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This book includes recent research activities in the field of food quality assurance and shelf-life extension. The goal is to broaden our current knowledge of advanced approaches to guaranteeing the maintenance of the properties of packaged products during storage. Preservation strategies based on vacuum packaging, innovative active packaging, emerging technologies, and horticultural by-products are widely discussed in specific chapters. Taken together, these research studies constitute clear evidence that achieving food shelf-life extension is still a complex and multifaceted process. The book reflects advances made in the field and, with the addition of a chapter also covering the secondary shelf-life topic, it will provide the latest research for academics working in the field of novel processing, antimicrobial/antioxidant substances, by-product recycling and active packaging. The research collected in this book is ideal for those working in the food quality industry.

olive oil by-products --- breaded fish --- fish shelf life --- fish quality --- sustainable food --- film --- whey protein isolate --- tarragon essential oil --- brook trout --- refrigerated storage --- physicochemical quality --- microbiological quality --- sensory quality --- shelf-life --- sweet cherry --- nanoemulsion coating --- cracking --- fruit quality, nutraceutical value --- crosslinking --- fresh fish --- spoilage --- chilling/refrigeration --- freezing --- edible coatings --- hyperbaric storage --- algae extracts --- antioxidants --- fish preservatives --- total carotenoids --- total phenolics --- trout fillets --- Ceylon spinach --- Basella alba --- ultrasonication --- antioxidant --- antibacterial activity --- pork --- Sus scrofa --- household food waste --- stability evaluation --- sensory acceptability --- period after opening (PAO) --- blackberry --- gray mold --- pathogens --- storage quality --- ozone treatment --- enoki mushroom --- ZnONPs --- propolis --- pullulan/chitosan --- antibacterial --- antioxidant activity --- meat packaging --- volatile organic compounds --- HS-SPME-GC/MS --- Italian sparkling wines --- cork stoppers --- bottle aging --- antimicrobial polymers --- antimicrobial peptides --- food safety --- food packaging --- instrumental color --- overwrapped packaging --- simulated retail display --- TBARS --- vacuum packaging --- fruit and vegetable by-products --- food shelf life --- by-products recycling --- n/a

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Histopathological studies of aquatic animals refer to the microscopic examination of tissues and organs in order to detect deviations from the expected microscopic or macroscopic structure. Information obtained from the study of histomorphological lesions in aquatic animals can be a useful addition when determining the general state of health of aquatic animals, especially if chronic stressors and/or pathogens are present. Compared to mammals, postmortem autolysis progresses very rapidly in most aquatic organisms. This fact makes histopathological examination quite complex and demanding, not only in a histotechnical sense. A prerequisite for a successful study is the baseline knowledge of physiological processes and histological architecture of the studied species. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to the current state of knowledge on the histopathology of aquatic animals and to provide a professional and encyclopedic tool for biologists and veterinarians.

micro-nano plastics --- fish --- organism model --- histopathology --- blood biomarkers --- microlipoma --- liver --- Barbus balcanicus --- 3D reconstruction --- nutrition --- aquaculture --- fishmeal replacement --- land animal proteins --- histology --- intestinal microbiota --- Sparus aurata --- toxicity --- effect --- invertebrate --- mussels --- Aeromonas spp. --- rainbow trout --- bacteria --- infection --- antinutritional factors --- soybean --- gut health --- environmental monitoring --- histopathological biomarkers --- histopathological alterations --- fish gills --- atrazine --- Purkinje --- cerebellum --- myocytes --- toxicology --- IP3Rs --- Vistonis Lake --- physico-chemical parameters --- gills --- HSPs --- MARKs --- Na+-K+ ATPase --- hepatorenal --- pathology --- toxicosis --- biomarkers --- adult Xenopus laevis --- n/a

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This book focuses on conservation genetic (and genomic) papers that demonstrate applied outcomes that inform practical threatened species management. We cover a broad range of species and genetic approaches, but focus on how conservation genetic information is used to underpin management actions for species recovery. Through the exposition of a diversity of approaches, we aim to demonstrate to conservation managers and researchers how conservation genetics can inform on-ground species management.

