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Forests are inherently linked to water resources and water-related ecosystem services. Therefore, an integrated forest-water management system is urgently required to ensure a balanced supply of...

In the current context of global change and global interconnectedness, our role in connecting the dots and finding solutions to current and future problems is very important. When talking...

Decades of research has provided a depth of understanding on the relationships among forests and water, and how these relationships change in response to climate variability, disturbance, and forest...

The book gathers 28 quality papers containing new and important knowledge on forest operations, engineering and management. Active forest management is indeed applied through forest engineering, and...

Every year, a number of new forest pathosystems are discovered as the result of introduction of alien pathogens, host shifts and jumps, hybridization and recombination among pathogens, etc. Disease...

The respiration of forest soils and the major factors controlling its rate are fairly well understood. The process is of utmost significance because its balance with the fixation of CO2 in the...

The North China Craton (NCC) preserves ancient rocks dating back to ca. 3.8 Ga, and has witnessed multiple magmatic-metamorphic events during the Archean-Proterozoic era. This critical period may...

This book aims to provide an overview of developments in the heel prick screening programme in the Netherlands in which similarities with the situation elsewhere in the world, where relevant, will be...

Fractional Calculus : Theory and Applications Volume IAuthor: NAPublisher: MDPI AGPublication Date: Jun 11, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 3725811458ISBN-13:...

Fractional Calculus : Theory and Applications Volume IIAuthor: NAPublisher: MDPI AGPublication Date: Jun 11, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10:...

This reprint of the Special Issue on "Fractional Calculus and Hypergeometric Functions in Complex Analysis" has resulted in the publication of articles covering a wide range of topics. For example,...

Fractional calculus is allowing integrals and derivatives of any positive order (the term fractional is kept only for historical reasons). It can be considered a branch of mathematical physics that...

This Special Issue is devoted to some serious problems that the Fractional Calculus (FC) is currently confronted with and aims at providing some answers to the questions like "What are the fractional...

Fractional calculus (FC) generalizes the concepts of derivative and integral orders to non-integer orders. It was introduced by Leibniz (1646-1716) but remained a purely mathematical exercise for a...

This Special Issue of Fractal and Fractional entitled "Fractional Order Systems with Application to Electrical Power Engineering" showcases the latest research in fractional-order system applications...

As data systems become more effective, more and more mathematical approaches have been applied to real-world applications to achieve exceptional outcomes. Fractional approaches (such as fractional...

Melatonin is an indoleamine that has captured our attention since 1958. It was discovered as one of the main regulators of circadian rhythms. At that time, it was simply defined as the sleep-wake...

The friction between cutting tools and the workpiece/chip can signi?cantly a?ect tool wear, cutting force, cutting temperature, machined surface integrity, and machined parts' service performance...

Despite advancements in real-time 3D segmental analysis at the Cleveland Clinic and animal validation studies via third-generation microscopic ultrasound at Johns Hopkins, as well as microscopic...

The present reprint contains 11 articles accepted for publication and published in the Special Issue From COVID-19 to Resilience: Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business of the MDPI...

Gluten is the major protein of wheat and other cereals (rye and barley); it is responsible for triggering celiac disease (CD) in genetically predisposed individuals. Until a few years ago, CD was the...

In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration successfully imaged the first supermassive black hole (M87*), opening a new era in detailed study of these exotic objects. By sharply...

Clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease are amongst the most common presenting complaints in small animal veterinary practice. Over the last decade, many scientific advances have been made...

The conflict between populations, resources, and the environment in the 21st century has made the ocean a strategic space and resource treasure for human society to realize sustainable development...

This book sheds light on the influence of the environment on people's mental health. To what extent are exposures to green space, air pollution, natural disasters, etc. related to depression or...

This Reprint is dedicated to the memory of Enrique Pedroso, Professor Emeritus of Organic Chemistry at University of Barcelona, who passed away at the age of 72 on September 2020. Professor Enrique...

Over the last decade, various nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted tremendous attention with the incredible development in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Some NMs are explored increasingly for...

Ultra-precision machining is a multi-disciplinary research area that is an important branch of manufacturing technology. With continuous advancements in science and technology and the diversification...

The evaluation of vascular stiffness is becoming increasingly important in cardiovascular research to determine the properties of the arterial tree and clinically assesspatients. Current research...

Fruits Quality and Sensory AnalysisAuthor: Paola S?nchez-BravoPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Jan 08, 2025Number of Pages: 230 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 3725829934ISBN-13:...