; environmental sustainability; agri-food products; smart farming; remote sensing; automation and robotics in agriculture; pre- and post-harvest processing; pest management; waste product valorization; physical and biological processes; food safety; food quality; circular economy; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Innovative Functional Textiles and Their Applications
edited by Meredith McQuerry
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9276 | Submission Open
Keywords: textiles; functional apparel; material; fabric; garment; protective clothing; personal protective equipment; wearable technology; comfort; mobility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Advances in Fusion Engineering and Design Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9222 | Submission Open
Keywords: fusion technology; fusion engineering and design; neutronics; thermal hydraulics; system analysis; computer modelling; model integration; blankets; liquid-metal blankets; MHD thermofluids; breeding blankets; materials; magnets; fusion fuel cycle; tritium; plasma facing components; beryllium; plasma material interactions; plasma; plasma heating; ITER; DEMO; JET; ARIES-ST; JT-60SA; Helias; W7X; NIF; IFMIF-DONES; diagnostics; fusion safety; waste management; private fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)
Applications of Wearable Sensors in Healthcare, Rehabilitation and Sports Biomechanics submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8460 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; biosensors; sport equipment sensors; equipment attached sensors; explainable AI; multimodal signal processing; video; image; and sensor signals; human activity recognition (HAR); human activity modelling and analysis (HAMA); human motion modelling and analysis (HMMA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Musical Acoustics and Sound Perception
edited by Spyros Polychronopoulos, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8015 | Submission Open
Keywords: musical acoustics; acoustic measurements; spatial audio; head-related transfer function (HRTF); sound perception; psychoacoustics; auditory cognition; simulation; audio signal processing; finite element method (FEM); boundary element method (BEM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
Antenna and Radio-Frequency Technologies for 5G and 6G Wireless Communications
edited by Shu-Han Liao and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7824 | Submission Open
Keywords: fifth generation (5G); sixth generation (6G) wireless system; antenna; Radio-Frequency  technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostics: Second Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7621 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical diagnostics; expert systems; radiomics; knowledge acquisition; machine learning; neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Emerging Technologies in Innovative Human–Computer Interactions
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7529 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-computer interaction; extended reality; brain-computer interface; wearable technologies; conversational artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Applied Geophysical Imaging and Data Processing
edited by Vincenzo Lapenna
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7427 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied geophysics; geophysical imaging; tomography; signal processing; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Virtual Reality-Based Training System for Autonomous Learning submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7001 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual realty; training; autonomous learning; self-learning; inmersive learning; autonomous exploration; efficient learning; engagement and motivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Recent Advances in Asphalt Materials and Their Applications
edited by Syed Waqar Haider
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6861 | Submission Open
Keywords: unbound materials; asphalt; recycled concrete aggregates; aggregate base; sub-base; stabilization; durability; moduli
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Application and Development of Antennas and Sensors in Biomedical Applications submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6561 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical antennas; hyperthermia and ablation; biomedical sensors; microwave imaging and diagnostics; artificial intelligence in biomedical sensing; machine learning for health monitoring; computational modeling in biomedical applications; wearable sensors; implantable sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Advanced Studies in Orthodontics
edited by Giuseppina Laganà
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6300 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthodontics; dental digital treatment; dental science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Advances in Virtual Reality Applications
edited by György Wersényi
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6066 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; virtual and augmented realities; cognitive infocommunication; 3D immersion; human factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Bioactive Compounds for Functional Foods and Sustainability submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5786 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; functional food; food fortification; waste products from the food production chain; sustainable development in food production; health-promoting activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advanced Technology and Data Analysis in Seismology submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5671 | Submission Open
Keywords: networks; seismic signals; instrumentation; sensors; early warning systems; geophysical variables; AI in seismology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Recent Advances in Optical Sensors
edited by Oscar E. Bonilla Manrique and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5656 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensor; spectroscopy; integrated optics; multisensing of different compounds; optical applications; optical sensor applications; new technologies; design and miniaturization of optical sensors; instrumentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
Robotics and Intelligent Systems: Technologies and Applications
edited by Qiang Liu and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5643 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics; intelligent systems; autonomous systems; machine learning in robotics; robot grasping; human– robot interaction; swarm robotics; robotic sensing and perception; adaptive control systems; robotic applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
A New Approach to Renewable Energy Sources to Increase the Efficiency of Electric Vehicles submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5506 | Submission Open
Keywords: RES (renewable energy source); EV (electric vehicle); battery; ESS (energy storage system); power grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Advanced Spectroscopy Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5197 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectrometer; Raman spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; laser spectroscopy; LIBS spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
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