Applied Sciences

Sports Performance: Data Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement

edited by

Javier García-Rubio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7009 | Submission Open

Keywords: data adquisition; practical cases; competition; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Physical Activity, Exercise and Chronic Disease

edited by

Daniel Gahreman

and

Kenji Doma

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6938 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; exercise; metabolic syndrome; chronic disease; health benefits; hypertension; quality of life; disease management; diabetes; cardiovascular health

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

Development and Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control Technology

edited by Xiaoping Xu,

Rui Wang

and

Rosario Pecora

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6742 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control algorithms; autonomous navigation; multi-sensor integration; swarm intelligence; artificial intelligence; human– UAV interaction; practical applications

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

Vibration Monitoring and Control of the Built Environment

edited by

Felix Weber

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6613 | Submission Open

Keywords: damper; earthquake engineering; friction damping; hysteretic damping; isolator; monitoring; negative stiffness; soil structure interaction; structural control; structural dynamics; tuned mass damper; vibration absorber; wind engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Biochar Application in Environmental Remediation

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6522 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; sustainable application; metals; soil remediation; bioremediation; microplastic; water treatment; phytotoxicity; plant– microbe interaction; SDG goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Novel Advances in Internet of Vehicles

edited by Minghui Liwang and Yuliang Tang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6499 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G/6G vehicle-to-everything communications; distributed and advanced learning in the IoV; space– air– ground-integrated IoV; advanced technologies in secure IoV; IoV ecosystem and environmental benefits; device/edge/cloud computing in the IoV; autonomous driving

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

Antioxidants: Discovery, Analysis, Medicinal Prospects and Potential Applications

edited by

Wlodzimierz Opoka

and

Agata Kryczyk-Poprawa

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6344 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; phyto-antioxidants; oxidative stress; functional food; dietary supplements; nutraceuticals; cosmetics

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics

edited by

Eloy López Meneses

and

César Bernal-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6248 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; educational data mining (EDM); interactive machine learning (IML)

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

Application of Knowledge Graph in Communication Engineering

edited by

Yucong Duan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6157 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge graphs; knowledge graph-based network; communication systems; communication networks

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

Interaction Design Technologies for Education: Advancements, Challenges, and Impacts

edited by

Hiroyuki Mitsuhara

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5744 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced technologies; diversity; educational technology (EdTech); interaction design (IxD); interactive learning; user interface/experience (UI/UX)

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

Hydrogels and Microgels: Fundamentals, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Hetao Chu

and

Wei Lu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5483 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensor; hydrogel actuator; flexible morphing skin; flexible electromagnetic device; flexible structure; wearable device; flexible robot; electronic skin; variant structure

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

Advanced Diagnostics and Nondestructive Testing Technologies for Civil Structures

edited by

Adriana Brancaccio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5422 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; material characterization; civil structure and infrastructure; experimental techniques; mechanics of materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Technologies for Observation and Assessment of Coastal Zones

edited by

Lorena Parra

and

José Miguel Jiménez Herranz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5260 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical sensors; chemical sensors; acoustic sensors; optical sensors; magnetic sensors; remote sensing; land cover; fauna tracking; water monitoring; ecosystems monitoring; transmission technology; underwater communication; artificial intelligence; database

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

Antenna System: From Methods to Applications

edited by

Hosung Choo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5130 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna system design and optimization; antenna arrays; 5G/6G communications; antenna measurement; manufacturing methods; miniaturized microwave and millimeter-wave antennas; automotive antennas; radar antennas

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

Advances in Orthopedic Diseases Treatment

edited by

Silvio Caravelli

,

Massimiliano Mosca

and

Carlo Perisano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5042 | Submission Open

Keywords: traumatology; osteoarthitis; infections; oncology; orthopaedics

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

Novel Anthropometric Techniques for Health and Nutrition Assessment

edited by

Masaharu Kagawa

and Alice May Bullas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4968 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropometry; anthropometric indices; skinfolds; somatotype; 3D scanning; body composition; malnutrition; performance; metabolic syndrome; chronic diseases; body image; psychological disorders; nutritional assessment; pregnancy; infants; adolescents; elderly; growth and development

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

Advances in Bioprocess Monitoring and Control

edited by

João Almeida Lopes

and

Nídia Dana Lourenço

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4959 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocesses; online sensors; online spectroscopy; in situ monitoring; bioprocess control; bioprocess optimization; bioprocess supervision; biosensors

