Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Probing the activity of BM212, an antimycobacterial, and its derivatives against multiple life cycle stages of Plasmodium falciparumBenedetta Salvucci · Mariëtte van der Watt · Chiara Tammaro · Michela Guida · Lucrezia Pantaleo · Janette Reader · Tayla Rabie · Sizwe Tshabalala · Mariska Naude · Natanya Venter · Tyrick Welcome · Erica Erlank · Lizette L. Koekemoer · Mariangela Biava · Lyn-Marié Birkholtz · Giovanna PoceFrontiers in Drug Discoverydoi 10.3389/fddsv.2026.1919483
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Electroacupuncture alleviates inflammatory pain by modulating the CXCL1/CXCR2 signaling axis in the spinal cord dorsal horn of ratsXiazhen Xu · Ziyan Fang · Kaihua Song · Yang Shen · Chenxin Jiang · Mengchao Xu · Shouhai HongFrontiers in Molecular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1880288
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Hierarchical spectral ensemble with physics-informed augmentation for global water quality retrieval from hyperspectral remote sensingAmirthalakshmi TM · Hemanth S · Ganesan PV · Rahul SG · Gayathri MFrontiers in Remote Sensingdoi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1860176
Systematic ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Conditional validity in LLM-mediated L2 assessment: an argument-based systematic review and meta-analysisLatifah Hamdan Alghamdi · Talal Musaed AlghizziFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1908592
ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Groundwater recharge, community water security, and practical engineering solutions in Northern GhanaRalph Danquah-Acquah · Rameshwar S. Kanwar · Enoch BessahFrontiers in Waterdoi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1948902
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026The value of performance-based tests in the assessment of patients with fibromyalgia: a construct validity and comprehensiveness analysis of a standardized test batteryJosé Luis Socorro-Cumplido · Joaquim Chaler · Miriam Almirall · Judith Sánchez-Raya · Josep Blanch-Rubió · Maria José Castro · Maria Giné-Garriga · Patricia Launois · Tamara Rodríguez-Araya · Anna Arias Gassol · Geert Crombez · Raimon Milà Villarroel · Blanca Roman-ViñasFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1947752
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Effect of the CO 2 laser on enamel surface roughness after debonding ceramic brackets and the application of nanohydroxyapatite: in-vitro studyA. Mar-Ramírez · L. E. Rodríguez Vilchis · R. J. Scougall-Vilchis · M. Nagayama · R. Contreras BulnesFrontiers in Dental Medicinedoi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1912248
ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Current advances in metal nanoparticle-based stimuli-responsive nanotherapiesYao Wang · Qianpeng Li · Meina Yu · Yao Gao · Kirsten L. Van Landuyt · Wenyue Sun · Huanhuan JiangFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1886627
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026Fine-tuning multilingual sentence transformers for low-resource skill-concept matching across Kazakh, Russian, and EnglishSandugash Serikbayeva · Madina Sambetbayeva · Valiya Ramazanova · Aigerim Yerimbetova · Zhanar Lamasheva · Zhanna Sadirmekova · Ardak Batyrkhanov · Yersaiyn MailybayevFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1900836
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026Persuasion, pride and prejudice: factors associated with students’ resistance to a social robot’s incorrect mathematical solutionPablo González-Oliveras · Olov Engwall · Ali Reza MajlesiFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1901093
PerspectivePublished 10 September 2026Retired medical simulation manikins as a development platform for physically assistive robots: a staged roadmapNabil Zary · Jalal Alfroukh · Mohamed AlaliFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1933962
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026A regime-dependent constitutive exponent in SPARC rotation curves: phenomenological evidence beyond a universal MOND interpolationLucas Giovani Ribeiro · Marcos André SimonssiniFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fspas.2026.1890948
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026Going deeper with morphologically detailed neural networks by simulation-based gradient propagationGan He · Kai Du · Tiejun HuangFrontiers in Computational Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncom.2026.1904220
MethodsPublished 10 September 2026A computational framework based on immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann coupling for ultrasound-excited encapsulated microbubblesMorteza Garousi · Michael L. CalvisiFrontiers in Acousticsdoi 10.3389/facou.2026.18878932,312 views
Original ResearchPublished 9 September 2026Multi-stage generative enhancement and foundation model framework for automated dental implant identification: assessing the preprocessing paradoxVeena Benakatti · Ramesh P. Nayakar · Mallikarjun AnandhalliFrontiers in Computer Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1911640
