Defensive Functioning | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Can indwelling pleural catheters bring extra benefits in elderly heart failure patients with pleural effusion?—A real-world retrospective multicenter analysis

in Heart Failure and Transplantation

Yinghua Wang
Yan Jin
Hui Li
Qi Guo
Qingqi Ji
Yan Pan
Min Zhang

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Review

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Female Predominance in Chronic Cough: Biological Sex–Related Factors, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Targets — A Narrative Review

in Pulmonary Medicine

Aibo Zheng
Kai Sun
Wenjun Li
Zhiyu Chen
Yuting Li
Wei Wu
Jie Gan

Frontiers in Medicine

Systematic Review

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Effects of brain-computer interface-based rehabilitation on upper limb function, activities of daily living, and adverse events in patients with early stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior

Jing-Xue Wei
Yue-Mi Zhang
Shan-Shan Liang
Qi-Fu Li
Lang Huang
Yuan-Hong Dai
Zi-Ting Bi
Jing-Hua Xiao
JIAN WEN XU
Yun-Shan Zhang

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Adaptation Mechanisms of Plant Diversity and Functional Traits in Desert Steppe

in Functional Plant Ecology

Shiya He
Tiantian Wu
Yanxin Yang
Shutong Yang
Weihong Hou
Xuhui Tang
Adilamu Abulaiti
Xiaofang Ye
Fei Yu
Lingxiu Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Grazing intensity drives above–belowground productivity trade-offs and reveals belowground dominance in temperate herbaceous marsh wetlands

in Functional Plant Ecology

Mingyue Pan
Linguang Luan
Yingqi Han
Qiong Han
Weihong Zhu
Jingzhi Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Changes in Pediatric Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations Before and After the COVID-19 pandemic : A Retrospective Analysis

in Injury Prevention and Control

Tian Tang
shaojun li
lin yang
liang zhou
Tan Liping

Frontiers in Public Health

Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Developing a Multidimensional Pedagogical Framework for Safety Education in Early Childhood: Mapping Systematic Review Insights to Sheriff Labrador

in Public Health Education and Promotion

OLUSIJI LASEKAN
Margot Teresa Godoy Pena
Mathew Blessy Sarah

Frontiers in Public Health

Hypothesis and Theory

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Beyond Birth Rates: A Theoretical Framework for Women's Reproductive Autonomy and Quality Childbearing

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Zhaohui Su
Xue Yang
Dean McDonnell
Junaid Ahmad
Barry L. Bentley
Ali Cheshmehzangi
Sabina Šegalo
Jing-Bao Nie
Claudimar Veiga
Yu-Tao Xiang

Frontiers in Public Health

Case Report

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Beyond Metabolism: Subclinical Hypothyroidism Associated with Chronic Alveolar Hypoventilation

in Pulmonary Medicine

Sai Prasad
Shreya Sharma
Shaily Agrawal
Jay Nagda
Vidhi Parmar
Deep Bavaria
Darpan Kothia
Vidhi Dhaduk
Priyanshi Nada
Harsh Vardhan

Frontiers in Medicine

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Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

A Narrative Review of Pedagogical Approaches and Action Pathways forin Climate Change Education in Medical and Health Professions Training

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Basima Maisoon

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

D-Xylose suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating dihydrodiol dehydrogenase and remodeling the immune microenvironment

in Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Haiyang Yu
Xiangxiang Wu
Yiting Liu
Conglin Xin
Xiaoxia Guo
Yu Zhou
Xiaoyi Ding

Frontiers in Immunology

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Social Media Distrust and Turn to Artificial Intelligence among Generation Z: A Qualitative Model Linking Digital Minimalism and Financial Discipline with Social Policy Recommendations

in AI for Human Learning and Behavior Change

Büşra Edibe Ökten

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

Systematic Review

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Considerations for Establishing Occupational Exposure Limits for Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors in Drug Development

in Occupational Toxicology

Tyler Nicholas
Eric Morinello
Chandrika Moudgal
Alexandre Beaulieu
Jessica Graham

Frontiers in Toxicology

Case Report

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Pustular psoriasis that flared up again after contracting COVID-19: A case report and literature review

in Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders : Autoimmune Disorders

Eri Ohta
Etsuko Okada
Yu Sawada

Frontiers in Immunology

Editorial

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Editorial: Novel Strategies for the Clinical Management of Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Syndrome

in Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Yun Shen
Junfeng Han
Xiaoying Ding

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Integrating an Antiracism Curriculum into Public Health Core Courses

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Teri E. Lassiter
Laura E. Liang
Rafael Perez Figueroa
Marian R. Passannante

Frontiers in Public Health

Articles

Can indwelling pleural catheters bring extra benefits in elderly heart failure patients with pleural effusion?—A real-world retrospective multicenter analysis

Female Predominance in Chronic Cough: Biological Sex–Related Factors, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Targets — A Narrative Review

Effects of brain-computer interface-based rehabilitation on upper limb function, activities of daily living, and adverse events in patients with early stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Adaptation Mechanisms of Plant Diversity and Functional Traits in Desert Steppe

Grazing intensity drives above–belowground productivity trade-offs and reveals belowground dominance in temperate herbaceous marsh wetlands

Changes in Pediatric Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations Before and After the COVID-19 pandemic : A Retrospective Analysis

Developing a Multidimensional Pedagogical Framework for Safety Education in Early Childhood: Mapping Systematic Review Insights to Sheriff Labrador

Beyond Birth Rates: A Theoretical Framework for Women's Reproductive Autonomy and Quality Childbearing

Beyond Metabolism: Subclinical Hypothyroidism Associated with Chronic Alveolar Hypoventilation

A Narrative Review of Pedagogical Approaches and Action Pathways forin Climate Change Education in Medical and Health Professions Training

D-Xylose suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating dihydrodiol dehydrogenase and remodeling the immune microenvironment

Social Media Distrust and Turn to Artificial Intelligence among Generation Z: A Qualitative Model Linking Digital Minimalism and Financial Discipline with Social Policy Recommendations

Considerations for Establishing Occupational Exposure Limits for Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors in Drug Development

Pustular psoriasis that flared up again after contracting COVID-19: A case report and literature review

Editorial: Novel Strategies for the Clinical Management of Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Syndrome

Integrating an Antiracism Curriculum into Public Health Core Courses