Original ResearchPublished 25 September 2026Infrastructure-based prioritization and cost analysis of offshore freshened groundwater: a Northern Adriatic case studyAriel T. Thomas · Jarrid Tschaikowski · David Katz · Aaron MicallefFrontiers in Waterdoi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1828540
Original ResearchPublished 25 September 2026A unified unsupervised deep learning and stride threat modeling framework for multi-domain cyber-physical security in nuclear digital twinsMehtab Alam · Akshay Chamoli · Ashraf Ali · Abdullah AlouraniFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1926649
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Settlement morphology, inclusive densification, and Sol Plaatje's spatial justice: NDBI clustering pedagogy for equitable urban growth in South African arid geographiesTolulope Ayodeji Olatoye · Glynnis Elizabeth Daries · Raymond Nkwenti FruFrontiers in Sustainable Resource Managementdoi 10.3389/fsrma.2026.1921810
PerspectivePublished 24 September 2026From scanner to scalpel: adapting IDEAL for accountable AI in radiology and image-guided neurosurgeryJasleen Saini · Sunam Jassar · Scott J. Adams · Saira B. Alli · Errol Colak · Jefferson R. WilsonFrontiers in Radiologydoi 10.3389/fradi.2026.1979076
PerspectivePublished 24 September 2026Underrepresentation of African surveillance data in global arbovirus modelingRosheen S. MthawanjiFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1894025
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Diagnostic performance of digital and clinical approaches for detection of podoconiosis by community health workers in Rwanda: a comparison with dermatologist diagnosisMisbah Gashegu · Vedaste Ndahindwa · Leon Mutesa · Nadine Rujeni · Claude Mambo Muvunyi · Clarisse Musanabaganwa · Eric Seruyange · Emmanuel Edwar Siddig · Maya Semrau · Vasso Anagnostopoulou · Lawrence Rugema · Gail DaveyFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1802400
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Does interdisciplinary breadth shape research data sharing and citation impact? Evidence from six research fieldsLiu Xu · Huan ChenFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1952277
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Innovations in E-learning governance for sustainable higher education in Saudi Arabia: an integrated policy analysis of national frameworks aligned with Vision 2030Fouad Ahmed AtallahFrontiers in Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/frsus.2026.1944473
Policy and Practice ReviewsPublished 24 September 2026Water and sanitation beyond negotiable sustainability in the post-COP30 urban climate agendaPriscila Soraia da ConceiçãoFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1903898
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Exploring avian biodiversity dynamics: insights from a sub-Saharan African reservoirBoniface Onyeke Agbo · Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam · Mitchelle Fasona · Sodangi Abdulkarim Luka · Ibrahim Madu Katsallah Gadzama · Sonnie Joshua OniyeFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1860989
PerspectivePublished 23 September 2026Independent researchers in east Asian surgical research: structural barriers and potential policy pathwaysCheng Che · Xu GongFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1939323
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Sustainability reporting frameworks and environmental disclosure coverage in the Indian infrastructure industry: an empirical comparison of GRI and BRSRSusmita Bhowmick · Amit B. MahindrakarFrontiers in Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/frsus.2026.1887529
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 23 September 2026Quantum sovereignty and constitutional asymmetry: mapping the sovereignty gap in Puerto Rico and the Dominican RepublicKaren L. Orengo-SerraFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1885922
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026A context-aware and human-centered framework for road safety assessment using semantic scene understandingImad Tbaileh · Ahmed Radwan · Oroob Yaseen · Mohammed Elhenawy · Huthaifa I. Ashqar · Rashed Isam AshqarFrontiers in Future Transportationdoi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1920858
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Extreme weather events and risk perception among healthcare staff: evidence from the Matanza–Riachuelo Basin, ArgentinaSilvia Fontan · María Daniela Rímoli Schmidt · Laura Adamantino · Patricia Cruzate · Dana Zoe Watson · Natalia Elorriaga · Aldana Pica · María Evelia Raggi · Matilde RusticucciFrontiers in Climatedoi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1924080
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Predicting runoff in data-sparse drylands: a case study evaluating regionalization success for two parsimonious loss modelsFarzaneh Soltani · Sara Rassa · Gerhard SchoenerFrontiers in Waterdoi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1959714
