Correlation of IVF outcomes and number of oocytes retrieved: a UK retrospective longitudinal observational study of 172 341 non-donor cycles by Eric Jauniaux, Gulam Bahadur, Roy Homburg, Judith A F Huirne, Kanna Jayaprakasan, Paul Racich, Santanu Acharya, Ali Ahmed, Abha Govind, Claudia Joanne Raperport, Anil Gudi

“…Objective How do numbers of oocytes retrieved per In vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle impact on the live birth rate (LBR) and multiple gestation pregnancy (MGP) rates?…”
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Environmentally sensitive hotspots in the methylome of the early human embryo by Matt J Silver, Ayden Saffari, Noah J Kessler, Gririraj R Chandak, Caroline HD Fall, Prachand Issarapu, Akshay Dedaniya, Modupeh Betts, Sophie E Moore, Michael N Routledge, Zdenko Herceg, Cyrille Cuenin, Maria Derakhshan, Philip T James, David Monk, Andrew M Prentice

“…In humans, DNA methylation marks inherited from gametes are largely erased following fertilisation, prior to construction of the embryonic methylome. …”
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State of the Art and New Technologies to Recycle the Fertigation Effluents in Closed Soilless Cropping Systems Aiming to Maximise Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Greenhouse Cr... by Dimitrios Savvas, Evangelos Giannothanasis, Theodora Ntanasi, Ioannis Karavidas, Georgia Ntatsi

“…Inappropriate fertilisation results in the pollution of groundwater with nitrates and phosphates, eutrophication in surface water, emission of greenhouse gasses, and unwanted N deposition in natural environments, thereby harming the whole ecosystem. …”
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Climate policies for carbon neutrality should not rely on the uncertain increase of carbon stocks in existing forests by Caspar TJ Roebroek, Luca Caporaso, Ramdane Alkama, Gregory Duveiller, Edouard L Davin, Sonia I Seneviratne, Alessandro Cescatti

“…Overall, assuming that the sum of human pressures (e.g. wood extraction) does not change over time, that total forest cover does not change significantly and that the trend in CO _2 fertilisation as it is currently estimated from satellite proxy observations remains, results show that we have reached (or are very close to reaching) the peak of global forest carbon storage. …”
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The QuantiSlakeTest, measuring soil structural stability by dynamic weighing of undisturbed samples immersed in water by F. M. Vanwindekens, B. F. Hardy

“…To reach these goals, we sampled the soil of 35 plots from three long-term field trials in the silt loam region of Belgium dealing respectively with contrasting organic matter inputs, tillage and P–K fertilisation. For each plot, indicators calculated from QST curves (e.g. total relative mass loss, disaggregation speed and time to meet a threshold values of mass loss) were compared to the results of the three tests of <span class="cit" id="xref_text.1"><a href="#bib1.bibx46">Le Bissonnais</a> (<a href="#bib1.bibx46">1996</a>)</span>, used as a reference method for the measurement of soil aggregate stability.…”
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Biochar Promotes Nitrogen Transformation and Tomato Yield by Regulating Nitrogen-Related Microorganisms in Tomato Cultivation Soil by Lili Guo, Huiwen Yu, Wenquan Niu, Mourad Kharbach

“…</i>) in tomato cultivation soil, N transformation, utilisation of water and N fertiliser, and tomato yield remain unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the responses of N-related microorganisms to biochar and N fertilisation in soil, along with the implications of biochar for altering N transformation, N uptake by tomatoes, and utilisation of water and N fertiliser. …”
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Combining local model calibration with the emergent constraint approach to reduce uncertainty in the tropical land carbon cycle feedback by N. Raoult, T. Jupp, B. Booth, P. Cox, P. Cox

“…The optimum temperature for photosynthesis determines whether warming positively or negatively impacts photosynthesis, thereby amplifying or suppressing CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> fertilisation of photosynthesis under CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>-induced global warming. …”
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Impact des fumures organiques sur les rendements de la tomate et sur la densité des champignons à mycorhizes arbusculaires dans la zone de Saguiya (Niger) by Ibrahim Jamilou Salissou, Dahiratou Ibrahim Doka, Abdoul R. Harouna Maidoukia, Abdoul L. Youchaou, Remigio Paradelo Núñez, Moussa Baradje, Saidou Addam Kiari, Sabiou Mahamane, Youssouf Mohamadou

“…Le dispositif expérimental mis en œuvre comporte 48 parcelles traitées avec trois types de fumure organique (bouse de vache, bouse de chèvre et fumure de volaille) à trois niveaux de fertilisation (100%, 125% et 150%) en quatre replicats, pendant une campagne de trois mois. …”
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Application of Reproductive Technologies to the Critically Endangered Baw Baw Frog, <i>Philoria frosti</i> by Aimee J. Silla, Rebecca J. Hobbs, Deon J. Gilbert, Damian Goodall, Marissa L. Parrott, Adam Lee, Justine K. O’Brien, Phillip G. Byrne

“…To determine the effect of hormone therapy on spawning success, male–female pairs were administered either 0 μg/g gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa), 0.5 μg/g GnRHa, or 0.5 μg/g GnRHa + 10 μg/g metoclopramide (MET) (<i>n</i> = 6–7 pairs/treatment), and the number of pairs ovipositing, total eggs, and percent fertilisation success were quantified. To determine the effect of hormone therapy on sperm-release and to establish the peak time to collect sperm post-hormone administration, males were administered 0 IU/g (<i>n</i> = 4), or 20 IU/g hCG (<i>n</i> = 16). …”
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Comparison of selected data acquisition models using on-farm production records on qualitative parameters of oocytes in dairy cows by Luděk Stádník, Veronika Kinterová, Jiří Šichtař, Jaromír Ducháček, Matúš Gašparík, Lucie Němcová, Radek Procházka, Radim Codl

