Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Marine litter in the Mediterranean: observation-based Lagrangian particle trackingSantiago Bravo · Eugenia Pasanisi · Svitlana Liubartseva · Giovanni Coppini · Alice Madonia · Igor Ruiz Atake · Marta Azzolin · Lara Carosso · Matteo Costantino · Roberto Crosti · Nathalie Di Meglio · Marianna Farina · Natalia Fraija-Fernández · Martina Gregorietti · Francesca Grossi · Léa David · Fulvio Maffucci · Raúl Míguez-Lozano · Marco Pecoraro · Juan Antonio Raga · Marine Roul · Elena Santini · Gianluca Sarà · Paola Tepsich · Roberta Teti · Morgana Vighi · Antonella ArcangeliFrontiers in Marine Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1936698
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Development of a small batch flexible station for packaging waste sorting in circular economy applicationsBranko Lukić · Miloš Petrović · Nikola Knežević · Zaviša Gordić · Arso M. Vukićević · Kosta JovanovićFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1870171
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Processing poor quality ram semen by colloid centrifugation prior to freezing: a proof-of-concept studyJane M. MorrellFrontiers in Veterinary Sciencedoi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1946483
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Development and external validation of an explainable machine learning model for identifying depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults with low haemoglobin: a prediction-model studyQilong Wang · Juan He · Siheng Ma · Jianpeng Zhao · Jingjing Zong · Dongmei Ma · Sha Liu · Lei Zhang · Xin Qi · Dongrong ZhaoFrontiers in Nutritiondoi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1846276
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The psychological configuration of suicidal ideation in depressive disorder: an integrative and predictive approachSebastian Mihai Armean · Codruţa Alina Popescu · Bogdan Florin Covaliu · Bogdana Adriana Năsui · Roxana Şipoş · Romulus Dan NicoarăFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1958636
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Spatiotemporal associations between ecosystem service value and human activity intensity: a case study of the Chengdu metropolitan area, ChinaLin Wang · Li Luo · Weijing Zeng · Guanghao Ren · Xiaojun LuoFrontiers in Environmental Sciencedoi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1989806
Mini ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Hidden labor, monitoring, and exit burdens after hospital operational AI deployment: implications for resource-constrained Chinese hospitalsXieyi Wang · Hezhuo WangFrontiers in Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1985884
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Caregiver-reported oral health-related quality of life in children with Mowat–Wilson syndrome: a comparative studySilvia Cirio · Claudia Salerno · Aesha Allam · Giulia Zambon · Araxi Balian · Maria Grazia CagettiFrontiers in Dental Medicinedoi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1953280
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 2026Comparison of feasibility, inter-instrument agreement, and prognostic value of four frailty assessment instruments in geriatric colorectal cancer patients: a 3-year multicenter prospective cohort studyLei Ma · Feiyu Shi · Chenhao Hu · Kexue Wang · Lei Zhang · Penghong Qu · Junjun SheFrontiers in Oncologydoi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1878424
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Vision normalizing flows for the probability-informed detection of banana diseases from in-field imagesAlisa Prusokiene · Augustinas Prusokas · Renata RetkuteFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1937900
ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Microplastic contamination in agricultural systems: impacts on plant productivity, economic losses, and supply chain resilienceTong XuFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1956066
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Genomic differentiation and conservation relevance of isolated marginal Primula farinosa populations in Central-Eastern EuropeNayna Babar · Levente Laczkó · Judit Cservenka · Szilárd Póliska · Nozim Shodiev · András Mészáros · Attila Molnár V. · Gábor SramkóFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1944724
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026From plot to region: canopy height-mediated mangrove aboveground biomass mapping by synergizing UAV-LiDAR and multi-source satellite dataYunyan Xiang · Wen H. Cai · Hongxin Su · Jian Yang · Le Yu · Jiali Wang · Anshu Huang · Dewen TongFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1964480
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals potential biochemical capabilities of a microbial community in an industrial wastewater membrane bioreactor during performance deterioration and recoveryHana Barak · Asher Brenner · Ariel KushmaroFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1908813
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026An experimentally validated manually curated genome-scale metabolic model of Enterococcus faecium TX0016 reproduces high-throughput phenotyping dataDina Samir Rasmi · Kalpathy Jayanth Krishnan · Yomna A. Hashem · Bernhard O. Palsson · Mona T. Kashef · Jonathan M. Monk · Ramy K. AzizFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1941652
