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Crop Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3767 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop yield; crop nutrition; fertilizer use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Mechanical Properties and Characterization Technologies of Composite Materials submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3678 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural fibers; fiber-reinforced mortars and concrete; textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs); harsh exposure; FRCM; 3D printing; supplementary cementitious materials; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; unconventional reinforcement; recycled aggregates; waste; self-healing mortar and concrete; smart/multifunctional composite; self-sensing composites; alkali-activated materials; geopolymers; building materials; calcium sulfoaluminate binders; cementitious composites; hybrid binders; calcinated clays; fly ash; blast furnace slag; natural pozzolans; waste management; immobilization of toxic wastes; foamed and lightweight concretes; mortars; grouts and renders; reinforced concrete; precast concrete; corrosion; durability; environmental assessment; materials processing; rheology; performance-based specifications; activators; additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Functional Foods and Their Impact on Human Health: From Mechanisms to Applications
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3456 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional food; novel food; bioactivity; food supplementation; nutraceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Occupational Well-Being: Enhancing Safety and Ergonomics in the Work Environment submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2903 | 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)
Smart Grids and Batteries for Sustainable Power Energy System
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2798 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; battery storage; sustainable energy; renewable integration; energy efficiency; grid stability; system reliability; infrastructural and operational resilience; digital communication; automation in energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Current Trends in Food Microbiology: Food Fermentation, Safety, and Production
edited by and Spyros Konteles
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open
Keywords: food microbiology; food fermentation; microbiome; pathogen detection; food safety; food preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) Security: Challenges and Applications
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2083 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber-security; smart-city; human relationships; relational contexts; meta-analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Soil Liquefaction in Geotechnical Engineering
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquefaction; earthquake; shear waves; seismic hazard; centrifuge modeling; liquefaction evaluation; numerical simulation; data mining; high overburden stress; geological age; porewater pressure; bender element test; static cone penetration test; standard penetration tests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Application and Development of New Materials and Intelligent Technologies in Civil Engineering Construction
edited by Ke Sheng, , Shengtao Zhou and Dongxing Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open
Keywords: civil engineering construction; new materials; intelligent technologies; sustainable construction; tunnel engineering; slope stabilization; intelligent monitoring systems; numerical simulation; green construction materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
5th Anniversary of Aerospace Science and Engineering Section—Recent Advances in Aerospace submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open
Keywords: aircraft; engine; propulsion; aerodynamics; flight control; astrodynamics; space science; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
Feature Review Papers in Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical engineering; tribology; materials; manufacturing; mechatronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Smart Materials and Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials
edited by Chengjun Zeng, Fei Pan and Xiaozhou Xin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open
Keywords: stimuli-responsive materials; shape-memory polymers; bio-inspired composites; mechanical metamaterials; energy absorption; smart structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Biotechnology in Animals submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1209 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; livestock; genetic improvement of livestock; genetically modified animals; gene editing; comparative genomics and biodiversity; reproductive biotechnologies; disease resistance; therapeutic proteins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
New Insights into Astronomy and Astrophysics
edited by Chenhui Niu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open
Keywords: astronomical instument; astronomical technology; astrometry; telescopes; digital backends; analog signal system; numerical simulation; RFI; pulsar astronomy; galaxy astronomy; HI 21cm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
Structural Design of Buildings and Civil Engineering Constructions
edited by Shuling Hu and Ruizhao Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural design; civil engineering construction; smart technologies; resilient infrastructure; green building
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Topical Advisory Panel Members' Collection Series: Waste Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; extractive metallurgy; metallurgical residues recovery; secondary raw materials; waste management; slag; dusts; sludges; skims; dross; cement and concrete; asphalt; exhaust salts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
In Situ and Laboratory Tests for Analysis and Application in Soil Mechanics
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open
Keywords: in situ tests; laboratory tests; soil mechanics; calculation models; earthquake hazards; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Intrusion Detection and Prevention
edited by Pierre Parrend
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; detection; prevention; generative AI; supervised learning; unsupervised learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Multidisciplinary Collaborative Design of Aircraft
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidisciplinary design; coupling optimization; intelligent design; inverse design; high fidelity; high efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
Feature Review Papers in Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open
Keywords: histology; embryology; microscopic anatomy; tissue bioengineering; bioinformatics; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; translational bioengineering; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Environmental Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Disasters
edited by , Huaxiang Yan, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental geotechnical engineering; geological disasters; contaminated sites; slope stability; earthquake; sustainable geomaterials; eco-engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Application in Environmental Detection
edited by , Ling Ji and Yuqing Xia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotechnical monitoring technology; environmental adaptability; environmental testing; tunnels; slopes; buildings; standards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
New Trends in Slope Stability
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 643 | Submission Open
Keywords: slope stability; multi-field coupling; real-time monitoring; numerical modeling; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advanced Technologies and Applications of Microwave and Millimeter Wave
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave technology millimeter wave; technology telecommunications; defense systems; high-speed wireless networks; high-resolution imaging automotive radar; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)
Mechanical Properties of Concrete: Advances, Applications and Challenges
