Original ResearchPublished 20 October 2026Gamified flipped learning and the affective domain of language learning: a qualitative case study of online English classesB. Sivakami · M. Jayasudha · K. SanmuganathanFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1888127
Original ResearchPublished 19 October 2026Using school food gardens to promote education for sustainable development: leadership perspectives from school principals in South AfricaBongani Nhlanhla MkhizeFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1987792
Original ResearchPublished 19 October 2026Exploring educational involution: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives in Jiangsu Province, ChinaXinyuan Jia · Susanne Garvis · Sonal NakarFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1872580
Original ResearchPublished 19 October 2026From following to caring and acting: analyzing social media's role in shaping mindsets and transforming habits for sustainable livingMaryam Al-Hail · Mariem Fekih Zguir · Muammer KoçFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1947733
Original ResearchPublished 19 October 2026Perceptions, practices and governance of generative AI in university social science teaching in EcuadorAbel Suing · José Marcelino Romero Gutiérrez · Viviana Noemí Galarza-Ligña · Ximena Coronado-OtavaloFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1948805
OpinionPublished 12 October 2026Whether, or under what conditions? A configurational approach to AI-supported antimicrobial stewardship in sub-Saharan AfricaAbdulrasheed IbrahimFrontiers in Antibioticsdoi 10.3389/frabi.2026.1954916
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Capacity strengthening for community health workers in trachoma prevention and referrals: a mixed-methods study in Al Sabra district, Ibb governorate, YemenLeen Daoud · Magid Al Gunaid · Aïssatou Diawara · Mahanna Elsheik · Alison Krentel · Sami A. Al-HaidariFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1854052
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Left to cope alone: how pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns manage extreme heat in coastal Kilifi, KenyaAdelaide Lusambili · Fiona Scorgie · Matthew Chersich · Britt Nakstad · Stanley Luchters · Peter Khaemba · Veronique Filippi · Jeremy Hess · Sari KovatsFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1825348
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Evaluating alternative trade network configurations under geopolitical risk: a multi-scale systems approachJawad Chahine · Wang Guangda · Fadi Ghosn · Lojain Suliman · Yamen NissiFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1973066
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Implementation of universal welfare policies in the Global South: a case study of Indonesia’s free nutritious meal programJoyce Jacinta Rares · Michael Mamentu · Muhammad Ridha · Zainul AbidinFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1845044
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Human rights to water and sanitation at COP30: a comparative media analysis from a climate-vulnerable host cityDavi Madureira Victral · Bruna Silveira de OliveiraFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1895638
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Interpreting imported malaria genomes: population-genomic sensitivity analyses of West Africa-associated Plasmodium falciparum isolates detected in ChinaXuli Du · Ye Hu · Haimo Shen · Mengyu Li · Yuxin Wang · Yanli Bai · Shenbo Chen · Yanting FanFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1950822
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Diffusion-augmented contrastive learning for diabetic retinopathy severity classificationAli Abidalkareem · Ali K. Ibrahim · Hanqi ZhuangFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1932259
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Communication as a catalyst: strengthening literacy through teacher–parent partnershipsMologadi Lucia MaiselaFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1862053
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Media literacy as pedagogical practice: preparing secondary teachers to foster critical engagement with aggressive media portrayalsAjit Ilangovan · Govindarajan P · Savariah Xavier · Mohammed Shamsul HoqueFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1908087
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026A mixed-methods pilot evaluation of the Sohanjana Antibullying Intervention for educators in Pakistan: knowledge gains, cultural barriers, and module effectivenessSohni Siddiqui · Anja Schultze-KrumbholzFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1853906
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Exploring the impact of legislative absences on the working environment of gig workers in South AfricaZini Gwele · Calvin Mabaso · Xavier KnightFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1824697