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Urbanization shapes the landscape of antibiotic resistance genes and water quality microbial markers across an urban watershedMary Bustamante · Somtopchukwu Opara · Ali Hammoud · Jared Schneider · Kara Bowles · Keshav Pokhrel · Jacob A. Napieralski · Sonia M. Tiquia-ArashiroFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1974267
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Adverse reactions of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with acetaminophen/non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): a pharmacovigilance analysis of drug–drug interactionsXiayang Ren · Lihui Xue · Yanfeng Wang · Jian XiaoFrontiers in Pharmacologydoi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1833275
Systematic ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Effects of exercise interventions based on American College of Sports Medicine recommendations on physical function, body composition, and quality of life in older adults with sarcopenia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsYanan Zhang · Xiaonan Liu · Chun Tian · Shuai Tao · Huan WangFrontiers in Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1882998
Study ProtocolPublished 9 October 2026Effect of epidural spinal cord stimulation combined with personalized neurorehabilitation in chronic motor-complete spinal cord injury: study protocol for the phase II single-arm feasibility RESTORES (RESToration Of Rehabilitative function with Epidural spinal Stimulation) trialKai Rui Wan · Zhi Yan Valerie Ng · Seng Kwee Wee · Fatimah Misbaah · Wen Li Lui · Min Wee Phua · Tegan Plunkett · Neethu Robinson · Aung Aung Phyo Wai · Cuntai Guan · Ananda Sidarta · Rosa Qi Yue So · Brian Premchand · Kezia Susanto · Luca Cocchi · Seyed Ehsan Saffari · Rui Xin Justin Ker · Wai Hoe NgFrontiers in Neurologydoi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1967078
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026A machine learning model for predicting cognitive improvement after scalp cluster needling therapy in patients with post-stroke mild cognitive impairmentYican Hao · Xia Wei · Pingli Zhao · Hewei QinFrontiers in Neurologydoi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1884682
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Periprocedural body temperature and clinical outcomes after successful reperfusion in large vessel occlusion strokeHong-Ting Yan · Qi Wang · Lu Zhang · Gao-Peng Xing · Jia-Qi Wang · Yue Wang · Hui-Sheng ChenFrontiers in Neurologydoi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1910898
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Polysomnographic and nocturnal heart rate correlates of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional studyZhang Linwei · Lv Pu · Wang Lu · Zhang Xiangfei · Wang Kang · Jin MiaoFrontiers in Neurologydoi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1913495
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Effects of Latin dance exercise on body image and social anxiety in female college studentsLuyao Wang · Zhenzhen Li · Yiming Liu · Xutao LyuFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1958896
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Association between physical activity and psychological resilience in older adults: an analysis of a prospective cohort study in ChinaHaozheng Xu · Jiahao Wang · Yuxiang Yang · Haiwei LiFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1958017
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Construction of a digital literacy education support model and development and validation of a scale for physical education majors in ChinaDongbin Lai · Zhi Li · Shufeng Zhang · Pengfei WenFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1901994
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Therapeutic alliance and predictive validity of reflective functioning in conjoint mentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorderDag Anders Ulvestad · Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein · Andreas Ekberg · Peder Ludvig Sætre · Geir Pedersen · Theresa WilbergFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1919516
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The moderating role of athletic mental energy in the relationship between pessimism and burnout among athletes competing in university sports competitionsFerhat Çifçi · Ersin Ballıkaya · Abdurrahman DemirFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1968065
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The relationship between potential categories of self-management behavior and disease knowledge level of gout patients based on K-means clustering analysisZuoyun Ma · Xia Pan · Tianwang Li · Yali Wang · Chun Zheng · Li TangFrontiers in Psychologydoi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1951213
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The relationship between impulsive behaviors and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in bipolar disorderTülay Sati Kirkan · Nazan DolapogluFrontiers in Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1916550
Systematic ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Music therapy and music-based support for autistic children: a neurodiversity-informed systematic review and meta-analysisShanshan Lu · Huimin Feng · Zhidan WangFrontiers in Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1806096
Mini ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Exercise for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a reviewCharles Trevelyan · Hina MohsinFrontiers in Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.2001262
