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This book, titled “Electronic Noses for Biomedical Applications and Environmental Monitoring”, includes original research works and reviews concerning the use of electronic nose technology in two of the more useful and interesting fields related to chemical compounds detection of gases. Authors have explained their latest research work, including different gas sensors and materials based on nanotechnology and novel applications of electronic noses for the detection of diverse diseases. Some reviews related to disease detection through breath analysis, odor monitoring systems standardization, and seawater quality monitoring are also included.

Technology: general issues --- chemical sensors --- eNose --- environmental monitoring --- seawater --- sensors --- volatile organic compounds --- gas sensors --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- acetone --- metal oxides --- heterojunctions --- electronic nose --- biosensor --- diabetes --- FOX 4000 --- FAIMS --- urine sample --- non-invasive diagnosis --- medical application --- gas sensor --- SAW --- surface acoustic wave --- Love wave --- breath --- VOC --- ZIF --- Zeolite --- Campylobacter jejuni --- VOCs --- GC-MS SPME --- nanowire sensors --- PCA --- nanofibres --- tin oxide --- NO2 --- pollution --- electrospinning --- low detection temperature --- biomarkers --- diseases --- digestive system --- respiratory system --- air quality --- technical standards --- quality protocols --- emission monitoring --- sensor arrays --- performance testing --- minimum requirements

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This new MDPI book compiles several manuscript highlighting the complexity of “Quality Evaluation of Plant-Derived Foods”. It should be of interest for students, researchers, and professors, as important data and methodologies are presented. Results available include not only fruit and plant characteristics, but also by-products valorization and pre-harvest application of compounds for fruit and plant quality.

cracking index --- fruit quality --- sweet cherry fruit --- yield efficiency --- Prunus dulcis --- processing --- sensorial analysis --- fatty acids --- antioxidant --- Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) --- juice --- bioactive components --- fermented beverage --- probiotics --- Linum usitatissimum --- Camelina sativa --- antioxidant capacity --- bioactive compounds --- glucosinolates --- lignans --- phenols --- co-products valorization --- wheat noodles --- isomaltodextrin --- storage stability --- cooking quality --- sensory evaluation --- microstructure --- legume --- germination --- lyophilization --- chemical compounds --- FT-IR analysis --- principal component analysis --- ozone --- sea buckthorn --- mechanical properties --- microbial load --- grape peels --- pasta --- wheat flour --- fibers --- antioxidants --- biofortification --- ripening --- selenium --- Solanum lycopersicum --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- rhubarb --- sugars --- organic acids --- juices --- yield of petioles --- non-browning --- polyphenol oxidase --- phenolics --- vitamin C --- glutathione

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This new MDPI book compiles several manuscript highlighting the complexity of “Quality Evaluation of Plant-Derived Foods”. It should be of interest for students, researchers, and professors, as important data and methodologies are presented. Results available include not only fruit and plant characteristics, but also by-products valorization and pre-harvest application of compounds for fruit and plant quality.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- cracking index --- fruit quality --- sweet cherry fruit --- yield efficiency --- Prunus dulcis --- processing --- sensorial analysis --- fatty acids --- antioxidant --- Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) --- juice --- bioactive components --- fermented beverage --- probiotics --- Linum usitatissimum --- Camelina sativa --- antioxidant capacity --- bioactive compounds --- glucosinolates --- lignans --- phenols --- co-products valorization --- wheat noodles --- isomaltodextrin --- storage stability --- cooking quality --- sensory evaluation --- microstructure --- legume --- germination --- lyophilization --- chemical compounds --- FT-IR analysis --- principal component analysis --- ozone --- sea buckthorn --- mechanical properties --- microbial load --- grape peels --- pasta --- wheat flour --- fibers --- antioxidants --- biofortification --- ripening --- selenium --- Solanum lycopersicum --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- rhubarb --- sugars --- organic acids --- juices --- yield of petioles --- non-browning --- polyphenol oxidase --- phenolics --- vitamin C --- glutathione --- cracking index --- fruit quality --- sweet cherry fruit --- yield efficiency --- Prunus dulcis --- processing --- sensorial analysis --- fatty acids --- antioxidant --- Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) --- juice --- bioactive components --- fermented beverage --- probiotics --- Linum usitatissimum --- Camelina sativa --- antioxidant capacity --- bioactive compounds --- glucosinolates --- lignans --- phenols --- co-products valorization --- wheat noodles --- isomaltodextrin --- storage stability --- cooking quality --- sensory evaluation --- microstructure --- legume --- germination --- lyophilization --- chemical compounds --- FT-IR analysis --- principal component analysis --- ozone --- sea buckthorn --- mechanical properties --- microbial load --- grape peels --- pasta --- wheat flour --- fibers --- antioxidants --- biofortification --- ripening --- selenium --- Solanum lycopersicum --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- rhubarb --- sugars --- organic acids --- juices --- yield of petioles --- non-browning --- polyphenol oxidase --- phenolics --- vitamin C --- glutathione

