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Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Clinical study on gray matter volume reduction, gait disorders, and fall risk in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Shan Wang
Yihan Yang
Kexin Cheng
Xiaotong Yang
Xuelin Wang
Ya Liu
Yi Qiao
Wenjie Gao
Ya Wen

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1737591

123 views

Review

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Exosome-delivered bioactive molecules regulate macrophage polarization in atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: mechanisms and therapeutic potential

in Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine

Yuanlin Zhou
Guanghe Ran
Hua Guo

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1739907

166 views

Methods

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Classification of fielders in nippon professional baseball using a Gaussian mixture clustering model

in Sports Science, Technology and Engineering

Taishi Oda
Nobuyoshi Hirotsu

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2026.1612463

230 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Forest visitation and utilization along agricultural intensification gradients

in People and Forests

Ronju Ahammad
Stephanie A. Tomscha
Frédéric Baudron
Ian M. S. Eddy
Maya Fromstein
Sarah E. Gergel
Rabdo Abdoulaye
Stella Asaha
Jean-Yves Duriaux-Chavarría
Samson Foli

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1646882

677 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Thyroid cancer among children and adolescents aged 5–19 years from 1990 to 2021: a global, regional, and national perspective

in Pediatric Oncology

Feng Wang
Jie Zhang
Lihua Fan
Weijuan Jiang
Shuixiu Yu

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1694476

192 views

Review

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Norfolk Island’s freshwater ecosystems: a case history and exemplar of freshwater biodiversity inventory, threat assessments, ecological recovery and conservation planning

in Freshwater Science

Angela H. Arthington
Margaret Christian
Peter Coyne
Geoff Edwards
Derek Greenwood
Kevin Mills
Cuan Petheram
Susan Prior
Joanne L. Vanderzalm

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1688368

394 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

The effect of academic self-efficacy on academic achievement among university students: a moderated mediation model of achievement goal orientation and teacher’s transformational leadership

in Educational Psychology

Chang Liu
Xiaona Liu
Hu Gao

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1674113

739 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Genomic and phenotypic analysis of Weissella cibaria LB13201 and LB13206 isolated from Hanwoo (native Korean cattle) with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory capability

in Microorganisms in Vertebrate Digestive Systems

Min-Gyu Lee
Soo-Young Yum
Gyeong-Min Gim
Kyeong-Hyeon Eom
Do Young Jin
Jun-Seob Kim
Goo Jang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1674601

341 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

The effect of nitrates in patients with coronary artery disease across different left ventricular ejection fractions

in Coronary Artery Disease

Hui Liu
Wei Liu
Yalin Cao
Zongzhuang Li
Piao Zheng

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1662112

168 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Endoscopic excision for internal and mixed hemorrhoids: a retrospective case series of short-term outcomes

in Gastrointestinal Sciences

Qi Xu
Bingfeng Qiu
Tangzhou Xu
Dandan Zhuang
Junhan Qu

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1762846

169 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Insiders as outsiders: burnout and its determinants among acupuncture practitioners in China’s public hospitals

in Public Mental Health

Jian Dong
Qihui Zhou
Chanyuan Long
Yihui Feng
Yingruo Wang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1765792

189 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

An empirical study of Hofstede’s model and online communication skills

in Culture and Communication

Islam Habis Mohammad Hatamleh

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1765952

384 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

A serum metabolite-based machine learning model predicts response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy in mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer

in Cancer Metabolism

Tao Ma
Weili Zhang
Yuxi Pan
Guojie Long
Xiuwei Mi
Junfeng Jiang
Fan Bai
Hao Zhang
Tuo Hu
Ziyang Zeng

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1730155

172 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Attention-enhanced SAM with PBFO tuning: advancing glioma MRI segmentation

in Precision Medicine

Salem Alhatamleh
Hamad Yahia Abu Mhanna
Mohammad Amin
Amal Alishwait
Mohammad Latayfeh
Qutaiba Mohammad
Ghada A. Khouqeer
Abdullah Alrefai
Sitah Alanazi
Kholoud J. Sandougah

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1730353

323 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Clinical characteristics and outcomes associated with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) in Saudi Arabia

in Pulmonary Medicine

Abdullah A. Alqarni
Abdulelah M. Aldhahir
Hassan Alwafi
Rayan A. Siraj
Jaber S. Alqahtani
Hanan F. Nassier
Maria M. Kutbi
Joud S. Sager
Hanadi A. Balfas
Ahmed H. Alasimi

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1730537

414 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Evaluation of the consistency of a speech verification system with human raters in early literacy screening assessments

in Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement

Yaacov Petscher
Jennifer O'Sullivan
Hugh W. Catts
Ashley Edwards
Lisa Fitton

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1671946

404 views

Articles

Clinical study on gray matter volume reduction, gait disorders, and fall risk in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Exosome-delivered bioactive molecules regulate macrophage polarization in atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction: mechanisms and therapeutic potential

Classification of fielders in nippon professional baseball using a Gaussian mixture clustering model

Forest visitation and utilization along agricultural intensification gradients

Thyroid cancer among children and adolescents aged 5–19 years from 1990 to 2021: a global, regional, and national perspective

Norfolk Island’s freshwater ecosystems: a case history and exemplar of freshwater biodiversity inventory, threat assessments, ecological recovery and conservation planning

The effect of academic self-efficacy on academic achievement among university students: a moderated mediation model of achievement goal orientation and teacher’s transformational leadership

Genomic and phenotypic analysis of Weissella cibaria LB13201 and LB13206 isolated from Hanwoo (native Korean cattle) with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory capability

The effect of nitrates in patients with coronary artery disease across different left ventricular ejection fractions

Endoscopic excision for internal and mixed hemorrhoids: a retrospective case series of short-term outcomes

Insiders as outsiders: burnout and its determinants among acupuncture practitioners in China’s public hospitals

An empirical study of Hofstede’s model and online communication skills

A serum metabolite-based machine learning model predicts response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy in mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer

Attention-enhanced SAM with PBFO tuning: advancing glioma MRI segmentation

Clinical characteristics and outcomes associated with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) in Saudi Arabia

Evaluation of the consistency of a speech verification system with human raters in early literacy screening assessments