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A Unifying Formal Approach to Importance Values in Boolean Functions [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Boolean functions and their representation through logics, circuits, machine learning classifiers, or binary decision diagrams (BDDs) play a central role in the design and analysis of computing systems. Quantifying the relative impact of variables on the truth value by means of importance values can provide useful insights to steer system design and ...
arxiv  

Risk of cancer after assisted reproduction: a review of the available evidences and guidance to fertility counselors [PDF]

, 2018
Infertile women requiring ovarian stimulation and assisted reproduction techniques (ART) are faced with difficult issues. The fear that using hormones could increase their risk of cancer is the most significant.
Codacci-Pisanelli, G, Del Pup, L, Levi-Setti, P E, Patrizio, P, Peccatori, F A   +4 more
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Are Clinical Outcomes of Micro-TESE in Non-obstructive Azoospermic Men Affected by the Use of Fresh or Frozen Gametes?

Fertility & Reproduction, 2022
Background: The combination of microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has become a common management option, with sperm motility being positively associated with successful outcomes.
Fabrizzio Horta, Dhanushi Fernando, Daniel Lantsberg, Sandra Holden, Darren J. Katz, Mark P. Green, Robert McLachlan, Deirdre Zander-Fox, Luk Rombauts   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Noneffectiveness of cryostorage duration on clinical and neonatal outcomes after single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfers

Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Background In the current era of assisted reproductive technology, the strategy of single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer (SVBT) is acknowledged for positively impacting clinical outcomes and preventing the risk of multiple conceptions.
Mungunshagai Baatarsuren, Jambaldorj Jamiyansuren, Chinzorig Ganbaatar, Davaakhuu Sengebaljir, Belguune Erdenekhuyag, Sandag Enkhbaatar, Namsrai Mungunsuvd, Lkhagvasuren Baljinnyam, Ganjiguur Tumur-Ochir, Ariunaa Amarsaikhan, Amarjargal Dorjpurev, Gereltsetseg Ganbat, Tsogzolmaa Boris, Azjargal Khangarid   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meiotic spindle size is a strong indicator of human oocyte quality

Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2018
Purpose To investigate the relationship between the meiotic spindle size in human metaphase II oocytes and embryo developmental potential after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Hiroyuki Tomari, Ko Honjo, Katsuko Kunitake, Natsumi Aramaki, Saori Kuhara, Naomi Hidaka, Kayoko Nishimura, Yumi Nagata, Toshitaka Horiuchi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicting live birth, preterm and low birth weight infant after in-vitro fertilisation: a prospective study of 144018 treatment cycles [PDF]

, 2011
Background The extent to which baseline couple characteristics affect the probability of live birth and adverse perinatal outcomes after assisted conception is unknown.
A Nyboe Andersen, A Nyboe Andersen, A Templeton, AM Stolwijk, AM Stolwijk, CC Hunault, CC Hunault, CW Redman, D Bodri, Debbie A. Lawlor, DO Mook-Kanamori, E Leushuis, E Villamor, E von Elm, ER DeLong, ES Draper, G Palermo, GA Colditz, GC Smith, I Craft, JJ Morrison, JK Min, JL Evers, JMJ Smeenk, KG Nygren, LB Romundstad, M Cooley, MJ Pencina, N Johnson, Nicholas M. Fisk, O Basso, P Stutchfield, R Bukowski, RA Jackson, RJ Paulson, Scott M. Nelson, VM Allen, YT van der Schouw   +37 more
core   +3 more sources

RSPO2 Coordinates with GDF9:BMP15 Heterodimers to Promote Granulosa Cell and Oocyte Development in Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
RSPO2 and GDF9:BMP15 heterodimers—core components of oocyte‐secreted factors (OSFs)—coordinate to shape the molecular architecture of preantral granulosa cells via gene‐specific synergistic and antagonistic regulation, mediated through CTNNB1–SMAD2 signaling crosstalk.
Yingmei Wang, Hongjiang Li, Liji You, Shuhui Wang, Jinglei Bie, Ziyang Su, Lanying Shi, You‐Qiang Su   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of early administration of rectal progesterone in IVF/ICSI twin pregnancies on the preterm birth rate: a randomized trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background The rate of multiple pregnancies in IVF/ICSI ranges from 20 to 30%. The incidence of preterm birth in multiple pregnancies is as high as 60% and is even higher in pregnancies conceived after IVF & ICSI. The effect of progesterone on prevention
Mona Mohamed Aboulghar, Yahia El-Faissal, Ahmed Kamel, Ragaa Mansour, Gamal Serour, Mohamed Aboulghar, Yomna Islam   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multinucleation in the Two-Cell Stage Embryo Matters

Fertility & Reproduction, 2022
Background: Blastomere multinucleation (MN), defined as the presence of more than one nucleus per cell, in the cleavage-stage embryo, is a well-documented phenomenon1.
Leah LAZZARO, Martin HEALEY, Tiki OSIANLIS   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source