Peculiarities of Forming the Methodology for Investigating Criminal Offenses against the Authority of State Agencies in the Law Enforcement Sphere by V. O. Gusieva

“…It has been clarified that during the formation of forensic methods of investigating criminal offenses, there were some controversial issues. They include: issues on the need to include matters about the separation of stages of investigation, forensic prevention, etc. into the structure of tactics of conducting covert (investigative) search actions. …”
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Beta-Blockers for Primary Prevention of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiac Toxicity: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Armin Attar, Arman Karimi Behnagh, Mehrasa Hosseini, Foad Amanollahi, Paria Shafiekhani, Ali Kabir

“…However, results from trials evaluating beta-blockers for prevention are controversial. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to find whether prophylactic administration of beta-blockers can help prevent Anthracyclines-induced cardiotoxicity. …”
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Transformations in the police organization in the early 1920s by V. A. Grechenko

“…At that time there was a complex, controversial, but quite consistent formation process of the police in Ukraine as a law enforcement agency. …”
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Biology of selective caries removal: a systematic scoping review protocol by Helge Knüttel, Matthias Widbiller, Rita Weiler, Kerstin M Galler, Wolfgang Buchalla, Konstantin J Scholz

“…During the entire procedure, two reviewers independently screened the articles, and controversies were mediated by vote of a third reviewer. …”
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Interplay between Body Size Measures and Thyroid Cancer Aggressiveness: A Retrospective Analysis by Thaís Gomes de Melo, Ligia Vera Montali da Assumpção, Denise Engelbrecht Zantut-Wittmann

“…Considering controversial data about the relationship between body size and prognosis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), the current study aimed to assess the influence of body weight, body mass index (BMI), and body surface area (BSA) on DTC. …”
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Identity and Distribution of <i>Triglops metopias</i> (Teleostei, Cottidae) in the Northwestern Pacific by Artem M. Prokofiev, Ilyas N. Mukhametov, Olga R. Emelianova, Svetlana Yu. Orlova, Alexei M. Orlov

“…This species has been previously recorded only from off the Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska, while previous records from the western North Pacific have been controversial. The presence of <i>T. metopias</i> in the northwestern Pacific off the Kuril Islands is confirmed in the current study. …”
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The association of cigarette smoking with the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy: based on cross-sectional survey and mendelian randomization by Bin Wang, Hui Li, Huafeng Ma, ZaiHong Chen

“…Abstract Background The relationship between cigarette smoking and diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains controversial, as existing studies have yielded inconsistent results. …”
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Effects of Special Therapeutic Footwear on the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Bo Luo, Yuying Cai, Dawei Chen, Chun Wang, Hui Huang, Lihong Chen, Yun Gao, Xingwu Ran

“…However, the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear is controversial. Thus, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to examine whether special therapeutic footwear could reduce the incidence of DFU. …”
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The Fe-Zn Isotopic Characteristics and Fractionation Models: Implications for the Genesis of the Zhaxikang Sb-Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit in Southern Tibet by Da Wang, Youye Zheng, Ryan Mathur, Song Wu

“…The genesis of the Zhaxikang Sb-Pb-Zn-Ag deposit remains controversial. Three different geological environments have been proposed to model mineralization: a hot spring, a magmatic-hydrothermal fluid, and a sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX) overprinted by a hot spring. …”
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Correlations of inflammatory processes caused by cerebral stroke with the outcome of the disease by A. Vaitkus, J. Valinčiūtė, S. Gylytė

“…Since the situation in this matter is quite controversial, a debatable question arises whether inflammatory processes have a positive or negative effect on the course and outcome of the disease in patients with stroke. …”
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Didactic potential of metaphors used in medical discourse by Katarzyna Karska, Ewelina Prażmo

“…Most conceptual metaphors are grounded in our physical experience of the world, which means that we draw from this familiar experience while creating metaphorical mappings to the complex, abstract concepts. Controversial as it may seem, the same process applies to understanding professional terms and scientific notions, and as a result the language of law, business, medicine, etc. is heavily metaphorical in nature. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in the RAD51 Gene with a Risk of Head and Neck Cancer and Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Lin Li, Xue Zhang, Zhong-Ti Zhang

