Applied Sciences

New Trends in the Structure Characterization of Food

edited by

María de Jesús Perea-Flores

,

Ma de la Paz Salgado-Cruz

and

Francisco Erik González-Jiménez

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 55784 | Submission Open

Keywords: food materials and emerging technologies; ultrasound; microwave and infrared technologies; nutrients and components (biopolymers and secondary metabolites); dietary supplements and functional foods; agroindustrial waste; spectroscopy— Raman; IR; X-ray diffraction (XRD); microscopy techniques light microscopy (LM); confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); transmission electron microscopy (TEM); atomic force microscopy (AFM); super-resolution microscopy saturated structured illumination microscopy (SSIM); stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED); photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM); fluorescence photoactivation localization microscopy (FPALM); stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM)

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

Recent Advances in Pediatric Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

edited by

Hyoseol Lee

and Mi Sun Kim

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23591 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric dentistry; pediatric orthodontics; orthodontic treatment

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

Harnessing Microalgae and Seaweed for the Food Sector

edited by

Teresa Mouga

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7754 | Submission Open

Keywords: seaweed; microalgae; algal biomass

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

Probiotics, Prebiotics, Postbiotics: From Mechanisms to Applications

edited by

Hengyi Xu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7101 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; gut microbiota modulation; health intervention; functional foods; metabolic detoxification; probiotic encapsulation; formulation stability; oxidative stress; personalized nutrition

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

New Insights into Neurorehabilitation

edited by

Juan Pablo Romero

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7028 | Submission Open

Keywords: telerehabilitation; non-invasive neuromodulation; motor imagery; action observation; cutting-edge neuromodulation techniques; TMS; TDCS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Structural Dynamics in Civil Engineering

edited by

Maria Francesca Sabba

and

Dora Foti

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6537 | Submission Open

Keywords: modal analysis; spectrum analysis; dynamic response; structural health monitoring (SHM); finite element analysis (FEA); limit analysis; nonlinear behavior; failure mechanisms; machine learning (ML)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Latest Developments in Food Safety and Food Contamination

edited by

Mayra Díaz-Ramírez

,

Alejandro De Jesus Cortes-Sanchez

, Alitzel Belem Garcia-Hernandez and

Ma de la Paz Salgado-Cruz

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4884 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; risk assessment; food contaminants; food microbiology; sustainable food safety systems; food bionanomaterials; food packaging; food artisanal process; food biocontrol

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

Renewable Energy in Smart Cities

edited by

Mpho J. Lencwe

,

Thomas O. Olwal

and Shyama Pada Daniel Chowdhury

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2987 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy storage system; power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy; battery energy management systems; energy storage systems; electric vehicle charging systems

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

Computer Vision in Automatic Detection and Identification, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongliang Qiao

,

Daobilige Su

and

Meili Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection and identification; image processing; object detection and segmentation; computer vision tools and applications; pattern recognition; digital image techniques; multispectral image-based detection

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

Advanced Satellite Image Processing for Agricultural and Environmental Monitoring

edited by Nathalie Guimarães and

Helder Fraga

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; crop monitoring; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Modeling and Control of Discrete Event Systems

edited by

Maria Pia Fanti

,

Zhiwu Li

,

Agostino Marcello Mangini

and Jun Chen

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: discrete event systems; Petri net modeling and analysis; AI-driven approaches; control and optimization; cybersecurity in discrete event systems

Remote Sensing Technologies in Hydrology and Water Resource Analysis

edited by

Santiago Yepez

and

Jordi Cristóbal Rosselló

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluvial geomorphology; sediment transport; hydroacoustic methods (ADCP); streamflow and discharge modeling; UAV multispectral and hyperspectral imagery; object-based image analysis (OBIA); river planform change; artificial intelligence in remote sensing; water quality monitoring; hydrological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

New Challenges in Environmental Microbiology and Food and Nutrition Science

edited by

Xinyang Li

and Arjun Krishnan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; novel microbial technologies; food and nutrition science; gut microbiota and human health; functional foods; microbial fermentation and foods; probiotic products; plant-based food

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

Advances in Audio Signal Processing

edited by

Jesús B. Alonso-Hernández

and

María Luisa Barragán-Pulido

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1580 | Submission Open

Keywords: audio signal processing; artificial intelligence in audio; speech enhancement and recognition; environmental acoustics; multichannel; spatial audio analysis

