Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Whale-watching encounters in Tenerife: an exploratory mixed-methods study of visitor experience, interpretation, and conservation-related responsesLavinia MitchellFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1932374
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 24 September 2026Reflective, formative, hybrid, and composite measurement models in social science research: a diagnostic construct–measurement alignment frameworkTaisith KruasomFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1870385
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Signaling ESG disclosure readiness before listing: text-mining evidence from Indian IPO prospectusesVP Safas · Mohsin KhanFrontiers in Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/frsus.2026.1954577
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Women, cuckoos, and new generations among darkening peaks: temporalities of climate crisis in the Himalayas and beyondHildegard DiembergerFrontiers in Climatedoi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1856611
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Machine-assisted adaptive feedback consensus method for large-scale group decision making based on reinforcement learningHongyu Yu · Xuanhua Xu · Weiwei ZhangFrontiers in Big Datadoi 10.3389/fdata.2026.1921037
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Cultural codes in Kazakh and Nogai traditional dress: a comparative semiotic analysis of museum and documentary evidenceGulimay Temirova · Seifolla Zhankadyrov · Zaure Ayupova · Daurenbek Kussainov · Ali Rafet ÖzkanFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1892616
Systematic ReviewPublished 24 September 2026Mapping the misinformation landscape: an interdisciplinary review of false and misleading information on social media during crisesSofia Johansson · Pavel Rodin · Alice Srugies · Bengt JohanssonFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1736525
Brief Research ReportPublished 24 September 2026Development and pilot testing of a risk assessment checklist for children of incarcerated parents in Hong KongAndrey Chau · Wan Yin Yiu · Chloe Iseul Laurence Bailly · Yat Lui Fung · Sandra Kit Man Tsang · Celia Hoi Yan Chan · Paul Wai Ching WongFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1936866
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Equal representation or federal equity? Constitutional challenges of India’s post-2026 delimitation under Article 82Kavali Munisekhar · Bangalore MorarjiFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1884362
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 24 September 2026Communities in restorative justice: insights from Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for PeaceLorena Cecilia Vega Dueñas · Juliette Vargas · Laura Ordóñez-VargasFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1936377
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Dynamic evolution of alpine grassland social-ecological resilience and its characteristics based on the “components-attributes-capacities” framework: a case study of the Qinghai-Tibet PlateauTianlong Guo · Ling Zhao · Jinmeng Yang · Yin TangFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1956971
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Use of the Roadmap positive activity app in daily life among dementia caregivers: evidence of feasibility and acceptabilityKira S. Birditt · Yee To Ng · Lizbeth Benson · Allison Doroshewitz · Angela Turkelson · Noelle E. Carlozzi · Sung Won ChoiFrontiers in Dementiadoi 10.3389/frdem.2026.1861809
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Calm beats cute: designing aesthetic-functional congruence in human-robot interaction for breathing companion robotsIlona Buchem · Rinat B. Rosenberg-Kima · Emily Evermann · Mandana SutterFrontiers in Cognitiondoi 10.3389/fcogn.2026.1886795
PerspectivePublished 23 September 2026October 2026—academization of psychotherapy training in AustriaSara Plimon-Rohm · Thomas ProbstFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1829383
ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Continuous labor support by doulas and nurses and its impact on birth outcomes: a systematic reviewMirfat Mohamed Labib Elkashif · Doaa Mostafa Sheashaa · Magda Mahmoud Mohammad Elgameel · Mohamed Sayed Abdellatif · Ahmed Abd-Elrahman Mohamed · Sally Abd-Elrahman MohamedFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1889587
ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Discursive constructions of employee mental health in South African labour legislation and organizational policy: implications for psychosocial safety climateNthabeleng Innocentia MdhluliFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1879780
Systematic ReviewPublished 23 September 2026How do existing HRSN assessment tools assess social needs for older adults? A systematic reviewScott E. Wilks · Laura Ainsworth · R. J. Bardales · Julia TrahanFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1952389
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Perceived social support and life engagement among older adults using thermal health tourism services: the moderating role of aging anxietyKadriye SönmezFrontiers in Health Servicesdoi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1901204
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Bridging borders: shared strategies and challenges in abortion advocacy movements in Latin America and the United StatesGabriela Alvarado · Paige Logan Prater · Elena Rodriguez Sanchez · Erin Leasure · Jessica OgdenFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1852517
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Bridging gaps in perinatal mental health services for socioeconomically disadvantaged womenLem Ngongalah Udeozor · Catherine El-Zerbi · Josephine Wildman · Malcolm Moffat · Judith RankinFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1850520
Systematic ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Climate change and vertically transmissible infections in maternal and neonatal populations: a systematic reviewKimberly Sarah Mc Alpine · Tim Groteclaes · Danielle Travill · Margaret Brennan · Natasha Lalloo · Ruvimbo Forget · Carla Devantier-Du Plessis · Lebohang Radebe · Nicholas Brian Brink · Ashraf Coovadia · Matthew Francis Chersich · Darshnika Pemi LakhooFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1931882
ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Essential element and toxic metal dyshomeostasis in childhood autism spectrum disorder: a comprehensive narrative review of correlations, tissue-specific distribution, and multifactorial regulationQian Du · Qunying Zhou · Li Yu · Yunchao Ye · Xiaoling WuFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1944510
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Beyond “Chimerica”: U.S.–China strategic competition and African agency in a disordered worldIstván TarrósyFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1975659
