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Ruby, red corundum, is a gem mineral with mineral properties, gem characteristics and chemistry that are reliant on critical trace element substitutions in its aluminum oxide crystal structure. Ruby has attracted scientific and economic interest. It has already been studied extensively regarding its widespread global distribution and the diversity of its geological associations, as revealed by exploration and exploitation. Researchers are becoming increasingly aware that geographic typing of ruby characteristics and its host assemblages may guide further exploration and provide checks on reputed sources of both rough and cut stones. Genetic pointers, based on fluid and solid mineral inclusions, oxygen and other isotope values and pressure and temperature estimates, have already yielded much genetic information. Rare ruby in mantle xenoliths, TP ~1100o C, 2GPa, epitaxial diamond in ruby and ruby in diamond have special interest. Amid the present extensive documentation on this singular gem mineral, new insights and co-existing associations remain to be discovered. Although ruby largely appears in metamorphic and metasomatic source rocks, newer studies suggest it may also arise from magmatic sources. Age-dating of a range of mineral inclusions in ruby now allows more precise modelling of ruby genesis. Tectonic aspects of ruby genesis related to early collisional plate events on Earth are also a frontier for further understanding. In addition, ruby growth remains an important phase in metamorphic studies of events in some young collisional zones. This Special Issue planned for Minerals aims to attract further studies on this multi-origin gem mineral. Investigations at the ‘economic border’ of ruby and sapphire nomenclature and relevant treatments affecting ruby color will be considered.

gems --- ruby --- marble --- eskolaite --- Southern Urals --- spinel --- Mogok --- geochronology --- U–Pb dating --- zircon --- zirconolite --- geographic origin determination --- sapphire --- trace elements --- radiogenic isotopes --- linear discriminant analysis --- corundum --- gemology --- geology of gem deposits --- mineralogical association --- geochemistry --- Snezhnoe deposit --- Tajikistan --- Central Pamir --- Muzkol–Rangkul anticlinorium --- in situ U–Pb LA–ICP–MS rutile dating --- oxygen isotopes --- Rb–Sr and Sm–Nd isotopes --- sulfides --- Montepuez --- ruby deposits --- classification --- typology --- magmatism --- metamorphism --- sedimentary --- metasomatism --- fluids --- stable and radiogenic isotopes --- genetic models --- exploration --- n/a --- U-Pb dating --- Muzkol-Rangkul anticlinorium --- in situ U-Pb LA-ICP-MS rutile dating --- Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopes

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Computing and communication capabilities are increasingly embedded in diverse objects and structures in the physical environment. They will link the ‘cyberworld’ of computing and communications with the physical world. These applications are called cyber physical systems (CPS). Obviously, the increased involvement of real-world entities leads to a greater demand for trustworthy systems. Hence, we use "system trustworthiness" here, which can guarantee continuous service in the presence of internal errors or external attacks. Mobile CPS (MCPS) is a prominent subcategory of CPS in which the physical component has no permanent location. Mobile Internet devices already provide ubiquitous platforms for building novel MCPS applications. The objective of this Special Issue is to contribute to research in modern/future trustworthy MCPS, including design, modeling, simulation, dependability, and so on. It is imperative to address the issues which are critical to their mobility, report significant advances in the underlying science, and discuss the challenges of development and implementation in various applications of MCPS.

