Publications
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Remote Sensing Analysis of Geologic Hazards
(2022)
In recent decades, classical survey approaches have evolved and with the advent of new technologies and platforms, remote sensing systems have become popular and widely used in geosciences. Contactless devices are not ...
Communication in Defense of Nonhuman Animals during an Extinction and Climate Crisis
(2022)
As modern science and critical scholarship are beginning to recognize nonhuman animals as fellow subjects and conscious, sentient beings with interests and deserving of respect, moral dilemmas abound as humanity acknowledges ...
Lowering Risk by Increasing Resilience
(2022)
The reprint identifies key concerns and significant challenges of the future as currently perceived by researchers, industry, policymakers, and other flood management stakeholders. The main themes addressed include: science ...
Valorization of Material Wastes for Environmental, Energetic and Biomedical Applications
(2022)
The development of materials from industrial wastes has attracted the attention of the research community for years. A material's physico-chemical characteristics have specific impacts its properties and their application ...
Transcatheter Structural Heart Disease Interventions
(2022)
This reprint focuses on the transcatheter treatment of the main structural heart diseases covering the latest innovations and hot topics on this subject. All the technological developments witnessed in recent decades have ...
Applied Metaheuristic Computing
(2022)
For decades, Applied Metaheuristic Computing (AMC) has been a prevailing optimization technique for tackling perplexing engineering and business problems, such as scheduling, routing, ordering, bin packing, assignment, ...
Sustainability with Changing Climate and Extremes
(2022)
This book focuses on the up-to-date studies on the sustainability with changing climate and extremes. The main contributors discussed the changing climate and extreme events, as well as their impacts on natural and human ...
Advances in Hyperspectral Data Exploitation
(2022)
Using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to exploit data has been found in a wide variety of applications. This reprint book only presents a small glimpse of it. Many other important applications using HSI which have emerged in ...
Special Issue in Honor of Dr. Michael Weber's 70th Birthday: Photodynamic Therapy: Rising Star in Pharmaceutical Applications
(2022)
Still, only a tiny fraction of PDT’s potential has been realized in the clinical practice guideline. Nevertheless, multiple contributions from all over the world emphasize the importance of PDT and signal that there is ...
Big Data Analytics and Information Science for Business and Biomedical Applications II
(2022)
The analysis of big data in biomedical, business and financial research has drawn much attention from researchers worldwide. This collection of articles aims to provide a platform for an in-depth discussion of novel ...
Remote Sensing in Agriculture: State-of-the-Art
(2022)
The Special Issue on “Remote Sensing in Agriculture: State-of-the-Art” gives an exhaustive overview of the ongoing remote sensing technology transfer into the agricultural sector. It consists of 10 high-quality papers ...
Entropy-Based Applications in Economics, Finance, and Management
(2022)
This book presents selected entropy-based applications in economics, finance and management research. The high-quality studies included in this book propose and discuss new tools and concepts derived from information theory ...
The Theory Applications of Finance and Macroeconomics
(2022)
Recently, the world economy has witnessed some turbulence and instability, both of which have raised concerns and added threats to the global economy. For example, climate change, trade war, regional political tension, ...
Pseudorabies Virus
(2022)
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is an important swine pathogen that impacts swine industry worldwide. PRV belongs to the alphaherpes virus subfamily of the herpesviruses that has been widely used as a model herpes virus. Most ...
E-learning and Digital Training in Healthcare Education
(2022)
This book is dedicated to the current trends and new challenges that have emerged from the new e-learning environment, focusing on its potential to revolutionize Healthcare Education and exploring how it may help to better ...
Multibody Systems with Flexible Elements
(2022)
Multibody systems with flexible elements represent mechanical systems composed of many elastic (and rigid) interconnected bodies meeting a functional, technical, or biological assembly. The displacement of each or some of ...
Sustainable Fashion and Textile Recycling
(2022)
The clothing and textile industry is a resource-intensive industry and accounts for 3 to 10 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, the industry is extremely linear and generates large amounts of waste. ...
New Frontiers in Materials Design for Laser Additive Manufacturing
(2022)
In recent years, the industry has started to use parts printed by powder-based laser additive manufacturing (LAM) when precision and good mechanical properties are required. Applications can be found in the aerospace, ...
Adsorption Desalination and Cooling Systems: Advances in Design, Modeling and Performance
(2022)
Increasing energy efficiency; reducing energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions, and the use of waste; and integrating renewable and recycled heat from low-temperature sources are significant challenges today and are key ...
Groundwater Quality and Public Health
(2022)
This book attempts to provide a platform for researchers, policy makers, and engineers to share their latest thoughts and findings on groundwater quality and public health, as well as novel methods dealing with groundwater ...
