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Constructed wetlands (CWs) are engineered phytoremediation ecotechnologies. Herein, the two main biotic components, namely, plants and the bacterial community, work synergistically to remove a wide range of pollutants from wastewater. CWs have been used as sole treatment systems or as integrated modules within other types of wastewater-treatment plants (WWTPs), e.g., as tertiary treatment units. This Special Issue and Book gathers and appraises recent research outcomes regarding natural wetlands (i.e., mangroves) and engineered wetlands (constructed/floating systems), and highlights the underlying pollutant-degradation pathways and mechanisms for a wide range of organic and inorganic contaminants.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- phytoremediation --- heavy metal --- aquatic plants --- floating aquatic plants --- wastewater treatment --- floating treatment wetlands --- Cyperus laevigatus L --- diesel oil --- plant-bacteria synergism --- toxicity --- bio-augmentation --- dye degradation --- bacteria --- Phragmites australis --- acetaminophen --- mangrove sediments --- biodegradation --- aerobic conditions --- anaerobic conditions --- water --- plants --- microbes --- pollutants --- textile effluent --- hydroponic root mats --- plant-bacteria partnership --- detergents --- wastewater --- livestock wastewater --- Typha latifolia L. --- V-SSF systems --- total nitrogen --- COD --- total suspended solids --- constructed wetlands --- agricultural runoff --- chemicals of emerging concern --- veterinary antibiotics --- antibiotic resistant genes --- phytoremediation --- heavy metal --- aquatic plants --- floating aquatic plants --- wastewater treatment --- floating treatment wetlands --- Cyperus laevigatus L --- diesel oil --- plant-bacteria synergism --- toxicity --- bio-augmentation --- dye degradation --- bacteria --- Phragmites australis --- acetaminophen --- mangrove sediments --- biodegradation --- aerobic conditions --- anaerobic conditions --- water --- plants --- microbes --- pollutants --- textile effluent --- hydroponic root mats --- plant-bacteria partnership --- detergents --- wastewater --- livestock wastewater --- Typha latifolia L. --- V-SSF systems --- total nitrogen --- COD --- total suspended solids --- constructed wetlands --- agricultural runoff --- chemicals of emerging concern --- veterinary antibiotics --- antibiotic resistant genes

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Neuromechanics has been used to identify optimal rehabilitation protocols that successfully improve motor deficits in various populations, such as elderly people and individuals with neurological diseases (e.g., stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and essential tremor). By investigating structural and functional changes in the central and peripheral nervous systems based on neuromechanical theories and findings, we can expand our knowledge regarding underlying neurophysiological mechanisms and specific motor impairment patterns before and after therapies to further develop new training programs (e.g., non-invasive brain stimulation). Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to present the main contributions of researchers and rehabilitation specialists in biomechanics, motor control, neurophysiology, neuroscience, and rehabilitation science. The current collection provides new neuromechanical approaches addressing theoretical, methodological, and practical topics for facilitating motor recovery progress.

Public health & preventive medicine --- obesity --- gait --- adaptation --- rehabilitation --- resistance training --- arterial stiffness --- pulse wave velocity --- augmentation index --- H:M ratio --- Thomas test --- vertical jump --- Idiopathic Toe Walking --- fall risk --- foot contact dynamics --- foot initial contact --- push-off --- bilateral deficit --- postmenopausal --- hand-grip strength --- dominant hand --- pulse wave analysis --- chronic stroke --- bimanual movement --- bimanual force control --- affect --- physical fitness --- dance-based group exercise --- wearable technology --- smartwatch --- postural stability --- older adults --- stepping on a stair --- time to stabilization --- sedentary behavior --- core stabilization training --- neuromuscular properties --- muscle function --- knee --- neuromuscular control --- force control --- variability --- complexity --- asymmetry --- n/a

