The goal of Editor’s Choice Articles project is to promote high-quality articles published in Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417).  Please find below the list of articles carefully handpicked by the scientific editors of the journal, which we believe will be of interest to you.

1. “Photodynamic Therapy—An Up-to-Date Review”
by Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 3626; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11083626
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/8/3626

2. “Current Challenges and Future Opportunities for XAI in Machine Learning-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: A Systematic Review”
by Anna Markella Antoniadi et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 5088; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115088
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5088

3. “Deep Learning-Based Methods for Prostate Segmentation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging”
by Albert Comelli et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 782; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020782
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/782

4. “Recent Progress in Applications of Non-Thermal Plasma for Water Purification, Bio-Sterilization, and Decontamination”
by Azadeh Barjasteh et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 3372; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11083372
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/8/3372

5. “Ozonized Water Administration in Peri-Implant Mucositis Sites: A Randomized Clinical Trial”
by Andrea Butera et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(17), 7812; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11177812
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/17/7812

6. “Mitigation of NaCl Stress in Wheat by Rhizosphere Engineering Using Salt Habitat Adapted PGPR Halotolerant Bacteria”
by Souhila Kerbab et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 1034; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/3/1034

7. “Applications of Nanosized-Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems in Wound Care”
by Andreea-Mariana Matei et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 4915; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114915
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4915

8. “Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Application of Machine Learning Classifiers in Biomedical Applications of Infrared Thermography”
by Carolina Magalhaes et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 842; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/842

9. “Chronic Effects of Diazinon® Exposures Using Integrated Biomarker Responses in Freshwater Walking Catfish, Clarias batrachus”
by Shubhajit Saha et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(22), 10902; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210902
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/22/10902

10. “Deep Malaria Parasite Detection in Thin Blood Smear Microscopic Images”
by Asma Maqsood et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(5), 2284; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052284
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/5/2284

11. “Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Triclosan Induce Cyto-Genotoxicity and Biochemical Alterations in the Hatchlings of Labeo rohita”
by Sunil Sharma et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(21), 10478; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110478
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/10478

12. “N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Gold(I) Complexes Targeting Actin Polymerization”
by Domenico Iacopetta et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5626; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125626
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5626

13. “Land Suitability Mapping Using Geochemical and Spatial Analysis Methods”
by Dimitrios E. Alexakis et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5404; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125404
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5404

14. “Virtual Geosite Communication through a WebGIS Platform: A Case Study from Santorini Island (Greece)”
by Federico Pasquaré Mariotto et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5466; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125466
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5466

15. “Primary and Secondary Environmental Effects Triggered by the 30 October 2020, Mw = 7.0, Samos (Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece) Earthquake Based on Post-Event Field Surveys and InSAR Analysis”
by Spyridon Mavroulis et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(7), 3281; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11073281
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/7/3281

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