Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Adaptation pathways to address climate change-induced flood risk in the Zemgale region, LatviaKristina Veidemane · Ingrida Bremere · Daina Indriksone · Sebastiano Carrer · Chiara Castellani · Dionysios Nikolopoulos · Sotirios Moustakas · Nikos Pelekanos · Christos MakropoulosFrontiers in Environmental Economicsdoi 10.3389/frevc.2026.1931037
ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Contemporary challenges of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil: a review of epidemiological indicators, SUS protocols, and control strategies (2010–2026)Isabelle Soares · Keyla Nunes Farias Gomes · Robson Xavier FariaFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1918824
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Cross-sensor urban land-cover characterization using hyperspectral and multispectral satellite imagerySawaid Abbas · Zohaib · Nawai Habib · Faisal Mueen Qamer · Majid NazeerFrontiers in Remote Sensingdoi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1908768
Systematic ReviewPublished 23 September 2026The management policy to strengthen the National Village and Urban Community Fund in Thailand: a systematic reviewNititorn Pinlawat · Wanchai Dhammasaccakarn · Thongphon Promsaka Na SakolnakornFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1872884
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
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
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Talent agglomeration and urban inclusive green growthChenyang Guo · Lan FangFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1869544
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 23 September 2026“Wife, widow, or warrior?”: Media representation of women politicians in Southern AfricaTigere Paidamoyo MuringaFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1838215
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Investigation on flow and heat transfer characteristics of the once-through cooling system in a nuclear power plant under cold source disturbanceXiangyuan Meng · Qian Huang · Yifan Zhi · Yazhuo Zhao · Rongyong Zhang · Huimin WeiFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1925174
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Foundation backfill prepared from inferior desulfurization gypsum and fly ash: laboratory evaluation and field applicationJingjing Liu · Bing Bai · Qingke NieFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1910600
ReviewPublished 23 September 2026How does thermal stratification restructure zooplankton ecological functions in reservoirs: a hypothesis based on self-organised criticality theoryWangwei Cai · Xiaoran Gao · Si ChenFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1877227
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026The creative digital city of Guadalajara, Mexico. Disruption of a traditional gridJuan A. Demerutis-ArenasFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1829357
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026PedSLight: pedestrian and safety-aware reinforcement learning for mixed pedestrian-vehicle signal controlYongjie Fu · Zhangjing Cheng · Bowen Fang · Xuan DiFrontiers in Future Transportationdoi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1953597
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Rejigging smart sustainable city development in Saudi Arabia: artificial intelligence, megaprojects, smart mobility, and green initiativeAbdulaziz I. Almulhim · Yusuf A. AinaFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1906044
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Real-time bus arrival prediction and bus bunching prevention using a multi-agent LSTM approachSeema Rawat · Alyona Abaidullina · Dilnaz Alimbayeva · Deepak Kumar · Praveen KumarFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1894212
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Vernacular governmentality: the last mile, temporal certainty, and risk-sensitive integration of informal shared taxis in metropolitan LimaSamantha Sotelo-Llancari · Javier Hildebrando Espinoza Escobar · Aníbal Gauna · Viviana La Rosa Salvador · Fabio Saldivar CelisFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1929167
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Machine learning driven optimization of biofuel powered urban mobility for cleaner and smarter citiesRitu Chauhan · Devanshi Thakur · Megat F. Zuhairi · Vivek Kumar GaurFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1906890
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Multi-disease transmission with coupling and threshold perturbations on hypergraph structureXie Yang · Jun Yin · Xiujuan Ma · Luqian WangFrontiers in Physicsdoi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1938106
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Surface and nanostructural modifications of polytetrafluoroethylene by Au + irradiation for energy harvesting applicationsRabia · Naveed Afzal · Mohsin Rafique · Abdul-Sattar Nizami · Ali Asif · M. Zain-Ul AbdinFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1914747
Systematic ReviewPublished 21 September 2026Canadian prairies wetland stressors and indicators: a systematic review to inform monitoring and managementDebora Andrade-Pereira · Rebecca Rooney · Danielle Cobbaert · Marsha Trites-Russell · Nadine Taube · Vanessa SwarbrickFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1924686