Original ResearchPublished 9 September 2026Institutionalization of assistive health technology in India: establishment of a national centre within the IIT-AIIMS ecosystemSunanda Deb · Rinila Das · Ravinder SinghFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1879168
ReviewPublished 8 September 2026Droplet microfluidics for energy and bioelectrochemical applicationsAmir Ibrahim Madaje · Pritam Shinde · Sanket GoelFrontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologiesdoi 10.3389/frlct.2026.1953306
Systematic ReviewPublished 8 September 2026Mapping the fly: mechanistic and statistical models of tsetse spatial distribution and dispersal — a scoping reviewNada Abdelatif · Keshlan S. Govinder · John W. HargroveFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1857935
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026Bidirectional network hubs: NT-genes as candidate targets for partial cancer reversalGabriel Gil · Rolando Perez · Augusto GonzalezFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1868020
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026A transformer-FSL-GAN framework for multiclass water quality classification under limited data conditionsAshikur Rahman · Gwo Chin Chung · Yin Hoe NgFrontiers in Waterdoi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1902772
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026A post-quantum privacy-preserving multimodal biometric authentication framework integrating ML-KEM (Kyber) and fully homomorphic encryptionAkinlemi Olushola · S. P. MeenakshiFrontiers in Physicsdoi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1849257
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026Quantifying aboveground biomass and carbon stock in Drepanostachyum falcatum , a temperate Himalayan bamboo in India: an allometric modeling frameworkIndra Singh · Sadikul Islam · V.P. Khanduri · Pravin Rawat · C.S. Dhanai · Aman Dabral · JMS Tomar · Pritam Ayush · Abhay Kumar · Saraswati Prakash Sati · Manoj Kumar Riyal · Gaddam Sudharshan ReddyFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1872137
Brief Research ReportPublished 8 September 2026Reversal of repetitive TMS-induced LTP-like plasticity by a novel compound in ratsUgur Damar · Paul MacMullin · Sameer Dhamne · Alexander RotenbergFrontiers in Neural Circuitsdoi 10.3389/fncir.2026.1925688
MethodsPublished 7 September 2026Robust SiON rib waveguides for CMOS-compatible surface plasmon resonance sensing of aqueous analytesMichal Hausner · Martin Feiler · Martin Ziman · Ľuboš Podlucký · Soňa Kováčová · Jaroslav KováčAdvanced Optical Technologiesdoi 10.3389/aot.2026.1936319
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Stimuli-responsive release of covalently attached Omega-3 fatty acids from electrospun chitosan membranesRabeta Yeasmin · Ezzuddin Abuhussein · A. R. Tubbs · Michelle Lee · Tomoko Fujiwara · Joel D. Bumgardner · Hongsik Cho · J. Amber JenningsFrontiers in Medical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmede.2026.1897565
ReviewPublished 7 September 2026Innovative nanomedicine strategies for precision-controlled targeted drug delivery: recent preclinical progressAshna Sureshkumar · Prakash BaluFrontiers in Biomaterials Sciencedoi 10.3389/fbiom.2026.1916503
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Trust-aware hybrid QKD–PQC key management for quantum-safe communication networksA. Agalya · K. PriyadarsiniFrontiers in Communications and Networksdoi 10.3389/frcmn.2026.1929455
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Behind the screen: laypersons' mental models about ChatGPTMaria Schneller · Jonas Seier · Stefan E. Huber · Iliana Loi · Dietrich AlbertFrontiers in Computer Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1915035
ReviewPublished 7 September 2026AI-driven cybersecurity for industrial internet of things: architectures, challenges, datasets, and future research directionsSiddhartha Singhal · Kakelli Anil KumarFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1938279
ReviewPublished 7 September 2026Periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease, common pathways in down syndromeFabio Arriola-Pacheco · Alicia Leonor Pinzón-Té · Rodrigo Serrano-Piña · Bertha Arelly Carrillo-Ávila · Jaime Díaz-Zúñiga · Samanta Melgar-Rodríguez · Víctor Manuel Martínez-AguilarFrontiers in Dental Medicinedoi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1930049
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Genome-wide identification and evolutionary characterization of predicted HSP70 proteins in the Cuban painted snail Polymita pictaMario Juan Gordillo-Pérez · Bernardo Reyes-Tur · Zeyuan Chen · Julia Sigwart · Carola Greve · Martijn Heleven · Karen Smeets · Natalie BeenaertsFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1933916
ReviewPublished 4 September 2026From biological surfaces to engineered systems: how synthetic and systems biology enable biomimetic designBtisème Bendjebour · Clément Iriart · Mathumitha Jeevakumar · William Potié · Lison Salin · Sébastien Urien · Johan Habersetzer · Urielle M’Be · Sophie Mothré · Pierre-Antoine Vigneron · Julien GrimaudFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1860815