Technology: general issues --- AUTOSAR --- DAG --- runnable scheduling --- control-scheduling codesign --- lagrange multiplier --- Mobile Cyber-Physical Systems (MCPS) --- industry --- Mobile Sink Groups (MSG) --- group mobility --- real-time data delivery --- Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) --- deep neural network --- Red Light Runner (RLR) --- dynamic signal control --- intersection safety --- mixed-criticality --- power-aware --- real-time scheduling --- DVFS --- security taxonomies --- event-based systems --- mobile cyber physical systems --- security flaws --- searchable encryption --- PEKS --- forward privacy --- trusted execution environment --- SGX --- data quality --- large-scale --- high-dimensionality --- linear discriminant analysis --- random projection --- bootstrapping --- controller area network bus --- authentication --- authenticity --- resiliency --- sustainability --- formal verification --- model checking --- in-vehicle network --- model compression --- adversarial robustness --- weight pruning --- adversarial training --- distillation --- embedded system --- secure AI --- AUTOSAR --- DAG --- runnable scheduling --- control-scheduling codesign --- lagrange multiplier --- Mobile Cyber-Physical Systems (MCPS) --- industry --- Mobile Sink Groups (MSG) --- group mobility --- real-time data delivery --- Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) --- deep neural network --- Red Light Runner (RLR) --- dynamic signal control --- intersection safety --- mixed-criticality --- power-aware --- real-time scheduling --- DVFS --- security taxonomies --- event-based systems --- mobile cyber physical systems --- security flaws --- searchable encryption --- PEKS --- forward privacy --- trusted execution environment --- SGX --- data quality --- large-scale --- high-dimensionality --- linear discriminant analysis --- random projection --- bootstrapping --- controller area network bus --- authentication --- authenticity --- resiliency --- sustainability --- formal verification --- model checking --- in-vehicle network --- model compression --- adversarial robustness --- weight pruning --- adversarial training --- distillation --- embedded system --- secure AI

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Honey is a very complex food that requires multiple analytical, statistical and mathematical methods to guarantee honey authentication. This Special Issue contains innovative research on different analytical procedures for the determination of chemical compounds, functional properties, sensory characteristics and pollen profiles for the interpretation of the botanical and geographical origin of honey. This book compiles twelve original studies that address these issues and improve the knowledge of honeys of multiple botanical and geographical origins.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- honey --- authentication --- physicochemical parameters --- PCA --- characterization --- Algerian honey --- botanical origin --- biogeographical origin --- safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) honey --- chemical analysis --- anti-inflammatory --- antioxidant --- NF-κB --- Nrf-2 --- hydrogen peroxide --- functional food --- bacterial pathogen --- commercial honey --- quality standard --- Babors Kabylia --- sensorial properties --- melissopalynology --- quality parameters --- multivariate analysis --- quality control --- NIR --- modified partial least squares --- linear discriminant analysis --- Silicoflagellata --- diatoms --- pollen --- spores --- autumn heather honey --- Erica manipuliflora Salisb. --- volatiles --- gas chromatography-mass spectrometry --- solid-phase microextraction --- optimization --- response surface methodology --- polyphenols --- phenolic profile --- total phenolic content --- antioxidant activity --- liquid chromatography --- tandem mass spectrometry --- principal components analysis --- light stable isotope mass spectrometry --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography --- high resolution mass spectrometry --- nuclear magnetic resonance --- principal component analysis --- floral origins --- entomological origin --- mitochondrial DNA --- NADH dehydrogenase 2 --- PCR --- honeydew --- pine honey --- sensory evaluation --- bioactivity --- antimicrobial --- n/a

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Honey is a very complex food that requires multiple analytical, statistical and mathematical methods to guarantee honey authentication. This Special Issue contains innovative research on different analytical procedures for the determination of chemical compounds, functional properties, sensory characteristics and pollen profiles for the interpretation of the botanical and geographical origin of honey. This book compiles twelve original studies that address these issues and improve the knowledge of honeys of multiple botanical and geographical origins.

honey --- authentication --- physicochemical parameters --- PCA --- characterization --- Algerian honey --- botanical origin --- biogeographical origin --- safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) honey --- chemical analysis --- anti-inflammatory --- antioxidant --- NF-κB --- Nrf-2 --- hydrogen peroxide --- functional food --- bacterial pathogen --- commercial honey --- quality standard --- Babors Kabylia --- sensorial properties --- melissopalynology --- quality parameters --- multivariate analysis --- quality control --- NIR --- modified partial least squares --- linear discriminant analysis --- Silicoflagellata --- diatoms --- pollen --- spores --- autumn heather honey --- Erica manipuliflora Salisb. --- volatiles --- gas chromatography-mass spectrometry --- solid-phase microextraction --- optimization --- response surface methodology --- polyphenols --- phenolic profile --- total phenolic content --- antioxidant activity --- liquid chromatography --- tandem mass spectrometry --- principal components analysis --- light stable isotope mass spectrometry --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography --- high resolution mass spectrometry --- nuclear magnetic resonance --- principal component analysis --- floral origins --- entomological origin --- mitochondrial DNA --- NADH dehydrogenase 2 --- PCR --- honeydew --- pine honey --- sensory evaluation --- bioactivity --- antimicrobial --- n/a

