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The present reprint contains 15 articles published in the Special Issue "Optimization and Control in Energy Management: Mathematical Modeling and Simulation" of the journal Mathematics, which covers a wide range of topics connected to the energy management systems, i.e., EMS optimization and control techniques...

Linear motors have been widely recognized in various direct drive fields, such as vehicles, aerospace, industrial production, and others. The topological structure design, optimization, and intelligent control of linear motors are key to improving the performance of direct drive systems. The development of permanent...

Digital transformation is an unavoidable fact that can contribute decisively to increasing sustainability in its different components: economic, environmental, and social. Although the economic aspect is the one that normally stands out in terms of research, the environmental and social aspects are increasingly important...

Contemporary business operations are impacted by a lot of market criteria that have been described as uncertain, imprecise, and vague in recent years. Business conditions are impacted by a variety of factors, such as the global pandemic, geopolitical instability, climate change, and other issues...

The Second International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA2: Chairman Hosin "David" Lee, Professor of University of Iowa, Associate Editor MDPI Infrastructures Journal, and Immediate Past President of iSMARTi) is organized by the International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of...

In the last few years, the adoption of renewable technologies and energy-efficiency strategies has become increasingly important for reaching the ambitious target of an 80-95% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In order to limit the increase in the Earth's average temperature, fully...

Boiling is one of the most effective heat removal regimes, and is thus widely used in various industries and technologies, including, but not limited to, heat and nuclear energies, thermal desalination, heat pipes, heat exchangers, etc. Moreover, boiling is generally recognized as the best...

Recent advances in machine learning, coupled with the availability of powerful computing platforms, have garnered significant attention from academic, research, and industry communities. Machine learning is considered a promising tool to tackle the challenge posed by increasingly complex, heterogeneous, and dynamic communication environments. It...

The aim of the Special Issue entitled "Advances in Cement Composite Materials" was to present current trends and advances in cement composite materials not only based on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and natural aggregates but also in the use of other materials or raw...

The reprint contains articles from the Special Issue of the Journal Fluids, entitled "High Speed Flows", and is focused on the recent advances in the numerical and experimental modeling of the dynamics and structures of high-speed flows. This reprint may be of interest to...

Pharmaceuticals are becoming increasingly important in modern society. In most cases, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are formed through crystallisation but need to be combined with excipients to form a tablet, or with carriers to form an oral suspension. The formation of tablets requires several...

Biomass has been an integral part of our civilization since prehistoric times. It has a broad range of applications covering energy, food, specialty chemicals, advanced materials, transportation, constructions and many more, which collectively represent most of our basic needs. Its role as a renewable...

The aim of this Special Issue is to immerse the reader in the latest green metallurgy technology. The production process in traditional metallurgical industry uses large amounts of fossil fuels, which consume energy and emit CO2 intensively, facing enormous challenges in energy and the...

This is a reprint of the articles gathered through a Special Issue on the topic of "Cold Regions Ice/Snow Actions in Hydrology, Ecology, and Engineering". In total, 12 articles have been published in the Special Issue, covering topics including identification of snow and ice...

This Reprint focuses on recent studies on the seismic performance evaluation and improvement of infrastructures, including buildings and bridges. The development and application of base isolators and dampers to enhance the seismic resilience of structures is of particular interest. In addition, multi-hazard assessment considering...

Agricultural engineering and sustainable development are intrinsically linked, and all fields of agricultural engineering have great potential to improve global sustainability, from the development and use of innovative machinery to the latest application of digital and precision farming solutions. This reprint, "Innovations in Agricultural...

With the astounding ability to capture a wealth of brain signals, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to revolutionize humans' quality of life by processing these brain signals for controlling external devices. Being an emerging and innovative field, BCIs offer numerous applications in various...

The third volume of this Special Issue includes ten contributions (eight research and two review papers) from across the world, focused on very interesting research topics. These studies are as follows: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of Thermal Break Strips' Improvement in Facade LSF...

This Special Issue aims to provide the reader with the latest Biomedical imaging innovation used to better understand the heart's physiology, performance, function, and structure. Furthermore, each imaging technique provides specific benefits for diagnosing, treating, and following cardiovascular diseases. Technological progress improves the precision,...

This Special Issue of Fractal and Fractional entitled "Fractional Order Systems with Application to Electrical Power Engineering" showcases the latest research in fractional-order system applications for power engineering. Highlighting fractional calculus's role in modeling, design, analysis, and control, this Special Issue focuses on power...

The identification of vulnerability characteristics and assessing the performance of existing structures with regard to earthquakes are essential steps in reducing the losses and enhancing the resilience of societies and cities. In the past, most of the initial work on structural assessment was based...

Recent global events have underscored the critical need for advancing research on buildings and fortifying their resilience against the escalating threat of natural hazards. One paramount task in this pursuit is the rapid and precise assessment of existing buildings' vulnerability to natural hazard activities-a...

Urbanization challenges cities with traffic, pollution, and reduced public spaces, affecting life quality. Traffic calming measures address these, focusing on safety and environmental improvement. Beyond regulating car traffic, they create pedestrian zones, promote cycling, and enforce speed limits, aiming to achieve a safe, sustainable,...

The primary objective of this reprint is to present creative academic papers focusing on antennas for various communication system applications. In an era where high-speed internet connections serve as vital conduits connecting multiple devices, user demands escalate due to technological advancements in wireless communication...

