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New Surgical Techniques for Small Animal Surgery and Their Applications

edited by Nuno Alexandre and

Ana Colette Maurício

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: new surgical devices; techniques; vessel sealing devices; harmonic scalpel; soft tissue; orthopedic; surgery; surgical complications; less invasive surgery; minimal invasive surgery; small animal; surgery; dog; cat

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

Structural Pounding Risk between Buildings

edited by

Maria Favvata

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural pounding; separation distance; seismic structural engineering; nonlinear dynamics; engineering demand parameters; structural demand hazard; performance levels and objectives; fragility curves; risk targeting; acceptable risk; mitigation methods; design provisions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles

edited by

Alex Campos

and Guilherme Gomide

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomagnetism; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic nano(bio)hybrids

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

Industrial System Reliability Modeling and Optimization

edited by

Huanhuan Li

and Junyu Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: system reliability; reliability modeling; predictive maintenance; optimization algorithms; digital twin; fault detection and diagnosis; stochastic modeling; industrial systems engineering; risk assessment; machine learning in reliability

Application of Fuzzy Systems in Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Jose Manuel Soto Hidalgo

and

Autilia Vitiello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy systems in AI; fuzzy inference and decision-making; hybrid fuzzy-AI models; fuzzy clustering and classification; fuzzy systems software; construction and risk prevention; fuzzy logic in IoT and edge computing; explainable fuzzy AI; type-2 and higher-order fuzzy systems; fuzzy optimization and control

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

Current Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges for Biomaterials in Dental Applications

edited by

Marko Vuletić

Dragana Gabrić

and Valentina Rajić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative dentistry; tissue engineering; bioactive glass; dentin graft; osteointegration; polymeric biomaterials; dental implants; zirconia ceramics; adhesive systems

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

Cutting-Edge Methods in Thin Film Deposition and Characterization

edited by Carlos Luna

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; deposition techniques; semiconductors; photovoltaics; nanostructures; surface physics; thin film transistors; materials science; magnetic thin films; thin film solar cells

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

10th Anniversary of Optics and Lasers Section—Recent Advances in Optical Applications

edited by

Saulius Juodkazis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging and holography; lasers; laser applications; non-linear optics; optical materials; devices; and systems; fiber optics and integrated optics

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

Novel Analysis and Detection Approaches in Food Microbiology

edited by

Iliyana Rasheva

, Trayana Nedeva and

Akikazu Sakudo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; pathogen detection; microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare—2nd Edition

edited by

Kelvin K. L. Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; medical image processing; data processing; Internet of Medical Things

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

Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices: Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Jaewon Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic solar cells; bandgap; charge recombination; efficiency

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

Physical Therapy Treatments for Musculoskeletal Pain

edited by Yongwoo Lee and

Doochul Shin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; musculoskeletal pain; manual therapy; rehabilitation; biomechanics chronic pain; therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular reeducation; spinal manipulation electrophysical agents

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

Technical Advances in Enzyme Engineering and Biocatalysis

edited by Hugo Juarez Vieira Pereira and Francis Soares Gomes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme design; immobilization techniques; enzyme stability

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

Advanced Materials and Structures: Mechanics, Design, and Applications

edited by

Saeid Lotfian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; metamaterials; hybrid systems; smart materials; mechanical properties; deformation mechanisms; fracture behaviour; manufacturing techniques; practical applications

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

Recent Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Information Systems

edited by

Dong Hyun Jeong

Jeong-Gun Lee

and

Bong-Keun Jeong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise neural networks; explainable AI; knowledge management AI; business NLP; corporate computer vision; decision support systems; federated learning; AI governance; responsible AI; IS model deployment; business predictive analytics; generative business AI; information anomaly detection; human– AI collaboration; multimodal information systems; customer sentiment analysis; big data analytics; knowledge discovery; intelligent information systems

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

Energy-Related Research on Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

edited by József Menyhárt and

Péter Tamás Szemes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; energy management; Battery Management System (BMS); regenerative braking; Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G); State-of-Charge (SoC) estimation; power electronics; sustainable mobility

