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Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; IF 2.9) is an international peer-reviewed #openaccess journal on all aspects of applied natural sciences by @MDPIOpenAccess.

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📢#SpecialIssue
Recent Advances in Tribology: Friction, Wear and Lubrication in Modern Systems
📅 Deadline: 2027-06-20
👨‍🔬 Guest Editors:
Alessandro Ruggiero
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
https://t.co/gmeRerB6OP
#friction
#wear
#lubrication
#superlubricity
#tribocorrosion
#contact mechanics
#biotribology
#green tribology
#multiscale
#dynamical systems
#tribotronics

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📢#SpecialIssue
Advances in Biomass, Waste Valorization and Circular Economy
📅 Deadline: 2027-04-20
👨‍🔬 Guest Editors:
Rajan Kumar Thapa
Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, Campus Porsgrunn, University of South-Eastern Norway, Kjølnes 56, 3918 Porsgrunn, Norway
🔗https://t.co/XrPfig13aS
#biomass valorization
#waste valorization
#circular economy
#resource recovery
#industrial symbiosis
#bio-based products
#waste-to-energy
#recycling and upcycling
#life cycle assessment
#resource efficiency

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Effect of High-Pressure Processing and Long-Time Storage on Color, Lipid Oxidation, and Free Amino Acids Profile of Beef
🔗 https://t.co/7a5GRn1B7V
👨‍🔬 by Marta Chmiel, Olga Świder, Marek Roszko, Lech Adamczak, Aneta Cegiełka, Dorota Pietrzak, Tomasz Florowski, Marcin Bryła, and Anna Florowska
🏫 Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW and Prof. Waclaw Dabrowski Institute of Agriculture and Food Biotechnology–State Research Institute
#highpressureprocessing #lipidoxidation #beefquality

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Pulsed Electric Fields as an Infrared–Convective Drying Pretreatment: Effect on Drying Course, Color, and Chemical Properties of Apple Tissue
🔗 https://t.co/4kFuWsvbU1
👨‍🔬 by Aleksandra Skarżyńska, Ewa Gondek, Małgorzata Nowacka, and Artur Wiktor
🏫 Warsaw University of Life Sciences–SGGW
#pulsedelectricfields #dryingpretreatment #appletissue

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Multiscale Feature Modeling and Interpretability Analysis of the SHAP Method for Predicting the Lifespan of Landslide Dams
🔗 https://t.co/BmCyzNp6kr
👨‍🔬 by Zhengze Huang, Yuqi Bai, Hengyu Liu, and Yun Lin
🏫 University of California, The University of Manchester and Central South University
#SHAPmethod #landslidedams #interpretabilityanalysis

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 AI Algorithms in the Agrifood Industry: Application Potential in the Spanish Agrifood Context
🔗 https://t.co/Zm8FbAMwBf
👨‍🔬 by Javier Arévalo-Royo, Francisco-Javier Flor-Montalvo, Juan-Ignacio Latorre-Biel, Rubén Tino-Ramos, Eduardo Martínez-Cámara, and Julio Blanco-Fernández
🏫 Public University of Navarre, International University of La Rioja (UNIR) and University of La Rioja
#artificialintelligence #agrifoodindustry #Spain

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Time-Dependent Vehicle Routing Problem with Drones Under Vehicle Restricted Zones and No-Fly Zones
🔗 https://t.co/GDq9ZQ3RnF
👨‍🔬 by Shuo Wei, Houming Fan, Xiaoxue Ren and Xiaolong Diao
🏫 Dalian Maritime University
#vehicledronerouting #hybridgeneticvariable #timedependentroadnetwork

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Bibliometric Analysis of Renewable Energy Strategies for Mitigating the Impact of Severe Droughts on Electrical Systems
🔗 https://t.co/iYcS26UAuD
👨‍🔬 by Yunesky Masip Macía, Suleivys M. Nuñez González, Elvin Jonathan Villazon Carmona, and Marcelo Burgos Pezoa
🏫 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
#renewableenergy #droughtmitigation #bibliometricanalysis

