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Criminalization of sex work is a primary factor behind a decline in consistent condom use among sex workers in one Australian state: Frontiers in Public Health Unexpectedly low rates of consistent condom use in Western Australia during sex with clients points to need for decriminalization of sex industry, increased sexual health education in wider community and increased peer support opportunities among sex workers, say authors — By Emma Duncan, Frontiers science writer...

The new section Glass Science is led by Specialty Chief Editor Dr John Mauro, Corning Inc, US. Glass Science provides a high-visibility, interactive forum for the publication and discussion of the latest, most important advances in fundamental and applied glass science, including glass physics, chemistry and engineering technology as well as innovative new applications for glassy materials. Its mission is to accelerate the ongoing evolution of glass science from a purely empirical science to one built upon a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach, with the ultimate goal of achieving atomic-level understanding and design of novel glassy materials....

There are 200 million cases of malaria each year and 500,000 deaths, mostly among children under 5. Bednets, insecticides, and medication all help to control the disease, but complete eradication is a long way off. World Malaria Day was April 25, but it deserves more than the attention of just one day. The disease has been with us for more than ten million years and affects organisms as diverse as primates, porcupines, and snakes, so it’s worthwhile taking a moment to consider the amazing progress that’s been made toward containment — as well as how devastating it remains....

Nighttime Supplemental LED Inter-lighting Improves Growth and Yield of Single-Truss Tomatoes by Enhancing Photosynthesis in Both Winter and Summer Fasil T. Tewolde, Na Lu, Kouta Shiina, Toru Maruo, Michiko Takagaki, Toyoki Kozai and Wataru Yamori* Arbuscular mycorrhiza Symbiosis Induces a Major Transcriptional Reprogramming of the Potato SWEET Sugar Transporter Family Jasmin Manck-Götzenberger and Natalia Requena* Non-targeted Metabolite Profiling and Scavenging Activity Unveil the Nutraceutical Potential of Psyllium (Plantago ovata Forsk) Manish K....

We are very pleased to announce the launch of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering latest specialty section, Mechatronics, led by Chief Editors Prof. Andrew Fleming (University of Newcastle) and Prof. Saman Halgamuge (University of Melbourne). The section seeks to focus on developing research into mechatronic-related technologies with a high societal impact and has an Associate Editorial Board currently composed of the following researchers (more to follow soon): Sumeet S. Aphale (University of Aberdeen, UK) Garrett Miles Clayton (Villanova University, USA)...

Ever since he was a child, Prof. Martin Klotz simply wanted to know. “My favorite game was in my father’s study. I was laying on the carpet with the Brockhaus encyclopedia and I would just open a random page and read until I was tired. I was interested in all sorts of things. I was a Physics undergraduate student, I then moved into Biophysics and then Biology, simply because I wanted to know....

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer In a new study, scientists show that the wing shape and the echolocation frequency of bats are tightly linked across species. This pattern could only be identified because of the large dataset in the present study, which allowed the authors to look beyond the effect of bat family on these traits. The results mean that wing shape and echolocation frequency have jointly evolved in response to foraging ecology, yielding an optimal combination of traits or ‘foraging syndrome’ in each habitat....

Using near-real-time satellite data could improve emergency management: Frontiers in Environmental Science — by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center In the first NASA study to calculate the value of using satellite data in disaster scenarios, researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, calculated the time that could have been saved if ambulance drivers and other emergency responders had near-real-time information about flooded roads, using the 2011 Southeast Asian floods as a case study....

We are delighted to announce that Queen’s University Belfast 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. Queen’s University Belfast supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this deal, eligible authors may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process....

After losing her husband to melanoma, Dr. Bettina Ryll was determined that something needed to change in the way patients and doctors communicated. By Damaris Critchlow, Frontiers Science Writer Each year over 100,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed in Europe and 22,000 people die because of the disease. Early detection is important, but patient-centric clinical trials are even more important. After losing her husband to melanoma, Dr. Bettina Ryll was determined that something needed to change in the way patients and doctors communicated....

