Existential Concerns | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Development of a post-treatment prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma based on nutritional, immune, and inflammatory scoring systems and REDCap-enabled follow-up

in Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Xuemei Liu
Chunxiao Wei
Maoyu Jiang
Fengqiao Huang
Haiyan Wu
Xueyin Liao
Zhong Huang
Zhenyu Liu

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1683412

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Impact on mitral regurgitation in patients with AVB undergoing permanent pacemaker implantation: left bundle branch pacing vs. right ventricular septum pacing

in Cardiac Rhythmology

Liang Shan
Peng Hao
Wenlong Dai

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1693525

144 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Designing effective explainable AI: a human-centered evaluation of explanation formats in financial decision-making

in AI in Finance

Henry Maathuis
Marcel Stalenhoef
Sieuwert van Otterloo
Raymond Zwaal
Kees van Montfort
Danielle Sent

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

doi 10.3389/frai.2026.1668029

917 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Anxiety symptoms and self-reported executive functioning in transgender and gender nonconforming adults: associations with autistic traits and depression

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Karys Michaela Mossa
Rebecca A. Lundwall
Mikle South

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1603606

207 views

Review

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Predictive models for post-ERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Hepatology

Zhihang Zhong
Li Liu
Jia Liu
Qin Xie
Jing Wu

Frontiers in Gastroenterology

doi 10.3389/fgstr.2025.1629698

475 views

Systematic Review

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Application of JAK inhibitors in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic analysis based on clinical trial databases and registries

in Rheumatology

Junjie Cao
Rong Huang
Yanru Chen
Xu Li
Junyi Lou
Longyun Xu
Junxian Gu
Zining Luo
Tianliang Yao
Jiebin Xie

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1680115

152 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Dietary energy levels regulate feed intake of broilers through the brain-gut axis

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yiwen Yang
Ling Zhou
Hongjing Liu
Zhiyong Huang
Jiancong Zhang
Li Lv

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1694957

149 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Lipid biomarkers reveal dominance of aerobic methanotrophy in a continental serpentinizing system

in Extreme Microbiology

Cybele R. Collins
Mary N. Parenteau
Linda L. Jahnke
Michael D. Kubo
Serena Moseman-Valtierra
Kyle Young
Dawn Cardace

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1694997

345 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a Markov model using JROAD-DPC cost data in Japan

in Cardiac Rhythmology

Kazuki Ohashi
Masaya Watanabe
Yasuhiro Morii
Hisashi Yokoshiki
Kengo Kusano
Katsuhiko Imai
Masahiko Takagi
Teiichi Yamane
Hiroshi Tada
Katsuhiko Ogasawara

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1744517

182 views

Study Protocol

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Electroacupuncture for the prevention of acute gastrointestinal injury in patients with sepsis undergoing mechanical ventilation (EAGISM): a protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial

in Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology

Jian Xu
Ting-ting Xie
Jun-xuan Wu
Ding-wei Deng
Jing Huang
Yi Yu
Bo-jun Zheng
Ke-rui Wu
Jian Li

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1695929

456 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Amplified selves, elusive collectives: the paradox of digital nomadism on TikTok

in Human-Media Interaction

Karine Ehn

Frontiers in Computer Science

doi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1718218

644 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Gut microbiota-derived EPA alleviates neuroinflammation associated with white matter injury by influencing H3K9ac/BDNF/TrkB pathway

in Microorganisms in Vertebrate Digestive Systems

Yuqian Wang
Yajun Zhang
Yifan Cui
Jing Zhu
Chan Wang
Shanshan Wang
Xuwu Xiao
Liu Yang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1711114

Mini Review

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Navigating sociocultural practices and traditions in HIV management: a review of African cultural barriers to achieving sustainable development goal target 3.3

in Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Reneilwe G. Mashaba
Cairo B. Ntimana

Frontiers in Epidemiology

doi 10.3389/fepid.2026.1710531

132 views

Editorial

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Editorial: Animal biomechanics: application of biomedical engineering to veterinary sciences for animal healthcare, volume II

in Comparative and Clinical Medicine

Mauro Malvè
Rocío Fernández-Parra

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1810150

Editorial

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Editorial: Enhancing public health workforce competencies: AI integration and post-pandemic educational reforms

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Zhaohui Su
Jianlin Jiang
Jing-Bao Nie
Kathleen Mary Gray
Dean McDonnell
Claudimar Pereira da Veiga
Yu-Tao Xiang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1808782

Correction

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Correction: Research on the optimization of public health emergency response systems in higher education institutions

in Public Health Policy

Ping Wang
Xueli Yao
Jie Yu
Yan Chen
Fangfang Huang
Xinjuan Pan
Yingjian Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1814278

Articles

Development of a post-treatment prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma based on nutritional, immune, and inflammatory scoring systems and REDCap-enabled follow-up

Impact on mitral regurgitation in patients with AVB undergoing permanent pacemaker implantation: left bundle branch pacing vs. right ventricular septum pacing

Designing effective explainable AI: a human-centered evaluation of explanation formats in financial decision-making

Anxiety symptoms and self-reported executive functioning in transgender and gender nonconforming adults: associations with autistic traits and depression

Predictive models for post-ERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Application of JAK inhibitors in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic analysis based on clinical trial databases and registries

Dietary energy levels regulate feed intake of broilers through the brain-gut axis

Lipid biomarkers reveal dominance of aerobic methanotrophy in a continental serpentinizing system

Cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a Markov model using JROAD-DPC cost data in Japan

Electroacupuncture for the prevention of acute gastrointestinal injury in patients with sepsis undergoing mechanical ventilation (EAGISM): a protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial

Amplified selves, elusive collectives: the paradox of digital nomadism on TikTok

Gut microbiota-derived EPA alleviates neuroinflammation associated with white matter injury by influencing H3K9ac/BDNF/TrkB pathway

Navigating sociocultural practices and traditions in HIV management: a review of African cultural barriers to achieving sustainable development goal target 3.3

Editorial: Animal biomechanics: application of biomedical engineering to veterinary sciences for animal healthcare, volume II

Editorial: Enhancing public health workforce competencies: AI integration and post-pandemic educational reforms

Correction: Research on the optimization of public health emergency response systems in higher education institutions