PerspectivePublished 4 September 2026Embedding planetary health and sustainability in dental education: a community-engaged training model from KenyaJames Johnstone Nyachio · Gladys Mwango Akama · Ochiba LukanduFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1878019
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Determinants of pastoralists’ participation in rangeland restoration in Laisamis and Saku sub-counties, Marsabit County, KenyaSerah Kabui Kahuri · Paul Adjei Kwakwa · Samuel Kumi · Rejoice Selorm Wireko-GyebiFrontiers in Environmental Economicsdoi 10.3389/frevc.2026.1861585
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Reliable food safety risk assessment via calibrated Mondrian conformal prediction: a machine learning framework with uncertainty quantificationSaravanan Radhakrishnan · V. VijayarajanFrontiers in Food Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frfst.2026.1890831
PerspectivePublished 3 September 2026Do property cliffs exist? A conceptual analysis of structural changes and molecular propertiesElier E. Abreu-Martínez · David Ramírez-Palma · Gabriel Merino · Karina Martinez-MayorgaFrontiers in Drug Discoverydoi 10.3389/fddsv.2026.1899616
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Community perceptions of climate change–induced vulnerabilities in Nigeria: local indicators and livelihood impactsBolade Bosede Ibiyomi · Taiwo Kabiru Adebowale · Opemipo Alaba Ijose · Mathew Olarenwaju Ibiyomi · Abdullateef Aderemi Shotuyo · Boluwatife Happiness IdowuFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1897432
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Human-in-the-loop proof of concept for lunar teleoperation: performance, workload, and neuro-physiological insights from the LUNA Analog FacilityElena Lopez-Contreras · Lua Delaunoit · Axel Coulon · Laure Boyer · Alexis Paillet · Raphaëlle N. Roy · Aidan Cowley · Vsevolod PeysakhovichFrontiers in Space Technologiesdoi 10.3389/frspt.2026.1920649
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026One size fits none: a multi-method evaluation of VR interaction techniques across autistic and neurotypical usersAulia Hening Darmasti · Raphael Zender · Agnes Sianipar · Niels PinkwartFrontiers in Virtual Realitydoi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1870193
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026A coordinated post-quantum mesh and route-aware zero-trust framework for smart-grid IoT communication utilizing simulation and attack evaluationAbed Saif Ahmed Alghawli · Ali Raza · Altahir Saad Ahmed · Suzan Hassan Bakhit · Muhammad FarmanFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924853
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Algorithmic fatigue, human talent adaptation, and perceived digital competitiveness among general and financial services professionals: a configurational analysisAlexander Haro-Sarango · Silvia Cachay-Salcedo · Jessica Saavedra-Vasconez · Rosa Salcedo-Dávalos · Briseida Sotelo-CastroFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924815
ReviewPublished 3 September 2026CO 2 as a sustainable carbon synthon for advanced chemical manufacturingYashika Raheja · Pallavi Gupta · Saurabh Singh · Krishna Gautam · Aishwarya Aishwarya · Ajay Kumar · Ritu Chauhan · Bhupinder Singh Chadha · Janmejai Kumar Srivastava · Vivek Kumar GaurFrontiers in Chemical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fceng.2026.1896459
PerspectivePublished 3 September 2026Surface polarons in Fe-based spin-crossover complexes – a perspectiveAlejandro Martínez Serra · Archit DhingraFrontiers in Nanotechnologydoi 10.3389/fnano.2026.1901345
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Molecularly diverse glycinergic interneurons in the medial deep dorsal horn are interposed between primary sensory afferents and spinal Shox2 interneuronsJenna R. McGrath · Kimberly J. DoughertyFrontiers in Neural Circuitsdoi 10.3389/fncir.2026.1854977
ReviewPublished 1 September 2026Ultrasound-assisted multiscale structural engineering of plant proteins: mechanisms and structure–property relationshipsGulcin Yildiz · Gökçen YıldızFrontiers in Soft Matterdoi 10.3389/frsfm.2026.1893101
Original ResearchPublished 1 September 2026Social presence and interaction dynamics in human–AI communication: evidence from large-scale conversational dataWilliam Villegas-Ch · Iván Ortiz-Garcés · Fernando Zuñiga-Tello · Joselin García-OrtizFrontiers in Computer Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1869287
Original ResearchPublished 1 September 2026Missed-attack-risk-oriented compact KAN architecture for industrial IoT intrusion detectionAwad A. Younis · Ahmed ElwhishiFrontiers in Computer Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1909955
ReviewPublished 1 September 2026Tracing the geographical origin of forest-sourced medicinal materials by hyperspectral imaging: a critical review for smart forestryMing Ding · Zhengwei Chen · Haili Gao · Lijuan Chen · Sufang HanFrontiers in Forests and Global Changedoi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1921308
