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submission deadline 25 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6984

Keywords: age-related macular degeneration; diabetic retinopathy; ocular trauma; retinal detachments; hereditary retinal and macular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Application Research of Bioinformatics in Human Diseases

edited by

Qian Du

submission deadline 25 May 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4601

Keywords: bioinformatics; statistical genetics; data analysis; omics; cancers; cardiovascular diseases; obesity; neurodegenerative diseases; mental illness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)

Abiotic Stress Signaling and Responses in Plants

edited by

Zhongjie Ding

and

Yanglin Ding

submission deadline 26 May 2023 | 21 articles | Viewed by 23543 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; drought; salt stress; cold; hot; nutrient starvation ; toxic metal ; signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

The Role of Small RNAs as Cancer Biomarkers: Biology and Clinical Potential Application

edited by

Natasha de Nogueira Jorge

,

Gabriel Wajnberg

and

Bijan K. Dey

submission deadline 26 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1988 | Submission Open

Keywords: small RNA; miRNA; cancer; molecular biology; sequencing; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Research in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Mukund Tantak

submission deadline 26 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: azaheterocycles; cancer drug discovery; drug target; anticancer agents; chemotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Metabolic Plasticity in Cancer

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submission deadline 26 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic plasticity; cancer stem cells; OXPHOS; glycolysis; lipid metabolism; cancer metabolic reprogramming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Best Practices in Acute Coronary Syndromes

edited by

Dimitris Tousoulis

and

Alexios S Antonopoulos

submission deadline 26 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute coronary syndromes; inflammation; satherosclerosis; imaging; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Novel Insights into Heart–Lung Interaction and Hemodynamics

edited by

Manuel Ignacio Monge García

submission deadline 27 May 2023 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular physiology; heart– lung interaction; hemodynamic monitoring; microcirculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

edited by

Savvas Frangos

and

Ioannis Iakovou

submission deadline 28 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid cancer; Iodine-131 therapy; radiation protection; dosimetry; external beam radiation; MEN2 genetics; surgical management of thyroid; thyroid nodule management; Sestamibi scintigraphy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Virology Applications to COVID-19 Pandemic

edited by

Evangelia Georgia Kostaki

and

Dimitrios Paraskevis

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25245 | Submission Open

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Disease burden; Healthcare burden; Public health measures; Prevalence; Incidence; Epidemiology; Clinical aspects; Viral pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)

Inflammation and Natural Products

edited by

Azahara Rodríguez-Luna

and

Salvador González

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6837 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; inflammation; biological activity; anti-inflammatory activity; antioxidant activity; anticancer potential; terrestrial products; marine products; phytochemistry; pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Abiotic Stress in Horticultural Plant: Insight into Recent Advances in the Underlaying Tolerance Mechanism

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submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; abiotic stress; antioxidant response; oxidative stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; horticultural plants; food security; tolerance mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

The Role of Autophagy in Cancer

edited by

Jafar Rezaie

,

Elif Damla Arisan

,

Pınar Obakan Yerlikaya

and

Yunus Akkoç

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: autophagy; cancer; exosomes; cell death; homeostasis; tumor; tumorigenesis; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying the Microbial Survival Strategies

edited by

Amit Srivastava

and

Khaled Selim

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; microalgae; biosynthetic pathways; gene-editing; bioengineering; bioprocess; biorefinery; circular economy; multi-omics; photoautotrophic metabolism; stress response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Advances in Human Genetics and Reproductive Biology

edited by

Shuiqiao Yuan

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Hakim Manghwar

and

Wajid Zaman

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 56 articles | Viewed by 61715 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress tolerance; drought; salinity; cold; heat; submergence; waterlogging; heavy metals stress; climate changes; oxidative stress; lighting damage; plant biotic stress tolerance; bacteria; viruses; fungi; insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Plants as a Promising Biofactory for Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Jianfeng Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 16 articles | Viewed by 15924 | 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)

