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

edited by

Adrian Topolski

and

Aleksandra Radtke

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanostructures; nanoparticles; activity; applications

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

Open-Domain Information Mining: Theories and Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: open-domain information extraction; structured and semantic information mining; open-domain knowledge structure construction and learning; applications in open-domain environments; explainable AI

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

New Analytical Methods for the Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants

edited by

Christian Piechotta

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; analytical chemistry; pollutant detection techniques; spectroscopy in environmental science; biosensors for pollutants; chromatographic methods; emerging contaminants; remote sensing for pollution; machine learning in environmental analysis; sustainable pollution management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Emerging Technologies for Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling

edited by

Catarina Correia de Araújo Brazão Farinha

and

Maria do Rosário Veiga

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and demolition waste; reduce; recycling; landfill avoidance; construction materials; efficient construction design; demolition design; sustainability; recycled aggregates; rubble

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

Advances in Building Energy Efficiency and Design

edited by Sergio J. Gómez Melgar, Miguel Hernández-Valencia and

José Manuel Andújar Márquez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; sustainable architectural design; smart building technologies; renewable energy integration; green building materials; building energy performance optimization; urban energy planning; data-driven energy systems; energy modeling and simulation; climate-responsive architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Generative AI in Smart Cities and the Public Sector

edited by

Esteve Almirall

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: gen AI chatbots; transactional and non-transactional; gen AI chatbots in WeChat and WhatsApp; agent-based AI for public services; personalized agent-based AI for public services; future mobility; AI infrastructure in cities; governance to ensure privacy and fair use of gen and frontier A.I.; citizen participation in gen AI public services; future mobility governance; public self-driving mobility and 15 m. city

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

Colors: Material Design and Reproduction

edited by Xiaoxia Wan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigments and dyes; structural colors; color techniques; color reproduction; color management

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

Precision Actuators for Optical Imaging and Light Beam Pointing

edited by Dapeng Fan and

Guangbo Hao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi degree of freedom precision actuators; fast steering mirror; micro scanning mirrors; magnetic and piezoelectric drive components; compliant mechanisms; mechatronic integrated design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Nanomaterials and Surface Science

edited by

Sylwia Sowa

Joanna Kacprzyńska-Gołacka

and

Smolik Jerzy

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials and nanostructures; surface engineering; functional materials; advanced materials; nanomaterials characterization; modification of surface; thin coatings; thin films

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

Internet of Things (IoT) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Sustainable Construction

edited by Li Sun and

Haijiang Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; green building; sustainable construction

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

Biological Activity of Plant Extracts and Their Application

edited by

Francisco Javier Álvarez-Martínez

and

Ricardo Mallavia

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 164 | 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)

New Challenges in Intelligent Agent Systems

edited by

Claudio Cubillos

and

Luis Javier Garcia Villalba

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiagent system; agent-based simulation; education; transportation; security; healthcare; sustainability

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

Reinforced Concrete: Properties and Applications

edited by Wael Zatar and Yuguang Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; properties; performance; applications; evaluation; durability; strength; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Updates on Advances in Earthquake Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

edited by

Alexandra Carvalho

and

Shaghayegh Karimzadeh

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; seismic hazard; seismic vulnerability; seismic risk; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Sports Injuries: Prevention and Rehabilitation

edited by

Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk

and

Anna Mika

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports-related injuries; injury prevention; rehabilitation; treatment; athletes

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

Interdisciplinary Research for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Engineering

edited by

Athanasios Sfetsos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; interdisciplinarity; climate risk; cities; infrastructure; engineering; human; governance; urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Emerging Trends in Nutraceutical and Cosmeceutical Research for Health Applications

edited by

Roberta Tardugno

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutraceutical; cosmeceutical; functional food; traditional medicine; medical devices; supplements; secondary metabolites; health claim; chemical analysis; green extraction

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

Advanced Studies in Ball Sports Performance

edited by

Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez

and

Diego Muñoz Marín

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: racket sports; padel; biomechanics; physical condition; health

