Mini ReviewPublished 17 September 2026A review of lightweight bionic sandwich and additive structural designs for hydrogen fuel cell bipolar platesYingshuai Liu · Hengyuan Zhang · Xiaochong Tian · Xiaobo Huang · Jianwei TanFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1932856
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 17 September 2026Carbon dots in cancer therapy: a novel approach to targeted drug delivery and reduced toxicity in gallbladder cancerMahvish Fatima · Warda Parveen · Norah M. Almaneai · Attalla F. El-kott · Mohammed A. AlShehri · Waleed Eltantawy · Nosheen Kanwal · Zaheera SaadiaFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1899601
Original ResearchPublished 17 September 2026A hundred years of dinosaur research in Mexico: skeletal completeness and phylogenetic information of the dinosaur fossil record in MexicoOmar Rafael Regalado FernándezFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1882629
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles combined with fulvic and ascorbic acid strengthen antioxidant responses in sweet corn under salinity stressSana Awan · Krishnaswamy JayachandranFrontiers in Plant Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphgy.2026.1948674
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Psychological value climates as mediators in the relation between follower-perceived transformational leadership and organizational identificationAthena Xenikou · Alexandra Hantzi · Sofia KoroniFrontiers in Organizational Psychologydoi 10.3389/forgp.2026.1776476
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Associations between physical activity, physical fitness, sedentary behavior, and mathematics achievement in school-aged children: a cross-sectional studySouhail Hermassi · Ayat Alshaer · Abdulla Alneama · Sascha Ketelhut · Roland van den TillaarFrontiers in Cognitiondoi 10.3389/fcogn.2026.1903208
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Recovery of the critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) amid escalating anthropogenic pressures in the Ganga River BasinSyed Ainul Hussain · Surya Prasad Sharma · Ashish Kumar Panda · Aftab Alam Usmani · Goura Chandra Das · Neeraj Mahar · Ajay Prakash Rawat · Arkojyoti Sarkar · Gangaiamaran Pichaimuthu · Shantanu Ugemuge · Sk. Zeeshan Ali · Shivani Barthwal · Ruchi BadolaFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1920905
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
ReviewPublished 16 September 2026Brain endothelial homeostasis in psychiatric disorders: mechanisms, evidence, and translational opportunitiesMengjie Zhang · Xueying Huang · Lin Yao · Wenqing WuFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1901256
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Lügenpresse on the right-wing beat: German journalists and their hostile sourcesKarin AssmannFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1773162
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Digital media literacy and perceived fake news handling skills among Arab social media users: evidence from a cross-national surveyHossam Fayez · Mohammad Ali Alquaary · Nawal Abdullah Al-Hazwarh · Abdulbaset Mohammed Alhattami · Mahdi Mohammed Haidar SalehFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1931528
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Recommendation in the era of GenAI: from an attention economy to a trust economyAnouck Butraud-Assathian · Joëlle Farchy · Léna LaqueyrerieFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1828344
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 16 September 20263D-printed polylactic acid/carbon dot nanocomposites: mechanical, interfacial, and dielectric performances toward multifunctional additive manufacturing applicationsMd Masrur Rahman Majba · Rashi Tyagi · Radhey Shyam Rai · Ambuj Saxena · S. Shankara Narayanan · Dinesh Kumar · Nitesh Kumar · Amit VermaFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1923656
Case ReportPublished 15 September 2026Management of bone cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in a geriatric patient with multimorbidity: a case reportShuai Liu · Dazhi Li · Xiaodong Wu · Yanming LiFrontiers in Musculoskeletal Disordersdoi 10.3389/fmscd.2026.1846800
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
ReviewPublished 15 September 2026The future directions of CAR-T Cell therapy: unlocking the potential of immunotherapy in cancer treatmentAngel Alberto Justiz-Vaillant · Sachin Soodeen · Rodolfo Arozarena-Fundora · Patrick Eberechi Akpaka · Chandrashekhar UnakalFrontiers in Molecular Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmmed.2026.1931159
