Efficient Cause | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Nutrition literacy among primary school students in Nanshan District, Shenzhen: current status and influencing factors

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Jing Yang
Nana Li
Ti Zhang
Xiaoyue Li
Liuyuan Zheng
Minmin Zhu

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1775403

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Intention to reduce dietary salt and its influencing factors in middle-aged and older hypertensive patients: a theory of planned behavior-based cross-sectional study

in Public Health and Nutrition

Yaqi Wen
Xia Li
Ya Shi
Lei Luo
Du Zhang
Zumin Shi
Manoj Sharma
Yong Zhao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1765900

136 views

Opinion

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Peri-implantitis derived extracellular vesicle as vectors of neuroinflammation

in Cellular Neuropathology

Gestter Willian Lattari Tessarin
Rodrigo Martins dos Santos
Luan Felipe Toro

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1773682

229 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Integrative genomic and immune landscape analysis of intimal sarcomas for emerging therapeutic targets and immunotherapy strategies

in Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Livia Gozzellino
Alice Costa
Margherita Nannini
Maria C. Nigro
Carmine Pizzi
Francesco Angeli
Luca Bergamaschi
Chiara Baldovini
Barbara Corti
Luisa Di Sciascio

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1723978

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Targeting Toll-like Receptor 2: synthetic diacylated lipopeptides polarize equine macrophages towards a pro-inflammatory phenotype

in Comparative Immunology

Chiara Grazia De Ciucis
Floriana Fruscione
Filippo Dell’Anno
Susanna Zinellu
Emanuela Giaconi
Simone Loi
Nicolò Columbano
Giulia Franzoni
Elisabetta Razzuoli

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1720816

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Perception of integrating an AI teaching module into medical education curriculum

in Healthcare Professions Education

Jude Jamjoom
Faisal Alkhwaiter
Ghedaa Armosh
Nour Alfarra
Shahad Murshid
Aya Tamim
Hani Tamim
Noara AlHusseini
Selwa Al-Hazzaa

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1774935

Opinion

Published on 03 Mar 2026

In the room but not on the byline: trust, fear, and the human role in addiction science in the age of AI

in ELSI in Science and Genetics

Anees Bahji

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1786377

227 views

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

134 views

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

Articles

Nutrition literacy among primary school students in Nanshan District, Shenzhen: current status and influencing factors

Intention to reduce dietary salt and its influencing factors in middle-aged and older hypertensive patients: a theory of planned behavior-based cross-sectional study

Peri-implantitis derived extracellular vesicle as vectors of neuroinflammation

Integrative genomic and immune landscape analysis of intimal sarcomas for emerging therapeutic targets and immunotherapy strategies

Targeting Toll-like Receptor 2: synthetic diacylated lipopeptides polarize equine macrophages towards a pro-inflammatory phenotype

Perception of integrating an AI teaching module into medical education curriculum

In the room but not on the byline: trust, fear, and the human role in addiction science in the age of AI

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