Applied Sciences

Recent Trends in the Valorization of Natural Products and Food Wastes

edited by

Andreia Ribeiro

and

Maria Filomena Barreiro

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7257

Keywords: biovalorization; extraction; sustainable development; bioactive compounds; green technologies; microencapsulation; emulsions

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

Advances in Thermal Engineering: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Héctor Quinteros-Lama and Jose Matias Garrido

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1799

Keywords: thermal engineering; heat transfer; thermal energy storage (TES); power generation systems; refrigeration technologies; heat pumps; working fluids; thermophysical properties; modelling and simulation; hybrid and emerging thermal systems

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

Advanced Studies in Structural Mechanics and Vibration

edited by Runchao Zhao, Zhitong Li, Yinghou Jiao and

Xiang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517

Keywords: structure dynamics; nonlinear vibration; modelling of dynamic system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Robust Optimization and Predictive Maintenance Techniques for Future Industries

edited by

Hai-Canh Vu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408

Keywords: robust optimization; predictive maintenance; future industry

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

Smart Technologies for Enhancing Urban Resilience

edited by Hao Sheng and Wensheng Zhang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 470

Keywords: urban resilience; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); smart cities; human mobility; dynamic interactions; nonlinear systems; adaptive systems

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

New Challenges in Environmental Microbiology and Food and Nutrition Science

edited by

Xinyang Li

and Arjun Krishnan

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 425

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 Physiotherapy and Neurorehabilitation—Second Edition

edited by

Nyeonju Kang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 322

Keywords: rehabilitation; neuromodulation; movement; recovery; exercise

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

Dynamic Analysis and Vibration Control of Rotor Systems

edited by

Jaroslav Zapoměl

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279

Keywords: rotor dynamics; parametric and nonlinear phenomena in rotor dynamics; smart rotor systems; rotor dynamics of micro-, nano-, and cryogenic systems; multiphysical phenomena in rotor dynamics; bearings and dampers; rotor control; uncertainties and reliability and life predictions of rotating machinery; energy storage and harvesting; stability and vibration attenuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Occupational Well-Being: Enhancing Safety and Ergonomics in the Work Environment—Second Edition

edited by

Anna Dąbrowska

and

Małgorzata Okrasa

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational safety and health; smart personal protective equipment; smart working environment; internet of things; cyber-physical system; Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0; wearables; smart materials; AR/MR/VR/XR

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

Exercise, Fitness, Human Performance and Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marios Hadjicharalambous

and

Nikolaos Zaras

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 25 articles | Viewed by 98432 | Submission Open

Keywords: strength and conditioning; fitness development; biological responses; sports performance; human health

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

Innovations in Artificial Neural Network Applications

edited by

Iztok Peruš

and Milan Terčelj

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 38644 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; first principles; symbolic logic approaches; metals; engineering; physics; mathematics; applied sciences

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

Design, Optimization and Control Strategy of Smart Grids

edited by Santiago Bogarra and

Juan Antonio Ortega-Redondo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24959 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage systems integration; grid optimization techniques; real-time control strategies; cybersecurity for smart grids; digital twins in smart grids; virtual power plants; fault detection and restoration

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

Emerging Technologies for Waste Treatment, Reuse and Energy Production

edited by

Agapi Vasileiadou

,

Vasilis Evagelopoulos

and

Costas Tsioptsias

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21925 | 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)

Green Transportation and Pollution Control

edited by

Luka Vukić

and

Alen Jugović

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16954 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; green solutions; environmental protection; decarbonization; climate change; technological improvement; social well-being

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

New Trends in the Development of Pharmaceutical Forms for Human and Veterinary Use

edited by

Daniel Hernandez-Patlan

and

Bruno Solís-Cruz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16017 | Submission Open

Keywords: preformulation studies; physicochemical aspects of drug product development; drug delivery systems; biopharmaceutical aspects; nanotechnology; phytobiotics/natural compounds; therapeutic proteins; human and animal health

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

Application and Development of Antennas and Sensors in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Iman Farhat

and

Lourdes Farrugia

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14977 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical antennas; hyperthermia and ablation; biomedical sensors; microwave imaging and diagnostics; artificial intelligence in biomedical sensing; machine learning for health monitoring; computational modeling in biomedical applications; wearable sensors; implantable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Integrating Multi-Omics Microbiome Research into the One Health Approach: Probiotics, Functional Foods, and Farm-to-Fork Concept

edited by

Anna Kostka

and

Ana López Moreno

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14958 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; farm-to-fork; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotic; functional food; gut microbiota; gut microbiome

