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Feature Papers in Animal Science: 3rd Edition

edited by

Einar Ringø

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2475 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; microbial ecology; lipid nutrition; electron microscopy; gut microbiota; proteomics; next-generation sequencing; arthropod parasites; protease inhibitors; disease vectors; cystatin; serpin; kunitz; tick; insect; vector– host interaction; innate immunity; shellfish immunology; bivalve mollusks; transcriptomics; diseases; hemocytes; microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)

Advances in the Structure and Function of Microbial Communities

edited by

Qing Hu

and

Xuliang Zhuang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2308 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial communities; ecosystem dynamics; community structure; functional diversity; interactions; ecological processes; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Current Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis

edited by Chih-Huang Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: sepsis; biomarkers; prediction; immunotherapy; AI model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Advancements in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: Integrating Predictive Modeling into Public Health

edited by

Thomas Tsiampalis

and Matina Kouvari

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: CVD epidemiology; public health interventions; predictive modeling; risk stratification; cardiometabolic risk factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)

Cystic Fibrosis: A Disease with a New Face

edited by

Janice Wang

and Patricia A. Walker

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18400 | Submission Open

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; CFTR modulator; CF newborn screening; CF nutrition; lung transplant in CF; CF family planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Applications of Dermatoscopy in Skin Diseases

edited by

Paweł Pietkiewicz

Enzo Errichetti

and

Cristian Navarrete

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16594 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; skin cancer; inflammoscopy; trichoscopy; ultraviolet reflectance dermatoscopy; skin of colour; basal cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; nevus; digital dermoscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Emerging Themes in Anthrax

edited by

Antonio Fasanella

and

Domenico Galante

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8532 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bacillus anthracis; anthrax; epidemiology; genomics; pathogenesis; immunology; vaccines; treatment; decontaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Novel Approaches to Early Cancer Detection

edited by Frank Diehl, Christopher Blair Douville and

Johannes Fahrmann

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5930 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-cancer early detection; screening; early detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Cardiovascular Diseases: From Basic Research to Clinical Application–2nd Edition

edited by

Cristiana Bustea

and

Delia Mirela Tit

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4957 | Submission Open

Keywords: CVDs; risk factors; prevention; treatment; novelties in research; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

The Emerging Role of Microbiota in Health and Diseases

edited by Edyta Juszczuk-Kubiak and Katarzyna Góralska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3677 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; eubiosis; dysbiosis; microbiota– host interaction; microbiota– gut– brain axis; microbiome; bacteria– fungi interactions; microbiota modification; holobiont; cross-feeding; microbiota related diseases; microbiota functions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Assessments of Bioactive and Toxic Substances in Cellular and Animal Models

edited by

Anton Kovacik

and Tomáš Jambor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3334 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell biology; animal physiology; natural compounds; xenobiotics; trace elements; reproductive toxicology; oxidative status markers; health status; ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)

Technical Innovations in Transcranial Electrical Stimulation

edited by

Alexander Hunold

and Marcus Meinzer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2518 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive neuroscience; rehabilitation; current flow modeling; state-dependent stimulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Pain

edited by

Ke-Vin Chang

and

Vincenzo Ricci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2285 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain; muscle; tendon; bone; therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Genetic Aspects of Vascular Diseases

edited by

Katarzyna Oszajca

and

Janusz Szemraj

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2189 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic polymorphism; gene mutation; single nucleotide polymorphism; insertion/deletion polymorphism; functional polymorphism; linkage analysis; candidate gene association studies; genome-wide association studies; vascular disease; vascular inflammation; vascular homeostasis; atherothrombosis; embolism; aneurysm; hemangioma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Current Progress in Peritoneal Dialysis

edited by Hiroyuki Terawaki and Takafumi Ito

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: peritoneal dialysis; chronic kidney disease; nephrology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Prognosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease

edited by

Hugo Pena-Verdeal

Alena Furdova

and

Jacobo Garcia-Queiruga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1387 | Submission Open

Keywords: dry eye disease; dry eye epidemiology; dry eye management; dry eye natural course; meibomian gland dysfunction; evaporative dry eye; aqueous deficiency dry eye; artificial tear substitutes; tear film lipid layer; meibomian glands

