Instrumental Assessment | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Comparative assessment of interindividual variability of the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes in Saiga tatarica tatarica

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Vadim Ulyanov
Indira Beishova
Kirill Yanin
Tatyana Ulyanova
Nurbek Ginayatov
Alexandr Kovalchuk
Alzhan Shamshidin
Kaissar Kushaliyev
Zhumadiya Tleulenov
Aibek Karimov

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2026.1717498

142 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Differential effects of emotional labor strategies on university counselors’ job burnout: the dual role of psychological capital as a mediator and a moderator

in Organizational Psychology

Yunbo Song
Honglin Yang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1692256

200 views

Review

Published on 18 Feb 2026

The structure and function of membrane protein in coronavirus infection and its applications in the development of vaccines and therapeutic drugs

in Virology

Shengnan Jiang
Jianbo Yuan
Qingyang Li
Ziyan Song
Lijing Cao
Zhenhui Song
Xingcui Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1762041

135 views

Review

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Catalpol: an natural multifunctional iridoid glycoside with promising therapeutic properties

in Cellular Biochemistry

Guannan He
Jing Song
Ruixuan Ma
Yixing Zhou
Yamin Xue
Farong Zhang

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

doi 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1768334

254 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

He–Ne laser irradiation enhances curcuminoid content in Curcuma longa: a green strategy for functional antioxidants and antimicrobial ingredients

in Food Chemistry

Munirah F. Aldayel

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1758942

113 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 18 Feb 2026

The impact of discrimination perception on academic burnout of junior college students: the mediating role of belief in a just world and the moderating effect of sense of family obligation

in Educational Psychology

Wenjing Du
Qi Yan
Mengli Zhang
Xiaomin Lv
Maocong Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1732040

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Tropical forest disturbances reveal increase in stress-tolerant(s) strategy among epiphytes while simplifying the taxonomic and layer structure of epiphytic communities

in Functional Plant Ecology

Alen K. Eskov
Evgenia A. Faronova
Tatiana G. Elumeeva
Taisia V. Poloshevets
Anna S. Kartasheva
Nikolay G. Prilepsky
Vlad. D. Leonov
Evgeny V. Abakumov

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1695534

210 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Discovery of skill-switching criteria for learning agile quadruped locomotion

in Robot Learning and Evolution

Wanming Yu
Fernando Acero
Vassil Atanassov
Chuanyu Yang
Ioannis Havoutis
Dimitrios Kanoulas
Zhibin Li

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1697159

261 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Comparison between plate cage system and stand-alone cage in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients with cervical kyphosis: clinical and radiographic outcomes

in Orthopedic Surgery

Chao Wang
Shu Liu
Jiabin Yuan
Zhicai Shi

Frontiers in Surgery

doi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1749161

119 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Angle-specific stiffness profiles of the achilles tendon and Triceps surae muscles: a continuous characterization

in Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Yasuhiro Kunita
Naoki Ikeda
Takuya Nishioka
Shota Yamaguchi
Ayumi Yoshikawa
Daiki Hajima
Naoko Yabuno
Kengo Harato
Takayuki Inami

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1728114

202 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Metabolomic signatures connect and mediate sedentary time-driven mortality risk in patients with cardiovascular disease

in Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Disease

Min Zhu
Keke Ding
Peiyang Luo
Xufei Peng
Rengfei Shi
Ru Wang
Tianlu Chen

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1712885

794 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Petrogenesis of Huichizi granite and hosted amphibolite lens: implications for early Paleozoic evolution of the North Qinling orogenic belt

in Petrology

Zhenhua Cui
Danling Chen
Yunfei Ren
Bowen Bai
Yuan Tang
Long Ma
Minglei Liu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2026.1774169

109 views

Review

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Game over: dissecting the overlooked health harms of modern sports

in The History, Culture and Sociology of Sports

Bilal Irfan
Kaden Venugopal
Ali Rehman
Rayyan Latif
Abdallah Abu Shammala
Roberto Daniel Sirvent

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1753432

314 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Media self-regulation in Albania, 2018–2025: institutions, practices, and complaint-handling pathways—a process-tracing study

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Belina Budini
Anjeza Xhaferaj

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1754359

156 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

ACSA2 is not astrocyte-specific: implications for cell sorting strategies in the rodent brain

in Cellular Neuropathology

Emerson Daniele
Gabriel Khelifi
Daniel Beretta
Boyan K. Tsankov
K. W. Annie Bang
Chiara Beretta
Dana J. Philpott
Samer M. Hussein
Maryam Faiz

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1756677

299 views

Review

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Circular RNAs in sepsis-induced acute lung injury: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential

in Immunological Tolerance and Regulation

Qinghai Liu
Yiyan Wang
Haitang Liao
Dongsheng Ren
Wenhui Guo
Jianzhong Xu
Chenyang Duan
Zhenchun Luo
Wen Jiang

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1718164

Articles

Comparative assessment of interindividual variability of the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes in Saiga tatarica tatarica

Differential effects of emotional labor strategies on university counselors’ job burnout: the dual role of psychological capital as a mediator and a moderator

The structure and function of membrane protein in coronavirus infection and its applications in the development of vaccines and therapeutic drugs

Catalpol: an natural multifunctional iridoid glycoside with promising therapeutic properties

He–Ne laser irradiation enhances curcuminoid content in Curcuma longa: a green strategy for functional antioxidants and antimicrobial ingredients

The impact of discrimination perception on academic burnout of junior college students: the mediating role of belief in a just world and the moderating effect of sense of family obligation

Tropical forest disturbances reveal increase in stress-tolerant(s) strategy among epiphytes while simplifying the taxonomic and layer structure of epiphytic communities

Discovery of skill-switching criteria for learning agile quadruped locomotion

Comparison between plate cage system and stand-alone cage in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients with cervical kyphosis: clinical and radiographic outcomes

Angle-specific stiffness profiles of the achilles tendon and Triceps surae muscles: a continuous characterization

Metabolomic signatures connect and mediate sedentary time-driven mortality risk in patients with cardiovascular disease

Petrogenesis of Huichizi granite and hosted amphibolite lens: implications for early Paleozoic evolution of the North Qinling orogenic belt

Game over: dissecting the overlooked health harms of modern sports

Media self-regulation in Albania, 2018–2025: institutions, practices, and complaint-handling pathways—a process-tracing study

ACSA2 is not astrocyte-specific: implications for cell sorting strategies in the rodent brain

Circular RNAs in sepsis-induced acute lung injury: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential