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In recent years, the growth of the IoT has made an increasing amount of data available to be analyzed and exploited for the creation of intelligent models and solutions. In the Smart Home domain, new application scenarios have opened up, facilitated by the emergence of new techniques and paradigms that enable the development of smart devices. The application of Artificial Intelligence in this context aims to simplify and automate activities, increase security, reduce energy consumption, and generally optimize home-related processes. This Special Issue discusses the application of Artificial Intelligence to smart home automation through the use of various techniques, ranging from speech recognition, human behavior recognition, automatic home temperature control, electricity consumption monitoring, and the development of intelligent agents for building knowledge representations of unknown environments. Related Books Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovation Engineering Mach

PART 1. Functional Textiles: Photochromic Textiles Based upon Aqueous Blends of Oxygen-Deficient WO3-x and TiO2 Nanocrystals. 50/60 Hz Power Grid Noise as a Skin Contact Measure of Textile ECG Electrodes. Characterizing Steam Penetration through Thermal Protective Fabric Materials. Stretchable Textile Yarn Based on UHF RFID Helical Tag. Fibers and Textiles for Personal Protective Equipment. Textile-Based Sound Sensors (TSS). High-Performance and Functional Fiber Materials. Geotextiles—A Versatile Tool for Environmental Sensitive Applications in Geotechnical Engineering. Review of Fiber- or Yarn-Based Wearable Resistive Strain Sensors. Wearable Actuators: An Overview. Bacterial Secondary Metabolites as Biopigments for Textile Dyeing. PART 2: Process and Modelling. Loop Order Analysis of Weft-Knitted Textiles. New Geometrical Modelling for 2D Fabric and 2.5D Interlock Composites. Meso-Macro Simulations of the Forming of 3D Non-Crimp Woven Fabrics. Continuous Yarn Electrospinning. A Re

The present volume “New Trends in Lithium Niobate: From Bulk to Nanocrystals” contains the materials of a Special Issue of the MDPI journal Crystals dedicated to the memory of Prof. Dr. Ortwin F. Schirmer and provides a new synopsis of his research focusing on LiNbO3. It also includes recent developments, exemplifying the continued interest in this outstanding ferroelectric, non-linear optical and holographic crystal as a workhorse for testing and realizing new ideas and applications.This book starts with reviews on intrinsic and extrinsic crystal defects in LiNbO3 of single-crystal, thin-film or nano-powder forms, studied by various optical, magnetic resonance and nuclear methods, clarifying in particular the reasons for the suppression of anion vacancy formation upon thermal reduction, mechano-chemical processing or irradiations of various types. The reviews are followed by research papers on the experimental and theoretical investigation of small polarons, together with recent res

The advances in the technology and methodology for human movement capture and analysis over the last decade have been remarkable. Besides acknowledged approaches for kinematic, dynamic, and electromyographic (EMG) analysis carried out in the laboratory, more recently developed devices, such as wearables, inertial measurement units, ambient sensors, and cameras or depth sensors, have been adopted on a wide scale. Furthermore, computational intelligence (CI) methods, such as artificial neural networks, have recently emerged as promising tools for the development and application of intelligent systems in motion analysis. Thus, the synergy of classic instrumentation and novel smart devices and techniques has created unique capabilities in the continuous monitoring of motor behaviors in different fields, such as clinics, sports, and ergonomics. However, real-time sensing, signal processing, human activity recognition, and characterization and interpretation of motion metrics and behaviors

The field of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) has reached a historic milestone, validated by the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of their transformative power. Celebrating this moment, this Special Issue showcases cutting-edge advances in MOF-based micro/nanoscale materials, highlighting their unparalleled structural tunability, exceptional surface areas, and versatile functionalities across energy storage, catalysis, environmental remediation, and drug delivery. The collected contributions explore fundamental stability enhancements in basic environments, complex water sorption mechanisms, and computational approaches, including machine learning for material screening. The featured innovative applications include transition metal oxides on carbon fibers for energy storage, Au nanoparticles encapsulated in Ce-MOFs, achieving record-breaking TOFs for glycerol carbonate synthesis, and sensitive detection platforms for acetone, VOCs, and Hg2+. Additional studies demonstrate electromagnetic wave dissipation through vacancy-engineered composites and pH-responsive drug delivery systems using ZIF-8 nanocarriers. Together, this collection captures the vibrant interdisciplinary frontier of MOF research, from foundational property investigations to groundbreaking functional applications with immense practical potential.

