Systematic ReviewPublished 20 October 2026Flipped learning in psychology education: a systematic review of instructional practices, benefits, implementation challenges, and future research directionsJieyu Tao · Nur Nabihah Mohamad Nizar · Azni Yati Kamaruddin · Pei Yang · Chen Zhang · Wei WangFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1920474
PerspectivePublished 20 October 2026Beyond tuition-free higher education: financial stress, student sustainability, and persistence-related vulnerability in EcuadorDarlyn Tenelanda Mora · Luis Enrique Mejia Cervantes · Francisco Del Cioppo Morstadt · Dilmar Delgado DelgadoFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1957556
Original ResearchPublished 20 October 2026Gamified flipped learning and the affective domain of language learning: a qualitative case study of online English classesB. Sivakami · M. Jayasudha · K. SanmuganathanFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1888127
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026The final count-down: estimating the total value of all the world's natural resources and an estimate of how long they may lastHarald Ulrik Sverdrup · Anders Nordby · Ole van Allen · Anna Hulda Olafsdottir · Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir · Wouter van DierenFrontiers in Sustainable Resource Managementdoi 10.3389/fsrma.2026.1841357
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Tailoring soy protein isolate–alginate double emulsion composite gel microcapsules for cheese-like texture and probiotic protection in plant-based cheese analoguesToshifumi Udo · Ethan He · Gopinath Mummaleti · Yang Jiao · Jinru Chen · Rakesh K. Singh · Fanbin KongFrontiers in Food Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frfst.2026.1972949
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Mechanisms and therapeutic prospects of short-chain fatty acids in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy via modulation of mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stressYinyu Wang · Lingjuan Gao · Yu Xu · Limei Niu · Xuan Tang · Yunxu Zhou · Xianhui Deng · Zhidan BaoFrontiers in Molecular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1875196
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026A hybrid deep Kronecker and BN-eLU-AlexNet framework for early prediction of learner outcomes in e-learning platformsChesta Malkani · Neetu Mittal · Subhranil SomFrontiers in Computer Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1889642
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026From constitutive killing to microenvironment-activated antimicrobial activity: a critical narrative review of antimicrobial dental materials for caries preventionXiwen Xin · Ziying Tang · Yuejia Deng · Yulong Zhang · Hai Zhang · Bennett T. Amaechi · Andre V. Ritter · Alvin G. Wee · Justin Kaspar · Jing Zhao · Andréa Ferreira Zandoná · Xuelian HuangFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1983359
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Gut microbiota- and probiotic-derived bioactive metabolites: mechanisms, evidence, and therapeutic potential in metabolic disordersOghenerobor B. Akpor · Ayotunde O. AjindeFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1953273
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Avocado (Persea americana Mill) seed starch: composition, extraction, and applications—a comprehensive reviewNehal Chavda · Rajdip Khaniya · Margi Gokalani · Ajay SinghFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsdoi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1942037
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026A mixed-methods pilot evaluation of the Sohanjana Antibullying Intervention for educators in Pakistan: knowledge gains, cultural barriers, and module effectivenessSohni Siddiqui · Anja Schultze-KrumbholzFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1853906
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Enhancing manufacturing processes through control education with MIT FrED platformDavid Ángeles-Rojas · Pedro Ponce · Russel Bradley · Brian W. AnthonyFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1903170
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Steel mill scale in concrete and mortar: a critical review of the evidence base and a proposed framework for future quantitative synthesisG. Loganathan · M. Senthil Pandian · S. Deepa NivethikaFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1932304
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Mitochondrial quality control at the ferroptosis-pyroptosis interface in diabetic cardiomyopathy: a narrative critical synthesisShibo Sun · Jiarui Li · Mingxiu Sun · Xin Song · Ming Tang · Likun DuFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicinedoi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1950950
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Interactive and inspectable LLM planning for human-in-the-loop EV battery disassemblyMarta Pedretti · Cesar Alan Contreras · Rustam Stolkin · Alireza Rastegarpanah · Roberto PaganiFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1916454
