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We are delighted to announce that Cranfield University has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. Cranfield University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Cranfield University has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers....

New research published in Frontiers in ICT suggests and analyses a possible new principle behind ingredient mixing in traditional cuisines Modeling flavor networks to predict tasty ingredient combinations. — By Anna Sigurdsson What’s on the menu tonight? How about some roast beef with strawberry-, beer- and garlic sauce? Or perhaps something lighter based on tomatoes, apricots and whiskey gum? Gourmet chefs and foodies alike love to experiment in the kitchen and come up with new flavor combinations, and recent research is taking the science of combining ingredients to a whole new — computable — level....

By Fernando Bolaños, science writer While sharing toys and fighting with each other, kindergarten children helped researchers understand the patterns and qualities of interactions in social groups. The results were much more complex than the scientists originally predicted. “We rightfully realize that social networks are important for many aspects of our lives. Yet when asked to define networks, we normally define them as ‘any interaction’, or only a specific type of interaction....

The Fafo Research Foundation (Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the Fafo Research Foundation will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. Furthermore, the Fafo Research Foundation will benefit from a 10% membership discount under the terms of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the Fafo Research Foundation....

Frontiers in Microbiology: A new scientific paper calls for strict adherence to the scientific definition, ensuring improper use of the term doesn’t mislead consumers or limit advancements in the emerging field of microbiome science A new scientific paper calls for strict adherence to the scientific definition, ensuring improper use of the term doesn’t mislead consumers or limit advancements in the emerging field of microbiome science — by Dr. Gregor Reid, Raja Dhir, and Dr....

This sustainable solar oven allows rural communities to cook without coal or firewood, published in Frontiers in Energy Research By K.E.D. Coan, science writer A new design for a solar cooking system may help rural communities prepare food more sustainably, reports a new study. The materials used in this system should be easily accessible for people in places where there are few options besides burning wood or coal. Engineers in Nigeria have developed an improved solar cooking system that is designed to replace cooking over fires made with coal, wood, or other materials, reports a new study in Frontiers in Energy Research....

Frontiers has endorsed the mission of Open Pharma, a group of pharmaceutical companies and research funders, to make all privately funded research free to read and reuse from the date of publication. Frontiers has endorsed the mission of Open Pharma, a group of pharmaceutical companies and research funders, to make all privately funded research free to read and reuse from the date of publication, as stated in the group’s position statement published 13 November 2019....

New research published in Frontiers in Environmental Science discusses, for the first time, how to improve ecosystem conditions for societal use. As World Water Day focuses the world’s attention on the urgent problem of global water security a new paper Managing Rivers for Multiple Benefits–A Coherent Approach to Research, Policy and Planning published in Frontiers in Environmental Science discusses for the first time how to improve ecosystem conditions for societal use – until now seen as separate issues....

by Conn Hastings, science writer Low-resource regions often lack the medical technology to assess when things are going wrong during birth. A new study has revealed an inexpensive sensing glove that can transmit data on fetal position and force applied to the fetal head. The technology could be invaluable in identifying obstructed birth in low-resource regions, providing real-time data on a smartphone app. Can inexpensive technologies provide a helping hand during birth?...

Moms respond more strongly to moral faults by infants than to other type of misbehavior, regardless of the potential harm, shows a new study. Research in the journal Frontiers in Psychology shows that mothers typically respond more strongly to any “moral” faults by their infants – that is, which risk hurting other people or pets – than to any other type of misbehavior. Even misbehavior that puts the infant herself, but no-one else, at potentially risk, for example running down the stairs, is generally disciplined less strongly by moms than moral wrongdoing....

Stanford study shows that a free, online course can change students’ mindsets about their math abilities and increase academic achievement: Frontiers in Education Stanford study shows for first time that a free, online course can change students’ mindsets toward their mathematical abilities, leading to increased academic achievement — By Freya Wilson, Frontiers science writer A free ‘massive, open, online course’ (MOOC) designed to change students’ attitudes towards mathematics makes them more engaged in class — leading to significantly higher test scores....

