Entretiens en autoconfrontation croisée : une méthode en clinique de l’activité by Yves Clot, Daniel Faïta, Gabriel Fernandez, Livia Scheller

“…Confronted binomially with their activity, they then become involved in professional controversies concerning the genres based on the styles of their actions. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Overlap of Two Nosological Forms or Two Variants of the Same Disease? by A. A. Sheptulin, K. E. Vinogradskaya

“…The problem of the relationship between IBD and IBS is currently controversial, thus requiring further clarification.…”
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Evolution of the Other in Modern Conflict: a Constructivist Experience of Cconflict by D. Chernobrov

“…Arab Spring), and the controversial notion of globalization, tend to be placed in realist frames of balancing, interest and state politics. …”
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Pathogenetic, Clinical, and Prognostic Features of Adult t(4;11)(q21;q23)/MLL-AF4 Positive B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by F. Marchesi, K. Girardi, G. Avvisati

“…This form of leukemia is universally recognized as high-risk leukemia and treatment intensification with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in first complete remission (CR) could be a valid option to improve prognosis, but data obtained from the literature are controversial. In this review, we briefly describe pathogenetic, clinical, and prognostic characteristics of adult t(4;11)(q21;q23)/MLL-AF4 positive ALL and provide a review of the clinical outcome reported by the most important cooperative groups worldwide.…”
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A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion by Emma Peplow, Priscilla Pivatto

“…The paper discusses memories of some controversial legislation where individuals have deeply-held beliefs: laws around abortion. …”
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The Natural History and Treatment Options for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms by Joshua E. Loewenstein, Shaneze C. Gayle, E. Jesus Duffis, Charles J. Prestigiacomo, Chirag D. Gandhi

“…However, the appropriate management for these lesions remains controversial. To optimize patient outcomes, the physician must weigh aneurysmal rupture risk associated with observation against the complication risks associated with intervention. …”
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A Rare Case of Multiorgan Calciphylaxis in a Patient with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease by Abdulrahman Ahmad, Ali Albaghli, Adel Michael, Khaled Refaat, Mohammad Omar, Ahmad Ibrahim, Bahaa Elmenshawy, Ashraf Maher, Rasha Alramah, Sami Mikhail, Mustafa Almahmid, Husain Alenezi, Yahya Elshebiney

“…Moreover, using biopsy as a diagnostic tool is controversial, due to the high risk of poor wound healing and sepsis. …”
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Clinicopathological analysis of potentially malignant and malignant verrucopapillary lesions of the oral cavity – A literature review by Baishakhi Modak, Spoorti Kulkarni

“…The current understanding of potentially malignant VPLs is perplexing due to numerous terminologies. Many of the controversies in these entities are due to the lack of consensus on the disease characteristics and management.…”
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The Benefits of Early versus Late Therapeutic Intervention in Fabry Disease by Mónica Furlano, Elisabet Ars, Anna Matamala, Vicens Brossa, Joan Martí, Maria del Prado-Venegas, Jaume Crespi, Esther Roe, Roser Torra

“…Because of this heterogeneous clinical picture in women, the diagnosis of FD has typically been delayed for more than a decade, and the optimal time to initiate treatment remains controversial. Case Presentation. Here, we present two unrelated female patients diagnosed with FD harbouring the same pathogenic GLA variant. …”
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Robot-assisted Kidney Transplantation in Patients Undergoing Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion: First Cases Reported by the ERUS-RAKT Working Group by José Ignacio Pérez-Reggeti, Begoña Etcheverry, María Fiol, Angelo Territo, Luca Afferi, Oscar Buisan, Luis Riera, José F. Suarez-Novo, Alberto Breda, Francesc Vigués

“…The indication for kidney transplantation over a urinary diversion (UD) for patients with severe lower urinary tract dysfunction and end-stage renal disease is a controversial issue. Thanks to advances in robot-assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) programs, the boundaries are being pushed further. …”
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Verejné obstarávanie ako faktor nízkej kvality manažmentu kontrahovania miestnych verených služieb by Beáta Mikušová Meričková, Nikoleta Jakuš Muthová, Lili Ondrejkovič

