Applied Sciences

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 193 | Submission Open

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

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

International Conference Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium–ICWSE 2025

edited by

Lidia Gurau

,

Mihaela Câmpean

and

Emilia-Adela Salca

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood structure and properties; wood drying and heat treatments; mechanical wood processing and quality; wood-based materials; wood preservation; modification; gluing; and coating; conservation– restoration of wooden objects; furniture design; wood constructions

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

New Mitigation Researches for Compound Disasters Based on Interdisciplinary Approaches

edited by

Yoshiyuki Kaneda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural disasters; disaster mitigation; complex disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

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 145 | 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)

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 122 | 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)

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 112 | 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 99 | 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)

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 61 | 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)

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 58 | 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)

Application of AI, Sensors, and IoT in Modern Agriculture

edited by

Antonio López-Quílez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 52 | 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)

Innovative Techniques and Materials in Implant Dentistry

edited by Alexandre Perez,

Roberto Di Felice

and

Tommaso Lombardi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 51 | 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)

EV (Electric Vehicle) Energy Storage and Battery Management

edited by

Levon Gevorkov

and

Lluís Trilla

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 50 | 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)

Recent Advances and Innovations in Microfluidics

edited by

Fariba Malekpour Galogahi

,

Haotian Cha

and

Jun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 50 | 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)

Maintenance and Reliability Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Przemyslaw Drozyner and

Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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)

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

edited by

Natalia Trapani

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

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

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

AI-Driven Innovations in Rehabilitation: Integrating Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Sports Medicine and Occupational Therapy Interventions

edited by

Christos Kokkotis

and

Paraskevi Malliou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; artificial intelligence; neurological disorders; musculoskeletal therapy; sports medicine; occupational therapy; personalized treatment; biomechanical assessment

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

Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare: Technologies, Applications, and Impact

edited by

Arnulfo Alanis

and

Teresa Guarda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; quantum machine learning; wearable devices; internet of medical things; natural language processing; generative artificial intelligence

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

Recent Advances in AI Convergence: Innovations at the Crossroads of Disciplines

edited by

Dae-Ki Kang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary artificial intelligence; AI-driven innovation; human– AI collaboration; domain-specific AI applications; AI convergence and integration

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

Sport Biomechanics and Sport Medicine

edited by

Takeshi Asai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Mobile Computing and Intelligent Sensing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Han Ding

and

Wei Xi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 23 | 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)

Food Quality and Characterization of Animal-Based, Plant-Based and Hybrid Products

edited by

Eleni Kasapidou

and

Georgios Papatzimos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality assessment; plant-based foods; hybrid food products; animal-based foods; food sustainability; sensory evaluation; food processing innovations; consumer perception; nutritional characterization; alternative proteins

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

Intelligent Vehicle Collaboration and Positioning

edited by Yang Li and

Salvatore Strano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

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

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

Biological Treatment Processes for Wastewater: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Amir M. Motlagh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 18 | 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)

Advances in Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Reza Hassanian

and Morris Riedel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 15 | 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)

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 15 | 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)

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

edited by Qiang Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Aircraft Design, Optimization and Flight Control

edited by

Izabela Krzysztofik

,

Grzegorz Kopecki

,

Slawomir Blasiak

and Andrzej Żyluk

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design; flight control systems; sustainable aviation; aerodynamic optimization; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); flight dynamics; aviation safety

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

Trends and Prospects in Laser-Plasma Accelerator

edited by

Mario Galletti

and Livio Verra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 6 | 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)

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 5 | 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 Matysek

and

Edyta Kowalczuk-Vasilev

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Submission Open

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

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 | 12 articles | Viewed by 38375 | 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)

Renewable Energy in Smart Cities

edited by

Mpho J. Lencwe

,

Thomas O. Olwal

and Shyama Pada Daniel Chowdhury

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy storage system; power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy; battery energy management systems; energy storage systems; electric vehicle charging systems

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

Latest Developments in Food Safety and Food Contamination

edited by

Mayra Díaz-Ramírez

,

Alejandro De Jesus Cortes-Sanchez

, Alitzel Belem Garcia-Hernandez and

Ma de la Paz Salgado-Cruz

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; risk assessment; food contaminants; food microbiology; sustainable food safety systems; food bionanomaterials; food packaging; food artisanal process; food biocontrol

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

Computer Vision in Automatic Detection and Identification, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongliang Qiao

,

Daobilige Su

and

Meili Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection and identification; image processing; object detection and segmentation; computer vision tools and applications; pattern recognition; digital image techniques; multispectral image-based detection

