Special issue on “Marine Energy Conversion”

Special Issue on Marine Toxins

The special issue on Marine Toxins of the Open Access journal Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/marinedrugs/) presents twenty four contributions which were received from distinguished investigators currently working in Canada, China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. The reviews and re...

Special Issue on Unmanned Marine Vehicles

For many years there has been considerable interest by the scientific, offshore and naval sectors in the design and development of unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) in order to perform a multitude of different tasks. Much advancement has been realized in this area, however, the need for advanced navigation, guidance and control (NGC) systems for UMVs continues to grow as these sectors now demand ...

Special Issue: Gene Conversion in Duplicated Genes

Gene conversion is an outcome of recombination, causing non-reciprocal transfer of a DNA fragment. Several decades later than the discovery of crossing over, gene conversion was first recognized in fungi when non-Mendelian allelic distortion was observed. Gene conversion occurs when a double-strand break is repaired by using homologous sequences in the genome. In meiosis, there is a strong pref...

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Energy Efficient Buildings

The current energy prices are at a historically high level. This, ombined with technological advances, has led to a surge in the nterest in energy savings in buildings. Buildings are traditionlly the domain of civil engineers, but from a modeling, control nd optimal operation point of view, there are strong similarities ith industrial processes, where use of control and other system ngineering ...