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Nanocrystalline SrTi 1 -x Fe x O 3- δ perovskites as high-performance electrodes for intermediate-temperature symmetric SOFCsEsteban Asto-Ramos · María Belén Arcentales-Vera · Loreto Troncoso · Faramarz S. Gard · Cristián Huck-Iriart · Diego G. LamasFrontiers in Energy Researchdoi 10.3389/fenrg.2026.1948765
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Preoperative information burden among parents of children with congenital heart disease: a qualitative study of information access, understanding, and decision-makingYuan Hu · Jing Tian · Mei Teng · Yuan Li · Hong ZhengFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1965200
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Process–microstructure–property relationships in additive manufacturing of high-entropy alloys: recent advances, challenges and future perspectivesRanjit Kumar Dehury · Vinit Gupta · Yogesh G. Joshi · M. Thomas VictorFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1964268
EditorialPublished 12 October 2026Editorial: High energy additive manufacturing of advanced materialsKun Li · R. Devesh K. Misra · Changjun HanFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1981379
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Amine-terminated zirconium metal-organic framework as an efficient adsorbent for lanthanum removalJagadeesan Saranya · Sivalingam Ramesh · R. T. Rajendra Kumar · Yuvaraj HaldoraiFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1944659
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Bridging molecular and heterogeneous catalysis: metallolinker-assembled and post-synthetically metalated covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO 2 reductionYuan-Hui Zhong · Lai-Hon ChungFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1976872
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Controlled sol-gel nanoassembly of Au 25 (SR) 18 nanoclusters for structural and functional integrationMahdi Hesari · Marysa ColvinFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1982602
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026High-volumetric-capacitance graphene supercapacitors via DEGDE-mediated GO clay processJiawen Wu · Dingtao Cheng · Qiuyan Li · Zhihong Wang · Zhou Li · Yuanyuan Li · Yingru LiFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1966349
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Personalized in situ bioprinting of skin: designing a blueprint for clinical translationRana Elmaalawy · Abdulrahman Khaled · Mona Marei · Rania ElbacklyFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologydoi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1895767
Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Comprehensive effects of plastic film mulching and combined application of water and nitrogen on photosynthetic characteristics, yield formation, and water-nitrogen use efficiency of citrusHongmei Gu · Ping Li · Mengyuan Deng · Yun Zhong · Yuliang Fu · Songlin WangFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1963480
Mini ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Bioactive small-molecule gas delivery for enhanced bone regeneration: modulation of cellular signaling and remodeling of the regenerative microenvironmentZhou Zhong · Biao Cao · Xin DuanFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1992564
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Vector-borne zoonotic bacteria in Tunisia: from fragmented data to an integrated One Health surveillance frameworkMourad Ben Said · Rachid Selmi · Hanène BelkahiaFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1951493
ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Calcium-dependent conformational transitions and ligand binding regulation of C-reactive protein: a comprehensive reviewBin Cheng · Zhi-Xin Yao · Guo-Qiang WuFrontiers in Immunologydoi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1963529
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026The furnace of crisis: assessing the European Union’s trajectory toward strategic independence and global actor in the shadow of the Russo-Ukrainian warDorin PopescuFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1912131
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026CyberShield analytics: SHAP-guided stacking ensembles for organizational risk resilienceSadiya Chowdhury · Abdullah Al ImtihanFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1878587
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Curriculum expectation and classroom reality in manipulative use by JHS mathematics teachers in Amansie Central GhanaGodfred Asiedu MirekuFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1951289
ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Friction and interfacial mechanics of surgical suturing: needle–tissue penetration, suture drag and friction-control strategiesShubham Gupta · Varatharajan PrasannavenkadesanFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1963772
