Assessment of patient preferences for assisted reproductive technology in China: a discrete choice experiment by Lingli Zhang, Xin Li, Jiali Chen, Yanyan Liu, Yanjun Sun, Yuwen Bao, Xiaodan Qian, Kexing Fang, Bin Wan, Haixia Ding

“…Objectives Given China’s low fertility rate, assisted reproductive technology (ART) can be used assist infertile patients in having children. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Syrian Adolescent Refugees and Local Adolescent Turkish Citizens: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Türkiye by Ceren Golbasi, Tayfun Vural, Burak Bayraktar, Hakan Golbasi, Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim

“…CONCLUSION: Syrian adolescent refugees are particularly at risk of early pregnancy, high fertility rate, preterm birth, low birth weight, and anemia. …”
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Exploring machine learning algorithms for predicting fertility preferences among reproductive age women in Nigeria by Zinabu Bekele Tadese, Teshome Demis Nimani, Kusse Urmale Mare, Fetlework Gubena, Ismail Garba Wali, Jamilu Sani

“…Despite the creation and application of numerous interventions, the overall fertility rate in West African nations, particularly Nigeria, is still high at 5.3% according to 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data. …”
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Different Timing of Adjuvant Low Dose hCG and GnRH Agonist Trigger Protocol, in OHSS High-Risk Patient with Peak E2 Level <4000 pg/mL by Emilija Zoran Petanovska Kostova, Velentina Sotirovska, Gligor Dimitrov, Snezana Stojkovska, Makjuli Hadzi Lega, Daniela Stojanovska, Nikoleta Stamenkovska, Liljana Simjanovska, Zoranco Petanovski

“…RESULTS: There is no significant difference between the two (A vs B) groups according to the average number of retrieved oocytes (13.08 vs 14.41 p=0.08), M II oocytes (10.5 vs 10.95 p=0.46), GV (1.24 vs 1.52 p=0.09, the fertility rate (68.46% vs 64.04% p=0.07). The dual trigger group (A) had a significantly higher live birth rate (62.29% vs 42.37% p<0.05) compared with the Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-a trigger group (B). …”
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Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Profile, Oxidative Status, and Fertility Traits in Male Japanese Quail Fed on Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil by Tchoffo Herve, Kana Jean Raphaël, Ngoula Ferdinand, Folack Tiwa Laurine Vitrice, Adoum Gaye, Moussa Mahamat Outman, Ngouozeu Moyo Willy Marvel

“…At the doses of 100 and 150 μl/kg bw, this essential oil induced a significant increase (P<0.05) in fertility rate compared to the control. Under the conditions of this study, the ginger rhizomes essential oil can be used in poultry to reduce the lipid peroxidation in reproductive tissues and improve the fertility traits.…”
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Crocin improves post-thaw quality, fertility-associated gene expression and fertilization potential of buffalo bull sperm by Amjad Riaz, Ghulam S. Khan, Muhammad Zahid Tahir, Muhammad Yasir Zahoor, Hifz-ul-Rahman Hifz-ul-Rahman

“…Semen doses containing 1mM crocin showed a higher fertility rate compared to control [56±0.03% (112/200) vs. 46±0.04% (92/200), respectively; p=0.0465]. …”
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Fatty acids from soybeans: compatibility with Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its two predators☆ by Qayyoum Muhammad Asif, Khan Bilal Saeed, Song Zi-Wei, Yi Tian-Ci, Inayat Rehan, Akram Muhammad Irfan, Mobarak Syed Husne, Li Dun-Song

“…Palmitic acid increases prey consumption (27.5 ± 3.28%) and fertility rates (5.00 ± 0.71) of N. californicus. Palmitic acid, despite being less toxic to P. citri, effectively repels predators, while soybean oil and oleic acid have stronger repellent effects. …”
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Provincial distribution and predictors of desire for more children among married and cohabiting women in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne

“…Abstract Background Fertility rates in Sierra Leone remain high, with an average woman having around four children in her lifetime. …”
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Association between sperm motility in thawed semen and pregnancy rate in Mediterranean buffaloes by Armando Quintero-Moreno, Carla Osorio Meléndez, Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Jorge Rubio Guillén, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez, Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez

