Applied Sciences

Update on Applications in Medical Imaging and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Tariq Rahim

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; natural language processing; deep learning; medical diagnosis

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

Recent Trends and Applications of 2D Materials

edited by

Sergio García Dalí

and

Alfonso Policicchio

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; graphene; transition metal dichalcogenides; hexagonal boron nitride; synthesis; characterization; electronics; photonics; energy storage; catalysis; sensing

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

Advances in Precision Machining Technology

edited by

Łukasz Żyłka

, Paweł Lajmert, Andrzej Weremczuk and Jakub Matuszak

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface roughness; surface waviness; dimensional accuracy; shape accuracy; tool wear; tool edge geometry; cutting fluids; machining strategies; machining parameters; machining diagnostics; process monitoring; process modeling; machining simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Smart Farming: Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

António Monteiro

and

Svend Christensen

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; IoT; sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; sensors; automation; big data in agriculture; artificial intelligence

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

Building-Energy Simulation in Building Design

edited by

Jaewook Lee

and

Jong-Won Lee

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: building-energy simulation; building information modeling (BIM); energy-efficient building design; machine learning in energy modeling; sustainable building design; design automation for energy efficiency

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

Mechanics of Composite Structures: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Carlos Alberto Cimini,

José Humberto Almeida

and Lucas Lisbôa Vignoli

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; design; theory; testing; materials; smart composites; numerical analysis; manufacturing; green composites; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Future Perspectives and Challenges

edited by

Sergio Montelpare

and

Camilla Lops

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 36849 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative materials for buildings; climate changes and buildings; building adaptive solutions; buildings skins; smart HVAC systems; renewable energies for buildings; LCA and LCC; new energy storage and distributions options; novel sustainability strategies; innovative building analyses

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

Processing and Application of Functional Food Ingredients

edited by

Monika Gibis

and

Lisa M. Berger

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1487 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; bioactive compounds; food processing; alternative proteins; food ingredient functionality

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

Composites from Sustainable Resources: Properties, Manufacturing, and Applications

edited by Camelia Pinca-Bretotean

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite; resins; fibers; technology; properties; testing; applications; ecology; sustainability

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

Advances in Assessment of Physical Performance

edited by

Elena Amaricai

,

Roxana Ramona Onofrei

,

Oana Suciu

and Alexandru Florian Crisan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 36967 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; running; jumping; muscular strength; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; technologies; equipment; software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Sports Medicine, Exercise, and Health: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Moon-Hyon Hwang

and Jupil Ko

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 34407 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise; sport medicine; physical activity; health; rehabilitation; conditioning; cardiovascular disease; injury; cancer

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

Aerotech, Aerospace and Security Applications in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Support for Industry 4.0 and Green Technology

edited by

Miroslav Kelemen

,

Peter Korba

and

Imre Felde

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 32369 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeronautics and aerospace technologies; engines; avionics; sensors; energies; and fuels; IT; applied informatics and applied mathematics; stochastic and deterministic modeling; expert models; simulation; airport design; aircraft design; maintenance; services; and decarbonization; UAV/UAS; photogrammetry; aeronautics and aerospace education and training; human factors and performance; aeronautical meteorology; skydiving and testing; reliability; safety and security; risk-assessment in transport and critical infrastructure; information safety in transport and critical infrastructure; human-centric approach to artificial intelligence in aeronautics and aerospace

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

Human Performance in Sports and Training

edited by

Mon-López Daniel

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 26423 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport performance; sport science; sport training; biomechanics

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

Advances in Structural Optimization

edited by

Raffaele Cucuzza

and

Bruno Briseghella

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19918 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided analysis and design; numerical simulation; structural shape and topology optimization; reliability-based design; stochastic structural control; elastic-plastic optimal design; algorithm and software development; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Food Processing Technologies and Approaches

edited by Diana Mańko-Jurkowska and

Ewa Domian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16152 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing and preservation; emerging processing technologies; green and sustainable technologies; functional ingredients; sustainable bioingredients; novel foods; innovative food packaging materials; food quality and safety

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

Dental Materials: Latest Advances and Prospects, Third Edition

edited by

Vittorio Checchi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15916 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; dental adhesion; ceramics and prosthetic materials; CAD/CAM-related materials; dental implants; biomaterials and materials for bone regeneration; materials for endodontics; materials for orthodontics

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

Novel Technology in Landslide Monitoring and Risk Assessment

edited by

Wen Nie

,

Yanlong Chen

and Wenbin Jian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15429 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide; monitoring and early warning systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning and deep learning; risk assessment; internet of things; GIS; remote sensing; database; spatio-temporal prediction; data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Interdisciplinary Approaches and Applications of Optics & Photonics

edited by

Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa

and

Sandra Franco

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15119 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics photonics nano-photonics; plasmonics; theoretical optics; quantum and nonlinear optics; optical communications and sensors; optical fibers and applications; biophotonics and biomedical and medical applications of optics & photonics; ultrafast lasers and ultrafast optics; power lasers; optical metrology; image processing and industrial applications; optometry; ophthalmic optics; color and visual sciences; optoelectronics; microwave photonics; photonics and optical instrumentation for space and astronomy; optics and photonics for smart mobility and smart cities