Agricultural and Food Systems Sustainability
(2022)
This book focused on researching food loss and waste in various agricultural supply chains, searching for reduction strategies and possible technological solutions without neglecting the relevance of the socioeconomic ...
Ethics, Religion, and Spiritual Health
(2022)
What does human enhancement technology (HET) and artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with religion? This book explores, specifically, the intersection of HET and AI with spiritual health, Christianity, and ethics. The ...
Modeling and Control of Energy Conversion during Underground Coal Gasification Process
(2022)
The present book contains nine articles that were accepted and published in the Special Issue “Modeling and Control of Energy Conversion during Underground Coal Gasification Process” of the MDPI Energies journal. This book ...
Advances in Intelligent Vehicle Control
(2022)
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Advances in Intelligent Vehicle Control that was published in the journal Sensors. It presents a collection of eleven papers that covers a range of topics, such as the ...
Prospects Challenges and Sustainability of the Agri-Food Supply Chain in the New Global Economy II
(2023)
The agri-food supply chain (AFSC) is undoubtedly a chain that must be transformed to adjust to the needs and requirements of the new era, following the COVID-19 pandemic. New challenges and prospects and the sustainability ...
Blast and Impact Engineering on Structures and Materials
(2023)
This Special Issue aimed to collect and present all breakthrough research on all intentional or unintentional explosions and impact problems. During the last decade, the investigation of these phenomena has been an active ...
New Approaches to Synthetic Organic Chemistry
(2023)
The "New Approaches to Synthetic Organic Chemistry" Special Issue has continued to challenge and expand our scientific knowledge of the surrounding world, exploring the frontiers between at least two of its dynamic interfaces: ...
Advances in Analytical Strategies to Study Cultural Heritage Samples
(2023)
This reprint provides the most recent advancements and trends in the analysis of cultural heritage samples, including archaeological and bio-archaeological samples, confirming the growing public and academic interest in ...
Islamic Revivalism and Social Transformation in the Modern World
(2023)
This reprint examines the panorama of contemporary Islamic revivalism in the modern world. Constituted by methodologically and ideologically a wide variety of revivalist movements, Islamic revivalism is a complex ...
Effects of Dietary Protein and Polysaccharide Fortification on Disease
(2023)
Proteins and polysaccharides are two kinds of versatile natural macromolecules that are ubiquitous in nature. A tailored diet fortified with proteins and polysaccharides has been developed to ameliorate a wide array of ...
NOx, PM and CO<sub>2</sub> Emission Reduction in Fuel Combustion Processes
(2023)
Nowadays, fossil fuels are still the main source of primary energy in power generation, transport, and industry in general. Therefore, issues regarding environmental protection, and in particular, air protection, are of ...
Cartography and Geomedia
(2023)
The Special Issue “Cartography and Geomedia” presents a view of cartography as a combination of technology, science, and art, with a focus on the development of geomedia in a geomatic and design-based context. Individual ...
Application of Advanced Quantum Dots Films in Optoelectronics
(2023)
From single-element detectors to array-format imagers, quantum dots and other thin optoelectronic films have played important roles in various fields including autonomous driving, industry inspection, remote sensing and ...
Energy-Efficient Communication Networks and Systems
(2023)
The reprint “Energy-efficient communication networks and systems” gives insights into the range of problems in the field of obtaining more energy-efficient communication networks and systems. The reprint contains the ...
Air Pollution at the Urban and Regional Level: Sources, Sinks, and Transportation
(2023)
Air pollution poses a significant risk to human health. Emissions from industrial activities, energy production, transport, waste management activities, and natural sources contribute to the many air pollution-induced ...
Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Prevention and Control
(2023)
Scientific motivation to publish this book comes from the increased interest in the study of toxoplasmosis, showed all over the world. Though the Toxoplasma gondii infection was first discovered in 1908, toxoplasmosis ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Vulnerable Populations
(2023)
Climate change and urban development threaten health, undermine coping and deepen existing social and environmental inequities. A changing global environment requires transformative social responses: new partnerships, deep ...
Sediment Dynamics in Artificial Nourishments
(2023)
Serious erosion problems related to significant negative sediment budgets in coastal systems have been identified worldwide. Artificial nourishments are a coastal erosion mitigation strategy that allows these negative ...
Recent Advances in Emulsions and Applications
(2023)
In recent years, there have been significant advances made in emulsion science in order to improve the quality and performance of different emulsion-based products using new techniques and structural designs. Emulsion ...
Reliability of Mechatronic Systems and Machine Elements: Testing and Validation
(2023)
This reprint focuses on fundamental and applied research in the validation and testing of mechatronic systems and machine elements. It presents test strategies, reliability methods, and special insights into the systems ...
