Applied Sciences

Advances in Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Resistance Pathways

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial peptides; combination therapies; host-directed therapies; bioinformatics; resistance mechanisms

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

Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation

edited by Paola Pogliani and

Claudia Pelosi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; restoration; cultural heritage; diagnostic; enhancement; documentation; materials; technologies; methodologies; products

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Jae-Kwang Ahn

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology; seismic engineering; earthquakes; seismology; geotechnical investigation; geotechnical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Applications of Sensors in Biomechanics and Biomedicine

edited by

Ivan Julian-Rochina

, Jose Piñeiro Ramos and

Lorenzo Brognara

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; biomechanics; bioinstrumentation; healthcare; sports medicine; rehabilitation; medical devices; physiology; physics; chemistry

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

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Modeling for Hydraulic Engineering

edited by Hyung Suk Kim,

Inhwan Park

and Pilhun Chang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); hydraulic engineering; fluid flow modeling; coastal engineering; wave– structure interactions; flood prediction; numerical modeling; hydraulic Structures; multiphase flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Cutting-Edge Developments in Prosthodontics and Dental Implants

edited by

Andreja Carek

and

Violet Ibyola Haraszthy

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: aesthetic prosthodontics; biomimetic prosthodontics; adhesive prosthodontics; additive prosthodontics; analog and digital dentistry; dental materials; hybrid materials; polymer-infiltrated ceramic networks; glass ceramics; translucent zirconia; zirconia implants; digital workflow; dental implantology; clinical outcomes; material science in prosthodontics

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

Soil Analysis in Different Ecosystems

edited by Flynn Trevan and

Pantelis E. Barouchas

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil dynamics; ecosystem services; carbon sequestration; soil chemistry; geospatial analysis

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

Clinical Research on Severe Asthma: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Stefan Frent

and

Stefan Mihaicuta

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: severe asthma; biologics; remission; safety; therapeutic switch; comorbidities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Materials for Bone and Dental Hard Tissue Substitutes—2nd Edition

edited by

Maciej Dobrzyński

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroxiapatite; alloplastic materials; xenografts; nanomaterials-based bone regeneration; 3D-printed scaffolds; dental implants; titanium alloys; endodontic materials; dental CAD/CAM materials

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

Applications of Electrical and Electronic Technologies in Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Ernest Gnapowski

,

Jérôme Morio

and Sebastian Gnapowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft; aerospace and automotive engineering; plasma actuators; sensors and sensors systems

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

Advances in Intelligent Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Mechanical Equipment

edited by

Yiwei Cheng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent monitoring; fault diagnosis; mechanical equipment health; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence in diagnostics; machine learning applications; signal processing for fault detection; equipment reliability; condition monitoring; real-time diagnostic systems; vibration analysis; prognostics and health management (PHM); data-driven fault detection; deep learning for mechanical systems; industrial equipment maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Complexity Research in Earth Sciences and Geography: Recent Progresses

edited by

Jianbo Gao

, Yuna Mao and Wangshu Mu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: complexity science; earth system; urban planning; natural hazards; environmental change; socioeconomic systems; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Cyberspace Security Technology in Computer Science

edited by

Cheng Huang

,

Xiaoqi Li

,

Le Yu

and Jiachi Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberspace security technology; cyber threat detection; artificial intelligence in security; blockchain security; vulnerability assessment; incident response; privacy protection; human factors in cybersecurity

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

Advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) : Attacks Detection and Privacy Protection

edited by Sadaf Hina,

Miguel García-Pineda

and

Luis Javier García Villalba

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT ecosystem; smart cyber– physical systems; IoT security and privacy; vulnerabilities and exploitation; AI in IoT; networks and communication; IoT and cloud; consumer and enterprise IoT applications

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

Risk Models, Analysis, and Assessment of Complex Systems

edited by

Shenghan Zhou

and

Linchao Yang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial systems; aerospace engineering; transportation science and engineering; energy systems; artificial intelligence; risk modeling; risk assessment

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

Evaluation of the Use of Vegetation Indices Derived from UAVs and Satellites

edited by

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

and José Raliuson Inácio Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; UAV; different satellite sensors; green areas; 3D models; GIS; water management; precision agriculture; environmental monitoring; abiotic stress; vegetation greenness

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

Advances in Fuzzy Optimization for Transportation Planning Under Uncertainty

edited by Yan Sun and Maoxiang Lang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; transportation optimization; uncertainty modeling; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy optimization

