DNA damage in prepared semen is negatively associated with semen quality and fertilisation rate in assisted reproduction technology (ART) treatment.

Sperm DNA contains strand breaks and base damage that can potentially affect reproductive health. This study aims to determine to what extent sperm DNA integrity and alkylation is associated with semen quality and assisted reproduction technology (ART) treatment outcomes, in particular fertilisation and cleavage rates. Male partners of couples attending for infertility treatment were recruited.

Correction: Impact of lanthanide ion complexation and temperature on the chemical reactivity of ,,','-tetraoctyl diglycolamide (TODGA) with the dodecane radical cation.

Correction for 'Impact of lanthanide ion complexation and temperature on the chemical reactivity of ,,','-tetraoctyl diglycolamide (TODGA) with the dodecane radical cation' by Gregory P. Horne , , 2023, , 16404-16413, https://doi.org/10.

An adaptable ensemble model of the arachidonic acid cascade.

Eicosanoids are a family of bioactive lipids, including derivatives of the ubiquitous fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA). The intimate involvement of eicosanoids in inflammation motivates the development of predictive models for a systems-level exploration of disease mechanisms, drug development and replacement of animal models. Using an ensemble modelling strategy, we developed a computational model of the AA cascade.

Generation and study of Am(IV) by temperature-controlled electron pulse radiolysis.

First-of-a-kind temperature-controlled electron pulse radiolysis experiments facilitated the radiation-induced formation of Am(IV) in concentrated (6.0 M) HNO, and enabled the derivation of Arrhenius and Eyring activation parameters for instigating the radical reaction between NO˙ and Am(III).