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The primary scope of these articles is to contextualize their mystical writings and life events in their own historical times. The aim of this volume is to expand on the existing literature currently available and to make clear why these mystics from different cultures and religious traditions were involved in the most urgent political, economic, social, and religious issues in their times. The overall focus of this issue is to examine their contemplative, mystical, spiritual, prophetic, social, political, artistic, and religious legacies in greater depth. In this collection of articles, the reader will find a clear trend of interdisciplinary studies proving, once and for all, the innumerable interconnections and mutual influences exhibited by the great mystics in their own times.

The high-pressure-related problems of materials constitute a field at the confluence of several scientific disciplines. High pressure can be generated by die compression, high-velocity impact, or explosions. An understanding of materials under extreme high pressure, including flow, plastic deformation, phase transformation, fracture, temperature rise, and chemical reactions, is needed. This Special Issue on “Materials under High Pressure” collected recent research findings on the high-pressure-related problems of various materials. A collection of fourteen peer-reviewed research articles was included in this Special Issue. The main topics covered include processing technology, characterization, testing, theoretic modeling, and simulation. Related Books Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations (Volume II) Chemistry & Materials Science Dynamic Behavior of Materials Chemistry & Materials Science Engineering Materials in Extreme Environments Engineering High-Pressure Studies of Crystallin

In view of the general trend that the development of the global energy industry is oriented toward green, low-carbon, and efficient utilization, scientific research teams in various fields dominated by the coal industry have conducted much research on coal and coal-like materials by borrowing the technologies and concepts of modern materials science and rock mass mechanics, hoping to explore new directions for the high value-added utilization of structural coal resources and the development of new coal-like materials. On behalf of Materials, we invited you to contribute an original research article to a Special Issue on the microstructure, characterization, and mechanical properties of coal and coal-like materials. This Special Issue aimed to showcase the latest scientific and technological achievements and cutting-edge test technologies in the study of coal and coal-like materials, with exploration of their structural change characteristics and mechanical properties under various in

This Special Issue contributes to filling knowledge gaps regarding NUS in horticultural and ornamental systems, as well as in landscapes, by collecting original research papers dealing with the relevance of NUS to the following topics: biodiversity and conservation; genetics and breeding; characterization, propagation, and ecophysiology; cultivation techniques and systems; landscape protection and restoration; product and process innovations; biochemistry and composition; and postharvest factors affecting their end-use quality. Related Books Wild Crop Relatives and Associated Biocultural and Traditional Agronomic Practices for Food and Nutritional Security Environmental & Earth Sciences Seed Germination and Micropropagation of Ornamental Plants Biology & Life Sciences Feature Papers in Horticulturae Biology & Life Sciences Trends in Ornamental Plant Production Biology & Life Sciences ... Advancement in Propagation, Breeding, Cultivation and Marketing of Ornamentals Biology & Life Sc

Modern industry, driven by the recent environmental policies, faces an urgent need for the production of lighter and more environmentally-friendly components. High-strength low-alloy steels are key materials in this challenging scenario because they provide a balanced combination of properties, such as strength, toughness, formability, weldability, and corrosion resistance. These features make them ideal for a myriad of engineering applications which experience complex loading conditions and aggressive media, such as aeronautical and automotive components, railway parts, offshore structures, oil and gas pipelines, power transmission towers, and construction machinery, among others. The goal of this book is to foster the dissemination of the latest research devoted to high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels from different perspectives. Related Books Recent Trends in Advanced High-Strength Steels Engineering Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels Engineering Light Alloys

Biomarkers of environmental toxicants are measures of exposures, some of which can serve to assess disease risk and inter-individual susceptibilities. Metabolites, protein and DNA adducts also serve to elucidate the mechanisms of the bioactivation and detoxication of reactive toxicant intermediates. Some environmental chemicals act as modulators of gene and protein activity, and induce the dysbiosis of the microbiome, which impacts the metabolome and overall health. In this Special Issue on “Biomarkers of Environmental Toxicants”, review articles and original research studies are featured, covering the latest bioanalytical, biochemical and mass spectrometry-based technologies, to monitor exposures through targeted and non-targeted methods, and mechanistic studies that examine the biological effects of environmental toxicants in cells and humans. Diverse topics, such as exposome, microbiome, DNA/protein adducts and t-RNA modifications, as well as important environment toxicants, includ

Lithium-ion batteries have become one of the most competitive forms of energy storage media for electric vehicles, energy storage power stations, novel energy storage systems, and so on. The safety issues associated with batteries, including thermal runaway, thermal runaway propagation, aging degradation, fire, and explosion, have caused widespread concern. These issues have not been satisfactorily unveiled and resolved. To this end, this Special Issue presents a collection of innovative research focused on battery safety and fire. It highlights key advances in the fundamental science and key technologies for thermal safety and management with regard to battery-related fires and explosions, including mechanisms, modeling, characteristics, monitoring technologies, and control strategies. Therefore, this Reprint was crafted to update the scientific community on recent advancements and future focus points in battery safety and battery fires, offering valuable insights for improving battery safety and performance.