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

Noise Control: Challenges in Architectural Acoustics and Environmental Sound Pollution

edited by Jose Maria Bravo, Jaime Llinares Millán,

Sergio Castiñeira-Ibáñez

and Ignacio Enrique Guillén Guillamón

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: airborne noise control; vibration control; acoustic comfort; indoor acoustic; outdoor acoustic; new materials; metamaterials; noise prediction; noise perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals and Alloys: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Xianglong Wang

,

Séan B. Leen

and

Zhenglong Lei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals and alloys; laser powder bed fusion (LPBF); alloy development; process-microstructure– property correlation; defect analysis; modeling and simulation; post-processing; process monitoring and control; residual stresses and distortion

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

Impedance Spectroscopy-Based Analysis of Electrical Storage Systems

edited by

Daniela Chrenko

and

Elodie Pahon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: impedance spectroscopy; electrical storage systems; battery health status; fuel cell stack; battery modules

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

Applications of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

edited by

Jun Lu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; nanofluidics; membrane separation; biomimetic iontronics

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

Next-Generation Microgrids: Intelligent Modeling, Control, and Digital Integration of Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Juan Miguel Gonzalez-Lopez

,

Ramón J. Betancourt

and

Julio Cesar Rosas Caro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy systems; energy management systems (EMS); artificial intelligence (AI); electric vehicle integration; IoT-based monitoring; power electronics; real-time control; energy storage integration; predictive maintenance; virtual power plants; demand-side management and flexibility

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

Applied Microbial Biotechnology for Poultry Science, 2nd Edition

edited by Elena George Olson and Dana Kristen Dittoe

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; microbial biotechnology; nutrition; food safety; broilers; turkeys; laying hens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Computational Imaging: Algorithms, Technologies, and Applications

edited by

Hoon Yoo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D integral imaging; depth estimation; image restoration and denoising; image enhancement; computational imaging for machine learning; deep learning for image reconstruction; underwater imaging and dehazing; data visualization

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

Contemporary Pharmacy: Advances and Challenges

edited by

Aleksander Mendyk

and

Mateusz Kurek

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: amorphous systems; stability; advanced characterization; solubility; dissolution; biological drugs; modeling; simulation

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

Advanced Biosensors for Food Safety and Environmental Applications

edited by Inmaculada Ortiz-Gómez

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: paper-based analytical devices; point-of-care testing; nanoparticles; aptamers; metal– organic frameworks and biosensors; food adulteration; allergen; water contamination; emerging pollutants

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

GeoBigData, GeoAI, and GeoModeling Applications in Geo-Information Systems

edited by

Baoyi Zhang

and

Salvador García-Ayllón Veintimilla

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoBigData; GeoAI; GIS; geospatial data fusion; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Recent Advances and Applications of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Technology

edited by Sun-Kuk Noh

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT); smart home; smart city; hyperconnectivity; convergence technology

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

Effects of Climate Change on Hydrology

edited by

Wei-Che Huang

,

Wen Cheng Liu

and Fong Zuo Lee

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrology; river; glacier; evaporation; evapotranspiration; groundwater; ocean; water quality; water resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

AI-Based Spatial Planning and Analysis

edited by

Iwona Kaczmarek

and

Stefania Pindozzi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; geospatial data analysis; spatial planning; urban development; AI-driven decision

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

Advances in Drying Technologies for Food Processing

edited by João Renato de Jesus Junqueira, Jefferson Luiz Gomes Corrêa and Javier Telis-Romero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; dehydration; kinetic modeling; food engineering; food quality; food processing; hybrid drying; innovative technologies

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

Dynamics in Ships and Underwater Vehicles Movement

edited by

Yu-Hsien Lin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: exploring ocean; ships; underwater vehicles; dynamics and movements above or below the water; Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs); navigation; path planning; attitude estimation; target tracking; AUV hull form; trials and experimental tests; hydrodynamics: hydrodynamic simulation; hydrodynamic analysis and optimization; maneuvering capabilities; dynamic positioning; seabed profiling; seabed relief; wave basin; ocean environments; extreme sea states

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Emerging Technologies for Underwater Acoustic Sensing and Communication

edited by

Wentao Shi

, Yougan Chen and Lianyou Jing

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic sensing and communication; transducer design; advanced modulation and coding schemes; acoustic sensor networks; machine learning-enhanced signal processing; autonomous underwater platforms

