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Aerial robots with perception, navigation, and manipulation capabilities are extending the range of applications of drones, allowing the integration of different sensor devices and robotic manipulators to perform inspection and maintenance operations on infrastructures such as power lines, bridges, viaducts, or walls, involving typically physical interactions on flight. New research and technological challenges arise from applications demanding the benefits of aerial robots, particularly in outdoor environments. This book collects eleven papers from different research groups from Spain, Croatia, Italy, Japan, the USA, the Netherlands, and Denmark, focused on the design, development, and experimental validation of methods and technologies for inspection and maintenance using aerial robots.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- aerial manipulation --- dual arm --- compliance --- Cartesian manipulator --- hexa-rotor --- multirotor UAV --- translational driving system --- magnetic field navigation --- parallel conductors --- transmission lines --- unmanned aerial vehicles --- inspection and maintenance --- power lines --- arial manipulation --- multirotor systems --- high-voltage power lines --- clip-type bird flight diverters --- aerial robotics --- multirotor control --- inspection --- maintenance --- UAV --- aerial robotic manipulation --- viaduct --- LIDAR --- photogrammetry --- contact --- Structural Health Monitoring --- Unmanned Aircraft System --- drone --- damage detection --- electropermanent magnet --- B-spline impulse response function --- Dynamic Signature Response --- force control --- bilateral teleoperation --- haptics --- quadrotor --- mosquitoes’ control --- drones --- drone regulation --- unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) --- U-space --- SORA methodology --- sterile insect technique (SIT) --- n/a --- mosquitoes' control

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Aerial robots with perception, navigation, and manipulation capabilities are extending the range of applications of drones, allowing the integration of different sensor devices and robotic manipulators to perform inspection and maintenance operations on infrastructures such as power lines, bridges, viaducts, or walls, involving typically physical interactions on flight. New research and technological challenges arise from applications demanding the benefits of aerial robots, particularly in outdoor environments. This book collects eleven papers from different research groups from Spain, Croatia, Italy, Japan, the USA, the Netherlands, and Denmark, focused on the design, development, and experimental validation of methods and technologies for inspection and maintenance using aerial robots.

aerial manipulation --- dual arm --- compliance --- Cartesian manipulator --- hexa-rotor --- multirotor UAV --- translational driving system --- magnetic field navigation --- parallel conductors --- transmission lines --- unmanned aerial vehicles --- inspection and maintenance --- power lines --- arial manipulation --- multirotor systems --- high-voltage power lines --- clip-type bird flight diverters --- aerial robotics --- multirotor control --- inspection --- maintenance --- UAV --- aerial robotic manipulation --- viaduct --- LIDAR --- photogrammetry --- contact --- Structural Health Monitoring --- Unmanned Aircraft System --- drone --- damage detection --- electropermanent magnet --- B-spline impulse response function --- Dynamic Signature Response --- force control --- bilateral teleoperation --- haptics --- quadrotor --- mosquitoes’ control --- drones --- drone regulation --- unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) --- U-space --- SORA methodology --- sterile insect technique (SIT) --- n/a --- mosquitoes' control

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As Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) evolved into a global pandemic, assessments of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) patients have presented health conditions including, in many cases, a mild to severe loss of smell and tasting abilities among patients. Initial work has shown short and likely longer term negative effects on the human senses, with some indications of effects on consumer preferences; however, as of yet, very little is known about the impacts on eating behaviours and consequent longer term effects on appetite. The aim of this Special Issue anthology was, for the first time, to bring together researchers with key insights into how COVID-19 has impacted appetite and eating behaviours from the fundamental to the applicable, as assessed by human sensory perception. Thus, research is included that explores various themes, from the basic effects on the senses, to changes in consumer preferences, all the way to how and why COVID-19 has changed consumer behaviours in relation to food and eating in the longer term. Overall, we wished to document and bring together key research in the sensory and consumer space with respect to COVID-19, with the overall aim to highlight and ensure this research has a lasting impact regarding future understandings of measures developed to help and treat people affected during the ongoing pandemic.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- lockdown --- COVID-19 --- coronavirus --- food choice --- food purchase --- food waste --- impulse buying --- food consumption --- mental health --- emotional eating --- sensory function --- chemosensory dysfunction --- perception --- appetite --- well-being --- pleasure --- recovery --- interview --- sensory perception --- eating behaviour --- self-reports --- food prices --- Eurozone --- Holt–Winters model --- green food --- purchase intention --- TPB --- E-TPB --- Chinese consumer --- consumer preference --- COVID-19 lockdown --- food preferences --- risk preference --- risk perceptions --- food purchasing behavior --- food consumption behavior --- sustainable behavior --- dietary behavior --- beverage consumption --- coffee --- tea --- online food delivery service --- COVID-19 pandemic --- technology acceptance --- trust --- enjoyment --- social influence --- young population --- food perception --- risk perception --- food safety --- Belgium --- consumer behaviour --- food service sector --- safety measures --- transparency --- olfactory distortions --- parosmia --- trigger foods --- disgust --- valence --- n/a --- Holt-Winters model