In pursuing global economic development, the necessity of efficient environmental protection to achieve sustainable development is sometimes forgotten. One aspect of this problem includes expansive industrialization and urbanization, which introduce both legacy and emerging pollutants into our environment. These risks have become a topic of major concern, as chemical or biological agents are widely and increasingly used in numerous activities, resulting in their continued release and recirculation into the environment through different routes. Pollutants may exert distinct and profound effects on ecosystems. In terrestrial systems, they may disrupt soil microbiota and impair the soil’s fertility and plant growth, or they may bioaccumulate within higher animals, affecting reproductive health and longevity. In aquatic ecosystems, they may interfere with the reproduction and nutrition of many species, impacting food webs and biodiversity. In this context, the present Reprint explores the landscape of classic (legacy) and emerging pollutants, focusing on novel monitoring methods, as well as on less well-studied impacts of pollution on organisms and ecosystems. Understanding pollutant behavior across environmental compartments, unraveling their detailed effects on ecosystems, and mitigating their impacts on life will be critical in safeguarding our planet’s future.

The process of secularization can be defined as a shift in the focus of European thought from the transcendent God, the otherworldly, and the suprahuman, towards immanence, that is, towards the world and the human condition in the world. Secularization represents a transition from theism to humanism. Given this definition, it is often concluded that secularization has led to the exclusion of God from thought and the removal of religion from society. Nevertheless, post-secular thought offers a more nuanced and sophisticated perspective. As postulated by numerous theorists, secularization was not a departure from theism and religion in general, but rather a departure from a specific conception of God and a particular mode of religiosity that had been dominant for an extended period. Most contributions to this volume identify the moments of secularization and humanism, not as the elimination of God but on the contrary as an opportunity that various thinkers recognized to liberate the divine from the constraints of hegemonic European theology and religiosity. This perspective suggests that secularization did not erase God but rather created an opportunity for the humanization of religion through ethical, social, or political activation. The papers in this volume take different approaches and offer different responses to the question of how the divine and the transcendent reappear in the discourse of humanism.

Islamic liberation theology (ILT) refers to a diverse cluster of theologies that seek to reinterpret Islamic texts in the light of oppression and resistance to it. Based on a commitment to social justice, ILT shifts theological understanding away from the privileged center(s) of society, shifting the interlocutor, the conversation partner of theology to the neglected margins. Over the past few decades, a rich body of Islamic scholarship has emerged that has grappled with a variety of categories and frameworks, most notably gender and religious pluralism. The purpose of this Special Issue is to identify new directions in ILT by engaging the following questions: What is the current state of the field? What are the key contexts, problems, and thematic areas on which ILT has focused, and why have scholars prioritized these issues? How have establishment religion and its hierarchies of power and authority been deconstructed, and how have liberationist re-readings of religious texts been p

The purpose of the Special Issue was to collect the results of research and experience on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the energy sector and the energy market, broadly understood, that were visible after a year. In particular, the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector in the EU, including Poland, and the US was examined. The topics concerned various issues, e.g., the situation of energy companies, including those listed on the stock exchange, mining companies, and those dealing with renewable energy. The topics related to the development of electromobility, managerial competences, energy expenditure of local government units, sustainable development of energy, and energy poverty during a pandemic were also discussed. Related Books The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Energy Economics and Markets in Central and Eastern Europe Business & Economics The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Markets and the Real Economy Business & Economics Environmental, Health and Econom

The present Special Issue summarizes the available scientific evidence concerning the nutrients and biomarkers in musculoskeletal diseases linked to the metabolic conditions secondary to COVID-19 confinement, osteoporosis prevention for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, and the nutritional status in patients with spinal muscular atrophy. Furthermore, it explores the novel findings for experimental animal models of pharmacological agents to improve the regeneration of muscle tissue; acetylcholine spontaneous release located in the neuromuscular junction in mice, secondary to hypercaloric diet supplementation with an increase in spontaneous neurotransmission and the activation of myofascial trigger points associated with myofascial pain syndrome; and myogenic biomarkers in musculoskeletal conditions and gene expression associated with vitamin D and L-cysteine co-supplementation. This Special Issue is edited by a multidisciplinary group comprising the Universidad Complutense de

