ReviewPublished 16 September 2026Reproductive performance and predictive models for litter size in sows: a narrative reviewGladness Ntshehi · Khathutshelo Agree Nephawe · Peter Ayodeji Idowu · Takalani Judas MpofuFrontiers in Animal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fanim.2026.1896800
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Development and application of a standardized teaching assessment system for digital automated oral implantation planning skills: a randomized controlled pilot trialShi Li · Kegui Hou · Yi Zhang · Wenting Wang · Zichuan Liu · Hongli Zhang · Zhaofeng MaFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1892776
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 2026Design and performance investigation of embedded dual-substrate fiber Bragg grating strain sensor for asphalt pavementLi Li · Li Liu · Zhaohui Liu · Yao Xiao · Houxuan Pan · Wenbo Li · Jiahao ShengFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1928218
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Theoretical and experimental analysis of a dual chamber floating oscillating water column device for efficient power absorption in Greek watersDimitrios N. Konispoliatis · Dimitrios Liarokapis · Anargyros S. Mavrakos · Kimon Kardakaris · Gregory Grigoropoulos · Ioannis K. ChatjigeorgiouFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1904449
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Research on a novel distribution network line loss prediction model based on spatiotemporal feature fusion neural networkYi Ran · Yongguang Ding · Yanming Mai · Juntong Huo · Lifei Li · Yucheng Zhang · Jingna DuanFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1945909
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Prevalence of color vision deficiency among Saudi dentists and its effect on shade selection: a cross-sectional studyMai Almarzouki · Lama Abdullah Khateri · Nada J. Farsi · Mohammed K. YousefFrontiers in Dental Medicinedoi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1906369
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026NeuroFAIR curator: an AI-assisted framework for metadata enrichment, quality screening, curation prioritization, and FAIR readiness of brain tumor MRI dataFaizan Ullah · Zaheer Abbas · Mohmmad Abrar · Farhan Amin · N. Jon ShahFrontiers in Neuroinformaticsdoi 10.3389/fninf.2026.1907796
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026Entropy-Guided Jaya optimization for robust feature selection in high-dimensional network attack detectionGeeta Singh · Neelu KhareFrontiers in Communications and Networksdoi 10.3389/frcmn.2026.1886520
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026Sensorless variable impedance control of robot joints with 3K gear reducers based on hybrid dynamics model and meta-policy optimizationJiyu Sun · Xiaoshan Gao · Liang YanFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1923729
Mini ReviewPublished 15 September 2026From state estimation to active intelligence: safety-aware battery management for electric vehiclesFeng Li · Yuan Li · Wenqi Wu · Huaying Qiao · Lihua JiangFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1960882
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026A large language model–based method for improving decision-making in aviationAida Sharif Rohani · Stephen S. Clarke · Aditya DasFrontiers in Aerospace Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fpace.2026.1808857
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Deep learning-based classification of wet direct seeded rice, broadcasted direct seeded rice and transplanted rice using drone imagery for precision agricultureAmrutha 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 SundaramFrontiers in Remote Sensingdoi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1698781
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Comparative evaluation of active learning, random sampling, and deep learning for smart contract vulnerability detectionGabriel Avelino Sampedro · Cheng Yanhui · Arlene Caballero · Made Adi Paramartha Putra · Nyoman Bogi Aditya Karna · IndriatiFrontiers in Blockchaindoi 10.3389/fbloc.2026.1882027
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Computation of the Fourier transform for a continuous integrable function via NFFTDaniel Potts · Manfred TascheFrontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statisticsdoi 10.3389/fams.2026.1915887
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Few-frame depth image reconstruction algorithm for GM-APD LiDAR based on three-dimensional spatiotemporal kernel density estimationRongxing Guo · Xiaolong Hu · Zhongliang Deng · Zhaoqing Shi · Chenfei Xie · Pengge Ma · Dongfang GuoFrontiers in Physicsdoi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1920313
