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Advances in Natural Products: Extraction, Bioactivity, Biotransformation, and Applications

edited by

Ena Cegledi

, Ana Dobrinčić and

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; algae extracs; microorganisms; underutilized biomass; bioactive compounds; green extraction; biotransformation; phytochemical profiling; functional food

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

Applied Machine Learning in Industry 4.0

edited by

Xiaomin Zhu

and

Zhun Fan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: domain-constrained intelligence; decision-centric systems; human-AI co-reasoning; knowledge graph integration; multimodal data fusion; real-time feedback optimization; compliance-driven AI; semantic alignment; distributed learning privacy; cognitive efficiency optimization

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

System Reliability and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Natalia Trapani

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: system reliability; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring and diagnostics

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

Advances in Intelligent Transportation and Its Applications

edited by

Jaeho Lee

and Jinwoo Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: automotive; mobility; ITS; transportation; safety; AI-based intelligence; security and networks; sensing; object detection for transportation; visualization

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

Quality Assessment of Dairy Products

edited by

Mirela Lučan Čolić

Katarina Lisak Jakopović

and

Jasmina Lukinac

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological quality; chemical composition; physical properties; sensory evaluation; technological innovations

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

Food Contamination: Applications of Analytical Detection Methods

edited by

Dimitra Diamantidou

, Agnieszka Anna Niklas and

Adriana Dabija

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contact materials; food contaminants; pesticide residues; environmental contaminants; veterinary drugs residues; processing contaminants; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS); liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS); high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS)

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

New Challenges in Microbial Synthetic Biology Applications

edited by

Fantao Kong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; bioproducts; bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

AirGuard: Advances in Air Quality Monitoring, Assessment and Control

edited by

Alfred Micallef

and Adam Gauci

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality; air pollution; modeling; monitoring campaigns; emission; dispersion; transboundary pollution; indoor air; ambient air; instrumentation; sensors; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

PDE-Based Neural Operator Learning for Material Modeling, Fatigue, and Fracture Mechanics

edited by

Natalie Rauter

and

José António Correia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon learning; material modeling; neural operator learning; PDE-based learning; multi-phase material

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

Petroleum Engineering: Production Forecasting, Process Design, and Implementation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Zhou

Hongbin Yang

and

Martin Ma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: production forecasting; field implementation; process design; optimization algorithms; machine learning; multiphase flows; CO2 utilization and storage; reservoir evaluation; reservoir characterization

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

Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Low-Embodied Carbon Building Envelopes

edited by

Mehdi Ghobadi

and

Soowon Chang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied carbon; energy-efficient building envelope; biobased materials; optimization

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

New Mitigation Researches for Compound Disasters Based on Interdisciplinary Approaches

edited by

Yoshiyuki Kaneda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural disasters; disaster mitigation; complex disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Optimization, Navigation and Automatic Control of Intelligent Systems

edited by

Carlos E. Castañeda

and

Antonio Valderrabano-Gonzalez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control systems; optimization algorithms; autonomous navigation; adaptive and nonlinear control; machine learning in control systems

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

Underwater Acoustic Communications and Protocols: Challenges, Trends and Applications

edited by

Fangjiong Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater communication theory and technology; cross-media integrated communication and networking; architectures; methods and protocol stacks of cross-domain networking; collaborative resource management; allocation and scheduling; applications of intelligent technologies in underwater communication networks; application of underwater commnucation platforms and prototype

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Artificial Intelligence-Aided Technologies and Applications in Next-Generation Smart Networks

edited by Yuchao Chang, Wen Fang and Yi Zhong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence for next-generation wireless networks; green intelligent communication and computing; distributed machine learning applications; image and video processing; speech and audio processing; autonomous driving; Internet-of-Things; big data; smart embedded system; optical wireless communication; wireless power transfer

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

Advances of Edge Computing in Distributed Systems

edited by Ali Jalooli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence at the edge; autonomous systems; blockchain in edge computing; quantum computing; distributed ledger technologies; edge– cloud integration; privacy-preserving computation; decentralized systems

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

Recent Advances and Innovations in Microfluidics

edited by

Fariba Malekpour Galogahi

Haotian Cha

and

Jun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanofluidics; micro- and nanofabrication; fluid dynamics; lab-on-a-chip; miniaturized systems