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Computational Complexity
(2023)
This reprint is mainly concerned with quantum algorithms, their mathematics from behind and the complexity issues arising from them. It comprises seven papers: Two of them are focused on improving the performance by means ...
Material Culture and Religion: Perspectives over Time
(2023)
The materialisation of religiosity has been expressed since prehistoric times through material culture. This material culture serves as a tangible embodiment of faith, communicating the diversity of human spiritual ...
Efficiency in Kinesiology: Innovative Approaches in Enhancing Motor Skills for Athletic Performance
(2023)
This Special Issue dives into the evolving realm of sports science by exploring innovative methods to enhance athletes' motor skills and performance. It showcases research studies aiming to discover validated strategies, ...
Cellular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease
(2023)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the major cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Although cardiovascular outcomes have significantly improved due to early diagnosis and timely treatment, the prevalence of CVD ...
Biocontrol of Plant Diseases: Antagonist Microorganisms, Biostimulants, Induced Resistance (IR)
(2023)
Biocontrol of plant diseases is considered one of the most important and current challenges of our society due to the need to look for eco-friendly alternatives to chemicals. Thus, research towards the biological control ...
STEAM Education and the Innovative Pedagogies in the Intelligence Era
(2023)
This academic reprint is a timely and essential resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers seeking to revolutionize STEAM education. As we embark on the era of intelligence, technologies such as Artificial ...
Recent Advances and Future Challenges in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
(2023)
Gastroenterology and hepatology are fields of research that have improved considerably in recent years in terms of clinical approach, diagnosis, and therapy. However, there is still much to be clarified and explored, and ...
Aortic Aneurysms: Vascular Remodeling and Repair
(2023)
Aortic aneurysm is a multifactorial progressive life-threatening disease. Recent surgical treatment and endovascular repair help to prevent aortic ruptures. However, there are no effective pharmacological treatments to ...
Food Authentication: Techniques, Trends and Emerging Approaches (Second Issue)
(2023)
The authentication of foods and beverages is a very current topic of great interest for all the actors involved in the food chain, including the food industry, consumers, and food science researchers. Food authenticity ...
Separation, Extraction and Purification of Natural Products from Plants
(2023)
This special issue "Separation, Extraction and Purification of Natural Products from Plants" contains high-quality multidisciplinary research and review articles on various aspects of natural products. Quality by design ...
Remote Sensing in Mangroves II
(2023)
Mangrove forests are in constant flux due to both natural and anthropogenic forces. The changing mangroves will have significant consequences to coastal communities. Observation and monitoring of the distribution and ...
Ophthalmic Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition
(2023)
Research in ophthalmic drug delivery has developed significant advances in the few last years, and efforts have been made to develop more effective topical formulations to increase drug bioavailability, efficiency, and ...
Electrical Power Engineering and Renewable Energy Technologies
(2023)
Due to the decreasing availability of fossil fuel resources and rising environmental awareness, innovative methods of renewable energy generation and utilization are rapidly becoming of interest to researchers. Electrical ...
Economic and Societal Losses Due to Environmental Impacts on Forestry Productivity
(2023)
After successful government-led afforestation projects, what are the challenges for forest management in the face of climate change in East Asia? This reprint presents studies from the natural and social sciences related ...
Advances in Fractional Differential Operators and Their Applications
(2023)
The application of generalized and fractional derivatives, such as Caputo and Riemann–Liouville derivatives, has witnessed a dramatic increase in recent years. This reprint focuses on related theoretical and applied research ...
Casting and Forming of Light Alloys
(2023)
This reprint aims to present the latest developments in the casting and forming of light alloys. The preparation process and performance enhancement of Al, Mg or their composite materials are mainly studied. Particular ...
Recent Trends in Catalysis for Syngas Production and Conversion
(2023)
Syngas (CO and H2) is a crucial platform for the production of a variety of high-value compounds. This reprint focused on research into the production of syngas, the conversion and application of syngas, and catalyst synthesis.
Under Construction
(2021)
While currently identitarian ideologies and essentialist notions of identity that tend to simplify and reduce life experience to simple factors are globally regaining massive attention, it becomes inevitable to recollect ...
Advances in Aquatic Invertebrate Stem Cell Research
(2022)
This publication is based upon work from COST Action ’16203 MARISTEM Stem cells of marine/aquatic invertebrates: from basic research to innovative applications’, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and ...
Transitioning to Affordable and Clean Energy
(2022)
Transitioning to Affordable and Clean Energy is a collective volume which combines original contributions and review papers that address the question how the transition to clean and affordable energy can be governed. It ...