In the first interview of 2021, we talk to Nikolett Oszvald about the time she spent volunteering for Lausanne based La Soupe Populaire, and her motivations for taking part in the program. In the first interview of 2021, we talk to office manager Nikolett Oszvald about the time she spent volunteering for Lausanne based La Soupe Populaire, part of the Fondation Mère Sofia, and her motivations for taking part in the program....

Under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, Linnaeus University (Linnéuniversitetet) will cover Article Publishing Fees for eligible authors in any of the Frontiers journals. Eligible authors are corresponding authors of a given article who meet the funding criteria of Linnaeus University. To submit your article under this institutional agreement, it is recommended you submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select ‘Linnaeus University’ as the institutional payer in the invoice section....

Professor Takema Fukatsu leads Microbial Symbioses, a new specialty in Frontiers in Microbiology Symbiotic relationships between species shape our world. These relationships can be: beneficial to both partners, beneficial to one partner and detrimental to the other, or beneficial to one partner without affecting the other. Whatever the relationship, they’re critical to life on our planet: they play a role in our drinking water, nourishing our food, helping us maintain a healthy gut to enjoy that food and much, much more....

by Simon Watt, Frontiers Science Writer One vent just isn’t enough for some volcanoes: the curious case of Mount Etna’s wandering craters. Volcanoes are geology at its most exciting. They seem so fiery, dangerous and thrillingly explosive. That may be true, but most old and mature volcanoes are surprisingly stuck in their ways and even if when they will blow is difficult to forecast, where they will blow from is often more predictable....

Research on the application of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy to sport, published by Dr Martin Turner in Frontiers in Psychology, has won the 2018 Albert Ellis Award for Research Research published in Frontiers in Psychology has won the 2018 Albert Ellis Award for Research, for its contribution to the innovative application of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to sport. The central philosophy of REBT is that events do not directly cause emotions and behavior, but instead a person’s beliefs about the events....

We would like to notify our community that Frontiers accounts have not been affected by the Heartbleed security flaw. Our servers do not rely on OpenSSL and are therefore not vulnerable to this security flaw; in addition, since the discovery of Heartbleed, we have conducted a series of checks and patches to even better optimise the security level of our production servers. Even though there is no reason to believe that Frontiers user credentials have been exposed to this security flaw, it is good practice to regularly change passwords....

Here are some of the most highly cited articles from Frontiers Journals that have received their first Impact Factors. All articles are open-access and freely available to read. Enjoy! Frontiers in Microbiology Differential growth responses of soil bacterial taxa to carbon substrates of varying chemical recalcitrance Katherine C. Goldfarb, Ulas Karaoz, China A. Hanson, Clark A. Santee, Mark A. Bradford, Kathleen K. Treseder, Matthew D. Wallenstein and Eoin L. Brodie Front....

Frontiers in Climate will assess solutions to help humanity mitigate and adapt to climate change. Prof Collins, will be providing strategic insights into developments in the field of climate research. Mat Collins is Professor of Climate Change at the University of Exeter and Joint Met Office Chair in Climate Change. He recently led the launch of the Predictions and Projections section in Frontiers In Climate. He will continue to hold the post of Section Chief Editor....

Purple bacteria could turn wastewater treatment plants into zero-carbon fuel generators, says new research; Frontiers in Energy Research The first reported use of photosynthetic microbes in a battery-like ‘bioelectrochemical system’ shows that purple bacteria could turn wastewater treatment plants into zero-carbon fuel generators — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer You’ve flushed something valuable down the toilet today. Organic compounds in household sewage and industrial wastewater are a rich potential source of energy, bioplastics and even proteins for animal feed – but with no efficient extraction method, treatment plants discard them as contaminants....

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Inorganic nanoparticles used to help process food may be crossing the placental barrier and getting into breastmilk, potentially damaging intestinal regulation and compromising babies’ oral tolerance, predisposing them to food allergies. Nanotechnologies have revolutionized food technology with changes to food production, manufacture, and processing that are intended to make our food safer and healthier. Phytosanitary products, processing aids, food additives, and surfaces that touch food in storage can all transfer nanoparticles that might be consumed by humans....