The following Special Issue examines the rapid evolution of the NFT art market, tracing its trajectory from an experiment to a global phenomenon. The sale of Beeple’s “Everydays—The First 5000 Days” for over USD 69 million at Christie’s online auction in 2021 marked a watershed moment, catapulting NFT art into the mainstream. While the market experienced significant growth driven by high-profile sales and investor interest, it also faced some challenges, including volatility and environmental concerns. This collection of works explores the key drivers of the transformative journey of the NFT art market in the post-COVID era, analyzing the economic, cultural, and legal factors that have contributed to its rise and various challenges that lie ahead for this emerging art market niche.

Violence is a multifaceted phenomenon that infiltrates various cultures and systems, necessitating a comprehensive understanding to enhance prevention and intervention strategies. This Special Issue reprint includes systematic and scoping reviews on diverse forms of violence, aiming for improved characterization. It highlights the growing focus of research on the urgent need for specific preventive measures against both traditional and emerging forms of violence. Additionally, the issue encompasses empirical, quantitative, and qualitative research aimed at deepening insights into the dynamics unique to various expressions of violence. These include offline (e.g., dating violence, sexual harassment, gender-based violence, and intimate partner violence) and online violence (e.g., cyber interpersonal violence), across different social and cultural contexts and among various population groups, including minorities and vulnerable groups (e.g., elderly women). By enriching our understandin

This Special Issue published one editorial, eight articles and four reviews from approximately one hundred authors. It aimed to provide cutting-edge research on pre-clinical development and the clinical translation of radiopharmaceuticals within the molecular imaging community. The Special Issue covered radioligand development, existing radiotracer optimization, imaging agent evaluation in animal models, the clinical production of radiopharmaceuticals, and investigative research on the use of molecular imaging probes in human subjects. We appreciate all the authors’ significant contributions to this Special Issue and hope the readers will enjoy the content. Related Books Preparation of Radiopharmaceuticals and Their Use in Drug Development Chemistry & Materials Science Radiopharmaceuticals Chemistry & Materials Science Targets, Tracers and Translation – Novel Radiopharmaceuticals Boost Nuclear Medicine Medicine & Pharmacology Radiopharmaceuticals for PET Imaging - Issue A Medicine &

This book examines applied studies contributing to the issues of financial markets and sustainable economy in conditions of COVID-19 pandemic. All studies in this book applied complex models with quantitative data in the areas of finance, macro and sustainable economy, as well as business and management, to express the main issues of the financial–economic universe during the pandemic crisis. Some of the studies offer possible solutions in the sustainable post-COVID era. This book is also of particular interest in relation to the green economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Related Books The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Markets and the Real Economy Business & Economics Life in the Time of a Pandemic Public Health & Healthcare ... The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Energy Economics and Markets in Central and Eastern Europe Business & Economics Challenges of Post-COVID-19 for a Sustainable Development Society Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on

The administration of land tenure, value, and use has changed significantly over recent decades. Change has been driven by efforts to better balance rural and urban land use, improve recognition of previously informal land rights in certain geographical regions, and to acknowledge the social and cultural values relating to land. These changes have been underpinned by the new wave of technological innovations that have expanded the ways and means of performing land administration. Running parallel to these seemingly positive developments are the land-related societal problems including land tenure insecurity, food shortages, slum formation, and environmental degradation. This edited volume brings together articles spanning innovative approaches to securing land tenure, land valuation, and the planning of land use, with the aim of deepening the understanding of the nexus between societal challenges and land, and further enriching the knowledge on how current technological advances can

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and it represents a persistent public health threat for a number of complex biological and sociological reasons. According to the most recent Global Tuberculosis Report (2019) edited by the World Health Organization (WHO), TB is considered the ninth cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of mortality by a single infectious agent, with the highest rate of infections and death toll rate mostly concentrated in developing and low-income countries. We present here the editorial section to the Special Issue entitled “Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis, Infection Prevention and Treatment” that includes 7 research articles and a review. The scientific contributions included in the Special Issue mainly focus on the characterization of MTB strains emerging in TB endemic countries as well as on multiple mechanisms adopted by the bacteria to resist and to adapt to antitubercular therap

