SMMARTS: An Open Architecture Development Platform for Modular, Mixed, and Augmented Reality Procedural and Interventional Simulators.

Introduction: Different simulators often share elements, resulting in different laboratories doing redundant work. This can lead to higher development and acquisition costs, proprietary, incompatible technology, lack of interoperability, and large inventories that reduce accessibility to the benefits of simulation. Simulation technology can become more affordable and scalable with open architecture and modular design.

Temperature controlled centrifugation improves sperm retrieval.

Sperm retrieval techniques form an integral part of the assisted reproductive programme. The success of sperm separation is measured by the number of motile sperm retrieved from a given semen sample. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of temperature during sperm preparation events on the number and percentage motile sperm retrieved following a double wash swim-up procedure.

Morphology training is compulsory to ensure relevant clinical results.

The study aimed to evaluate the quality of sperm morphology reading skills of andrology technologists in a developing country who are responsible for the analysis of semen in their institutions or clinics. The 1-day workshop was held as a post-congress training course during the second World Congress on Practical Infertility Management and Human Reproduction, Mumbai, India. The workshop format consisted of four sections namely (i) pre-training test, (ii) lectures on morphometric characteristics and details of normal and abnormal spermatozoa (iii) a consensus training session and (iv) a hands-on post-training test.

Fine structure of prolactin cell of female albino rat as affected by some antifertility drugs--a comparative electron microscopic study.

One antioestrogenic compound as well as some antifertility drugs have been administered to female albino rats over a period of six months to study their long term effects on fine structures in PRL cell. Almost in all the cases, the dynamics of hormone synthesis and secretion have been affected. Fine structure is suggestive of activation of synthetic machinery of the cell.

Effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and testosterone ananthate on the testis of albino rats: ultrastructural and biochemical studies.

Male albino rats were treated with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (1 mg/animal/day) + testosterone ananthate (100 micrograms/100 g body weight/day) for 30 and 60 days. After 30 days of treatment, all the testicular enzymes like beta-glucuronidase, hyaluronidase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, acid and alkaline phosphatase, registered non-significant decrease in their values. Fifty percent of the treated animals achieved sterility after 30 days of treatment.