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There is a close link between food and territory. The current challenges are located in precision agriculture and food metrology from the perspective of monitoring and improving food quality, and addressing the promotion of diversity of agroecosystems and diets. Research studies describing factors affecting food quality—such as agronomic conditions, post-harvest elicitors, cultivar selection, harvest date, or environmental influences—are welcome. Sustainable environmental and innovative practices should be promoted. Advanced techniques, such as mass spectrometry, infrared, and Raman spectroscopy in the monitoring and control of foodstuffs to model the agrofood system should be considered. Innovative green technologies should be taken into account. Targeting food approaches should be promoted. Chemometrics applications are welcome. This issue promotes highly interdisciplinary studies, including disciplines from agriculture and biology, chemistry, and nutrition. All types of articles, such as original research, opinions, and reviews, are welcome.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- herbal medicinal product --- dried extract --- spouted bed drying --- antioxidant activity --- Rosmarinus officinalis --- powder properties --- Manzanilla --- Tefahi --- Gelb Elfarroudj cultivar --- secoiridoids --- radical scavenging --- UHPLC-HESI-MS --- phenolics --- phenolic compounds --- resveratrol --- linear discriminant analysis --- production-maturation mode discrimination --- amino acids --- fatty acids --- oil --- protein --- starch --- Zea mays L. --- camu-camu powder --- meat --- pH --- S. enterica ser. Typhimurium --- spoilage bacteria --- TBARS --- rapeseed/wheat-rice rotation system --- nitrogen management --- rice yield --- rice quality --- sugars --- carotenoids --- phenolic --- antioxidants --- nutritional quality --- high temperature --- NaCl --- nitrogen fertilizer --- japonica rice cultivars --- grain quality --- starch physicochemical properties --- honey --- physicochemical properties --- colour --- minerals --- trace elements --- ferric reducing-antioxidant power assay --- radical scavenging activity --- spring wheat --- organic agriculture --- Fusarium spp. --- mycotoxins --- quality of grain --- flour yield --- technological value --- microbiomics --- soil metagenomics --- DNA sequencing --- wilt --- rot --- Punica granatum --- metrology --- agriculture --- food --- biodiversity --- literature quantitative analysis --- antioxidant properties --- bee products --- propolis --- plant sources --- medicinal plants --- herbal medicinal product --- dried extract --- spouted bed drying --- antioxidant activity --- Rosmarinus officinalis --- powder properties --- Manzanilla --- Tefahi --- Gelb Elfarroudj cultivar --- secoiridoids --- radical scavenging --- UHPLC-HESI-MS --- phenolics --- phenolic compounds --- resveratrol --- linear discriminant analysis --- production-maturation mode discrimination --- amino acids --- fatty acids --- oil --- protein --- starch --- Zea mays L. --- camu-camu powder --- meat --- pH --- S. enterica ser. Typhimurium --- spoilage bacteria --- TBARS --- rapeseed/wheat-rice rotation system --- nitrogen management --- rice yield --- rice quality --- sugars --- carotenoids --- phenolic --- antioxidants --- nutritional quality --- high temperature --- NaCl --- nitrogen fertilizer --- japonica rice cultivars --- grain quality --- starch physicochemical properties --- honey --- physicochemical properties --- colour --- minerals --- trace elements --- ferric reducing-antioxidant power assay --- radical scavenging activity --- spring wheat --- organic agriculture --- Fusarium spp. --- mycotoxins --- quality of grain --- flour yield --- technological value --- microbiomics --- soil metagenomics --- DNA sequencing --- wilt --- rot --- Punica granatum --- metrology --- agriculture --- food --- biodiversity --- literature quantitative analysis --- antioxidant properties --- bee products --- propolis --- plant sources --- medicinal plants