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• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Accelerating Ghana’s sustainable transport transition: the role of electric vehicles in achieving SDG 7 and SDG 13

  Ebenezer Arthur Duncan · Samuel Affran

  Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy

  doi 10.3389/fsuep.2026.1930955

• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Population aging and the spatial equity of prehospital emergency medical resources: evidence from Shanghai's five new towns

  Xiaojian Zheng · Menglan Zhu · Xiaojun Tang · Zhibin Chen · Jianqiang He · Zhifeng Zhang

  Frontiers in Public Health

  doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1948408

• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Formulation and ex vivo characterization of a kaempferol transethosomal hydrogel for the prevention of UV-induced cutaneous damage

  Federico Santamaria · Andrea Galvan · Nicholas Castaldini · Valentyn Dzyhovskyi · Paolo Mariani · Alessia Pepe · Maria Grazia Ortore · Michal Rawski · Debora Santonocito · Mascia Benedusi · Nicolas Huang · Elisa Marlot · Giuseppe Valacchi · Manuela Malatesta · Laura Calderan · Elisabetta Esposito

  Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

  doi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1963532

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Metaphors' journeys across time and genre: tracking the evolution of literary metaphors with temporal embeddings

  Veronica Mangiaterra · Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro · Paolo Canal · Valentina Bambini

  Frontiers in Language Sciences

  doi 10.3389/flang.2026.1828340

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Adaptive neuro-fuzzy risk index for safe and interpretable lane-change decisions in Level-3 autonomous driving

  Quanda Zu · Shaobo Cai · Jianwei Li

  Frontiers in Neurorobotics

  doi 10.3389/fnbot.2026.1918469

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Optimizing temperature prediction in automotive lithium-ion battery discharge cycles using machine learning and SHAP analysis

  Anuj Prajapati · Sandeep G. Thorat · Gajanan Pradhan · Swapnil Gund · Prashant Paraye · Vardan Singh

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1949090

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Integrated multi-criteria optimization of production, transport, and storage assets in machine-building systems

  Oxana Nurzhanova · Irina Khrustaleva · Vyacheslav Shkodyrev · Olga Zharkevich · Adilkhan Bakenov · Karshiga Zakirov · Artur Safaryan

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1885264

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Novel framework for physical-layer secrecy and network secrecy energy efficiency of UAV-assisted device-to-device communication

  Shiyam Alalmaei · Nikoly Hinov · Fadi Al-Turjman · Ramiz Salama · Hugo Alberto González López · Leandro Flórez Aristizábal · Dionicio Neira-Rodado · José Escorcia-Gutierrez · Darius Andriukaitis

  Frontiers in Physics

  doi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1964844

• Review

  Published 7 October 2026

  Probiotic-based functional beverages: a comprehensive review of strain selection, formulation strategies, viability challenges, and health-promoting potential

  Samadhan Dahikar · Sarita Bhutada · Rutika Yeole · Elena Kovaleva

  Frontiers in Food Science and Technology

  doi 10.3389/frfst.2026.1938248

• 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

• Perspective

  Published 6 October 2026

  Measuring large-scale mCDR using a novel Atmospheric CO₂ Perimeter Flux (ACPF) method

  Peter Fiekowsky · Akhilesh Vijay · Anoohya Jami

  Frontiers in Climate

  doi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1941538

• Technology and Code

  Published 6 October 2026

  Virtual uncrewed system sampling in the hurricane environment. Part 1: rigid-wing surface vehicle simulator

  Edoardo Mazza · Chidong Zhang · Andrew M. Chiodi

  Frontiers in Marine Science

  doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1884756

• Original Research

  Published 5 October 2026

  Semi-supervised zero-knowledge federated learning for intelligent transportation systems

  Mirabela-Melinda Medvei · Miruna-Mihaela Modiga · Iuliani Aciobăniței · Nicolae Ţăpuş

  Frontiers in Future Transportation

  doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1972925

• Review

  Published 5 October 2026

  Toward interoperable bathymetric data in ocean observing systems: integrating hydrographic standards and FAIR data practices

  Faisal Alsaaq

  Frontiers in Marine Science

  doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1949937

• 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

• Original Research

  Published 1 October 2026

  CADA-Net: cross-altitude domain-adaptive perception for label-efficient onboard sensing in autonomous UAVs

  Liya Cai

  Frontiers in Neurorobotics

  doi 10.3389/fnbot.2026.1926034

• Policy and Practice Reviews

  Published 30 September 2026

  The digital sweep: transforming sanitation through smart governance for contemporary urban resilience and sustainability

