Ultimobranchial Body | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pulmonary nodules among patients in Northern China: a multicenter cross-sectional study

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Lina Wang
Xuehui Li
Xiaoling Ji
Ying Liu
Yongping Chen
Jian Liu
Yunna Zhou
Xianghong Yu
Honglu Shi
Xueliang Wang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1735755

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Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Fiber mixtures containing chicory inulin, wheat dextrin, and cellulose, or tapioca dextrin alone, beneficially modulate microbial metabolic activity and composition in short-term colonic simulations

in Nutrition and Microbes

Jonas Ghyselinck
Lynn Verstrepen
Cindy Duysburgh
Regina Wiche
Katharina S. Kuhn
Marianne Müller
Valentin Faerber-Frottier
Massimo Marzorati

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1749272

328 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

The driving mechanism of innovative behavior of vocational education students: an analysis of the role of psychological satisfaction, intrinsic motivation and career needs

in Educational Psychology

Xu Xiaoping
Wang Chenhui
Tong Jiawei
Jin Dian
Xiang Fanghe

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1724865

250 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Rethinking dynamics: static amino acid PET parameters vs. dynamic amino acid PET parameters for the detection of tumor progression in patients with post-treatment glioma

in PET and SPECT

Dylan Henssen
Michael Rullmann
Andreas Schildan
Stephan Striepe
Matti Schürer
Cordula Scherlach
Katja Jähne
Ruth Stassart
Osama Sabri
Clemens Seidel

Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine

doi 10.3389/fnume.2026.1762984

158 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Simulating the integration and regulation of human Ia and Ib reflexes on a musculoskeletal robot driven by pneumatic artificial muscles

in Bio-Inspired Robotics

Junqi Wang
Ryu Takahashi
Yiqi Li
Yelin Jiang
Koh Hosoda

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1741690

348 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Investigating the relationship between hoof, liver, and heart abnormalities in grain-fed beef cattle (Bos taurus) <30 months at slaughter

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Emma M. Hamilton
Karly N. Anderson
Ashlynn A. Kirk
Kurt D. Vogel
Temple Grandin

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2026.1681955

161 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Gingival bleeding and lower number of natural teeth are predictive factors of low muscle strength in obese adults: a cross-sectional study

in Cardiometabolic Health

Karina Sarno Paes Alves Dias
Virgílio Santana-Júnior
Luciana Mara Barbosa Pereira
Hérika Maria Silveira Ruas
Felipe Oliveira Bittencourt
Gefter Thiago Batista Correa
Stênio Fernando Pimentel Duarte
Juciane Fagundes Durães Benitez
Renato Sobral Monteiro Junior
Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos

Frontiers in Oral Health

doi 10.3389/froh.2026.1683238

176 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 18 Feb 2026

The use of human decellularized amniotic membrane as pulmonary valve leaflets in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction – an in vivo proof of concept study

in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Mohamed T. Ghorbel
Tasneem Salih
Giulia Parolari
Katie L. Skeffington
Sofia Di Leonardo
Danila Vella
Gaetano Burriesci
Massimo Caputo
Dominga Iacobazzi

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1735821

277 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Association between door-to-wire time and 30-day mortality after PCI in patients with acute myocardial infarction: evidence from a single-center study in the China chest pain center registry

in Coronary Artery Disease

Yongguang Wang
Te Xu
Yunrui Zhang
Fanqi Kong
Yuzhan Lin

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1717258

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Animal welfare infringements at slaughter in Sweden—a nationwide survey

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Charlotte Berg
Helén Löfblad
Karin Eklund
Mattias Gårdlund

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2026.1688590

336 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Reducing academic cheating through growth mindset: an intervention study and a mechanism analysis

in Educational Psychology

Song Chang
Yinghua Bao
Chengyou Zhang
Min Xu
Yunyun Huang
Sufei Xin

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1684354

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Variational free energy as a conceptual framework for understanding habituation in spinal cord stimulation

in Neuromodulatory Interventions

Alexander Taghva

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1728339

139 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Nano TiO2/ARA composite modified asphalt mixture mix ratio design and road performance research

in Smart Materials

Xinhua Tao
Xiangang Zhu
Zhaoyong Teng
Yuhan Luo
Hongliu Rong

Frontiers in Materials

doi 10.3389/fmats.2025.1739262

206 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

The breakthroughs of caregivers in a parent-implemented intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Hong Kong, China: an exploratory qualitative study of change mechanisms

in Autism

Cecilia Hok Man Wong
Camille Kuen Yu Chan
Paul Wai Ching Wong

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1754567

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Sex-specific morphological and structural adaptations of the vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus in a shallow water hydrothermal ecosystem

in Aquatic Physiology

Subramani Thirunavukkarasu
Jishnu Panamoly Ayyappan
Poovazhagi Rajendran
Jiang-Shiou Hwang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1758001

273 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

The myeloid SRC family kinase HCK regulates breast cancer growth by activating tumor-associated macrophage-led invasion and inhibiting cytotoxic T cell activity

in Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Michael W. Murrey
Ashleigh R. Poh
James H. Steer
Catherine Rinaldi
Kellie A. Mouchemore
Amy R. Dwyer
Elena Denisenko
Irina Kuznetsova
Yen Yeow
Matthew E. Jones

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1709102

124 views

Articles

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pulmonary nodules among patients in Northern China: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Fiber mixtures containing chicory inulin, wheat dextrin, and cellulose, or tapioca dextrin alone, beneficially modulate microbial metabolic activity and composition in short-term colonic simulations

The driving mechanism of innovative behavior of vocational education students: an analysis of the role of psychological satisfaction, intrinsic motivation and career needs

Rethinking dynamics: static amino acid PET parameters vs. dynamic amino acid PET parameters for the detection of tumor progression in patients with post-treatment glioma

Simulating the integration and regulation of human Ia and Ib reflexes on a musculoskeletal robot driven by pneumatic artificial muscles

Investigating the relationship between hoof, liver, and heart abnormalities in grain-fed beef cattle (Bos taurus) <30 months at slaughter

Gingival bleeding and lower number of natural teeth are predictive factors of low muscle strength in obese adults: a cross-sectional study

The use of human decellularized amniotic membrane as pulmonary valve leaflets in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction – an in vivo proof of concept study

Association between door-to-wire time and 30-day mortality after PCI in patients with acute myocardial infarction: evidence from a single-center study in the China chest pain center registry

Animal welfare infringements at slaughter in Sweden—a nationwide survey

Reducing academic cheating through growth mindset: an intervention study and a mechanism analysis

Variational free energy as a conceptual framework for understanding habituation in spinal cord stimulation

Nano TiO2/ARA composite modified asphalt mixture mix ratio design and road performance research

The breakthroughs of caregivers in a parent-implemented intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Hong Kong, China: an exploratory qualitative study of change mechanisms

Sex-specific morphological and structural adaptations of the vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus in a shallow water hydrothermal ecosystem

The myeloid SRC family kinase HCK regulates breast cancer growth by activating tumor-associated macrophage-led invasion and inhibiting cytotoxic T cell activity