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Adsorption and Membrane Processes for Water Treatment

edited by

Angelica Marquetotti Salcedo Vieira

and

Marcelo Fernandes Vieira

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: refractory pollutant; integrated technologies; environmental sustainability; surface modification; advanced processes; material rationalization; adsorptive membranes

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

Advances in Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Heechul Yoon

and

Changhan Yoon

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound imaging; therapeutic ultrasound; quantitative ultrasound (QUS); super-resolution ultrasound; wearable ultrasound; elastography; Doppler imaging; focused ultrasound (FUS); contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); AI in ultrasound imaging

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

Advanced Digital Systems and Their Applications in Innovation, Emerging Technologies and Strategic Approaches

edited by

Ioanna Giannoukou

and

Spyros Sioutas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced digital systems; emerging technologies; digital transformation; innovation management; strategic approaches; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); digital innovation; technology strategies; smart systems and applications

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

Current Techniques for Bone Regeneration

edited by

Anja Nohe

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone regeneration; biomimetic peptides; tissue engineering; stem cell therapy; biomaterials; growth factor delivery; 3D-printed scaffolds; osteoinduction; immunomodulation; bone repair strategies

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

Advanced Machining Technologies for High-Performance Materials

edited by

Marcin Grabowski

and

Maciej Kubon

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining; high-performance materials; tool wear; sustainable machining; smart manufacturing; AI in machining; process optimisation

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

Falls: Risk, Prevention and Rehabilitation (3rd Edition)

edited by

Hanatsu Nagano

Rezaul Begg

and

Shabnam Shokouhi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: falls prevention; tripping; slipping; rehabilitation; walking; gait; falls risk; sensor

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

Display-Based Optical Wireless Communication for IoT and 6G

edited by

Sung-Yoon Jung

Pankaj Singh

and

Byungwook Kim

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible light communication (VLC); visual MIMO; screen– camera communication; optical camera communication (OCC); display-based optical wireless transmission; 6G; Internet of Things (IoT)

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

Fluid Transport in Fractured Rocks: Safe, Green and Efficient Development of Coal

edited by

Shun Liang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater migration; gas transport; fractured coal/rock; coalbed methane drainage; hydraulic fracturing; green mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Data Privacy Preserving for Multimedia Systems

edited by

Min Cao

and Mang Ye

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy-preserving video analysis; multimodal learning; federated learning; cross-modal retrieval

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

Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals—2nd Edition

edited by

Miran Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; health management; Internet of Things healthcare; sensor fusion in biomedical imaging; remote sensing in healthcare; diagnostics; health monitoring; biosignal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

RGB-IR Vision for 3D Scene Analysis and Thermal Assessment

edited by Władysław Skarbek

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB; 3D analysis; multispectral vision; 3D reconstruction; thermal analysis

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

Research on Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Second Edition

edited by Alessandro Bonardi and Niccolò Paoletti Paoletti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; drug design; biocatalysts; catalysis

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

Functional Food Development and Nutritional Fortification

edited by Marta Pasławska and

Klaudia Masztalerz

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; osmotic dehydration; vacuum impregnation; cold plasma; drying; bioactivity; health-promoting compounds; sensory properties; food structure modification; 3D printing

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

Evaluation, Measurement and Verification of Energy Savings

edited by

Filippo Busato

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy savings; measurement and verification; inflation rate; interest rate; payback; carbon emission factor

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

Materials and Applications of Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices

edited by Lorenzo Arnal Vallés and

Giorgio Facchetti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: organometallic emiters; organic emiters; material science; imaging; sensing; photnics; optoelectronic devices

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

Advances in Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage

edited by Mkhulu Kenneth Mathe

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; solid-state batteries; sodium-ion batteries; graphene; electrodeposition; metal oxides; metal sulphides; MXenes

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

Advancements in Organic Aquaculture: Productivity, Sustainability, and Food Security

edited by

Styliani Minoudi

, Elisavet Kaitetzidou and

Efthimia Antonopoulou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic aquaculture; sustainable production; aquaculture technology; food security; feed optimization; water quality; disease management; environmental impact; life cycle assessment; animal welfare

