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Experimental Characterization of Mycelium‐Based Composites Under Multiple Loading Conditions

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study examines the mechanical response of mycelium‐based composites under compression, shear, and tension using mechanical testing and imaging methods. The comparison between unpressed and hot‐pressed specimens shows that hot pressing is associated with higher compression and shear stiffnesses.
Shaghayegh Elahi, Kimiya Tajik, Harvey Shaw, Matti Isakov, Sami Pajunen, Lauri Rautkari   +5 more
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The Efficiency of a Group-Specific Mandated Benefit Revisited: The Effect of Infertility Mandates

This paper examines the labor market effects of state health insurance mandates that increase the cost of employing a demographically identifiable group.
Joanna N. Lahey
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Printed Integrated Logic Circuits Based on Chitosan‐Gated Organic Transistors for Future Edible Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Edible electronics needs integrated logic circuits for computation and control. This work presents a potentially edible printed chitosan‐gated transistor with a design optimized for integration in circuits. Its implementation in integrated logic gates and circuits operating at low voltage (0.7 V) is demonstrated, as well as the compatibility with an ...
Giulia Coco, Valerio Francesco Annese, Valerio Galli, Ilaria Penna, Debora Russo, Marina Veronesi, Rita Scarpelli, Stefania Sabella, Mario Caironi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Surface‐engineered Microfluidic Device for Antibody‐Mediated Negative Selection of High‐Quality Sperm for Assisted Reproduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a microfluidic device with a functionalized surface utilizing a polyoxazoline coating and covalently immobilized gold nanoparticles and anti‐phosphatidylserine antibody. The device efficiently eliminates pre‐apoptotic and apoptotic spermatozoa and yields sperm with substantially improved quality and low DNA damage, offering a simple ...
Soraya Rasi Ghaemi, David J. Sharkey, Nicole O. McPherson, Markos Negash Alemie, Krasimir Vasilev, Sarah A. Robertson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Seasons on Oocyte Parameters in ICSI Cycles

Journal of Family and Reproductive Health, 2009
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of seasonal variability on the assisted reproductive technique (ART) success rate. Materials and methods: This study was a descriptive – analytical survey performed on 91 infertile women undergoing ...
Seddigheh Esmaeilzadeh, Gholamali Jorsarae, Mehrdad Farsi, Masoomeh Golesorkhtabar   +3 more
doaj  

Pregnancy-related complications in patients with endometriosis in different stages

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background Endometriosis is one of the most common and costly diseases among women. This study was carried out to investigate pregnancy outcomes in women with endometriosis because of the high prevalence of endometriosis in reproductive ages and its ...
Khadijeh Shadjoo, Atefeh Gorgin, Narges Maleki, Arash Mohazzab, Maryam Armand, Atiyeh Hadavandkhani, Zahra Sehat, Aynaz Foroughi Eghbal   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Double Zona Drilling for Trophectoderm Biopsy: A Safe Strategy When Inner Cell Mass Herniates

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Laser-assisted zona pellucida (ZP) drilling on day 4 embryos is routinely performed in IVF laboratories to facilitate trophectoderm (TE) herniation for blastocyst biopsy.
En-Hui Cheng, Yi-Pin Lin, Maw-Sheng Lee, Chi-Ying Lee, Pin-Yao Lin, Chun-Chia Huang, Wei-Che Lo, Chung-I Chen, Ming-Jer Chen, Chun-I Lee   +9 more
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Human Gut Bacteria and Lipidic Nanoparticles: Particle Composition Predicts Structural Transformation and Bacterial Biocompatibility

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Lipidic nanoparticles (LNPs) were incubated with 21 gut bacteria frequently associated with the human microbiome. SAXS revealed that ∼75% of tested species induced structural transformations in monoolein LNPs, whereas phytantriol and phospholipid formulations remained unaffected.
Jonathan Caukwell, Emily L. Gulliver, Livia Salvati Manni, Frithjof Herb, Caitlin Welsh, Samuel C. Forster, Andrew J. Clulow, Wye‐Khay Fong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strain‐Programmable Luminescent Adhesive Patch With Tartrazine‐Mediated Optical Skin Clearing for Photochemical Tissue Bonding

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We propose a suture‐complementary approach that integrates optical skin clearing with a strain‐programmable luminescent adhesive patch. Hyaluronic acid promotes transdermal delivery of tartrazine to improve optical clearing and stabilizes its interaction with a photosensitizer. Optical clearing increases the penetration depth of visible light into skin,
Seong‐Jong Kim, Kyungjoo Jo, Kwanghyeon Park, Jun Hee Kim, Jong Hyeong Cho, Inhoo Choi, Sei Kwang Hahn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low body mass index adversely affects the live birth rate following fresh embryo transfer in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and pregnancy outcomes after fresh embryo transfer in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).MethodsWomen diagnosed with PCOS who underwent in vitro fertilization or ...
Nianjun Su, Lijing Wang, Ruiqiong Zhou, Yang Liao, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Cuiyu Huang, Yangcheng Yao, Quan Qi, Li Huang, Xiqian Zhang, Fenghua Liu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source