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

Advances in Engineering Soil Properties and Testing for Ground Stabilization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mien Jao

and

Mian C. Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; soil evaluation; ground stabilization; ground improvement; traditional and nontraditional admixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics of Livestock Species

edited by

Enrico D’Alessandro

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal genetics; genomics; animal production; product quality; fertility; health; coat color; molecular traceability

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

Algorithmic Music and Sound Computing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rocco Zaccagnino

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: algorithmic music; music similarity; music information retrieval; voice identification

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

Advances in Biotechnological Processes: The Challenges of Accurate Analytical Methods

edited by

Cristiano J. De Andrade

and Lidiane Maria Andrade

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; compounds of interest; analytical methods; mass spectrometry

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

Advances in Water Distribution Networks: Design Optimization and Applications

edited by

Angel Mariano Rodríguez Pérez

, Julio José Caparrós Mancera and

Joachim Müller

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution networks; reservoir management; water storage optimization; computational fluid dynamics; fuzzy logic; energy recovery; simulation and modeling; sustainability; experimental water system studies; optimization methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Novel Advances in Biomedical Signal and Image Processing

edited by Dariusz Radomski and Artur Przelaskowski

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological system identification; multiscale signal processing; bioinformatics; medical image analyses; explainable artificial intelligence; clinical decision support systems; pregnancy monitoring; fetus monitoring; pelvic floor muscle monitoring and therapy support; physiological measurements of sexual reactions; nonlinear signal processing and system identification; causal modeling; Bayesian nets; probabilistic nets; health intelligence

Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Guilherme Ascensão

Victor M. Ferreira

and

Enrico Bernardo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; acid-activated materials; circular construction; eco-efficient binders; sustainable building materials; novel manufacturing processes; life cycle and life cost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Scientific Visualization and Computer Graphics

edited by Laurent Lucas and Jonathan Sarton

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale data visualization; multifield data visualization; topological visualization; hardware-accelerated volume rendering; neural rendering; NPR for scientific visualization; simulation visualization

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

Research on Biological Characteristics of Macromolecular Crystals

edited by Jingxiang Yang and Wenchao Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein/peptide crystals; DNA/RNA crystals; biological functions of macromolecules; drug target identification; computational structural biology; high-resolution microscopy; synthetic macromolecules

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

Advances in Energy Dissipation Systems

edited by

George D. Hatzigeorgiou

and

Panagiota Katsimpini

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy absorption mechanisms; structural damping; vibration control; seismic energy dissipation; dynamic response mitigation; passive damping systems; active damping systems

Intelligent Techniques in Food Production Systems

edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; the use of machine learning in food production; the use of natural language processing for food production; knowledge representation and reasoning in food production; IoT (Internet of Things) in food production; the use of robotics in farming; the use of AI for the management of fake news and disinformation in food production; smart irrigation systems; crop monitoring sensors; automated harvesting; the use of blockchain in the food supply chain; the use of predictive analytics in food production

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

Application of Artificial Neural Networks in Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Ai-jun Yin

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; machine learning; predictive maintenance; Industry 4.0; fault prediction; intelligent systems; real-time applications; data-driven diagnostics; system reliability

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

Microelectromechanical Systems: Applications and Developments

edited by

Minh Long Hoang

and

Nicola Delmonte

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS; sensor; AI; audio; oscillator; MOEMS

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

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Sciences and Foot Orthopaedics

edited by

Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; foot; orthopaedics; sport performance; injury prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Production, Purification and Applications of Biosurfactants in Agriculture and Petrochemical Industry

edited by

Cristiano J. De Andrade

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipopeptides; glycolipids; MEOR (microbial-enhanced oil recovery); biostimulation; bioremediation

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

Advanced Research in Activated Carbon Adsorption—2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Okoniewska

and

Małgorzata Worwa̧g

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated carbon; adsorption; wastewater; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