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production Technologies for Green Energy

edited by

Francisco Heras

and Jéssica Justicia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; green hydrogen; renewable hydrogen; green energy; energy transition

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

Advances in the Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer and Their Clinical Applications

edited by

Ana Ramos

and

Fernando Mendes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer detection; cancer diagnosis; clinical applications; liquid biopsy; multiparametric biomarkers; artificial intelligence; digital pathology; nanotechnology; quantum dots; CRISPR; molecular diagnostics; precision oncology; non-invasive techniques; personalized medicine; emerging technologies in oncology

Maintenance and Reliability Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Przemyslaw Drozyner and

Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: maintenance engineering; reliability engineering; industrial reliability; Industry 4.0; smart maintenance; machine learning in maintenance; data analytics in reliability; failure analysis; maintenance optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Technologies in Intelligent Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daniel Jancarczyk

, Marcin Bernaś and

Tomasz Boczar

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; industrial engineering; new technologies; advancements and applications; artificial intelligence; machine learning; robotics; automation; additive manufacturing; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things; sustainable manufacturing; digital twins; supply chain optimization; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

edited by

Adam Konefał

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation; dose measurement; medical imaging; nuclear power; sensors; monte carlo simulations; environmental monitoring; high-energy physics

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

Innovative Techniques and Materials in Implant Dentistry

edited by Alexandre Perez,

Roberto Di Felice

and

Tommaso Lombardi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implants; biomaterial; surgical procedures; osseointegration; peri-implantitis; robotic dental implant surgery; digital dentistry; implant guides; implant placement; preparation of heat generation at implant site

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

Security and Privacy in AI: Human Interaction, Awareness and Protection

edited by

Xuechao Yang

, Chenhao Xu, Jack Li and

Xun Yi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI security; data privacy; adversarial attacks; human-in-the-loop; explainable AI; trust in AI; privacy awareness; real-world AI cases

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

Mining-Induced Rock Strata Damage and Mine Disaster Control

edited by Yunjiang Sun, Gen Li and Guangchao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal mining; rock strata failure and movement; mine disasters related to rock strata failure and movement; control theory and technology of overburden movement; complex stress field; key strata theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Reza Hassanian

and Morris Riedel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; experiment; turbulent; machine learning; deep learning; Lattice Boltzmann; energy; AI-based model; simulation; prediction model; compressible; incompressible; fluid dynamics; high-performance computing

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

EV (Electric Vehicle) Energy Storage and Battery Management

edited by

Levon Gevorkov

and

Lluís Trilla

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy storage systems; automotive electrification; renewable energy integration; wide-bandgap semiconductors; battery management; smart grids; sustainable technologies

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

Application of AI, Sensors, and IoT in Modern Agriculture

edited by

Antonio López-Quílez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; big data analytics; mathematical modeling; precision agriculture; resource optimization; climate resilience; internet of things (IoT); drones; robotics; sensors; GIS; artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Sport Biomechanics and Sport Medicine

edited by

Takeshi Asai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance; health; bioengineering; gigital technology; AI; sensor; simulation; injury risk; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Modelling and Simulation of Mechanical Properties for Additive Manufacturing Material

edited by

Przemysław Strzelecki

Michał Stopel

, Maciej Kotyk,

Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez

and

Ricardo Branco

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; mechanical property; fatigue property; analytical model; numerical simulation; failure analysis; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Backfill-Integrated Water-Conserving Green Mining Technology in Coal Mining

edited by

Qiang Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining; backfill; green mining technology; water-saving strategies; eco-friendly materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Sustainable Reliability, Maintenance, and Fault Diagnosis Strategies for Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Jérémie Schutz

and

Christophe Sauvey

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maintenance; reliability engineering; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; life cycle assessment; digital twin; industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; mechanical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Trends and Prospects in Laser–Plasma Accelerator

edited by

Mario Galletti

and Livio Verra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser– plasma wakefield acceleration; particle accelerator; beam diagnostics; plasma diagnostics; laser diagnostics; plasma sources; staging; high-repetition-rate plasma sources

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

Mobile Computing and Intelligent Sensing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Han Ding

and

Wei Xi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: pervasive computing; signal processing for mobile systems; communication paradigm and hardware design; intelligence systems with machine/deep learning; security and privacy in mobile systems; IoT systems and applications

