Local and systemic methotrexate in management of caesarean scar pregnancy.

Study Objective: The aim is to analyze the management of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) based on local and systemic Methotrexate, a protocol implemented in a referral center.

Design: This is an observational, retrospective, monocentric, cohort study with a description of the local protocol, treatment results and tolerance profile. Design Classification III.

Remote sensing of emperor penguin abundance and breeding success.

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) are under increasing environmental pressure. Monitoring colony size and population trends of this Antarctic seabird relies primarily on satellite imagery recorded near the end of the breeding season, when light conditions levels are sufficient to capture images, but colony occupancy is highly variable. To correct population estimates for this variability, we develop a phenological model that can predict the number of breeding pairs and fledging chicks, as well as key phenological events such as arrival, hatching and foraging times, from as few as six data points from a single season.

Asherman Syndrome after Uterine Artery Embolization: A Cohort Study about Surgery Management and Fertility Outcomes.

Study Objective: To study the severity of intrauterine adhesions (IUA) after uterine arterial embolization and to evaluate fertility, pregnancy, and obstetrical outcomes after hysteroscopic treatment.

Design: Retrospective cohort.

Setting: French University Hospital.

Consequences of a contaminant mixture of bisphenol A (BPA) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), two plastic-derived chemicals, on the diversity of coastal phytoplankton.

To assess the impact of two plastic derived chemicals: bisphenol A (BPA) and the di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), on phytoplankton biomass and community structure, microcosm incubations were performed during spring and summer, with offshore and lagoon waters of a south-western Mediterranean ecosystem. Phytoplankton were exposed to an artificial mixture of BPA and DEHP and to marine water previously enriched with plastic-derivative compounds, originated from in situ water incubations of plastic debris for 30 days. After 96 h of incubation, changes were observed in phytoplankton biomass in the contaminated microcosms, with a net decrease (up to 50% of the control) in the concentration of Chlorophyll a in offshore waters.