small isolated population --- Mediterranean native trout --- morphological deformities --- Camphorosmoideae --- conservation genetics --- disjunct distribution --- population fragmentation --- population structure --- single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers --- genetic diversity --- population viability analysis --- allele retention --- translocation --- conservation management --- threatened marsupial --- remnant --- conservation --- natural hybridisation --- Eucalyptus --- high throughput sequencing --- NGS --- South Australia --- golden bandicoot --- southern brown bandicoot --- quenda --- phylogenetic --- taxonomy --- evolutionarily significant unit --- ecosystem engineer --- genetic rescue --- genetic restoration --- supplementation --- disease --- inbreeding --- genetic swamping --- locally unique alleles --- population genetics --- marsupial --- adaptive potential --- Leadbeater’s possum --- Gymnobelideus leadbeateri --- ex situ conservation --- Psittacidae --- Ara macao --- Xcaret --- captive breeding --- climate drying --- cpDNA --- ecotype --- Evolutionarily Significant Units --- gene flow --- geographic expansion --- patchy abundance --- phylogeography --- n/a --- Leadbeater's possum

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This is a collection of scientific research articles focusing on the associations and/or interactions of various aquatic animals with their microorganisms, focusing mostly on fish and, in particular, gut bacterial communities.

hybrid striped bass --- microbiome --- bacteria --- bioprocessed soybean meal --- tuna --- enteric bacteria --- fish --- barcoding --- gut --- eating disorders --- feeding behavior --- gut microbiota --- Siniperca chuatsi --- innate immunity --- appetite --- Lactobacillus plantarum --- Lactobacillus rhamnosus --- Clostridium butyricum --- coral-macroalgal shift --- coral reef fish --- enteric bacteriome --- microbial functions --- Lacticaseibacillus casei --- colonization --- crucian carp --- gastrointestinal tract --- 60Co irradiation sterilization --- transit marker --- Geobacillus stearothermophilus --- high-throughput sequencing --- intestinal microflora --- fish gut --- biosurfactants --- grey mullets --- natural antibiotics --- Atlantic cod --- microbiota --- innate immune system --- germ-free --- gnotobiotic --- functional ingredient --- immunity --- core microbiome --- macroalga and rabbitfish --- bacterial motility --- motility methods --- flagella --- bacterial–host interaction --- microscopy --- melon-headed whale --- microbial communities --- aquatic mammal --- invertebrate --- sample preservation --- crayfish --- dragonfly --- hybrid fishes --- gut microbiome --- community and function --- speciation --- invasion --- fish conservation and management --- steelhead trout --- hatcheries --- aquaculture --- chemotherapeutants --- environmental variation --- founder effects --- lake sturgeon

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In modern times, mechatronic and robotic systems are developing at a faster pace than in the past, and research on novel solutions and applications of such devices are studied in both industrial and academic environments. The second volume of this Special Issue of Applied Sciences aims to disseminate the latest research achievements, ideas, and applications of the modeling and control of mechatronic and robotic systems, with particular emphasis on novel trends and challenges. We invited contributions to this Special Issue on topics including (but not limited to): modeling and control, path and trajectory planning, optimization problems, collaborative robotics, mechatronics, flexible multi-body systems, mobile robotics, and manufacturing applications.

wobble motor --- permeance --- magnetic circuit --- leakage flux --- electropermanent magnet --- force model --- inverse kinematics --- genetic algorithm --- workspace analysis --- multi-fingered anthropomorphic hand --- amphibious robot --- spherical robot --- assistant fin --- buoyancy --- hydrodynamic force --- robot --- crawler --- traction --- kinematics --- EOD Robot --- terrorist attacks --- hybrid control --- state machine --- Festo --- PLC --- friction force --- trout --- fish processing machine --- simulation --- vision based system --- humanoid robots --- robot design --- legged robots --- dynamic model --- harsh environment --- kinematic model --- mecanum wheel --- omnidirectional robot --- robotic platform --- surveillance --- flow-rate estimation --- automatic pouring machine --- extended Kalman filter --- mechatronics --- hysteresis --- advance trajectory control --- piezoelectric --- actuator --- neural networks --- robust control --- MPC --- foot location --- motion planning --- gait transitioning --- deep deterministic policy gradients --- snake manipulator --- data-driven --- accuracy --- 6DoF motion platform --- monitoring system --- crank arm mechanisms --- cable-driven parallel robots --- overconstrained robots --- design --- non-contact operations --- behavior-based --- climber robot --- control --- control architecture --- fault-tolerant --- legged robot --- optimization --- 3D printer --- Cartesian kinematics --- vibration analysis --- additive manufacturing --- mechanical design --- closed-kinematic chain manipulator (CKCM) --- sliding mode control (SMC) --- time-delay estimation (TDE) --- nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode control (NFTSMC) --- synchronization control --- model-free control --- n/a