1941 (pre-war half-year period): changes in the NKVD structure of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic by V. A. Grechenko

“…However, the reorganization of the NKVD continued during this period aiming at adapting its activities to new tasks. The study of controversial pages of law enforcement agencies at this time is important for the reproduction of an objective picture of its activity, for the establishment of historical truth. …”
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Le chemin des « mauvaises filles » by Véronique Blanchard, Hélène Duffuler-Vialle

“…The public, made up of future social workers (educators, teachers), students, secondary school pupils and even schoolkids as well as individuals, during the guided tours and lectures, reacted in many interesting ways: awareness of the gender question, intense controversies on sexual violence and others. These reactions deserve to be related and analysed, as living testimonies of the effects of the spread of scientific research about a delicate and little-known subject : the violence used or suffered by young girls and their rebellion.This article is presented with photographs from the exhibition (snakes and ladders, stalls and panels) and photographs of the guided tours.…”
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Violencia simbólica y diversidad de género en tres universidades privadas de Puebla, México: discurso, negación e invisibilidad by Gonzalo A. García Cabrera, Ernesto Treviño Ronzón

“…Entre los resultados destacamos la presencia de violencia simbólica a partir de representaciones de género, el predominio del discurso heteronormativo y una controversial acción de las instituciones educativas que dificultan el reconocimiento de la diversidad y la vida en común. …”
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Non-linear dose-response relationship between uterine artery pulsatility index and risk of preeclampsia in early pregnancy: A secondary analysis based on a nested cohort study. by Shaou Wang, Hao Dong

“…However, the sensitivity and specificity of this marker remain controversial. This study aims to explore further the association between UtA-PI in early pregnancy and the incidence of preeclampsia.…”
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Profiling Serum Cytokines and Anticytokine Antibodies in Psoriasis Patients by Dan Hong, Xiuting Liu, Xiaonan Qiu, Siyao Lu, Yanyun Jiang, Guozhen Tan, Zhenrui Shi, Liangchun Wang

“…However, results about the circulating cytokines in psoriasis patients remained controversial. Anticytokine autoantibodies (ACAAs) were detected in various autoimmune diseases but remained largely unknown in psoriasis. …”
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Consentimiento informado en la punción lumbar: ¿una práctica sistemática? by Ivonne Martín Hernández

“…Sin embargo, esta práctica todavía resulta controversial entre nuestros médicos. <strong><br />Objetivo:</strong> identificar cómo funciona el proceso de consentimiento informado para la punción lumbar en nuestro medio y su importancia para los profesionales. …”
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Legislative amendments regarding criminal proceedings under martial law by V. V. Ablamska

“…A systematic analysis of the provisions of the CCP of Ukraine shows that certain innovations are quite debatable and controversial. In this perspective, the need to eliminate legislative conflicts in order to implement effective and unambiguous practical implementation of legislative norms is argued. …”
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English medium instruction in the higher education in Pakistan: A retrospective analysis using the ROAD-MAPPING framework by K. A. Siddiqui

“…It was also established that these roles remained controversial yet unbeatable due to unclear policies regarding local languages and the tacit, unflinching support EMI received from the corridors of power. …”
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The causal impact of smoking behavior on osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization analysis by Qiang Xiao, Susu Dong, Yafen Tan, Xuan Zhang, Lu Yao, Qiuping Li, Tianli Wang

“…ObjectiveAlthough smoking and osteoarthritis (OA) have been linked in a number of studies, the exact cause of the association is still unknown and the conclusion is controversial. The purpose of this study was to use Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate the causal relationship between smoking phenotypes and OA risk from a genetically informed standpoint.MethodsAs instrumental variables (IVs) based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), this study used the summary-level data of corresponding genome-wide association study (GWAS) for five smoking phenotypes involving 1,694,781 samples. …”
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Information War in Syria by N. A. Smirnov

“…Among the most important and controversial topics covered by the international media in the conflict, are the use of prohibited weapons, killing of civilians, a violation of international agreements. …”
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Scoping review of cytolytic vaginosis literature. by Roni Kraut, Fabiola Diaz Carvallo, Richard Golonka, Sandra M Campbell, Anoush Rehmani, Oksana Babenko, Mao-Cheng Lee, Pedro Vieira-Baptista

