Applied Sciences

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts and Their Applications

edited by

Francisco Cruz-Sosa

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6689 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological activity; bioactive compounds; plant cell cultures; plant extracts; secondary metabolites

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

Mechanical Properties and Numerical Modeling of Advanced Materials

edited by

Maria Amélia Ramos Loja

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6541 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; mechanical testing; experimental methodologies; numerical and/or analytical methods

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

Application of Acoustics as a Structural Health Monitoring Technology

edited by

Gbanaibolou Jombo

and

Yu (Eve) Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6517 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound; acoustic emission; ultrasonics; acousto-ultrasonics; guided waves; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies

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

Quality, Safety, and Functional Properties of Meat and Meat Products

edited by

Marta Chmiel

and

Lech Adamczak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5968 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat quality; functional properties; food safety; meat processing; shelf-life extension; bioactive compounds in meat and meat products; sensory evaluation

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

Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition for Biomedical Signals

edited by

Claudia Ferraris

and

Marco Ghislieri

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5934 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning, pattern recognition, deep learning, and explainable AI for digital healthcare; biosignal analysis, medical imaging, and human motion analysis; biosensors, wearable devices, and multimodal data (images, videos) for healthcare applications; early diagnosis, personalized medicine, disease prevention and progression, and decision support systems; telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and digital health solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Human-Centered Design in Wearable Technology

edited by

Hao Fan

, Dengkai Chen, Ao Jiang,

Mengcheng Wang

and

Jinlei Shi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 5915 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable design; human–computer interaction; health monitoring; human-centered design; human factors and ergonomics; AI-assisted design; occupational health

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

Unconventional Raw Materials for Food Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ovidiu Tita

,

Adriana Dabija

and

Georgiana Gabriela Codină

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5877 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional raw materials for food; trend in food; new food product development; food processing; valorization of by-products; trend in nutrition; functional food; foods for particular nutritional uses

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

Power Electronics: Control and Applications

edited by

Pavlos Nikolaidis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5775 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy systems; smart grids

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

Process Mining: Theory and Applications

edited by Kingsley Okoye and

Julius Nganji

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5533 | Submission Open

Keywords: process mining; event logs; process discovery; conformance checking; model enhancement; business process management; data science; predictive analytics; process optimization; artificial intelligence integration; scalability in process mining

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

Advances in Precision Machining Technology

edited by

Łukasz Żyłka

, Paweł Lajmert, Andrzej Weremczuk and Jakub Matuszak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5492 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface roughness; surface waviness; dimensional accuracy; shape accuracy; tool wear; tool edge geometry; cutting fluids; machining strategies; machining parameters; machining diagnostics; process monitoring; process modeling; machining simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Adrian Topolski

and

Aleksandra Radtke

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5369 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanostructures; nanoparticles; activity; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy Technology: Emerging Trends in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Mario D’Acunto

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5354 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; biomedical applications, machine learning, and deep learning; multivariate statistics methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Green Composite Materials: Design, Application, and Recycling

edited by

Salvador García-Enriquez

,

José Guillermo Torres-Rendón

and

Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5347 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green composites; natural fibers; recycling; circular economy; biodegradability; waste recovery; eco-innovation

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

New Insights into Lithium-Ion Batteries: Technologies and Challenges

edited by

Xiao-Guang Yang

and Tao Zhu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5334 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; fast charging; smart battery; battery management system; thermal management; electrochemical modeling; battery safety; Li-metal battery

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

Biomedical Optics and Imaging: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Vladislav Toronov

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5327 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic light scattering imaging; quantum biophotonics; multiphoton and super-resolution microscopy; immunifluorescence; applications of tissue optical clearing; optical coherence tomography and elastography; molecular imaging; brain imaging; photoacoustics; applications of machine learning in spectroscopy

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

Machine Learning in Vibration and Acoustics (3rd Edition)

edited by

Chengjin Qin

and

Liang Yu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5214 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; vibration and acoustics; signal processing; PHM; acoustic measurements; condition monitoring; machine learning-based diagnosis and health assessment

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

Applications of Human–Computer Interaction-Based Decision Support Systems

edited by Koen Smit and

Raquel Sebastião

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5069 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction; user-centered design; decision support systems; decision management; decision-making; value-sensitive design; generative artificial intelligence; large language models; multimodal interpretation

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

Advances in Human–Computer Interaction and Collaboration

edited by

Mladen Bošnjaković

and Kristian Dokic

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction; natural user interfaces; large language models; gesture recognition; adaptive interfaces; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality

