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Advances in Food Analysis and Processing submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2354 | Submission Open
Keywords: food; processing; analysis; nutritional value; safety; consumers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advances in Automation and Controls of Agri-Food Systems submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture modeling; automation; wireless sensor network and IoT; smart sensors and actuators; strategy for resource use efficiency; control and energy optimization; decision support systems; machine vision systems; AG-robotics; autonomous guidance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Extraction, Analysis and Applications of Bioactive Compounds in Food submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits; vegetables; spices; herbs; extraction techniques; polyphenols; biological activity; polyphenols; antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): Flight Control and Applications
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2179 | Submission Open
Keywords: decision making; flight control; swarm intelligence; flight dynamics; autonomy; operations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Construction Engineering Projects submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI in construction management; construction robotics; sustainable building technology; AI-driven project management; construction industry innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Latest Advances in Cement and Concrete Composites: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2156 | Submission Open
Keywords: fire-resistant cementitious composites; non-corrosive cementitious composites; alkali-activated binders; fly ash; and pozzolanic reaction; graphene and carbon nano-platelets/tubes; geopolymer mortar and concrete; polymer concrete; nanosilica and recycled glass; recycled composites; FRP composites; durability & life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advanced Smart Grid Technologies, Applications and Challenges submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2126 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; smart grids integration; automatic network management; communication systems to smart grids; smart buildings; demand response; vehicle to grid (V2G); sustainable mobility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Advanced Control Systems and Control Engineering submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced control systems; control engineering; reinforcement learning; physics-informed machine learning; path planning; autonomous vehicles; multi-agent systems; fault-tolerant control; intelligent control; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Innovative Approaches and Materials for Water Treatment submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2030 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; secondary pollutants; microplastics; organic pollutants; heavy metals; adsorption; desorption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Machine Learning and Numerical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1884 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning in geotechnics; advanced numerical modelling techniques; predictive analysis for geotechnical properties; hybrid ML and numerical methods; finite element and discrete element coupling; geotechnical design optimization using ML; innovative computational geomechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing Techniques
edited by Jie Yang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1852 | Submission Open
Keywords: large language models; machine reading comprehension; information retrieval; text mining; language generation; machine translation; multilingual systems; chain of thought; retrieval-augmented generation; DL-based techniques and tools for NLP
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Diet, Nutrition and Human Health
edited by and Yi-Ping Yu
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1811 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; nutrition; human health; dietary patterns; food science; food technology; functional foods; nutraceuticals; human studies; animal research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Mechanical Fault Diagnosis and Signal Processing submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1793 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent fault detection; high-resolution signal processing; noise elimination and feature extraction; non-linear operating conditions; electromechanical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Innovations in Forensic Sciences: Advancing Investigations through Multidisciplinary Approaches submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open
Keywords: forensic science innovations; DNA analysis techniques; digital forensics; crime scene investigation; AI in forensics; multidisciplinary; approaches in forensics; legal implications of forensic technology; machine learning applications in forensics; forensic methodologies; evidence reliability
Potential Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables—4th Edition
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidants; human diseases; nutrition; vegetables; fruit; trees; plants; herbs; breeding; vitamins; polyphenols; antinutrients; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; spectroscopy' immunology; biochemistry; in vitro model; pathologies; in vivo study; cell culture; animal model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Polymer Nanocomposites: State of the Art and Future Prospects
edited by Michael Jones Silva, and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer nanocomposites; synthesis and characterization; properties; applications; technological innovations; sustainability and environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Advances in Human–Machine Interaction
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open
Keywords: augmented reality; virtual reality; user-centered design; Industry 4.0; interaction design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Cereal-Based Food Processing and Nutritional Quality: Latest Advances and Prospects submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal-based food; food processing; nutritional quality; chemical composition of food; health properties of food; innovative technology; bioactive substances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advanced Methods and Applications in Routing and Distributions Problems
edited by , Bruno Gonçalves and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1634 | Submission Open
Keywords: routing; distribution; advanced logistics; multi-echelon networks; computational logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Advanced Sensing and Processing Methods for Non-Invasive Assessment and Monitoring of Chronic Disorders submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1622 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; neurological disorders; wearable sensors; camera-based systems; radar systems; radio-based sensing; smart sensing; signal processing; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
IoT Technology and Information Security
edited by , Jianbing Ni, Yuling Liu and Ming Zhao
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; information security; cyberthreats against the IoT; vulnerability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Biomedical Image Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; image analysis; computer-aided diagnosis; visualization in biomedical imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advances in Developing Urban Resilience Through Environmental and Earth Sciences
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban resilience; environment resilience; smart city; community engagement; infrastructure resilience; urban policy; built environment; urban renewal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Advances in Combustion Science and Engineering
edited by Ariyan Zare Ghadi
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open
Keywords: combustion; computational fluid dynamics; kinetic study; alternative fuels; combustion diagnostics; emission abatement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)
Advances in High-Performance Buildings: Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Opportunities
