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Focus on Exercise Physiology and Sports Performance
edited by
submission deadline 19 Nov 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 35310
Keywords: exercise; physical activity; nutrition; exercise physiology; sports performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives submission deadline 21 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19682 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep apnoea syndrome— clinical and pathophysiological phenotypes; diagnosis and comorbidities; biomarkers; personalized treatment; predictors of outcomes; prognosis and mortality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Origin of Life in Chemically Complex Messy Environments: 2nd Edition submission deadline 22 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15897 | Submission Open
Keywords: origin of life; complex chemical systems; prebiotic chemistry; prebiotic metabolisms; chemical evolution; prebiotic catalysts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Origin of Life)
Clinical Update for Resuscitation Science
edited by Mitsuaki Nishikimi
submission deadline 28 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3700 | Submission Open
Keywords: resuscitation science; cardiac arrest; acute respiratory failure; acute circulatory failure; trauma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Cancer Epidemiology, Survival, and Disparities: Past, Present, and Future
edited by Adam Barsouk
submission deadline 28 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3065 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; survival; oncology; cancer; disparities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
Food Microbiological Contamination submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 23591 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; food microbiology; foodborne pathogens; food spoilage; food quality; food contamination; microbiological hazards; natural antimicrobials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Natural Bioactives: Exploring Their Therapeutic Potential submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15961 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; medicinal plants; bioactive metabolites antioxidant properties; anti-inflammatory properties; antitumor properties; cytotoxic properties; antipsychotic properties; anxiolytic properties; neuroprotective properties; hypotensive properties; vasorelaxant properties; antimicrobial properties (antiviral; antibacterial; antifungal; and antiparasitic properties)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
The Implication of Psychoactive Substance Consumption submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8426 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychoactive substances; recreational drugs; therapeutic potential; toxicity; analytical approaches; consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Untangling Host-Symbiont Coevolutionary History in the High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Era
edited by and Andrew D. Sweet
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7572 | Submission Open
Keywords: cophylogenetic methods; ectosymbionts; endosymbionts; epigenetics; introgression; long-read sequencing; genome architecture; genome evolution; hybridization; microbiomes; mutualist; parasite; phylogenomics; phylogeography; phylosymbiosis; population genomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Hemophilia
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submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6757 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemophilia A-B; bleeding disorders; coagulation disorders; clotting factors; hemostasis; inherited bleeding disorders; hemorrhage; replacement therapy; gene therapy for hemophilia; hemophilia treatment centers; hemarthrosis; prophylactic treatment; joint bleeds; hemophilia genetics; hemophilia carriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Alkaloids: Extraction, Analysis and Function Research submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3543 | Submission Open
Keywords: alkaloids; biological activity; chemical profiling; structural elucidation; computational experiments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Cornea and Anterior Eye Diseases: 2nd Edition
edited by , and Giancarlo Montani
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3397 | Submission Open
Keywords: cornea; anterior eye; corneal dystrophy; dry eye; ocular surface; ocular imaging; contact lenses; myopia control with contact lenses; contact lens complications; primary eye care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in Endoscopic, Surgical, and Interventional Radiological Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases
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submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2417 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; endoscopic cystogastrostomy; endoscopic biliary prosthesis; endoscopic pancreatic prosthesis; endoscopic necrosectomy; esophagectomy; gastrectomy; bowel resection; colectomy; pancreatectomy; hepatectomy; liver transplantation; gastroenterology; surgery; interventional radiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Nutritional Supplementation, Body Composition and Performance in Athletes
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submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimal macro and micronutrients in exercise; plant-based food in sports nutrition; beetroot as ergogenic aid; body mass composition and nutrition practice; phase angle as VO2 max predictor; RED syndrome low and high energetic availability in sports praxis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)—2nd Edition submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2029 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea; snoring; sleep-disordered breathing; adult sleep apnea; pediatric sleep apnea
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Structure, Dynamics and Energetics of Biomolecular Processes: Forces Driving Macromolecular Association, Folding, and Recognition
edited by and David P. Remeta
