The field of plant disease diagnosis and epidemiology seeks to assess symptoms caused by
pathogens. Different infectious and non-infectious agents can cause similar symptoms in …

The field of software‐development effort estimation explores ways of defining effort through
prediction approaches. Even though this field has a crucial impact on budgeting and project …

Context: Gamification focuses on the improvement of users' engagement when performing
tasks by making use of game mechanics and elements in order to increase their motivations …

This paper is the updated version (2013–2020) of the series of papers on emerging themes,
top scholars and institutes on software engineering (SE), published by the Journal of …

Mobile health (mHealth) is a branch of electronic health (eHealth) technology that provides
healthcare services using smartphones and wearable devices. However, most mHealth …

A systematic mapping study is a type of secondary study with the goal of providing an
overview of a subject as it is reported in primary studies. A systematic map often describes …

Abstract Background and Objective The patterns present in biosignals, such as fetal heart
rate (FHR), are valuable indicators of fetal well-being. In designing biosignal analysis …

Blockchain is a technology for decentralized transactions that has been widely used with
cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Many studies have been conducted in the last decades …

Event-driven architecture has been widely adopted in the software industry, emerging as an
alternative to modular development to support rapid adaptations of constantly evolving …

Context: Quantum computing is rapidly emerging as a transformative force in technology.
We will soon increasingly encounter hybrid systems that combine quantum technology with …