At the end of the last year, we started to work on a new, important and promising specialty section in Frontiers in Environmental Science. Today, we are proud to announce the launch of this newest section – Freshwater Science, led by Specialty Chief Editor Prof. Stuart E Bunn from Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. One of society’s great challenges is to balance the water needs for humans and nature. However, it is increasingly evident from recent global analyses that past approaches to water resource management have failed to address the threats to rivers and wetlands from human activities, and that the situation will worsen as demands for water, food and energy rise....

We are delighted to inform you that University College London is in a pre-payment agreement with Frontiers UCL is able to cover open access fees for authors publishing in Frontiers journals, provided that certain eligibility criteria are met. Eligible papers include: Research articles and uninvited review articles acknowledging UCL-held UKRI (UK Research Councils) or Wellcome Trust funding. Unfunded original research articles and uninvited review articles with a UCL-affiliated corresponding author. The corresponding author must be a full member of staff or research student at UCL....

The finding that DNA injected into damaged horse tendons can cure lameness has big implications for future of human medicine: Frontiers in Veterinary Science The importance of this study expands to the future of human medicine where these injuries are also common. — University of Nottingham Injecting DNA into injured horse tendons and ligaments can cure lameness, new research involving scientists at Kazan Federal University, Moscow State Academy and The University of Nottingham has found....

Prof. Cohen aims to promote dialogue between disciplines contributing to the understanding of child development. — by Robyn Mugridge Frontiers in Psychiatry is delighted to welcome the new Chief Editor of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry section — Professor David Cohen of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, France. Also heading the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department at La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, Professor Cohen’s group investigates autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities, childhood onset schizophrenia, catatonia and severe mood disorder....

3,350+ articles published this year, from 17,400+ authors The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series — the #1 most-cited in Neuroscience — continued to grow in 2017. The 14 journals in the series welcomed 1,389 new editors this year, growing the pool of invaluable specialists central to the journals’ peer-review process. 2017 figures* for the series include: 3,350+ published articles from 17,400+ authors Nearly 20.5 million new article views More than 3....

A new review looks at devices used by everyday people and athletes to track physical and psychological health, and to achieve certain performance levels: Frontiers in Physiology A new review looks at the booming industry of measuring ‘every breath you take and every move you make’* — By D. Rachael Bishop, Frontiers science writer Wearable devices are increasingly bought to track and measure health and sports performance: from the number of steps walked each day to a person’s metabolic efficiency, from the quality of brain function to the quantity of oxygen inhaled while asleep....

Frontiers for Young Minds, the science education initiative where kids review articles by leading scientists, officially launches this week at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington D.C. Frontiers for Young Minds is a web-based science journal that involves young people in the review of scientific articles with the help of scientists who act as mentors. It empowers young people by giving them a decisional role in the process of science communication and helps to engage the next generation of scientists....

Selection and validation of potato candidate genes for maturity corrected resistance to Phytophthora infestans based on differential expression combined with SNP association and linkage mapping Meki S. Muktar*, Jens Lübeck, Josef Strahwald and Christiane Gebhardt Exome sequencing of a colorectal cancer family reveals shared mutation pattern and predisposition circuitry along tumor pathways Suleiman H. Suleiman, Mahmoud E. Koko, Wafaa H. Nasir, Ommnyiah Elfateh, Ubai K. Elgizouli, Mohammed O. E. Abdallah, Khalid O....

A Prospective Pilot Investigation of Brain Volume, White Matter Hyperintensities, and Hemorrhagic Lesions after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Michael Jarrett, Roger Tam, Enedino Hernández-Torres, Nancy Martin, Warren Perera, Yinshan Zhao, Elham Shahinfard, Shiroy Dadachanji, Jack Taunton, David K. B. Li and Alexander Rauscher* Modeling the Presence of Myelin and Edema in the Brain Based on Multi-Parametric Quantitative MRI Marcel Warntjes*, Maria Engström, Anders Tisell and Peter Lundberg Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Concussion: Arterial Pulse Contour Analysis Michael F....