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

Technical Advances in Vibration Analysis: Modeling, Simulation and Applications

edited by

Mihai Bugaru

and

Ovidiu Vasile

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14553 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear vibrations; nonlinear vibrations; vibrations of continuum media; multi-body systems vibration; methods for computing the amplitude and phase angle of stationary and nonstationary vibrations; stability analysis; monitoring and vibrations testing; vibration insulators; mechanical and biomechanical vibration systems analysis; chaotic manifestations of vibrating systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Intelligent Systems and Tools for Education

edited by Edwin Sha and Bo Jiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13245 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent educational system; intelligent educational tools ; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Organic Synthetic Chemistry

edited by

Jose Antonio Gonzalez Delgado

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12883 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced organic synthesis; new synthetic methodologies; sustainable processes; (bio)functional compounds; green synthetic chemistry

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

New Insights into Power Systems

edited by Zhaoyuan Wu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12531 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity market; energy policy; new types of power system operation and planning; low-carbon transition; energy storage; renewable energy integration

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

New Advances in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

edited by

Robert Prill

and

Aleksandra Królikowska

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12444 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiotherapy; sports; training; musculoskeletal; medicine; orthopedics; biofeedback; biomechanics; implementation

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

Innovative Approaches in Sports Science and Sports Training

edited by

Isaac López-Laval

,

Víctor Murillo Lorente

and

Julio Calleja-González

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12337 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in sports science; advanced training methodologies; sports technology; sports psychology; applied biomechanics; nutrition and performance; sports rehabilitation; performance analysis

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

Slope Stability and Earth Retaining Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiao-li Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11434 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical stability; earth pressure; geological engineering; structure safety analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Phytochemistry and Its Applications

edited by

Erick Paul Gutiérrez Grijalva

,

José Basilio Heredia

and

Evangelina García-Armenta

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11228 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; polyphenols; biopharmaceuticals; plant disease; natural products; antimicrobial agents

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

Waste Treatment and Sustainable Technologies

edited by

Seteno K. O. Ntwampe

and

Boredi Silas Chidi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11166 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-waste processing; municipal biosolid treatment and applications; mining and metallurgical waste treatment and applications; reactor development for waste treatment; nutrient recovery and transformation to value added products; waste (pre)treatment technology; environmental pollution and protection; technology in waste management; smart waste management systems; sustainability; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Progress and Challenges of Digital Health and Bioengineering

edited by

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

, Gladiola Petroiu and

Cristian Rotariu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10658 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robotics and actuators; medical imaging; image processing; and analysis; biosignal processing; telemedicine; e-health; and telecommunications; wearable systems and sensors; m-health and p-health systems; internet in healthcare and medical web portals; cloud computing; decision support systems and artificial intelligence in medicine; internet and network applications; wireless sensor networks; laser technology and optical communication; microelectronics; healthcare in the space environment; optoelectronics for health; embedded systems; biomechanics; micro and nanotechnology for medicine; medical physics and biophysics; medical devices and equipment; measurement and instrumentation in bioengineering; biometrics; forensics; and security; health technology assessment; rehabilitative and assistive technologies; electromagnetic compatibility; instrumental analysis and laboratory technologies; molecular bioengineering; bioengineering in dental and oral health; multimedia applications for medical and healthcare education and e-learning; neurosciences; biomedical sciences communication and career development

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

Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Antonio Bandera

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10575 | Submission Open

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

3D Printed Materials Dentistry II

edited by

Kathrin Becker

and

Giulia Brunello

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10440 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; 3D printing; additive procedures; metal printing; resin printing; aligner printing

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

Research on Environmental Health: Sustainability and Innovation

edited by

Ana Monteiro

and

Marina Almeida-Silva

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10052 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment; health; sustainability; innovation; entrepreneurship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Dental Materials and Its Applications

edited by

Irene Pina-Vaz

and

Inês Ferreira

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9640 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; restorative materials; regenerative dentistry; endodontic materials; regenerative endodontics; advanced technologies; biomaterials; nanomaterials

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

Recent Advances in Architectural Acoustics and Noise Control

edited by

Gino Iannace

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8963 | Submission Open

Keywords: opera houses; concert halls; metamaterials; green materials; workplaces; nightlife; closed environments; acoustic measurement; ancient theatres

