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This special issue comprises 12 papers published in the Special Issue entitled "Corporate Finance and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practices", addressing a wide range of topics related...

This SI reprint comprehensively explores the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, addressing various facets, from treatment protocols to global health implications. This 30-article reprint reflects the breadth...

This Special Issue aims to dismantle the mechanisms and molecular pathways underlying COVID-19-induced coagulopathy, and present the current advances made possible by our colleagues' research. The 15...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected life throughout the world, and dentistry is no exception. Dentistry has already been shown to be a hazardous occupation due to the numerous infectious and health...

The concurrent nature of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) means that a wider approach is needed to protect the health of our communities. The Special Issue "COVID-19...

The aim of the following reprint is to explore and showcase the recent advances and interdisciplinary approaches within the field of human-robot interaction (HRI) and artificial intelligence (AI)...

Embark on an intellectual exploration by addressing the intricate connections between education and the defining challenges of our era in this captivating collection. "Creativity, Intelligence, and...

In a constantly and rapidly changing world, it is crucial to recognize that school mathematics is framed by social, cultural, and political matters, and does not exist in isolation. This Special...

Rare earth elements (REE) are critical to our modern way of life, although potential primary and secondary sources of these elements and the economics of the REE sector remain somewhat poorly...

This Special Issue reprint provides updates on relevant knowledge about the usefulness of improving fertilizer use efficiency in crops, thus ensuring enough food of acceptable quality for the rising...

Agriculture is facing the challenge of the transition to sustainability under a changing climatic scenario. Understanding the complexity of the agroecosystems can favor research on innovative...

Remote sensing is a powerful technique for characterizing and monitoring crop or vegetation properties at reasonable temporal and spatial resolutions. Remote sensing uses airborne and spaceborne...

This Special Issue on cryptography and information security presents a diverse range of contributions, offering valuable insights into various facets of the field. The topics covered include...

The proposed existence of the edge and screw dislocation in the 1930s, and the subsequent work showing that dislocation theory could explain the plastic deformation of crystals, represent an...

Determinations of the indentation hardness properties of crystals have expanded to cover the full characterizations of their important elastic, plastic and cracking behaviors, particularly as...

Electrical, optical, ionic and magnetic properties of ceramics are primarily dictated by their crystal structure. They can be improved by introducing impurities, creating long range order/short range...

As an important unit operation, crystallization is a process in which nucleation, growth, agglomeration, and breakage are regulated to produce high-quality crystals and achieve efficient separation...

The market for clean energy and industrial catalysts can be categorized into three major sectors: chemicals, fuels, and environmental protection. The same classification can be used in the sections...

Fire safety within residential buildings and urban environments is a pressing global concern, demanding dynamic and comprehensive strategies for effective risk assessment and mitigation. The Special...

Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are in vivo molecular imaging techniques which are widely used in nuclear medicine for the diagnosis and...

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide among the various cardiac pathologies that directly or indirectly affect the quality of life of patients. The many innovative diagnostic...

The field of medical and surgical retina has grown exponentially over the recent few decades. Several novel and promising treatments, technological developments, and advanced surgical techniques have...

Lipid-based nanosystems, including solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC), cationic lipid nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and liposomes, have been extensively studied...

In recent years, studies in the field of thyroid cancer have been performed in order to identify and verify thyroid specific biomarkers, as well as cancer-specific changes in gene expression patterns...

This Special Issue "Current Management of Hip Fracture", in the "Surgery" section of MDPI's journal Medicina, reports international studies regarding the different aspects of the treatment of...

Obstructive sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disorder with strong associations with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, metabolic, and cognitive consequences, including drowsy driving. Positive Airway...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder with strong associations with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, metabolic, and cognitive consequences. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)...

Advances in computational solid and fluid mechanics have led to significant developments in a large variety of fields, including engineering, physics, and medicine. Computational mechanics offers...

This Special Issue mainly concerns recent progress in the fields of building materials, structural mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and advanced materials and technology. Some of the studies in...

This Special Issue of Life, collected and presented data on state-of-the-art innovations in this field. The study by Slowinska et al. focused on the clinical, dermoscopic and histological...