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

Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics, 2nd Edition

edited by Seong Hyeon Hong and Yi Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; machine vision; robotic control systems; human– robot interaction; innovative sensors; unmanned vehicles; field/industrial robotics

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

Trusted Service Computing and Trusted Artificial Intelligence, 2nd Edition

edited by Ying Ma and Joey Tianyi Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: service computing; machine learning; trust; robustness; explainable AI; safety; privacy

Advances in Cancer Prognostics and Therapeutic Approaches in Oral Oncology

edited by

Everton De Morais

and Roseana De Almeida Freitas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral cancer; carcinogenesis; diagnosis; cancer heterogeneity; biomarkers; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; therapy resistance; prognosis

Dietary Bioactive Compounds and Their Neuroprotective Potential

edited by

Małgorzata Komar (Matysek)

and

Edyta Kowalczuk-Vasilev

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; neuroprotection; dietary bioactives; polyphenols; flavonoids; brain health; oxidative stress; neuroinflammation; neurodegeneration; functional foods; nutraceuticals; cognitive decline; gut– brain axis

Intelligent Vehicle Collaboration and Positioning

edited by Yang Li and

Salvatore Strano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: collaborative positioning; intelligent vehicle; vehicular networks; autonomous vehicles

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

Radiation and Environmental Effects on Electronic Devices: Reliability, Failure, and Protection

edited by

Cher Ming Tan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: degradation; safety; testing; mission-critical electronic systems; failure analysis; mitigation

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

Bioactive Dental Materials: A Paradigm Shift in Dentistry?—2nd Edition

edited by Cornelis Hans Pameijer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactivity; restorative dentistry; remineralization; periodontics; endodontics; bone formation

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

Next-Generation Concrete: Circular and Carbon-Conscious Solutions

edited by

Asaad Almssad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building; low-carbon materials; sustainable infrastructure; carbon footprint; life cycle assessment; eco-innovation; resilient materials; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Biological Treatment Processes for Wastewater: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Amir M. Motlagh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; activated sludge process; anaerobic digestion; biofilm reactors; constructed wetlands; resource recovery; emerging contaminants; biotechnology in wastewater treatment; microbial ecology and omics; wastewater reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Structural Analysis and Optimal Design of Innovative Bio-Based Materials/Structures

edited by

Giacomo Iovane

and

Beatrice Faggiano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based material; structural analysis; life-cycle assessment; optimal design methodologies; structural design optimization; environmental impact assessment; sustainable architecture; AI-enabled design and simulation

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

Recent Advances in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Applications in Chemistry and Materials Science

edited by

Yaqin Liu

and Lina Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear magnetic resonance; structure analysis; chemistry and materials science; structure of organic compounds; structure of small drug molecules; materials science

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

New Trends in the Structure Characterization of Food

edited by

María de Jesús Perea-Flores

Ma de la Paz Salgado-Cruz

and

Francisco Erik González-Jiménez

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 46127 | Submission Open

Keywords: food materials and emerging technologies; ultrasound; microwave and infrared technologies; nutrients and components (biopolymers and secondary metabolites); dietary supplements and functional foods; agroindustrial waste; spectroscopy— Raman; IR; X-ray diffraction (XRD); microscopy techniques light microscopy (LM); confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); transmission electron microscopy (TEM); atomic force microscopy (AFM); super-resolution microscopy saturated structured illumination microscopy (SSIM); stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED); photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM); fluorescence photoactivation localization microscopy (FPALM); stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM)

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

Recent Advances in Pediatric Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

edited by

Hyoseol Lee

and Mi Sun Kim

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12055 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric dentistry; pediatric orthodontics; orthodontic treatment

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

Harnessing Microalgae and Seaweed for the Food Sector

edited by

Teresa Mouga

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5955 | Submission Open

Keywords: seaweed; microalgae; algal biomass

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

New Insights into Neurorehabilitation

edited by

Juan Pablo Romero

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5647 | Submission Open

Keywords: telerehabilitation; non-invasive neuromodulation; motor imagery; action observation; cutting-edge neuromodulation techniques; TMS; TDCS

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

Structural Dynamics in Civil Engineering

edited by

Maria Francesca Sabba

and

Dora Foti

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4188 | Submission Open

Keywords: modal analysis; spectrum analysis; dynamic response; structural health monitoring (SHM); finite element analysis (FEA); limit analysis; nonlinear behavior; failure mechanisms; machine learning (ML)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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