Upper Alpha | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Prevalence and comorbidities of self-reported physician-diagnosed obesity among adults attending primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey

in Public Health and Nutrition

Emad Aljohani
Mamdouh M. Shubair
Faris Fattani
Tahani Mubarak Alotaibi
Aljohrah Ibrahim Aldubikhi
Awad Alshahrani
Badr F Al-Khateeb
Abdullah A Albarrak
Nadia Mohamad Asiri
Ashraf A El-Metwally

Frontiers in Public Health

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Biomechanical index for predicting the risk of acute coronary syndrome

in Coronary Artery Disease

Michael Johnson
Michael R.A. Abdelmalik
Gilwoo Choi
Shaolie S Hossain
Bon-Kwon Koo
Sabrina R. Lynch
Kersten Petersen
Gregory J. Rodin
Michiel Schaap
Charles A. Taylor

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Hypothesis and Theory

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

The theory behind the strategies: interpreting the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) taxonomy through four behavioural lenses

in Implementation Science

Per Nilsen
Kristin Thomas
Hanna Augustsson Öfverström
Maria Fagerström
Kathrine Hald
Jeanette Wassar Kirk

Frontiers in Health Services

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

The effect of gold nanoparticles on the physical and chemical properties of water after drops fall from a height of several meters and hit from a hard surface

in Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry

Alexander Vladimirovich Simakin
Ilya Baimler
Valeriy A. Kozlov
Alexey Lomonosov
Roman Y Pishchalnikov
Ruslan Sarimov
Mikhail Dubinin
Vladimir Pustovoy
Ivan A. Shcherbakov

Frontiers in Physics

Editorial

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Editorial: Using Behavioral Theories to Improve Medication Use

in Drugs Outcomes Research and Policies

Yifei Liu
Shikhar Shrestha
Amy Hai Yan Chan

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Opinion

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Stereotyped behaviors: behavioral markers of brain dysfunction and welfare impairment in animals

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Jinyue Zhang
Weiguo Cui
Shuai Zhao
Guoan Yin

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Time series analysis of the new tiering pricing policy for generic medicines in South Korea

in Drugs Outcomes Research and Policies

Chanmi Park
Inmyung Song
Dong-Sook Kim

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Review

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

From multi-target mechanisms to clinical translation: the analgesic potential of quercetin

in Neuropharmacology

Fuquan Wang
Yang Yang
Wen Wang
Bifa Fan

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Review

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Geosynthetics in dams and water reservoirs under slope instability conditions: state of the art and challenges in geotechnical engineering

in Dam Engineering and Design

Maria Jaya-Montalvo
Edgar Berrezueta
Fernando Morante-Carballo
Paúl Carrión-Mero

Frontiers in Built Environment

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

A Machine Learning Model Integrating Gut Microbiota Biomarkers for Predicting Neurological Recovery after Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia: A single-center Study Augmented with Public Data

in Neuropharmacology

Ling Kong
Chunhua Wang

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Using Gene Methylation Detection in Bronchoscopic Samples Combined with Morphology-based Pathology for Lung Cancer Diagnosis

in Thoracic Oncology

Xiaojuan Niu
Dixia Hu
Xia Li
Lisha Wang
Xunbo Wang

Frontiers in Oncology

Review

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

The Therapeutic Potential of Botanicals: How Medicinal Plants Targeting Autophagy can Reverse Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease

in Ethnopharmacology

Kuisong Wang
Bing Jiang
Xupeng Huang
Yuqi Zhang
Haotian Qi
Shengxian Xu
Li Sun
Yanjing Liu

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Mini Review

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Astrocyte heterogeneity in the neocortex: developmental origins, molecular diversity, and functional implications

in Embryonic Development

Riccardo Bocchi
Jiafeng Zhou

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Systematic Review

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Evolution and Recent Advances in Antibody-Drug Conjugate Therapy for Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Systematic Review Based on the Trialtrove Database (Inception to July 1, 2025)

in Thoracic Oncology

Ye Chen
Yue Zhang
Chunyan Tian
Zhuying Li

Frontiers in Oncology

Case Report

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Durable Response to Sotorasib-Based Combination Therapy in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring KRAS G12C and STK11 Mutations: A Case Report

in Thoracic Oncology

Jiaqi Wang
Yaxin Yan
Quanbing Su
Yitao Jia

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Construction and evaluation of a model to identify early postoperative kinesiophobia in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases: A cross-sectional study

in Medical and Surgical Rehabilitation

Zhumei Fang
Honghui Zhang
Ziping Zhang
Jianqing Zheng
Huifen Zhao

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

Articles

Prevalence and comorbidities of self-reported physician-diagnosed obesity among adults attending primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey

Biomechanical index for predicting the risk of acute coronary syndrome

The theory behind the strategies: interpreting the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) taxonomy through four behavioural lenses

The effect of gold nanoparticles on the physical and chemical properties of water after drops fall from a height of several meters and hit from a hard surface

Editorial: Using Behavioral Theories to Improve Medication Use

Stereotyped behaviors: behavioral markers of brain dysfunction and welfare impairment in animals

Time series analysis of the new tiering pricing policy for generic medicines in South Korea

From multi-target mechanisms to clinical translation: the analgesic potential of quercetin

Geosynthetics in dams and water reservoirs under slope instability conditions: state of the art and challenges in geotechnical engineering

A Machine Learning Model Integrating Gut Microbiota Biomarkers for Predicting Neurological Recovery after Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia: A single-center Study Augmented with Public Data

Using Gene Methylation Detection in Bronchoscopic Samples Combined with Morphology-based Pathology for Lung Cancer Diagnosis

The Therapeutic Potential of Botanicals: How Medicinal Plants Targeting Autophagy can Reverse Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Astrocyte heterogeneity in the neocortex: developmental origins, molecular diversity, and functional implications

Evolution and Recent Advances in Antibody-Drug Conjugate Therapy for Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Systematic Review Based on the Trialtrove Database (Inception to July 1, 2025)

Durable Response to Sotorasib-Based Combination Therapy in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring KRAS G12C and STK11 Mutations: A Case Report

Construction and evaluation of a model to identify early postoperative kinesiophobia in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases: A cross-sectional study