Electrochemical energy systems can successfully exploit beneficial characteristics of electrolyte and/or electrode membranes due to their intriguing peculiarities that make them well-established, standard components in devices such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flow batteries. Therefore, more and more researchers are attracted by these challenging yet important issues regarding the performance and behavior of the final device. This Special Issue of Membranes offers scientists and readers involved in these topics an appealing forum to bring and summarize the forthcoming Research & Development results, which stipulates that the composite electrolyte/electrode membranes should be tailored for lithium batteries and fuel cells. Various key aspects, such as synthesis/preparation of materials/components, investigation of the physicochemical and electrochemical properties, understanding of phenomena within the materials and electrolyte/electrode interface, and device manufacturing and per

This Reprint is the second edition focusing on digital privacy and security, exploring critical developments in cybersecurity, data protection, and digital trust. It aims to support the exchange of innovative ideas, applied research, and practical solutions in the face of growing threats such as cyber warfare, hacking, and privacy breaches. The content brings together leading perspectives from both academia and industry, fostering a multidisciplinary dialogue on the challenges and advancements in the field. Contributors examine evolving threats, defensive strategies, ethical implications, and emerging technologies shaping the future of digital security. This Reprint provides readers with a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research, offering valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to strengthen digital resilience and safeguard information systems.

The Sustainable Development Goals will be achieved through the improved mobilization of tax revenues and the transformation of tax culture among taxpayers (both institutional and individual). Taxpayers are exposed to an increasing complexity of regulations and policies, new technologies, and new reporting demands from international organizations, which exert pressure on them to transparently report, affecting the strategization and implementation of tax compliance. It is expected that greater transparency and fairness in the global taxation system, which must be sustainable oriented, will be achieved through numerous tax and accounting reporting standards that have been adopted recently by various international professional institutions. Companies are required to adhere to tax laws and also have a duty to their stakeholders and communities to fulfill the expectations of effective tax governance. Meanwhile, for individual taxpayers, new mechanisms are being established to promote tax-sustainable behaviour. The Reprint 'Sustainable Tax and Accounting Reporting in Building a New Tax Culture' is interested in ideas about sustainable tax systems and standards, sustainable accounts reporting, tax auditing, tax aggressiveness, tax compliance, tax strategy and governance, tax risk management, sustainable tax behaviour and tax culture.

New advances and research in plant reproductive ecology continue to provide key insights into common and rare plant species. Similarly, the emerging technologies, techniques, and tools in data collection and analyses continue to advance the fields of plant conservation biology and plant reproductive ecology, allowing for discoveries and interpretations that were not feasible at the beginning of the century. Additionally, climate change and ecosystem loss have only continued to accelerate during the 21st century, resulting in a more pressing need to holistically understand the biology of rare plants. For this Special Issue of Plants, we have included papers that cover a wide variety of perspectives in population genetics, ecology, pollination biology, mutualist and antagonistic interactions, seed ecology, systematics, modeling, etc., toward advancing the fields of reproductive ecology and the conservation of plants. The studies focus on single species or multiple species that include broader implications within the subject matter of the Special Issue. In addition, this Special Issue sought out different research viewpoints and perspectives within and outside academia and captured a global perspective of plant reproductive ecology and conservation biology. Collectively, these studies provide a diverse perspective on the fields at present and help to point a direction forward for conservation biology.