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

Trends and Prospects in Vehicle System Dynamics

edited by Luigi Romano,

Basilio Lenzo

and

Ricardo De Castro

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8611 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle modeling; vehicle dynamics; vehicle control; vehicle-to-vehicle interaction; fleet management; path planning; force allocation; energy optimization; next-generation vehicle sensors; AI-based vehicle control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Architectural Acoustics and Vibration

edited by

Sanjay Kumar

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8181 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural acoustics; vibration control; sound propagation; psychoacoustics; noise reduction; sustainable acoustic design; computational simulation; acoustic materials; soundscapes; human perception of sound; structural dynamics; building resilience; acoustic modeling; environmental impact of acoustics; passive acoustic design; innovative vibration mitigation; acoustic comfort; concert hall acoustics; open office acoustics; educational spaces acoustics

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

Security and Communication Technologies in Internet of Things, 5G and beyond 5G: Applications and Future Directions

edited by

Piotr Borylo

,

Marek Natkaniec

and Andrzej Bęben

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7701 | Submission Open

Keywords: core and wireless network security; secure virtualized deployments; network slicing; network function virtualization; IoT; 5G and beyond-5G technologies; integration of heterogenous technologies

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

AI from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Engineering for Social Change

edited by

Ching-Hung Lee

, Lingguo Bu and Danni Chang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7684 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; digital product– service systems; smart manufacturing; human– AI collaboration; generative AI

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

Technical Advances in 3D Reconstruction

edited by Xi Zhao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7673 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; 3D content generation; shape representation

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

Recent Advances in Technology for Polymer Composite Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Evangelia Tarani

and

Konstantinos Chrissafis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7607 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; nanocomposites; advanced materials; polymers; manufacturing technology; nanotechnology; nanoparticles; additive technology; recycling technology; structural adhesives and composites; fillers; fibers; adhesive resins; thermal properties; mechanical properties; electrical properties; modeling

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

New Insight into the Biomechanics of Lower Limb: Prevention, Injury, Rehabilitation and Replacements

edited by

Gusztáv Fekete

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7382 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport injury; computational biomechanics; deep learning; machine learning; experimental biomechanics; physical activity; case studies; rehabilitation; lower limb; ankle; knee; hip

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

Advances in Green Coal Mining Technologies

edited by

Shengrong Xie

and

Dongdong Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7186 | Submission Open

Keywords: green mining; non-pillar mining; narrow pillar of extra-thick coal seam; end-mining coal pillar; sustainable mining; high-efficiency gas extraction; separated strata grouting; ecological restoration; solid waste high-efficiency utilization; water resources protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Affective Computing: Technology and Application

edited by

Andrea Generosi

and

Maura Mengoni

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7154 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective computing; emotion recognition; sentiment analysis; affective user interfaces; multimodal emotion detection; affective robotics; human– computer interaction; emotional data; affective extended reality; ethical considerations in affective computing

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

Cardiovascular Disease of Animals: Pathophysiology, Anatomy, Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Maciej Zdun

and Bartosz Kempisty

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7146 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; pathological anatomy; pathophysiology; diagnosis; treatment; heart; vessels; blood

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

Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis for Engineering Systems

edited by

Guijie Li

,

Feng Zhang

and Xiaobo Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7107 | Submission Open

Keywords: uncertainty quantification; reliability analysis; reliability-based design; reliability-based optimization; sensitivity analysis

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

Feature Review Papers in Optics and Lasers

edited by

Mark G. Kuzyk

,

(John) Xiupu Zhang

and

Luigi Sirleto

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7047 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging and holography; lasers; laser applications; nonlinear optics; optical materials; devices; and systems; fiber optics and integrated optics

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

Recent Advances in Digital Dentistry and Oral Implantology

edited by

Mario Taba Jr.

,

Erick Ricardo Silva

and Ester Alves Ferreira Bordini

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6932 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital workflow; dental implants; implantology; treatment plan

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

Analytical Chemistry: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Mario Ferreira Conceição Santos

and Sergio Ambrosio

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6895 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; method development; instrumentation; validation; organic matrices

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

Computer-Aided Design in Mechanical Engineering

edited by

Rocco Furferi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6717 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided design (CAD); mechanical engineering; design optimization; simulation techniques; additive manufacturing; 3D modeling; product development; sustainable design; virtual reality in CAD; engineering software integration; education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Application and Simulation of Fluid Dynamics in Pipeline Systems

edited by

Michal Kubrak

and

Mohsen Besharat

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6520 | Submission Open

Keywords: pipeline systems; pipe flow; water hammer; hydraulic transients; fluid– structure interaction; leak detection; pipe networks; pumping systems; computational fluid dynamics; numerical modeling; experimental measurements

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

Advances in the Sustainability and Energy Efficiency of Buildings

edited by

Carlos Roldán-Blay

and

Eduardo Quiles

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6312 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; energy efficiency; circular economy; lifecycle thinking; building certifications; energy management systems; net-zero energy buildings; energy conservation measures; passive design strategies; renewable energy integration

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

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