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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

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Efficacy, safety, and survival outcomes of radiotherapy combined with nimotuzumab following induction chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer

in Head and Neck Cancer

Yanjie Zhuang
Chen Chen
Zhenxi Xu
Kun Lin

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1769718

Review

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Succinylation: novel molecular mechanisms and prospects for targeted therapy in liver diseases

in Cellular Biochemistry

Jie Zhou
Xiaoling Tian
Yifang Zhou
Nianhua Tan
Bin Chen

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

doi 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1768199

118 views

Case Report

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Case Report: An undescended intravagal parathyroid adenoma: a rare cause of refractory primary hyperparathyroidism and severe osteoporosis

in Bone Research

Hassan A. Alzahrani

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1783095

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Nodal status dictates divergent prognostic drivers in oral squamous cell carcinoma: metabolic burden in pN0 vs. sarcopenia and nodal burden in pN+

in Head and Neck Cancer

Shihui Shen
Wugang Zhou
Yuhua Hu
Ting Gu
Yubo Ma
Haihua Yuan
Feng Xu

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1746241

103 views

Case Report

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Case Report: The SIX Cs model integrating empathy: a structured cognitive framework for psychological first aid during acute threat

in Pediatric Psychology

Moshe Uriel Farchi
Tamar Shlezinger

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1700642

241 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Teacher motivational practices and their perceived influence on L2 motivation in Libyan secondary EFL classrooms

in Educational Psychology

Emre Debreli
Hana Abdulqadir Almabrouk Abdulqadir

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1701372

Case Report

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Case report and literature review: Golidocitinib as a potential treatment for monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma

in Hematologic Malignancies

Xinlong Xu
Chang Dong
Jiashuo Guo
Xiaolin Chang
Ruirui Yuan
Yu Zhang
Shuting Gou
Liying Xue
Jie Li

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1729386

156 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Longitudinal resting-state fMRI of awake mice during habituation: stress, head motion, and functional connectivity

in Brain Imaging Methods

Sang-Han Choi
Geun Ho Im
Seong-Gi Kim

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2026.1773151

104 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Circulating cell-free DNA as an integrative biomarker in breast cancer: correlation with molecular subtypes, mutation status, and treatment response

in Breast Cancer

Ranjana Solanki
Ashmeet Kaur
Ravindra Gothwal
Kamal Kishore Lakhera
Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal
Urvashi Vijay

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1737210

720 views

Articles

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

Efficacy, safety, and survival outcomes of radiotherapy combined with nimotuzumab following induction chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer

Succinylation: novel molecular mechanisms and prospects for targeted therapy in liver diseases

Case Report: An undescended intravagal parathyroid adenoma: a rare cause of refractory primary hyperparathyroidism and severe osteoporosis

Nodal status dictates divergent prognostic drivers in oral squamous cell carcinoma: metabolic burden in pN0 vs. sarcopenia and nodal burden in pN+

Case Report: The SIX Cs model integrating empathy: a structured cognitive framework for psychological first aid during acute threat

Teacher motivational practices and their perceived influence on L2 motivation in Libyan secondary EFL classrooms

Case report and literature review: Golidocitinib as a potential treatment for monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma

Longitudinal resting-state fMRI of awake mice during habituation: stress, head motion, and functional connectivity

Circulating cell-free DNA as an integrative biomarker in breast cancer: correlation with molecular subtypes, mutation status, and treatment response