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Electrochemical determination of glucose in beverages intended for athletes using a CuO-based nanocomposite sensorLi Chao · Zhou Hongyu · Liu BaohuaFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1947269
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Estimation of stem volume and tree structural attributes using backpack LiDAR: effects of leaf-on and leaf-off conditionsCan Vatandaslar · Ivan Sačkov · Vlastimil Murgaš · Jozef Pajtík · Mustafa ZeybekFrontiers in Forests and Global Changedoi 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1886496
Systematic ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Exploring CFD applications in rolling bearing lubrication: objectives, challenges, and methodologies – a literature reviewMichele Benetti · Franco ConcliFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1926519
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026An open-set hybrid CNN-TCN network for human action recognition with unknown action rejection in collaborative robot workspacesYasir Abdullah R · Ignisha Rajathi G · Barakkath Nisha U · Johny Elton RFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1919411
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026MAFD-NET: multi-head attention dynamic sampling fusion network for power tower detection in high-resolution remote sensing imagesRui Ye · Tao Guo · Gong Chen · Chengyan He · Wei Zhang · Chun XieFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1888547
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Estimating habitat availability for Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) and steelhead ( O. mykiss ) to inform reintroduction planning in the middle Snake River basin, USAJames R. Hatten · Jill M. Hardiman · Dennis A. Daw · Claire E. Couch · Tobias J. KockFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1924685
Mini ReviewPublished 10 September 2026Differentially private federated learning for image analysis in smart-city surveillanceNamrata Pandya · Dhrupa MistryFrontiers in Imagingdoi 10.3389/fimag.2026.1966936
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026Comparing virtual reality and 2D display experiences in structural inspectionTerry F. Pettijohn · Xiangxiong Kong · Cameron A. Paino · Lauren K. DeCoste · Allison L. Draper · Gianna Esposito · Dominique Nunez GarciaFrontiers in Virtual Realitydoi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1897390
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026Explainable and cyber-resilient vision transformers for joint steering and collision-avoidance perception in autonomous drone navigation: a multi-task Grad-CAM frameworkChinyere Grace Kennedy · Mukiibi Moses · Simeon Okechukwu AjakweFrontiers in Future Transportationdoi 10.3389/ffutr.2026.1923890
Study ProtocolPublished 10 September 2026Impact of ethanol sclerotherapy on pelvic pain and quality of life in patients with endometriomas (ESCOMA study): protocol for a randomised clinical trialRodrigo Guevara-Peralta · Jose Manuel Martinez-Garcia · Carlos Ortega-Expósito · Maria Jesús Pla-Farnós · Carlos Yeste · Judit Peñafiel · Júlia Guevara-Figueras · Jordi Ponce · Amparo García-TejedorFrontiers in Reproductive Healthdoi 10.3389/frph.2026.1911200
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026IOTTRUST: graph-based anomaly detection for IoT intrusion using network flow topology and community structure analysis on UNSW-NB15Nachaat Mohamed · Hamed TaherdoostFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1885965
ReviewPublished 10 September 2026Robot-assisted spinal surgery: technological maturity, clinical evidence, and future directionsXue Li · Shilong Li · Minfei Wu · Jianhang Jiao · Tong YuFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1883508
Original ResearchPublished 10 September 2026Diagnostic value of endothelial-specific molecule-1 levels in patients with bone tumorsEyup Senocak · Nurinnisa Ozturk · Adem Keskin · Umit Aygun · Ibrahim DagActa Biochimica Polonicadoi 10.3389/abp.2026.174172,311 views
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 2026On-site geochemical and indicator mineral analytical techniques in critical raw-metal exploration in the glaciated terrainPertti Sarala · Marja LehtonenFrontiers in Geochemistrydoi 10.3389/fgeoc.2026.1866020
Original ResearchPublished 9 September 2026GRALIS-Report: auditable region-level attribution and structured clinical report generation for breast cancer histologyRaimondo FanaleFrontiers in Imagingdoi 10.3389/fimag.2026.1885292
