Derivation of the human embryonic stem cell line RCe010-A (RC-6) by P.A. De Sousa, B.J. Tye, K. Bruce, P. Dand, G. Russell, D.M. Collins, H. Bradburn, J. Gardner, J.M. Downie, M. Bateman, A. Courtney

“…The human embryonic stem cell line RCe010-A (RC-6) was derived from a frozen and thawed blastocyst voluntarily donated as unsuitable and surplus to fertility requirements following ethics committee approved informed consent under licence from the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. The cell line shows normal pluripotency marker expression and differentiation to the three germ layers in vitro. …”
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The influence of early environment and micronutrient availability on developmental epigenetic programming: lessons from the placenta by Rebecca Sainty, Matt J. Silver, Andrew M. Prentice, David Monk

“…Somatic DNA methylation patterns that can persist throughout life are established shortly after fertilisation when the majority of epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation, are erased from the pre-implantation embryo. …”
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Acceptance and willingness-to-pay for oocyte cryopreservation in medical versus age-related fertility preservation scenarios among Swedish female university students by Pietro Gambadauro, Emma Bränn, Gergö Hadlaczky

“…Abstract Oocytes can be effectively cryopreserved and stored for future use in in-vitro fertilisation. Oocyte cryopreservation (OC) can therefore mitigate different threats to female fertility, but attitudes and policies often seem more favourable in medical rather than age-related fertility preservation scenarios. …”
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The influence of Percoll® density gradient centrifugation before cryopreservation on the quality of frozen wisent (Bison bonasus) epididymal spermatozoa by Maria Eberhardt, Sylwia Prochowska, Anna M. Duszewska, Ann Van Soom, Wanda Olech, Wojciech Niżański

“…Conclusions While creating a high-quality genetic reserve, for in vitro fertilisation purposes, eliminating detritus and improving the overall quality of samples is more important than total number of spermatozoa. …”
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Deep learning-based robust automated system for predicting human sperm DNA fragmentation index by Roopini Sathiasai Kumar, Swapnil Sharma, Arunima Halder, Vipin Gupta

“…Settings and Design: This is a retrospective experimental study conducted in a secondary in vitro fertilisation setup. Materials and Methods: We obtained 24,415 images from 30 patients after the SCD test using a phase-contrast microscope. …”
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Effects of different irrigation levels and varying doses of silicon applications on yield and some physiological parameters in lettuce cultivation by Yusuf Çelik

“…Si0 (0 kg ha–1), Si40 (40 kg ha–1), Si80 (80 kg ha–1) and Si120 (120 kg ha–1) silicon fertilisation was applied at four different doses. Head length, head diameter, head weight, root length, and leaf fresh and dry weight were measured in harvested plants. …”
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Distribution of root system of hop plants in hop gardens with regular rows cultivation by Václav Brant, Karel Krofta, Milan Kroulík, Petr Zábranský, Pavel Procházka, Jaroslav Pokorný

“…However, it is known that it can play an important role in the development of new tillage technologies, fertilisation and irrigation, including the use of precision farming principles. …”
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A nonsense mutation in TMEM95 encoding a nondescript transmembrane protein causes idiopathic male subfertility in cattle. by Hubert Pausch, Sabine Kölle, Christine Wurmser, Hermann Schwarzenbacher, Reiner Emmerling, Sandra Jansen, Matthias Trottmann, Christian Fuerst, Kay-Uwe Götz, Ruedi Fries

“…These findings imply that integrity of TMEM95 is required for an undisturbed fertilisation. Our results demonstrate that deficiency of TMEM95 severely compromises male reproductive performance in cattle and reveal for the first time a phenotypic effect associated with genomic variation in TMEM95.…”
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Assessing Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Zebrafish Larvae Treated with Diosgenin and Doxorubicin by Logeswari G., Praveen Kumar I.

