Screening of <em>FecLL</em> prolific allele of the <em>B4GALNT2</em> gene in Algerian sheep populations by Assia Hadjazi, Fatima Zahra Belharfi, Fatima Zohra Mahammi, Stéphane Fabre, Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar, Nacera Tabet-Aoul

“… Background: Research on the main genes controlling prolificacy in sheep, also known as fecundity genes (Fec genes), has highlighted the mechanisms involved in ewe fertility and the genetic improvement of prolificacy. …”
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Chromosome synapsis, recombination and epigenetic modification in rams heterozygous for metacentric chromosome 3 of the domestic sheep Ovis aries and acrocentric homologs of the ar... by T. I. Bikchurina, E. K. Tomgorova, A. A. Torgasheva, V. A. Bagirov, N. A. Volkova, P. M. Borodin

“…Thus, we found that heterozygosity for the domestic sheep chromosome 3 and argali chromosomes 5 and 11 does not cause significant alterations in key processes of prophase I meiosis and, therefore, should not lead to a decrease in fertility of the offspring from interspecific sheep hybridization.…”
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Exocyst complex component 1 (Exoc1) loss in dormant oocyte disrupts c-KIT and growth differentiation factor (GDF9) subcellular localization and causes female infertility in mice by Chi Lieu Kim Nguyen, Yumeno Kuba, Hoai Thu Le, Hossam Hassan Shawki, Natsuki Mikami, Madoka Aoki, Nanako Yasuhara, Hayate Suzuki, Saori Mizuno-Iijima, Shinya Ayabe, Yuki Osawa, Tomoyuki Fujiyama, Tra Thi Huong Dinh, Miyuki Ishida, Yoko Daitoku, Yoko Tanimoto, Kazuya Murata, Woojin Kang, Masatsugu Ema, Yuji Hirao, Atsuo Ogura, Satoru Takahashi, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Seiya Mizuno

“…Inhibition of this complex causes complete loss of female fertility in mice. Our findings build a platform for research related to trafficking mechanisms of vital crosstalk factors for oogenesis.…”
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Cowpea cropping systems, traits preference and production constraints in the upper west region of Ghana: farmers' consultation and implications for breeding by Benjamin Karikari, Margaret Delle Maale, Ebenezer Anning, Daniel Brain Akakpo, Afishata Mohammed Abujaja, Isaac Kwahene Addai

“…Farmers preferred cowpea varieties with the following traits: high yield, drought tolerance, early maturing, pest resistance, improve soil fertility, high price, high demand, better taste, less cooking time, storage quality, palatability and fast growing. …”
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Multicriteria assessment of recently implemented conservation agriculture cropping systems across farmers’ plots in northwestern Cambodia by Sambo Pheap, Alexis Thoumazeau, Jun Murase, Vang Seng, Jean-Pierre Sarthou, Veng Sar, Linda Kimbo, Soklin Kheam, Pheakdey Chan, Pao Srean, Samrith Leang, Lyda Hok, Florent Tivet

“…Soil fertility depletion is a major challenge for annual rainfed cropping systems in the northwestern region of Cambodia which has recently undergone rapid agrarian changes. …”
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Bone cell differentiation and mineralization in wild-type and osteogenesis imperfecta zebrafish are compromised by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by Francesca Tonelli, Cecilia Masiero, Carla Aresi, Camilla Torriani, Simona Villani, Guido Premoli, Antonio Rossi, Antonella Forlino

“…To this purpose Chi/+ and WT zebrafish expressing the green fluorescent protein under the early osteoblast marker osterix were exposed from 1 to 6 days post fertilization to 0.36, 1.5 and 3.0 mg/L PFOS, 0.005 and 0.5 mg/L PFOA and 0.01, 0.48 and 16.0 mg/L PFHxA, and their development and skeletal phenotype investigated. …”
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Perceptions of Fairness of Support Between Older Parents and Adult Children by Anna Willems, Dimitri Mortelmans, Anina Vercruyssen

“…Increased life expectancy and reduced fertility mean more generations are living simultaneously but with fewer members. …”
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Anatomical and pathological findings in longlived female Bubalus bubalis by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Yaritza Salas, Adelys Márquez, Oriana Gavidia

“…These anatomopathological findings in long-lived female Bubalus bubalis propose the need to study long-lived animals that are sacrificed or die naturally to obtain information on organ damage that can contribute to establishing the basis for the possible causes of low productivity and fertility. This species, considered resistant to tropical diseases, is resilient enough to survive up to 19 years, some with severe damage to vital organs. …”
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Probing the Relationships Between Mandaeans (the Followers of John the Baptist), Early Christians, and Manichaeans by Brikha H. S. Nasoraia

“…Indeed, much of the Mandaeans’ thought and practice, especially their rituals of water ablution, have deep origins going back to Sumer, Akkad and Babylonia, reflecting regionally wide influences from right across the Fertile Crescent. Mandaean culture and the Mandaic Aramaic language was of high report in the so-called Patristic period covered by this Special Issue, even in the Arabian Peninsula up until the rise of Islam (634 CE onward), and Mandaeans were honored as a third “People of the Book”—the Sabians (<i>Ṣābeʾun; or ṣobba</i> in modern Iraqi Arabic)—in the Qur’an (2:62; 5:69; 22:17); in the Muslim world, many Mandaic speakers switched language to colloquial Iraqi Arabic and (Arabicized) Persian. …”
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Masculinization of betta fish Betta splendens by embryo immersion in extract of purwoceng Pimpinella alpina by Harton Arfah, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Asep Bulkini

