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Triptonide is a reversible non-hormonal male contraceptive agent in mice and non-human primates

Nature Communications, 2021
No male contraceptive pills are currently available. Here, the authors use triptonide, a compound derived from a Chinese plant, to deform sperm so that they cannot move properly, thereby causing reversible infertility in male mice and monkeys.
Zongliang Chang, Weibing Qin, Huili Zheng, Kathleen Schegg, Lu Han, Xiaohua Liu, Yue Wang, Zhuqing Wang, Hayden McSwiggin, Hongying Peng, Shuiqiao Yuan, Jiabao Wu, Yongxia Wang, Shenghui Zhu, Yanjia Jiang, Hua Nie, Yuan Tang, Yu Zhou, Michael J. M. Hitchcock, Yunge Tang, Wei Yan   +20 more
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Headship or System Leadership – Which Way to the Future? [PDF]

, 2007
Headship in English maintained schools is an occupation that is proving less than attractive for the vast majority of potential applicants, leading to the probability of a recruitment crisis in the near future.
Male, T
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Under-representation of males in the early years: the challenges leaders face [PDF]

, 2013
This article investigates why there appears to be an under-representation of males in comparison to their female colleagues in the Early Years (EY) sector, and the perception of male teachers progressing more quickly to leadership positions when they do ...
Brownhill S, Bush G, Carrington B, Coleman M, Connell RW, Ebbeck M, Firestone W, Glatter R, Gudykunst W, Hartley J, King JR, Kvale S, Leithwood K, Lumby J, Lumby J, Lumby J, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Rodd J, Rusch E, Sapolsky RM, Scrivens C   +20 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in understanding and managing male infertility

F1000Research, 2019
Infertility is a prevalent condition affecting an estimated 70 million people globally. The World Health Organization estimates that 9% of couples worldwide struggle with fertility issues and that male factor contributes to 50% of the issues.
J. Fainberg, J. Kashanian
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taking forward public procurement reforms in Ghana [PDF]

, 2006
The construction industry in Ghana, like many others worldwide, has had its fair share of damning independent reviews. Huge and unsustainable foreign debt, excessive budget deficits, huge contractual payment arrears, poor construction performance ...
Anvuur, A, Kumaraswamy, M, Male, S
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MALE OSTEOPOROSIS

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition), 2010
Population aging is a reality that is being faced worldwide, and Brazil is no different. Osteoporosis was considered to be a postmenopausal women's disease for many years. Men have many development and hormonal factors that differentiate their skeletal maturation, which affects the incidence of osteoporosis and fractures.
Oliveira, Lindomar Guimarães, Guimarães, Mara Lucia Rassi   +1 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching staff knowledge, attributions and confidence in relation to working with children with an intellectual disability and challenging behaviour [PDF]

, 2011
The present study examined Scottish teaching staff knowledge about the definition and management of challenging behaviour displayed by children with an intellectual disability.
Ball, Borthwick-Duffy, Cameron, Dagnan, Dowey, Harris, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Jones, Kiernan, Lowe, Male, Male, Male, Male, McGill, McKenzie, McKenzie, McKenzie, Morgan, Murray, Noone, Oliver, Oliver, Royal College of Psychiatrists, British Psychological Society and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, Scottish Government, Spreat, Stratton, Sturmey, van Oorsouw, Weiner, Weiner, Xeniditis   +36 more
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