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Numerous pathogens affect animal health and wellbeing and production efficiency. These pathogens also have a considerable impact on social economics, food safety and security, and human health. Infectious diseases that originate from both domesticated animals and wildlife represent one of the greatest threats to human health. Recent studies show that domesticated species harbor approximately 84 times more zoonotic viruses than wild species. Eight of the top 10 mammalian species with the highest number of zoonotic viruses are domestic, such as pigs, cattle, and horses. Many animal parasites are also zoonotic, constituting an additional burden on human health. Furthermore, the rapid emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogen strains pose new threats to animal and human health. Climate changes will undoubtedly alter the interactions between animals and between animals and humans, which will have a huge impact on the transmission rate of existing pathogens and the emergence of new pathogens or the reemergence of old pathogens. In this special collection, interactions of all major pathogen types, including viruses, bacteria, mites and flies, protozoans, and helminths, and their hosts, such as wild and companion animals and livestock species, are discussed. Further, anthelmintic activities of natural products are evaluated. The relevance and utility of cutting-edge tools, such as immunology, genomics and genetics, microbiome studies and metabolomics, and molecular epidemiology, in dissecting host-pathogen interactions are also discussed. This special collection provides a broad knowledge base that encourages dialogue across a wide distribution of the research community in veterinary microbiology and parasitology.

Medicine --- dietary treatments --- plant bioactive compounds --- egg counts --- UHRMS --- Haemonchus contortus --- Crotalus ravus --- Crotalus triseriatus --- venom --- antibacterial activity --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- hemolytic activity --- maedi-visna virus --- ovine progressive pneumonia --- small ruminant lentivirus --- dairy sheep --- horse --- colic --- gastrointestinal disease --- Strongylus vulgaris --- Anoplocephala perfoliata --- cyathostominae --- D. gallinae --- hematophagous ectoparasite --- poultry red mite --- antibody titre --- lymphocyte subpopulation --- Sarcocystis spp. --- COX1 --- Camelus dromedarius --- post-mortem microbiology --- veterinary forensic pathology --- sudden death --- young dogs --- bovine digital dermatitis --- cattle lameness --- microbiome --- Treponema spp --- Ancylostoma ceylanicum --- community dogs --- ITS region --- cox1 --- Thailand --- population diversity --- Sarcoptes scabiei --- host-parasite interaction --- molecular characterization --- lipid profile --- antioxidant --- rodent --- helminth --- cestode --- trematode --- nematode --- Middle East --- meta-analysis --- Brugia pahangi --- Dirofilaria immitis --- PCR-RFLP --- spatial distribution --- altitude --- myiasis --- prevalence --- Oestrus ovis --- mtCOI --- sheep --- goats --- Saudi Arabia --- anoplocephala perfoliata --- equine --- gut microbiome --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- omics integration --- tick-borne fever --- Anaplasma phagocytophilum-like 1 --- small ruminant --- dietary treatments --- plant bioactive compounds --- egg counts --- UHRMS --- Haemonchus contortus --- Crotalus ravus --- Crotalus triseriatus --- venom --- antibacterial activity --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- hemolytic activity --- maedi-visna virus --- ovine progressive pneumonia --- small ruminant lentivirus --- dairy sheep --- horse --- colic --- gastrointestinal disease --- Strongylus vulgaris --- Anoplocephala perfoliata --- cyathostominae --- D. gallinae --- hematophagous ectoparasite --- poultry red mite --- antibody titre --- lymphocyte subpopulation --- Sarcocystis spp. --- COX1 --- Camelus dromedarius --- post-mortem microbiology --- veterinary forensic pathology --- sudden death --- young dogs --- bovine digital dermatitis --- cattle lameness --- microbiome --- Treponema spp --- Ancylostoma ceylanicum --- community dogs --- ITS region --- cox1 --- Thailand --- population diversity --- Sarcoptes scabiei --- host-parasite interaction --- molecular characterization --- lipid profile --- antioxidant --- rodent --- helminth --- cestode --- trematode --- nematode --- Middle East --- meta-analysis --- Brugia pahangi --- Dirofilaria immitis --- PCR-RFLP --- spatial distribution --- altitude --- myiasis --- prevalence --- Oestrus ovis --- mtCOI --- sheep --- goats --- Saudi Arabia --- anoplocephala perfoliata --- equine --- gut microbiome --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- omics integration --- tick-borne fever --- Anaplasma phagocytophilum-like 1 --- small ruminant