Despite the extensive number of years that medical science has employed oxygen, we have not totally mastered its use. Hypoxia (normobaric or hypobaric), normobaric hyperoxia and hyperbaric hyperoxia refer to the various “levels” of oxygen that humans are submitted to, either in the medical field or during sports activities such as scuba diving or mountaineering. In chronic situations such as living at high altitudes, we submit our bodies to prolonged hypoxia. One such example of a human settlement at extreme altitudes is the town of La Rinconada in Peru (around 4500-5500 m, approximately 11\% of inspired oxygen). In physiological situations, hypoxemia is frequently observed in the absence of hypoxia in athletes who experience very high maximum oxygen consumption during maximal exercise (Dempsey effect); in this case, we find an extremely high pulmonary blood flow associated with a reduced capillary transit time, which does not allow the blood to complete sufficient oxygen loading. Pro

This reprint focuses on the assessment, screening and intervention of perinatal depression and anxiety, which have been internationally recognized as relevant mental health problems affecting the whole family system. The contents are of interest for all professionals working in the field of perinatal mental health. Special attention in the reprint is given to three main domains: clinical characteristics of perinatal depression and anxiety in women and men; psychometric properties and usefulness of screening tools; and types of intervention. The first area focuses on the investigation of prevalence, risk factors and predictors of perinatal depression and anxiety, considering different samples of women and/or men, during the prenatal and postpartum period; a glance is also given to perinatal mental health difficulties experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second area is focused on the description of psychometric properties of tools for the detection and screening of perinatal

Cultural heritage plays a key role in understanding the history of humankind; therefore, the adoption of appropriate strategies for its conservation is essential. Microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi and microalgae, which are usually organized on the surface in microbial communities as “biofilms”, can cause serious problems in the conservation of cultural heritage, making the adoption of prevention and conservation strategies a critical issue. This editorial focuses on studies published within the present Special Issue that present advances in the field of the biodeterioration of cultural heritage caused by microbial communities, with a particular focus on new methods for their elimination and control. Related Books The Role of Fungi in Biodeterioration of Cultural Heritage: New Insights for Their Control Biology & Life Sciences Biodeterioration of Cultural Heritage Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Application of Biology to Cultural Heritage Biology & Life Sciences ... Preserva

• Real-world problems can be high-dimensional, complex, and noisy • More data does not imply more information • Different approaches deal with the so-called curse of dimensionality to reduce irrelevant information • A process with multidimensional information is not necessarily easy to interpret nor process • In some real-world applications, the number of elements of a class is clearly lower than the other. The models tend to assume that the importance of the analysis belongs to the majority class and this is not usually the truth • The analysis of complex diseases such as cancer are focused on more-than-one dimensional omic data • The increasing amount of data thanks to the reduction of cost of the high-throughput experiments opens up a new era for integrative data-driven approaches • Entropy-based approaches are of interest to reduce the dimensionality of high-dimensional data Related Books Entropy in Real-World Datasets and Its Impact on Machine Learning Public Health & Healthcare

The impact of climate change on the environment brings with it numerous negative consequences for agroecosystems, among which are the yield losses caused by the action of pest insects and the deterioration caused by fungi and their mycotoxins. The combined management of agricultural practices that integrate the use of resistant genotypes, transgenic events for insect control, and the use of synthetic pesticides is the most commonly used strategy for the prevention and control of agricultural pests. However, the potential negative impacts of synthetic pesticides on the environment and food security, added to the emergence of resistance, drive the search for natural alternatives for pest control. Studies have shown that natural compounds can inhibit the growth and spread of plant pathogens through a variety of mechanisms. In addition, compared with synthetic pesticides, natural compounds tend to be more environmentally friendly, safer, and less likely to induce resistance. Therefore, the use of natural compounds as pesticides has great potential in agriculture. This Reprint aims to bring together recent advances in this dynamic and interdisciplinary field. The collection brings together original research articles that address different aspects of natural-product-based plant disease management, including discovering new bioactive substances, evaluating their activity against important phytopathogens, and exploring their potential mechanisms of action. Taken together, the contributions in this Reprint represent an important step toward advancing knowledge in the field of natural-product-based plant protection.