“…This study aimed to determine if milk yield (MY) and fat/protein (F/P) ratio could be used as reliable indicators for predicting the quality of aspirated oocytes and their further use for in vitro fertilisation. A secondary goal was to compare different periods before oocyte aspiration to determine which period had the most significant impact on the oocyte development in donor cows. …”
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School-age outcomes among IVF-conceived children: A population-wide cohort study. by Amber L Kennedy, Beverley J Vollenhoven, Richard J Hiscock, Catharyn J Stern, Susan P Walker, Jeanie L Y Cheong, Jon L Quach, Roxanne Hastie, David Wilkinson, John McBain, Lyle C Gurrin, Vivien MacLachlan, Franca Agresta, Susan P Baohm, Stephen Tong, Anthea C Lindquist

“…<h4>Background</h4>In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a common mode of conception. Understanding the long-term implications for these children is important. …”
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Expression of genes and enzymes involved in ovarian steroidogenesis in relation to human follicular development by Mengxue Zheng, Mengxue Zheng, Claus Yding Andersen, Frida Roikjer Rasmussen, Jesús Cadenas, Søren Tvorup Christensen, Linn Salto Mamsen

“…MethodsFollicles and GCs obtained from women undergoing ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) and in vitro fertilisation treatment were utilized. Gene expression data were obtained from a Chinese study using RNA sequencing and from microarray data generated in our laboratory to comprehensively analyse gene expression profiles across distinct stages of follicular development. …”
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Differential Molecular Responses of Zebrafish Larvae to Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine by Pedro Rodrigues, Virgínia Cunha, Marta Ferreira, Maria Armanda Reis-Henriques, Luís Oliva-Teles, Laura Guimarães, António Paulo Carvalho

“…This study aimed at contributing to the body of knowledge about the modes-of-action (MoA) of these compounds and their underlying mechanisms eliciting hazardous effects during the early development of the teleost model zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>). One hour post-fertilisation (hpf), embryos were exposed up to 80 hpf to these compounds at levels found in surface waters and higher (FL, 0.0015 and 0.05 µM; NF, 0.00006 and 0.0014 µM). …”
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Petite histoire de l’étude du bien-être animal : comment cet objet sociétal est devenu un objet scientifique transdisciplinaire by I. VEISSIER, M. MIELE

“…Cela a nécessité que les chercheurs d’une discipline interagissent avec des chercheurs d’autres disciplines, ce qui a permis une fertilisation croisée des concepts. Les chercheurs en bien-être animal ont rapidement compris l’intérêt d’utiliser une gamme d’indicateurs couvrant un large éventail de troubles possibles tels que les comportements anormaux, les maladies, les défauts de production, les états émotionnels, etc. …”
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Effects of body mass index on IVF outcomes in different age groups by Dan Liu, Li Li, Ningyu Sun, Xiaole Zhang, Ping Yin, Wuwen Zhang, Panwei Hu, Hua Yan, Qinhua Zhang

“…Abstract Background Herein, we aimed to analyse the effects of body mass index (BMI) on the treatment outcomes of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in a cohort of women undergoing their first IVF cycle. …”
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Flore adventices des bananeraies du Sud-Est Sénégal: Caractérisation de la flore et niveau d’infestation des espèces by Samba Laha KA, Rahimi MBALLO, Roger Nkoa ONDOUA, Ghislain KANFANY, Abdoul Aziz CAMARA, Kandioura NOBA

“…Cette étude préliminaire des adventices de la banane au Sénégal est utile et nécessaire pour planifier des approches de lutte intégrée des adventices prenant en compte le travail du sol, l’utilisation des herbicides, la fertilisation et les variétés. Mots-clés: Bananeraie, Adventices, Recouvrement, IVI index, Sud-Est Sénégal …”
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Resolving the complexity of oviduct biology and pathology by comprehensive single-cell sequencing across species by Santana Gonzalez, L

“…In this project, this technique was combined with a biological systems approach to gain a deeper understanding of the identities and processes regulating the human fallopian tube and the mouse oviduct, two equivalent reproductive organs that play a key role in female health and fertilisation. The first part of this thesis focuses on establishing a comprehensive single-cell atlas of the mouse oviducts, which was one of the few mouse organs that had not been deeply characterised yet. …”

Variabilité inter et intra matière première de la teneur en phosphore total et phytique et de l’activité phytasique by G. TRAN, F. SKIBA

“…Différentes études montrent que le principal facteur de variation de la teneur en phosphore ou en phosphore phytique des céréales est le lieu de culture, à travers la fertilisation phosphatée et azotée ou le climat. Il existe souvent une relation linéaire reliant les deux critères. …”
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Analysis of euploidy rates in preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy cycles with progestin-primed versus GnRH agonist/antagonist protocol by Lu Wang, Jingyun Wang, Yuan Zhang, Chen Qian, Xiaohui Wang, Jie Bai, Fang Li, Zhiqin Chen, Ai Ai

“…This study was performed at the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) centre of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital between January 2019 and December 2021. …”
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Effects of a cypermethrin-based pesticide on early life stages of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Z. Richterova, J. Machova, A. Stara, J. Tumova, J. Velisek, M. Sevcikova, Z. Svobodova

“…Eggs of common carp 24 h post-fertilisation were exposed for 35 days to Cyperkill 25 EC at concentrations of 7.2, 36, 72, 144, and 360 μg/l containing the active ingredient cypermethrin at concentrations of 1.8, 9, 18, 36, and 90 μg/l, respectively. …”
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