The New Frontier of Venous Thromboembolism

edited by

Giuseppe Camporese

and

Pierpaolo Di Micco

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11927 | Submission Open

Keywords: venous thromboembolism; treatment; prophylaxis; biomarkers; antithrombotic drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Food and Environmental Toxicology

edited by

Soraya Paz

and

Arturo Hardisson

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6193 | Submission Open

Keywords: food toxicology; risk assessment; environmental pollution; toxic risk; toxic metals; trace elements; fluoride; nitrates; marine pollution; novel foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

edited by

Doina Todea

and

Larry D. Sanford

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5935 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Imaging in Life Sciences

edited by

Sandro Donato

and

Pierangela Bruno

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5334 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging in life sciences; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; image segmentation; classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Silvia De Francia

and

Sarah Allegra

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4215 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; therapies; drug repurposing; tailored treatment; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)

Natural Products on Health and Diseases

edited by

Cristiane Aguiar Da Costa

,

Dayane Teixeira Ognibene

and

Graziele Freitas De Bem

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3720 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; obesity; hypertension; diabetes; cancer; aging; dyslipidemia; Alzheimer's; Parkinson’ s; depression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)

Current Research on Optic Nerve Ultrasound Evaluation

edited by

Livio Vitiello

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3009 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular ultrasonography; optic nerve; optic nerve sheath diameter; ONSD; ultrasound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

The Interplay between Immune System and the Kidneys: Games without Frontiers? : 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria J. Stangou

,

Asimina Fylaktou

and

George Lioulios

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2932 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive immunity; autoimmune diseases; chronic kidney disease; glomerulonephritis; systemic diseases and the kidney; vasculitis; immunosuppression; renal transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Surgical Treatment and Outcomes of Lung Cancer

edited by

Domenico Galetta

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open

Keywords: NSCLC; SCLC; surgery; induction therapy; radiation therapy; EBUS; robotic; VATS; locally advanced NSCLC; immunotherapy; target therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Drug-Like Small Molecule Inhibitors of Viral Targets

edited by

Jiashu Xie

and

Yan Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging viruses; small-molecule inhibitors; antiviral; drug likeness; viral targets; drug discovery; ADME; PK; toxicity; drug combination; drug repurposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Developing Artificial Intelligence for Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis

edited by

Feng Gao

,

Wei Wang

and

Tao Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning/machine learning/deep neural network; cancer diagnosis; prognosis prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Mitochondrial DNA Genetic Diversity

edited by

Maria Cristina Cozzi

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial DNA; population genetics; biodiversity; genotype to phenotype; production traits; sport performances; animal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Drug Discovery and Drug Design

edited by

Trias Thireou

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; drug design; translational drug discovery; reverse translation; network pharmacology; drug repurposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Recent Advances in Drug and Medical Device Formulations Used for Improving the Quality of Life

edited by

Violeta Popovici

,

Emma Adriana Ozon

and

Adina Magdalena Musuc

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1381 | Submission Open

Keywords: life quality; health/disease; functional foods; bioactive molecules; medicinal chemistry; plant/lichen secondary metabolites; phytochemicals; pharmacological potential; antioxidants/pro-oxidants; antimicrobial activity; antiviral agents; protease inhibitors; cytotoxicity; cell signaling; medicinal plants; phytotherapy; drug discovery; drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation; medical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Glomerular Diseases

edited by Sophia Lionaki and

Smaragdi Marinaki

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: glomerular disease; pathogenesis; management; outcome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

HIV and STIs Prevention

edited by

Agnese Colpani

and

Andrea De Vito

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; PREP; PEP; DoxyPREP; treatment as prevention; U=U; STIs; awareness campaign; vulnerable populations; screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

New Advance in Neuroimaging for Clinical Neuropsychiatric Diseases

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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging; brain activity; neuropsychiatric disorders; connectivity; noninvasive stimulation; AI deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Post COVID-19 Immunological Era

