Hypothesis and TheoryPublished 24 August 2026Relative Sertoli-cell FSH hyporesponsiveness as a potential contributor to sperm DNA fragmentation: a hypothesis-driven narrative review and proposal of the FERTILE frameworkHussein KandilFrontiers in Urologydoi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1915445
Original ResearchPublished 24 August 2026Characterization of mixed livestock systems applied by small-scale breeders in the high Andean region of Ayacucho, PeruWalter Palomino-Guerrera · Hamilton Guzman · Mijaíl Contreras · Fritz TrilloPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2026.16335
Original ResearchPublished 21 August 2026Online news monitoring as a complementary sentinel tool for occupational heat-related adverse events: a six-year descriptive study in Italy (2020–2025)Giulia Ionita · Erica Mencucci · Giulia Guerri · Alisa Barash · Letizia Fattorini · Mario Bruschi · Claudia Cosma · Alice Fanfani · Simona Verdi · Donatella Talini · Michela Bonafede · Alessandro Marinaccio · Marco Morabito · Miriam LeviFrontiers in Environmental Healthdoi 10.3389/fenvh.2026.1886467
ReviewPublished 21 August 2026Fruit byproducts as multifunctional biopolymer matrices for active and sustainable food packagingHenriette M. C. AzeredoFrontiers in Soft Matterdoi 10.3389/frsfm.2026.1866892
Original ResearchPublished 21 August 2026Soil profile morphology as an indicator of geo-environmental processes and agronomic potential in tropical landscapes of Southern Ekiti, NigeriaCaleb Ayomide Babatunde · Joseph Olusegun Aruleba · Rohit Kumar · Pankaj Kumar · Uday Pratap Shahi · Vishnu D. RajputFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1920550
Case ReportPublished 20 August 2026Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma: a case report and literature reviewShuqi Zuo · Yafei Xue · Fei Wang · Honglin Guo · Min Cui · Xingbo Zhao · Xiaoyi QiFrontiers in Urologydoi 10.3389/fruro.2026.1907141
Original ResearchPublished 20 August 2026Body tactile stimulation intensifies appeasement behavior in a cichlid fishBianca Cambiaghi e Silva · Ana Carolina dos Santos Gauy · Sarah Garcia Prado · Manuel Gesto · Marta C Soares · Eliane Gonçalves-de-FreitasFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1821679
ReviewPublished 20 August 2026Olfactory models as a platform for neuroscience researchMaría Figueres-OñateFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1897347
Original ResearchPublished 19 August 2026Digital media and citizen journalism in environmental reporting in Baringo County-Kenya, 2010–2015Josephat Nairutia Kemei · Pontian Godfrey Okoth · Kizito Muchanga LusambiliFrontiers in Sustainable Resource Managementdoi 10.3389/fsrma.2026.1915428
Original ResearchPublished 19 August 2026Edaphic heterogeneity shapes bacterial microbiome composition and rhizobial diversity in smallholder cowpea farms of semiarid eastern KenyaAhmed Kassem Khater · Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru · Stephen Mwangi GithiriFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1911455
Case ReportPublished 18 August 2026Case Report: A typical, nearly missed jejunal gallstone ileusChengyang Chen · Yushi Fan · Baoping Tian · Hui Shan · Nanxia Xuan · Linlin Du · Gensheng ZhangFrontiers in Gastroenterologydoi 10.3389/fgstr.2026.1870893
Mini ReviewPublished 18 August 2026Mechanisms and clinical application of photobiomodulation in pain therapy: a mini reviewYuxuan Ren · Weiwei Li · He Miao · Yushan Chen · Xiaowei ChenFrontiers in Pain Researchdoi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1920821
Original ResearchPublished 18 August 2026Transcriptomic analysis of Hericium erinaceus mycelia at distinct growth stages: insights into molecular mechanisms underlying mycelial proliferationHailong Zong · Yuhan Duan · Xiaolei Li · Hongchun BaoFrontiers in Fungal Biologydoi 10.3389/ffunb.2026.1778644
