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The Neglected Canal: A Study on the Canal Incidence and Anatomical Characteristics of the Posterior Molar Canal

This study demonstrates that the posterior molar canal is a consistent anatomical structure with a three-branch architecture that is significantly underdetected by conventional CBCT but clearly visualized by high-field MRI, highlighting the critical need for advanced imaging to anticipate and manage bleeding risks during mandibular third molar surgery.

Bolun Zhang, Siyu He, Yuan Li, Zhuolin Han, Lihao Zhang, Su Liu, Xingxing Mu, Fei Liang, Kaijin Hu2026-07-27
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Carbon Quantum Dot-Modified UiO-66-NH2 Hybrid Materials: Visible-to-Ultraviolet Upconversion and Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalysis

This study demonstrates that incorporating carbon quantum dots into UiO-66-NH2 creates hybrid materials capable of visible-to-ultraviolet upconversion and interfacial photophysical coupling, significantly enhancing visible-light photocatalytic degradation of pollutants compared to the pristine framework.

Xiangyan Zhong, Xinye He, Ruiqing Long, Linfeng Qi, Qiang Zhao2026-07-27
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Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Ischemic Heart Disease Uncovered by Unsupervised Clustering of Routine Laboratory Parameters

This study demonstrates that unsupervised clustering of routine, low-cost laboratory parameters can identify three reproducible phenotypic subgroups within ischemic heart disease patients, revealing a distinct lipid-metabolic and hepatic-inflammatory axis that enables interpretable risk stratification in resource-limited settings.

Anam Ijaz, Sara Aslam, Shabana NA2026-07-27
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Stable reconstruction of a spatial source term in a time-space fractional diffusion equation using Tikhonov regularization and final-time measurements

This paper addresses the ill-posed inverse problem of reconstructing a space-dependent source term in a time-space fractional diffusion equation from noisy final-time data by establishing the well-posedness of the direct problem, formulating the inverse problem as an optimization task, and applying Tikhonov regularization with a gradient descent algorithm to achieve stable and accurate numerical reconstructions.

Ihya Talibi, Abdessamad Oulmelk2026-07-27
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Glucose on-site evaluation (GOSE) during endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic cyst fluid aspiration: real-world agreement with laboratory glucose measurement

This study demonstrates that glucose on-site evaluation (GOSE) during endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic cyst aspiration is analytically interchangeable with and diagnostically equivalent to laboratory glucometry, supporting its use as a standalone method to preserve valuable cyst fluid for additional biomarker analysis.

Edgardo Amaya-Fragoso, Beatriz Alejandra Sánchez-Jiménez, Patricia González-Ballesteros, Daniel Martín Escobedo-Paredes (…)2026-07-27
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Trends and Projections of Pancreatic Cancer Mortality Attributable to Smoking and Alcohol Use in the U.S., 1999–2035.

This study analyzes U.S. pancreatic cancer mortality trends from 1999 to 2023 linked to smoking and alcohol use, revealing significant demographic and geographic disparities and projecting a continued rise in death rates through 2035, thereby underscoring the urgent need for targeted prevention and cessation initiatives.

Muneeba Syed, Atif Nawaz Malik, MBBS Waqas Ahmad, MBBS Ali Zubair, MBBS Muhammad Touseef, MBBS Misha Khalid, Priya Kumar (…)2026-07-27
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Unravelling the mechanisms of cyanobacterial resilience in photosynthetic living materials

This study reveals that entrapping *Synechocystis* sp. PCC 6803 in calcium-alginate hydrogels induces a coordinated, maintenance-oriented physiological state characterized by proteome remodeling toward stress protection and resource reallocation, which preserves photosynthetic activity and enables long-term resilience in photosynthetic living materials.

Henna Mustila, Elia Marelli, Sergey Kosourov, Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne2026-07-27
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Fossil Carbon Transformation in Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Its Implications for Greenhouse Gas Accounting

This study integrates radiocarbon analysis and online monitoring to demonstrate that fossil carbon from municipal wastewater contributes significantly to direct greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for up to 52% of emissions at individual plants and approximately 10% of China's total sectoral emissions, thereby highlighting the need to distinguish fossil-derived CO₂ from biogenic sources in carbon accounting and decarbonization strategies.

Haiyan Li, Yutong Chong, Xinyue He, Wenqi Yang, Yanzhi Wang, Juanjuan Chen, Lu Lu2026-07-27
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Pan-genome analysis reveals structural variation and breeding-group divergence of the glutathione S-transferase gene family in highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)

This study presents a pan-genome analysis of 23 highbush blueberry cultivars revealing that the glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene family exhibits an open pan-genome structure with significant structural variation and breeding-group divergence, ultimately identifying three Phi-class GSTs as the most credible candidates for regulating anthocyanin accumulation and fruit pigmentation.

Bin Li, Qingping Yi, Kairun Xie, Ruiyi Fan2026-07-27