“…The SAS® GLM procedure was used to assess the VAP velocity according to the fertility rate obtained. The results show that the buffalo bulls with high fertility (A and B) presented in their ejaculates sperm with the best VAP (Z: 14.6% and Y: 15.84%) and less quantity of immobile sperm (W: 7.14% and V: 1.63%) (P<0.01). …”
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Genetic parameters and genome-wide association studies including the X chromosome for various reproduction and semen quality traits in Nellore cattle by Felipe E. de Carvalho, José Bento S. Ferraz, Victor B. Pedrosa, Elisangela C. Matos, Joanir P. Eler, Marcio R. Silva, José D. Guimarães, Fernando Bussiman, Barbara C. A. Silva, Henrique A. Mulim, Artur Oliveira Rocha, Andre C. Araujo, Hui Wen, Gabriel S. Campos, Luiz F. Brito

“…Abstract Background The profitability of the beef industry is directly influenced by the fertility rate and reproductive performance of both males and females, which can be improved through selective breeding. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…He combines nine indicators: forest degradation rate, share of low-carbon energy consumption, and carbon footprint in the environmental dimension; adjusted net savings, current account balance, and wealth in equality in the economic dimension; and primary pupil-teacher ratio, fertility rate, and GDP-adjusted child mortality in the social dimension. …”
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Response of Two Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties to Rates of Blended Fertilizer and Row Spacing at Tselemti District, Northern Ethiopia by Tesfahun Mekuanint, Yemane Tsehaye, Yemane G. Egziabher

“…Effects of row spacing, blended fertilizer rates, and varieties on some agronomic traits of chickpea were evaluated with the objective of investigating response of Kabuli and Desi type chick pea varieties to blended fertilizers rates and interrow spacing. …”
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Mapeando a fecundidade nordestina: 2000-2010 by Morvan de Mello Moreira, Wilson Fusco

“…The results indicate that the Northeast can no longer be considered as an area of high fertility rates, but a region very similar to others Brazilian regions, where the fertility rates are about or below replacement levels.…”
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Population, consumption and climate colonialism by Patrick Hassan

“…Strategies for combatting climate change that advocate for human population limitation have recently been understandably criticised on the grounds that they embody a form of ‘climate colonialism’: a moral wrong that involves disproportionately shifting the burdens of climate change onto developing nations (which have low per capita emissions but high fertility rates) in order to offset burdens in affluent nations (which have high per capita emissions but low fertility rates). …”
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Effects of Varieties and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Components of Maize on Farmers Field in Mid Altitude Areas of Western Ethiopia by Tolera Abera, Tolessa Debele, Dagne Wegary

“…Leaf area and leaf area index of maize varieties were significantly affected by application of nitrogen fertilizer rates. Interaction of maize varieties with nitrogen fertilizer rates significantly affected all yield and yield components of maize. …”
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Induced Spawning of Giant Gouramy Osphronemus gouramy Lac. by Ovaprim by H. Arfah, L. Maftucha, O. Carman

“…Parameters observed were the width of abdomen, number of eggs, fertilization rate, hatching rate, and survival rate of larvae.  …”
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Application of different honey and dilution ratios on sperm quality of Pangasianodon hypopthalmus by Harton Arfah, Fahmi Hasan, Mia Setiawati

“…ABSTRACT   The aim of this study was to determine the effect of various types of honey (longan honey, lychee honey, and cottonwoods honey) on sperm quality of Siamese catfish Pangasianodon hypopthalmus with different dilution ratios after the storage period which includes sperm viability, fertilization rate, and hatching rate. The best treatment was obtained on the aplication of longan honey as a sperm diluent at 1:50 dilution ratio, with sperm viability 96.33±0.58%, fertilization rate 97.10±0.70%, and hatching rate 93.44±2.39%.   …”
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Chronological Reorganization of Microtubules, Actin Microfilaments, and Chromatin during the First Cell Cycle in Swamp Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Embryos by Vibuntita Chankitisakul, Theerawat Tharasanit, Kriengsak Tasripoo, Mongkol Techakumphu

“…However, partial digestion of ZP did not improve fertilization rate.…”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Irrigation and Fertilization by Drip Fertigation on Tomato Yield and Water Use Efficiency in Greenhouse by Wang Xiukang, Xing Yingying

“…A two-season (2012 and 2013) study evaluated the effects of irrigation and fertilizer rate on tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill., cv. …”
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The relationship between serum progesterone level on the day of HCG trigger in IVF/ICSI cycles and oocyte maturation and embryo quality: a retrospective observational study by Elham Hokmabadi, Elnaz Salahi, Marzieh Ghasemi

“…However, no significant correlations were found between progesterone levels and other factors, including patient age (p = 0.327), fertilization rate (p = 0.603), or embryo quality at other stages. …”
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