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Original Research
Published 9 October 2026
Preclinical evaluation of a safety-aware multimodal robotic pipeline for human–robot interaction in post-stroke rehabilitation
Bruna Maria Vittoria Guerra · Roberto Soldi · Francesco Lunghi · Stefania Sozzi · Leo Russo · Micaela Schmid · Stefano Ramat
Frontiers in Digital Health
doi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1951309
Original Research
Published 9 October 2026
A robust lightweight deep learning network with deformable convolutions for efficient segmentation of optical coherence tomography images
Mehmood Nawaz · Syed Muhammad Tariq Abbasi · Sheheryar Khan · Muhammad Ameer Hamza · Khadija Bibi · Syeda Aimen Abbasi · Muhammad Daud · Muhammad Asim · Wu Yuan
Frontiers in Digital Health
doi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1892323
Original Research
Published 9 October 2026
Development of a small batch flexible station for packaging waste sorting in circular economy applications
Branko Lukić · Miloš Petrović · Nikola Knežević · Zaviša Gordić · Arso M. Vukićević · Kosta Jovanović
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1870171
Original Research
Published 9 October 2026
A multi-class fundus disease classification framework based on self-supervised contrastive learning and dual-branch network
Lili Cai · Keke Hou · Zhong Mo · Shining Ding
Frontiers in Medicine
doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1932626
Original Research
Published 8 October 2026
Multimodal classification of skin lesions based on lightweight gated low-rank hyper-fusion network
Ke Wang · Tao Zhang · Xingqi Liu · Jiancun Zhou · Qian He · Jianxin He
Frontiers in Digital Health
doi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1947161
Original Research
Published 7 October 2026
Ambivalent acceptance of active exoskeletons in long-term care: between perceived task-specific support and practical constraints
Sebastian Hofstetter · Pascal Müller · Dominik Behr · Katrin Gayen · Patrick Jahn · Stefan Dowiasch
Frontiers in Digital Health
doi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1891618
Original Research
Published 7 October 2026
UWAD-Net: attention-enhanced underwater waste detection in freshwater pond environments
Bennet Benjamin S · Sumanth Ramamoorthy Rathnasekaran · Rohit Anand Patnaik · Sasithradevi Anbalagan · Vijayalakshmi M
Frontiers in Water
doi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1923979
Mini Review
Published 7 October 2026
Localized impact-resistant battery enclosures for electric vehicles: crashworthy lightweight design, mechanical–thermal safety, and validation pathways
Li Mingtao · Ma Xiaotian · Zhao Jiutao · Tian Linlin
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1961229
Original Research
Published 7 October 2026
GSDD-net: an efficient feature extraction method for gear-surface defects in complex industrial environments
Kesheng Wang · Huawei Zhang · Tong Yang · Peng Shen · Yongxiang Zhao
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1983450
Review
Published 7 October 2026
Advancing sustainable crab harvesting through intelligent technologies: a comprehensive review
Honglei Zhang · Yuxuan Chen · Zhong Tang
Frontiers in Marine Science
doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1977808
Original Research
Published 7 October 2026
Simultaneous hyperkinetic movement disorders phenotyping: a cross-cohort pediatric transfer study using routine videos, markerless pose estimation and a tabular foundation model
Laura Cif · Diane Demailly · Zohra Souei · Muhammad Mushhood Ur Rehman · Juan Dario Ortigoza-Escobar · Mayté Castro-Jiménez · Cécile A. Hubsch · Sophie Huby · Morgan Dornadic · Gun-Marie Hariz · Eduardo M. Moraud · Jocelyne Bloch · Gabriella A. Horvàth · Xavier Vasques
Frontiers in Neurology
doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1904458
Original Research
Published 6 October 2026
Bridging the performance–efficiency gap: a resource-efficient hybrid DL-ML framework for jackfruit disease detection
Rittik Chandra Das Turjy · Fahmid Al Farid · Md. Hasan Imam Bijoy · Sarbajit Paul Bappy · Amir Sohel · Jia Uddin · Hezerul Bin Abdul Karim
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
doi 10.3389/frai.2026.1884567
Original Research
Published 2 October 2026
Adaptive calibration and spatio-temporal filtering for robust highway wrong-way driving detection
Dian Liu · Xiaomei Yuan · Zening Zhang · Lambert Zhang · Haoxiang Wang · Yang Liu
Frontiers in Future Transportation
doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1935771
Review
Published 2 October 2026
Intelligent defense at the edge: a comprehensive survey of federated learning, TinyML and explainable AI for intrusion detection in IoT and IIoT ecosystems
S. Sarath Kumar · M. Asha Jerlin
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
doi 10.3389/frai.2026.1900815
Original Research
Published 2 October 2026
Object detection for autonomous driving environmental perception and its applications
Xu Xu · Yang Liu · Huijun Yao
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1940224
Original Research
Published 2 October 2026
Visual measurement network for intelligent cockpit driving state combining lightweight temporal convolution and cross-granularity state mapping
Ti Han
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1972239
Original Research
Published 1 October 2026
Large-scale conversational data auditability via cryptographic commitments and hash-chained audit-ledger verification
Iván Ortiz-Gárces · Pablo Palacios · Washington Loza-Herrera · William Villegas-Ch
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
doi 10.3389/frai.2026.1929127
Original Research
