Structural Transformations | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Beyond words: The association of hugging with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal. Evidence from the general adult population in Germany based on a cross-sectional survey

in Public Mental Health

André Hajek
Angelina Sutin
Martina Luchetti
Yannick Stephan
Karl Peltzer
Supa Pengpid
Dong Keon Yon
Razak M. Gyasi
Andrew Stickley
Antonio Terracciano

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Evaluating Privacy Leakages in LLM-driven Ambient Clinical Documentation

in Health Informatics

Jenny Chim
Jonathan Pearson
Dan Schofield
Maria Liakata

Frontiers in Digital Health

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Board Effectiveness and Environmental Performance: Evidence from Saudi Listed Firms

in Sustainable Organizations

Badr Banhmeid
Manal Mohammed Hamoudah

Frontiers in Sustainability

Review

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Coconut Plantations: Integrating Remote Sensing and Real-Time Monitoring

in Climate Services

Tharindu D. Nuwarapaksha
Shashi Udumann
Nuwandhya S. Dissanayaka
Anjana J. Atapattu

Frontiers in Climate

Hypothesis and Theory

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Translating Behavioral Interventions into Virtual Reality: The Transcend Framework for Immersive Health Design

in Health Technology Implementation

Rosalba Hernandez
Killivalavan Solai
Soonhyung Kwon
Prasakthi Venkatesan
Drew Fast
Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo
Harris Nisar

Frontiers in Digital Health

Correction

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Corrigendum: Optimizing artificial insemination in goats: semen deposition site and vaginal mucus characteristics as predictive biomarkers

in Animal Reproduction - Theriogenology

Ting-Chieh Kang
Kai-Fei Tseng
Hsin-Hung Lin
Tsai-Tzu Chen
I-Ling Lai
Perng-Chih Shen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Integrated Microbiome-Metabolome Analysis Reveals Multiorgan Toxicity of 1-Nitropyrene and the Limited Efficacy of Ferroptosis Inhibitor Fer-1 in Rats

in Environmental Toxicology

Shuguang Pang
Ning Yu
Youmei Li
Hongcui Diao

Frontiers in Toxicology

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

TRIP13 Identified by WGCNA as a Progression-Related and 1 Prognostic Biomarker in Ovarian Cancer

in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Hanyue Zhang
Moru Zhang
Yanyu Hu
Ying He

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Elucidating binding hotspots and structural stability in sirtuin family proteins for selective inhibitors: A computational approach

in Protein Bioinformatics

Deepak Sharma
Rajiniraja Muniyan

Frontiers in Bioinformatics

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

From Sky to Sow: Assessing the Impact of Drone-Enabled Semen Delivery on Pig Fertility Outcomes in Rural Rwanda

in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Pedro Kremer
Jean Marie Providence Manikuzwe
Maria Jose Ospina Fadul

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Quality Assurance Mechanisms and the Sustainability of Globalized Higher Education Systems: A Systems Theory-Based Mixed-Methods Study

in Higher Education

Nimota Jibola Kadir Abdullahi
BELLO Muhinat Bolanle
Mulikat Ladi Mustapha

Frontiers in Education

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Refractive outcomes after cataract surgery in eyes with pterygium: validation of a regression-based keratometric prediction model

in Cornea and Refractive Surgery

Keiji Sato
Ayaka Kawamatsu
Shinya Takahashi
Eri Ishikawa
Yasuhito Ikeda
Toru Kawanobe
Shingo Noda
Yuichiro Tanaka
Tadahiko Kozawa

Frontiers in Ophthalmology

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

DZ-1-artesunate conjugate induces mitochondria-mediated, reactive oxygen species-dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancer tumoroids

in Pharmacology of Anti-Cancer Drugs

Badrinath Narayanasamy
Yi Zhang
Alexandra Gangi
Robert Figlin
Karine Sargsyan, MD
Heuiran Lee
Cheryn Song
Yong Lee

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Case Report

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Case Report: Simultaneous presence of Sarcoptes scabiei and fungal elements in scrapings from a patient with bullous pemphigoid

in Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

Wenwen Lv
Li Chai
Qiuping Li
Ze-Hu Liu
Xiujiao Xia

Frontiers in Medicine

Case Report

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Peritoneal disease from Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma with hepatic metastases managed with Cytoreductive Surgery and multiple HIPEC sessions, resulting in survival beyond 13 years

in Surgical Oncology

Angel Camarasa Perez
Ruwanthi Wijayawardana
Nima Ahmadi
David Lawson Morris

Frontiers in Surgery

Hypothesis and Theory

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Living with what is lost: Reframing emotional life with diabetes from the integrative perspective of loss and grief

in Diabetes Self-Management

Bryan Cleal
Linxi Mytkoli
Kristoffer Bastrup-Madsen Marså
Mette Jarne Due Christensen
Dan Grabowski
Jonathan Garfinkel
Carlo Leget
Mai-Britt Guldin

Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare

Articles

Beyond words: The association of hugging with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal. Evidence from the general adult population in Germany based on a cross-sectional survey

Evaluating Privacy Leakages in LLM-driven Ambient Clinical Documentation

Board Effectiveness and Environmental Performance: Evidence from Saudi Listed Firms

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Coconut Plantations: Integrating Remote Sensing and Real-Time Monitoring

Translating Behavioral Interventions into Virtual Reality: The Transcend Framework for Immersive Health Design

Corrigendum: Optimizing artificial insemination in goats: semen deposition site and vaginal mucus characteristics as predictive biomarkers

Integrated Microbiome-Metabolome Analysis Reveals Multiorgan Toxicity of 1-Nitropyrene and the Limited Efficacy of Ferroptosis Inhibitor Fer-1 in Rats

TRIP13 Identified by WGCNA as a Progression-Related and 1 Prognostic Biomarker in Ovarian Cancer

Elucidating binding hotspots and structural stability in sirtuin family proteins for selective inhibitors: A computational approach

From Sky to Sow: Assessing the Impact of Drone-Enabled Semen Delivery on Pig Fertility Outcomes in Rural Rwanda

Quality Assurance Mechanisms and the Sustainability of Globalized Higher Education Systems: A Systems Theory-Based Mixed-Methods Study

Refractive outcomes after cataract surgery in eyes with pterygium: validation of a regression-based keratometric prediction model

DZ-1-artesunate conjugate induces mitochondria-mediated, reactive oxygen species-dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancer tumoroids

Case Report: Simultaneous presence of Sarcoptes scabiei and fungal elements in scrapings from a patient with bullous pemphigoid

Peritoneal disease from Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma with hepatic metastases managed with Cytoreductive Surgery and multiple HIPEC sessions, resulting in survival beyond 13 years

Living with what is lost: Reframing emotional life with diabetes from the integrative perspective of loss and grief