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This Special Issue is committed to focusing on highly relevant state-of-the-art advances in the monitoring, diagnosis, and optimisation of water systems, aiming to provide a broad spectrum of...

Due to their excellent properties, polyurethane, cellulose and their composites have become widely used in previously unimagined areas. Given the fast-increasing consumption in recent years, the...

Obesity and eating disorders remain major public health concerns worldwide that often co-exist. While we are far from having definitive solutions, scientific insights into the prevention and...

Polymeric materials and their composites have been widely utilized in previously unimagined areas due to their light weight, high flexibility, and excellent processing ability. Along with the fast...

Kidney and Upper Tract Urinary Cancers (UTUCs) are diseases of increasing population coverage, the treatment of which is undergoing a continuous process of evolution. A characteristic feature of...

Health organizations have recently highlighted the need to improve the nutritional and functional characteristics of foods and beverages as a strategy to prevent chronic disease and enhance,...

As Guest Editors of the Special Issue "Advances in Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Materials", we congratulate all the authors of the published works and thank the reviewers for their...

Advances in Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Characterization and Modelling of Unsaturated SoilsAuthor: Laureano R. HoyosPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Jan 10, 2025Number of Pages: 224 pagesBinding:...

Magnetron sputtering technology is one of the most popular PVD methods used in the industry. Its importance is predicted to increase due to the current developments in research centers engaged in...

This reprint is dedicated to showcasing innovations in the treatment of traumatized patients. These include modern developments in implants and osteosynthesis materials, new approaches, and the...

Ultra-precision machining technology has been widely used in the manufacture of many mission-critical components for various industrial areas, such as advanced optics, photonics aerospace, the...

Global cities face rising socio-ecological pressures and driving forces of change. Among them, climate change highlights the need for better urban spaces to improve citizens' quality of life...

The assessment of vascular stiffness is gaining significance in cardiovascular research due to the need to analyze the properties of the arterial system and perform clinical evaluations of patients...

Advances in Vehicle Dynamics and Road Safety : Technologies, Simulations and ApplicationsAuthor: NAPublisher: MDPI AGPublication Date: May 23, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

The research area of visible light communications (VLC) has become highly popular in recent years. With the ongoing advancement of crucial technologies, the research community anticipates VLC to play...

The pollution of air, water and soil is constantly increasing, becoming a global issue. In this context, this volume emphasizes new methods for monitoring, analyzing and modeling air, soil and water...

Advances in Water-Based NanolubricantsAuthor: Hui WuPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Dec 30, 2024Number of Pages: 220 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 3725827990ISBN-13: 9783725827992

Welding technology has been taken for granted as a mature and established technology for too long. However, many new welding technologies have been included among the alternatives to joining...

Recent developments in the engineering industry require new and advanced materials with special properties. Welding and joining these new materials presents a major challenge to engineers and...

On behalf of Prof. Dr. Alena Očkajov? and Dr. Richard Kminiak, we would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to deliver this Special Issue entitled "Advances in Wood Processing...

With the development of modern technology, advanced ceramics and alloy coatings have gradually become an important part of new materials and have become important materials in the development of many...

This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). We hope that "Advances on Fine Particles and Bubbles Flotation" will not...

This Special Issue covers topics such as the thermal behaviour of solid food products; flavour analysis of foods and volatile profile; volatile compounds in food and their transformation during...

In order to solve richer and more diverse problems in environmental and Earth sciences and other fields that have a direct impact on human society and human life, it has become a global trend to...

Geotechnical engineering is a key element linking engineering construction with the earth, including foundation engineering, slope engineering, tunnel engineering, mining engineering, etc. To promote...

The purpose of this special issue is to highlight the latest advances in vibroacoustics and aeroacoustics applied to aerospace and automotive industries. In proposing this wide topic, we wanted to...

The reprint 'Aerogel Hybrids and Nanocomposites' is a collection of the latest publications in the research, development, and use of complex aerogel-based materials. The applications of aerogels in...

When I taking pictures of beautiful sceneries, I gradually know that remote sensing is a complex system. The radiation signal received by the sensor is surface-atmosphere coupled, including the...

This Special Issue on "Affective Art" includes papers that span the history of Western art from the Byzantine period to the present, addressing the emotions that works of art and architecture can...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are associated with various degrees of disability affecting participation in activities of daily living (ADL) and the overall quality of life (QoL) of affected...