Systematic ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Faith, form, and the bin: the CT-VR framework for culturally tuned recycling infrastructure in Gulf citiesJasim Azhar · Osama Halabi · Mohammad Amer AhmadFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1925375
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Evaluating the reach and equity of public spaces in Mexico City using mobility data: the case of the Utopías in IztapalapaOllin D. Langle-Chimal · Natalia Cadavid-Aguilar · Alberto Meouchi-Vélez · Roberto Ponce-LópezFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1942458
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Commonly co-occurring stressors in industrialized estuaries disrupt larval development in blue musselsIsabella M. Jackson · Clayton R. Magill · Frances Orton · Mark A. Taggart · Mark G. J. HartlFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1918453
ReviewPublished 22 September 2026Artificial intelligence in food safety and quality control: applications, challenges, and future perspectivesAysel İçözFrontiers in Food Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frfst.2026.1931313
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Economic evaluation of primary health care integration and targeted mass drug administration in counties in western KenyaJosphat Martin Muchangi · Wyckliff Omondi · Meshack Ndirangu · Carol Karutu · Irene Chami · Gilbert Wangalwa · Michael Ofire · Robert Ofwete · Kioko Kithuki · Nelly Saiti · Samuel Kamau · Lenson Kariuki · Paul Kibati · Japheth Athanasio · Geoffrey Njuhi · Yvonne Opanga · Emmanuel Musombi · Faith Mutegi · Dollycate N. Wanja · Festus Kipkorir · Hesbon Aoko · Chitiavi JumaFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1858666
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026A fast and improved mass-conservative approach for a sharp interface-level set method on co-located gridSanjid S. Chirammel · Aritra Mukherjee · Luca Brandt · Jannike SolsvikFrontiers in Thermal Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fther.2026.1916556
Mini ReviewPublished 22 September 2026OpenNotes in dentistry as a strategy for patient engagement: opportunities, barriers, and a framework for implementationToshiyuki Nagasawa · Osamu Uehara · Hirofumi Matsuoka · Katsuya Kawanishi · Izabela Mamcarz · Renata Chałas · Piotr Stachurski · Kamil Torres · Tsuneo Sekimoto · Yoshihiro AbikoFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1846849
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026AI-Accelerated blockchain architecture for efficient and secure electronic healthcare record exchangeNagaraj Segar · Vijayarajan VijayanFrontiers in Blockchaindoi 10.3389/fbloc.2026.1905158
PerspectivePublished 22 September 2026Development of an application for colorectal cancer prediction using SDC2 and TFPI2 methylation: an opportunity for early and noninvasive diagnosis in Latin-AmericaFernando Hernandez-Medina · Alejandro Cornejo · Andrea OrueFrontiers in Molecular Biosciencesdoi 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1922606
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Forecasting pastoralist red meat production trajectories in a fragile and climate-vulnerable state: a comparative evaluation of classical, state-space, long-memory, and neural network models in SomaliaAbdirisak Osman Bade · Dahir Muse Shire · Saleban Mohamed Hassan · Abdisalam Hassan MusePastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2026.17161
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Defining and finding the profit for seaweed secondary extensive aquacultureHalley E. Froehlich · Rose S. Campbell · Kathy Ann Miller · Kevin M. Johnson · Gary Fleener · Kristy J. KroekerFrontiers in Aquaculturedoi 10.3389/faquc.2026.1844314
Original ArticlePublished 18 September 2026From evidence to action: expert perspectives on stakeholder dialogues in Swiss health policySara Rubinelli · Cristina Mesa-Vieira · Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux · Nicola Diviani · Sarah Mantwill · Natalie Gray Messerli · Maddalena FiordelliInternational Journal of Public Healthdoi 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609991
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Operationalizing public value and the travel experience with artificial intelligence: a longitudinal analysis of user sentiment at subway stations in São Paulo and PortoHadassa Souza · Álvaro Costa · Rodrigo Ribeiro de OliveiraFrontiers in Future Transportationdoi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1924380
OpinionPublished 18 September 2026Humans as infrastructure: is AI-initiated steganography in social media possible?Daniele OrtuFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1923373
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Evolution and driving factors of the spatial association network of urban flood resilience in the Yangtze river delta urban agglomerationBo Lu · Yibao Wang · Dongqi GaoFrontiers in Physicsdoi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1953034