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 2026Comparative evaluation of eight simplified potential evapotranspiration methods against the FAO-56 penman–monteith benchmark in the Jayakwadi Command Area, Maharashtra, India: a seasonal and spatial analysisSnehal Wagh · Kailas PatilFrontiers in Waterdoi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1923575
Original ResearchPublished 9 September 2026A comparative study of DistilBERT and Perceiver for deceptive review detection in hospitality review dataIoana Ximena Remeş · Felicia Mirabela Costea · Cornelia Aurora GyorödiFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1918383
Original ResearchPublished 9 September 2026An explainable digital twin framework for structural health monitoring: decision-level fusion of vibration and image diagnostics using SHAP and Grad-CAMV. Kastro Kiran · Ranjitha B. Tangadagi · M. ManjunathaFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1954260
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026Green machine learning assisted analytics for wastewater valorisation: a case study of Melbourne, AustraliaBiswajit Debnath · Ranjan Sasti Charan Pal · Amit K. ChattopadhyayFrontiers in Environmental Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fenve.2026.1839957
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026In silico transcriptomic analysis nominates TSPAN32 as a central node of SCFA-driven immunometabolic reprogramming in intestinal epithelial cellsZahra Masood · Iqra Sarwar · Ayesha Sanam · Amber Zaidi · Muhammad Zulfiqah SadikanFrontiers in Bioinformaticsdoi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1847552
MethodsPublished 8 September 2026Age-related changes in movement control in virtual reality: a Fitts’ task protocolSophia E. Hanke · Nicolas Ungureanu · Rita Sleimen-Malkoun · Jean-Jacques TempradoFrontiers in Virtual Realitydoi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1894971
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 2026Design of a transfer learning fault identification model based on a Markov field and an improved DarkNetWenhao Liu · Hong JiangFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1883839
Systematic ReviewPublished 8 September 2026Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence in oral squamous cell carcinoma detection: a higher-order evidence synthesis through umbrella review and meta-meta-analysisPraveen Jodalli · Vineet Vinay · Mahesh Chavan · Ramya Shenoy · Utkarsha Deshpande · Sam Thomas Kuriadom · Apurva Mishra · Raghavendra M. ShettyFrontiers in Dental Medicinedoi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1915105
Original ResearchPublished 8 September 2026Occurrence-based models reveal greater spatial details in tropical species richnessUbirajara Oliveira · Britaldo Silveira Soares-FilhoFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1927830
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Convergence between AI chatbot-calculated microstructure measures and SALT analysis of child language samplesRichy Lewis Hayes · Pui Fong KanFrontiers in Language Sciencesdoi 10.3389/flang.2026.1929126
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Quantitative assessment of heart-brain coupling in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyDanylo Reznichenko · Alina Frunza · Anastasiya Babintseva · Yevhenii Karpliuk · Oleksandr Romanchuk · Anton Popov · Kateryna Ivanko · Illya ChaikovskyFrontiers in Network Physiologydoi 10.3389/fnetp.2026.1889331
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Accuracy, precision, and efficiency of manual planimetry versus point counting for sectional area estimation in oral morphometry: a comparison using a simulated two-dimensional reference modelChengqi Zhang · Yupiao Chen · Dongyun Wang · Yuelian Liu · Yunlin Zhang · Xingnan LinFrontiers in Oral Healthdoi 10.3389/froh.2026.1897801
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026An integrated vision material intelligence framework for infrastructure condition assessment and asset valuationHema Asokan · Geetha Subbiah · Karthiyaini SomasundaramFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1904075
Original ResearchPublished 4 September 2026Comparative assessment of YOLO-OBB models for AI-enabled mussel raft detection in VHR remote sensing imagery: insights from the Ría de Arousa, SpainFarshid Dabestani · Armin Moghimi · Amin Azhir · Mario Welzel · Hamid Ebadi · Mahmod Reza SahebiFrontiers in Remote Sensingdoi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1838735