“…A view of the problem of contracting out public services, limited to solving the "make or buy" question, does not fully address the issue: why doesn’t contracting out public services lead to efficiency gains? The controversial effects of contracting out on efficiency can be better understood by shifting the research issue from the cost-effectiveness of contracting out to the quality of management in the contracting process. …”
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Comprehensive Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma by Georgios Koukourakis, Georgios Zacharias, Michael Koukourakis, Kiriaki Pistevou-Gobaki, Christos Papaloukas, Athanasios Kostakopoulos, Vassilios Kouloulias

“…Nephroureterectomy with excision of the ipsilateral ureteral orifice and bladder cuff en bloc remains the gold standard treatment of the upper urinary tract urothelial cancers, while endoscopic and laparoscopic approaches are rapidly evolving as reasonable alternatives of care depending on grade and stage of disease. Several controversies remain in their management, including a selection of endoscopic versus laparoscopic approaches, management strategies on the distal ureter, the role of lymphadenectomy, and the value of chemotherapy in upper tract disease. …”
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Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Mining and Maintaining Cryptocurrencies: A Review by D. Srinivasa Rao, Ch. Rajasekhar, P. M. K. Prasad and G. B. S. R. Naidu

“…Despite its benefits, some controversies surround the manufacturing of bitcoins. …”
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Cardiac Output Assessed by Invasive and Minimally Invasive Techniques by Allison J. Lee, Jennifer Hochman Cohn, J. Sudharma Ranasinghe

“…Cardiac output (CO) measurement has long been considered essential to the assessment and guidance of therapeutic decisions in critically ill patients and for patients undergoing certain high-risk surgeries. Despite controversies, complications and inherent errors in measurement, pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) continuous and intermittent bolus techniques of CO measurement continue to be the gold standard. …”
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White Matter Lesions and Cognitive Impairment as Silent Cerebral Disease in Hypertension by Cristina Sierra, Antonio Coca

“…Although the pathogenesis and clinical significance of cerebral white matter lesions remain controversial, it is well established that age and hypertension are the most important factors related to the presence of these lesions. …”
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Material Pacification: How a Conflict Over Paving Uganda’s Tourism Road Got Accidentally Resolved by Christine, Ampumuza, Martijn, Duineveld, René, van der Duim

“…Starting from an Actor-network Theory (ANT) inspired relational perspective on object formation and material agency, this article analyses the controversies about plans to pave the Ruhija road through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda). …”
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Enfer et catabase : pour une poétique du corps-cadavre dans Quai ouest de Bernard-Marie Koltès by Alexandru N. LAZEA

“…The poetics of the body in Bernard-Marie Koltès is a vast subject, sometimes controversial for politically (in)correct, sociocultural or racial reasons. …”
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Comparative Study of 5-Day and 10-Day Cefditoren Pivoxil Treatments for Recurrent Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcus pharyngitis in Children by Hideaki Kikuta, Mutsuo Shibata, Shuji Nakata, Tatsuru Yamanaka, Hiroshi Sakata, Kouji Akizawa, Kunihiko Kobayashi

“…Efficacy of short-course therapy with cephalosporins for treatment of group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) pharyngitis is still controversial. Subjects were 226 children with a history of at least one episode of GABHS pharyngitis. …”
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Leadership as a female political characteristic in Serbia by Vuković Ana

“…This paper aims not to criticize the political electoral system but to point out the controversies of female leadership as a 'specific' political pattern.…”
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Does Large‐Scale Crustal Flow Shape the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau? Insights From Episodic Magmatism of Gongga‐Zheduo Granitic Massif by Fangyang Hu, Fu‐Yuan Wu, Mihai N. Ducea, James B. Chapman, Lei Yang

“…Large‐scale crustal flow has been hypothesized to occur in eastern Tibet, but it remains controversial due to a lack of geologic evidence. Geochemical and isotopic data from Cenozoic igneous rocks in the eastern Tibet‐Gongga‐Zheduo intrusive massif, provide a way to test this model. …”
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