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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; immune response; immune therapies and COVID-19; COVID-19 and inflammatory diseases; COVID-19 and immune-mediated disorders; post-COVID-19 infection and immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Early Career Researchers in Origins of Life

edited by

Tony Z. Jia

and

Kuhan Chandru

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open

Keywords: origins of life; astrobiology; prebiotic chemistry; chemical evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Origin of Life)

Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

edited by

Alemka Markotic

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Lidija Cvetko Krajinović

and

Ivan Christian Kurolt

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonoses; emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; immunopathogenesis; molecular epidemiology; clinical manifestation of infectious diseases; chronic sequelae of infectious diseases; epidemic/pandemic potential of zoonotic infectious diseases; vaccines and therapeutics; preparedness; biosafety; biosecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Application of Proteomics in Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Rajkumar S. Kalra

,

Ujjawal Sharma

and Alok Kumar

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteomics; metabolic diseases; metabolites; diabetes; heart disease; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Proteins and Proteomics)

New Insights in Zika Virus Pathogenicity and Resistance to Infection

edited by

Maureen Hoch Vieira Fernandes

and

Lok Raj Joshi

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: zika virus; arbovirus; flavivirus; ZIKV pathogenicity; ZIKV resistance; microcephaly; maternal health; child health; Guillain– Barre syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Study of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Using Genome and Transcriptome Analysis

edited by

Margarita A. Sazonova

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial dysfunction; cellular dysfunction; human diseases; mutation; gene; mitochondrial genome; transcriptome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Peripheral Nerves in Health and Disease: Imaging, Basic and Clinical Research

edited by

Lukas F. Reissig

and

Stefan H. Geyer

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: peripheral nerve; imaging; neuropathy; anatomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Next Generation Sequencing: Applications for Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Weilai Dong

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation sequencing; cardiovascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)

Update on Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Pain

edited by

Marina de Tommaso

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; neurophysiology; psychophysiology; behavior; hyperalgesia; allodynia; peripheral sensitization; central sensitization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

COVID-19 and Long-COVID-19: Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestation, and Therapeutic Options: 2nd Edition

edited by

Domenico Acanfora

and Alessandro Santo Bortone

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2850 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Dynamics of Chromosome Evolution across Animals and Plants: Advances, Insights, and Prospects

edited by

Martin Knytl

and

Lívia Do Vale Martins

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromosomal rearrangements; synteny; chromosome evolution; karyotype organization; speciation; species’ diversification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Population Genetic Changes under Environmental Stress: Updated State of the Art

edited by Marina Stamenković-Radak and Dragana D. Cvetković

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stress; population genomics; epigenetics; adaptation; stress response; gene-by-environment interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)

Neurotrophic Factors: Their Roles in Disease and Therapeutics

edited by

Brian Balog

submission deadline 2 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: ciliary neurotrophic factor; glial derived neurotrophin factor; leukemia inhibitor factor; insulin like growth factor 1; neurotrophin 3; neurotrophin 4; pleiotrophin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Immunity in Viral or Bacterial Infections

edited by

Jianzhu Liu

,

Rui Li

and

Ping Liu

submission deadline 6 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4263 | Submission Open

Keywords: acquired immunity; innate immunity; viral infection; bacterial infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

New Insights into Non-Hodgkin’s B-lymphomas: The Evolving Landscape in the Next-Generation Target Therapy Era

edited by

Alessia Castellino

and

Rita Tavarozzi

submission deadline 6 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-Hodgkin’ s lymphoma; target therapy; immunotherapy; monoclonal antibodies; CAR-T cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Immunology in Sexual Reproductive Biology and Medicine

edited by

Matthias Stope

and

Rebekka Einenkel

submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro fertilization; genetics in animal breeding; artificial insemination; reproductive efficiency; immunoinfertility; miscarriage; repeated implantation failure; recurrent pregnancy loss; immunocontraception; pregnancy complications; reproductive tract mucosal immunology; fetal tolerance; blood-placental barrier; wildlife reproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)

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