Neuroinflammation Induced by Surgery Does Not Impair the Reference Memory of Young Adult Mice by Yanhua Zhao, Lili Huang, Huan Xu, Guangxi Wu, Mengyi Zhu, Jie Tian, Hao Wang, Xiangrui Wang, Weifeng Yu, Liqun Yang, Diansan Su

“…While age is now accepted as the top one risk factor for POCD, results from studies investigating postoperative cognitive functions in adults have been controversial, and data about the very young adult individuals are lacking. …”
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Modern and future forestry based on biotechnology by Shihui Niu, Jihua Ding, Changzheng Xu, Jing Wang

“…Reforestation efforts aim to restore ecosystems, but the effectiveness of traditional tree plantations in repairing the ecological function of native forests is controversial. The ideal scenario for forestry in the future is to meet the growing demand for forest products while keeping forest sustainable development. …”
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The Effect of Thyroid Nodule Size and Characteristics on the Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and the Risk of Malignancy by Mehmet Alperen Avcı, Can Akgün, Mustafa Gün, Selim Tamam, Meltem Türk

“…However, its reliability in large nodules is controversial. This study aims to examine the impact of thyroid nodule size and characteristics on malignancy risk and FNAB accuracy as evaluated by ultrasound. …”
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Public acceptance in direct potable water reuse: a call for incorporating responsible research and innovation by Karen Moesker, Udo Pesch, Neelke Doorn

“…Our research identifies an overreliance on the controversial information deficit model, closing down large parts of public engagement. …”
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Duodenal Diverticular Perforation after Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report by Khuram Khan, Saqib Saeed, Haytham Maria, Mohammed Sbeih, Farhana Iqbal, Alexius Ramcharan, Brian Donaldson

“…Diagnosis and management of this rare disorder are controversial. Nonoperative management is advocated in some cases. …”
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Constraints on the Origin of the Martian Dichotomy From Southern Highlands Marsquakes by Weijia Sun, Hrvoje Tkalčić

“…Yet, its origin remains controversial. Here, we improve the signal‐to‐noise ratios and determine the locations of the low‐frequency marsquakes recorded during the InSight mission. …”
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Defining Human Rights in Times of Covid: Human Rights Discourse in the UK and Devolved Legislatures by Anne Cousson

“…However, given the urgency created by the health crisis and the controversial nature of human rights speech in the UK, using it to criticize the government’s measures was bound to be a politically charged choice. …”
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Émanciper et conformer : les tensions de la socialisation civique à l’école primaire by Géraldine Bozec

“…The construction of pupils’ political autonomy, which relates to the role of citizenship education of French public education since the Third Republic, has been a controversial issue for three decades: the citizenship rights that are to be granted to children inside schools themselves have been more and more emphasized. …”
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Le concept de less good idea face aux patrimoines controversés by Monica Heintz

“…Given the political, intellectual and emotional challenges presented by the sharing of controversial heritage like colonial heritage, the use of artwork has become essential in recent years. …”
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Exercise-Induced Irisin, the Fat Browning Myokine, as a Potential Anticancer Agent by George-Emmanuel Maalouf, Diala El Khoury

“…Although it is hard to relay conclusions from in vitro to in vivo studies, the majority of the available data favor irisin as a potential substance for cancer regression through reducing proinflammatory markers linked to obesity. However, some controversies remain on the exact benefits of irisin on cancer with some studies showing no or even a negative effect of irisin on cancer. …”
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Considerations on the Patriarcha by Shervin Moghimi Zanjani

“…The main subject of this paper is Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha which is the essential text in the history of political thought and in a sense it is one of the most important sources of the controversial debates on politics in early modern England. …”
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Qu’y a-t-il de politique dans les indicateurs écologiques? by Gabrielle Bouleau, Philippe Deuffic

“…This article deploys a conceptual framework to reveal their underlying assumptions and worldviews through the critical exploration of the controversies raised during their making and use. It consists in focusing on processes of categorizing and quantifying the environment. …”
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JUSTICE OF GOD IN KANT'S PHILOSOPHY: FOR A HUMAN BEING AND A STATE by Nerija Putinaitė

“…It shows itself as the inner moral development of the human being and the state. The controversial notions of apologists and critics of Kant's philosophy are presented. …”
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D’un scandale l’autre: l’affaire Renaud Camus et la faillite de la critique intellectuelle by Ivan Jaffrin

“…What first appeared to be a clear case of “racism and anti-Semitism” become an “affaire” involving a highly controversial collective process of definition. Making use of some of the works dealing with the notion of “scandale” and the social concept of “affaire” (Boltanski & Thévenot, 1991 ; Claverie, 1998) this article demonstrates that the “affaire Renaud Camus” is a “test” opposing two intellectual orders competing for the hegemony of interpretation of one and the same reality. …”
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The Architect as Producer: Hannes Meyer and the Proletarianisation of the Western Architect by Amir Djalali

“…Yet, despite this programmatic declaration, such a project was realised only after Gropius’ departure from the Bauhaus, under the controversial directorship (1927–1930) of the Swiss architect Hannes Meyer. …”
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Des régions qui comptent – La reconfiguration néolibérale de la Belgique fédérale saisie par les finances publiques by Damien Piron

“…The implementation of this innovative theoretical framework to the study of five selected controversies sheds light on the “neoliberal” feature of the apparatus of regional public finance government currently at work in Belgium. …”
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Une forme spontanée de figuier (Ficus carica L.), le nābūt by Younes Hmimsa, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Mohammed Ater

“…Indeed, nābūt, typical variety of the spontaneous fig tree which propagates sexually though seedlings as opposed to cultivated varieties – which are propagated clonally by men through cuttings - is controversial depending on the zones, the uses and the practices. …”
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An evolutionary game theory analysis on the environmental impact of discharging Fukushima's nuclear wastewater: International stakeholders and strategic dynamics. by Mingyang Li, Han Pengsihua, Songqing Zhao, Zejun Wang, Limin Yang, Tongjing Liu

“…On August 24, 2023, Japan controversially decided to discharge nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, initiating intense domestic and global debates. …”
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Post-Plantation and Post-Hawthorne Poputchik Writing: The Peculiarly American Time and Place of Julia Peterkin’s Scarlet Sister Mary by Anna Linzie

“…This article focuses on Scarlet Sister Mary (1928), Peterkin’s most famous and controversial novel, and explores what happened to her literary reputation later, in the historical context of the early 1930s and in connection with the publication of Roll, Jordan, Roll (1933). …”
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