Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Shilpa Sisodia, Zara Hammond, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Charlotte Hanlon, Laura Asher

“…Included studies often had multiple focus areas and were grouped by frequency of topic into categories of HIV (prevalence, risk behaviour and knowledge), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual function, contraception use and family planning, sexual violence, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum. Included studies indicated women with SMI have worse outcomes and worse sexual and reproductive health compared to both women without SMI and men with SMI. …”
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Future climate and agricultural farming systems affect the fungal plastisphere of different biodegradable plastics at the early stage of field degradation by Benjawan Tanunchai, Martin Schädler, Matthias Noll

“…The two different agricultural systems undergo different treatments, including crop rotation and fertilization, which in turn impact the fungal colonization of the biodegradable plastics. …”
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The perfect molecule for hormonal contraception: Estetrol benefits. A review by Elena A. Gorbunova, Inna A. Apolikhina

“…Despite the rapid recovery of fertility after discontinuation of COCs, their popularity is declining due to adverse side effects such as weight gain, mood changes, poor menstrual control, and mastalgia. …”
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Vermicomposting of different organic materials using the epigeic earthworm Eisenia foetida by Yvonne Indrani Ramnarain, Abdullah Adil Ansari, Lydia Ori

“…The vermicompost produced can be of significant value to the end users like farmers for replacement of chemical fertilizers and procuring better prices for the organic produce using such composting material locally available at much lower cost. …”
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The Impact of Nickel Mining on Soil Properties and Growth of Two Fast-Growing Tropical Trees Species by Ricksy Prematuri, Maman Turjaman, Takumi Sato, Keitaro Tawaraya

“…The results indicate that opencast nickel mining decreased soil fertility, which subsequently inhibited the growth of F. moluccana and A. saman seedlings.…”
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Long Noncoding RNAs, Chromatin, and Development by Daniel P. Caley, Ryan C. Pink, Daniel Trujillano, David R. F. Carter

“…The way in which the genome of a multicellular organism can orchestrate the differentiation of trillions of cells and many organs, all from a single fertilized egg, is the subject of intense study. Different cell types can be defined by the networks of genes they express. …”
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May Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Worsen the Spermiogram Results? by Hatem Kazimoglu, Yunus Emre Topdagi, Mehmet Solakhan, Ali Irfan Guzel

“…Smoking and alcohol consumption are important factors affecting the treatment of fertility and assisted reproductive techniques. To evaluate the effect of smoking and alcohol consumption on spermiogram results. …”
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Plant Growth Promoting and Abiotic Stress Tolerant Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Rhizobial Isolates from Some Areas of South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia by Asmamaw Menelih, Faris Hailu, Mussa Adal

“…However, the yield of chickpea is low due to low soil fertility and the ever-changing abiotic stresses. Therefore, this study aimed at isolation, characterization, and selection of chickpea rhizobia effective in their nitrogen fixation and abiotic stress tolerance potential. …”
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Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Radiation Hazards in Agricultural and Virgin Soil in the State of Kedah, North of Malaysia by Ghazwa Alzubaidi, Fauziah B. S. Hamid, I. Abdul Rahman

“…The activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K were determined in 30 agricultural and virgin soil samples randomly collected from Kedah, north of Malaysia, at a fertile soil depth of 0–30 cm. Gamma-ray spectrometry was applied using high-purity germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray detector and a PC-based MCA. …”
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Temporary uterine artery blocking and uterine artery embolization in treating cesarean scar pregnancy by Kefei Zeng, Xianghua Lei, Tingting Xia

“…Lack of timely CSP treatment can lead to severe postpartum bleeding, affect fertility, and threaten patients’ life and health. …”
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Factors affecting heat resilience of drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) and their sperm. by Alison McAfee, Bradley N Metz, Patrick Connor, Keana Du, Christopher W Allen, Luis A Frausto, Mark P Swenson, Kylah S Phillips, Madison Julien, Zoe Rempel, Robert W Currie, Boris Baer, David R Tarpy, Leonard J Foster

