Infliximab Salvage Therapy after Cyclosporine in an Acute Flare of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis by ECS Lam, RJ Bailey

“…Although infliximab (Remicade, Schering Canada Inc, Quebec) therapy has been well studied in steroid refractory Crohn’s disease, its use remains controversial in chronic ulcerative colitis. A 24-year-old woman with a 14-year history of well controlled left sided ulcerative colitis presented with an acute flare. …”
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Aspekty proceduralne sprawy Gorgonowej by Józef Koredczuk

“…Despite the conviction of Gorgonowa, the trial raises controversies to this day. They mainly cast doubt on the evidence on which the verdict was based and the multiple errors that were made during the investigation of the Gorgonowa case (especially operations at the crime scene). …”
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Patriotic Enthusiasm at the Beginning of the First World War by N. V. Yudin

“…In the present paper from the constructionist perspective is examined one of the most controversial issues of the modern western historiography of the First World War - the issue of patriotic enthusiasm of 1914, its scopes and nature. …”
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The Nutri-Score for a Healthy Diet: Pros and Cons by Pauline Raoul, Emanuele Rinninella, Marco Cintoni, Vincenzina Mora, Maria Cristina Mele

“…The validation of a unique front-packaging label model remains controversial, and to date, no consensus has been reached. …”
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The Humoral Theory of Transplantation: Epitope Analysis and the Pathogenicity of HLA Antibodies by Edward J. Filippone, John L. Farber

“…Technical issues with the use of solid phase assays are also of prime importance, such as denaturation of HLA antigens and manufacturing and laboratory variability. Questions and controversies remain, and here we review new relevant data.…”
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Vuk S. Karadžić: Srbi všetci a všade. Od juhoslovanstva k myšlienke “Veľkého Srbska” by Maroš Melichárek

“… The main aim of the study is to present various interpretations of the controversial treatise by Vuk S. Karadžič “Kovčežič za istoriju, jezik iobičaje Srba sva tri zakona” and also to demonstrate the cultural, linguistic and social conditions of its origin. …”
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Between the Olympian and the Dionysian: Pagan Energy in Paintings by Frederic Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema by Anne-Florence Gillard-Estrada

“…This article first draws on examples taken from Frederic Leighton’s production to show the conflict between the Greek ideal as propounded by the neo-Winckelmannian aesthetic and academic tradition and a more controversial vision of Greek culture exploring more unconventional aspects of paganism. …”
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Immigration and Regional Competitiveness – Relevant Theories in the Migration Research and in the Regional Science by Tünde Patay

“…The aim of this study is to introduce the theoretical background, summarizing the mainstream solutions and the controversies as well. Thus the first part presents the role of the migration theories and these of the regional science in connection with the linkages between immigration and regional competitiveness. …”
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Attention Deficit Disorder and Allergic Rhinitis: Are They Related? by Isaac Melamed, Melinda Heffron

“…The association between ADHD and allergy remains controversial. Our previous findings suggest that nerve growth factor may link the nervous and immune systems. …”
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Miss-Taken Identities: The Comedy of Misrecognition in New Woman Short Stories by Margaret D. Stetz

“…Such stories use the structure of a joke to reshape the understanding of both the diegetic masculine figures within the story and the extradiegetic audience and to advance the cause of the “New Woman” in general by representing this controversial social type as clever, wise, competent, appealing, and even funny. …”
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Les effigies sculptées d’Henri IV à Toulouse au xviie siècle by Sophie Fradier

“…Therefore, the decision to introduce the image of a controversial King must have come from higher ground. …”
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Identifying factors affecting delivery points, risk transfer and costs in international trade with an emphasis on Incoterms 2020 by Morteza Babaie, Firouze Haji Aliakbari, Fereshte Lotfizade, Arshad Farahmandian