This Reprint is dedicated to Prof. Osvaldo A. Rosso (Federal University of Alagoas in Maceió, Brazil), on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In his distinguished academic career, Prof. Rosso has authored more than 290 research publications, including about 182 papers published in international journals, mostly on time series analysis, nonlinear dynamics, information theory, and complex networks, as well as their applications to physics and bio-medical sciences. As a result, Prof. Rosso was nominated among the top 5\% of researchers with high impact in biological applications in the years 2022, 2023, and 2024. In addition to the vast and influential work of Prof. Rosso, we would also like to highlight his leadership and mentoring, especially in South America, where he has nurtured a large and very active community of former students and collaborators in the field of nonlinear time series analysis with a strong emphasis on applications. In recognition of Prof. Rosso's outstanding trajectory, this Reprint comprises eighteen contributions on nonlinear dynamics and applications that have been organized into five topics—nonlinear time series analysis, dynamical systems and models, physics, chaos synchronization, and networks—along with a review of the applications of entropy in data analysis and machine learning. These topics not only reflect the main research fields of Prof. Rosso but they also showcase the diversity of topics covered in nonlinear dynamics, while suggesting timely lines of research to readers.

The field of geomatics, which encompasses a range of techniques for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of spatial data, is undergoing a period of rapid growth. In recent years, spatial analysis tools have diversified and technologically advanced, allowing us to use satellite images with superior spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions. High-quality satellite images with excellent temporal resolution have enabled scientists to evaluate the effects of droughts, hailstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, deforestation, forest fires, mining accidents, pollution, hazardous material accidents, land-use changes, social events, urbanization, wars, and more. Moreover, a consistent long-term database of satellite images has provided researchers the opportunity to analyze these phenomena historically, facilitating the evaluation of long-term changes in local natural parameters in relation to recent global environmental changes.The research published in this reprint investigates critical environmental phenomena, including ecological vulnerability (assessing ecosystems’ sensitivity to stressors), flood risk modeling, the analysis of urban development impacts, monitoring glacier shrinkage and associated hazards, evaluating arable land vulnerability to drought, identifying fire-affected regions, and understanding dynamics in coastal areas. The solutions developed here can be used in environmental management practices worldwide. In summary, geospatial technologies serve as powerful tools for unraveling the intricate dynamics of our planet, contributing to sustainable practices and informed decision-making across borders.

Technological advances have led to the constant development of new techniques to optimise conventional chemical processing technologies. These efforts are relevant because they have produced a wide range of inorganic materials with new functional properties. One research subject that has garnered increased interest from several groups worldwide during the last three decades is the morphological aspect of powder and particulate materials. As a result, significant efforts have been made to investigate new techniques suitable for processing particles on a nanometric scale. Hydrothermal processing has emerged as a prevalent method for rapidly processing nanostructured particles of multiple inorganic compounds for various technical applications. This Special Issue highlights the cutting-edge strategies conducted by several research groups specialising in hydrothermal processing. These strategies are based on fundamental studies on producing nanoparticles using specific chemical reaction

This reprint focuses on experimental and applied research on sustainable recycling techniques for pavement materials. The recycling of waste materials in pavement infrastructures could be successfully facilitated based on such techniques. Sustainability in civil engineering has attracted more attention in recent decades, the lack of natural resources, serious environmental pollution, and high carbon dioxide emissions are the main issues regarding traditional infrastructure materials. This reprint provides the most recent innovations and applications of recycling wastes as high-performance pavement materials, aiming to provide methods for producing green low-carbon and durable pavement structures. In particular, several treatment methods and 3D construction techniques are proposed for the efficient recycling of waste materials. Related Books Sustainable Recycling Techniques of Pavement Materials II Engineering The Use of Recycled Materials to Promote Pavement Sustainability Performa

This Special Issue aims to provide a forum for the latest advances in hydraulic modeling based on the use of shallow water and related models as well as their novel application in practical engineering. Original contributions, including those in but not limited to the following areas, will be considered for publication: new conceptual models and applications, flood inundation and routing, sediment transport and morphodynamic modelling, pollutant transport in water, irrigation and drainage modeling, numerical simulation in hydraulics, novel numerical methods for the shallow water equations and extended models, case studies, and high-performance computing. Related Books Advances in Hydraulics and Hydroinformatics Environmental & Earth Sciences ... Advances in Hydraulics and Hydroinformatics Volume 2 Environmental & Earth Sciences ... Advances in Environmental Hydraulics Environmental & Earth Sciences Advanced Hydrologic Modeling in Watershed Scales Environmental & Earth Sciences Turbu