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

Advances in Digital Health Technologies

edited by

Lourdes Martínez-Villaseñor

and

Hiram Ponce

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5005 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; artificial intelligence (AI); Machine Learning,Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); wearable health devices; patient monitoring; data privacy; cybersecurity; explainable AI (XAI); transparency in AI; health equity; ethical AI; personalized medicine; digital therapeutics; clinical decision support; health data analytics; interoperability; regulatory compliance; telemedicine; human–AI interaction; trustworthy AI; healthcare innovation; big data in healthcare; responsible AI; healthcare technology integration

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

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Status, Prospects and Future

edited by Massimo Esposito,

Aniello Minutolo

,

Umberto Maniscalco

and

Ciro Mennella

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4871 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; healthcare; decision support system

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

Botanical Extracts: Biological Activities, Nanoformulations and Application

edited by Eszter Virág, Beáta B. Tóth and

Zoltán Zombori

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4729 | Submission Open

Keywords: botanical extracts; phytochemicals; biological activities; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; nanoformulations; nanocarriers; bioavailability; natural products; sustainable applications

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

New Trends in Model-Based Systems Engineering

edited by

Bogdan Popa

and

Ion Marian Popescu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4694 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; artificial intelligence; FPGA logic; information systems; distributed computing; hybrid systems; smart technology; Industry 5.0; multidisciplinary applications; image processing; technology in education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs)

edited by Miguel Álvarez Alcón,

Fernández Zacarías Francisco

and

Pedro Francisco Mayuet Ares

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4673 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs); manufacturing processes; material development; renewable energy applications

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

Deep Learning-Based Computer Vision Technology and Its Applications

edited by Carlos Lima

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4526 | Submission Open

Keywords: semantic/instance segmentation; automatic brain segmentation; wireless capsule endoscopy; cystoscopic image analysis; surgical-tool detection and segmentation; object recognition and scene segmentation; defect detection; facial recognition; pest detection and/or prediction; automatic inventory management

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

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace and Aeronautical Applications

edited by Elisabeth Lacazedieu and Wei Kang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; numerical simulations; optimization; fluid–structure interactions; aeroelasticity; flow control; AI-based computational fluid dynamics

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

Advances and Challenges in Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewable Energies: 2nd Edition

edited by Zhenao Sun, Yongjie Luo,

Yajuan Guan

and

Luona Xu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4403 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system; renewable energy generation; power electronics; stability analysis; control and protection

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

Applied Superconductivity: Material, Design, and Application

edited by Andrea Musso and Antonello Tebano

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4356 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconductivity; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting magnets; ferromagnetic materials; piezoelectric materials

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

Recent Advances and Applications Related to Light-Emitting Diodes

edited by

Chun-An Cheng

, Lain-Chyr Hwang,

Hung-Liang Cheng

,

Chien-Hsuan Chang

and

Ching-Min Lee

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4313 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting diodes; LED display and lighting; LED

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

The State of the Art in Energy Harvesting for IoT and WSNs (Second Edition)

edited by

Alessandro Lo Schiavo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4180 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric energy harvesting; electromagnetic energy harvesting; micro-wind energy harvesting; micro-solar energy harvesting; wearable energy harvesting; hybrid energy harvesting

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

Intelligent Computing in Software Engineering

edited by

José Metrôlho

,

Fernando Reinaldo Ribeiro

and

Javier Berrocal

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4169 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent software engineering; AI in software development; machine learning for software engineering; software process automation; AI-assisted testing and validation

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

The World of Bees: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation

edited by

Bartosz Piechowicz

and

Maria Romerowicz-Misielak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4004 | Submission Open

Keywords: bees; bee biodiversity; new Apidae species; invasive species; bee physiology; bee pathology; honeybee; threats to bees; importance of bees as pollinators

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

Recent Progress and Applications of Infrared Thermography

edited by

Wontae Kim

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3889 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared thermography; NDT/E (non-destrutive testing/evaluation); signal processing; thermal imaging; numerical modeling

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

Applications of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos J. Costa

and

Manuela Aparicio

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3806 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science applications; AI applications; machine learning applications; NLP applications; AI trends; data science trends

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

New Technology for Road Surface Detection, 2nd Edition

edited by Difei Wu, Hongduo Zhao and Yishun Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3719 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; smart sensing in road surface monitoring; AI in road surface detection; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); satellite remote sensing in road surface detection; road maintenance; road surface performance evaluation; drone-based detection

