Knowledge of Male Infertility and Acceptance of Medical Assistance Reproductive Technology Among Fertile and Infertile Senegalese Men.

Purpose: The objective of our study was to examine the knowledge of male infertility and the acceptance of assisted reproductive technology (ART) methods.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional study from April 2023 to August 2023 in a center in Dakar. Included in the study were male patients aged 18 and older followed for male infertility (group 1) and fertile patients of the same age as those in group 1 (group 2).

Comparative analysis of barley dietary fiber fermented with and without dy-1 in promoting gut health and regulating hepatic energy metabolism in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.

A previous study has revealed that () dy-1 fermentation changed the structural properties and fecal fermentation characteristics of barley dietary fiber. However, the health-promoting effects of fermented dietary fiber remained unclear. This study was aimed at comparing the ameliorative effects of barley dietary fiber fermented with or without dy-1 on lipid metabolism, gut microbiota composition and hepatic energy metabolism.

Characteristic analysis method for integrated multi-parameter hydro-viscous speed control system.

Hydro-viscous clutch has become an inevitable choice for special vehicle transmissions. As a nonlinear dynamic system with large lagging link, its timing performance is affected by input rotational speed, lubricating oil temperature and pressure and other factors. However, from the control perspective, the speed regulation law, formation mechanism control characteristics, global model of hydro-viscous speed control system (HSCS) are unclear.

Electoral participation of people with and without disabilities in urban communities in Cameroon and Senegal.

Background: The right to participate in political processes is fundamental to democratic governance, economic development and human rights.

Objectives: We assessed participation in political processes and also explored factors associated with voting at the most recent election for people with and without disabilities.

Method: We conducted cross-sectional survey in four cities in Senegal and three in Cameroon in 2021.

Neglecting the impact of normalization in semi-synthetic RNA-seq data simulations generates artificial false positives.

A recent study reported exaggerated false positives by popular differential expression methods when analyzing large population samples. We reproduce the differential expression analysis simulation results and identify a caveat in the data generation process. Data not truly generated under the null hypothesis led to incorrect comparisons of benchmark methods.