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

Adaptive Locomotion in Humans: From Development to Clinical Application

edited by

Yuri Ivanenko

and

Germana Cappellini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: human locomotion; adaptive locomotion; neuromechanics; biomechanics; developmental systems; gait assessment and rehabilitation

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

The Smart Carbon Footprint Revolution—Examining Interdisciplinary Progress

edited by Shaohua Liu and

Zhili Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint measurement; dynamics analysis; digital governance; AI-driven modeling; green computing; next-generation communications; energy-saving technology; smart cities

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

Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics

edited by

Carlos Aguilar-Avelar

and

Javier Moreno-Valenzuela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic systems; motion control; nonlinear control; modeling; remote sensing; estimation; real-time control; embedded systems; artificial intelligence; intelligent control

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

Wool Fibers: Properties, Applications and Renewability

edited by Katarzyna Kobiela-Mendrek and

Jan Broda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: undervalued wool; zero-waste management; eco-friendly process; small-scale production; wool-collection management; pre-consumer waste wool; post-consumer wool

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

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: Materials, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Magdalena Palacz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; green energy; modeling and simulation techniques

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

Advances in Soil Reinforcement and Remediation Technologies

edited by

Xinyu Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: consolidation; remediation; contaminated soil; ion transport; coupled model; ground improvement; sustainable soil treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Applications of Electromagnetic Loading System

edited by

Zengqiang Cao

Lubin Huo

and

Guo Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic riveting; electromagnetic interference bolt installation; electromagnetic forming; electromagnetic loading test methods

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

New Challenges in Soft Robotics

edited by

Majid Shabani

and

Alessandro Gasparetto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; bioinspired robotics; soft actuators; soft sensors; compliant mechanisms; robotic materials; adaptive control; intelligent soft systems

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

Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Flow Control in Turbomachinery

edited by Hanan Lu and

Guangtao Ran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: potential topics include; but are not limited to; the following: advanced aerodynamic design method; turbomachinery aerodynamics; complex flows in turbomachinery; active and passive flow control; applications broadening actuator use in different fields; design of actuators; flow control mechanisms; modelling and optimization; smart structures combined with drag reduction techniques; flow control in propulsive systems; flow control for aircrafts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Methods, Properties and Applications

edited by

Shixian Zhang

and

Dionysios E. Mouzakis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory polymers; stimuli-responsive materials; energy conversion; thermoelastic effects; photothermal effects; electroactive polymers; caloric effects; soft actuators; smart materials

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

Cutting-Edge Technologies in Orthodontics

edited by

Alberto De Stefani

Giovanni Bruno

and

Antonio Gracco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; dental materials; mechanical properties

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

Recent Advances in Underwater Vehicles, 2nd Edition

edited by Seongyeol Yoo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater robots; underwater sensors; navigation; machine learning for underwater robots

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

Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by Yi Zhou,

Guangdong Zhou

and

Laura Ierimonti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; structural health monitoring; sensor technology; condition assessment; damage detection; non-destructive testing data analytics; life-cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Trends in Functional and Multifunctional Advanced Materials, Second Edition

edited by

Elisabeta Szerb

Florica Manea

and Cretu Carmen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive materials; porous and composite materials; supramolecular and self-assembled structures; nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular modeling; chemical; electrochemical; and biological sensors; imaging; clean technologies; biotechnologies and environmental protection

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

Applications of Nanomaterial in Photocatalysis

edited by André Luis Lopes Moriyama and

José Heriberto Oliveira do Nascimento

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; nanomaterials; sustainable development; photocatalytic systems; reactors; environment; energy

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

Advances in Communication, Sensing and Control Technologies for Distributed Systems: Formation Flying, Clusters and Constellations

edited by Xiangtian Zhao and

Shijie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed systems; cooperative sensing; networked control; integrated sensing and communication; integrated communication and navigation; integrated communication and remote sensing; satellite– terrestrial networks; advanced filtering and control theory; AI-driven data processing and fusion

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

Biorefineries: From Biomass to Bio-Based Products

edited by Telma Franco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; bio-based building blocks; lignocellulosic biomass; agro-industrial residues; algal and microbial biomass; sustainable processing; food and organic waste; life cycle assessment

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

Applications and Research Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells

edited by Ana Fabíola Leite Almeida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film solar cells; perovskite photovoltaics; CIGS and CdTe technologies; deposition techniques; interface engineering; device stability and lifetime; flexible solar devices; photovoltaic simulation and modeling; sustainable energy materials; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)

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

New Challenges in Aquatic Ecosystems and Their Biodiversity

edited by Janeide De Assis Padilha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; biodiversity; climate change; emerging pollutants; invasive species; conservation; ecosystem services; monitoring tools; ecological resilience; freshwater and marine

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

Deep Learning for Graph Management and Analytics: Second Edition

edited by Xiang Zhao,

Guanfeng Liu

and

Xin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph data; deep learning; graph management; graph analytics; graph algorithms

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

Biomechanics and Bioengineering in Dental Sleep Medicine

edited by

Giovanni Bruno

and Alberto De Stefani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental sleep medicine; biomechanics; oral appliance therapy; bioengineering; sleep-disordered breathing; digital workflow; CAD-CAM

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

Seismic Resistant Analysis and Design for Civil Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Virginio Quaglini

and

Eleonora Bruschi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake-resistant structures; seismic performance; seismic risk mitigation; seismic design; base isolation; energy dissipation; local strengthening; seismic codes; nonlinear analyses; structural retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Fuel Cell Technologies in Power Generation and Energy Recovery

edited by Zhihua Deng,

Lixin Fan

Magdalena Dudek

and Shengqiu Zhao

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; power generation; energy recovery; hydrogen energy; PEMFC; SOFC; DMFC; hybrid energy systems; thermal management; fuel cell control and optimization; waste heat utilization

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

Applications in Neural and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Bikram Bhuyan

Manolo Dulva Hina

and

Amar Ramdane-Cherif

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17419 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial neural networks; deep learning; symbolic computing; knowledge representation; formal logic; trustworthy AI; large language models

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

Air Quality in Indoor Environments, 3rd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10273 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor air pollution; health care facilities; occupational health; public health; schools; dwellings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Trends and Prospects in Retinal and Corneal Diseases

edited by

Grazia Maugeri

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6597 | Submission Open

Keywords: retinal diseases; corneal diseases; gene therapy; bioengineering; regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Oxidative Stress in Human Disease and Ageing: Insights and Innovations

edited by

Catia Branco

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4000 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial dysfunction; inflammation; elderly; chronic diseases; therapeutic antioxidants; redox metabolism; reactive nitrogen species; reactive oxygen species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy Technology: Emerging Trends in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Mario D’Acunto

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3670 | 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)

Thermal Imaging Techniques in Biomedical Applications

edited by Oshrit A. Hoffer and

Ofer Hadar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging; biomedical applications; disease diagnostics; AI in thermal imaging; non-invasive monitoring; thermal sensors; multimodal imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Emerging Topics in Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Ramin Bahmani

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome editing; CRISPR/Cas systems; omics technologies (transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics); machine learning in biology; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants; synthetic biology; crop improvement; biofortification; biotechnology applications; tissue culture; plant transformation; systems biology; high-throughput sequencing

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

Advanced Studies in Structural Mechanics and Vibration

edited by Runchao Zhao, Zhitong Li, Yinghou Jiao and Xiang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

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 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust optimization; predictive maintenance; future industry

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

Smart Microfluidic Technologies: Bridging Design, Discovery, and Deployment

edited by Xi Luo and

Yuzuru Takamura

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: lab-on-a-chip; microfluidics; on-chip bioreactors; point-of-care testing (POCT) devices; biosensors

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

Applications of 3D Bioprinting Technologies in Tissues and Organs Regeneration Engineering

edited by Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bioinks; biofabrication

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

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