edited by Linfei Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed-design optimization; durability; sustainability; innovative testing methods; material characterization; field testing and applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advances in Computer Vision and Digital Image Processing
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; digital image processing; deep learning; object detection; image segmentation; generative AI; medical imaging; scene understanding; multimodal data fusion; embedded vision systems; human– computer interaction; real-time image analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Phytochemicals: Extraction, Isolation, and Identification submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant natural products; extraction methods; isolation and purification; structure elucidation; nuclear magnetic resonance; mass spectrometry; circular dichroism; X-ray crystallography; spectroscopy; chromatography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Machine Learning and Its Application for Anomaly Detection
edited by and Amira Mouakher
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: anomaly detection; explainable AI (XAI); time-series analysis; generative AI; predictive maintenance; cybersecurity; industrial monitoring; healthcare analytics; real-time systems; federated learning; privacy-preserving machine learning; image anomaly detection; edge computing; cloud-based detection; outlier detection; adaptive detection systems and industrial IoTs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
A Geotechnical Study on Landslides: Challenges and Progresses
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslides; infrastructure resilience; civil engineering; water conservancy engineering; road and railway engineering; landslide remediation; numerical modeling; remote sensing; risk management; disaster mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Novel Timber Structures and Materials in Building Engineering submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable material; engineered timber; experimental investigation; mechanical properties; novel material; timber structures; timber composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Biomechanics and Technology in Sports
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports biomechanics; movement assessment; sports technology; athletic performance; wearable sensors; motion analysis; kinematics; kinetics; data-driven training; performance enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Risk Assessment for Hazards in Infrastructures submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrastructure vulnerabilities; resilience; multi-hazard risk assessment; response and recovery planning; inspection and monitoring; financial sustainability of infrastructures; life-cycle cost estimation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Machine Learning in Medicine and Health: Data, Methods and Applications
edited by Grażyna Suchacka, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; laboratory (bio)markers; risk factors/risk scores; classification; prediction; (disease) profiling; diagnosis; prognosis; artificial intelligence; medicine; bioinformatics; bibliometric
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Human–Robot Deep Learning and Interaction on Edge AI
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge AI; human-robot; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Structural Pounding Risk between Buildings
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 328 | 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)
Electrochemistry and Corrosion of Materials
edited by , Sridhar Niverty, and Lyndi Strange
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemistry and material degradation; long-term corrosion tests; multimodal corrosion measurements; microscopic electrochemistry: scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM); scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM); multiphysics modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Cloud Computing: New Network Technology and Information Security
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud computing; security models; networks; information security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Sustainable Mobility and Transportation (SMTS 2025) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: vehicle development; diagnostics and testing; materials technology; autonomous vehicle; fuels and lubricants; electromobility; mobility and society; AI and control; manufacturing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Advanced Materials Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges
edited by Jin Wang, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: grinding; forging; welding; surface treatment; laser processing; electrical discharge machining; electron beam processing; metal; non-metal; composite material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Cutting-Edge Methods in Thin Film Deposition and Characterization
edited by Carlos Luna
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 260 | 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)
Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices: Synthesis and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic solar cells; bandgap; charge recombination; efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Real-Time Detection in Additive Manufacturing
edited by Zhuo Yang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: real-time monitoring; anormaly detection; in situ data; process control; sensors; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
Current Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges for Biomaterials in Dental Applications
edited by , and Valentina Rajić
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 234 | 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)
Recent Developments in Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Road Infrastructure Networks submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: assessment of pavement condition in terms of quality and safety; development of and improvement in pavement management systems; short-term and long-term pavement performance monitoring and modeling; pavement management strategies at both project and network levels; rehabilitation and preservation techniques for pavements; novel materials and technologies for pavement preventive maintenance; pavement life cycle assessment; methods for enhancing pavement resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Emerging Concrete Technologies and Applications
edited by Ilinca Cornel and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance concrete; sustainable and green concrete; smart concrete; monitoring and mathematical modeling of concrete structures; durable concrete solutions; circular economy in the construction of concrete structures; machine and deep learning in concrete technology and applications; prestressed concrete; post-tensioned concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; precast; prefabricated; and pre-engineered concrete structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Novel Analysis and Detection Approaches in Food Microbiology
edited by , Trayana Nedeva and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: food microbiology; pathogen detection; microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)
Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles
edited by and Guilherme Gomide
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomagnetism; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic nano(bio)hybrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)
Technical Advances in Enzyme Engineering and Biocatalysis
edited by Hugo Juarez Vieira Pereira and Francis Soares Gomes
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: enzyme design; immobilization techniques; enzyme stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
New Horizons in Structural Health Monitoring of Railway Infrastructure submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: railway infrastructure; structural health monitoring; AI; monitoring technology; data mining; condition assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 161 | 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)
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