“…The 2020 Incoterms seems to be improved and better organized, but it also brings some important and controversial issues. This article discusses some of the most important and controversial issues about Incoterms 2020.Karimi et al, (2022) investigated the impact of supply chain strategic management on performance and orientation of supply chain with the role of resilience mediation (case study of the Oil Industry Offshore Sector). …”
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Feasibility of Muscle Synergy Outcomes in Clinics, Robotics, and Sports: A Systematic Review by Juri Taborri, Valentina Agostini, Panagiotis K. Artemiadis, Marco Ghislieri, Daniel A. Jacobs, Jinsook Roh, Stefano Rossi

“…Even though the neural encoding of muscle synergies remains controversial, a large number of papers demonstrated that muscle synergies are robust across different tested conditions, which are within a day, between days, within a single subject, and between subjects that have similar demographic characteristics. …”
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Tumor-Derived CXCL1 Promotes Lung Cancer Growth via Recruitment of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils by Ming Yuan, Ha Zhu, Junfang Xu, Yuanyuan Zheng, Xuetao Cao, Qiuyan Liu

“…Although their contribution to tumorigenesis and progression is still controversial, accumulating evidence recently has demonstrated that tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) play a key role in multiple aspects of cancer biology. …”
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Clinical significance of lipid pathway-targeted therapy in breast cancer by Dan Li, Dan Li, Pengcheng Jin, Yiqi Cai, Yiqi Cai, Shijie Wu, Shijie Wu, Xianan Guo, Xianan Guo, Zhiyun Zhang, Zhiyun Zhang, Kexin Liu, Kexin Liu, Panni Li, Panni Li, Yue Hu, Yunxiang Zhou, Yunxiang Zhou

“…However, the clinical efficacy of these therapies remains controversial, highlighting the urgent need for predictive biomarkers to identify patient subpopulations likely to benefit from such treatment. …”
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Prospects of "Slate Revolution" and Problem of Power Industry of China by M. Scryabina

“…However, the technology of shale gas extraction (hydraulic fracturing) is highly controversial, and raises a lot of concerns among environmentalists. …”
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Sense and Nonsense of an Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Prostate Cancer by Anthony Van Baelen, Nicolas Mottet, Martin Spahn, Alberto Briganti, Paolo Gontero, Steven Joniau

“…The role and timing of initiation of adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients who have node-positive disease after RP is controversial. Recent studies suggest that delaying ADT may not adversely impact survival.…”
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Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results by Fabio Monticelli, Chiara Massullo, Antonino Carcione, Lucia Tombolini, Flaminia Guerra, Marianna Liotti, Cecilia Monticelli, Elena Gasperini, Marianna Russo, Samanta Novaretto, Letizia La Vista, Paola Mallozzi, Claudio Imperatori, Chiara Del Brutto, Benedetto Farina

“…However, their use remains controversial for several reasons, including the use of broad definitions neglecting the distinction between the TSD and the therapist's self-involving (TSI) interventions. …”
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Relationship between iron deficiency and severity of tuberculosis: Influence on T cell subsets by Zheyue Wang, Zhenpeng Guo, Qiang Zhang, Chenchen Yang, Xinling Shi, Qin Wen, Yuan Xue, Zhixin Zhang, Jianming Wang

“…The role of iron supplementation as an adjunct therapy remains controversial. This study examines the impact of iron deficiency on TB progression and immune function. …”
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Assessment of Hair Aluminum, Lead, and Mercury in a Sample of Autistic Egyptian Children: Environmental Risk Factors of Heavy Metals in Autism by Farida El Baz Mohamed, Eman Ahmed Zaky, Adel Bassuoni El-Sayed, Reham Mohammed Elhossieny, Sally Soliman Zahra, Waleed Salah Eldin, Walaa Yousef Youssef, Rania Abdelmgeed Khaled, Azza Mohamed Youssef

“…The etiological factors involved in the etiology of autism remain elusive and controversial, but both genetic and environmental factors have been implicated. …”
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