edited by , Veronica Lucia Castaldo and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor and outdoor comfort; energy efficiency; environmental impact; renewable energies; PtX; LCA; CFD; dynamic simulation; microclimate mitigation; multiphysic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Polymer Materials: Design, Fabrication and Mechanical Properties submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Novel Insights into Optical Networks, Including Their Role in the 6G Era submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical communications; optical networks; 6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
Novel Technologies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
edited by Ramon Sieira-Gil
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open
Keywords: personalized surgery; 3D virtual planning; CAD/CAM; preoperative surgical planning; tissue engineering; orthognathic surgery; maxillofacial reconstructive surgery; prelaminated flaps; facial plastic surgery; head and neck reconstructive surgery; facial palsy; minimally invasive surgery; surgical navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Innovative Approaches and Tools for Healthcare and Medical Applications submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare technology; medical applications; artificial intelligence; personalized medicine; telemedicine; diagnostic; imaging technology; sensor technologies; healthcare innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Applications of Machine Learning in Geotechnical Engineering
edited by Esteban Díaz, and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; geotechnical engineering; deep learning; underground engineering; foundation engineering; artificial neural networks; soil mechanics; rocks mechanics; geomechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Microbiology in Meat Production and Meat Processing
edited by , Maria Walczycka and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open
Keywords: meat products; meat processing; fermentation; meat additives; storage of meat; storage of meat products; bacteria; molecular identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
New Horizons and Applications for Big Data Analysis and Smart Computing
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud/edge computing; mobile computing; Internet of Things
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
New Trends in Exoskeleton Robot
edited by Yali Liu, Xinyu Guan and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical design of exoskeleton; human motion pattern recognition; gait phase recognition; human– robot coordinate control; effect evaluation of exoskeleton
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Recent Progress and Future Directions
edited by Rubén-Daniel López-Carreño and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); fiber materials (synthetic; natural; recycled); crack control; toughness; and ductility of concrete; durability and resilience; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); sustainable construction materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Application of Acoustics as a Structural Health Monitoring Technology submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open
Keywords: sound; acoustic emission; ultrasonics; acousto-ultrasonics; guided waves; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
Recent Research on Intelligent Sensors submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1039 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Advanced Computer Vision Techniques: AI-Based Object Detection, Tracking, Surveillance and Security Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open
Keywords: detection; tracking; recognition; information security; computer networks; deep learning; lightweight model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart Energy Systems
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; control systems; smart energy systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Recent Progress and Applications of Infrared Thermography
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrared thermography; NDT/E (non-destrutive testing/evaluation); signal processing; thermal imaging; numerical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
Ultra-Low-Temperature Magnetic Refrigeration Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanism Research
edited by Wentao Jin and Hai-Feng Li
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-low-temperature refrigeration; magnetocaloric effect; hydrated paramagnetic salts; quantum magnets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)
RF/Millimeter-Wave/Sub-THz Antennas, Integrated Circuits and Systems for 5G and Beyond
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open
Keywords: RF; millimeter-wave; 5G/6G; satellite; radar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Recent Developments in Endodontics and Dental Materials
edited by and Luciane Dias De Oliveira
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open
Keywords: root canal instrumentation; biocompatibility; clinical endodontics; endodontic irrigants; intracanal medication; bioceramics; foramen transportation; foraminal morphology; obturating materials; biomaterials in endodontics; minimally invasive endodontics; regenerative endodontics; dental imaging
Emerging Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Design, Characterization, and Applications submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion cell design; computation modelling of lithium-ion batteries; experimental testing for lithium-ion batteries; mechanics of lithium-ion batteries; EIS; innovative applications for lithium-ion batteries; in situ testing; SOH estimation; remaining useful life estimation; AI modelling of lithium-ion batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)
Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Functional Thin Films
edited by Hicham Bakkali
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin films; coatings; materials science; nanotechnology; optoelectronics; solar cells; sensors and biosensors; piezoelectricity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Sciences and Technology)
Trends and Perspectives in Bacterial Biofilms submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofilm; dry biofilm; pathogens; microbial communities; eradication; prevention; new methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Novel Technologies and Processes submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; design for am; decision support systems; process optimization; process simulation; digital twin; process control; multi-material additive manufacturing; 4D printing; defect detection; quality control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
Sediment Transport and Infrastructure Scour submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open
Keywords: bed and bank erosion; bridge hydraulics; confluences; dam/embankment assessment; experimental investigation; field measurements; flow– vegetation– sediment interactions; fluvial hydraulics; geo-hazards; hydraulic structures; hydrodynamics; incipient motion; monitoring systems; morphodynamics; numerical modeling; reservoir sedimentation; remote sensing; scour; scour control structures; sediment transport; spur dikes; waterways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advanced Research in Foot and Ankle Kinematics
edited by Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión and Danilo Leonetti
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open
Keywords: foot; biomechanical phenomena; physical activity; gait analysis; instability; diagnosis; treatment; physical therapy; quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Geotechnical Structure Analysis and Risk Assessment in Tunnel Engineering, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 680 | Submission Open
Keywords: case history analysis; multi-scale geotechnical structure analysis; risk assessment of tunneling; geotechnical risk mitigation; new emerging technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Pushing the Boundaries of Autonomous Vehicles
edited by , and Ruidong Yan
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous vehicles (AVs); data challenges in AVs; perception– planning– control architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
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