“…Extreme temperatures associated with climate change are expected to impact the physiology and fertility of a variety of insects, including honey bees. …”
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Riparian forest communities along watercourses in the Sutjeska National Park (SE Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Đorđije Milanović, Vladimir Stupar

“…The classification has revealed five ecologically interpretable relevé groups: (1) willow scrub of Salix eleagnos and S. caprea on fertile fine grained deposits; (2) forests of Alnus glutinosa and Salix alba also on finer deposits; (3) narrow strips of Alnus glutinosa along the low banks of smaller streams; (4) narrow strips of Alnus glutinosa along the steep banks of wider streams; (5) thermo-mesophilous scrub of Salix eleagnos and Ostrya carpinifolia on gravel beds. …”
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L’agrobiodiversité végétale au sein des paysages forestiers utilisés par les communautés Baka et Konabembé au Sud-Est Cameroun by Évariste Fongnzossie, Thomas Mbang Nkongo, Didier Dibong Siegfried, Marlene Ngansop

“…Agrobiodiversity plays an important role as a source of income, a lever for the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change, a reservoir of nutrients, a basis for various ecosystem services such as pollination, soil fertility, and regulation of water cycles. Despite this potential, it is currently experiencing significant threat of erosion. …”
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Problematic Issues of Calculating the Size of Damage from the Use of Land Plots for Other Purposes within the Practice of Law Enforcement Agencies by I. V. Bryhadyr, I. V. Panova

“…The result of the study was the justification for making changes to the Methodology of determining the amount of damage caused by unauthorized occupation of land plots, misuse of land plots, removal of soil cover (fertile soil layer) without special permission. It has been offered to include a coefficient that takes into account the term of land use for other purposes in the direction of increasing the multiple of the number of years of land use into the formulas № 3 and № 4 of the Methodology. …”
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Level and Rate of Population Ageing in the Northern Regions of Russia According to the New Retirement Age by Larisa A. Popova, Elena N. Zorina

“…The period of 1959-1970 is characterized by “ageing from below” due to the transition to limited fertility, and “ageing from above” under conditions of increasing life expectancy of the population. …”
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Pharmaceutical Humanities and Narrative Pharmacy: An Emerging New Concept in Pharmacy by Mita Banerjee, Thomas Efferth

“…By taking examples from Pharmaceutical Biology, we attempt to illustrate that the transdisciplinary dialogue with the humanities is fertile ground not only for enlarging our understanding of disease-related conditions but also for exploring new ways of combatting diseases. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN A CLOSED INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL by SENOU ISSAKA, NARCIS BÂRSAN, VALENTIN NEDEFF, SOME N. ANTOINE, NACRO H. BISMARCK

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Earthworm (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) intraspecific genetic variation and polyploidy by S. V. Shekhovtsov, Ye. A. Derzhinsky, E. V. Golovanova

“…Earthworms are known for their intricate systematics and a diverse range of reproduction modes, including outcrossing, self-fertilization, parthenogenesis, and some other modes, which can occasionally coexist in a single species. …”
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Betula pendula Roth. survival and growth in treeline is affected by genotype and environment by Kari Saikkonen, Otto Saikkonen, Marjo Helander, Irma Saloniemi

“…These results demonstrate that the acclimation capacity of B. pendula allows its distribution to expand north from the present range; however, local abiotic environmental conditions (soil fertility and winter temperatures) and other selection pressures (herbivory) are likely to affect the genetic structure and growth of B. pendula populations.…”
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Advances in Female Germ Cell Induction from Pluripotent Stem Cells by Maisumu Gulimiheranmu, Xinjie Wang, Junmei Zhou

“…In addition, pluripotent stem cells could potentially provide promising applications for female fertility preservation after proper in vitro differentiation. …”
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