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1791 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular recognition and solvation; biomolecular structure and dynamics; ligand– receptor binding energetics; thermodynamic driving forces; macromolecular folding and stability; protein– nucleic acid interactions; intrinsically disordered proteins; liquid– liquid phase separation; protein aggregation and disease; drug discovery and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)
Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology
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submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open
Keywords: infection; COVID-19; inflammation; vaccination; rheumatic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Pathogenesis, Pathological Features and Treatment of Sleep Disorders
edited by , Eunkee Bae and Wooyoung Im
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: insomnia; sleep apnea; parasomnia; cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia; digital therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Trends in Microbiology 2024 submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 29 articles | Viewed by 51434 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural microbiology; clinical microbiology; environmental microbiology; food microbiology; industrial microbiology; marine microbiology; microbial biochemistry; microbial biofuel and bioenergy; microbial ecology; microbial evolution; microbial genetics; microbial metabolism; microbial pathogenesis; microbial physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Comorbidities and HIV Infection: Barriers in ART-Switch Strategies
edited by Οlga Tsachouridou and Symeon Metallidis
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11246 | Submission Open
Keywords: depression and anxiety disorders in HIV; cardiovascular disease; HIV-related bone disease; neurocognitive disorders; art-switch; non-alcoholic fat liver disease; dyslipidemia; obesity; chronic kidney disease in HIV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Recent Advances in Modern Thoracic Surgery submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7909 | Submission Open
Keywords: video-assisted thoracic surgery; robotic surgery; three-dimensional computed tomography; uniportal surgery; lung transplantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Bioactive Natural Compounds: Therapeutic Insights and Applications
edited by Vaidotas Žvikas
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; plant extracts; phytochemicals; analytical method validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Hansen's Disease—Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Complications
edited by Karen Olshtain-Pops
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1562 | Submission Open
Keywords: hansen's disease; leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
What Is New in Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1439 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical psychiatry; biomarkers; psychopharmacology; addictions; agitations; pharmacological resistance; transcranial magnetic resonance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
AI-Driven Advancements in Bioinformatics: Harnessing Explainable Deep Learning for Unraveling Complex Biological Insights
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; systems biology; comparative proteomics; structural genomics; biomedical engineering; bio systems engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
Epigenetics of Metabolic Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone modifications; non-coding RNAs; metabolic disease; diabetes; obesity; cardiovascular disease; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Thrombocytopenia-Inducing Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: thrombocytopenia; antibody; malignancy; anemia; immune dysregulation; antibiotics; iatrogenic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in Clinical Microbiology Detection
edited by Rossana Scutari
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical microbiology; microbiology techniques; novel identification technologies; rapid diagnostics; novel screening and diagnostic methods; next-generation sequencing; metagenomics; microorganism detection and analysis; microbial monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Advances in Knee Biomechanics
edited by Jason Shearn
submission deadline 2 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9888 | Submission Open
Keywords: knee; tendon; ligament; injury; repair; healing; biomechanics; advanced techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Advances in Pulmonary Fibrosis
edited by Mary M. Salvatore and Maria Padilla
submission deadline 2 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung fibrosis; biomarkers; artificial intelligence; lung cancer in pulmonary fibrosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Current Research on Dermatology: Pathology, Clinical Manifestation, Investigation and Therapy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 21 articles | Viewed by 40031 | Submission Open
Keywords: demodex; endosymbionts; cutaneous microbiome; integrative medicine; optical coherence tomography; dermoscopy; confocal microscopy; cutaneous comorbidities keyword; inflammatory diseases; hair; skin cancer; comorbidities; skin surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Feature Papers in Origins of Life 2024
edited by James R. Lyons
submission deadline 13 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11247 | Submission Open
Keywords: astrobiology; astrochemistry; planetary science; geobiology; prebiotic chemistry; chirality; chemical evolution; protocells; synthetic biology; complex systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Origin of Life)
State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Veins and Dural Sinuses Thrombosis
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: cerebral vein and intracranial dural sinus thrombosis (CVT); thrombophilia; isolated intracranial hypertension; non-enhanced computer tomography (NECT) of the head; computer tomography venography (CTV); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head; magnetic resonance venography (MRV); anticoagulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Cell Biology and Molecular Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer
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submission deadline 16 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors; pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia; intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms; pancreatic cancer stem cells; pancreatic microenvironment; liquid biopsy; cystic fluid; saliva; genomics/proteomics/lipidomics; transcription and translation; cytokines; inflammation; metastasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Novel Approaches in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to Improve Quality of Life
edited by Silvan Maximilian Klein and Alexandra M. Anker
submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 17263 | Submission Open
Keywords: reconstructive surgery; peripheral nerve injury; tissue repair; tissue engineering; peripheral nerve gaps; management of bone defects; molecular aspects of tissue repair; cancer therapy; cancer diagnostics; tissue imaging; artificial intelligence; cell-based tissue repair; rehabilitation after reconstructive surgery; facial reconstruction; breast reconstruction; lymphedema surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
The Development and Evolution of Legumes
edited by Shaoli Zhou
submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open
Keywords: legumes; development; evolution; genetics; breeding; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Multidisciplinary Management of Dermatology
edited by Emilio Trignano
submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; diagnostic tools; therapeutic modalities; treatment strategies; cosmesis; dressings; aesthetic medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Coronary Artery Spasm—Features, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8808 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary artery spasm; inflammation; risk factors for coronary spasm; provocative tests for coronary spasm; managements for coronary spasm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Cancer Epidemiology
edited by Daniela-Cristina Stefan and Honoré K. Mitonga
submission deadline 19 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer disparities; specific populations; methodological advances; cancer trends; cancer causes; prevention strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Investigations: Characteristics, Clinical Course, Prevention, Treatment and Prognosis submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 21 articles | Viewed by 27272 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; public health; biological risk; infectious diseases; vaccines and vaccinations; clinical recognition; treatment; disease course; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
Current Views on Knee Osteoarthritis: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24745 | Submission Open
Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; metabolic syndrome; obesity; pathogenesis; adipokines; disease-modifying treatment; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Olfactory Dysfunction: From Molecular Basis to Therapy
edited by Min-Seok Rha
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6173 | Submission Open
Keywords: olfaction; smell; olfactory dysfunction; pathophysiologic mechanism; parosmia; phantosmia; post-viral olfactory dysfunction; traumatic olfactory dysfunction; olfactory training
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Biological and Clinical Research of Germ Cells
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2564 | Submission Open
Keywords: germ cells; spermatozoa; oocytes; cumulus oocyte complex; sexually transmitted infections; ICSI; IVF; infertility; reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Advancements in Total Joint Arthroplasty submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic and technology-assisted joint replacement; periprosthetic joint infection— prevention; diagnosis; and therapeutics; biomaterials and implant design; tissue engineering; muscle strengthening and conditioning; implant designs; edema and pain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Genetic Epidemiology in Neurological Disorders
edited by Teresa Fazia and
submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome-wide association studies (GWAS); family-based linkage analyses; mendelian randomization; quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping; expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis; polygenic risk scores (PRS); heritability studies; gene– environment interaction; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Plants as a Promising Biofactory for Bioactive Compounds: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4488 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant cell culture; plant tissue culture; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals; recombinant proteins; biologics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Advances in the Structure and Function of Microbial Communities
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3652 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial communities; ecosystem dynamics; community structure; functional diversity; interactions; ecological processes; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Feature Papers in Animal Science: 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3324 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; microbial ecology; lipid nutrition; electron microscopy; gut microbiota; proteomics; next-generation sequencing; arthropod parasites; protease inhibitors; disease vectors; cystatin; serpin; kunitz; tick; insect; vector– host interaction; innate immunity; shellfish immunology; bivalve mollusks; transcriptomics; diseases; hemocytes; microscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Current Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
edited by Chih-Huang Li
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open
Keywords: sepsis; biomarkers; prediction; immunotherapy; AI model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advancements in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: Integrating Predictive Modeling into Public Health
edited by and Matina Kouvari
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: CVD epidemiology; public health interventions; predictive modeling; risk stratification; cardiometabolic risk factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
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