ReviewPublished 18 August 2026Aquaporin dysfunction and impaired brain interstitial fluid clearance in Alzheimer’s disease – an integrative reviewMarina Daniela Manescu · Teodora Minca · Ionica Pirici · Cristina Jana Busuioc · Valentin Octavian Mateescu · Daniel PiriciFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1903812
Original ResearchPublished 18 August 2026Antinuclear antibody positivity rate and clinical characteristics in prurigo chronica multiformis: a retrospective study of 26 patientsKyoko Muraoka · Yutaka Inaba · Koki Kayama · Masatoshi JinninJournal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergydoi 10.3389/jcia.2026.17229
Original ResearchPublished 17 August 2026Darting during platform-mediated avoidance in male and female rats is spatially organized between reward and safety locationsKarissa Payne · Shannon Ruble · Halle Ness · Helen Durrett · Cassandra Kramer · Maria M. DiehlFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1887899
Original ResearchPublished 13 August 2026Diagnostic and treatment strategies in a memory clinic for older adults in a region with a predominantly low-income populationPatricia Solis · Ines Mintz · Nancy Medel · Zulma Sevillano · Julieta Lisso · Nicolas Irureta · Mauricio Federico Zalazar-Jaime · Brenda Giagante · Maria Carolina Dalmasso · Silvia KochenFrontiers in Dementiadoi 10.3389/frdem.2026.1881788
ReviewPublished 13 August 2026Functional genomics–guided design of CAR-T and CAR-NK therapies in hematological malignancies: aligning cellular engineering with immune escape and microenvironmental resistanceShiqi Cai · Yang Tan · Qian Yang · Juan HuangFrontiers in Genome Editingdoi 10.3389/fgeed.2026.1878460
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 August 2026Premature and early menopause and neuroimaging biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic reviewEmily Gallmetzer · Elijah Mak · Firat Kara · Burcu Zeydan · Ekta Kapoor · Chrisandra L. Shufelt · Walter A. Rocca · Kejal KantarciFrontiers in Dementiadoi 10.3389/frdem.2026.1912295
Original ResearchPublished 12 August 2026Intra-abdominal hypertension among critically ill patients in an intensive care unit in GhanaIrene Bandoh · Akwasi Antwi-Kusi · Kwabena Amo-Antwi · William Addison · Wilfred Sam-Awortwi · Irina Kumah-Ametepey · Kofi Antwi-Kusi · Samuel Nana Prempeh Agyeman-GyebiFrontiers in Anesthesiologydoi 10.3389/fanes.2026.1575313
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 August 2026Impact of hematuria on long term kidney outcomes in adults with immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a systematic literature review and meta-analysisJoel Iff · Ankit Shah · Rajeshwari Nair · Mirko Fillbrunn · Ogo Egbuna · Manish Maski · Rui Huang · Dumingu Aparna Gomes · Edward Tuttle · Whitney Longstaff · Janice Stricker-Shaver · Beth BarberFrontiers in Nephrologydoi 10.3389/fneph.2026.1899597
Original ResearchPublished 12 August 2026Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary Alkyl amine-functionalized PVDF membranes for DBSA removalHadi Rouhi · Steven T. WeinmanFrontiers in Membrane Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frmst.2026.1892716
Original ResearchPublished 12 August 2026Prevalence of podoconiosis and its associated factors in the Dawuro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional studyGetachew Teshome · Berhanu Effa · Damene Darota · Belete Tesema · Temesgen SidamoFrontiers in Tropical Diseasesdoi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1864465
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 August 2026Animal models of allergic rhinitis: current progress and advances in traditional Chinese medicine syndrome modelsChuwen Yang · Shu Shuen Yee · Haifeng Feng · Jun ZhaoFrontiers in Allergydoi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1894329