ReviewPublished 18 September 2026Hantaviruses at an inflection point: scientific evidence, spillover risk, and One Health approachIlyes ZatlaFrontiers in Virologydoi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1883348
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
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Integrated rebalancing and faulty bike recycling in dockless bike-sharing systems: a hybrid metaheuristic approach with dynamic clusteringMuhammad Zubair · Syed Khaliq ShahFrontiers in Future Transportationdoi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1919819
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Beyond gentrification: urban rent and foundational liveability in Southern European intermediate citiesAngelo Salento · Vanessa Corrado · Carlotta Ebbreo · Vincenzo Latronico · Antonello Podda · Valeria SaiuFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1923781
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026Reliability-aware knowledge distillation with self-evolving supervision for robust robotic visual perceptionYanlong Li · Xiaonan Wei · Zhenjie Jiang · Yi Gao · Kaiqi ChenFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1948436
Original ResearchPublished 18 September 2026A novel hybrid technique for lateral pressure reduction on rigid retaining walls integrating EPS cushion and lightweight foam bead backfillKaixiang Huang · Jianyu Huang · Wenqiang Zheng · Zhu Liang · Guochao Liu · Hanqing Sun · Duke CaiFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1906586
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 2026Managing invasive alien plants in Gangwon State via alternative plantingJin-Young Kim · Hye-Mi Park · Sang-Deok LeeFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1923725
MethodsPublished 17 September 2026Exploring spatial variability in the physical and chemical properties of urban soils using electrical resistivity tomographyCamille Ribler · Thomas Z. Lerch · Henri RobainFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1924576
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026Awareness without intention, attitude without action: a multi-method (SEM–ANN–fsQCA) study of Gen Z sustainable transport adoption in smart citiesShankar Chanagala · Sri Yogi Kottala · Madhusudan Kumar Kota · Srinivas Bolagani · G. N. P. V. Babu · N. RoopalathaFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1867418
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026Understanding housing consumption behavior for sustainable urban development: the influence of perceived value and perceived risk on purchase intention in China's higher-tier urban housing marketsYu Wu · Baoliang ZhangFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1900552
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026State estimation for distributed drive agricultural electric vehicles in complex mountain environmentsYuxing Bai · Weiyi Kong · Liguo Zang · Song Cui · Pan ZhouFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1929005
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026Continuous inertia optimization for PV-storage virtual synchronous machines via lightweight RBF networks: eliminating parameter discontinuity at the electromechanical edgeFangfang Liu · Chuan Zhou · Yonghang Yang · Zhenping XieFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1949170
ReviewPublished 16 September 2026Biochar-based membranes for CO 2 separation and capture: from conventional membrane materials to sustainable alternativesSantanu Chowdhury · Saba Parveen · Shramana Roy BarmanFrontiers in Membrane Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frmst.2026.1920470
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Association between meeting sleep guidelines and anxiety symptoms among Physician assistants in Ghana: a cross-sectional studyRichard Armah Danyi · Patrick Kwame AkwaboahFrontiers in Sleepdoi 10.3389/frsle.2026.1928518
PerspectivePublished 16 September 2026Screen time, sleep disturbances, and dental caries in adolescents and young children: an emerging public health concernSaurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava · Prateek Sudhakar Bobhate · Monal Kukde · Adeeba Siddique · Shubhada GadeFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1871745
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Mineral-dependent and calcium-inhibited adsorption of radium-226 onto quartz and kaolinite in a natural sand substrateC. L. Proulx · C. Cadieux · D. R. Knaack · D. Fortin · R. R. GouletFrontiers in Environmental Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fenvc.2026.1912040
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 15 September 2026Determining recorder distances from multicopters to avoid bat disturbanceMarc Huamán Roswag · Joanna Fietz · Anna Roswag · Veit Dominik Kunz · Tessa T. TaefiFrontiers in Ethologydoi 10.3389/fetho.2026.1868324
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 2026The investigation and construction of a risk assessment system for alien plants in ShenzhenYiying Liao · Linping Meng · Tuo Yang · Yunjng Liu · Yinghui ChengFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1901250
Brief Research ReportPublished 15 September 2026Transforming mindsets through participatory democracy: citizens' councils and assemblies for climate policy acceptanceTeresa Weber · Tamara EhsFrontiers in Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/frsus.2026.1830246
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