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Terrestrial and marine environments are inexhaustible sources of compounds and active extracts which have been employed in medicine since ancient times. The aim of this reprint is to collect new...

Domestic violence (also referred to as family or intimate partner violence) is a public health problem that continues to affect the lives of individuals of all backgrounds, with women and children...

This Special Issue focuses on the articulation of the 2030 Agenda at the domestic level, with policies addressing social exclusion in rural and urban contexts, both in countries from the Global North...

Using Shannon information theory to analyse the contributions from two source variables to a target, for example, we can measure the information held by one source about the target, the information...

Information Technologies Applied on HealthcareAuthor: NAPublisher: MDPI AGPublication Date: May 17, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 372581127XISBN-13:...

Information-Theoretic Methods in Deep Learning: Theory and ApplicationsAuthor: Shuangming YangPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Jan 16, 2025Number of Pages: 244 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

Respiratory infections are conventionally treated with oral or intravenous antimicrobials (antivirals, antibiotics, and antifungals). However, these routes of administration are not ideal because the...

This reprint collects the research articles published in the Special Issue "Injection Molding of Polymers and Polymer Composites". Injection molding is a versatile and efficient process used to...

Updated knowledge about innate immunity and viral infections, including but not limited to interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes (ISGs), IFN signaling pathways, antiviral immunity, inflammation,...

Innovation in chemical plant design is driving improvements in efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability. This progress is influenced by factors such as safety standards, environmental...

Digital transformation is an unavoidable fact that can contribute decisively to increasing sustainability in its different components: economic, environmental, and social. Although the economic...

The olive oil industry, one of the largest industries in the Mediterranean basin and in other countries around the world, is fundamentally composed of olive groves, olive oil mills, pomace oil...

Agricultural engineering and sustainable development are intrinsically linked, and all fields of agricultural engineering have great potential to improve global sustainability, from the development...

Welcome to the Reprint of "Innovations in Durability of Sustainable Concrete Materials", a collection presenting cutting-edge research on sustainable and durable concrete. Discover ten insightful...

The synthesis of inorganic compounds embraces an immense range of techniques and approaches. New organometallic molecules, for example, might demand multi-step organic reactions in the successful...

Hazardous artificial contaminants are molecules of inorganic and organic nature (pharmaceuticals, food sources, heavy metals, dyes, personal care products, detergents, flame retardants, cosmetics,...

This Special Issue, "Innovative Nanomaterial Properties and Applications in Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, or Environment", focused on (i) the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles,...

Sustainable Land Management (SLM) is vital for soil health, biodiversity, and resilience. Climate change and human activity both accelerate land degradation, prompting urgent action according to the...

The mining and minerals industry has witnessed a significant increase in the generation of solid waste (e.g., mine tailings, coal gangue, coal fly ash, slag) as the industry has evolved. Due to the...

Welding technologies of applying surface layers from innovative metal, ceramic, and cermet materials, called heat surfacing and spraying, are an important component of rational repair management and...

This reprint focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and technological innovations related to inner ear diseases. It encompasses cutting-edge areas, such as virtual reality training, to enhance hearing...

The subjects of the presented papers cover a wide range of challenges in the area of inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes. However, it can include only a few comprehensive...

This Special Issue does not aim to address the technical approach of each solution but rather to share educational experiences and maybe influence other teachers to invest in similar practices, from...

Microfluidics has developed rapidly over the past three decades. Relentless diagnostic, medical and chemical applications have been demonstrated in various applications, plateforms and tools. Have...

Oral microbiota, one of the most diverse human microbiotas, has proved to be important for the maintenance of health and development of diseases. In this reprint, the oral microbiota and key oral...

This Special Issue assembles a set of fifteen articles, consisting of one review and fourteen research articles. The review by Liang S. and colleagues covers the application of bacteriophage therapy...

This reprint focuses on new paradigms of aquaculture to make this critical production sector more sustainable. Aquaculture can benefit from rearing low-trophic species and developing integrated...

The best works were selected after the conference "Integrated Computer Technologies in Mechanical Engineering"-Synergetic Engineering (ICTM). The conference provided technical exchange between the...

The best works were selected after the conference titled "Integrated Computer Technologies in Mechanical Engineering"-Synergetic Engineering (ICTM) II. The conference provided technical exchange...

Soil and water are two key life-sustaining resources on Earth. If not protected, both elements will become humanity's worst nightmares. Uncontrollable water flows, polluted water, and lack of water...