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Sex-dependent transcriptional and imaging responses to metformin in young-adult mice with SuHx-induced pulmonary arterial hypertensionIrene Fernández-Folgueral · María Jesús Sánchez-Guisado · Irati Aiestaran-Zelaia · Marta Beraza · Aitor Zubillaga-Unsain · Claudia Miranda-Pérez de Alejo · Amanda Marrero-Pérez de Alejo · Kinsey Mae Thorpe · Angela Frimpong · Rui Adão · Ian J. Holt · Jesús Ruiz-CabelloFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicinedoi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1947678
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Dynamics of Canadian perceptions of low-dose radiation following science-based educational communication sessionsFrancisco Javier Sahagún-Aguilar · Margot HurlbertFrontiers in Public Healthdoi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1976699
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Study on the influence of matrix asphalt mixture air voids on the performance of semi-flexible pavement materialsJie Chen · Zhiyu Yang · Hui Huang · Jiechao Lei · Weian XuanFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1930537
Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Closed-circuit bioelectrochemical operation is associated with a higher relative contribution of deterministic assembly and altered targeted functional-gene profiles in soil microbiomesPengyu Zhao · Shuhui Zhang · Xiaodong ZhaoFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1815770
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Investigating protein conformational ensembles by native mass spectrometry and complementary biophysical techniques—the case of α-synucleinStefania Brocca · Erika Ponzini · Carlo Santambrogio · Rita GrandoriFrontiers in Biophysicsdoi 10.3389/frbis.2026.1887194
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Biophysical transport control in smart nanocomposite packaging under non-thermal food preservation technologiesAdeshina Fadeyibi · Azeez Ayinla Adebayo · Zinash Delebo Osunde · Mohammed Gana YisaFrontiers in Food Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frfst.2026.1980752
MethodsPublished 8 October 2026Tuning the structure-piezoelectric property relationship in electrospun PLLA nanofibers through collector-induced fiber alignmentI’jaaz Muhammad · Katherine Miller · Gang Ge · Thanh D. Nguyen · Kevin W.-H. LoFrontiers in Biomaterials Sciencedoi 10.3389/fbiom.2026.1967187
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Data-driven prognostics and health management for mining processing machinery: a systematic reviewSameer Prabhu · Ravdeep Kour · Pierre Dersin · Ramin KarimFrontiers in Manufacturing Technologydoi 10.3389/fmtec.2026.1936330
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026GenAI accelerates surface localization but not deeper culturally responsive teaching in UAE higher educationAjda Osifo · Mustafa Aydogan · Esra IzmirFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1948937
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Refining posthuman aesthetic pedagogy for teacher education through multidisciplinary expert consultationOk-Hee JeongFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1940834
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Quality in early childhood education and care: relationships with pedagogical dynamics profilesNatalie Nóbrega Santos · Mónica Pereira · Lourdes Mata · Sónia Cabral · Carla Costa Fernandes · Raquel Lopes Alves · Ana Teresa BritoFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1956235
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Integrated multi-criteria optimization of production, transport, and storage assets in machine-building systemsOxana Nurzhanova · Irina Khrustaleva · Vyacheslav Shkodyrev · Olga Zharkevich · Adilkhan Bakenov · Karshiga Zakirov · Artur SafaryanFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1885264
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Physics-guided multi-channel attention learning for GPR imaging of hidden anomalies in historic masonryXiangchi Men · Yannan Zhang · Xianghao Liu · Yaoming WangFrontiers in Earth Sciencedoi 10.3389/feart.2026.1947285
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Toward a sustainable future: paradigm shifts, challenges, and convergence in green synthesis strategies for carbon materialsXuexue Pan · Yi Zhao · Zhazira Supiyeva · Qamar AbbasFrontiers in Chemistrydoi 10.3389/fchem.2026.1951078
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of SlALS1 enhances fruit sweetness in tomatoSo Hee Yang · Soon-Ki Han · Yeonjong KooFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1927332
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Valorization of textile waste through biodegradation, fruiting body production, and mycelium composite formation by Pleurotus ostreatusNorbert Lipka · Kristian Marzec · Karol Bańcer · Arkadiusz Głowacki · Wiesław KacaFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologydoi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1907544