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Conditional belonging under institutional ambiguity: narratives of Sudanese asylum seekers in Eilat, IsraelKeren Beja Weinberg · Miguel A. Maldonado · Manuel MoyanoFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1943355
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Territorial governance for transformative change? Insights from the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve in the Brazilian AmazonAxel Prestes Dürrnagel · Nell Dana Richter · Lissy Flörchinger · Vanessa Libanio Alemão · Janpeter SchillingFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1766645
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026A comparative study of diet choice and feeding management among UK pet and child caregiversRachel H. Lumbis · Philippa S. Yam · John J. Reilly · Samantha J. FontaineFrontiers in Veterinary Sciencedoi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1883885
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Barriers and facilitators for sustainable fall prevention in a Chinese tertiary hospital: perspectives from nurses and managersXiang Chen · Mi Zhao · Zhenhui Tao · Bei Li · Dan Zhu · Jingwen Meng · Mengyun Yang · Ziye Huang · Chenchen Zhao · Chunyue Li · Qiaohong WangFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1939324
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Exploring the knowledge of community health workers about behavioral risk factors contributing to NCDs in Bushbuckridge, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South AfricaThabo Difference Pilusa · Cairo Bruce Ntimana · Eric MaimelaFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1971276
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Preoperative information burden among parents of children with congenital heart disease: a qualitative study of information access, understanding, and decision-makingYuan Hu · Jing Tian · Mei Teng · Yuan Li · Hong ZhengFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1965200
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Exploring nursing students’ experiences of using generative AI for emotional intelligence learning: a qualitative studyXiaohui Fan · Jingjing Sun · Rui Xu · Linghui Zhang · Ruixiao Ou · Ruihua Jin · Hui Yang · Panpan HuaiFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1967799
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Implementation barriers in Singapore’s community-based falls prevention programmes: a root cause analysisCatherine Wen Huey Lim · Vanessa Koh · Jing Wen Goh · Lakkhina Troeung · Atiqah Lee · Malcolm Ravindran · David B. Matchar · Reshma Merchant · Angelique W. M. ChanFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1913505
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Factors influencing childhood vaccine hesitancy and interventions for parents and caregivers from ethnic minority backgrounds in the United Kingdom to encourage uptake: a systematic reviewTarela Juliet Ike · Dung Ezekiel Jidong · Callistar Kidochukwu Obi · Chiyem Lucky Nwanzu · Akaba Kingsley · Mulugeta Tamire · Marekegn Habtamu · Mieyebi Lawrence Ike · Evangelyn Ebi Ayobi · Peremi Richmond Ike · Rukevwe Francis Doghor · Rakhshi Memon · Kelvin Odeyovwi Ayobi · Aboneh Solomon Sime · Otovwe Agofure · Jo Parsons · Sarah Edwards · Maureen Iru Ntaji · Nusrat HusainFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1929472
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 October 2026The dementia fear among older adults: a scoping reviewLin Wang · Guihua Xiong · Xue DongFrontiers in Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1938388
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026A narrative review of research status and prospects of mindfulness-based interventions in schizophreniaJingli Xin · Jianli Zhu · Huipeng LuFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1930111
Mini ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Social media and eating behavior in later life: psychological pathways, evidence gaps, and an age-inclusive research agendaDahai Hu · Weichuan Luo · Xueqi WuFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1966068
Systematic ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Towards optimizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols for chronic subjective tinnitusDibyendu Das · Koyel Das · Henry Benson Nongrum · Indranil Chatterjee · Dinesh BhatiaFrontiers in Audiology and Otologydoi 10.3389/fauot.2026.1955517
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Understanding the interplay between cognitive changes at menopause, the workplace, and mental health: qualitative findings from the MARIE-UK (WP2a) projectSharron Hinchliff · Kristina Potočnik · Gayathri Delanerolle · Julie Taylor · Kathryn Elliot · Donatella Fontana · Lucky Saraswat · Nick Panay · Vikram Talaulikar · Carol Atkinson · Helen Felicity Kemp · Om Kurmi · Nirmala Rathnayake · Lamya Al-Kharusi · Vindya Pathiraja · Nihal Al-Riyami · Ramya Palanisamy · George Uchenna Eleje · Peter PhiriFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1878423