Over the past few decades, the risks associated with natural hazards have increased significantly due to changes in climate as well as land use/land cover (LULC), both of which are mainly driven by anthropic pressure on landscapes, such as urbanization, forest management practices, agricultural practices, and similar processes. Climate and LULC change contribute significantly to variations in the frequency, variability, and magnitude of natural hazards, including floods, landslides, erosion, and others.  Constant progress in remote sensing (RS) enables the rapid collection of high-quality and accurate information on landscape characteristics, particularly LULC. Geographic information systems (GIS), in turn, provide tools for processing, modeling, analyzing, and synthesizing spatial data. Together, RS and GIS play an essential role in natural hazards mapping, monitoring, and assessment. Therefore, the focus of this Special Issue was to gather and present current knowledge on the interactions between LULC and natural hazards and to examine the impacts of LULC changes and scenarios on the occurrence of natural hazards, as well as vice versa—the impacts of natural hazards on LULC and society—across various spatial scales, from local to global. Addressing these issues has the potential to support risk managers and decision-makers in adopting appropriate mitigation and adaptation actions, as well as resilient preparedness and response strategies.

At present, the prevention of groundwater pollution is of paramount importance as this resource is decreasing globally. To achieve this goal, the sources and mechanisms of pollution must be identified by scientists and engineers, taking advantage of the technology evolution. This alone, however, is not enough; knowledge about this issue needs to be disseminated. This is the purpose of this Special Issue, “Groundwater Pollution: Sources, Mechanisms, and Prevention”. This Reprint presents synchronous and innovative methods and techniques developed worldwide in the field of groundwater pollution. Eleven papers were published focusing on monitoring, remote sensing, simulation and optimization, human health risk assessment, climate change impact, and remediation. The contribution of the published manuscripts is not limited to their results but extends to proposals for further research and future improvements.

Many advanced control methods have been proposed in the past to improve the operation of buildings. This reprint collected publications dealing with advanced control solutions implemented in existing buildings to improve their performance. Moreover, it gathers promising methodologies to facilitate the adoption of advanced control solutions in the building control industry. It includes virtual sensing for indoor air pollutants, novel models to predict indoor air temperature as well as building heating and cooling loads; and model-based controls, predictive controls, and predictive maintenance algorithms to optimize setpoint tracking and the operation of building heating and cooling systems. Related Books New Directions on Model Predictive Control Engineering Building Energy Performance Modelling and Simulation Engineering Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models Engineering Advanced Digital, Modeling and Control Applies into Various Processes Computer Science

Selected studies focussing on various aspects of the evaluation of marine larval settlement on both natural and artificial surfaces, including those on pro-fouling and anti-fouling systems, have been collected for advancing our understanding of larvae–surface interactions. Biofouling is a large problem worldwide since it often causes severe damage to submerged structures, but it also leads to the formation of a well-structured community on natural hard substrata characterised by ecological succession and can be considered an important source of biodiversity. Therefore, the influence of a substratum’s physico-chemical interactions on the settlement of various organisms of the macrofouling community represents an essential factor in choosing an appropriate artificial surface for application in a variety of coastal marine ecosystems. This reprint will certainly be greatly beneficial with respect to addressing the challenges of future innovative eco-engineering designs, yielding the best

New approaches to deal with the growing concern associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are in great demand. For many years, antibiotics have widely been employed to treat infections. However, their excessive consumption and misuse have accelerated the rise of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, which constitute a major challenge to global health. The antibiotic crisis is now a general concern; therefore, alternative biomolecules or drug delivery systems to treat infections are urgently needed. From natural extracts to traditional medicine remedies, to newly engineered nanocapsules and nanoparticles, to bio-based, biodegradable delivery platforms, many systems to fight infections are explored in this book. Related Books Hospital Acquired Infections, Multidrug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria, Alternative Approaches to Antibiotic Therapy Medicine & Pharmacology Design and Synthesis of Novel Antibiotics Biology & Life Sciences ... Functional Polymers as Innovative Tools in the Delivery

One of the main objectives of this book is to contribute studies that help to identify the global research trends in agronomy, especially if they have an approach related to sustainability. These chapters care recommended to identify the research trends in each scientific field related to agronomy and, if possible, identify the open challenges in that particular field of study Related Books Cropping Systems and Agronomic Management Practices of Field Crops Biology & Life Sciences New Trends in Agri-Food Sector: Environmental, Economic and Social Perspectives Business & Economics Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development Biology & Life Sciences ... Molecular Research in Rice: Agronomically Important Traits 2.0 Biology & Life Sciences Agroforestry and Sustainable Agricultural Production 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 Conditi