  Daggupati Likhitha · Bangalore Morarji

  Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

  doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1930465

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  UAV-based RGB imagery and supervised–unsupervised machine learning for estimating sorghum biomass and grain yield under water and nitrogen stress

  Anoop Valiya Veettil · Ripendra Awal · Ali Fares · Binita Thapa · Almoutaz Elhassan · Atikur Rahman

  Frontiers in Environmental Science

  doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1928610

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  Organoclay containing filtration systems as nature based solutions to treat PAHs in road runoff

  Dilara Büşra Bartan · Derya Ayral-Çınar

  Frontiers in Environmental Science

  doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1941208

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  A cyber-resilient and privacy-preserving session protocol for connected vehicles in software-defined edge infrastructure

  Ndikuriyo Don Christ Ajax · Tirop Meshack · Dhieu Grace Nyankir Gabriel · Baseem Al-Athwari

  Frontiers in Future Transportation

  doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1924100

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  DOA estimation for autonomous vehicles by exploiting second-order statistics of Co-array domain of nested arrays by implementing Cuckoo Search Algorithm

  Zhe Wang · Ainur Zhetpisbayeva · Muhammad Salman Qamar · Berik Zhumazhanov · Khurram Hameed · Aliya Kargulova

  Frontiers in Physics

  doi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1891265

• Original Research

  Published 25 September 2026

  Two-stage stochastic optimization for planning and operation of multiple types of mobile energy resources in distribution networks

  Zhu Tong · Hai Zeng · Xiahan Zhou · Yanxun Gu · Xiangyang Su · Xuebo Qiao · Lichen Yang

  Frontiers in Energy Research

  doi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1954798

• Mini Review

  Published 24 September 2026

  A review of structural design for in-wheel motors in new energy vehicles

  Yingshuai Liu · Hengyuan Zhang · Jianwei Tan

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1948698

• Mini Review

  Published 23 September 2026

  A review of structural design for reduced-rare-earth permanent magnet motors in new energy vehicles

  Yingshuai Liu · Dongdong Li · Xintong Li

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1957624

• Mini Review

  Published 22 September 2026

  A critical review of motion planning methods for cooperative lane changes of connected and automated vehicles

  Xiaohan Yang · Bai Li

  Frontiers in Future Transportation

  doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1917661

• Original Research

  Published 22 September 2026

  Effectiveness of load legs on rear-facing only child restraint systems (CRS) in frontal sled tests

  Julie A. Mansfield · Dan Ross · Janis Skujins · Nick Rydberg · Sara J. Seifert

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1917681

• Mini Review

  Published 18 September 2026

  A review of structural design for direct oil cooling and integrated thermal management in electric motors for new energy vehicles

  Xueming Gao · Jingsong Tan · Hua Li

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1951365

• Original Research

  Published 18 September 2026

  Spatio-temporal coordinated dispatch of electric vehicle clusters and assessment of dispatchable potential, taking into account dynamic congestion at charging stations

  Guohui Ren · Guangying Yan · Wenna Zhang · Chen Wang · Tianzhong Zhang · Min Shi · Xinyan Pei · Weilong Chen

  Frontiers in Energy Research

  doi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1920258

• Original Research

  Published 18 September 2026

  Numerical studies on thermal performance of a novel edge cooling design in fuel cell stacks for unmanned aerial vehicles

  Yajun Wang · Qiong Chen · Hao Liu · Xian Du

  Frontiers in Energy Research

  doi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1900034

• Original Research

  Published 17 September 2026

  State estimation for distributed drive agricultural electric vehicles in complex mountain environments

  Yuxing Bai · Weiyi Kong · Liguo Zang · Song Cui · Pan Zhou

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1929005

• Mini Review

  Published 15 September 2026

  From state estimation to active intelligence: safety-aware battery management for electric vehicles

  Feng Li · Yuan Li · Wenqi Wu · Huaying Qiao · Lihua Jiang

  Frontiers in Chemistry

  doi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1960882

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  Deep learning-based classification of wet direct seeded rice, broadcasted direct seeded rice and transplanted rice using drone imagery for precision agriculture

  Amrutha Lakshmi Gubbala · Santosha Rathod · Ramesh Dasyam · Mahender Kumar Rapolu · Arun Kumar Dasari · Pundarikakshudu Kurra · Hanuma Raviteja Madireddy · Prajwal R. Shashishekhar · Ravi V. Mural · Anil Kumar · Raman Meenakshi Sundaram