“…The treatments were given by immersion to 35 embryos at eye spots phase or about 28-hours after fertilization, for eight hours. The immersion process was done for 8 hours. …”
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Forest management interventions affect the trade-offs of multiple vegetation and soil ecosystem services in walnut forests in the Taihang Mountains, China by Xin Li, Yanmei Chen, Qianyuan Liu, Yanan Liu

“…This study investigated the variations in ESs and their trade-offs in artificial walnut forests in the Taihang Mountains under four human interventions: original shrub-grassland, long-term unmanaged walnut forests, walnut forests with clearing of shrubs and grasses, and walnut forests with clearing of shrubs and grasses and application of fertilizers. These interventions were established after a walnut plantation on shrub-grass-dominated slopes in 2003. …”
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Factors influencing utilization of municipal solid waste compost among urban farmers in western Uganda by Juliet Kiiza Kabasiita, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Julius C. W. Odongo, Emmanuel Opolot

“…The results indicated that annual farm income, access to other soil conditioners, experience with the use of fertilizers, membership to a farmers’ group and the cost of MSW compost significantly influenced farmers’ decision to use MSW compost. …”
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El índice de antropización de la cubierta vegetal como medida de la antropización de áreas naturales protegidas. Caso: Pico Azul-La Escalera, México by Adonis Maikel Ramón Puebla, Manuel Bollo Manent

“…[Resultados]: Los paisajes altamente antropizados representan el 2.45% del territorio, son los más planos, y muestran un predominio de la antropización por actividades agrícolas; los paisajes categorizados como antropizados ocupan el 22.36% del territorio, están relacionados con relieves de baja pendiente y suelos óptimos para la agricultura; los paisajes con calificación media cubren el 24.46% del área y sirven de zona de amortiguamiento entre los paisajes más y menos antropizados; los paisajes de valores bajos de antropización representan el 42.13% y los no modificados el 8.60% del área y representan los paisajes menos accesibles con pendientes más pronunciadas y suelos menos fértiles. [Conclusiones]: Esta propuesta es una opción confiable para diferenciar el grado de antropización de los paisajes y, en particular, para evaluar la modificación de la cobertura vegetal en un área natural protegida. …”
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Betaine Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Hyperactivation and Regulates Microglial M1/M2 Phenotypic Differentiation, Thereby Attenuating Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Depression-Like Behavi... by Man Zhang, Xiao-Long Wang, Hui Shi, Lan-Qing Meng, Hong-Feng Quan, Lin Yan, Hui-Fang Yang, Xiao-Dong Peng

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Evaluation of developmental competence of Sus scrofa domesticus (L.) oocyte-cumulus complexes after intra- and extraovarian vitrification by T. I. Kuzmina, I. V. Chistyakova

“…Chuyko of the NAS of Ukraine) were added to all media. The methods of fertilization and embryo culture are presented in the guidelines developed by us. …”
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Ecological stability of broad bean (<i>Vicia faba</i> L.) in organic farming conditions by N. A. Georgieva, V. I. Kosev

“…Plants were grown under organic farming conditions without the use of fertilizers or pesticides. Three types of stability parameters were calculated based on regression, variance, and nonparametric analysis. …”
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Changing of taste organ in Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus, Borodin, 1897) during early development by Mohammadamin Zarini, Soheil Eagderi, Bagher Mojazi Amiri, Mahta Arabshahi

“…In artificial reproduction programs and after the fertilization stage, an important issue is the feeding of the larvae after the absorption of the yolk sac, because the greatest loss of fish occurs during the absorption of the yolk sac and the stage of transition from endogenous feeding to exogenous feeding. …”
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The Origin of the Large-Scale Industry in Klaipėda's Region in the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century by Julius Žukas

“…Union, the factory of chemical production that manufactured artificial fertilizers, was another big industrial company in Klaipėda's region. …”
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Who freezes her eggs and why? psychological predictors, reasons, and outcomes of social egg freezing by Julia Jeannine Schmid, Seraina Weber, Ulrike Ehlert

“…Using SEF to actively shape one’s life and family planning was rather associated with positive psychological outcomes, whereas relying on SEF in the hope of personal and societal changes (e.g. improving fertility) was associated with negative outcomes. Conclusion SEF users might be characterized as mainly single, career-oriented, and greatly valuing genetic motherhood. …”
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Effect of Dalmavital and Ovulik Plus on conception rate in Ovsynch synchronized Nili-Ravi buf- faloes by Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Muhammad Muzammal Niaz, Ghulam Shabbir Khan

“…Ovulik Plus® is a supplementary mixture for stimulating fertility. It provides energy, eliminates the deficiency of ß-carotene, as well as giving a rich source of vitamins and microelements to elevate reproductive efficiency. …”
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