Function And Role | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Comparison of Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness between Mobile-Bearing and Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty for Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A retrospective cohort study

in Orthopedic Surgery

Liangchun Pan
Linlin Zhang
Zongsheng Yin
Yunchao Shao
Chen Zhu
Dengpan Yao

Frontiers in Surgery

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Derived Exosomes Are Associated with Changes in Renal Injury Markers, Gut Microbiota Composition, and Inflammatory Signaling in IgA Nephropathy

in Microbial Immunology

Yuanyuan He
Xinyi Wang
Qian Hu
Lu Huang
Shibin Zhang
Shengzhi Zhang
Zhengxia Zhong

Frontiers in Immunology

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Efficacy of AI Virtual Tutors in Emotional self-regulation for Children and Adolescents (Ages 6–18)

in Digital Learning Innovations

Celia Gallardo Herrerías

Frontiers in Education

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Multi-layered functional genomics prioritizes candidate effectors and regulatory mechanisms of ankylosing spondylitis

in Molecular Innate Immunity

Fanyu Meng
Ling Chen
Meng Li
Qingqing Zhang
Peiying Wang
Ruifeng Lin
Jiani Liu
Zhao Yuan
Kexin Chen
Zhaoxia Li

Frontiers in Immunology

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Smoking and Mortality Risk in COPD Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study in Sichuan, China

in Pulmonary Medicine

Boke Chen
Di Wu
Xiaofang Chen
Xia Wu
Mingqiang Yuan
Yujin He
Zhuo Wang
Xueli Zhang
Jun Lv
Canqing Yu

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

What Influences The Perceived Access to Healthcare Services? An Investigation Using Structural Equation Modeling

in Health Economics

Murat Topbas
Irem Dilaver
SERDAR KARAKULLUKÇU
Fusun Yalcin
Husniye Ebru Colak
Elif Bahcekapili
Nazim Ercument Beyhun
Mehmet Topsakal
Yavuz Cakiroglu
Erdem Sen

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Hearing Loss and Healthcare Expenditures in the United States: Evidence of a Public Health Market Failure

in Health Economics

Yuval Arbel
Yifat Arbel
Netanel Kerner
Oriya Kerner

Frontiers in Public Health

Systematic Review

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

in Pulmonary Medicine

Xiang Lin
Xueqi Fan
Yanling Huang
Anqi Wang
Yuling Tang
Wen Sun
Ziyan Zhang
Wenshan Xu
Caixia Qiu
Shungui Xu

Frontiers in Medicine

Systematic Review

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Environmental endocrine disruptors and endometrial cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cadmium and polychlorinated biphenyls, with emerging evidence on PFAS, phthalates, and bisphenols

in Gynecological Oncology

Lutian Gong
WENPING LU
Yujing Zhao
Heting MEI
Xiangyang Zhang

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Drivers and Effects of DRG Coding Abuse based on Hot Cheese Model:A Qualitative Study

in Health Economics

Shuo Liu
chang-chang Chen
Li Zhao
Zhi-ping Yang
Dai-ming Fan
Xue-jun Hu

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Interpretable Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Using Commercial ECG Features and Machine Learning: A Study Based on the PTB-XL+ Dataset

in Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Medicine

Kaihui Du
Qibao Zhou
Xiao LUO

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

A Prototype Smartwatch for Monitoring Dynamic, Compound and Plyometric Exercises in Cancer Prehabilitation: A Development and Validation Study

in Connected Health

San San Tay
Hanushyah Devi
Shannon Yap
Abbas Bin Zainul Abideen
Xuan Han Koh
Daniel Leong

Frontiers in Digital Health

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Parental Education and Willingness to Vaccinate Children with Self-paid Vaccines in Hangzhou, China: A Cross-sectional Study

in Health Economics

Linbo Xie
Zhihan Wu
Qiao Zhang
Kehan Wang
Ziyan Zhu
Zihan Wang
Peiyao Li
SIyu Chen
Min Yuan
Jiming Zhu

Frontiers in Public Health

Systematic Review

Accepted on 15 May 2026

A scoping review of farm-level biosecurity measure effectiveness against Foot-and-Mouth Disease to inform planning and preparedness efforts in the United States

in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

MaRyka Smith
Christy J Hanthorn
Michael W Sanderson

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Modafinil and abnormal bleeding in a young lady with narcolepsy: A case report

in Clinical Drug Safety

Albatol Nasser Rashed
Ahmed Abdelbasit
Mana Alshahrani

Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation

Original Research

Accepted on 15 May 2026

Titin Modulation and Left Ventricular Remodelling in Chronic Primary Mitral Regurgitation

in Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Medicine

Lobke L Pype
Melissa Herwig
Sven L. Van Laer
Dina De Bock
Inez Rodrigus
Bernard P Paelinck
Hanne M Boen
Caroline M. Van De Heyning
Nazha Hamdani
Emeline M Van Craenenbroeck

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Articles

Comparison of Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness between Mobile-Bearing and Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty for Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A retrospective cohort study

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Derived Exosomes Are Associated with Changes in Renal Injury Markers, Gut Microbiota Composition, and Inflammatory Signaling in IgA Nephropathy

Efficacy of AI Virtual Tutors in Emotional self-regulation for Children and Adolescents (Ages 6–18)

Multi-layered functional genomics prioritizes candidate effectors and regulatory mechanisms of ankylosing spondylitis

Smoking and Mortality Risk in COPD Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study in Sichuan, China

What Influences The Perceived Access to Healthcare Services? An Investigation Using Structural Equation Modeling

Hearing Loss and Healthcare Expenditures in the United States: Evidence of a Public Health Market Failure

Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Environmental endocrine disruptors and endometrial cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cadmium and polychlorinated biphenyls, with emerging evidence on PFAS, phthalates, and bisphenols

Drivers and Effects of DRG Coding Abuse based on Hot Cheese Model:A Qualitative Study

Interpretable Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Using Commercial ECG Features and Machine Learning: A Study Based on the PTB-XL+ Dataset

A Prototype Smartwatch for Monitoring Dynamic, Compound and Plyometric Exercises in Cancer Prehabilitation: A Development and Validation Study

Parental Education and Willingness to Vaccinate Children with Self-paid Vaccines in Hangzhou, China: A Cross-sectional Study

A scoping review of farm-level biosecurity measure effectiveness against Foot-and-Mouth Disease to inform planning and preparedness efforts in the United States

Modafinil and abnormal bleeding in a young lady with narcolepsy: A case report

Titin Modulation and Left Ventricular Remodelling in Chronic Primary Mitral Regurgitation