Assessing Factors Controlling Structural Changes of Humic Acids in Soils Amended with Organic Materials to Improve Soil Functionality by Collins Amoah-Antwi, Jolanta Kwiatkowska-Malina, Ewa Szara, Owen Fenton, Steven F. Thornton, Grzegorz Malina

“…Herein, four experimental field sites (S1–4) with short-to-long-term organic fertilisation schemes were used to assess the effects of such factors, i.e., S1: loamy sand amended once with farmyard manure (FYM), brown coal waste (BCW), and biochar (BIO) for 0.5 and 1.5 years; S2: silt loam amended once with BIO for 8 years; S3: loamy sand amended every 5 years with FYM for 94 years; and S4: clayey silt amended every 2 years with FYM for 116 years. …”
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L’association d’ovins et de bovins sur prairies irriguées en Martinique by M. MAHIEU, G. AUMONT, Y. MICHAUX, G. ALEXANDRE, H. ARCHIMÈDE, M. BOVAL, M. THÉRIEZ

“…Cependant, la maîtrise de la fertilisation azotée reste une des contraintes majeures pour l’optimisation des systèmes pâturés intensifs en milieu tropical humide. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cattle Dung and Nutrient Cycling in Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems by Sandoval Carpinelli, Adriel Ferreira da Fonseca, Pedro Henrique Weirich Neto, Santos Henrique Brant Dias, Laíse da Silveira Pontes

“…Therefore, these results strengthen the need to understand the nutrient release patterns from cattle dung to progress fertilisation management.…”
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Efficacy of In-utero Infusion of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy in Women with Recurrent Implantation Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlle... by Soumya Ranjan Panda, Mahendra Meena, Subhra Samantroy, Pramila Jena, Jyochnamayi Panda

“…Materials and methods: A systematic literature search was done in electronic databases like Medline (through PubMed), Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane database from January 2000 to November 2020 using keywords like “In-vitro Fertilisation” OR “IVF” OR “Intracytoplasmic sperm injection” OR “ICSI” OR “Embryo transfer” AND “Platelet rich plasma” OR “PRP” OR “Autologous platelet rich plasma” OR “Platelet rich plasma” and “recurrent implantation failure”. …”
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Seed Phosphorus Effects on Rice Seedling Vigour in Soils Differing in Phosphorus Status by Terry J. Rose, Carolyn A. Raymond

“…In the P-deficient Ferralsol, main effects of seed P concentration, genotype and P fertiliser treatment (nil P, banded P fertiliser, broadcast and incorporated P fertiliser) on seedling biomass were all significant (<i>p</i> < 0.01) with, a significant genotype × P fertiliser treatment interaction. …”
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Quelle stratégie de semis du blé dur en Algérie pour s’adapter au changement climatique ? by Chourghal Nacira, Hartani Tarik

“…Face à un changement climatique sévère projeté, les agriculteurs dans les pays de l’Afrique du Nord expérimentent habituellement des stratégies d’adaptation basées sur la précocité du semis, l’utilisation de variétés précoces et la fertilisation. Cependant, l’information concernant l’efficacité de la précocité des semis comme stratégie d’adaptation de la culture du blé dur au changement climatique reste très limitée. …”
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Genetic Variants in Folate and Cobalamin Metabolism-Related Genes in Pregnant Women of a Homogeneous Spanish Population: The Need for Revisiting the Current Vitamin Supplementation... by Gemma Rodriguez-Carnero, Paula M. Lorenzo, Ana Canton-Blanco, Leire Mendizabal, Maddi Arregi, Mirella Zulueta, Laureano Simon, Manuel Macia-Cortiñas, Felipe F. Casanueva, Ana B. Crujeiras

“…In women with the MTHFR risk allele, there was a statistically significant higher frequency of assisted fertilisation and a higher frequency of preeclampsia and preterm birth. …”
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Differences in Morphokinetic Parameters and Incidence of Multinucleations in Human Embryos of Genetically Normal, Abnormal and Euploid Embryos Leading to Clinical Pregnancy by Katerina Tvrdonova, Silvie Belaskova, Tatana Rumpikova, Alice Malenovska, David Rumpik, Alena Myslivcova Fucikova, Frantisek Malir

“…The selection of the best embryo for embryo transfer (ET) is one of the most important steps in IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatment. Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is an invasive method that can greatly facilitate the decision about the best embryo. …”
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Isolating the effects of land use and functional variation on Yucatán's forest biomass under global change by Stephanie P. George-Chacon, T. Luke Smallman, Juan Manuel Dupuy, José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni, David T. Milodowski, Mathew Williams

“…Production and steady state biomass in both ecotypes were reduced by forecast warming and drying (mean biomass 2021–2100 reduced 16–19% compared to 2001–2020), but compensated by fertilisation from rising CO2. Functional analysis indicates that trait adjustments amplify biomass losses by 70%. …”
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Effect of variable and constant thermal conditions on embryonic and early larval development of fish from the genus Leuciscus (Cyprinidae, Teleostei) by K. Kupren, A. Mamcarz, D. Kucharczyk

“…In the systems with modified temperature the embryonic development of dace (from fertilisation to commencement of exogenous food intake) took from 9.5 to 22.5 days, for ide from 6.1 to 12 days and for chub from 5.0 to 10.5 days. …”
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Embryo selection through non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing with cell-free DNA in spent culture media: a protocol for a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled t... by Jie Qiao, Yan Wang, Rong Li, Ping Liu, Liang Hu, Lin Zeng, Guimin Hao, Jin Huang, Bing Yao, Junzhao Zhao, Juanzi Shi, Liyi Cai, Xiu-Xia Wang, Yanwen Xu, Yuanqing Yao, Yichun Guan, Weiping Qian, Sijia Lu

