Step Initiation | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Impact of Bone Conduction Hearing Devices on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Otitis Media-Related Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

in Clinical Research in Auditory Implants and Hearing Aids

Xing Wang
Wangwei Li
Junmei Miao Jonasson

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Energy Management Strategies for New Energy HEVs Based on Reinforcement Learning

in Engine and Automotive Engineering

Wei Song

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

CrpH of Bordetella pertussis, a prototypic PepSY_TM protein supporting heme-copper oxidoreductase function

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Majda Hachmi
Gauthier Roy
Anne-Sophie Debrie
Stéphanie Slupek
Rudy Antoine
Françoise Jacob-Dubuisson

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Analysis of Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Type 2 Diabetics: A Hospital-Based Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Zhenyang Liu
Ao Huang
Zhikai Ding
Jiarong Xu
Yawei Cui
Yunxia Wang
Wenzhi Cai

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Quality of Life and Emotional Distress Among Primary Caregivers of Children With Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparative Study in China

in Intellectual Disabilities

Yishu Dong
Jiao Yuan
Yaling Cheng
Yilin Wang
Weihua Pan

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Mini Review

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Th17/Treg Balance in Inflammatory Bowel disease: The Role of Microbial, and Genetic Regulators in Disease Modulation

in Molecular and Cellular Pathology

Anna Giudice
Carolina Brescia
Domenico Morano
Giuseppe Viglietto
Francesco Luzza
Rosario Amato
Rocco Spagnuolo

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Positional differences in peak-and accumulated-training load relative to match load in highly-trained female football players

in Women in Sport

Ivan Baptista
Pedro Figueiredo
Dag Johansen
Svein Arne Pettersen

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Development and Validation of a New Nomogram Model for Predicting Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

in Neuroscience Methods and Techniques

Shiyu Jiang
Danni Chen
Qiong Wu
Chao Jiang
Yukun Ping
Jie Zhao
Linlin Xie
Xiaobo Li

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Physics-Enhanced Deep Learning for Sea Surface Temperature Forecasting via Multi-scale Feature Integration

in Physical Oceanography

Hu Li
Qingao Liu
Tianping Wang
Haoyu Wang
Shuo Yang

Frontiers in Marine Science

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Play Fair: The Impact of Issue Framing on Attitudes Towards Transgender Youth Participation in Sports

in Sports Politics, Policy and Law

Donald P. Haider-Markel
Andrew R. Flores
Daniel Lewis
Patrick R Miller
Jami Taylor

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Development of In-Season Nitrogen Application Dose Estimation Algorithm for Cotton using Multispectral Imaging based Nitrogen Adequacy Index

in Agro-Environmental Remote Sensing

Raja R
D. Kanjana
P. Nalayini
K. Rameash
G. Tamil Amutham
T Arumuganathan
Desouza Blaise
Y. G. Prasad

Frontiers in Remote Sensing

Review

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer: Current and Future Perspectives

in Head and Neck Cancer

Charlotte Schellen
Melissa Konings
Alice Vergauwen
Leen Van den Steen
Margot Baudelet
Gwen Van Nuffelen

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Distribution, typology and specificity of pediatric polytrauma centers in Italy

in Pediatric Surgery

Simone Frediani
Angelo Zarfati
Pietro Betalli
Marco Gambino
Pietro Impellizzeri
Francesco Morini
Sezione Chirurgia Pediatrica d’Urgenza SICP Study Group
Ivan Aloi

Frontiers in Surgery

Systematic Review

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients Diagnosed with Depression: A Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

in Clinical Nutrition

Hsuan-Hsien Liu
TINGHUI LIU
Chia-Yu Liu
Jheng-Yan Wu
Chien-Ho Lin
Chih-Cheng Lai

Frontiers in Nutrition

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Climate and soil texture collaboratively shape important components of biocrust soil carbon cycling globally

in Drylands

Xiaoduan Wei
Xiaomeng Yao
Weiqiang Dou

Frontiers in Environmental Science

Editorial

Accepted on 04 Mar 2026

Editorial: From Individual Symptoms to Systemic Solutions: A Bioecological Framework for Emotionally Based School Avoidance

in Child Mental Health and Interventions

Joanna K Anderson
Trude Havik
Carolina Gonzálvez

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Articles

Impact of Bone Conduction Hearing Devices on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Otitis Media-Related Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Energy Management Strategies for New Energy HEVs Based on Reinforcement Learning

CrpH of Bordetella pertussis, a prototypic PepSY_TM protein supporting heme-copper oxidoreductase function

Analysis of Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Type 2 Diabetics: A Hospital-Based Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study

Quality of Life and Emotional Distress Among Primary Caregivers of Children With Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparative Study in China

Th17/Treg Balance in Inflammatory Bowel disease: The Role of Microbial, and Genetic Regulators in Disease Modulation

Positional differences in peak-and accumulated-training load relative to match load in highly-trained female football players

Development and Validation of a New Nomogram Model for Predicting Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Physics-Enhanced Deep Learning for Sea Surface Temperature Forecasting via Multi-scale Feature Integration

Play Fair: The Impact of Issue Framing on Attitudes Towards Transgender Youth Participation in Sports

Development of In-Season Nitrogen Application Dose Estimation Algorithm for Cotton using Multispectral Imaging based Nitrogen Adequacy Index

Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer: Current and Future Perspectives

Distribution, typology and specificity of pediatric polytrauma centers in Italy

Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients Diagnosed with Depression: A Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Climate and soil texture collaboratively shape important components of biocrust soil carbon cycling globally

Editorial: From Individual Symptoms to Systemic Solutions: A Bioecological Framework for Emotionally Based School Avoidance