Analysis of Vibroacoustic Modulations for Crack Detection: A Time-Frequency Approach Based on Zhao-Atlas-Marks Distribution by A. Trochidis, L. Hadjileontiadis, K. Zacharias

“…The damage index simply based on the amplitude of the first side bands in the spectral domain often leads to controversial results about the severity of the damage. …”
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Breast Arterial Calcification on a Screening Mammogram: A Potential Cardiovascular Risk Stratification Tool in Women by Ahmed Fathala, Deema Abunayyan, Leena Zeitouni

“…However, the association between BAC and myocardial ischemia and angiographic-proven CAD remains controversial. The usefulness of BAC during mammography as a potential screening tool for CAD has been the subject of uncertainty and debate for many years. …”
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El anticapitalismo y sus aproximaciones al trabajo social brasileño: anunciando algunas controversias y concepciones by Kelly Rodrigues Melatti, Terezinha de Fátima Rodrigues, Maria Carmelita Yazbek

“…This article reflects some theoretical controversies about the concepts that involve anti-capitalism in its multiple forms of expression and ideopolitical meanings present in critical social theory and presents, in an approximate way, the particularity of brazilian social work in the context of anti-capitalist struggles. …”
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Epidural labour analgesia: A review (labour epidural) by George Manjit, Girijanandan Menon D., Skaria Baby, Lakshmi Seshadri

“…Even though refinements of the technique and newer advances have resulted in better outcomes, there are many persisting myths and controversies surrounding labour epidural technique.…”
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Existential Anxiety in connection with Gothic Aesthetics in Forūgh Farrokhzād's Poetry by Ghodsieh Rezvanian

“…Forūgh Farrokhzād is one of the few controversial poets in Persian literature whose depth of thought has not been thoroughly explored because of being a woman and presenting a critical and rebellious new face of a woman with "inky fingers". …”
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Complications in a Young Adult Attributable to a Retained Pediatric Dynamic Hip Screw by Jonathan Bryant, Leroy Butler, Brandon Green, Daniel Krenk

“…The literature on hardware removal is controversial and vague. Case Report. We highlight a young adult male who underwent a dynamic hip screw (DHS) due to a motor vehicle accident at 11 years old. …”
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A Perspective Review on Numerical Simulations of Hemodynamics in Aortic Dissection by Wan Naimah Wan Ab Naim, Poo Balan Ganesan, Zhonghua Sun, Kok Han Chee, Shahrul Amry Hashim, Einly Lim

“…While type A aortic dissection patients are normally managed using surgical treatment, optimal treatment strategy for type B aortic dissection remains controversial and requires further evaluation. Although aortic diameter measured by CT angiography has been clinically used as a guideline to predict dilation in aortic dissection, hemodynamic parameters (e.g., pressure and wall shear stress), geometrical factors, and composition of the aorta wall are known to substantially affect disease progression. …”
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Shared Bacterial and Viral Respiratory Agents in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), and Goats (Capra hircus) in Montana by David S. Miller, Glen C. Weiser, Keith Aune, Brent Roeder, Mark Atkinson, Neil Anderson, Thomas J. Roffe, Kim A. Keating, Phillip L. Chapman, Cleon Kimberling, Jack Rhyan, P. Ryan Clarke

“…Transmission of infectious agents from livestock reservoirs has been hypothesized to cause respiratory disease outbreaks in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), and land management policies intended to limit this transmission have proven controversial. This cross-sectional study compares the infectious agents present in multiple populations of bighorn sheep near to and distant from their interface with domestic sheep (O. aries) and domestic goat (Capra hircus) and provides critical baseline information needed for interpretations of cross-species transmission risks. …”
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Extremism and Non-Development: Utilizing Sustainable Development as an Approach to Combat Extremism by Roya Jafari, Mehdi Zakerian Amiri

“…Today extremism and any type of violent activities based on extremist idea have been become to one of the most controversial Threats to international peace and security. …”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells: Report of the Seventh Case in the Literature by Lorenzo Dioscoridi, Damiano Bisogni, Giancarlo Freschi

“…Its histogenesis is at the moment controversial. The authors report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells found in a 74-year-old woman. …”
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DO INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FORCE TRANSPORT COMPANIES TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS? by Diana-Claudia PERȚICAȘ, Roxana GAVRILUȚ, Olivia-Andreea MARCU, Adrian-Gheorghe FLOREA

