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This Reprint covers a wide range of essential areas, including green hydrogen solutions, renewable energy resources, sustainable solutions, energy generation, efficiency, and management. Each chapter examines the latest advancements, strategies, and innovations, offering insights into sustainable practices and their integration with simulation models. These topics play vital roles in tackling environmental challenges, reducing carbon footprints, and achieving a greener future. By bringing together expertise from various disciplines, this Reprint aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange to address the global need for sustainable solutions. Related Books Advances in Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Engineering Applications and Technologies of Renewable Energy Engineering Advances in Hydrogen Energy Engineering Advances in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Clean Energy Transition Engineering The recommendations have been gene

This Special Issue collates seven papers regarding the assessment or monitoring of hydrological disasters such as droughts and flood using remote sensing and geography information system (GIS) techniques.. The new published research focused on evaluations and models of various hydrological hazards such as droughts and floods. Furthermore, we include two original scientific articles addressing the subject of water quality. This Special Issue received investigations based on different techniques such as remote sensing, GIS, machine learning and monitoring. All papers present findings characterized as unconventional, provocative, innovative and methodologically new. Scientific findings presented in this Special Issue highlight how a combination of various modern analysis techniques (e.g., remote sensing, GIS) can improve our understanding of complex hydrological hazards such as droughts and floods. We hope that the research contained within this Special Issue is useful to the scientific

Soil, water, and nitrogen management are critical for crop productivity and quality in horticulture as well as for reducing negative impacts on ecosystems and greenhouse gas emissions. This Special Issue is a collection of seven important research works addressing solutions or strategies that can be implemented in order to use these three factors of production in a more sustainable way and to reduce inorganic nitrogen applications by considering the great importance of circular agriculture and the use of microorganisms. Aside from the relevance of the topics in this Special Issue, the studies included within it may trigger the development of new strategies for more sustainable and environmentally friendly intensive agriculture. Related Books Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture Biology & Life Sciences ... Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops Biology & Life Sciences Plant Management and Soil Improvement in Specialty Crop Production Engineeri

The devastating effects caused by the recent catastrophic earthquakes that took place all over the world from Japan, New Zealand, to Chile, as well as those occurring in the Mediterranean basin, have once again shown that ground motion, although a serious source of direct damage, is not the only parameter to be considered, with most damage being the result of coseismic geological effects that are directly connected to the earthquake source or caused by ground shaking.The primary environmental effects induced by earthquakes as well as the secondary effects (sensu Environmental Seismic Intensity - ESI 2007 scale) must be considered for a more correct and complete evaluation of seismic hazards, at both regional and local scales.This Special Issue aims to collect all contributions that, using different methodologies, integrate new data produced with multi-disciplinary and innovative methods. These methodologies are essential for the identification and characterization of seismically acti

How often is male idiopathic infertility diagnosed nowadays? It is estimated that 70\% of male infertility is apparently idiopathic because its etiology cannot be found despite a complete diagnostic procedure. Epidemiological studies have highlighted that sperm concentration and total count have halved in the past forty years. The reasons for this decline are still unknown and, therefore, it is urgently necessary to research the etiopathogenetic moments. Given that Sertoli cells are responsible for supporting spermatogenesis, much attention should be focused on their function. During childhood, these cells have peculiar characteristics. After the onset of puberty, they reach a state of maturity and lose their ability to proliferate. Therefore, several environmental or lifestyle factors in childhood could reasonably interfere with the proliferation of Sertoli cells and this may be the cause of so-called idiopathic infertility in adulthood. For that reason, this book explores molecular

The ongoing exploration of natural products remains fundamental to drug discovery, as they offer exceptional structural diversity and complex biological activities. The Special Issue, "Advances in Natural Products and Their Biological Activities," published in Molecules and Guest-Edited by Dr. Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes, Prof. Dr. Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Prof. Dr. Almir Gonçalves Wanderley, and Prof. Dr. Jaime Ribeiro-Filho, serves as a comprehensive compendium of recent research in this evolving field. This collection presents studies that emphasize the potential of natural compounds, semi-synthetic derivatives from plants, essential oils, and metabolites from microorganisms. These investigations address significant human health challenges, such as cancer, infectious diseases, and inflammatory disorders. The Special Issue comprises original research articles and reviews that reflect the global effort to characterize, optimize, and elucidate the molecular mechanisms of bioactive molecules. It also illustrates how traditional knowledge can inform the discovery of novel bioactive resources. The research featured in this Special Issue employs advanced methodologies to investigate how extraction systems, seasonal variations, and innovative formulations can improve the yield and pharmacological efficacy of active compounds. Furthermore, the collection underscores the essential role of natural products in providing new chemical entities and innovative strategies for contemporary pharmacotherapy.