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Entitled “Natural Fiber-Based Composites”, this Special Issue has the objective to give an inventory of the latest research in the area of composites reinforced with natural fibers. Fibers of renewable origin have many advantages. They are abundant and cheap, they have a reduced impact on the environment, and they are also independent from fossil resources. Their ability to mechanically reinforce thermoplastic matrices is well known, as their natural heat insulation ability. In the last twenty years, the use of cellulosic and lignocellulosic agricultural by-products for composite applications has been of great interest, especially for reinforcing matrices. The matrices can themselves be of renewable origin (e.g., proteins, starch, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polyamides, etc.), thus contributing to the development of 100% bio-based composites with a controlled end of life. This Special Issue’s objective is to give an inventory of the latest research in this area of composites reinforced with natural fibers, focusing in particular on the preparation and molding processes of such materials (e.g., extrusion, injection-molding, hot pressing, etc.) and their characterization. It contains one review and nineteen research reports authored by researchers from four continents and sixteen countries, namely, Brazil, China, France, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, and Vietnam. It provides an update on current research in the field of natural fiber based composite materials. All these contributions will be a source of inspiration for the development of new composites, especially for producers of natural fibers, polymer matrices of renewable origin and composite materials. Generally speaking, these new materials are environmentally friendly and will undoubtedly find numerous applications in the years to come in many sectors. Dr. Philippe Evon Guest Editor

Technology: general issues --- biopolymers --- sunflower protein concentrate --- municipal bio-waste --- urea --- slow-release fertilizers --- lime mortar --- mucilaginous plants --- bio-products --- Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) characterization --- cellulosic --- fiber --- flame retardant --- ecofriendly --- cotton --- coating --- exterior wall paints --- stain resistance --- western city --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- cellulose nanofiber --- pretreatment --- lignin --- hemicellulose --- physicochemical properties --- natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composites --- chemical treatments --- natural fibers --- manufacturing techniques --- green composites --- amaranth stem --- bark --- pith --- insulation blocks --- hardboards --- green composite --- nonwoven --- sound absorption --- structure --- profiling --- natural dye --- Himalayan balsam --- invasive plant --- printing --- textile --- paper --- olive stone --- biocomposite --- LCA --- circular economy --- filler --- sericin --- poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) --- cotton fabrics --- electrospinning --- microcapsules --- chitosan --- essential oil --- bio functional material --- chitin nanofiber --- composite particle --- Pickering emulsion polymerization --- polystyrene --- scaled-down --- wastewater treatment --- differential scanning calorimetry --- tensile properties --- proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy --- packaging --- hybrid yarns --- hemp --- PA11 --- woven fabric --- bio-based composite --- mechanical characterisation --- biobased carbon materials --- meso- and microporous carbons --- dye adsorption --- chemical adsorption --- electrostatic interactions --- flax tows --- ultrasound --- gamma treatment --- DVS --- environmental analysis --- mechanical properties --- composite materials --- linseed flax --- straw --- fibre mechanical extraction --- shives --- mean fibre length --- mean fibre diameter --- geotextiles --- antibacterial activity --- kapok fibre --- polycaprolactone --- sound-absorption performance --- fractal dimension --- epoxy --- sustainability --- flame retardancy --- coffee wastes --- biowaste --- biopolymers --- sunflower protein concentrate --- municipal bio-waste --- urea --- slow-release fertilizers --- lime mortar --- mucilaginous plants --- bio-products --- Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) characterization --- cellulosic --- fiber --- flame retardant --- ecofriendly --- cotton --- coating --- exterior wall paints --- stain resistance --- western city --- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) --- cellulose nanofiber --- pretreatment --- lignin --- hemicellulose --- physicochemical properties --- natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composites --- chemical treatments --- natural fibers --- manufacturing techniques --- green composites --- amaranth stem --- bark --- pith --- insulation blocks --- hardboards --- green composite --- nonwoven --- sound absorption --- structure --- profiling --- natural dye --- Himalayan balsam --- invasive plant --- printing --- textile --- paper --- olive stone --- biocomposite --- LCA --- circular economy --- filler --- sericin --- poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) --- cotton fabrics --- electrospinning --- microcapsules --- chitosan --- essential oil --- bio functional material --- chitin nanofiber --- composite particle --- Pickering emulsion polymerization --- polystyrene --- scaled-down --- wastewater treatment --- differential scanning calorimetry --- tensile properties --- proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy --- packaging --- hybrid yarns --- hemp --- PA11 --- woven fabric --- bio-based composite --- mechanical characterisation --- biobased carbon materials --- meso- and microporous carbons --- dye adsorption --- chemical adsorption --- electrostatic interactions --- flax tows --- ultrasound --- gamma treatment --- DVS --- environmental analysis --- mechanical properties --- composite materials --- linseed flax --- straw --- fibre mechanical extraction --- shives --- mean fibre length --- mean fibre diameter --- geotextiles --- antibacterial activity --- kapok fibre --- polycaprolactone --- sound-absorption performance --- fractal dimension --- epoxy --- sustainability --- flame retardancy --- coffee wastes --- biowaste