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In recent decades, metals have been considered promising materials in the fields of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Metallic bio-materials with excellent mechanical strength can effectively support and replace damaged tissue. Hence, metals have been widely used in load-bearing applications for dentistry and orthopedics. Cobalt-, iron-, and titanium (Ti)-based alloys are representative bio-metals, which are used in various forms, such as vascular stents, hip joints, dental, and orthopedic implants. However, the alloying elements of Co- and Fe-based alloys, Co, Ni, and Cr, induce severe toxicity when ionized in the body, which limits their clinical use. However, Ti and its alloys have been widely used as medical devices and implants, with dental and orthopedic applications due to their excellent bone-regeneration ability, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance. Even though Ti and its alloys have generally been used for biomedical applications, there are still challenges that must be met to satisfy their clinical application. For example, osseointegration with the surrounding bone tissue at the initial stage of implantation has been pointed to as a major issue. This Special Issue, “Titanium and Its Alloys for Biomedical Applications”, has been proposed to present recent developments in biomedical applications. The nine research articles included in this Special Issue cover broad aspects of Ti-based alloys and composites with respect to their composition, mechanical, and biological properties, as highlighted in this editorial.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Mining technology & engineering --- metal–matrix composites --- titanium alloy design --- microstructures --- mechanical properties --- biocomposites --- powder metallurgy --- high power impulse magnetron sputtering --- zinc oxide --- tantalum oxide --- thin film --- plasma electrolytic oxidation --- antibacterial --- biocompatibility --- ultraprecision magnetic abrasive finishing (UPMAF) --- environmentally friendly oil --- Ni-Ti stent wire --- surface roughness (Ra) --- removed diameter (RD) --- Ti alloys --- martensitic transformation --- recoverable strain --- synchrotron X-ray diffraction --- Ti6Al4V --- centrifugal casting --- ion implantation --- human osteoblast --- grade V titanium --- mini transitional implants --- narrow diameter implant --- backscattered electrons --- Ti-based biomaterials --- toxicity --- β-phase --- ω-phase --- CALPHAD --- artificial intelligence --- deep learning artificial neural network (DLANN) --- self-organizing maps (SOM) --- titanium --- surface treatment --- HA blasting --- sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA) --- anodic oxidation (AO) --- micro-arc oxidation (MAO) --- graphene oxide --- electrophoretic deposition --- implant --- biomolecule --- complex --- n/a --- metal-matrix composites

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In recent decades, metals have been considered promising materials in the fields of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Metallic bio-materials with excellent mechanical strength can effectively support and replace damaged tissue. Hence, metals have been widely used in load-bearing applications for dentistry and orthopedics. Cobalt-, iron-, and titanium (Ti)-based alloys are representative bio-metals, which are used in various forms, such as vascular stents, hip joints, dental, and orthopedic implants. However, the alloying elements of Co- and Fe-based alloys, Co, Ni, and Cr, induce severe toxicity when ionized in the body, which limits their clinical use. However, Ti and its alloys have been widely used as medical devices and implants, with dental and orthopedic applications due to their excellent bone-regeneration ability, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance. Even though Ti and its alloys have generally been used for biomedical applications, there are still challenges that must be met to satisfy their clinical application. For example, osseointegration with the surrounding bone tissue at the initial stage of implantation has been pointed to as a major issue. This Special Issue, “Titanium and Its Alloys for Biomedical Applications”, has been proposed to present recent developments in biomedical applications. The nine research articles included in this Special Issue cover broad aspects of Ti-based alloys and composites with respect to their composition, mechanical, and biological properties, as highlighted in this editorial.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Mining technology & engineering --- metal–matrix composites --- titanium alloy design --- microstructures --- mechanical properties --- biocomposites --- powder metallurgy --- high power impulse magnetron sputtering --- zinc oxide --- tantalum oxide --- thin film --- plasma electrolytic oxidation --- antibacterial --- biocompatibility --- ultraprecision magnetic abrasive finishing (UPMAF) --- environmentally friendly oil --- Ni-Ti stent wire --- surface roughness (Ra) --- removed diameter (RD) --- Ti alloys --- martensitic transformation --- recoverable strain --- synchrotron X-ray diffraction --- Ti6Al4V --- centrifugal casting --- ion implantation --- human osteoblast --- grade V titanium --- mini transitional implants --- narrow diameter implant --- backscattered electrons --- Ti-based biomaterials --- toxicity --- β-phase --- ω-phase --- CALPHAD --- artificial intelligence --- deep learning artificial neural network (DLANN) --- self-organizing maps (SOM) --- titanium --- surface treatment --- HA blasting --- sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA) --- anodic oxidation (AO) --- micro-arc oxidation (MAO) --- graphene oxide --- electrophoretic deposition --- implant --- biomolecule --- complex --- n/a --- metal-matrix composites