The book is devoted to the fundamental aspects of the non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of many-particle systems. The concept of Zubarev’s approach, which generalizes the notion of Gibbs’ ensembles, and introduces a nonequilibrium statistical operator, providing an adequate basis for dealing with strongly correlated systems that are governed by nonperturbative phenomena, such as the formation of bound states, quantum condensates and the instability of the vacuum. Besides a general introduction to the formalism, this book contains contributions devoted to the applications of Zubarev’s method to the solution of modern problems in different fields of physics: transport theory, hydrodynamics, high-energy physics, quark-gluon plasma and hadron production in heavy-ion collisions. The book provides valuable information for researchers and students in these fields, requiring powerful concepts to solve fundamental problems of non-equilibrium phenomena in strongly Related Books Entropy and

Earthen sites are ancient sites that hold significant historical, cultural, and scientific value, with earth serving as the primary building material. As places of great importance for civilization, earthen sites not only account for a large proportion of cultural heritage resources but also contain extremely rich historical information. They form an important basis for studying the origin and development of civilization and have great historical, scientific, and artistic value. The protection of earthen sites has developed into a multidisciplinary field combining physics, chemistry, archaeology, geology, humanities, and art. Relevant research fields encompass protection concepts, value interpretation, disease mechanisms, protection technologies, preventive protection, and the digitization of cultural relics. As a result, numerous excellent scientific research results have been obtained. This Reprint primarily covers Spain, Malaysia, and China, as well as specific urban case studies from Zhuhai City, Lishui City, Quanzhou City, and Weiyuan City. These articles cover fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) technology, surface micro-chemical analysis, microbial diversity analysis, erosion resistance testing, lightweight crack detection and independent physical simulation, durability analysis, biocrust analysis, erosion resistance mechanisms, and composite biofilm ecological protection technology. This Reprint provides a reference for empirical analyses of conservation techniques for earthen sites across cities of different scales and types.

This is a reprint of the Special Issue on “Sensors and Advanced Sensing Techniques for Computer Vision Applications” aims to address many topics related to the challenging problems of computer vision and pattern recognition in conjunction with the emerging field of deep learning and remote sensing. As a result of the open call for papers, papers related to deep learning, neural networks, and soft computing have been accepted after a rigorous peer review process and assessed for their technical merit and relevance. The featured articles cover applications in the following fields: Deep learning for 2D/3D object recognition and classification; Autonomous navigation and robotic agents; Data augmentation in computer vision; Image fusion, segmentation, and classification from different sensors; Parallel Machine Learning; Photogrammetry and 3D point clouds; Multidisciplinary applications of deep learning, pattern recognition, and computer vision for driving assisting systems and aircraft industry.This reprint could serve as a valuable handbook for engineers being able to work on interdisciplinary topics and integrate technologies that eventually converge.

Intelligent medicine and health care are flourishing due to the integration of interdisciplinary factors, including artificial intelligence, electrophysiology, signal processing, medical imaging, complex theory, electronics, and clinics. We are entering an era in which multidimensional and big data play important roles in developing applications for medicine and health care. There are many state-of-the-art technologies and applications that address advanced data analysis and learning, embedded artificial intelligence, clinical decision support, ubiquitous patient monitoring, and rehabilitation. This Special Issue collected 10 recent studies on emerging interdisciplinary methods, techniques, and systems for intelligent medicine and health care. Related Books Advances in AI for Health and Medical Applications Public Health & Healthcare ... The Future of Healthcare Computer Science & Mathematics ... Computational Intelligence in Healthcare Public Health & Healthcare ... The Future of H

A combination of dry lab bioinformatic analyses and wet lab molecular experiments seems to be a major trend for biological studies. The authors of the papers included in this reprint tried to elucidate the linkage between environmental stress and molecular response, and the species investigated in each of the articles are phylogenetically and agriculturally diverse. These exemplar studies will potentially ignite more ideas and biological stories to investigate gene functions. Related Books Genetics and Evolution of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants Biology & Life Sciences Molecular Mechanisms in Plant Stress Tolerance Biology & Life Sciences Abiotic Stress of Crops Biology & Life Sciences Exploring Abiotic Stress in Plants Biology & Life Sciences ‘Omics’ and ‘Multi-Omics’ Insights into Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses Biology & Life Sciences The recommendations have been generated using an AI system. About: About MDPI Books Advisory Board Legal Information: MDPI Privacy Pol