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Contextual conditions shaping the upward referral of obstetric emergencies from community health centres in the Eastern Cape: a Straussian Grounded Theory studyFinal Zimkhitha Juqu · Zamadonda Xulu-Kasaba · Olivia B. BaloyiFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1924667
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The furnace of crisis: assessing the European Union’s trajectory toward strategic independence and global actor in the shadow of the Russo-Ukrainian warDorin PopescuFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1912131
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Power interplay among actors in the governance of Indonesian film and digital content censorship policyEndik Hidayat · Toong Hai Sam · Uchaimid Bridloi Robby · Daniel Susilo · Guellica Agnesia C. ThanosFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1724210
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Demystifying the messianic posture of the ANC: electoral legitimation and the politics of liberation memory in post-apartheid South AfricaSphephelo ZubaneFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1967116
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Post-lesson supervisory dialogue and instructional adaptation in physical education: a qualitative multiple-case studyHaifa JamhourFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1971342
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Phenotypic and metabolic characterization of an ADH2 deletion mutant associated with reduced fluconazole susceptibility in Candida albicansChunjiao Zheng · Wenjing He · Chang Su · Lulu An · Jingwen Tan · Lianjuan YangFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1911561
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Between policy and pedagogy: writing teachers' perspectives on institutional AI policies and expectationsMohammed Alzahrani · Faris Aldubayyan · Ibrahim AlshabiFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1926666
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Multi-Level Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient reinforcement learning for safety-constrained trajectory optimization of collaborative industrial robotsAkhanseri Ikramov · Sayat IbrayevFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1914042
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026How different judgment strategies affect accuracy in generative AI text discrimination: BERT-based clustering and hierarchical Bayesian logistic regressionWataru Zaitsu · Mingzhe Jin · Shunichi Ishihara · Satoru Tsuge · Mitsuyuki InabaFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1918939
Policy and Practice ReviewsPublished 9 October 2026Assessing digital competences in higher education teachers: a case studyYolvy Quintero · Mayra Bustillos · María Colmenárez · Dílida LuengoFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1985613
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Organizational capacity supporting STEAM implementation in early childhood education: a mixed-methods studyJovita Ponomariovienė · Daiva ŽitkevičienėFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1954536
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Shared question, divergent verdicts: media framing of the national-disaster threshold in Indonesia’s 2025 Sumatra floodsRudianto Rudianto · Yan Hendra · Ribut PriadiFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1988712
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The impact of encouraging utterances by a human partner and a conversational robot on older adults’ subjective well-being: a 6-week sustained interactionLingxuan Xiang · Hideaki KikuchiFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1866995
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Health-risk behaviours among university students in Bulawayo, ZimbabweGrace Moyo · Fortunate T. SilindaFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1914098
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Emerging zoonotic diseases management: designing One Health interventions through a community lens including mental healthFatou Ndoye · Marjan Leneman · Jean Augustin Diégane Tine · Abdourahmane Sow · Elhadji Sow · Mouhamadou Wilane · Andree Prisca Ndour · Helena Ngowi · Gilbert Fokou · Benjamin Emikpe · Kathrin Heitz Tokpa · Bassirou BonfohFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1900162
Systematic ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Modified frailty index versus risk analysis index for 30-day mortality after noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysisXinrui Yin · Shijia DuFrontiers in Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1885620
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Undergraduate nursing students' clinical adaptation: a qualitative journey mapping study from student and clinical preceptor perspectivesChuanqin Wu · Qingqing Hong · Yang Hao · Haiyu Yao · Yuanyuan Liang · Jiaqian Chen · Zhijun Shu · Man Wu · Shaohua HuFrontiers in Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1966449