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 23 September 2026Power, legitimacy and digital narratives: a comparative analysis of contemporary military coups and peace-building challenges in Sudan, Mali and Burkina FasoMpanga Paul · Brian John Chaggu · Michael ManjaleFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1871282
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 2026Talent agglomeration and urban inclusive green growthChenyang Guo · Lan FangFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1869544
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Discursive constructions of critical consumer identity on social media: between authentic advocacy and greenwashing accusationsHilarius Bambang Winarko · Fabianus Fensi · Endah FantiniFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1950077
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Tension, torn, or truly stuck? Understanding tensions in multi-stakeholder recommender development at legacy media companies through paradox theoryHanne Vandenbroucke · Pieter Van der Elst · Annelien Smets · Tim RaatsFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1840975
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
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 23 September 2026To be wounded is to be read: disability and the structures of nonviolent conflict from Shakespeare to the VictoriansLidia Mihaela NeculaFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1964488
Original ResearchPublished 23 September 2026Education as a factor in social participation for people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire, West AfricaFifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi · Florentine Adjouavi Houedenou · Ginette Victoire Senami Gandigbe · Sonagnon Ines Elvire Agbo · Yévèdo Borel Tossou · Sètondji Diane Edwige Zanvo · Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon · Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou · Dagbédji Damien Toffa · Franck Zinsou Mignanwande · Paule Héléna Biaka · Mamadou Kaloga · Anna Gine-March · Manuel Pozzati · Roch Christian JohnsonFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1810112
ReviewPublished 23 September 2026Performance and social outcomes of biogas digesters: toward an integrated framework for sustainable rural developmentThilivhali Rasimphi · Sophie T. Mulaudzi · David TinarwoFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1743179
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026More than disconnecting? School smartphone bans and adolescents' social wellbeingJana Vereecke · Robyn Vanherle · Lise-Marie Nassen · Hannah Boen · Steven Eggermont · Kathleen Beullens · Laura Vandenbosch · Lara SchreursFrontiers in Developmental Psychologydoi 10.3389/fdpys.2026.1796471
ReviewPublished 22 September 2026Molecular systems of emerging viruses: replication, host immune evasion, cross-species adaptation and precision countermeasuresAbdul Bari Hejran · Parwiz Niazi · Mohammad Yaqoub SanginFrontiers in Virologydoi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1926007
Original ArticlePublished 22 September 2026Work ability literacy among managers in the health and social care sector – a qualitative studyEveliina Korkiakangas · Maria Paavolainen · Kirsikka Selander · Risto Nikunlaakso · Maarit Kaartinen · Tiina Koivisto · Nina Nevanperä · Jaana LaitinenInternational Journal of Public Healthdoi 10.3389/ijph.2026.1610014
ReviewPublished 22 September 2026Chronic pain in the aging adult with sickle cell diseaseKeesha Powell-Roach · Ugochi O. OguFrontiers in Pain Researchdoi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1907108
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Purpose versus pragmatism: participant perspectives on the process of ethical review of animal research in SwedenSvea Jörgensen · Helena Röcklinsberg · Elin M. Weber · Clara Iversen · Frida Lundmark HedmanFrontiers in Animal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fanim.2026.1864730
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
CorrectionPublished 22 September 2026Correction: Establishing reference points for artificial social agent evaluation: the ASAQ representative set 2025Siska Fitrianie · Amal Abdulrahman · Merijn Bruijnes · Willem-Paul BrinkmanFrontiers in Computer Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1951219
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Advancing disaster and climate resilience through people-centred approaches in rural Zimbabwe: an Afrocentric perspectiveLouis NyahundaFrontiers in Climatedoi 10.3389/fclim.2026.1970380
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026The role of social media in shaping purchasing behavior among consumers in the Kingdom of BahrainFatima Abdullah Al-Sahhaf · Sherif BadranFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1897772
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Preventive family education in a transitional welfare context: public perceptions, institutional capacity, and gender perspectives in North MacedoniaKeskinova Angelka · Makedonka Radulovic · Irena Avirovic-Bundalevska · Stefan Vasev · Elena Chekova · Ivana Gegoska · Dushanka Petrova · Alenka Binicki Arsenovski · Nevena PetrovskaFrontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1860995
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Empirical evaluation of an ICF core set for managing musculoskeletal conditions in primary care physical therapy services in Spain: a multicenter studyHéctor Hernández-Lázaro · Sandra Jiménez-del-Barrio · María Teresa Mingo-Gómez · Ana Isabel Rodríguez-Fernández · Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej · Agnieszka Sozańska · Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej · Luis Ceballos-LaitaFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciencesdoi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1960608
Original ResearchPublished 22 September 2026Pastoralist women’s perceptions of tenure security and implications for collective tenure regimes, policies and practicesFiona Flintan · Magda Nassef · Issa Sawadogo · Hussein Sulieman · Ken Otieno · Ian Langdown · Anna Locke · Ruth Meinzen-Dick · Cheryl DossPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practicedoi 10.3389/past.2026.16531
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026The co-evolution of costly markers and cooperation in social dilemmasMahdi Abolhasani · Saman Moghimi-Araghi · Mohammad SalahshourFrontiers in Ethologydoi 10.3389/fetho.2026.1880588
Policy BriefPublished 21 September 2026Public health nurse advocacy as essential for addressing the health impacts of climate changeSalimah R. Walani · Shahin Kassam · Zahra Shajani · Aliyah DosaniPublic Health Reviewsdoi 10.3389/phrs.2026.1609391
PerspectivePublished 21 September 2026Proposal to refine the mechanistic classification of chronic pain and corresponding clinical symptomatologyJean-Pascal LefaucheurFrontiers in Pain Researchdoi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1963056
Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Aligning national human resource development with future workforce transitions and the SDGs: policy lessons from Thailand's research-funding systemPennee Narot · Narong Kiettikunwong · Siwaporn Fongthong · Pongmanut DeeodFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analyticsdoi 10.3389/frma.2026.1830772