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This Special Issue of "Nanostructural Materials with Rare Earth Ions: Synthesis, Physicochemical Characterization, Modification and Applications" is related to studies of nanometer-sized materials doped and co-doped with rare earth ions and the creation of periodically ordered nanostructures based on single nanoparticles. A small particle size implies a high sensitivity and selectivity. These new effects and possibilities are mainly due to the quantum effects resulting from the increasing ratio of surface-to-volume atoms in low-dimensional systems. An important factor in this context is the design and fabrication of nanocomponents displaying new functionalities and characteristics for the improvement of existing materials, including photonic materials, conductive materials, polymers and biocomposites. With this concept in mind, the aim of the Special Issue is to publish research on innovative materials and their applications.Topics to be covered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Technology and applications of nanomaterials with rare earth ions; Advanced physicochemical properties, characterization and modification of nanomaterials with rare earth ions; Novel active materials, especially organic and inorganic materials, nanocrystalline materials, nanoceramics doped and co-doped with rare-earth ions with bio-related and emerging applications; Magnetic properties of nano-sized rare-earth compounds; Applications of nano-sized rare-earth-doped and co-doped optical materials.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- calcium hydroxyapatite nanopowders --- rare earth ions --- poly(L-lactide) --- nanocomposites --- twin screw extrusion --- SmS --- EuS --- semiconductor-metal transition --- structural properties --- piezoresistivity --- interdiffusion --- rare earths --- thin films --- diphosphates --- up-conversion --- theranostics --- β-tricalcium diphosphate(V) --- Ce3+ and Pr3+ ions co-doping --- poly(l-lactide) --- stem cells --- nanomaterials --- bone augmentation --- nanohydroxyapatite --- Cu2+ ions --- ozonated olive oil --- hydroxyapatite --- antimicrobial activity --- microorganisms --- spectroscopy --- nanocrystallites --- silicate-substituted hydroxyapatite --- Eu3+ and Sr2+ ion co-doping --- microwave-assisted hydrothermal method --- lanthanides --- luminescence --- nitrogen-rich ligand --- phosphate sensing --- quenching --- dental nanomaterials --- dental implants --- endodontics --- prosthetic --- ozone --- orthodontics --- brackets --- wires --- antimicrobial effect --- apatite --- europium ions --- cooper ions --- photoluminescence spectroscopy --- EPR spectroscopy --- n/a

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Recent advances in information technology have brought forth a paradigm shift in science, especially in the biology and medical fields. Statistical methodologies based on high-performance computing and big data analysis are now indispensable for the qualitative and quantitative understanding of experimental results. In fact, the last few decades have witnessed drastic improvements in high-throughput experiments in health science, for example, mass spectrometry, DNA microarray, next generation sequencing, etc. Those methods have been providing massive data involving four major branches of omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics). Information about amino acid sequences, protein structures, and molecular structures are fundamental data for the prediction of bioactivity of chemical compounds when screening drugs. On the other hand, cell imaging, clinical imaging, and personal healthcare devices are also providing important data concerning the human body and disease. In parallel, various methods of mathematical modelling such as machine learning have developed rapidly. All of these types of data can be utilized in computational approaches to understand disease mechanisms, diagnosis, prognosis, drug discovery, drug repositioning, disease biomarkers, driver mutations, copy number variations, disease pathways, and much more. In this Special Issue, we have published 8 excellent papers dedicated to a variety of computational problems in the biomedical field from the genomic level to the whole-person physiological level.

water temperature --- bathing --- ECG --- heart rate variability --- quantitative analysis --- t-test --- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy --- data mining --- automated curation --- molecular mechanisms --- atrial fibrillation --- sudden cardiac death --- heart failure --- left ventricular outflow tract obstruction --- cardiac fibrosis --- myocardial ischemia --- compound–protein interaction --- Jamu --- machine learning --- drug discovery --- herbal medicine --- data augmentation --- deep learning --- ECG quality assessment --- drug–target interactions --- protein–protein interactions --- chronic diseases --- drug repurposing --- maximum flow --- adenosine methylation --- m6A --- RNA modification --- neuronal development --- genetic variation --- copy number variants --- disease-related traits --- sequential order --- association test --- blood pressure --- cuffless measurement --- longitudinal experiment --- plethysmograph --- nonlinear regression --- n/a --- compound-protein interaction --- drug-target interactions --- protein-protein interactions

