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Semiarid and arid areas worldwide are subject to qualitative and quantitative scarcity of water resources. Both scarcity (water deficit) and the occurrence of water sources with high salt...

The past decade has witnessed an explosion of knowledge regarding how mitochondrial dysfunction may translate into ageing and disease phenotypes, as well as how it is modulated by genetic and...

The modeling and analysis of the damage and failure of materials and structures is an active and persistent challenge in computational mechanics, materials, and various scientific and industrial...

Biological pathways, such as signaling networks, are a key component of biological systems of each living cell. In fact, malfunctions of signaling pathways are linked to a number of diseases, and...

Modeling and Simulation of Polymer CompositesAuthor: Valeriy V. GinzburgPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Dec 25, 2024Number of Pages: 228 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

This Reprint focuses on the emerging concepts that allow for the design of reinforced concrete, including new or improved concrete material, as well as on the characterization of the properties of...

The uncertainties surrounding climate change raise crucial questions about the ability of forest ecosystems to buffer against current and future climate-induced global changes while continuing to...

Countries all over the world regard the development of new energy represented by wind power and photovoltaic power as the key way to achieve low-carbon and green development. The scale of global new...

Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization for Mathematical Finance, Economics, and Risks is a critical domain that integrates mathematical theory with practical applications to address the complexities of...

Modeling, Control and Diagnosis of Electrical Machines and DevicesAuthor: NAPublisher: MDPI AGPublication Date: Jun 04, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10:...

This Special Issue reprint delves into the dynamic world of robotic systems, offering a comprehensive exploration of the latest advancements in modeling, optimization, and control. Robotics has...

Although various non-pharmaceutical strategies addressed to the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases such as tobacco control policies, reducing the consumption of harmful food, and...

Modern Research of Gears and Power TransmissionAuthor: NAPublisher: MDPI AGPublication Date: Jun 06, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 3725812799ISBN-13:...

This reprint contains the scientific contributions from a Special Issue dedicated to multi-agent system analysis and optimization from a broad perspective (including branches potentially applicable...

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cancers: GlioblastomaAuthor: Javier S. CastresanaPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Dec 31, 2024Number of Pages: 400 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cancers: Glioblastoma II: GlioblastomaAuthor: Javier S. CastresanaPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Dec 31, 2024Number of Pages: 370 pagesBinding: Hardback or...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) was one of the first tumors in which the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis were investigated and confirmed. We now recognize that tumors appearing identical under...

Relative to model plants, ornamental plants have many special characteristics, such as their flower color, shape and fragrance. Furthermore, these traits are unique and complex compared to different...

Understanding the molecular biology of RNA viruses, e.g., the functions of viral RNA elements and proteins and their interplay with host factors, is essential in dissecting the mechanism of the...

Multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and pan-drug-resistant (PDR) Gram-negative bacteria constitute a huge public health problem. Among them, Klebsiella pneumoniae,...

Recently, growing attention has been directed worldwide toward antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens. The infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria were declared a 'silent...

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Molecular Dynamics Simulation that was published in Entropy.Author: Giovanni CiccottiPublisher: Mdpi AGPublication Date: Nov 01, 2014Number of...

Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths, but analysis of its molecular and clinical characteristics has been complicated by histological and aetiological heterogeneity. Stomach cancers are...

Global food production is in jeopardy as potential yields are reaching saturation and biotic and abiotic pressures proliferate both spatially and temporally, unable to keep pace with population...

Over the last ten years a fresh air has been blowing in the field of molecular magnetism with the re-introduction of lanthanides ions as spin carriers in magnetic molecules. The strong magnetic...

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS), entitled "Molecular Mechanism in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and Fibrosis", collected 15 original research...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is currently the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-ß) signaling has been associated with CRC growth and metastasis due to...

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most aggressive solid malignancies, with an overall 5-year survival rate of 8%, and it is predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death by...

Many food components (such as phytochemicals, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, etc.) have been found to have various biological activities. Based on dietary intake and the...

This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue "Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity: Dynamic Changes in Neurons Functions". With the aim to present good research papers...