This Reprint compiles key research addressing the pervasive challenge of microplastic pollution. Moving beyond detection, the included studies critically examine toxicological effects and exposure pathways from a One Health perspective. The synthesis reveals that microplastics act as carriers for co-pollutants like phthalates and pharmaceuticals, enhancing their bioavailability and toxicity in aquatic and mammalian models. Toxicological impact depends strongly on polymer type, with polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride eliciting distinct biological responses. Fieldwork from regions like the Yangtze River Estuary and Pakistan’s freshwater ecosystems documents environmental distribution and confirms widespread wildlife ingestion. Innovative non-invasive methods, such as analyzing white stork pellets, are highlighted as effective biomonitoring tools. A key focus is human exposure, identifying the mechanical fragmentation of everyday plastics as a significant, overlooked pathway. Studies on wastewater treatment plants show that while microplastics are partially removed, persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals in effluent remain an ecological concern. By integrating toxicology, environmental monitoring, and risk assessment, this Reprint serves as a comprehensive scientific resource. It provides an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and students seeking an evidence-based understanding of microplastic impacts on ecosystem stability, animal health, and public health.

In the field of ocean engineering, a thorough understanding of the geotechnical characteristics of marine soils and the engineering characteristics of foundation systems and offshore structures is crucial for guiding design, construction, and maintenance operations. In order to enable colleagues to better understand the current research status in the field of ocean engineering and stimulate their scientific research interests and inspiration, we selected a total of 15 scientific research papers on marine engineering foundation treatment, offshore structure foundations, offshore structure inspection and maintenance, and marine resource exploration and included them in this Special Issue for colleagues to read and refer to.

In today’s rapidly changing environment, where climate change poses significant challenges to food security, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of billions around the globe, the need for sustainable agricultural practices has never been more pressing. As we stand at the intersection of agricultural innovation and environmental stewardship, this textbook is a comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing sustainable practices that foster resilience in the face of climate variability.In recent decades, there has been a paradigm shift towards more sustainable approaches; however, sustainable agriculture is still intensely debated. This textbook explores studies that underpin sustainable agriculture and climate resilience because they are multifaceted subjects requiring transdisciplinary collaboration and a holistic understanding of agrosystems. The purpose is to offer practical insights and evidence-based strategies for farmers, policymakers, students, and researchers alike.As Gu

The subject of this reprint covers the latest research in the field of wind energy methods and technologies. The results of work on modeling and optimization of wind turbines, their location, methods of monitoring and diagnostics, and development prospects were presented. Contemporary problems, dangers and risks in the field of wind engineering were also pointed out. Related Books Wind Turbines Engineering Offshore Wind Energy Engineering Wind Turbine Aerodynamics Engineering Wind Turbine Power Optimization Technology Engineering Advances in Renewable Energy Research and Applications Environmental & Earth Sciences The recommendations have been generated using an AI system. About: About MDPI Books Advisory Board Legal Information: MDPI Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Terms of Use Accessibility Sales: Order and Delivery Indexing and Distribution Further Information: Book Series Reprints Book/Chapter Processing Charges Pay an Invoice Open Access Policy Obtaining an ISBN Fo

The purpose of this SI is to provide an overview of recent advances made in the methods used for tissue imaging and characterization, which benefit from using a large range of optical wavelengths. Guerouah et al. has contributed a profound study of the responses of the adult human brain to breath-holding challenges based on hyperspectral near-infrared spectroscopy (hNIRS). Lange et al. contributed a timely and comprehensive review of the features and biomedical and clinical applications of supercontinuum laser sources. Blaney et al. reported the development of a calibration-free hNIRS system that can measure the absolute and broadband absorption and scattering spectra of turbid media. Slooter et al. studied the utility of measuring multiple tissue parameters simultaneously using four optical techniques operating at different wavelengths of light—optical coherence tomography (1300 nm), sidestream darkfield microscopy (530 nm), laser speckle contrast imaging (785 nm), and fluorescence

This book provides readers with a good overview of the status and exciting developments in the identification of health-promoting properties and potential applications of nutraceutical substances. It includes papers focused on modern analytical instrumentation and new methods and biological tests applied to the evaluation of plant foods, derived products, herbal products, and food supplements and the phytochemical characterization of innovative natural sources of bioactive compounds and relative health-promoting properties. Related Books Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Foods and Plants Using Advanced Analytical Techniques Chemistry & Materials Science Phytochemicals Biology & Life Sciences ... Advances of Accurate Quantification Methods in Food Analysis Chemistry & Materials Science Research on Extraction Technologies, Analysis Methods and Functional Evaluation of Food Active Components Biology & Life Sciences Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Bioactive Natural Pro

