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Geometry of Submanifolds and Homogeneous Spaces
(2020)
The present Special Issue of Symmetry is devoted to two important areas of global Riemannian geometry, namely submanifold theory and the geometry of Lie groups and homogeneous spaces. Submanifold theory originated from the ...
Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry of Precious Metals
(2018)
Precious metals continue to have economic and sociocultural importance, as their usage evolves and diversifies over time. Today, the industrial application of precious metals is increasing with the development of scientific ...
Fungal Endophytes in Plants
(2018)
Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue is dedicated to fungi that are found as endophytes in the world’s plants. Among many other things, it covers newly-discovered fungi that are endophytic. The role of the endophyte in the ...
G-quadruplex and Microorganisms
(2019)
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are nucleic acids secondary structures that form in DNA or RNA guanine (G)-rich strands. In recent years, the presence of G4s in microorganisms has attracted increasing interest. In prokaryotes, G4 ...
Fuzzy Techniques for Decision Making
(2018)
This book contains the successful invited submissions to a Special Issue of Symmetry in the subject area of “Fuzzy Techniques for Decision Making”. We invited contributions addressing novel techniques and tools for decision ...
Gender and STEM: Understanding Segregation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(2018)
This volume features thirteen original chapters on the causes and consequences of gender segregation in scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (“STEM”) occupations and fields of study. Although women have made ...
Genetic and Epigenetic Modulation of Cell Functions by Physical Exercise
(2020)
From an evolutionary perspective, our species has relied upon physical activity for most of its history to survive and has had to escape from predators, to scavenge for food, and to use physique to work or build necessary ...
Exploring the Future of Christian Monasticisms
(2020)
The institution of monasticism in the Christian Church is in general decline, at least in so-called “first world” nations. Though there are many reasons for this, monastic leaders are confronted by the reality of fewer ...
Exploring Social Sustainability and Economic Practices
(2020)
Given the three pillars of sustainability, besides the environment, the interplay of social and economic dimensions provides valuable insight into how society is molded and the key components that should be considere. In ...
Geomechanics for Energy and a Sustainable Environment
(2020)
This book describes recent advances in geomechanics for energy and the sustainable environment. Four research articles, related to high-level radioactive nuclear waste disposal stability, geological effect and wellbore ...
Financial Econometrics
(2019)
Financial econometrics has developed into a very fruitful and vibrant research area in the last two decades. The availability of good data promotes research in this area, specially aided by online data and high-frequency ...
Fracture, Fatigue and Structural Integrity of Metallic Materials
(2020)
Fracture, fatigue, and other subcritical processes, such as creep crack growth or stress corrosion cracking, present numerous open issues from both scientific and industrial points of view. These phenomena are of special ...
Fractional Order Systems
(2019)
This book is focused on fractional order systems. Historically, fractional calculus has been recognized since the inception of regular calculus, with the first written reference dated in September 1695 in a letter from ...
Fertilizer Application on Crop Yield
(2019)
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue Fertilizer Application on Crop Yield that was published in Agronomy
From Ptolemaus to Copernicus: The Evolving System of Gluten-Related Disorder
(2018)
Gluten is the major protein of wheat and other cereals (rye and barley); it is responsible for triggering celiac disease (CD) in genetically predisposed individuals. Until a few years ago, CD was the major (if not the only) ...
Frontiers in Toxicity and Functionalization of Nanomaterials
(2018)
Over the last decade, various nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted tremendous attention with the incredible development in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Some NMs are explored increasingly for biomedical applications, ...
Functional Polymers for Controlled Drug Release
(2020)
This Special Issue focuses on the synthesis and characterization of hydrogels specifically used as carriers of biological molecules for pharmaceutical and biomedical employments. Pharmaceutical applications of hydrophilic ...
Fundamental and Research Frontier of Atmospheric Corrosion
(2017)
Metallic corrosion is an expensive problem in industrialised countries, creating annual costs that are equivalent to around 3.5% of GDP. More than half of this amount is attributable to atmospheric corrosion. A large amount ...
Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Logic and Their Applications
(2020)
The present book contains 20 articles collected from amongst the 53 total submitted manuscripts for the Special Issue “Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Loigic and Their Applications” of the MDPI journal Mathematics. The articles, which ...
Fuzzy Mathematics
(2018)
This book provides a timely overview of topics in fuzzy mathematics. It lays the foundation for further research and applications in a broad range of areas. It contains break-through analysis on how results from the many ...