“…The novelty of this research is not given from the analysis of the types of vehicles that can be purchased, which is a controversial and long-debated issue in the specialized literature. …”
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Airway Remodelling in Asthma: From Benchside to Clinical Practice by Céline Bergeron, Meri K Tulic, Qutayba Hamid

“…In asthma, airway structural changes include subepithelial fibrosis, increased smooth muscle mass, gland enlargement, neovascularization and epithelial alterations. Although controversial, airway remodelling is commonly attributed to an underlying chronic inflammatory process. …”
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Complex Tasks Force Hand Laterality and Technological Behaviour in Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees: Inferences in Hominin Evolution by M. Mosquera, N. Geribàs, A. Bargalló, M. Llorente, D. Riba

“…Meanwhile, hand laterality in chimpanzees is weaker and controversial. Here we have reevaluated our results on hand laterality in chimpanzees housed in naturalistic environments at Fundació Mona (Spain) and Chimfunshi Wild Orphanage (Zambia). …”
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Different Views about the Nature of Gender-Related Asymmetries in Tasks Based on Biological or Artefact Categories by Guido Gainotti, Francesca Ciaraffa, Maria Caterina Silveri, Camillo Marra

“…Sex-related asymmetries in the ability to process different semantic categories have been reported both in normal subjects and in brain-damaged patients, but the nature of these asymmetries is still controversial. Some authors suggest that these differences might be due to social-role related familiarity factors, whereas others attribute them to inborn neural differences rooted in evolution. …”
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Limitation of switching sensory information flow in flexible perceptual decision making by Tianlin Luo, Mengya Xu, Zhihao Zheng, Gouki Okazawa

“…This switch cost is believed to reflect a limitation in cognitive control, although the bottlenecks remain controversial. Here, we show that humans exhibit a brief reduction in the efficiency of using sensory inputs to form a decision after a rule change. …”
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Classification of distinct tendinopathy subtypes for precision therapeutics by Chenqi Tang, Zetao Wang, Yuanhao Xie, Yang Fei, Junchao Luo, Canlong Wang, Yue Ying, Peiwen He, Ruojing Yan, Yangwu Chen, Jiayun Huang, Yiwen Xu, Zicheng Wang, Boon Chin Heng, Hengzhi Liu, Jianyou Li, Zi Yin, Haobo Wu, Weishan Chen, Hongwei Ouyang, Xiao Chen, Weiliang Shen

“…These revealed that glucocorticoid, a controversial commonly used drug, was only effective in treating the Ir subtype. …”
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Unlocking the potential: very-low-energy ketogenic therapy in obesity-related disorders by Daniel Simancas-Racines, Claudia Reytor-González, Ana Karina Zambrano, Giuseppe Annunziata, Angelo Michele Carella, Ludovica Verde, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Claudia V. Guerra, Ricardo Hidalgo

“…However, the effects of the VLEKT on lipid metabolism remain controversial. The review emphasizes the urgent need for further research to validate the long-term safety and efficacy of the VLEKT. …”
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Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium in a Patient with Gorlin Syndrome: Spontaneous Partial Resolution of Traction Caused by Epiretinal Membrane by José L. Sánchez-Vicente, Miguel Contreras-Díaz, Trinidad Rueda, Enrique Rodríguez de la Rúa-Franch, Fredy E. Molina-Socola, Cristina Vital-Berral, Asunción Alfaro-Juárez, Fernando López-Herrero, Ana Muñoz-Morales

“…Management of this condition is controversial; however, we would like to highlight that spontaneous resolution of the traction caused by EM is possible, resulting in recovery of VA.…”
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An investigation on heavy metals in soils around oil field area by A.R. Karbassi, S. Tajziehchi, S. Afshar

“…Vast oil fields of Ahvaz City located in southern Iran are known as one of controversial subjects in contamination with heavy metals. …”
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Conditions spatiales de la démocratie participative. « Meetings » à Vosloorus (Ekurhuleni, Afrique du Sud) by Philippe Gervais-Lambony

“…To what extent this form of neighbourhood participation is merely a democratic façade, a pretext to incite residents to formulate what is expected, that is a set of predictable requests, neither controversial nor outrageous, but rather tame and placid thus conforming to the rhetoric of consultation? …”
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