ReviewPublished 12 August 2026AI-driven marketing tactics and consumer behavior: a bibliometric review and systematic literature reviewSwati Ahuja · Amit Dutt · Nancy Sahni · Jaskiran KaurFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1914129
Original ResearchPublished 11 August 2026Microbial metacommunity dynamics associated with the cyclopoid copepod Mesocyclops hyalinus (Rehberg, 1880) in freshwater mesocosm using low-cost organic mediaRida Riyaz · Sukham Munilkumar · Na-i-sabet Dohtdong · Paramita Banerjee Sawant · Perumal Santhanam · Madhuri Pathak · S. P. Shukla · Pradeep Kumar Singh · Kenyum Lollen · Pranab GogoiFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1845217
Original ResearchPublished 11 August 2026Green-synthesised silver nanoparticles using sewage-derived fish gut bacteria with antibacterial potential against AmpC-β producing Escherichia coliDipayan Das · Birson Ingti · Jaya Jamatia · Toi Ete · Demsai Reang · Anupama Moirangthem · Inderjeet Kaur · Ranjay Kumar Choudhary · Payel Paul · Nitesh PriyadarshiFrontiers in Nanotechnologydoi 10.3389/fnano.2026.1828425
Original ResearchPublished 10 August 2026Potential for gene silencing by piwi-interacting RNA in three lepidopteransSantosh Poudel · Kevin Quito · Mosharrof Mondal · Kiran Nawaz · William Benjamin Walker · Alex Sutton FlyntFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1869174
ReviewPublished 10 August 2026FcεRII (CD23) in dermatological disorders: structure, function, and clinical implicationsNatalia Zdanowska · Wiktoria Nowik-Zając · Joanna Czerwińska · Joanna Najbar · Agnieszka Owczarczyk-SaczonekFrontiers in Allergydoi 10.3389/falgy.2026.1849342
ReviewPublished 7 August 2026Operationalizing restoration on the roof of the world: an integrated framework for Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau grasslandsWajid Khan · Mushtaq Ahmad · Zia Ul Islam · Taqweem Ul Haq · Samina KausarFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1880398
Original ResearchPublished 7 August 2026Functional phosphoproteomic analysis of SMG1 in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and DNA damage repair in cancerApoorva K. A. Pai · Leona Dcunha · Athira Perunelly Gopalakrishnan · Samseera Ummar · Athira C. Rajeev · Rajesh RajuFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1788470
Original ResearchPublished 7 August 2026Effects of repetitive scanning ultrasound on the intraneuronal dendritic signalling of CA1 pyramidal neuronsBence Pelyvas · Ervin Wolf · Zita Kepes · Ervin Berenyi · Tamas Papp · Attila SomogyiFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1871826
Original ResearchPublished 5 August 2026Redefining autism in adulthood interventions in and through social virtual environments: an exploratory cross-cultural studyVivian Darlene Grillo · Gaia Tanini · Federica Ciuciulla Rana · Paola VenutiFrontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1770399
Original ResearchPublished 5 August 2026Tourist trampling reduces soil hydrolytic enzymes across three vegetation types at different successional stages on Jigong MountainJin Wang · Jingrui LiFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1895267
MethodsPublished 5 August 2026Interpretable machine-learning for depression classification based on a three-component EEG markerHaisheng Zhang · Jing Kan · Wei Tong · Bicheng Wu · Ye Zhao · Yongchun MaFrontiers in Computational Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncom.2026.1869159
Original ResearchPublished 4 August 2026A machine learning framework for predictive interpretation of variants of uncertain significance in hereditary cancerNayeema Nizamuddin · Soham Biswas · Akshaykumar Zawar · Poonam Deshpande · Layal Yasin · Prashanth N. SuravajhalaFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1828263
