Optimal System | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Divergent surveillance needs and resource allocation for COVID-19 and influenza: insights from a community-based syndromic surveillance study in Shanghai (2024–2025)

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Xiao Yu
Shiying Yuan
Huanyu Wu
Shenghua Mao
Sheng Lin
Xianjin Jiang
Xiaohuan Gong
Chenyan Jiang
Yaxu Zheng
Jian Chen

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1777017

188 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Exploring talent management on employee performance in Chinese higher education institutions: the interplay of job engagement and job satisfaction

in Higher Education

Ping Li
Trairong Swatdikun
Vissanu Zumitzavan
Nomahaza Mahadi
Varaporn Prempanichnukul

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1724211

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Manuka honey and its component, methyl syringate, shift neutrophil release profiles from pro-inflammatory while preserving pro-regenerative growth factor release in vitro

in Molecular Innate Immunity

Evan N. Main
Samantha C. Hall
Gary L. Bowlin

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1760968

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Assessing the effect of rural industrial integration on rural innovation and entrepreneurship in China

in Land, Livelihoods and Food Security

Qingqing Lin
Qiaoling Huang
Huiyuan Huang
Xiaodong You
Liupeng Chen

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1747577

335 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Water partnerships: pathways for sustainable safe drinking water supply

in Water and Human Systems

Karl Zimmermann
Regula Meierhofer

Frontiers in Water

doi 10.3389/frwa.2025.1702521

664 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Replacing chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers at equivalent nitrogen levels enhances soil nitrogen transformation rates in Northwest China’s farmlands, consequently impacting crop yields

in Plant Nutrition

Xiaohua Shi
Yuanyuan Zhang
Junmei Liang
Liguo Jia
Yonglin Qin
Yang Chen
Jing Yu
Kun Liu
Lan Wu
Bofeng Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1772980

2,530 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Sustainable dye removal using fish scale-derived biosorbent: performance and mechanisms

in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Fatima Ezzahra Atmani
Zouhair Jemali
Safaa Adim
Meriem Kasbaji
Morad Kaddouri
Nadia Anter
Mohammed Al-zharani
Fahd A. Nasr
Ashraf Ahmed Qurtam
Reda El kacmi

Frontiers in Chemistry

doi 10.3389/fchem.2025.1711822

536 views

Editorial

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Editorial: Drug development for respiratory infectious diseases and related complications in other systems

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Xueping Yu
Yu Wang
Alessandra Oliva
Mingshan Xue

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1800928

Correction

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Correction: Transcriptome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DAPP-PG 215 in response to silver nanoparticles exposure

in Microbe and Virus Interactions with Plants

Benedetta Orfei
Joël F. Pothier
Luca Scotti
Antonio Aceto
Chiaraluce Moretti
Roberto Buonaurio
Theo H. M. Smits

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1809727

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Molecular dynamics insights into temperature effects on polyurethane-aggregate adhesion: comparative analysis of SiO2 and CaCO3

in Transportation and Transit Systems

Haihong Zhang
Yan Zhang
Xiaowei Feng
Yanxiang Gao
Tengfei Yao

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1780531

106 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Accelerated early weight gain of neonatal puppies from overweight bitches compared to lean dams in spite of similar milk macronutrient composition

in Nutrition and Metabolism

Samantha J. McCarter
Stephen R. Werre
Michael L. Power
Orsolya Balogh

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1747221

118 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

fNIRS-based early identification of mild cognitive impairment: a large-scale multi-paradigm study with ensemble machine learning models

in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Yufei Chong
Can Duan
Xinzi Xu
Zhengliang Li
Heling Zhang
Jingyi Gong
Qingqing Wu
Lirong Xia
Peiwen Zhang
Wenguang Xia

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1738099

134 views

Study Protocol

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Metabolomic and gut microbial biomarkers of smoking cessation treatment in long-term drug therapy: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

in Public Mental Health

Johannes Peter
Alina Pritz
Michaela Hiebler
Mahdi Mahmoudi
Jürgen Fuchshuber
Sabrina Mörkl
Sandra Holasek
Elke Humer
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1677235

163 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Pre-service teachers’ situation-specific skills regarding classroom management in physical education: validation of a video-based test instrument

in Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement

Eric Jeisy
Clemens Berthold
Matthias Baumgartner

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1751591

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Absence of local retinotopy in the mouse optic tract

Matteo Tripodi
Hiroki Asari

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

doi 10.3389/fncir.2026.1782196

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Measuring well-being in agroecological food systems: a multi-scale framework for sustainability indicators

in Social Movements, Institutions and Governance

Pedro Lopez-Merino
Valerie J. Stull
Michael Bell
Kevin Cloninger
C. Robert Cloninger
Danilo Garcia
Claudio Gratton

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1757486

217 views

Articles

Divergent surveillance needs and resource allocation for COVID-19 and influenza: insights from a community-based syndromic surveillance study in Shanghai (2024–2025)

Exploring talent management on employee performance in Chinese higher education institutions: the interplay of job engagement and job satisfaction

Manuka honey and its component, methyl syringate, shift neutrophil release profiles from pro-inflammatory while preserving pro-regenerative growth factor release in vitro

Assessing the effect of rural industrial integration on rural innovation and entrepreneurship in China

Water partnerships: pathways for sustainable safe drinking water supply

Replacing chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizers at equivalent nitrogen levels enhances soil nitrogen transformation rates in Northwest China’s farmlands, consequently impacting crop yields

Sustainable dye removal using fish scale-derived biosorbent: performance and mechanisms

Editorial: Drug development for respiratory infectious diseases and related complications in other systems

Correction: Transcriptome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DAPP-PG 215 in response to silver nanoparticles exposure

Molecular dynamics insights into temperature effects on polyurethane-aggregate adhesion: comparative analysis of SiO2 and CaCO3

Accelerated early weight gain of neonatal puppies from overweight bitches compared to lean dams in spite of similar milk macronutrient composition

fNIRS-based early identification of mild cognitive impairment: a large-scale multi-paradigm study with ensemble machine learning models

Metabolomic and gut microbial biomarkers of smoking cessation treatment in long-term drug therapy: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Pre-service teachers’ situation-specific skills regarding classroom management in physical education: validation of a video-based test instrument

Absence of local retinotopy in the mouse optic tract

Measuring well-being in agroecological food systems: a multi-scale framework for sustainability indicators