Published 1 October 2026
Dynamic mechanical analysis of alkali-treated flax/hemp yarn on SS304 wire mesh reinforced epoxy hybrid composites
R Elayaraja · G Rajamurugan
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1973220
Original Research
Published 30 September 2026
A gradient-lattice-constant material for enhanced low-frequency and broadband underwater sound absorption
Shibo Wang · Qicheng Zhang · Di Wu · Zhaohua Su · Sen Zhang
Frontiers in Materials
doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1929207
Original Research
Published 30 September 2026
CLSP-REQA : a real-time quality-aware closed-loop seizure prediction framework with Mamba-BiLSTM and confidence-gated intervention
Mufeng Chen · Qi Wu · Bingchao Huang · Xiwen Lai · Zekai Chen · Xinge Ouyang · Quansheng Ren
Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
doi 10.3389/fninf.2026.1888743
Original Research
Published 29 September 2026
Hybrid multi-model framework with knowledge distillation for precise and efficient sickle cell detection
Metta Manikanta Karthikeya Reddy · Cherukuri Krishna Lathvik · Arumuga Arun R · Karthik K
Frontiers in Digital Health
doi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1938284
Mini Review
Published 29 September 2026
Interfacial chemistry of UHMWPE fiber composites: surface modification, adhesion mechanisms, impact performance, and implications for lightweight sports protection
Jintao Guo · Ying Wang
Frontiers in Materials
doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1936225
Original Research
Published 28 September 2026
Development and characterization of H 2 O 2 -aerated concrete: effect of NaOH and curing regime on porosity and mechanical performance
L. Saranya · T. Meena
Frontiers in Built Environment
doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1884489
Original Research
Published 28 September 2026
Collaborative short-term load forecasting with large and lightweight models under abrupt meteorological change scenarios
Jiaxin Li · Jinjun Linghu · Pengjie Wei · Chenguang Shi · Haichao Huang
Frontiers in Energy Research
doi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1966347
Perspective
Published 23 September 2026
Thermal intelligence: a three zero theory perspective on decision-system design
Mohammad Harris
Frontiers in Thermal Engineering
doi 10.3389/fther.2026.1935828
Original Research
Published 23 September 2026
An AI-based blockchain framework with AES–RSA hybrid encryption for secure data sharing in smart environments
Sahbaa AbdulKareem Al-Abassy
Frontiers in Blockchain
doi 10.3389/fbloc.2026.1935632
Original Research
Published 22 September 2026
AI-Accelerated blockchain architecture for efficient and secure electronic healthcare record exchange
Nagaraj Segar · Vijayarajan Vijayan
Frontiers in Blockchain
doi 10.3389/fbloc.2026.1905158
Perspective
Published 22 September 2026
Development of an application for colorectal cancer prediction using SDC2 and TFPI2 methylation: an opportunity for early and noninvasive diagnosis in Latin-America
Fernando Hernandez-Medina · Alejandro Cornejo · Andrea Orue
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
doi 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1922606
Original Research
Published 18 September 2026
A novel hybrid technique for lateral pressure reduction on rigid retaining walls integrating EPS cushion and lightweight foam bead backfill
Kaixiang Huang · Jianyu Huang · Wenqiang Zheng · Zhu Liang · Guochao Liu · Hanqing Sun · Duke Cai
Frontiers in Built Environment
doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1906586
Mini Review
Published 17 September 2026
A review of lightweight bionic sandwich and additive structural designs for hydrogen fuel cell bipolar plates
Yingshuai Liu · Hengyuan Zhang · Xiaochong Tian · Xiaobo Huang · Jianwei Tan
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1932856
Original Research
Published 17 September 2026
Continuous inertia optimization for PV-storage virtual synchronous machines via lightweight RBF networks: eliminating parameter discontinuity at the electromechanical edge
Fangfang Liu · Chuan Zhou · Yonghang Yang · Zhenping Xie
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1949170
Original Research
Published 15 September 2026
Entropy-Guided Jaya optimization for robust feature selection in high-dimensional network attack detection
Geeta Singh · Neelu Khare
Frontiers in Communications and Networks
doi 10.3389/frcmn.2026.1886520
Original Research
Published 14 September 2026
Computationally efficient hybrid multi-domain transform fusion for secure image steganography using rate–distortion optimization and Toom–Cook acceleration
Abhrendu Bhattacharya · Raktim Kumar Dey · Amit R. Welekar · Rajesh Bose · Sandip Roy · Arfat Ahmad Khan · Muhammad Shoaib Ayub · Insoo Koo
Frontiers in Signal Processing
doi 10.3389/frsip.2026.1864603
Original Research
Published 10 September 2026
Explainable and cyber-resilient vision transformers for joint steering and collision-avoidance perception in autonomous drone navigation: a multi-task Grad-CAM framework
Chinyere Grace Kennedy · Mukiibi Moses · Simeon Okechukwu Ajakwe
Frontiers in Future Transportation
doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1923890
Review
Published 7 September 2026
AI-driven cybersecurity for industrial internet of things: architectures, challenges, datasets, and future research directions
Siddhartha Singhal · Kakelli Anil Kumar
Frontiers in Big Data
doi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1938279
Original Research
Published 3 September 2026
Lightweight confidentiality framework for TinyML-enabled IoT edge communication
Kurunandan Jain · Prabhakar Krishnan · Sethu Subramanian N. · Prabu P.
Frontiers in Computer Science
doi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1847364
Original Research
Published 3 September 2026
Linearly constrained multi-representation domain generalization for unseen-bearing RUL prediction
Zhuoheng Dai · Lei Jiang · Liang Peng · Yingna Chen
Frontiers in Computer Science
doi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1833609
Original Research
Published 3 September 2026
LPD-Net: lightweight adaptive weight-driven dual-stream network guided by physics-inspired priors for structure-preserving underwater image enhancement
Junming Liu · Jiajun Liang · Shaoliang Shi · Shiqiao Ruan · Junbo He · Qingnan Huang · Xiangsuo Fan
Frontiers in Computer Science
doi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1908061
Original Research
Published 1 September 2026
A Q-learning-based intelligent handover framework for Li-Fi/RF-enabled VANET and FANET networks using IEEE 802.11p
Chinmoy Sailendra Kalita · Maushumi Barooah
Frontiers in Computer Science
doi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1881305
Original Research
Published 28 August 2026
A lightweight deep learning framework for early fire and smoke detection in forest fire monitoring
Jie Hu · Zishuai Jia · Jiaxin Feng · Yian Ding · Shujie Wang · Shuai Zhang · Juan Liu
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
doi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1919686
Original Research
Published 26 August 2026
Influence of structural and geometric parameters on the sound absorption performance of carbon fiber–Onyx acoustic panels
Ganesh Kekan · Virendra Bhojwani · Sachin Pawar · Daria Derusova
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1896052
Original Research
Published 25 August 2026
A unified lightweight ADAS architecture integrating traffic sign recognition, forward collision warning, and bimodal distillation for autonomous perception
M. Maddan · N. Sankkarshana · M. Gayathri · S. G. Rahul · T. M. Amirthalakshmi
Frontiers in Future Transportation
doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1889785
Mini Review
Published 24 August 2026
Bridging the edge–cloud gap: adaptive AI for robust image and audio wildlife monitoring
Delia Velasco-Montero · Jorge Fernández-Berni · Rajesh Sankaran · Javier Bustamante · Peter Beckman
Frontiers in Conservation Science
doi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1837914
Original Research
Published 21 August 2026
Seismic phase picking of coal mine microseismic data based on lightweight CNN
Haichen Yin · Xiufeng Zhang · Atao Li · Wei Zhu · Yuhua Hou · Yang Chen · Caiping Lu
Frontiers in Signal Processing
doi 10.3389/frsip.2026.1884114
Original Research
Published 20 August 2026
A cognitively inspired feature-level fusion framework for interpretable retail sales forecasting using integration of extreme gradient boost machine, artificial neural network and attention mechanism model
Munienge Mbodila · Omobayo Ayokunle Esan
Frontiers in Big Data
doi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1889044
Original Research
Published 12 August 2026
Impact of quantization on various CNN architectures for bone fracture detection
Sushil Krishnan · Yokesh Babu Sundaresan
Frontiers in Medical Technology
doi 10.3389/fmedt.2026.1892595
Original Research
Published 4 August 2026
DBF-YOLO: a lightweight dual-branch fusion method for Visible-SAR cross-modal remote sensing target detection
Xiaofeng Zhao · Chenxiao Li · Hui Zhang · Kehao Wang · Fan Zhang · Hanshuo Huo · Zhili Zhang
Frontiers in Remote Sensing
doi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1919576
Original Research
Published 30 July 2026
Neutronics model developments for the IFMIF-DONES test cell
Yuefeng Qiu · Arkady Serikov · Irene Alvarez · Fernando Mota · Aljaž Čufar · Santiago Becerril · Jesus Castellanos
Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering
doi 10.3389/fnuen.2026.1783403