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

Advanced Statistical Methods in Environmental and Climate Sciences

edited by

Ramón Álvarez-Esteban

and

Flor Álvarez-Taboada

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental and climate sciences; remote sensing; data handling; time series; multidimensional statistical methods; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Decarbonization and Circularity in the Built Environment

edited by

Giacomo Di Ruocco

, Elisabetta Palumbo and

Fulvio Re Cecconi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: building LCA; zero CDW; bioclimatic design; life quality; environmental impacts mitigation; local supply chain; circular economy; environmental; social and economic sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Innovations in CFD for Agricultural Structures and Controlled Environments

edited by

Vassilios Fragos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); agricultural structures; ventilation systems; environmental parameters simulation; crop and livestock environment; sustainable agriculture; cost-efficiency of agricultural practices; experimental data validation; environmental optimization

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

Natural Antioxidants: Characterization, Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Aljaž Medič

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: polyphenols; antioxidant activity; functional foods; nutraceuticals; analytical chemistry; food preservation; bioactivity; oxidative stress; food quality; food composition

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

Recent Advances in Functional Materials for Dental Applications

edited by Vincenzo Tosco

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive dental materials; nanomaterials; tissue regeneration; dental restorative materials; antibacterial coatings; dental composites; functional polymers in dental prosthetics; ceramics in dentistry; dental implants

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

Oral Diseases and Clinical Dentistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Liliana Sachelarie

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic methods; pediatric dentistry; dental materials; geriatric dentistry; operative dentistry

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

Agro-Industrial Waste Valorization: Advances in Functional Materials and Circular Technologies

edited by

Simona Gavrilaş

and

Florentina-Daniela Munteanu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial waste; waste valorization; circular economy; bio-based materials; biopolymers; green extraction technologies; bioenergy production; sustainable packaging

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

Biomedical Applications of Bioactive Ingredients from Natural Products—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou

and

Christos Kontogiorgis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; pure compounds; encapsulation; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; in vitro; in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Electrocatalysts: Recent Advances and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoping Gao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; catalyst materials; synthesis methods; electrocatalytic mechanisms; energy conversion; fuel cells; electrocatalytic sensors; environmental applications; metal/air batteries; sustainable energy

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

Cancer Cell Biology, Radiation and Radiomimetic Therapy

edited by

John Patrick Alao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer cell biology; radiotherapy; radiomimetic drugs; DNA damage response; DNA repair; DNA metabolism; oxidative stress; cellular stress response; cell death

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

Mobility Aids: Design, Methods, and User-Centered Solutions

edited by Claire Flemmer and

Jorge Morais

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility aid; wheelchair; leg prosthetic; exoskeleton; rehabilitation; navigation; accessibility; accessibility implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Electrical Insulation Systems

edited by

Zhikang Yuan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13716 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical insulation materials; insulation system design; high voltage insulation; insulation properties; insulation failure mechanisms; safety and reliability of electrical systems; insulation testing and evaluation; advanced insulation technologies

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

Unconventional Raw Materials for Food Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ovidiu Tita

Adriana Dabija

and

Georgiana Gabriela Codină

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2518 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional raw materials for food; trend in food; new food product development; food processing; valorization of by-products; trend in nutrition; functional food; foods for particular nutritional uses

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

Exploration and Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Latest Advances and Prospects: 3rd Edition

edited by

Shu Tao

, Wei Ju, Shida Chen,

Zhengguang Zhang

and Jiang Han

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional oil and gas; exploration and development; reservoir evaluation; seepage mechanism; hydrocarbon enrichment model; reservoir petrophysics

Advances in Functional Foods and Natural Products

edited by Elenice Souza Dos Reis Goes and

Cintia da Silva Araújo

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; natural bioactive compounds; health-promoting ingredients; food product innovation; nutraceuticals

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

The World of Bees: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation

edited by

Bartosz Piechowicz

and

Maria Romerowicz-Misielak

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: bees; bee biodiversity; new Apidae species; invasive species; bee physiology; bee pathology; honeybee; threats to bees; importance of bees as pollinators

