In this article, different composite materials have been developed and characterized for different applications in the health science field and as optoelectromechanical sensors.

This article reports on the electrophoretic deposition of C₆₀ on graphene. The results suggest that graphene based C₆₀ structures are attractive as flexible transparent electrodes and are excellent electron accepting/charge transport materials for the construction of efficient photovoltaic devices.

In this article, highly dispersive graphene inks are demonstrated by liquid-phase exfoliation of the bulk graphite crystal in the solvent N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP).

This article describes an inkjet printed, biocompatible, heterostructure photodetector that was constructed using inks of photo-active molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and electrically conducting graphene which facilitated charge collection of the photocarriers. The importance of such devices stems from their potential utility in age-related-macular degeneration, which is a condition where the photosensitive retinal tissue degrades with aging, eventually compromising vision. The absence of effective therapeutic remedies for patients with this disorder has motivated the development of such devices to restore some degree of visual function.

This article describes the theoretical background and experimental design of new research based on previous multi-agent research on collaborative agents. The research extends the concept of agent decommitment into a resource scheduling domain. The problem is no longer time constrained, however, the number of agents is increased dramatically. The actual experimentation is yet to be performed. The authors state that results of the experimentation will be reported in a future article.

Article introducing a special issue discussing the link between the metabolic syndrome and the development and progression of cancer. The role of inflammation in these diseases and identification of new therapeutic targets are of great significance. This special issue contributes original research papers and review articles that motivate the continuous efforts to comprehend the mechanisms, production, and management related to cancers associated with the metabolic syndrome.

Corrigendum to the article titled “Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Cancer”.

Introduction to a special issue of the journal Security and Communication Networks covering security and privacy in emerging wireless networks.

Article describes study in which researchers attribute the 600% increase in creep life in a prototypical Mg–rare earth (RE)–Zn alloy to multiple mechanisms caused by RE–Zn bonding—stabilization of a large volume fraction of strengthening precipitates on slip planes, increase in vacancy diffusion barrier, reduction in activated cross-slip, and enhancement of covalent character and bond strength around Zn solutes along the c-axis of Mg using atomic-scale characterization and first principles calculations.

This article discusses the fabrication of superhydrophobic bamboo timber by magnetron sputtering and nanoimprint stamps. It was expected that this work could promote the applications of superhydrophobic and conductive bamboo products.

In this article, permeability properties and surface roughness of stainless steel (SS316L) surfaces were evaluated through experimentation with three different laser scanning patterns (chessboard, meander, and stripe), and different sloping angles between the fabricated surface and the laser beam incident on the process. Results showed that for each scanning pattern, the roughness decreased as the sloping angle increased consistently in all experimental trials.

This article explores single-layer tungsten disulfides (WS₂) because of their unique tunable bandgap. The authors report the scalable synthesis of uniform single-layer WS2 film by a two-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method followed by a laser thinning process.

The article discusses crucial markers in identifying biological elements and processes in mammalian genomes, CpG islands (CGI) that play important roles in DNA methylation, gene regulation, epigenetic inheritance, gene mutation, chromosome inactivation and nuclesome retention. A novel Gaussian model, GaussianCpG, is developed for detection of CpG islands on human genome. Their Gaussian model aims to simplify the complex interaction between nucleotides.

This review compares the advantages and disadvantages of decellularization methods in terms of their ability to retain desired extracellular matrix characteristics for particular tissues and organs.

This article reviews synthesis methods for renewable and eco-friendly glycosyl adhesives.

This article demonstrates the digital, holographic fabrication of graded, super-basis photonic lattices with dual periodicity, dual basis, and dual symmetry.

This article demonstrates that low-temperature aging (LTA) treatments for short time periods can in fact enhance the yield strength while preserving substantial elongation-to-failure in ω containing β titanium alloys.

This article presents a brief review of the microstructures and mechanical properties of selected metallic alloys processed by additive manufacturing (AM).

This article introduces a novel multi-objective attack response system.

This article presents an experimental investigation on the shear strength of self-piercing rivet connections used in thin-walled steel structures.

This paper shows that introducing mobility increases the rate of convergence in partially connected and disconnected wireless sensor networks (WSN).

This article uses extensive experimentation to evaluate the effect of fiber laser micro-cutting parameters over average surface roughness and back wall dross in AISI 316L stainless steel mixture tubes.

This article presents a strong and ductile non-equiatomic high-entropy alloy obtained after friction stir processing.

This article investigates the effect of Ni-content on phase transformation behavior of NiTi-20 at. % Zr high temperature shape memory alloy.