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An ageing population is a major challenge for every country in the world arising from the declining fertility rate and increasing life expectancy. A longevity risk (the adverse outcome of people...

The use of agent-based models (ABMs) and modelling for understanding landscape change and dynamics continues to grow. One reason for the popularity of ABMs is that they provide a framework to...

Agricultural practices, industrial manufacturing, and household consumption are just a few of the activities that contribute to the production of food waste biomass. Modern environmental theories,...

The agricultural environment refers to the combination of various natural and artificially modified natural factors that affect the survival and development of agricultural organisms, including...

Family farms account for most of the farm population in many countries. Ensuring farm household well-being has been a longstanding objective of agricultural policies. The interaction between food...

In the 21st century, global agriculture is facing two major competing issues, urgently calling for us to investigate the nexus of land-food-climate. First, food production will need to substantially...

Agricultural land provides essential goods and services for human society, and it is the basis for ensuring food security and rural development. Under the background of rapid urbanization, population...

Automation is crucial for the advancement of modern agriculture. It has a significant role in enhancing production efficiency and output, reducing labor costs, addressing natural disasters, and...

Drought and climate change have decreased water availability for agriculture in arid and semiarid regions, and therefore efficiency enhancements in irrigation water management aimed at conserving...

The agricultural sector is undergoing a profound transformation derived from the introduction of new technologies and tools from industry 4.0, giving rise to what has been called Agriculture 4.0...

Agro-Food Chain By-Products and Plant Origin Food to Obtain High-Value-Added FoodsAuthor: Gianluca NardonePublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Dec 31, 2024Number of Pages: 302 pagesBinding: Hardback...

With the popularity of the social media, a large amount of user-generated content, such as comments, is emerging, which is crucial for all industries. Recently, the development of deep learning and...

The oceans play a pivotal role in regulating the Earth's climate, absorbing excess heat with far-reaching consequences such as rising sea levels and shifts in ocean circulation. To address these...

AI-Driven Network Security and PrivacyAuthor: Yu-An TanPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Jan 20, 2025Number of Pages: 480 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 3725831165ISBN-13:...

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...

The following topical collection, entitled "Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Development: Innovative Methods and Policy Implications," focuses on the intersection of innovative methods of air...

Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is known to have far-ranging impacts on human health through to climate forcing. The characterization of emission sources and the quantification of specific source...

Air quality is personal. Its management is highly so. Asthmatic or air-pollutant-sensitive individuals depend on accurate air quality forecasts to help manage their daily activities. However, the...

Analytic number theory is a branch of number theory which uses methods from mathematical analysis in order to solve difficult problems about integers. Analytic number theory can be split into two...

Biomedical imaging is a broad and crucial field, encompassing various techniques for capturing images that have diagnostic and therapeutic applications. These are pivotal in early disease detection,...

This edited book presents new results in the area of algorithm development for different types of scheduling problems. In eleven chapters, algorithms for single machine problems, flow-shop and...

As time goes by, the concept of a "smart city" encompasses an increasing number of aspects. Essentially, when we think of a modern city, we would like it to offer a vibrant and safe living...

Alloy steels play a pivotal role in modern society. Their continued development improves the human condition for everyone on earth. Their broad use has resulted in a wide variety of continuing...

Aluminium is the world's most abundant metal and is the third most common element, comprising 8% of the Earth's crust. The versatility of aluminium makes it the most widely used metal after steel. By...

Aluminum alloys and aluminum matrix composite materials have become the first choice to replace steel materials due to their high specific strength. The penetration rate of light alloys in new energy...

We appreciate your willingness to contribute an article to the upcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine, which will focus on "AML in the Molecular Age: From Biology to Clinical...

The 29th International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors (ICANS 29) served as a continuation of the biennial conference that has been held since 1965. ICANS 29 was held from...

The 8th International Conference on Protein Kinase CK2 (www.uks.eu/ck2), organized by Matthias Montenarh and Claudia G?tz, will be held at the Faculty of Medicine of Saarland University, in Homburg,...

To achieve net neutrality, a sustainable circular economy approach is preferred. Amongst the available options, biological routes and especially the 'Anaerobic Fermentation' route have immense...

The reprint contains 19 articles that have been accepted and published in the Special Issue "Analysis and Applications of Mathematical Fluid Dynamics, 2023" of MDPI's Mathematics journal, which...