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

The Application of Digital Technology in Education

edited by

Linda Daniela

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 59555 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; technology-enhanced learning; digital learning solutions; smart pedagogy

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

Recent Advances in Halophytes Plants

edited by

Maria Helena Abreu Silva

and

Diana Cláudia Gouveia Alves Pinto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28994 | Submission Open

Keywords: saline crops; salinized crops; rhizosphere microbiome; biological activities; phytochemistry; plant metabolites

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

Motion Control for Robots and Automation

edited by Yi Fang, Yuxin Sun and Dongfang Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 27502 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion control; motion planning; trajectory planning; kinematic and dynamic modeling; servomotor; AI in motion control; vibration suppression; precision manufacturing; motion profile design; feedforward control; feedback control; intelligent robots and machines; advanced control

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

Holistic Approaches in Sensory Research on Food and Non-food Products Using New Techniques and Digital Tools

edited by

Eliza Kostyra

, Anna Piotrowska and

Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25960 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory research; consumer behaviour; food and non-food products; descriptive analysis test; qualitative techniques; immersive technique; virtual reality; eye tracking; novel techniques in sensory profiling; digital solutions; e-nose; e-tongue and e-eye

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

Sustainability and Green Supply Chain Management in Industrial Fields

edited by

Giorgia Casella

Letizia Tebaldi

and

Eleonora Bottani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20848 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain management; industry; green management; operations management and optimization; sustainable production; environmental impact; sustainable development; case study; manufacturing; life cycle assessment; emissions reduction; green innovation

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

Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Georgios N. Aretoulis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10895 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; artificial intelligence; artificial neural networks; expert systems; digital twins; blockchain; machine learning; optimization; decision support automation; quality control; road infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Insights into Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Eva Dorta

José Ignacio Alonso-Esteban

and

M. Gloria Lobo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10819 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; phenolic compounds; green chemistry; antioxidants; bioactive compounds

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

Cell Biology: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Mihail S. Chervenkov

Darin Zerti

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10640 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; disease modeling; stem cell culture systems; regenerative medicine

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

Orthopaedics and Joint Reconstruction: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Andrea Vescio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9948 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthopedic biomaterials and implants; minimally invasive surgery in orthopedics; personalized orthopedic medicine.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

eHealth Innovative Approaches and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Silvestri

Francesco Gargiulo

Dario Di Stasio

and Raffaele Guarasci

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9144 | Submission Open

Keywords: eHealth; medical informatics; big data analytics for eHealth; eHealth big data architectures; artificial intelligence in medicine; machine and deep learning approaches for eHealth; health information systems; biomedical Internet of Things (IoT) devices; security and privacy of medical data; cybersecurity in healthcare; diagnosis and therapy support systems; quantum computing approaches for eHealth; quantum computing for drug discovery

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

Dynamics and Control with Applications to Ocean Renewables

edited by Shangyan Zou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5043 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource modeling; hydrodynamics and aerodynamics; model reduction; resource-to-wire modeling; ocean renewable arrays; power take-off; control algorithms; control co-design; structural integrity

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

Wastewater Treatment and Purification Technologies

edited by Zhan Wei and

Ning Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4335 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; resources recovery; carbon reduction; machine learning; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Biomedical Imaging Technologies for Cardiovascular Disease, 4th Edition

edited by

Julio Garcia Flores

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3757 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac echocardiography; cardiac computed tomography; cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiovascular imaging; image-guided interventions; positron emission tomography; personalized cardiac imaging

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

Applications of Machine Learning in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Esteban Díaz,

Tiago Filipe da Silva Miranda

and

Cheng-Yu Ku

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3161 | 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)

Applications of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Methods: 3rd Edition

edited by

Yujin Lim

and

Hideyuki Takahashi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; computer vision; data mining; robotics

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

Trends and Perspectives in Bacterial Biofilms

edited by

Ramona Iseppi

Patrizia Messi

and

Carla Sabia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2683 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; dry biofilm; pathogens; microbial communities; eradication; prevention; new methods

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

Single-Pixel Intelligent Imaging and Recognition

edited by Lu Gao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open

Keywords: ghost imaging; single-pixel imaging; recognition of moving object; deep learning; computational imaging

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

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