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Real-world performance of a Japanese browser-based hearing test: large-scale online usage data and concordance with clinical speech audiometryShujiro Minami · Marie Shimanuki · Takanori Nishiyama · Hiroshi Nishimura · Masaru Tateda · Ken Kato · Haruo Yoshida · Hiroyuki Sasaki · Satoko Shimizu · Naohiro Wakisaka · Masatsugu Masuda · Hidenori Marunaka · Sawako MasudaFrontiers in Audiology and Otologydoi 10.3389/fauot.2026.1921721
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Nutrient mass balance of koi–basil aquaponics production systemsNathan Howell · Behnam AskarianFrontiers in Aquaculturedoi 10.3389/faquc.2026.1914289
Hypothesis and TheoryPublished 8 October 2026When humans and agents form a collective: a framework for collective intelligence in persistent organizational human-AI teamsAlessandro Rovetta · Alessandro Bortolotti · Claudio Di BerardinoFrontiers in Organizational Psychologydoi 10.3389/forgp.2026.1941058
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Multiscale mechanobiology of circulating tumor cells: microfluidics and atomic force microscopyAyoub Glia · Muhammedin Deliorman · Mohammad A. QasaimehFrontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologiesdoi 10.3389/frlct.2026.1968871
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Clinical characteristics and camouflaging behaviors in children and adolescents with late-diagnosed autism spectrum disorder: a retrospective descriptive studyNazlı Burcu Özbaran · Zeynep İrem Şener · Seda Sarı · Gülenay Korkmaz ŞahinFrontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1910194
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Energy and resource sustainability patterns in the European Union through clustering and convergence dynamicsNicoleta Barbuta-Misu · Puiu Lucian Georgescu · Monica Laura Zlati · Costinela Fortea · Valentin Marian AntohiFrontiers in Environmental Economicsdoi 10.3389/frevc.2026.1943790
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Barriers to intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective case report series from HondurasJesús Antonio Rodríguez Santos · Iván Pineda · Eliezer Cardona · Carlos Maradiaga · Juan Galeano · Laura Giacaman · Selvin Z. Reyes-GarciaFrontiers in Strokedoi 10.3389/fstro.2026.1946997
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Comparative long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation from donors with isolated microscopic hematuria and thin basement membrane disease versus donors with isolated microscopic hematuria and normal histology: the largest cohort analysis to dateYaser Shah · Dieter Broering · Dalia Obeid · Hassan Aleid · Ahmed Nazmi · Hani Alahdal · Kris Ann Hervera Marquez · Turki AlHussain · Tariq AliFrontiers in Transplantationdoi 10.3389/frtra.2026.1952224
Case ReportPublished 8 October 2026Case Report: Application of the 6D BTS digital assessment system in the comprehensive management of refractory cancer pain in a patient with gallbladder carcinomaJing Ren · Yuewen Li · Kunzhong Zhou · Yunhua Wang · Quanli Wang · Dongmei Hu · Tingting Song · Hui Dong · Zhijuan Cheng · Changrong Hu · Kunxiang Huang · Yuan Zhang · Li ZhuangFrontiers in Pain Researchdoi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1808441
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Characterizing and mitigating protocol-dependent gene expression bias in 3′ and 5′ single-cell RNA sequencingValeryia Shydlouskaya · S. M. Mansour Haeryfar · Tallulah S. AndrewsFrontiers in Bioinformaticsdoi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1931243
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Number of remaining teeth and frailty in community-dwelling older adults: an exploratory analysis of the potential mediating role of oral health-related quality of lifeDongxin Da · Suyu Ge · Qingqing Weng · Hao Zhang · Xiaoli Zeng · Yiwei Jiang · Jin Yu · Huning Wang · Ying ZhangFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1927873
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026AI for citizen participation in international policymaking: a collaborative governance perspective on multilingual inclusionVictoria Ustenko · Nimita Pandey · Shubham Sharma · Shakti Kumar Roy · Matthijs Fakkel · Susan Witt · R. Bhavani RaoFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1842794
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Improving decision-making in energy system modeling by formalizing the scenario-based approach using knowledge management toolsEdrisi Munoz · Turhan DemirayFrontiers in Chemical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fceng.2026.1932769
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Rapid intensification of Arabian Sea cyclonic storm and numerical simulation of ESCS Tauktae using the high-resolution ARW modelRohini Ashok · Kuvar Satya Singh · Ambily Thankachan · Reshm M. S.Frontiers in Climatedoi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1964792
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Effects of a physically active gamification program on cognitive function in primary school childrenMaría del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile · Amanda Camacho-Illana · Alba Rusillo-Magdaleno · Alberto Ruiz-ArizaFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingdoi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1967341
Mini ReviewPublished 8 October 2026The role of platelet-rich plasma in repeated implantation failure: a review of biological mechanisms and clinical efficacyFanourios Makrygiannakis · Thomas Vrekoussis · Maria Marmara · Aikaterini Berdiaki · Antonis MakrigiannakisFrontiers in Reproductive Healthdoi 10.3389/frph.2026.1907558