This reprint includes recent works on the information bottleneck method. The articles included range from mathematical analyses of the information bottleneck setup to their practical applications in engineering.Author: Jan LewandowskyISBN-10: 3725804621ISBN-13: 9783725804627Publisher: Mdpi AGLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/13/2024Pages: 350Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.06d

The reprint Advanced Concrete and Construction Materials offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge research and critical insights into the dynamic field of construction materials and structural engineering. This meticulously curated volume delves beyond the traditional perceptions of concrete, examining transformative microstructures and alternative binders,...

This reprint was proposed and organized as a means to present recent developments in the field of material and element testing in civil engineering. For this reason, the articles highlighted in this editorial relate to different aspects of the testing of materials and elements...

The XXXI JIEE-2023 was a space for collaboration between the academic community and the energy, telecommunications, and automation sectors, where the EPN shows the technological advances and challenges that the community tackled in several research related to telecommunications, electronics, information technologies and electrical engineering....

Today, it is difficult to imagine the development of energy and mechanical engineering without the use of modern mathematical approaches. The active development of science, engineering and technology requires the use of physical and mathematical modeling, digital twins, machine learning, artificial intelligence algorithms, etc.The...

This reprint brings together some recent advances in the sustainable re-design of natural waste and biomass in different material productions for both textile and non-textile applications. These include a wide array of topics, such as the following: the use of textile waste fibers, i.e.,...

Fire safety within residential buildings and urban environments is a pressing global concern, demanding dynamic and comprehensive strategies for effective risk assessment and mitigation. The Special Issue reprinted in this collection is the first of a series of Special Issues edited by the Fire...

The reprint presents scientific papers focused on a wide range of environmental engineering topics, including water and wastewater management, water and sediment pollution control and remediation, waste management, soil degradation, conservation and remediation, landscape management, and climate change and the carbon footprint of construction....

World perception is the product of complex optical and physical processes in the human visual system, wherein light stimuli penetrate the pupils to reach the retina, which are composed of photoreceptors that transform light into electrochemical energy to be transmitted to the brain for...

This Special Issue, titled "Problems during the Design and Testing of Instrument, Special and Power Transformers", presents and disseminates the latest developments in the theory, design, modeling, and laboratory testing of all types of transformers. The scope includes design calculations and diagnostics of various...

Wind power took on a leading role as the primary power source during the expected realization of carbon neutrality. Currently, large horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) have become mainstream, progressing toward further increasing their size, which is not easy. For floating offshore wind turbines, vertical-axis...

This Special Issue aimed to assemble works associated with the different aspects of polymeric composites. This Special Issue is a collection of 13 original papers in the areas of the design, production, and assessment of the properties of new materials. Author: Kamila SalasinskaISBN-10: 3725802467ISBN-13:...

The safety of engineering structures under natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, wind, fire and tsunamis) is a subject of great interest to researchers, and is important for protecting human life and reducing economic losses. This reprint focuses on experimental, theoretical, computational and relevant research on...

Linear models are statistical models that play a crucial role in several fields of science and are of practical importance in statistics. The most typical type is the linear regression model. Many phenomena, such as those in biology, medicine, economics, management, geology, meteorology, agriculture...

The Special Issue, "The Adaptability of Residential Planning and Design to World-Changing Events," explores innovative approaches to residential design that can effectively respond to short-, medium-, and long-term challenges posed by recent extreme events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts, and devastating natural...

Since entering the 21st century, the emergence of new functional materials and the development of interdisciplinary approaches have provided strong support for the design and construction of all kinds of green roads. At present, building environmentally friendly green and low-carbon roads, expanding road service...

Composting is experiencing a "second youth", and the number of plants, as well as the uses of compost, are increasing exponentially all over the world. This Special Issue is an example of the current leading research related to composting and compost and their key...

This reprint is a collection of articles in the Special Issue "Energy Harvesters and Self-Powered Sensors for Smart Electronics, 2nd Edition", published in Micromachines, containing one Editorial, nine original research articles, and one review article. This reprint showcases the latest progress in the field...

This reprint showcases the latest advancements in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing technologies, ranging across the wide aspects of device design, operation principle, performance characterization, system integration and applications. The novel designs and detailed explanations can be highly useful to researchers and engineers in...

This Special Issue reprint aspires to illuminate recent strides and innovative methodologies in the design, analysis, and measurement of antennas across a spectrum of emerging wireless communication systems. The primary goal is to explore and spotlight cutting-edge advancements while pinpointing fresh avenues for the...

This Special Issue aimed to present the recent developments in the interaction between the coupled multi-physical fields and underground structures, as well as geo-environmental effects, to stimulate fruitful technical and scientific interactions between professionals.A total of ten papers regarding geo-environmental problems in various fields...

With the development of new technologies, the attractiveness of the rotary engine's advantages is making a comeback in the minds of many designers. In recent years, driven by the progressive electrification of the automotive powertrain, new applications have emerged for the rotary engine in...

This reprint provides some up-to-date solutions in the domain of deep power vision technology and intelligent vision sensors. It offers the latest perspectives covering the detection, classification, and some other basic tasks in processing and analyzing the inspection images or videos of power systems.Author:...

The book deals about Computer Basics and Troubleshooting of PC Impairments. It covers the Internal Part of Any Computer System, Computer Hardware and Software Troubleshooting, Basics of Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office Applications, Printer and File Sharing System. Moreover, the book prepared with smart...

Main coverage: Basic concepts of PDE based image processing and related works. PDE based image interpolation. PDE based image restoration. PDE based speckle reduction from images. Generalization to blind deconvolution problems. In this work, basic concepts of PDE based image processing, its applications and...

Walking is a major form of transport and crossing a road is a key element in a journey on foot. A pedestrian network is part of the transport system and cannot be separated from it. Therefore, during the journey, a pedestrian has to cross...