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Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

fNIRS-based early identification of mild cognitive impairment: a large-scale multi-paradigm study with ensemble machine learning models

in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Yufei Chong
Can Duan
Xinzi Xu
Zhengliang Li
Heling Zhang
Jingyi Gong
Qingqing Wu
Lirong Xia
Peiwen Zhang
Wenguang Xia

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1738099

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Study Protocol

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Metabolomic and gut microbial biomarkers of smoking cessation treatment in long-term drug therapy: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

in Public Mental Health

Johannes Peter
Alina Pritz
Michaela Hiebler
Mahdi Mahmoudi
Jürgen Fuchshuber
Sabrina Mörkl
Sandra Holasek
Elke Humer
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1677235

163 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Pre-service teachers’ situation-specific skills regarding classroom management in physical education: validation of a video-based test instrument

in Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement

Eric Jeisy
Clemens Berthold
Matthias Baumgartner

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1751591

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Absence of local retinotopy in the mouse optic tract

Matteo Tripodi
Hiroki Asari

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

doi 10.3389/fncir.2026.1782196

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Measuring well-being in agroecological food systems: a multi-scale framework for sustainability indicators

in Social Movements, Institutions and Governance

Pedro Lopez-Merino
Valerie J. Stull
Michael Bell
Kevin Cloninger
C. Robert Cloninger
Danilo Garcia
Claudio Gratton

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1757486

217 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

A fungal endophyte of the medicinal plant, Alisma orientale, promotes plant growth and bioactive compound accumulation

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Xiaomei Xu
Wenjin Lin
Nemat O. Keyhani
Yamin Zhang
Junyong Han
Huiqing Que
Luxiao Wang
Yuhang Yao
Sen Liu
Xiaoyan Chen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1773907

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Comprehensive evaluation of cardiovascular risk control in a large national cohort: insights from over 1 million participants in a cardiovascular prevention program

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Grzegorz Kubielas
Izabella Uchmanowicz
Marcin Magdziarz
Michał Czapla
Katarzyna Kułaga
Piotr Dobrowolski
Aleksander Prejbisz

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1758928

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Multi-guild microbial cooperation sustains long-term anaerobic toluene degradation through sulfur cycling

in Extreme Microbiology

Bruna Matturro
Matteo Tucci
Andrea Firrincieli
Luca Niccolini
Verónica Peña-Álvarez
Marco Resitano
Martina Trinchillo
Ana Isabel Peláez
Simona Rossetti
Maurizio Petruccioli

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1773863

173 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Building epidemiological capacity to strengthen health systems: evaluating the advanced (extended) field epidemiology training program of Papua New Guinea

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

James A. Flint
Jennifer White
David N. Durrheim
Barry Ropa
Alois Pukieni
Callum Thirkell
Miriel Boas
Elaine Hevoho
Martyn D. Kirk
Tambri Housen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1777107

214 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Spatial configuration and sustainability: decoding the landscape genes of traditional Li settlements in Hainan Island through a production-living-ecological space framework

in Land Use Dynamics

Yizhe Yuan
Dinghai Yang
Rui Zhang
Zhijian Chen
Yuan Meng

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1755099

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Networked evolutionary game analysis of low-carbon technology diffusion

in Social Physics

Xiaoxiao Sun
Jianguo Du
Xiaowen Zhu

Frontiers in Physics

doi 10.3389/fphy.2026.1753750

150 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Production of safe beef in Uganda: who are the most influential actors and what are the challenges?

in Product Quality Archive

Patrick Okello
John Ilukor
Kanifa Kamatara
Nelson Turyahabwe

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1672528

373 views

Systematic Review

Published on 03 Mar 2026

The impact of bright light therapy on non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Junjie Geng
Han li Yu
Liping Tan

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1770673

130 views

Perspective

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Equity at the point of care: auditing AI-supported resource allocation in obstetric emergencies

in Digital Public Health

Fan Gao
Danli Xie

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1774367

603 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Bioequivalence study of testosterone undecanoate soft capsules in healthy postmenopausal women under fed conditions: a single-center, four-period, repeated crossover trial

in Drug Metabolism and Transport

Nanxing Li
Fengjia Zhu
Zhongyuan Zhao
Shilong Zhu
Jinlian Wu
Xu Zuo
Jinjin Shi
Xiuhui Qian
Xiaoping Zhang
Yuanyuan Hu

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1763835

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Mining the candidate transcription factors modulating dendrobine biosynthesis under phosphate deficiency in Dendrobium officinale Kimura & Migo

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Siqi Gui
Jiening Wu
Yifei Shi
Chao Zhuang
Junjie Zhong
Xiaowei Zou
Hui Du
Wei Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1784768

108 views

Articles

fNIRS-based early identification of mild cognitive impairment: a large-scale multi-paradigm study with ensemble machine learning models

Metabolomic and gut microbial biomarkers of smoking cessation treatment in long-term drug therapy: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Pre-service teachers’ situation-specific skills regarding classroom management in physical education: validation of a video-based test instrument

Absence of local retinotopy in the mouse optic tract

Measuring well-being in agroecological food systems: a multi-scale framework for sustainability indicators

A fungal endophyte of the medicinal plant, Alisma orientale, promotes plant growth and bioactive compound accumulation

Comprehensive evaluation of cardiovascular risk control in a large national cohort: insights from over 1 million participants in a cardiovascular prevention program

Multi-guild microbial cooperation sustains long-term anaerobic toluene degradation through sulfur cycling

Building epidemiological capacity to strengthen health systems: evaluating the advanced (extended) field epidemiology training program of Papua New Guinea

Spatial configuration and sustainability: decoding the landscape genes of traditional Li settlements in Hainan Island through a production-living-ecological space framework

Networked evolutionary game analysis of low-carbon technology diffusion

Production of safe beef in Uganda: who are the most influential actors and what are the challenges?

The impact of bright light therapy on non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Equity at the point of care: auditing AI-supported resource allocation in obstetric emergencies

Bioequivalence study of testosterone undecanoate soft capsules in healthy postmenopausal women under fed conditions: a single-center, four-period, repeated crossover trial

Mining the candidate transcription factors modulating dendrobine biosynthesis under phosphate deficiency in Dendrobium officinale Kimura & Migo