“…<h4>Background</h4>Cytolytic vaginosis (CV) is a little-known, controversial condition that is typically not considered for women presenting with vulvovaginitis symptoms. …”
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Effects of Periodontal Endoscopy-Assisted Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis: Four-Month Results of a Randomized Controlled Split-Mouth Pilot Study by Christian Graetz, Johanna Sentker, Miriam Cyris, Susanne Schorr, Claudia Springer, Karim M. Fawzy El-Sayed

“…Although the therapeutic effects of nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) are well established, the clinical benefits of the additional use of periodontal endoscopy (PE) remain controversial. Therefore, this randomized controlled split-mouth pilot study evaluated the effect of NSPT using PE versus NSPT without nPE on bleeding on probing (BOP) in sites with probing depth (PD)≥4 mm (primary outcome), PD, clinical attachment level (CAL), number of hard deposits (HDs), and treatment time per tooth (TrT). …”
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Perinatal Outcomes among Cases of Predicted and Unpredicted Macrosomia by Merita Isaku, Enxhi Vrapi, Tedi Bimbashi, Ina Cala, Kizjona Perdja, Redi Hoxhallari, Astrit Bimbashi

“…The effectiveness of screening remains controversial because expecting a macrosomic fetus affects intrapartum management, promoting elective cesarean sections. …”
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Outcomes After Salter–Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures in Children by Robert Pearce, Alexander Markes, Toshali Katyal, Jeremy Siu, Ishaan Swarup

“…Background/Objectives: Salter–Harris II (SH-II) distal tibia fractures are the most common physeal ankle fractures in children; however, indications for surgical management remain controversial, and patient-reported outcomes for different management strategies are unknown. …”
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Activities of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR Pavlo Yakovlevych Meshyk (1953) by V. A. Grechenko

“…The article examines the insufficiently studied in historical and legal science issue of the activities of such a controversial political figure of the first post-Stalin months of 1953 as Pavlo Yakovlevych Meshyk. …”
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The system of procedural guarantees of the participants’ rights in criminal proceedings during pre-trial investigation by A. V. Piddubna

“…In this context, the issue of guaranteeing the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of participants to criminal proceedings during the pre-trial investigation is controversial for both legislators and scholars, and is important for every citizen of Ukraine, since pre-trial investigation and criminal procedural activities in general are associated with interference with a person's private life and restriction of his or her rights, freedoms and legitimate interests in cases provided for by law. …”
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Tuzūkāt-i Tīmūrī as a Source on Chagatai Military Tactics, Late Fourteenth to Early Fifteenth Centuries by Leonid A. Bobrov, Aibolat K. Kushkumbayev, Zhaksylyk М. Sabitov, Myltykbayuly

“…For this reason, The Code can be most instrumental in ‘deciphering’ some complicated or controversial patterns of tactics contained in Timurid sources of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. …”
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A Mutation in IL4RA Is Associated with the Degree of Pathology in Human TB Patients by Christoph Hölscher, Lisa Heitmann, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Rolf D. Horstmann, Christian G. Meyer, Stefan Ehlers, Thorsten Thye

“…The contribution of interleukin- (IL-) 4 receptor-alpha- (Rα-) dependent events in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB) is controversial. We have recently shown IL-13 overexpression in mice to cause recrudescent Mtb replication and centrally necrotizing granulomas strongly resembling pathology of human TB. …”
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Safety and efficacy of low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with acute venous thromboembolism postthrombolytic therapy as compared to unfractionated heparin: A systematic revie... by Eman M. Mansory, Maha S. Al-Kathiry, Abdulelah Alzahrani

“…BACKGROUND: Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is a proven treatment for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) with a lower risk of VTE recurrence and lower rates of major hemorrhage compared to unfractionated heparin (UFH) and have largely replaced its use in many indications, but its use around thrombolysis remains controversial. AIM: This study aims to evaluate the currently available evidence on LMWH use in postthrombolysis as compared to UFH. …”
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Independent aggregation in the nordic day-ahead market: What is the welfare impact of socializing supplier compensation payments? by Kārlis Baltputnis, Tim Schittekatte, Zane Broka

“…Particularly, we focus on the controversial issue of a compensation payment from the IA to the supplier for energy sourcing. …”
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