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This Special Issue of "Nanostructural Materials with Rare Earth Ions: Synthesis, Physicochemical Characterization, Modification and Applications" is related to studies of nanometer-sized materials doped and co-doped with rare earth ions and the creation of periodically ordered nanostructures based on single nanoparticles. A small particle size implies a high sensitivity and selectivity. These new effects and possibilities are mainly due to the quantum effects resulting from the increasing ratio of surface-to-volume atoms in low-dimensional systems. An important factor in this context is the design and fabrication of nanocomponents displaying new functionalities and characteristics for the improvement of existing materials, including photonic materials, conductive materials, polymers and biocomposites. With this concept in mind, the aim of the Special Issue is to publish research on innovative materials and their applications.Topics to be covered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Technology and applications of nanomaterials with rare earth ions; Advanced physicochemical properties, characterization and modification of nanomaterials with rare earth ions; Novel active materials, especially organic and inorganic materials, nanocrystalline materials, nanoceramics doped and co-doped with rare-earth ions with bio-related and emerging applications; Magnetic properties of nano-sized rare-earth compounds; Applications of nano-sized rare-earth-doped and co-doped optical materials.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- calcium hydroxyapatite nanopowders --- rare earth ions --- poly(L-lactide) --- nanocomposites --- twin screw extrusion --- SmS --- EuS --- semiconductor-metal transition --- structural properties --- piezoresistivity --- interdiffusion --- rare earths --- thin films --- diphosphates --- up-conversion --- theranostics --- β-tricalcium diphosphate(V) --- Ce3+ and Pr3+ ions co-doping --- poly(l-lactide) --- stem cells --- nanomaterials --- bone augmentation --- nanohydroxyapatite --- Cu2+ ions --- ozonated olive oil --- hydroxyapatite --- antimicrobial activity --- microorganisms --- spectroscopy --- nanocrystallites --- silicate-substituted hydroxyapatite --- Eu3+ and Sr2+ ion co-doping --- microwave-assisted hydrothermal method --- lanthanides --- luminescence --- nitrogen-rich ligand --- phosphate sensing --- quenching --- dental nanomaterials --- dental implants --- endodontics --- prosthetic --- ozone --- orthodontics --- brackets --- wires --- antimicrobial effect --- apatite --- europium ions --- cooper ions --- photoluminescence spectroscopy --- EPR spectroscopy --- calcium hydroxyapatite nanopowders --- rare earth ions --- poly(L-lactide) --- nanocomposites --- twin screw extrusion --- SmS --- EuS --- semiconductor-metal transition --- structural properties --- piezoresistivity --- interdiffusion --- rare earths --- thin films --- diphosphates --- up-conversion --- theranostics --- β-tricalcium diphosphate(V) --- Ce3+ and Pr3+ ions co-doping --- poly(l-lactide) --- stem cells --- nanomaterials --- bone augmentation --- nanohydroxyapatite --- Cu2+ ions --- ozonated olive oil --- hydroxyapatite --- antimicrobial activity --- microorganisms --- spectroscopy --- nanocrystallites --- silicate-substituted hydroxyapatite --- Eu3+ and Sr2+ ion co-doping --- microwave-assisted hydrothermal method --- lanthanides --- luminescence --- nitrogen-rich ligand --- phosphate sensing --- quenching --- dental nanomaterials --- dental implants --- endodontics --- prosthetic --- ozone --- orthodontics --- brackets --- wires --- antimicrobial effect --- apatite --- europium ions --- cooper ions --- photoluminescence spectroscopy --- EPR spectroscopy