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 Application of Molecular Biology in Parasitology 📅 Deadline: 20 August 2027 👨‍🔬 Guest Editors: Dr. Roland Wesołowski, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland Dr. Karolina Kot, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland Dr. Dawid Jańczak, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 🔗mdpi.com/journal/applsci/spe… #Parasitology #MolecularBiology #moleculardiagnostics #parasiticinfections #parasitedetection #host–parasite
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📢#SpecialIssue Precision and Predictability in Restorative Dentistry: Bridging Operator Skill, Digital Protocols and Material Performance 📅 Deadline: 20 April 2027 👨‍🔬 Guest Editors: Dr. Bud Marius, Dr. Ada Delean and Dr. Sanda-Ileana Cimpean Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania 🔗mdpi.com/journal/applsci/spe… #restorativedentistry #directandindirectrestorations #dentaloperatingmicroscope #digitaldentistry #CADCAM #bondstrength #fractureresistance #dentaleducation #artificialintelligenceindentistry #treatmentreproducibility
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Research on Sentiment Analysis of Online Public Opinion Based on RoBERTa–BiLSTM–Attention Model 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/2148 👨‍🔬 by Jiangao Deng et al. 🏫 Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China #sentimentanalysis
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Large Language Models in Computer Science Classrooms: Ethical Challenges and Strategic Solutions 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1793 👨‍🔬 by Rina Azoulay et al. 🏫 Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel #largelanguagemodels #programmingeducation
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 The New Paradigm of Deepfake Detection at the Text Level 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/5/2560 👨‍🔬 by Cosmina-Mihaela Rosca, Adrian Stancu, and Emilian Marian Iovanovici 🏫 Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti #deepfaketexts #AIgeneratedtext #textauthenticity
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Ontology Engineering: A Comparative Analysis of GPT-4 and Mistral 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/2146 👨‍🔬 by Dimitrios Doumanas, Andreas Soularidis, Dimitris Spiliotopoulos, Costas Vassilakis, and Konstantinos Kotis 🏫 University of the Aegean and University of the Peloponnese #largelanguagemodels #ontologyengineering #finetuning
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Innovative Antibacterial Polymer Coatings 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1780 👨‍🔬 by Rayna Bryaskova et al. 🏫 University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria #antibacterial #polymercoatings
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Regular Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction: Unpacking the Roles of Self-Control and Emotion Regulation 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1878 👨‍🔬 by Wiktor Potoczny, Radosława Herzog-Krzywoszańska, and Łukasz Krzywoszański 🏫 University of The National Education Commission #physicalactivity #lifesatisfaction #selfcontrol
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Physicochemical, Functional, and Antioxidative Characteristics of Oyster Mushrooms 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1655 👨‍🔬 by Alona Tiupova et al. 🏫 Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wroclaw, Poland #Pleurotusostreatus #Pleurotusdjamor #Pleurotuscitrinopileatus #antioxidantactivity
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) Soil Improvement Techniques 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1059 👨‍🔬 by Alena J. Raymond, Jason T. DeJong, Michael G. Gomez, Alissa Kendall, Alexandra C. M. San Pablo, Minyong Lee, Charles M. R. Graddy, and Douglas C. Nelson 🏫 University of California and University of Washington #MICP #biogeotechnics #sustainability
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 MM-iTransformer: A Multimodal Approach to Economic Time Series Forecasting with Textual Data 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1241 👨‍🔬 by Shangyang Mou et al. 🏫 Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan #economictimeseriesforecasting #featureengineering
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Endophytes as Permanent or Temporal Inhabitants of Different Ecological Niches in Sustainable Agriculture 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1253 👨‍🔬 by Agnieszka Kuźniar, Anna Kruczyńska, Kinga Włodarczyk, Jaco Vangronsveld, and Agnieszka Wolińska 🏫 The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Hasselt University and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University #endophytes #microbiota #sustainableagriculture
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Defense and Security Mechanisms in the Internet of Things: A Review 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/499 👨‍🔬 by Sabina Szymoniak et al. 🏫 Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Częstochowa, Poland #InternetofThings #securityprotocols
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Toward Autonomous LLM-Based AI Agents for Predictive Maintenance: State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Perspectives 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/21/115… 👨‍🔬 by Luigi Gianpio Di Maggio 🏫 Politecnico di Torino #predictivemaintenance #largelanguagemodels #AIagents
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Predicting Student Dropout from Day One: XGBoost-Based Early Warning System Using Pre-Enrollment Data 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/16/920… 👨‍🔬 by Blanca Carballo-Mendívil, Alejandro Arellano-González, Nidia Josefina Ríos-Vázquez, and María del Pilar Lizardi-Duarte 🏫 Sonora Institute of Technology #studentdropout #earlywarningsystem #XGBoost
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Lignin Waste Valorization in the Bioeconomy Era: Toward Sustainable Innovation and Climate Resilience 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/14/803… 👨‍🔬 by Alfonso Trezza, Linta Mahboob, Anna Visibelli, Michela Geminiani, and Annalisa Santucci 🏫 University of Siena #ligninvalorization #sustainablebioeconomy #circulareconomy
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 Effective Valorization of Anaerobic Digestate—A Sustainable Approach to Circular Economy 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/16/893… 👨‍🔬 by Mirela-Nicoleta Dincă et al. 🏫 National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania #digestatevalorization #anaerobicdigestion
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📢 #highlycited paper 📚 State-of-the-Art Zirconia and Glass–Ceramic Materials in Restorative Dentistry: Properties, Clinical Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives 🔗 mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/23/128… 👨‍🔬 by Sorin Gheorghe Mihali et al. 🏫 “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania #dentalmaterials #zirconia
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