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

Fatigue Damage Behavior and Mechanisms: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Robert Owsiński

and

Nieslony Adam

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4876 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue behavior; FEM modelling; damage of materials; multi-axial fatigue; fatigue in AM materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Georgios N. Aretoulis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4782 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; artificial intelligence; artificial neural networks; expert systems; digital twins; blockchain; machine learning; optimization; decision support automation; quality control; road infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Biomedical Applications of Bioactive Ingredients from Natural Products

edited by

Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou

and

Christos Kontogiorgis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4758 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; pure compounds; encapsulation; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; in vitro; in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Manufacturing and Machining Processes

edited by Ivan Peko and

Rogante Massimo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4703 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; non-conventional machining; advanced materials; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; modeling and optimization; Industry 4.0/5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Technologies Applied in Digital Media Era

edited by

Alexandros Kleftodimos

,

Maria Matsiola

and

Michalis Vrigkas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital media; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality; Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; digital content creation; multimedia systems; interactive media; streaming technologies; blockchain; 5G technology; user experience

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

Advanced Decision Support and Recommender Systems

edited by

Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Ramírez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4628 | Submission Open

Keywords: social network analysis; big data analytics; decision support system; recommender systems

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

Adaptive E-Learning Technologies and Experiences

edited by

Jordi Conesa Caralt

and

Antonio Sarasa Cabezuelo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4578 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive learning; e-learning; personalization of learning; self-determined learning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; real-time feedback; analysis of data; learning algorithms; learning analytics; online learning platforms; skill development; artificial intelligence; retrieval augmented generation

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

Promising Sustainable Technologies in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Elena Romanovskaia

,

Veeriah Jegatheesan

and

Valentin Romanovski

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4549 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable technologies; environmental protection; innovative solutions; green technologies; industrial ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Sleep Monitoring Technology

edited by Keiko Ogawa and

Hirokazu Doi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4530 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep; biological image; vital image; autonomic nerve system; pediatrics; kampo medicine

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

Technologies in Sports and Physical Activity

edited by

Jose Manuel Jimenez-Olmedo

and Lamberto Villalón Gasch

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4299 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport training; sport biomechanics; performance analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Technical Advances in Optimal Control and Controller Design

edited by

António José Ramos Silva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4214 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive control systems; stochastic systems; optimization method; artificial intelligence; network architecture; reinforcement learning

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

Novel Approaches and Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Engineering

edited by

Simone Minucci

and

Alessandro Lampasi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4102 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear fusion; high-current and high-voltage power supplies; pulsed loads; energy storage; electromechanical and thermomechanical analysis; power conversion system in nuclear fusion facilities; nuclear and real-time diagnostics; neutronics; cooling systems; manufacturing processes for nuclear fusion; multiphysics analyses; superconductivity; artificial intelligence and machine learning; power exhaust

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

Advanced Technologies in Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools, and Techniques

edited by

Hamido Fujita

,

Héctor Manuel Pérez-Meana

and

Andres Hernandez-Matamoros

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4001 | Submission Open

Keywords: software methodologies; software developments; automatic software generation; intelligent software systems; software security; information security; medical informatics; artificial intelligence technology; bioinformatics; data hiding; speech processing; digital image processing

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

Data Structures for Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)

edited by Byunghyun Jang and

Juan A. Gómez-Pulido

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3950 | Submission Open

Keywords: GPU computing; concurrent data structures; GPGPU; parallel computing

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

Processing, Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Alloy Materials: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Ireneusz Zagórski

,

Agnieszka Skoczylas

and

Witold Habrat

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3804 | Submission Open

Keywords: machinability; aviation alloys; difficult-to-machine materials; light alloys; machinability indicators; surface roughness; cutting forces; vibrations; temperature in the cutting area; structure after processing; microhardness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Syntheses and Applications in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Qiuji Ye,

Fabrizio Carta

and

Stoyanka Atanasova

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3704 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; drug metabolism; synthesis; organic chemistry; chemical biology; disorders and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Computer Technologies in Sports and Healthcare

edited by

Chung Hyun Goh

and

Mukul Shirvaikar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3541 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance analysis and optimization; injury prevention and rehabilitation; fan engagement and experience; officiating and rule enforcement; diagnostics and treatment; personalized medicine; remote monitoring and telehealth; mental health

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

Industrial Chemical Engineering and Organic Chemical Technology

edited by

Rafael Bailón-Moreno

, Josefa Nuñez-Olea and Manuela Lechuga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3533 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable raw materials; sustainable products; reduction in fossil fuels; produced water; green solvents; pharmaceuticals; cosmetics; ethylene; propylene; green chemistry