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

Probiotics, Prebiotics, Postbiotics: From Mechanisms to Applications

edited by

Hengyi Xu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; gut microbiota modulation; health intervention; functional foods; metabolic detoxification; probiotic encapsulation; formulation stability; oxidative stress; personalized nutrition

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

Advanced Cleaning Technologies and Safety Innovations in the Food Industry

edited by

Alejandro Ávila Sierra

,

Zhenyu J. Zhang

and

Jose Maria Vicaria

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; SSbD; life cycle assessment; cleaning technologies; sanitation innovations; antimicrobial coatings; smart sensors; predictive maintenance; machine learning in food safety; biofilm control; sustainable cleaning; nanotechnology in cleaning

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

Advances in Audio Signal Processing

edited by

Jesús B. Alonso-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: audio signal processing; artificial intelligence in audio; speech enhancement and recognition; environmental acoustics; multichannel; spatial audio analysis

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

Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy Analyses in Materials Science

edited by

Nicanor Cimpoesu

and

Ramona Cimpoesu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 45682 | Submission Open

Keywords: SEM; EDS; EBSD; WDX; AFM; nano/micro-FTIR; material science

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

Electromagnetic Radiation and Human Environment

edited by

Dimitrios Nikolopoulos

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26225 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ionising radiation (power lines; mobile phones; digital communication systems); ionising radiation (x-rays; γ -rays); naturally emitted γ -radiation in free air from natural radionuclides; electromagnetism. electromagnetic precursors (ULF; LF; HF; and solar flares); health effects; remote sensing; related data analysis algorithms; their modelling and simulation

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

Advanced Dental Biomaterials: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Anabela Baptista Pereira Paula

and

Inês Francisco

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24312 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; restorative dentistry; regenarative dentistry; orthodontics; orthognathic surgery; cleft palate; pulp regeneration; composite resins

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

Large Language Models: Transforming E-health

edited by

Thomas Heston

and

Enno van der Velde

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 21281 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language models; generative AI; responsible AI; clinical decision support; natural language processing; e-health

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

Intelligent Manufacturing and Design for an Extreme Environment

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14115 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme environments; intelligent manufacturing; equipment; sustainable manufacturing; artificial intelligence; innovative design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Trends and Prospects for Wireless Sensor Networks and IoT

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13340 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSN); Internet of Things (IoT); low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN); 5G & 6G Cellular WSN; ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC); critical infrastructure; smart applications; edge/fog computing

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

The Development of Novel Functional Foods: Trends, Prospectives, and Possible Bioactivity

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12150 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel functional foods; bioactivity; bioavailability; interventional studies; novel technologies

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

Collaborative Learning and Optimization Theory and Its Applications

edited by

Yue Wu

, Mingyang Zhang,

Qiguang Miao

and

Kai Qin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10285 | Submission Open

Keywords: collaborative learning; collaborative optimization; artificial intelligence; deep learning; evolutionary computation; fuzzy logic and systems

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

New Trends in Long-Life Road Infrastructures: Materials and Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jue Li

, Junhui Peng,

Junfeng Gao

and

Wensheng Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6937 | Submission Open

Keywords: road infrastructures; long-life pavement; road materials; subgrade; multiscale characterization; laboratory test; numerical simulation; field construction; design method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Fusion Engineering and Design Volume II

edited by

Arkady Serikov

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6100 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusion technology; fusion engineering and design; neutronics; thermal hydraulics; system analysis; computer modelling; model integration; blankets; liquid-metal blankets; MHD thermofluids; breeding blankets; materials; magnets; fusion fuel cycle; tritium; plasma facing components; beryllium; plasma material interactions; plasma; plasma heating; ITER; DEMO; JET; ARIES-ST; JT-60SA; Helias; W7X; NIF; IFMIF-DONES; diagnostics; fusion safety; waste management; private fusion

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

Athletes Performance and Analysis in Combat Sports and Martial Arts: Second Edition

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4642 | Submission Open

Keywords: martial arts; combat sports; fight analysis; technical and tactical preparation; training control; kickboxing; boxing; Judo; Karate; Taekwondo; Ju-Jitsu; grappling; Muay Thai

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

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostics: Second Edition

edited by

Jan Mulawka

,

Dorota Dunin-Wąsowicz

and

Piotr Socha

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical diagnostics; expert systems; radiomics; knowledge acquisition; machine learning; neural networks

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

Advances in Dairy Products: Composition, Properties, Detection, Application, and Development

edited by

Małgorzata Ziarno

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3442 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy products; milk; cheese; yogurt; ice cream; protein; calcium; nutrients; probiotics; prebiotics; functionality; food safety; production technologies; microbiology; biochemistry; sensory analysis; new products

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

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