BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONALISATION BASING ON POTENTIAL VEGETATION. CASE STUDY: BISTRITA-NĂSĂUD COUNTY by Ioan BÂCA, Dorel RUŞTI, Eduard SCHUSTER, Ciprian SAMOILĂ

“…This is a necessary step in biodiversity preservation actions, in preparing plans of territorial management and planning, in touristic utilisation of some areas, in the process of ecological reconstruction of areas impacted by anthropic activities from the last two centuries, for the identification of new habitats to be included in the appendixes of the Habitats and Birds Directives, for increasing the number of protected areas by including new, „untouched” areas (not affected by overexploitation, fertilisation etc.), for converting natural / semi-natural forests and pastures in Natura 2000 sites etc.…”
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Obesity-induced sperm DNA methylation changes at satellite repeats are reprogrammed in rat offspring by Neil A Youngson, Virginie Lecomte, Christopher A Maloney, Preston Leung, Jia Liu, Luke B Hesson, Fabio Luciani, Lutz Krause, Margaret J Morris

“…There is now strong evidence that the paternal contribution to offspring phenotype at fertilisation is more than just DNA. However, the identity and mechanisms of this nongenetic inheritance are poorly understood. …”
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Serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate concentration is not a predictive factor in IVF outcomes before the first cycle of GnRH agonist administration in women with normal ovarian re... by Michał Kunicki, Krzysztof Łukaszuk, Grzegorz Jakiel, Joanna Liss

“…The aim of our study was to determine whether serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) concentration and the models incorporating it could help clinicians to predict IVF outcomes in women with normal ovarian reserve undergoing their first long protocol.We performed a retrospective analysis of 459 women undergoing cycles of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for the first time in a long GnRH agonist protocol.Embryo transfer was performed in 407 women (88.7%). The fertilisation rate was 78.6%. The clinical pregnancy rate was 44.8% per started cycle and 50.6% per embryo transfer. …”
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Trajectographie de granulés d'engrais par imagerie rapide : vers une maîtrise de l'épandage centrifuge by F. COINTAULT, S. VILLETTE, C. DEBAIN, M. PAINDAVOINE

“…L'utilisation très fréquente des distributeurs centrifuges pour la fertilisation minérale est l'objet depuis plusieurs années d'études visant à améliorer la qualité de ces systèmes d'épandage et réduire in fine leurs impacts sur l'environnement. …”
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Differential protein expression of GABA A receptor alpha 1 subunit and calbindin in rat spermatozoa associated with proteomic analysis in testis following methamphetamine administr... by Paweena Kaewman, Sutisa Nudmamud-Thanoi, Jitnapar Thongleart, Sawanya Charoenlappanit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Samur Thanoi

“…Proteomic assessment focusing on proteins involved in the calcium signalling pathway in the testis can facilitate diagnostic factors contributing to testicular and sperm functions, especially those related to spermatogenesis and fertilisation. In this study, we proposed to determine the localisation and differential expression of GABA A receptor alpha 1 subunit (GABA A-α1) in the spermatozoa of METH-administered rats. …”
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Genetic analysis of Latvian Salix alba L. and hybrid populations using nuclear and chloroplast DNA markers by Rungis D, Laivins M, Gailite A, Korica A, Lazdina D, Skipars V, Veinberga I

“…The analysis of chloroplast markers indicated that the predominant hybridisation occurs by fertilisation of S. fragilis by S. alba pollen; however, the extent of haplotype sharing between these two species should be further investigated.…”
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Mll5 is required for normal spermatogenesis. by Damian B Yap, David C Walker, Leah M Prentice, Steven McKinney, Gulisa Turashvili, Katrin Mooslehner-Allen, Teresa Ruiz de Algara, John Fee, Xavier d'Anglemont de Tassigny, William H Colledge, Samuel Aparicio

“…Consistent with the expression of Mll5, we demonstrate by electron microscopy, video microscopy and in vitro fertilisation techniques that Mll5 deficient mice have defects in terminal maturation and packaging of sperm. …”
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European brain research area: The operational level by K. Aarts, E. De Witte, S. Kramer, D. Iannone, F. Destrebecq, M. Di Luca

“…EBRA creates the conditions for real and effective cross fertilisation, dialogue, building consensus and exploiting research potential. …”
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Changes in Morphology and Presence of Pinopodes in Endometrial Cells during the Luteal Phase in Women with Infertility Problems: A Pilot Study by Marina Aunapuu, Piret Kibur, Tõnu Järveots, Andres Arend

“…Materials and methods: Endometrial biopsies were obtained from 10 women who have undergone several unsuccessful in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures. Endometrial biopsies were performed between luteinizing hormone surge days LH+6 to +10 of the natural menstrual cycle. …”
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Operational Management Implemented in Biofuel Upstream Supply Chain and Downstream International Trading: Current Issues in Southeast Asia by Hoo Poh Ying, Cassendra Bong Phun Chien, Fan Yee Van