“…Introduction Morphological evaluation is used to select embryos for in vitro fertilisation. However, it does not fully reflect the implantation potential. …”
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Development of a Robust D5 Embryo Ranking System: A Retrospective Multi-Centre Study Involving 8866 Single Fresh Embryo Transfers by Yanhe LIU, Kee ONG, Irving KORMAN, Ross TURNER, David SHAKER, Deirdre ZANDER-FOX, Luk ROMBAUTS

“…Background: Inter-operator variation in morphology-based embryo assessment is known to be an ongoing issue in in vitro fertilisation (IVF). This includes inconsistent annotation of embryo morphology and disagreement in the predictive weightings amongst different morphological features. …”
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Mineral composition of alfalfa, alfalfa-cereal, and cereal feed agrophytocenoses biomass by Volodymyr Kurhak, Larysa Kolomiiets, Oleksiy Koryagin, Liudmyla Krasiuk, Roman Kulyk

“…The results of studies on the accumulation of alfalfa, alfalfa-cereals, and cereal stands in in dry feed mass on various backgrounds of fertilisation and liming of raw ash, macro- and microelements, heavy metals, and nitrate nitrogen are presented. …”
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Effect of Differentiated Nitrogen Fertilization on the Enzymatic Activity of the Soil for Sweet Potato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> L. [Lam.]) Cultivation by Barbara Sawicka, Barbara Krochmal-Marczak, Piotr Pszczółkowski, Elżbieta Jolanta Bielińska, Anna Wójcikowska-Kapusta, Piotr Barbaś, Dominika Skiba

“…In objects fertilized with this ingredient, the activity of the analysed enzymes was significantly higher than in the control soil, except for combinations fertilised with 150 kg ha⁻¹ N characterised by the highest accumulation of N-NO₃⁻ in soil. …”
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Higher Doses of FSH Used for Superovulation Do Not Adversely Affect Embryonic Ploidy: A Randomised Controlled Trial (Stimulation Resulting in Embryonic Aneuploidy Using Menopur (ST... by Akshara SHYAMSUNDER, Tristan HARDY, Anusch YAZDANI, Alex POLYAKOV, Robert NORMAN, Roger HART, Franca AGRESTA, Luk ROMBAUTS, Clare BOOTHROYD, Michael CHAPMAN, Prudence SWEETEN, Eleanor SOMERVILLE, Rachel JOSE, Handan WAND, William L. LEDGER

“…Method: Multicentre randomised controlled trial recruiting 57 women who were treated with ovarian stimulation using either 150 or 300 IU Menopur per day. In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) were performed according to individual unit protocol and embryos were cultured to blastocyst stage. …”
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The oocyte-activation factor, phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ): clinical prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of oocyte activation deficiency by Amdani, S

“…<p>Oocyte activation deficiency (OAD) is an infertile condition observed in patients who have experienced recurrent total fertilisation failure (TFF) following intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment. …”

Effective composting process for lignocellulosic materials from agro-industrial waste in Malaysia by Chai, Ee Wen

“…Organic fertilisers in the form of compost provide increased physical and biological storage mechanisms to soils, mitigating risks of over-fertilisation. …”
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Fresh Pod Yield, Physical and Nutritional Quality Attributes of Common Bean as Influenced by Conventional or Organic Farming Practices by Ioannis Karavidas, Georgia Ntatsi, Sofia Marka, Theodora Ntanasi, Beppe Benedetto Consentino, Leo Sabatino, Pietro P. M. Iannetta, Dimitrios Savvas

“…In conclusion, we have demonstrated that the combined application of SM + GM can be considered as an efficient N-fertilisation strategy for organic crops of common bean, benefiting their nutritional value without compromising yield.…”
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Effets de la biomasse foliacée de Tithonia diversifolia et de la bouse de vache comparativement à l’engrais minéral sur la croissance et la production de la culture du maïs by Jackson MUEPU KABUYA, Patrick KABAMBI KASANGALA, Michel NKONGOLO MULAMBUILA, Georges MUYAYABANTU MUPALA

“…A l’issue des résultats obtenus, il ressort que le maïs sous apport de la bouse a donné un rendement supérieur (1,02 t/ha) par rapport au maïs sous effet de T. diversifolia (0,75 t/ha) suivi du maïs sous NPK+urée (0,64 t/ha) et enfin du témoin sans fertilisant (0,58 t/ha). Eu égard aux résultats obtenus, la bouse de vache (10 t/ha) peut être recommandée comme fertilisant dans la production de maïs au Kasaï-Oriental. …”
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#145 : Effect of Intra-Ovarian Instillation of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma on Live Birth Rate in POSEIDON 3 versus POSEIDON 4 Group: A Prospective Follow-Up Study by Garima Patel, Neeta Singh, Neena Malhotra, Reeta Mahey, Monika Saini

“…There was no significant difference in dose of rFSH requirement (2705.6 ± 48.93 vs 2737 ± 54.74, p=0.71), fertilisation rate (60.86% vs 57.86%, p=0.66), CPR (25% vs 25.8%, p=0.95) and LBR (22.6% vs 16.66%, p=0.66) between the two-groups. …”
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