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

Artificial Intelligence in Fault Diagnosis and Signal Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Juan Jose Saucedo-Dorantes

and

David Alejandro Elvira-Ortiz

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3659 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; machine learning; sensors; novelty detection; data mining; signal processing methods; signal processing implementation; FPGA; HIL; industrial applications

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

Advanced Research in Activated Carbon Adsorption—2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Okoniewska

and

Małgorzata Worwa̧g

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3577 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated carbon; adsorption; wastewater; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances in Exercise Physiology, Sports Nutrition, and Human Performance

edited by

Rónán Doherty

, Maria Faulkner and Lizzy Deery

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3466 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise; sport; physical activity; exercise physiology; sports nutrition; sports performance; nutrition in exercise performance

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

Recent Advances in the Improvement of Food Quality and Safety: 2nd Edition

edited by

Agata Urszula Fabiszewska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3439 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocesses; sustainability; novel food; food safety; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Food Processing Technologies and Approaches: 2nd Edition

edited by

Diana Mańko-Jurkowska

and

Joanna Bryś

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3434 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing and preservation; emerging processing technologies; green and sustainable technologies; functional ingredients; sustainable bioingredients; novel foods; innovative food packaging materials; food quality and safety

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

Advances in Geophysical Approaches in Volcanic and Geothermal Areas

edited by

Riccardo De Ritis

and

Salvatore Passaro

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3269 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical prospection; deep volcanic structures; joint inversion; physical properties spatial and time variation; holistic model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Research on Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Second Edition

edited by Alessandro Bonardi and Niccolò Paoletti Paoletti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3110 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; drug design; biocatalysts; catalysis

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

Forging the Future of Resilient and Intelligent Manufacturing and Production

edited by

Yuval Cohen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Industry 5.0; predictive maintenance; material handling; digital twins; collaborative robotics; human-centric systems; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

State-of-the-Art 3D Imaging, Processing and Display Technologies

edited by Rafiq Swash, Anil Fernando and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3056 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D display; 3D camera; 3D imaging; 3D acquisition; 3D processing; 3D perception; 3D sensing; 3D compression; 3D computer graphics; 3D video communication

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

Fracture and Fatigue Analysis of Metallic Materials

edited by

Vítor Gomes

,

Andrea Carpinteri

, Bruno Pedrosa and Paulo Mendes

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3010 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; fracture failure mechanisms; fatigue life prediction; fracture analysis; fatigue crack growth; fracture mechanics; numerical fatigue analysis; computational fracture mechanics; manufacturing processes

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

Biological Activity of Plant Extracts and Their Application

edited by

Francisco Javier Álvarez-Martínez

and

Ricardo Mallavia

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2846 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; antioxidant properties; bioactive compounds; extraction methods; natural products; nanotechnology applications; plant extracts; structure-activity relationship; sustainable solutions; therapeutic applications

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

Towards Compact and Tunable Plasma-Based Accelerators: Advances in Laser–Plasma Interaction and Applied Laser Physics

edited by

Mehdi Abedi-Varaki

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2819 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma-based accelerators; laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA); plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA); plasma target design; laser–plasma interaction; ultrafast X-ray and THz sources; numerical modeling and simulation; electron and ion acceleration; novel laser technologies; high-brightness beams; future accelerator technologies

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

Application of Intelligent Systems in Poultry Farming

edited by

Xiao Yang

,

Lilong Chai

and

Ramesh Bahadur Bist

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2807 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry industry; smart technologies; animal welfare; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; sensor networks; big data analytics; automation; productivity; farm management

Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: Stability, Mechanics, and Modeling

edited by

Ammar Alnmr

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2767 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; underground structures and tunnels; excavations and support systems; deep foundations; soil improvement and problematic soils; slope stability and embankments; dams and dikes; offshore geotechnics; mooring lines and anchoring systems; soil–structure interaction; cyclic and multidirectional loading; optimization in geotechnical engineering; numerical and data-driven modeling; artificial intelligence and machine learning; geotechnical monitoring; case studies and practical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Oral Diseases and Clinical Dentistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Liliana Sachelarie

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2539 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic methods; pediatric dentistry; dental materials; geriatric dentistry; operative dentistry

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

Advances in Coal Mining Technologies

edited by

Xiangyu Wang

and Feiteng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2517 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal mining; intelligent technology; green mining; disaster prevention and control; deep resource exploitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

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