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Mechanical properties and normal-incidence sound absorption performance of crumb-rubber-modified porous asphalt mixturesWenhua Wang · Kaidi Liu · Jiaxiang Fang · Xufeng Wang · Yizhe Han · Guangyong Wang · Xu WangFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1928488
PerspectivePublished 17 September 2026From outbreak response to regional readiness: reimagining mRNA vaccine platforms for Ebola preparedness in East AfricaUgwu Okechukwu Paul-Chima · Martin NduwimanaFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1887687
OpinionPublished 17 September 2026From material loops to whole-life value: reframing infrastructure circularity for resilienceSara Rankohi · Alejandro Romero-TorresFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1945031
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026LUIDA: Large-scale Unified Infrastructure for Digital Assessments based on commercial metaverse platformYong-Hao Hu · Sotaro Yokoi · Yuji Hatada · Yuichi Hiroi · Takuji Narumi · Takefumi HirakiFrontiers in Virtual Realitydoi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1847904
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Scaling urban land governance in India: the NAKSHA Programme as a platform for governance innovation for sustainable citiesKunal Satyarthi · Shivangi Somvanshi · Deepak KumarFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1874630
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Land-water-energy nexus and long-term climatic trends in smallholder irrigation schemes: evidence from Vhembe District, South AfricaErnest Malatsi · Sue Walker · Jan W. SwanepoelFrontiers in Waterdoi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1920910
ReviewPublished 16 September 2026Blockchain-enabled energy markets in emerging economies: a conceptual framework for efficiency, inclusion, and sustainabilityDavid MhlangaFrontiers in Blockchaindoi 10.3389/fbloc.2026.1872161
ReviewPublished 16 September 2026Toward an integrated framework of media dependency: a theoretical review of uses–dependency and new media dependency modelsSafran Safar Almakaty · Mohammad Alquaary · Hossam FayezFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1848139
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Operationalising accessibility in marine pollution science communication: the Zeropol Hub case studyKathrin Kopke · Sonya Agnew · Thomas Heising · Lisa I. Devriese · Nina Vaupotič · Thomas Maes · Rian Ruhl · Sabine Pahl · Andy M. Booth · Thomais VlachogianniFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1913207
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026The relationship between construction scheduling and cash flow in the construction of infrastructure projectsEsat Gashi · Robert Kijak · Yllka BinakuFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1770190
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026A frequency-accurate discrete proportional–resonant control strategy for grid simulatorsZhichao Xue · Jinru Hu · Hongfeng Li · Xudong Lu · Shishan Dong · Xiuyuan Wu · Fei LinFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1905381
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026Household food waste behavior in informal communities: a secondary analysis through the COM-B frameworkPromise Ebuzeme Eze · Delia Oosthuizen · Julia MofokengFrontiers in Sustainable Resource Managementdoi 10.3389/fsrma.2026.1921659
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026A systems-level analysis of energy, infrastructure, and economic viability of commercial hypersonic point-to-point (P2P)Alberto BorettiFrontiers in Aerospace Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fpace.2026.1946082
ReviewPublished 15 September 2026Sleep medicine in Saudi Arabia: evolution, current landscape, and future directions a state-of-the-art review with an embedded health-services analysis of Ministry of Health sleep centers, 2022 to 2025Mana Alshahrani · Ashah Jman · Abdallah Alsoheimi · Salim BaharoonFrontiers in Sleepdoi 10.3389/frsle.2026.1941767
PerspectivePublished 15 September 2026The AI Urban Exclusion Cycle: smart urbanism and inequality in the Global SouthAbdulaziz I. AlmulhimFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1955093
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026Toward climate-resilient cities: advancing sustainable and inclusive urban development through smart technologies in South-Western NigeriaOluwagbemiga Paul Agboola · Meryem Muzeyyen FindikgilFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1916019
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026The emergence of climate migration research as an academic fieldMaria Horvat Kohutova · Peter Scholten · Luisa CortesiFrontiers in Climatedoi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1825882