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

Innovative Horizons: Exploring the Convergence of Gamification and Virtual Reality

edited by

André Sales Mendes

and

Héctor Sánchez San Blas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13303 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; gamification; gamified VR

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

Chromatographic Methods for Functional Foods and Their Application to Food Quality, Safety, and Characterization

edited by

Jorge Custodio-Mendoza

,

Agata Antoniewska-Krzeska

and

Ilda Caldeira

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11879 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; analytical validation; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; fatty acids; GC; GCxGC; green solvents; HILIC; HPLC; LCxLC; lipid oxidation; method development; minerals; MLC; nano-LC; phytochemicals; polyphenols; quality control; sample preparation; SFC; UHPLC; vitamins; volatile compounds

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

EEG Horizons: Exploring Neural Dynamics and Neurocognitive Processes

edited by

Giacinto Barresi

and

Yelena Tonoyan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11718 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography (EEG); brain–computer interface (BCI); brain activity; brain diseases; neural dynamics; neurocognitive; computational neuroscience; neurotechnology; neuro-engineering; neuroergonomics; neuroadaptive systems; connectomics; neuromodulation

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

Virtual Reality-Based Training System for Autonomous Learning

edited by

Pablo Fernández-Arias

and

Diego Vergara

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11707 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual realty; training; autonomous learning; self-learning; inmersive learning; autonomous exploration; efficient learning; engagement and motivation

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

Sports Injuries: Prevention and Rehabilitation

edited by

Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk

and

Anna Mika

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11413 | Submission Open

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

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

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Environmental Applications

edited by

Raffaella Brigante

and

Valerio Baiocchi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10678 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; geomatics; remote sensing; UAV; emergency management; spatial analysis; environmental monitoring; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Deep Learning for Complex Combinatorial Optimization: Applications in Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Ernest Mnkandla

and

Zenghui Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9662 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; combinatorial optimization; healthcare systems optimization; cybersecurity applications; intelligent transportation systems; adaptive resource allocation; AI-driven decision-making; predictive scheduling; network optimization; data-driven optimization; optimization techniques; terrestrial laser scanning

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Ke Wu

,

Tao Chen

and Yuanjin Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9282 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithological mapping; deep learning; remote sensing imagery processing; image classification; image fusion and sharpening; artificial neural network; geological remote sensing applications

(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 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9264 | 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)

Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Dental Diseases and Dental Materials

edited by

Felice Femiano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9139 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; dental diseases; oral health; biocompatibility; dentistry; restorative materials

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

Modern Internal Combustion Engines: Design, Testing, and Application

edited by

Zbigniew Matuszak

, Zbigniew Korczewski and

Marek Jaśkiewicz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9109 | Submission Open

Keywords: problems of internal combustion engine construction; internal combustion engine research; applications of internal combustion engines; the problem of quality of engine components; supply chains of engine components at the stage of manufacture and operation

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

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ana Carolina Gonçalves

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8719 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activities; industrial applications; bioactive compounds

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

Precision Manufacturing Technology

edited by

Zixuan Wang

and Cheng Fan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8713 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomic scale manufacturing; ultra-precision machining; additive manufacturing; micro/nanomachining modeling; process optimization; surface and subsurface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Research in Structures and Rocks in Geotechnical Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Roohollah Kalatehjari

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8666 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; rock mechanics; soil mechanics; foundation engineering; slop stability; computational geotechnics; landslides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Wearable Devices: Design and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira

,

Mateus Coelho Silva

and

Giuseppe Andreoni

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8581 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics and assistive devices; physical therapy and training interventions; sports performance enhancement; user experience and comfort in wearable technology

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

State-of-the-Art in Computational Analysis of Machines, Mechanisms, Structures and Materials

edited by

Kristina Marković

, Zeljko Vrcan, Sanjin Troha and

Dragan Marinkovic

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8503 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational analysis; structural analysis; smart structures; additively manufactured materials; machines and mechanisms; mechanical and fluid power transmissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Collective Dynamics, Decision-Making and Self-Organization in Complex Systems

edited by

Polinpapilinho Katina

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8300 | Submission Open

Keywords: collective dynamics; decision making; self-organization; complex systems