“…Embryos, with n=15 per plate, were sorted into petri plates for each exposure group and exposed to diosgenin from 4 hpf to 96 hpf (Hours Post Fertilisation). All conditions aligned with the OECD guidelines for fish embryo toxicity assays, ensuring the study’s validation. …”
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Unleashing a novel function of Endonuclease G in mitochondrial genome instability by Sumedha Dahal, Humaira Siddiqua, Shivangi Sharma, Ravi K Babu, Diksha Rathore, Sheetal Sharma, Sathees C Raghavan

“…In summary, we identify a novel property of Endonuclease G, besides its role in apoptosis and the recently described ‘elimination of paternal mitochondria during fertilisation.…”
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Developmental competence of mammalian oocytes-insights into molecular research and the promise of microfluidic technology: a review by B. Kempisty, P. Zawierucha, S. Ciesiolka, H. Piotrowska, P. Antosik, D. Bukowska, M. Jeseta, M. Nowicki, K.P. Brussow, M. Zabel

“…Developmental competence of female gametes determines their maturation ability, successful fertilisation, and proper zygote formation. Oocyte quality may be assessed by expression profiling of several gene markers such as Cx43, TGFB, GDF9, BMP, Lox and Pdia5 that determine the biological features of oocytes. …”
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Effect of foliar application of selenium on the content of selected amino acids in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.) by P. Ježek, J. Hlušek, T. Lošák, M. Jůzl, P. Elzner, S. Kráčmar, F. Buňka, A. Martensson

“…Potato is very suitable for fertilisation with Se (biofortification). The experiment was performed to examine the effect of foliar application of Se as sodium selenite (200 or 400 g Se/ha) at the tuberisation stage on a spectrum of amino acids in tubers of varieties. …”
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The effect of tea plantation age on soil water-stable aggregates and aggregate-associated carbohydrate in southwestern China by Shuqin He, Renhuan Zhu, Zicheng Zheng, Tingxuan Li

“…We should develop a potential fertilisation programme to maintain SOM- Carbohydrates within aggregates and the appropriate pH for preventing soil structure degradation after 25 years of tea planting.…”
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Dietary gamma-linolenic acid supports arachidonic acid accretion and associated Δ-5 desaturase activity in feline uterine but not ovarian tissues* by Amy J. Chamberlin, John E. Bauer

“…Earlier reports concluded that ARA was not necessary for fertilisation (an ovarian function), but required for successful pregnancy and reproduction (a uterine function). …”
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Signalling Pinpointed to the Tip: The Complex Regulatory Network That Allows Pollen Tube Growth by Patricia Scholz, Jannis Anstatt, Hannah Elisa Krawczyk, Till Ischebeck

“…Plants display a complex life cycle, alternating between haploid and diploid generations. During fertilisation, the haploid sperm cells are delivered to the female gametophyte by pollen tubes, specialised structures elongating by tip growth, which is based on an equilibrium between cell wall-reinforcing processes and turgor-driven expansion. …”
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#223 : Changes in Sperm Parameters in Semen Samples Collected on Procedural Day in Comparison to Semen Samples Collected for Routine Semen Analysis by Su Xizn Lee, Fam May Chee, Sze Tian Tee

“…Background and Aims: Semen Analysis is the initial step in Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) to help clinician decide the type of procedure such as Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI), Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) or In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). The few main sperm parameters analysed were concentration, motility and the total sperm count. …”
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Nitrogen relationships in Polish cropping systems by Antoni Faber, Zuzanna Jarosz, Anna Jędrejek, Jerzy Kopiński

“…As N input ( N inp), nitrogen from mineral fertilisers, manure application, biological fixation, and deposition was included. …”
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THE EARTH OBSERVATION TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER by P. Aplin, D. S. Boyd, F. M. Danson, D. N. M. Donoghue, G. Ferrier, N. Galiatsatos, A. Marsh, A. Pope, F. A. Ramirez, N. J. Tate

“…This initiative provides an opportunity for presentation of novel developments from, and cross-fertilisation of ideas between, the many and diverse members of the terrestrial remote sensing community. …”
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Conservation tillage in a semiarid Mediterranean environment: results of 20 years of research by Paolo Ruisi, Dario Giambalvo, Sergio Saia, Giuseppe Di Miceli, Alfonso S. Frenda, Antonella Plaia, Gaetano Amato

“…Thus, when using NT, the rate of nitrogen fertiliser application should be increased to offset this difference.…”
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L’élevage bovin et l’environnement en France : le diagnostic justifie-t-il des alternatives techniques ? by V. CHATELLIER, R. VERITE

“…Ces relations sont historiquement et localement étroitement dépendantes de facteurs techniques (niveau d’intensification des superficies fourragères, productivité des facteurs de production, plans de fertilisation, conditions de stockage des effluents d’élevage…). …”
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