  Frontiers in Remote Sensing

  doi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1698781

• Original Research

  Published 11 September 2026

  Design management for smart urban traffic: an IoV-Based multi-agent AI framework for adaptive signal control

  Yuanyuan Fei · Yan Zhang

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1949853

• Review

  Published 10 September 2026

  Semiochemical inhibitors for protecting conifers from bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Western United States: research, development, and application

  Christopher J. Fettig · Jackson P. Audley

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1939049

• 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

• Original Research

  Published 10 September 2026

  Computational investigation of an adaptive PID-controlled PCM-enhanced hybrid thermoelectric-air cooling system for lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles

  Rallabandi Siva Krishnam Raju · I. S. Rajay Vedaraj

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1886296

• Mini Review

  Published 10 September 2026

  A review of structural design for hairpin windings and ultra-high slot fill factor in electric motors for new energy vehicles

  Yingshuai Liu · Dongdong Li · Xintong Li

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1951585

• Brief Research Report

  Published 9 September 2026

  A virtual reality driving simulator as an analogue of motion sickness in electric vehicle emergency driving

  Louise Hill-Madsen · Frederik Max Clausen Allsopp · Thomas Oliver Kamarauskas Ovesen · Jens-Jacob Henriksen · Hanne Owen · Therese Ovesen

  Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  doi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1867327

• Original Research

  Published 9 September 2026

  Effects of augmented reality landmark visualization on incidental spatial knowledge acquisition in autonomous driving: a virtual reality experiment

  Jiayan Zhao · Muxu Wang · Rui Li

  Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  doi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1908953

• Original Research

  Published 8 September 2026

  Application of Halbach magnetic assembly in the outer rotor of BLDC motor to improve its performance

  Huthaifa A. Al_Issa · Suleiman Qasim Abu-Ein · Mohamed Qawaqzeh · Oleksiy Iegorov · Olga Iegorova · Marina Glebova · Oleksandr Miroshnyk

  Frontiers in Energy Research

  doi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1880377

• Original Research

  Published 7 September 2026

  Integrated longitudinal and lateral coordinated control system for connected and automated vehicles driven by fuzzy control algorithm

  Yingzhe Luo · Ahui Niu

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1932727

• Original Research

  Published 4 September 2026

  A practical approach for regulatory acceptance of virtual control groups: vehicle pooling and biological relevance assessment

  Jiwon Kim · Yoongi Kim · Daeui Park · Sang Kyum Kim · Myung-Gyun Kang

  Frontiers in Toxicology

  doi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1888158

• Original Research

  Published 4 September 2026

  Different types of off-road vehicle beach driving impacts on sea turtle nesting activities

  Samantha Farquhar · Avery Van Benthuysen · James Morley · Nadine Heck

  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

  doi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1928946

• Original Research

  Published 26 August 2026

  UAV multisensor data and GAMLSS improve forage biomass estimation in Cerrado integrated crop–livestock pastures

  Gabriella Santos Arruda de Lima · Manuel Eduardo Ferreira · Luis Rodrigo Fernandes Baumann · Fernanda Mara Cunha Freitas · Pedro Luiz Oliveira Almeida Machado · Antônio Vitor Resende Silva · Selma Nakamoto Koakuzu · Mellissa Ananias Soler da Silva · Márcia Thaís Melo Carvalho · Micael Moreira Santos · Beata Emoke Madari

  Frontiers in Agronomy

  doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1923984

• 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

• Original Research

  Published 20 August 2026

  Enhanced mask-region-based segmentation with parallel CNN for object detection in traffic scenarios

  R. Kiranmai · R. Deeptha

  Frontiers in Future Transportation

  doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1888173

• Original Research

  Published 12 August 2026

  Immune-enhanced NSGA-II for multi-objective multi-UAV disaster relief material distribution

  Jian Shang · Heng Li · Enzhong Li · Zhonglin Zhang · Lijun Wang · Yiran Jiang · Yingqi Bai · Hanjie Kang · Chen Xiao · Youwei Zhu · Min Dong · Jingpu Zhang

  Frontiers in Future Transportation

  doi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1801962

• Review

  Published 6 August 2026

  The role and mechanism of neutrophils in oncolytic virus therapy

  Baixian Huang · Qixin Yang · Ruixue Wang · Chaochao Zhao

  Experimental Biology and Medicine

  doi 10.3389/ebm.2026.11192