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

Solar Thermal Energy: Conversion, Storage, and Utilization

edited by

Rosa Christodoulaki

and

Irene P. Koronaki

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal; heat storage; PCM storage; energy efficiency; solar heat for industrial applications; industrial heat; solar ready buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Advanced Cleaning Technologies and Safety Innovations in the Food Industry

edited by

Alejandro Ávila Sierra

,

Zhenyu J. Zhang

and

Jose Maria Vicaria

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; SSbD; life cycle assessment; cleaning technologies; sanitation innovations; antimicrobial coatings; smart sensors; predictive maintenance; machine learning in food safety; biofilm control; sustainable cleaning; nanotechnology in cleaning

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

Advances in Data Security and Privacy in Cloud Environments

edited by Pengpeng Chen,

Liangyin Chen

and Yanru Chen

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud computing; data security; privacy protection; encryption techniques; access control; secure data sharing; threat detection; physical layer authentication; attack detection; data sharing

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

Advanced Polymer Composites: Design, Synthesis, and Functions

edited by

Dong Guo

and Sheng Zhao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer matrix; reinforced materials; structure– property relationships; processing and manufacturing; sustainability and recyclability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy Analyses in Materials Science

edited by

Nicanor Cimpoesu

and

Ramona Cimpoesu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 70446 | Submission Open

Keywords: SEM; EDS; EBSD; WDX; AFM; nano/micro-FTIR; material science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Electromagnetic Radiation and Human Environment

edited by

Dimitrios Nikolopoulos

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 69355 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ionising radiation (power lines; mobile phones; digital communication systems); ionising radiation (x-rays; γ -rays); naturally emitted γ -radiation in free air from natural radionuclides; electromagnetism. electromagnetic precursors (ULF; LF; HF; and solar flares); health effects; remote sensing; related data analysis algorithms; their modelling and simulation

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

Sustainable Urban Mobility

edited by

Mihaela Popa

, Șerban Raicu,

Dorinela Costescu

and

Grzegorz Karoń

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 22 articles | Viewed by 48341 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; public transportation; integrated urban mobility networks; smart mobility; modeling of urban mobility; sustainable city logistics

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

Advanced Dental Biomaterials: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Anabela Baptista Pereira Paula

and

Inês Francisco

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 43117 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; restorative dentistry; regenarative dentistry; orthodontics; orthognathic surgery; cleft palate; pulp regeneration; composite resins

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

Large Language Models: Transforming E-health

edited by

Thomas Heston

and

Enno van der Velde

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 38683 | 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

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 36620 | 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

Oleksandr Barkalov

, Larysa Titarenko and

Kazimierz Krzywicki

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 32929 | 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

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28212 | 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

edited by

Rosanna Guarnieri

,

Vincenzo D'Antò

and

Ersilia Barbato

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26166 | 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

edited by

Monica Borunda

and

Oscar A. Jaramillo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20182 | 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 Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nikolay D. Menkov

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20031 | 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

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18553 | 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

Yun Lin

and Chun Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17421 | 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

Jue Li

, Junhui Peng,

Junfeng Gao

and

Wensheng Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17274 | 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

Małgorzata Ziarno

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16411 | 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

Krzysztof Skrzypkowski

and Andrzej Biessikirski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15798 | 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

Yue Wu

, Mingyang Zhang,

Qiguang Miao

and

Kai Qin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15695 | 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

Shaopeng Zhong

,

Kai Liu

, Zhijia Tan and

Hongmei Zhou

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15309 | 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

edited by

Edison Atencio

,

Felipe Muñoz-La Rivera

and

Rodrigo F. Herrera

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15100 | 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

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14798 | 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

Md Liakat Ali

,

Muath Obaidat

and Suzanna Schmeelk

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 14019 | 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

Xuefeng Zhang

, Jing Zhao,

Jin-Xi Zhang

, Driss Boutat and

Da-Yan Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13546 | 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

Huseyin Uzunboylu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12615 | 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

edited by

Agapi Vasileiadou

,

Vasilis Evagelopoulos

and

Costas Tsioptsias

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11757 | 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

George Dan Mois

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11632 | 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

Han Liu

, Hongyang Chen and Xiaotong Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11576 | 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

edited by

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek Małgorzata

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11435 | 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

edited by

Piotr Minkiewicz

,

Roberta Foligni

and

Wojciech Kolanowski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11295 | 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)

Applications of Nanoparticles in the Environmental Sciences

edited by

Jason G. Parsons

and

Mataz Alcoutlabi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10712 | 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

edited by

Morena Petrini

and

Emira D’Amico

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10676 | Submission Open

Keywords: photobiomodulation; photodynamic therapy; LED; LASER; light therapy

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

Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference of Environmental Protection and Energy

edited by

Ewa Brągoszewska

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10669 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; environmental engineering; renewable energy; circular economy; sustainable development

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

Work Environment Effects on Health and Safety of Employees

edited by

Nicola Magnavita

and

Venerando Rapisarda

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10374 | 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)

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