Extramusical Elements | List of Frontiers open access articles

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

Effect of phosphorus and fluorine impurities on the properties and hydration mechanism of α-hemihydrate gypsum composite cementitious materials

in Mechanics of Materials

Jianqiu Li
Yulu Li
Lin Yang
Jianxin Cao

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1746766

148 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Determinants and predictive performance of reduced muscle mass in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study

in Clinical Diabetes

Kaili Wang
Weitao Fu
Haiyan Pan
Jianjun Dong

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1746797

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Enhancing the endocannabinoid system to treat residual disease in relapse-free multiple sclerosis

in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology

Pietro Annovazzi
Marinella Clerico
Eleonora Cocco
Antonella Conte
Girolama Alessandra Marfia
Marco Salvetti
Valentina Tomassini
Rocco Totaro
Diego Centonze

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1747131

289 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Analysis of genetic evolution and molecular transmission of hepatitis C virus in key areas of the southeast coast of China

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Zongqing Li
Shaobin Wu
Wei Liu
Yiqun Liu
Qiaoling Lian
Shouli Wu
Chunyang Zhang
Jianfeng Xie

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1746631

Mini Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome-associated immune thrombocytopenia: from pathogenesis to treatment

in Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders : Autoimmune Disorders

Chang Liu
Ziqiang Zheng
Taoyuan He
Guixiang Zhang
Guohua Fu

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1748373

Systematic Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

A COSMIN-based systematic review of the measurement properties of cross-cultural versions of the orthorexia nervosa inventory

in Eating Behavior

Hanqing Zhang
Chaolumen Bao

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1747648

217 views

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

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Sex and age specific bone mineral density trends in Sri Lankan adults support the need for normative reference data

in Bone Research

Muhundhapriya Varatharajan
Sachith P. Abeysundara
Mohan Lal Jayatilake
Sachith Abhayaratna
Padma Badra Hewavithana

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1748490

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Visually grounded emotion regulation via diffusion models and user-driven reappraisal

in Medicine and Public Health

Edoardo Pinzuti
Oliver Tüscher
André Ferreira Castro

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

doi 10.3389/frai.2026.1691445

268 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Balancing plates and planets: optimising affordable, low-emissions diets for Ghanaian adults

in Nutrition and Sustainable Diets

Leticia Donkor
Emmanuel Essien
Hanne Vlaeminck
J. P. Vasco
Esa-Pekka Nykänen
Nicole Sharon Affrifah
Firibu Kwesi Saalia

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1682484

172 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Association of analgesic pharmacological effect with pain site in pediatric oncology patients

in Pediatric Pain

Flavia Carvalho Marotta
Eduardo Ladeia Leal
Isabelle Alvarenga Oliveira
Thuane Sales Gonçalves
Silmara Rodrigues Machado
Carolina Paula Jesus Kasa
Paulo Caleb Júnior Lima Santos

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1685357

165 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

AI-driven pilot platforms and computational pharmaceutics: accelerating innovation in small molecule drug development under industry 4.0 and 5.0 paradigms

in Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

Kaixin Luo
Yuhan Yang
Sadaruddin Chachar
Chenggong Zhong
Meiqi Chen
Jun Xiong
Lianyi He
Dingying Liu
Shahla Karim Baloch
Ihab Elshoura

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1681040

219 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

The influence of prime characteristics in semantic priming

in Psychology of Language

Ajay Mangat
Alexander Taikh
Christina Gagne
Thomas L Spalding

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1680365

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Analysis of the current status of research on perianal lesions associated with Crohn's disease: a bibliometric and visualization analysis

in Colorectal and Proctological Surgery

Pengfei Zhou
Jingen Lu
Yi Fu
Xi Huang
Yibo Yao
Yanting Sun
Jiawen Wang

Frontiers in Surgery

doi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1624488

191 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Pesticide use and alternative pest control strategies in Liberia: a comparative analysis of staple and market-oriented crop farmers

in Agro-Food Safety

Mesay Gurmu Yami
Ibukun James Olaoye
Ranjana Bhattacharjee
Elohor Mercy Diebiru-Ojo
Vishnuvardhan Reddy Banda
Shiferaw Feleke
Tahirou Abdoulaye
Sanni Lateef Oladimeji

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1603653

250 views

Articles

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

Effect of phosphorus and fluorine impurities on the properties and hydration mechanism of α-hemihydrate gypsum composite cementitious materials

Determinants and predictive performance of reduced muscle mass in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study

Enhancing the endocannabinoid system to treat residual disease in relapse-free multiple sclerosis

Analysis of genetic evolution and molecular transmission of hepatitis C virus in key areas of the southeast coast of China

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome-associated immune thrombocytopenia: from pathogenesis to treatment

A COSMIN-based systematic review of the measurement properties of cross-cultural versions of the orthorexia nervosa inventory

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

Sex and age specific bone mineral density trends in Sri Lankan adults support the need for normative reference data

Visually grounded emotion regulation via diffusion models and user-driven reappraisal

Balancing plates and planets: optimising affordable, low-emissions diets for Ghanaian adults

Association of analgesic pharmacological effect with pain site in pediatric oncology patients

AI-driven pilot platforms and computational pharmaceutics: accelerating innovation in small molecule drug development under industry 4.0 and 5.0 paradigms

The influence of prime characteristics in semantic priming

Analysis of the current status of research on perianal lesions associated with Crohn's disease: a bibliometric and visualization analysis

Pesticide use and alternative pest control strategies in Liberia: a comparative analysis of staple and market-oriented crop farmers