ReviewPublished 15 September 2026Microglial handling of myelin debris and remyelination after ischaemic stroke: recognition, intracellular processing, lipid fate, and oligodendroglial repairMingrui Song · Nan Bu · Long Wei · Jing ChenFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1945478
Study ProtocolPublished 15 September 2026Challenges associated with sexually transmitted infection partner notification approaches in Africa: a scoping review protocolNoluthando Mpobole · Raikane James Seretlo · Keatlegile Moses Eskia Mabena · Hanlie Smuts · Mathildah Mpata MokgatleFrontiers in Reproductive Healthdoi 10.3389/frph.2026.1951049
Original ResearchPublished 15 September 2026From crisis to new routine: shifts in urban shopping mobility and socioeconomic inequality during and after the COVID-19 shockYilun Xu · Mohsen Bahrami · Alex PentlandFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1776172
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 2026Factors associated with common mental disorder symptoms and lived experiences among adults with hypertension in Nepal: a mixed-methods studyLisasha Poudel · Binita Acharya · Bipsana Shrestha · Shreya Shrestha · Archana Shrestha · Buna Bhandari · Brandon A. Kohrt · Dristy Gurung · Sauharda RaiFrontiers in Epidemiologydoi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1769884
Systematic ReviewPublished 14 September 2026Smoking cessation in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of vulnerability approaches and expectant father involvementBibiana Barrera · Furqan Ahmed · Tilman Brand · Hajo ZeebPublic Health Reviewsdoi 10.3389/phrs.2026.1609825
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Calcium and potassium fertilization improves productivity and forage quality with implications for soil available potassium in Opuntia ficus-indica under hot arid conditionAnandkumar Naorem · Sawsan Hassan · Mounir Louhaichi · Devi Dayal · Deepesh Machiwal · Rahul Dev · Dheeraj SinghFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1950553
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Short-term effects of different forms of straw return on rhizosphere and bulk soil bacterial communities and microenvironmental conditions in saline-alkali maize fieldsSina Liu · Wenyan Su · Xiaobin Li · Wuzeng Cheng · Yanchen Wen · Guofeng Liu · Ping CongFrontiers in Agronomydoi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1938918
ReviewPublished 14 September 2026Advances in biogenic nanoparticles: synthesis pathways and emerging applicationsAnil Punetha · Mamta Kharkwal · Aneeta Kharkwal · Gunjan PurohitFrontiers in Chemical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fceng.2026.1895789
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 2026Mechanical behaviour and SEM-based microstructural interpretation of Grewia optiva fiber-reinforced expansive soilVidya Sagar Khanduri · Anoop BhardwajFrontiers in Physicsdoi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1874903
Original ResearchPublished 14 September 2026Maximizing biorefinery sugar yields using corn stover pellets: impact of soaking in aqueous ammonia pretreatment temperature and high-solids loadingMax Salzer · Niloy Chandra Sarker · Jaya Shankar Tumuluru · Nurun NaharFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1855961
ReviewPublished 14 September 2026Nanomedicine against antimicrobial resistance: mechanistic insights and next-generation therapeutic potentialVishal L. Handa · Benedict B. Vyas · Abhishek Padhi · Ashwini Agarwal · B. R. M. VyasFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1915145
ReviewPublished 14 September 2026A comparative review of dopant strategies for efficient photo-electrocatalytic water splitting: 3d transition metal oxides vs. carbon-based materialsMamoona Saeed · Mohsin Javed · Sana Mansoor · Adeeb Shehzad · Sajid Mahmood · Reem Alreshidi · Salah Knani · Shahid IqbalFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1886951
Systematic ReviewPublished 14 September 2026The importance of power in photobiomodulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-intensity laser therapyWilliam Todd Penberthy · Charles E. VorwallerFrontiers in Integrative Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnint.2026.1914223
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Dual mechanism enhanced capacitive storage and diffusion kinetics in hierarchically porous spherical cluster silicon nanoparticles-carbonized sucrose-activated charcoal anode enable high energy in lithium-ion CR2032 half-cellSohan Thombare · Ranjit Humane · Ramchandra Kalubarme · Harsharaj Jadhav · Dhanaji Malavekar · Sohel Shaikh · Chandrakant LokhandeFrontiers in Batteries and Electrochemistrydoi 10.3389/fbael.2026.1913828
ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Zinc oxide nanoparticles against Candida: mechanistic pathways, synergistic potentials, and biocompatibility challenges in the era of antimicrobial resistanceBinaya Krushna Sahu · Tapan Kumar Mohanta · Mahesh Chandra Sahu · Sujogya Kumar PandaFrontiers in Antibioticsdoi 10.3389/frabi.2026.1933663
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026A survey of self-reported varicose veins with prior clinical diagnosis among adults residing in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study examining associated factorsRiya Inder Sevhani · Vivek Vasudevan · Diya Harish Vanjani · Prasanna AP · Aashna Anuraag Mewada · Dhyan Ashish Shah · Kashish Doulatram Mohandas Devnani · Shahnaz Mohammad Wazil · Anusha SreejithFrontiers in Epidemiologydoi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1916966
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026A multi-residue electrostatic clamp in HIV-1 CRF01_AE Tat underlies high-affinity engagement with NMDA and hDAT receptorsShaughn Dominic M. Padon · Ana Joy P. LozanoFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1923721
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Fetal behavior as a window to later gross motor function: a 10-year follow-up of children prenatally exposed to gestational diabetes mellitusOliver Vasilj · Dora Marinić · Tatjana Trošt · Zoran ŽeželjFrontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcaredoi 10.3389/fcdhc.2026.1938676
ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Fibroblast-centered mechanisms of chronic inflammation and airway remodeling in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosisMenglin Li · Chenxiao Qiao · Yun Pan · Jintao Zhang · Qian Chen · Ying Wang · Yinghui Qu · Ruichen Du · Shizhen Wang · Qian QiFrontiers in Allergydoi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1952768
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Biochar-blended urea enhances wheat yield by integrating fertilizer-nitrogen utilization and photosynthesisYanrui Wang · Yunpu Zheng · Rongjun Bian · Fei Li · Liang Liu · Lihua Hao · Lishu Wang · Haikui Yin · Zhipeng Wang · Yabin Shen · Wei ShiFrontiers in Agronomydoi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1929464
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
Clinical TrialPublished 11 September 2026Feasibility and safety of multi-field functional electrical stimulation for distal upper-limb rehabilitation after subacute stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trialSilvia Guillén-Climent · Pablo Casado-Adam · Manuela Mejías-Ruiz · Aitor Martín-Odriozola · Cristina Rodríguez-de-Pablo · Inmaculada Salcedo-Leal · Esmeralda Sillero-Ruz · María Dolores Morente-Navajas · Manuel Flores-Lara · José Peña-Amaro · Fernando Jesús Mayordomo-RieraFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1920617
Original ResearchPublished 11 September 2026Orbital angular momentum multiplexed photonic crystal multimode fiber–free-space optics link under fog-induced attenuation: design and performance analysisHarmanpreet Kaur · Ajay Vasishth · Somia A. Abd El-Mottaleb · Hassan Yousif Ahmed · Sami Mourou · Medien ZeghidFrontiers in Physicsdoi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1933301
EditorialPublished 11 September 2026Editorial: Complex network dynamics of cognitive processing in health and disease: current knowledge and future researchSimone Cauzzo · Camillo Porcaro · Chandan Kumar Behera · Suriya Prakash MuthukrishnanFrontiers in Computational Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncom.2026.1976480
Mini ReviewPublished 10 September 2026A review of structural design for hairpin windings and ultra-high slot fill factor in electric motors for new energy vehiclesYingshuai Liu · Dongdong Li · Xintong LiFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1951585
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 2026Polypyrrole coated nonwoven fabric as a piezoresistive sensing material: a multifunctional study on physicochemical, electromechanical, and biological assessmentHariprasad Ramachandran · Sharmila NageswaranFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1917223
Original ResearchPublished 9 September 2026Predators in motion: fine-scale dyadic movements reveal interference competition and asymmetric coordination in African lions and spotted hyenasNancy A. Barker · Ludovica Luisa Vissat · Francois G. Joubert · Vincent Stowbunenko · Kathleen A. Alexander · Rob Slotow · Wayne M. GetzFrontiers in Ethologydoi 10.3389/fetho.2026.1901233