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Recent Advances in Shockwave Therapy for Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders

edited by

Marco Gesi

Mario Vetrano

, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Maria Cristina D'Agostino, Larisa Ryskalin and Federica Fulceri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: shockwave; tissue regeneration; pain; functional recovery and healing; physical medicine and rehabilitation; clinical applications; imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Ion Channels and Neurological Disease: 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlo Musio

and Marzia Martina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion channels; neurological diseases; neurodegeneration; pain; cellular and animal models; neuronal excitability; neuronal activity; synaptic transmission; structural and functional correlates; computational modeling; pathophysiology and pathogenesis; channelopathies; altered currents; neuropharmacology and ethnopharmacology; drug screening; delivery; and targeting; pharmacological treatments; molecular therapeutic options; neuroprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

The Treatments for Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by

Carlos A. C. Dias Junior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitric oxide; hydrogen sulfide; reactive oxygen species; angiotensin; endothelin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Personalized Medicine in Ophthalmic Diseases: Updated Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Camelia Margareta Bogdanici

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: vision-related quality of life; personalized medicine; artificial intelligence; ophthalmology and nutrition; optical coherence tomography; ocular surface diseases; retinal vascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Non-coding RNAs: Genomics, Biogenesis, Mechanisms, and Functions

edited by

Yen-Sung Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: ncRNA-interacting proteins; ncRNA modification; ncRNA biogenesis; ncRNA degradation; ncRNA decay; function; disease; therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Peyronie’s Diseases

edited by

Lucio Dell'Atti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: Peyronie’ s disease; fibrotic degeneration; penis trauma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Current Progress in Medical Image Segmentation

edited by

Krishna Chaitanya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image segmentation; deep learning; generative models; algorithm; clinical integration; biological variability; transformer architectures; interactive segmentation; interdisciplinary collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Bioinformatics Tools and Machine Learning Methods for Biomarker Discovery

edited by

Trang Do

and

Binh P. Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; machine learning; deep learning; biomarkers; multi-omics; NGS; single-cell; gene expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Genetic Insights into Liver Diseases

edited by Monica Mischitelli and

Flaminia Ferri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: liver genetics; liver disease progression; personalized medicine; genetic risk score

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Long-Term Dynamics of Biodiversity in Aquatic Environments

edited by Emilie Saulnier-Talbot

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleolimnology; paleoceanography; global change; anthropogenic pressure; extirpation; extinction; functional diversity; α diversity; β diversity; species distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Diversity and Ecology)

Advances in Integrative Omics Data Analysis for Cancer Research

edited by

Jian Sang

, Jianli Dai and Guangyi Niu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer research; omics; bioinformatics; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Innovative Applications of Extracellular Vesicles: From Diagnostics to Drug Delivery

edited by Alessandra Lo Cicero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; biomarkers; diagnostics; cell-cell communication; drug delivery; therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Recent Advances in Medical Imaging and Machine Learning

edited by Ester Bonmati Coll and Barbara Villarini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: image pattern recognition; image classification; image segmentation; diagnosis; anomaly detection; genetics with medical imaging; machine learning; deep learning; research translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Infection, Colonization, and Spread of Drug-Resistant Bacteria

edited by Jialing Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; bacterial infection; bacterial colonization; bacterial spread; hospital-acquired infections; community-acquired infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Clinical and Laboratory Advancements and Challenges in Medically Assisted Reproduction

edited by

Alessandra Alteri

and Valeria Stella Vanni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: medically assisted reproduction; assisted reproduction technologies; clinical embryology; genetic testing; ovarian stimulation; male factor; endometriosis; endometrial receptivity; implantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)

Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by Brian Xiangzhi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic; cardiovascular disease; congenital; multi-omics studies; precision medicine; personalized medicine; biomarker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Diabetes and Microbiome

edited by

Gratiela Pircalabioru

and Octavian Savu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; microbiome; microbiota metabolites; metabolic disease; dysbiosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Skin Cancer: From Molecular Basis to Therapy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Alvise Sernicola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonmelanoma skin cancer; melanoma; cutaneous lymphoma; Kaposi sarcoma; skin-directed therapy; carcinogenesis; UV radiation; tumor predisposition syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Advances in the Interventional Cardiology

edited by Luigi Cappannoli, Domenico Galante and

João Morais

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: ischemic heart disease; valvular heart disease; heart failure; percutaneous coronary; intervention; structural heart intervention; mechanical circulatory support; devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Revolutionizing Neuroregeneration

edited by

Kiminobu Sugaya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; neuroregeneration; stroke; regenerative therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)

Back to Basics in Palaeontology

edited by Hua Stephane

submission deadline 8 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4457 | Submission Open

Keywords: fundamentals; natural history; multidisciplinarity; first hand bibliography; actualism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Paleobiology)

Elements Cycling and Plants’ Physiological Characteristics: A Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum Perspective

edited by

Ling Zhang

and

Zhi Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3019 | Submission Open

Keywords: element cycling; microbial communities; plant nutrition; plant physiology; plant biochemistry; atmospheric composition; climate change; soil– plant– atmosphere interaction; plant– soil feedback

(This special issue belongs to the Section Diversity and Ecology)

Advances in Neuroimaging and Functional Brain Analysis

edited by Gianvincenzo Sparacia

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging; connectomics; functional connectivity; brain networks; brain diseases assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Advances in Endoscopy for Hepatic, Pancreatic, and Biliary Diseases

edited by John Ong

submission deadline 16 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: endoscopic intervention; endoscopic ultrasound; lumen apposing metal stent; radiofrequency ablation; endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty; cholangioscopy; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; liver disease; biliary disease; pancreatobiliary disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

New Insights into Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging

edited by

Luigi La Via

Antonino Maniaci

Caterina Gagliano

and Salvatore Lavalle

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; image analysis; precision medicine; image-guided interventions; decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Research Progress of Cultivation of Edible Fungi

edited by Yajie Zou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6406 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible fungi; cultivation; domesticate; substrate; biological efficiency; nutritional properties; functional compounds; sustainability; commercialization; emerging species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Advancements in Veterinary Oncology

edited by

José Pimenta

Mário Pedro Goncalves Cotovio

Justina Prada

and

Isabel Pires

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary and comparative oncology; epidemiology; tumor biology; diagnosis; treatment; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)

Microbiota in Health and Disease

edited by Amélia Sarmento and

Catarina Simões

submission deadline 21 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5764 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; microbiome; dysbiosis; diet; metabolism; immune regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Development and Application of Antimicrobials

edited by

Virginia Fuochi

Pio Maria Furneri

and Adriana Garozzo

submission deadline 21 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral activity; antimicrobial activity; probiotics; bacteriocins; essential oils; natural extracts; drug delivery systems; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Optical Imaging and Fluorescence Imaging in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Surgery

edited by

Muriel Abbaci

, Angelica Conversano and Sanjay Warrier

submission deadline 22 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6517 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; fluorescence imaging; breast cancer surgery; breast cancer diagnosis; breast reconstructive surgery; microscopy; breast tumor; lymph node; fluorophore

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Metabolic Health: The Interplay between NAFLD, MAFLD, MASLD and Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Marcin Kosmalski

and Monika Różycka-Kosmalska

submission deadline 26 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 805 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD); metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); cardiovascular disease (CVD); cardiac arrhythmias; structural heart disease; coronary artery disease; hypertension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Applications of Molecular Dynamics to Biological Systems

edited by

Ron Elber

submission deadline 28 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer simulation; biophysical modeling; molecular dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)

Interdisciplinarity in Cardiovascular Diseases: From Pathophysiology to Diagnosis and Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by

Anca Trifan

Mariana Floria

and

Daniela Maria Tanase

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12326 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary team; cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular complications; gastro-esophago-enterology and hepatology; metabolic associated steato-hepatitis; gut microbiota; nephrocardiology; pulmonary diseases; rheumatology diseases; endocrinology diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Retinal Diseases: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutics

edited by

Soo-Young Kim

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5763 | Submission Open

Keywords: retinal disease; inflammatory disease; genetic diseases; ocular drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

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