“…However, the environmental consideration is often limited to carbon emission where the other environmental impact such as land-use change, biodiversity loss, irrigation and fertilisation are often being overlooked. Biofuel supply chain and trading at international level remain as an apparent research potential where only limited numbers of global energy models explicitly simulate international bioenergy trade. …”
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DYNAMIC NUTRIENTS QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC ON PASTURE IN DIFFERENT ALTITUDE IN SOUTH BOHEMIAN REGION by B. ČERMÁK, F. LÁD, B. VONDRÁŠKOVÁ, F. KLIMEŠ, J. FRELICH, M. KOBES

“…Grazing influenced not statistically significant a low nutrient content in grass with herbs gave a lower cut production, especially in terms of cutting, grazing management and lower part of N fertilisation. The content of average richness species of grasses, trefoils and other plants are present. …”
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L'agriculture de précision by P. ZWAENEPOEL, J.M. LEBARS

“…Le processus de production peut ainsi être piloté localement et optimisé pour chacune des interventions culturales : travail du sol, semis, fertilisation ... L'agriculture de précision, lancée aux USA dans les années 80, s'implante aujourd'hui dans les principaux pays agricoles européens, via la cartographie de rendement en production céréalière. …”
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Assisted reproductive medicine in Switzerland by Christian De Geyter

“…Despite this, the yearly number of reported treatments with in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and with transfer of frozen/thawed oocytes in the pronucleate stage has risen to more than 10,000 in 2011. …”
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Conurbations and resilience. When growth makes us fragile by Valerio Cutini

“…The first is that, in the development of a conurbation, traffic has actually a role of ‘maker and breaker of cities’, just to paraphrase the title of a well-known article by Colin Clark, focusing on the double role of roads and traffic in urban development (Clark, 1958): on a one hand, the making of a unique road network, encompassing the whole grid, actually allows movement and interaction all over the settlement, making possible the working of the conurbation as a wide urban system; on the other hand, the resulting pattern of movement concentrates its major flows on few roads connecting the original nuclei and the new development areas, actually bypassing the pre-existing urban fabric and diverting a significant amount of local traffic from the streets of the urban grid, what involves the loss of the fertilisation benefit the irrigation of through movement provides. …”
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Is there silicon in flowers and what does it tell us? by Jonas Schoelynck, Petra De Block, Eva Van Dyck, Julia Cooke

“…Flowers in many species evolved to attract animal pollinators to increase fertilisation chances. In leaves, silicon (Si) discourages herbivores, for example by wearing down mouthparts. …”
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Soil water dynamics and biomass production of young rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) plants by Roeline van Schalkwyk, J. Eduard Hoffman, Ailsa G. Hardie, Johan L. van Zyl

“…Consequently, the effect of inorganic fertilisation and soil depth on soil water dynamics in a young rooibos plantation at Nardouwsberg, Western Cape were studied. …”
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Wheat rheological and Mixolab quality in relation to cropping systems and plant nutrition sources by Magdaléna Lacko-Bartošová, Lucia Lacko-Bartošová, Petr Konvalina

“…The farinograph dough development time and dough stability were the longest for ORG and fertilised treatments. Mixolab quality indicators showed a clear distinction between ORG and INT systems and fertilisation in the protein and starch characteristics of the grain. …”
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When Parallel Schools of Thought Fail to Converge: The Case of Cost Overruns in Project Management by Aaron Anil Chadee, Xsitaaz Twinkle Chadee, Indrajit Ray, Abrahams Mwasha, Hector Hugh Martin

“…In this paper, we contend that there is a lack of a cross-fertilisation mechanism to fuse and co-join contemporary theories on cost overruns. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of primary offer of IVF vs. primary offer of IUI followed by IVF (for IUI failures) in couples with unexplained or mild male factor subfertility by Lyratzopoulos Georgios, Pashayan Nora, Mathur Raj

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In unexplained and mild male factor subfertility, both intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are indicated as first line treatments. …”
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Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Multiple Sclerosis: Recommendations from an Expert Panel by Celia Oreja-Guevara, Aintzane Rabanal, Corazón Hernández Rodríguez, Yolanda Aladro Benito, Mar Mendibe Bilbao, Inés Gónzalez-Suarez, José Luis Gómez-Palomares

“…Results The recommendations reported here focus on the importance of early preconception counselling, the management of disease-modifying therapies before and during ART procedures, important considerations for women with MS regarding ART (intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilisation and oocyte cryopreservation) and the paramount relevance of multidisciplinary units to manage these patients. …”
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