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

Recent Advances in Sports Biomechanics and Physiology

edited by

Tomislav Rupčić

and Francisco Ruiz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3484 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinetic analysis; kinematic analysis; training loads; situational efficiency; diagnostic techniques and procedures; physiological adaptations; motion analysis; muscle and cardiovascular adaptations; motion analysis

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

Automation in Mechatronic and Robotic Systems–Advanced Perception, Planning and Control

edited by

Slawomir Jan Stepien

, Marcin Chodnicki, Wojciech Giernacki and Dariusz Horla

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open

Keywords: modelling; control theory; mobile robotics; aerial robotics; unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned ground vehicles; missile; sensors; perception systems

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

Applications of Wireless and Mobile Communications

edited by

Mario Marques Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3445 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wireless technology; latency mitigation; interference mitigation; diversity; Internet of Things; privacy; AI in communications

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

Multi-Band/Broadband Antenna Design, Optimization and Measurement

edited by

Keum Cheol Hwang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3431 | Submission Open

Keywords: broadband antenna; antenna design and optimization; antenna measurement; multiband antenna

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

Novel Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Fengfeng Wu, Peiju Yang, Ningbo Zhang and Yiqi Chen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3351 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; process optimization; disaster mechanisms; efficient rock breaking; multiscale mechanical behavior; deep learning; numerical simulation; multifield coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Polymer Materials in Optical Fiber Technology and Photonics

edited by

Malgorzta Gil-Kowalczyk

and Paweł Mergo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3152 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; photonics; polymer materials; thermal and spectroscopic analysis; optical analysis

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

Robotics and Automation Systems in Construction: Trends and Prospects

edited by

Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen

and Alireza Golabchi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3085 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; robotic construction equipment; 3D printing; drones; exoskeletons; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; unmanned aircraft systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry

edited by

Andrei Crisan

, Sorin Herban and

Lars Abrahamczyk

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3004 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; 3D scanning; parametric modelling; IoT; digital building permits; AR/VR/MR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)

Visible Light Communications (VLC) Networks

edited by

Pablo Palacios-Játiva

and

César Augusto Azurdia Meza

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible light communications; underwater optical wireless communications; visible light channel modeling; industrial visible light communications; visible light communication applications; IA visible light communications; experimental VLC networks; 6G visible light communications; hybrid LiFi and WiFi network; optical wireless communications; advanced signal processing in VLC; transmitter and receiver technologies for VLC

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

Innovation in Dairy Products

edited by

João Dias

and

Nuno Alvarenga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality; dairy products; functional properties; active packaging; new analytical methods; biochemical composition; sustainable products; sustainable processes

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

Oral Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Alberta Lucchese

and

Dario Di Stasio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2890 | Submission Open

Keywords: dentistry; oral surgery; diagnostic devices; imaging in oral medicine; oral diagnosis; photodynamic therapy; oral autoimmune diseases; oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD); oral carcinoma; oral manifestations in patients with systemic diseases

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

Advances in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation in Sports and Physical Activity

edited by

Pablo Abián

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2826 | Submission Open

Keywords: injury prevention; rehabilitation; athletes; physical activity; prevention and treatment of injuries

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

Advanced Backfilling Technologies in Coal Mining

edited by

Qiang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2811 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent filling; backfilling method; backfilling materials; backfilling equipment; backfilling process; rock layer control; surface deformation

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

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multiagent Systems

edited by

Rakib Abdur

and

Mehmet Aydin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

Keywords: cooperative and competitive machine learning in multiagent systems; cooperative multiagent reinforcement learning; competitive multiagent reinforcement learning; multiagent machine learning for policy fine-tune and optimization; multiagent communication and coordination; multiagent value function approximation; transfer learning and generalization of experience; decentralized control and decision-making in multiagent systems; exploration and exploitation strategies in multiagent environments; robustness and adaptability of DRL-MAS to dynamic environments; theoretical foundations and analysis of DRL-MAS algorithms

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

New Materials and Procedures for the Preservation-Restoration of Ancient Artifacts

edited by

Ion Sandu

and

Rodica Mariana Ion

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: historical artefacts; archaeometry; archeology; architectural monuments; conservation state; degradation; deterioration; preservation; restauration; scientific investigation; compatibility; feasibility; authentication; patrimonial evaluation; valorization; museums; nanomaterials; cleaning; consolidation; coatings; protective layers/protective films; binders; pigments; alloys; ceramics; stone; glass; wood; composites materials; easel paintings; wall paintings; statues; mosaics; stained glass; textiles; skin; parchment; paper (cellulosic support); natural and synthetic polymers; concrete; mortar

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

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