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Global Dynamic Landslide Susceptibility Modeling Based on ResNet18: Revealing Large-Scale Landslide Hazard Evolution Trends in China
🔗 https://t.co/Vv8VsSlVpe
👨‍🔬 by Hui Jiang, Mingtao Ding, Liangzhi Li and Wubiao Huang
🏫 Chang'an University / Key Laboratory of Loess / Key Laboratory of Western China’s Mineral Resource and Geological Engineering, Ministry of Education / Generic Technical Development Platform of Shaanxi Province for Imaging Geodesy / Wuhan University
#landslidesusceptibility #ResNet18 #MannKendalltest

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Between Truth and Hallucinations: Evaluation of the Performance of Large Language Model-Based AI Plugins in Website Quality Analysis
🔗 https://t.co/Ob3LzdPo6M
👨‍🔬 by Karol Król
🏫 University of Agriculture in Krakow
#largelanguagemodels #websitequalityanalysis #AIhallucinations

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Exploring the Efficacy of Methylated Gamma-Cyclodextrin (M-γ-CD) in the Removal of Heavy Metals in Soil Systems
🔗 https://t.co/z2k3xh6cYC
👨‍🔬 by Nontobeko Gloria Maphuhla and Opeoluwa Oyehan Oyedeji
🏫 University of Fort Hare
#environmentalcontamination #cyclodextrin #heavymetals

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Impact of Arch Dam Cracking on Monitoring Data
🔗 https://t.co/2nICV7Kr3d
👨‍🔬 by André Conde, Miguel Á. Toledo, and Eduardo Salete
🏫 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
#archdam #cracking #structuralhealthmonitoring

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 The Fruit Recognition and Evaluation Method Based on Multi-Model Collaboration
🔗 https://t.co/6If4GWieIs
👨‍🔬 by Mingzheng Huang, Dejin Chen, and Dewang Feng
🏫 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
#fruitrecognition #multimodelcollaboration #deeplearning

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Gram-Scale Green-Emission Carbon Quantum Dots Produced from Wood via the Hydrothermal Synthesis Method for the Detection of Fe (III)
🔗 https://t.co/rDfUCNhrzL
👨‍🔬 by Pingxuan Mu, Yu Han and Jinxin Wang
🏫 Northeast Forestry University / Northeast Forestry University Engineering Consulting Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
#carbonquantumdots #hydrothermalsynthesis #FeIII detection

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 ChatGPT in Computer Science Education: A Case Study on a Database Administration Course
🔗 https://t.co/fq1j3nKhLd
👨‍🔬 by Daniel López-Fernández and Ricardo Vergaz
🏫 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
#ChatGPT #computerscienceeducation #generativeAI

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Stability Analysis and Instability Time Prediction of Tunnel Roofs in a Karst Region Based on Catastrophe Theory
🔗 https://t.co/bGbv0ZU4Qj
👨‍🔬 by Yang Zou, Qianlong Tang, and Limin Peng
🏫 Central South University
#catastrophetheory #tunnelroofstability #karstregion

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Chemical Composition, Antibacterial Activity, and Food Application of Sprouts from Fabaceae and Brassicaceae Species
🔗 https://t.co/PbRZ4IdxBI
👨‍🔬 by Christine (Neagu) Dragomir, Corina Dana Misca, Sylvestre Dossa, Călin Jianu, Isidora Radulov, Monica Negrea, Loredana Paven and Ersilia Alexa
🏫 University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara / Mica Medical Center
#sprouts #antibacterialactivity #foodapplication

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Attitude-Predictive Control of Large-Diameter Shield Tunneling: PCA-SVR Machine Learning Algorithm Application in a Case Study of the Zhuhai Xingye Express Tunnel
🔗 https://t.co/UObzhjhSMm
👨‍🔬 by Hui Li, Yijun Tan, Decheng Zeng, Dong Su and Shiye Qiao
🏫 CCCC Tunnel Engineering Co., Ltd. / Shenzhen University
#shieldtunneling #supportvectorregression #attitudeprediction

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📢 #highlycited paper
📚 Early Identification of Geological Hazards Along the Power Transmission Line in Weinan Based on SBAS-InSAR
🔗 https://t.co/lBMYh57ify
👨‍🔬 by Bo Shan, Jianguo Qi, Wucheng Tian, Kuanxing Zhu, Tie Jin, Qinkun Yang, Xiquan An, Guang Yang, Qi Hu, and Chen Cao
🏫 Northeast Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. and Jilin University
#SBASInSAR #geologicalhazards #powertransmission