Fungi are important components of ecosystems. Their level of diversity is very high and only lower than that of insects. This book deals with fungal diversity in the Mediterranean, a large area recognized as a biodiversity hot spot. Micro and macrofungi contribute to characterizing many environments, both terrestrial and marine, in which they are associated with particular forest stands and also contribute to providing plant and soil nutrients. They also show potential applications in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, have a recognized nutritional and commercial value and still provide many insights to scholars in terms of description of new species and actions aimed at in situ and ex situ conservation. Related Books Diversity of Marine Fungi as a Source of Bioactive Natural Products, 2nd Edition Biology & Life Sciences ... Marine Fungus Biology & Life Sciences Marine Microbial Diversity as a Source of Bioactive Natural Products Biology & Life Sciences ... Diversity and Ecology o

This Special Issue focuses on innovative methods for valorizing waste through the recycling and recovery of critical and strategic metals (REEs, Co, Cu, Ni, Li, Ag, Al, Ti, Si). With rising demand from high-tech and green energy sectors, sustainable recovery and waste management are essential. Key topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Extraction and Purification processes: Hydrometallurgical techniques for recovering critical and strategic metals from industrial by-products, mineral residues, and EoL products. Recycling Technologies: Cutting-edge approaches to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of recycling critical and strategic metals from waste streams such as sludge, redmud, tailings, slag, and EoL products, utilizing pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, and electrometallurgical methods. Thermodynamical Modeling and Process Simulation: In-depth studies on the thermodynamical aspects of metal extraction processes, including modeling and simulation techniques, to optimize and tailor the recycling techniques. Economic and Environmental benefits: Comprehensive assessments of the potential economic gains and environmental impacts of critical/strategic metal recovery, fostering circular economy and sustainability. Case studies: Practical applications in the valorization of mineral waste and the extraction of critical and strategic raw materials.

Human activities have induced conspicuous global changes including, inter alia, climate change, land use change, nitrogen deposition, and biological invasions, which negatively impact biodiversity and ecosystem function in the Anthropocene. The decline in biodiversity and the deterioration of ecosystem functions and services may hamper the sustainable development of both the economy and society. Although numerous studies have been conducted over the past few decades, the biological and ecological mechanisms governing how global changes affect biodiversity and ecosystem functions are not fully understood. This reprint presents studies that advance our understanding of how global change drivers affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

This reprint introduces the recent research progress made in the chemistry of materials for energy and environmental sustainability. The topics included cover rational designed composite electrode materials for energy storage, effective additives for promoting solar cells, powerful adsorbents for hazardous dyes in water, and versatile membranes for oil–water separation, among others.

Medicinal plants exhibit a high degree of variation based on morphological, palynological, and phytochemical characteristics, as well as their habitats, amongst other factors. These factors also influence the effects of medicinal plants on specific disorders. Human beings have used medicinal plants to treat ailments for several decades. However, the increase in disease incidence has raised the demand for novel therapeutics, which can be fulfilled using phytochemicals from plants. Current research advances reveal that herbal plants are a fundamental factor in the development of biomedicines. To ensure the safe use of medicinal plants and their products, detailed studies of medicinal plants are required. These characterizations could be based on determining structural or morphological variations among medicinal plants, environmental impacts on medicinal plants, phytochemicals isolation, bioactivities, the phylogenetic relationship among medicinal plants, interactions between phytochemi

This reprint is a collection of the research papers published in the "Advances in Friction, Lubrication, Wear and Oxidation in Metals Manufacturing" Special Issue. It acts as an update on the state of the art concerning studies on friction, wear and oxidation properties of materials; the development and performance of novel lubricants; and advanced simulation strategies for friction contacts. Related Books Advances in Boundary Lubrication Engineering Advances in Lubricated Bearings Engineering Use of Modern Materials in Technological Processes Accompanied by Frictional Heating (Volume II) Computer Science & Mathematics ... Tribology for Lightweighting Chemistry & Materials Science ... Advances in Bearing Lubrication and Thermal Sciences Engineering The recommendations have been generated using an AI system. About: About MDPI Books Advisory Board Legal Information: MDPI Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Terms of Use Accessibility Sales: Order and Delivery Indexing and Distri

This book focuses on research related to the energy efficiency of conveyor transportation. The solutions presented in the Special Issue have an impact on optimizing, and thus reducing, the costs of energy consumption by belt conveyors. This is due, inter alia, to the use of better materials for conveyor belts, which reduce its rolling resistance and noise, and improve its ability to adsorb the impact energy from the material falling on the belt. The use of mobile robots designed to detect defects in the conveyor's components makes the conveyor operation safer, and means that the conveyor works for longer and there are no unplanned stops due to damage. Related Books Energy Efficiency of Manufacturing Processes and Systems Business & Economics ... Modelling and Calculation of Raw Material Industry Engineering Energy Efficiency in Electric Motors, Drives, Power Converters and Related Systems Engineering Energy Consumption at Production Stages in Mining Environmental & Earth Sciences ..