The Application of Nanofluids in Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Paloma Martínez-Merino

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofluids in solar energy; photovoltaic efficiency enhancement; concentrating solar power (CSP); thermal conductivity optimization; advanced heat transfer fluids; hybrid solar– thermal systems; stability of nanofluids; optical properties of nanofluids; renewable energy nanotechnology; environmental impact of nanofluids

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

Advanced Cementing Materials and Techniques

edited by

Shenglai Guo

Xueyu Pang

and Huajie Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydration mechanism of oil well cement; cement additive; geopolymer; special oil well cement; integrity of cement sheath; cement sheath self-healing technology; cementing theory and technology; drilling and cementing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Vibration Control of On- and Off-Shore Wind Turbines

edited by Andreas E. Kampitsis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-shore and off-shore wind turbines; aerodynamics; vibration generation; vibration control techniques; materials and damping systems for vibration mitigation

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

Recent Advances in Sustainable and Multi-Functional Construction Materials

edited by

Robert Černý

and

Lukas Fiala

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste utilization; recycled materials; sustainable material design; multifunctional materials; alkali activation

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

Intelligent Transportation System Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mahjoub Dridi

Yazan Mualla

and

Abdeljalil Abbas-Turki

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2519 | Submission Open

Keywords: cooperative driving; traffic control; urban mobility; explainability; smart mobility

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

Engineering Groundwater and Groundwater Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Jianxiu Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater; engineering construction; mechanism analysis; control technology; case history

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Microelectronic Engineering: Devices, Materials, and Technologies

edited by

Hu He

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: microelectronic engineering; transistor technologies; lithography; optoelectronics; process technologies; advanced packaging; semiconductor equipment; microelectronic reliability; artificial intelligence for microelectronics

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

State-of-the-Art Peri Implant Therapy

edited by

Silvia Sabatini

and

Andrea Scribante

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: implant therapy; non surgical peri-implant therapy; peri-implant mucositis; peri-implantitis

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

New Insights into Sustainable Application of Agricultural and Forestry Waste Biomass

edited by

Borja Velazquez-Marti

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; agricultural residues; forestry waste; bioenergy production; sustainable applications; circular economy; bio-based materials; waste management; soil enhancement; renewable resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Computational Hydraulics: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Di Zhang

Mingfu Guan

and Yakun Liu

submission deadline 26 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering hydraulics; urban hydraulics; river dynamics; environmental hydraulics; ecological hydraulics; computational hydraulics; fishway hydraulics; hydraulic structure; vegetation flow; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Food Powders: Advanced Techniques, Properties and Industrial Applications

edited by

Karolina Szulc

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16182 | Submission Open

Keywords: food powders; powdered products; powder properties; powder applications; food powdering techniques

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

MR-Based Neuroimaging

edited by

Valeria Sacca

and

Fabiana Novellino

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7743 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRI; functional MRI; structural MRI; DTI; machine learning; deep learning; brain biomarkers; functional connectivity; neurological diseases

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

Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Juan-Carlos Zuil-Escobar

and Juan Andres Mesa Jiménez

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7223 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiotherapy; rehabilitation; sport sciences; orthopedics and sports medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Human–Vehicle Interactions

edited by Alexander G. Mirnig

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6505 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– vehicle interaction; vehicle automation; interaction research; interaction design; human factors; automation technology; monitoring and control; public; private; industrial sectors

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

Advances in Electrocardiogram (ECG) Signal Processing and Its Applications

edited by

Keun-Chang Kwak

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4423 | Submission Open

Keywords: ECG preprocessing; ECG feature extraction; ECG disease diagnosis; ECC biometrics; ECG applications using deep learning; biosignal applications using computational intelligence

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

Development and Application of Innovative Construction Materials

edited by

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

and

Catarina Correia de Araújo Brazão Farinha

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4403 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; materials in construction; building designs and technologies; construction waste management; sustainable construction; green building initiatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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