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

Nondestructive Testing and Metrology for Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Anne Francoise Obaton

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7940 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing (AM); powder bed fusion (PBF); directed energy deposition (DED); process monitoring; digital twins; nondestructive testing (NDT); metrology; artificial intelligence (AI); X-ray computed tomography (XCT); synchrotron; tomosynthesis; resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS); swept sine; impulse excitation method (IEM); nonlinear RUS; phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT); binder jetting (BJT)

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

3D Printing Applications in Dentistry

edited by

Ioannis A. Tsolakis

and

Tarek Elshebiny

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7753 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; dentistry; 3D bioprinting; aligners; retainers; dental casts; dental crown; dental bridge; implant guide

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

Emerging Trends in Affective Computing and Measuring Emotional Intelligence

edited by

Feng Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7579 | 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)

Advances in Land, Rail and Maritime Transport and in City Logistics

edited by

Alessandro Farina

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7142 | Submission Open

Keywords: land transport of freight and passengers; rail transport of freight and passengers; maritime transport of freight and passengers; intermodality and combined transport; city logistics digitalization in freight transport and logistics; intelligent transportation systems; simulation and optimization algorithms of transport systems

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

The Age of Transformers: Emerging Trends and Applications

edited by

Athanasios Nikolaidis

, Charalampos Strouthopoulos and

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6984 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer models; cultural heritage; educational technologies; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; digital humanities; personalized learning; adaptive learning; computational linguistics; machine learning; deep learning; content generation

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

Advances in Autonomous Driving: Detection and Tracking

edited by

Jhonghyun An

and

Dimitri Konstantas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6827 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; end-to-end learning; object detection and multi-object tracking; sensor fusion; 3D perception; adverse weather robustness; deep learning for perception; real-time systems; domain adaptation; cross-modal learning

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

Plasma Applications in Material Processing

edited by

Viktorija Grigaitienė

,

Liutauras Marcinauskas

and

Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6245 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces; plasma–liquid interactions; surface treatment; plasma spraying; plasma-processed thin films and coatings; nanotechnologies; plasma waste recycling

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

Current Advances in Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Physics

edited by Songbai Cheng,

Kai Wang

and

Ruicong Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6001 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear reactors; nuclear safety; nuclear thermohydraulics; nuclear technology and application; advanced nuclear device

Robust and Secure Learning and Applications for Heterogeneous Data from Multiple Sources

edited by Kaixiang Yang, Jichao Bi, Dan Dai and

Zhiwen Yu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5918 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous data integration; robust machine learning algorithms; secure and privacy-preserving learning; multi-modal data fusion; explainable and interpretable AI

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

The Advances and Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

edited by

Alexander Mitov

and

Hassane Naji

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5906 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; hydraulic machines; fluid power; heat transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

edited by Miroslaw Chmiel and Paris Kitsos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5710 | Submission Open

Keywords: field-programmable gate arrays; digital systems; control systems; reconfigurable control systems; embedded systems; systems-on-a-chip, logic synthesis; hardware-implemented algorithms

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

Applied Research in Combustion Technology and Heat Transfer

edited by Joe Mmbaga and

Robert E. Hayes

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5617 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion processes; combustion modeling; alternative fuels

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

State-of-the-Art of Intelligent Decision Support Systems

edited by

Libo Zhang

and

Grigorios Beligiannis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5616 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent decision-making; multi-agent systems; intelligent collaboration; machine learning; robust classification; information and knowledge engineering

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

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing Technology of Smart Materials

edited by

Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli

and

Stefano Guarino

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5594 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; advanced materials; characterization; design for additive manufacturing; finishing; life cycle assessment; numerical modeling; process optimization; surface treatment

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

Applied Thermodynamics

edited by Pavlos George Mikellides

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5531 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and optimization; thermodynamics of renewable energy systems; ecosystem energy transfers; application of statistical thermodynamics; magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion; fuel-efficient transportation systems; efficient energy storage and discharge

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

Advances in Dental and Oral Surgery

edited by

Giorgio Lo Giudice

, Enrico Nastro Siniscalchi and Ciro Emiliano Boschetti

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5423 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral surgery; minimally invasive surgery; salivary glands surgery; regenerative medicine; imaging techniques; dental implantology; biocompatible materials; digital dentistry

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

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