The prevention and bioactivity effects associated with the so-called “Mediterranean diet” make olive oil the most consumed edible fat in the food intake of the Mediterranean basin. The road to quality demands that legislation should be followed. Hence, official European Union classifications such as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), etc. guarantee the quality and the origin of the labeled foodstuff. The profiling of volatile components and the aroma of olive oil are key factors in the quality dimension and are affected by various factors and conditions such as cultivar; atmospheric, pedologic, and fostering conditions; the ripening degree; olive and oil storage; and the technology of oil extraction from drupes, as well as the quality of the pre-extraction procedures. The maintenance of high quality standards is assured by the olive fruits’ and the final products’ quality. Modern milling technologies can aid in the direction of quality and

This Special Issue showcases poets who enhance the breadth of modernist literary practices. The cohering concept is a complex relationship to both gender and modernity through original experiments with language. Leading scholars explore writers who both fit and extend orthodox modernist histories: Marianne Moore, H.D., Edna St Vincent Millay, Dorothy Parker, Katherine Mansfield, and Charlotte Mew were born around the cusp of the twentieth century and flourished during the 1920s and 1930s; Lynette Roberts, Helen Adam and Hope Mirrlees were contemporaries but publishing or recognition came later; the next generation can include Gwendolyn Brooks, Stevie Smith and Muriel Spark; Veronica Forrest-Thomson represents a third generation who published into the 1980s, while Frances Presley and M. NourbeSe Philip hinge this group with the contemporary poets Carol Watts and Natasha Trethewey, whose works continue and rejuvenate progressive stylistics. The essays offer new readings of both well-kno

Global forests lost 28.3 million hectares in 2023 and continue to be threatened by substantial natural and human disturbances. From a temporal perspective (over recent decades, or even recent centuries), we have witnessed spatial–temporal forest changes including changes in carbon storage, forest landscapes, and forest diversity and we have explored their possible drivers. From a spatial perspective, we seek to detect extreme events (deforestation, forest fire, insect outbreaks, droughts, and other forest disturbances) and collect new forest ecological data (e.g., tree canopy height, forest aboveground biomass, and forest soil biochemistry) to support forest management and planning. Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GISs) are cost-effective tools for long-term monitoring of forest change and large-scale detection of extreme events, thereby supporting forest management and planning. Novel applications of remote sensing and GISs could involve entirely new methods, such as deep learning or machine learning, or the use of high-quality sensors. They may also consist of updated applications of classical techniques and existing sensors.

One of the world-wide leading causes for increased morbidity and mortality is heart failure, which also leads to increased costs for the healthcare systems. It usually evolves with repeated episodes of decompensation, representing one of the most frequent reasons for hospitalization in the cardiology or internal medicine units but also aggravating the course of other pathologies. Even in its more stable form, chronic heart failure may affect patients' wellbeing and quality of life, impacting their level of activity and reducing their ability to practice self-care, as well as generating socio-economic consequences for patients and their families. This Special Issue focuses on original articles, reviews, meta-analyses and case reports carrying out groundbreaking research regarding the clinical management of heart failure.

Hydrological models, ranging from conceptual to fully distributed frameworks, are essential for understanding and addressing water resource challenges. They offer innovative solutions to stabilize water balances and tackle pressing environmental issues such as droughts, floods, and water scarcity. Complementing these traditional methods, machine learning algorithms (MLAs) have proven highly effective in simulating complex hydrological processes, enabling improved predictions for flood forecasting, drought management, crop modeling, and freshwater allocation.This Special Issue of Water delves into cutting-edge advancements in hydrological modeling, highlighting the integration of remote sensing data and the application of MLAs to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of water resource management. From adapting novel machine learning techniques to assessing water balance components, the research in this collection addresses the critical challenges that are faced by watersheds worldwide.Featuring innovative approaches and practical applications, this Special Issue is an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers who are dedicated to advancing hydrological science and fostering sustainable water management solutions.