“…The role of RAD51 gene polymorphisms with the development of head and neck cancer (HNC) and esophageal cancer (EC) remains controversial. This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the correlation between the RAD51 polymorphisms and these two cancers quantitatively. …”
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An Inconvenient Past of World War II in the Historical Policy of the Republic of Croatia by A. M. Ponamareva

“…Goffman’s theory the author concludes that Croatia adopts the strategy of ‘selective amnesia’, preferring to conceal the controversial episodes of its history. The paper identifies methods of historical self-legitimation of the Republic of Croatia, as well as their foreign policy implications.…”
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Advances in Transparency and Right to Access Information in The Czech Republic by Jana Janderová

“…Originality/significance/value: An overview of the evolution of court decisions interpreting controversial legal provisions is provided. The gaps between the advances in the implementation of the principle of transparency and the theoretically resulting accountability are identified. …”
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The US liberal political and academic establishment on national-territorial transformation of Russia in 1917–1922 by V. V. Romanov

“…The author notes, that the US policy towards Russia became particularly controversial after the Bolsheviks came to power: the consistent rejection of the Bolshevik reforms was accompanied by the reluctance to incite separatism on the national outskirts out of fear of Russia’s uncontrolled disintegration and its subsequent transformation into a site of endless ethnic conflicts. …”
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Is Nighttime Really Not the Right Time for a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy? by Anna C. M. Geraedts, Meindert N. Sosef, Jan Willem M. Greve, Mechteld C. de Jong

“…The impact of an out-of-hours laparoscopic cholecystectomy on outcome is controversial. We sought to determine the association between an out-of-hours procedure and postoperative complications within 90 days. …”
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Association between Genetic Variants and Diabetes Mellitus in Iranian Populations: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies by Mehrnoosh Khodaeian, Samaneh Enayati, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Mahsa M. Amoli

“…Discussion. We found some controversial results due to heterogeneity in ethnicity and genetic background. …”
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fMLP-Induced IL-8 Release Is Dependent on NADPH Oxidase in Human Neutrophils by María A. Hidalgo, María D. Carretta, Stefanie E. Teuber, Cristian Zárate, Leonardo Cárcamo, Ilona I. Concha, Rafael A. Burgos

“…Because the role of ROS on IL-8 release in neutrophils is until now controversial, we assessed if NADPH oxidase is involved in the IL-8 secretions and PI3K/Akt, MAPK, and NF-κB pathways activity induced by fMLP. …”
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Remembering what did not happen: the role of hypnosis in memory recall and false memories formation by Donato Giuseppe Leo, Donato Giuseppe Leo, Davide Bruno, Riccardo Proietti, Riccardo Proietti

“…Hypnosis has also been suggested as a tool to enhance memory and autobiographical events recall in both healthy and unhealthy individuals; however, this approach has led to several controversies. Particularly, the employment of hypnosis in autobiographical recall (hypnotic regression) has been accused of favoring the creation of false memories, leading to therapeutic fallacy. …”
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Identifying the top research priorities in medically not yet explained symptoms (MNYES): a James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership by Mark Edwards, Danielle Varley, Natalie Smith, Petros Perros, Jonathan Gower, Arvind Kaul, Nicholas Gall, Andrew Stephen Moriarty, Christina Maria van der Feltz-Cornelis, Jennifer Sweetman, Jennifer Gilligan, Stephanie Hayle, James Sampford, Iman Elfeddali

“…Research into such symptoms in general has been poorly funded over the years and so far has been primarily researcher-led with minimal input from patients, caregivers and clinicians; and sometimes has been controversial.Design JLA PSP method. The PSP termed these symptoms MNYES.Methods The study was conducted according to the JLA’s detailed methodology for conducting priority setting exercises. …”
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