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

Hydrogeology and Regional Groundwater Flow

edited by

Donglin Dong

,

Wenjie Sun

and

Francesco Fiorillo

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

Keywords: groundwater flow dynamics; aquifer characterization; hydrogeochemical modeling; climate– groundwater interactions; regional water security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in healthcare; predictive analytics in healthcare; natural language processing in healthcare; knowledge representation and reasoning in healthcare; AI for management of fake news and disinformation in healthcare; AI and medical imaging; AI-enhanced clinical decision support systems; intelligent robotic surgery; AI applications in digital health; AI and electronic health records (EHRs); intelligent healthcare chatbots; AI for personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Monitoring and Chemical Analysis for a Sustainable Environment

edited by

Heidis Cano

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental; analytical chemistry; sustainability; contaminants; monitoring; innovation

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

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare and Precision Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio De Nunzio

and

Luana Conte

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; omic sciences; precision medicine; personalized medicine; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; radiomics; radiogenomics; robotic surgery; assisting technologies; health monitoring; computer-assisted detection/diagnosis; chatbots; medical imaging; disease prediction; prognostics; drug discovery

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

Current Advances in Rehabilitation Technology

edited by

Nitika Kumari

,

Imran Khan Niazi

, Denise Taylor and

Sharon Olsen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation technology; rehabilitation innovation; wearable sensors; non-invasive brain stimulation; artificial intelligence; digital health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Application of Fracture Mechanics in Structures

edited by

Marko Katinić

,

Pejo Konjatić

,

Abílio M. P. De Jesus

and

Jesús Toribio

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

Keywords: fracture mechanics; structural integrity; fatigue; crack growth; numerical methods; structural design; failure analysis; experimental techniques; damage prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Aerostructural Analysis, Design, and Optimization

edited by

Maria Chiara Noviello

and

Rosario Pecora

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerostructural analysis; aeroelastic tailoring; multidisciplinary design optimization; aerostructural design; morphing systems

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

Multiscale Mechanical Behavior of Geotechnical Materials: From Molecular Mechanisms to Engineering Applications

edited by

Pengchang Wei

,

Qiang Ou

and Ali Zaoui

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical materials; multiscale modeling; soil– structure interaction; seismic response; low-carbon modification technology; multi-physics field coupling; probabilistic assessment; risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Smart and Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Angelina Iakovets

and

Kamil Židek

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; Virtual Reality (VR); Artificial Reality (AR); neural networks; Artificial Intelligence (AI); rapid prototyping; high-volume production; Internet of Things (IoT); Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); manufacturing systems; digital twin; automation; robots; sustainability; decentralized production; advanced 3D printers; smart systems; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; advanced materials; 3D printing; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Biomechanical Analysis for Sport Performance

edited by

Jesús Juan Ruiz Navarro

,

Catarina Costa Santos

and

Carla B. McCabe

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; sports science; movement efficiency; injury prevention; performance enhancement; biomechanical analysis; athletic performance; evidence-based strategies; technical assessment; competition analysis; long-term athlete development; anthropometry; elite athletes; youth sports; sports performance optimization

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

Emerging Trends in Affective Computing and Measuring Emotional Intelligence

edited by

Feng Liu

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

Keywords: affective computing; computational psychology; computational psychiatry; dynamic facial expression recognition; micro-expression recognition; action unit detection; dynamic facial expression recognition; speech emotional recognition; multi-modal emotion recognition; bio-signal emotion recognition (EEG/ECG/MEG; etc.)

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

Generative Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Decision Support System and Healthcare

edited by

Giacomo Cappon

and

Luca Cossu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; GPT in healthcare; decision support system; clinical decision-making; large language models; explainable AI in medicine; AI in clinical workflows; human-AI collaboration in medicine

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

Deep Learning for Biomedical Image Analysis: Recent Advances and Future Trends

edited by

Madaín Pérez‐Patricio

and

Donato Cascio

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

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; biomedical imaging; disease diagnosis

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

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: From Disease Prediction to Personalized Treatment

edited by Samuel Danso

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: ariticial intelligence; deep learning; generative AI; early detection; diagnosis; personalised medicine; explainability; drug discorvery; disease management; clincal trials

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

Edge Computing: Frameworks, Current Applications, Security, and Challenges

edited by

Vitor Barbosa Souza

and

Jordi García-Almiñana

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud/edge platforms; distributed systems; security/privacy at the edge; resource orchestration; AI and machine learning at the edge; real-time data processing

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

Transfer Learning: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Hasan Tercan

and Yang Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: transfer learning; domain adaptation; deep learning; artificial intelligence; pre-training; knowledge transfer; machine learning; sim-to-real transfer; transfer learning in continual and dynamic environment; test-time adaptation

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

Railway Vehicle Dynamics

edited by

Matteo Magelli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: running safety; running stability; virtual homologation; numerical methods; experimental tests; artificial intelligence; mechanical design; control; monitoring

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

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