Original ResearchPublished 4 August 2026Antibiotic use practices in food systems in Senegal: a cross-sectional survey of pastoral livestock farming in KaffrineMouhamadou Moustapha Sow · Kadiatou Barry · Arfang Diamanka · Rosalie Martine Ndew Seck · Ahmed Iyane Sow · Cheikh Ly · Assane Gueye Fall · Nicolas Djighnoum Diouf · Ndeye Mery Dia · Mamadou CissPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2026.16798
PerspectivePublished 4 August 2026Positron accumulations from stellar nucleosynthesisJoseph Caleb Philipps · John Gahl · Lisa Shepard · Andrew GillespieFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fspas.2026.1889998
Original ResearchPublished 4 August 2026Assessing the digit organisation of focal hand dystonia using 7T functional MRIMichael Asghar · Rosa Sanchez-Panchuelo · Paul Glover · Daisie Pakenham · George C. O’Neill · Denis Schluppeck · Miles Humberstone · Susan FrancisDystoniadoi 10.3389/dyst.2026.15574
Original ResearchPublished 3 August 2026Divergent responses of rhizosphere priming effect to N-P fertilization and plant traits in mandarin orange and alfalfaJianfeng Hou · Limin Zhang · Jiahui Chen · Xuqing Li · Shengke Tian · Luyi Peng · Xianfa MaFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1822862
Original ResearchPublished 3 August 2026Influence of mechanical vibration on typical oil–paper insulation partial discharge defects in power transformersHua Li · Shuai Zhang · Jiangang Ding · Yuan La · Xianjun Lin · Wei Lin · Song Wang · Lin ZouFrontiers in Electronicsdoi 10.3389/felec.2026.1869509
PerspectivePublished 3 August 2026The shifted burden of search: how digital hiring platforms reallocate screening labor to job seekersStephen SanthoshFrontiers in Human Dynamicsdoi 10.3389/fhumd.2026.1924666
ReviewPublished 31 July 2026A cellular (bio) photon field in mitochondrial-chromatin cross-talk: a hypothesisRoeland Van Wijk · Eduard P. A. Van WijkFrontiers in Photobiologydoi 10.3389/fphbi.2026.1872069
Original ResearchPublished 31 July 2026A longitudinal analysis of myopia progression and its predictors in a Ghanaian clinical cohortGifty Frimpong · Eldrick Adu Acquah · Daniel Kwao Pecku · Julian Sakyibea Yeboah · Farida Ayinbono Selase Afenyo · Augustine Ntunyin Dery · Isaiah Osei Duah Junior · Albert Kwadjo Amoah Andoh · Werner Eisenbarth · David Ben Kumah · Kwadwo Owusu AkuffoFrontiers in Ophthalmologydoi 10.3389/fopht.2026.1878709
ReviewPublished 31 July 2026Circulating tumour DNA in mCRPC: bridging tumour biology and real-time treatment monitoringChimbabantu Kaoma · Mike Sathekge · Joseph Chalwe · Kgomotso Mokoala · Mankgopo KgatleFrontiers in Molecular Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmmed.2026.1852641
Original ResearchPublished 31 July 2026Seasonal dynamics of the gut microbiota in Apis mellifera ligustica: a two-year longitudinal studyMassimo Iorizzo · Gianfranco Pannella · Mariantonietta Succi · Sonia Ganassi · Dalila Di Criscio · Cosimo Tedino · Gianluca Albanese · Antonio De CristofaroFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1920906
ReviewPublished 31 July 2026Phosphorylation dynamics of sodium-independent organic anion transporter SLCO4A1 and its role in diseases: a reviewJaytha Thomas · Suhail Subair · Althaf Mahin · Athira Perunelly Gopalakrishnan · Prathik Basthikoppa Shivamurthy · Athira C. Rajeev · Rajesh RajuFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1780024
Original ResearchPublished 30 July 2026Drivers influencing antibiotics use in pediatric wards across five public hospitals in Zanzibar: a WHO multiple point prevalence surveyFaiza Mohamed Juma · Abrahaman Said Msellem · Stanley Mwita · Muhiddin Omar · Khadija Omar · Daniel Joshua · Ahlam Amour · Hafidh Hassan · Salma Hashoul · Muhiddin A. Mahmoud · Simon Kühnert · Mayassa Salum Ally · Ali Said · Jyoti Joshi · Fabian Maza · Brecht Ingelbeen · Eveline Thobias Konje · Anja Poulsen · Stine Lund · Jeremiah SeniFrontiers in Antibioticsdoi 10.3389/frabi.2026.1874316