Defect Engineering | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

A comparative dosimetric evaluation of two image-guided calibration strategies for multi-isocenter total body irradiation: integrated fan-beam CT–based alignment versus sequential cone-beam CT–guided localization

in Radiation Oncology

Bo Gao
Yaling Hong
Junjing Yan
Xiwei Chen
Suhua Tan
Yutao Zhu
Yan Liu
Zhaojie Yao
Lizhen Wu
Haiyan Chen

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1760909

144 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Preoperative prediction of tumor deposits in advanced gastric cancer using intratumoral and peritumoral CT radiomics: development and validation of an ensemble model

in Cancer Imaging and Image-directed Interventions

Yang Yao
Pengchao Zhan
Mengchen Yuan
Yusong Chen
Yunlong Fan
Jianbo Gao

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1763646

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

The quantum-enhanced agri-ledger: a simulation-based pathway to incentivized climate-smart agronomy

in Climate-Smart Agronomy

A Harsha Kumar
N Saran
K Kumaran
G Saranya
Disha Daniel
Preetham Venkatram C
Himeswar Potnuru

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1768500

185 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Sex differences in vaccine-induced immunity in mice immunized with integrase-defective lentiviral vector delivering the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein

in Vaccines and Molecular Therapeutics

Iole Farina
Alessandra Gallinaro
Martina Borghi
Maria Franca Pirillo
Chiara Falce
Andrea Canitano
Zuleika Michelini
Alice Zappitelli
Antonio Di Virgilio
Mario Picozza

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1778067

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Main branches pulmonary artery stenting in congenital heart diseases: a case series

in Pediatric Cardiology

Radityo Prakoso
Yovi Kurniawati
Sisca Natalia Siagian
Aditya Agita Sembiring
Damba Dwisepto Aulia Sakti
Brian Mendel
Olfi Lelya
Oktavia Lilyasari

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1732330

127 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Influence of training stress on psychological well-being in female college athletes: chain mediating roles of general self-efficacy and psychological resilience

in Sport Psychology

Zhenyu Wang
PengWei Song
Jinjin Ren
Jingwen Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1780404

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

From challenges to growth: a case study of Chinese international doctoral students in Lithuania

in Higher Education

Jolanta Lasauskiene
Asta Rauduvaite

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1772720

Study Protocol

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Going beyond participation: community-led design and evaluation of the Philly Joy Bank

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Allison K. Groves
Nia Coaxum
Ayomide Sokale
Yuan He
Stacey Kallem
Chaquita Calloway
Nora L. Lee
Erikka Gilliam
Jordan S. Wilson
Daniel T. Vader

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1725812

279 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

The influence of gas injection and production rates on pore-scale gas-water movement in low-permeability heterogeneous gas storage based on microfluidic technique

in Georeservoirs

Delong Wang
Wei Wang
Wenhong An
Junwei Su
Jiaxing Zhang
Dengke Liu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2026.1669602

159 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of DFR alters pigmentation and shifts flavonoid accumulation in red leaf lettuce without detectable growth penalties

in Genome Editing in Plants

Ai Nagamine
Masaki Ono
Osuke Sato
Eiji Goto
Hiroshi Ezura

Frontiers in Genome Editing

doi 10.3389/fgeed.2026.1755922

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

The impact of family parenting styles on behavioral and emotional problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the mediating role of mobile phone addiction

in Addictive Behaviors

Fang Sun
Ying Wang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1729300

163 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

University governance and institutional management for sustainability: teachers’ perspectives on policy implementation in higher education

in Higher Education

Johnatan Castro-Gómez
Natalia Marulanda-Grisales
César Zapata-Molina
Javier A. Sánchez-Torres

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1731067

Perspective

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Redefining precision in biliary surgery: a paradigm shift from operative mastery to prognostic-driven strategy

in Visceral Surgery

Zhi-Yuan Bai
Peng-Fei Zhang

Frontiers in Surgery

doi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1748054

Editorial

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Editorial: The role of nutritional supplements and oral complementary or alternative medicine supplements for the management of chronic conditions in children

in Children and Health

Angharad Vernon-Roberts
Andrew S. Day

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1803405

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Analyses on patterns of lymph node metastasis and its impact on prognosis in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone: a single-center, retrospective cohort study

in Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Weibin Liu
Yujie Deng
Xuejin Zheng
Weikun Su
Jianqing Zheng
Yijin Lin
Weijin Xiao
Yi Shi
Jiarong Zhang
Weimin Fang

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1762746

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Willingness to pay for supplementary medical insurance and its influencing factors among rural residents in ethnic minority areas

in Health Economics

Yao Li
Daiqing Cao
Mingwei Zhu
Lili Zhu
Liang Shen
Xiang He

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1733751

163 views

Articles

A comparative dosimetric evaluation of two image-guided calibration strategies for multi-isocenter total body irradiation: integrated fan-beam CT–based alignment versus sequential cone-beam CT–guided localization

Preoperative prediction of tumor deposits in advanced gastric cancer using intratumoral and peritumoral CT radiomics: development and validation of an ensemble model

The quantum-enhanced agri-ledger: a simulation-based pathway to incentivized climate-smart agronomy

Sex differences in vaccine-induced immunity in mice immunized with integrase-defective lentiviral vector delivering the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein

Main branches pulmonary artery stenting in congenital heart diseases: a case series

Influence of training stress on psychological well-being in female college athletes: chain mediating roles of general self-efficacy and psychological resilience

From challenges to growth: a case study of Chinese international doctoral students in Lithuania

Going beyond participation: community-led design and evaluation of the Philly Joy Bank

The influence of gas injection and production rates on pore-scale gas-water movement in low-permeability heterogeneous gas storage based on microfluidic technique

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of DFR alters pigmentation and shifts flavonoid accumulation in red leaf lettuce without detectable growth penalties

The impact of family parenting styles on behavioral and emotional problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the mediating role of mobile phone addiction

University governance and institutional management for sustainability: teachers’ perspectives on policy implementation in higher education

Redefining precision in biliary surgery: a paradigm shift from operative mastery to prognostic-driven strategy

Editorial: The role of nutritional supplements and oral complementary or alternative medicine supplements for the management of chronic conditions in children

Analyses on patterns of lymph node metastasis and its impact on prognosis in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone: a single-center, retrospective cohort study

Willingness to pay for supplementary medical insurance and its influencing factors among rural residents in ethnic minority areas