We carried out a prospective investigation recording how 115 couples estimated their chances for successful in-vitro fertilization. The couples were asked to predict the success of in-vitro fertilization on a scale ranging from 0% to 100%. The somatic findings and the social background variables (age, education, length of time of trying to get pregnant, causes of infertility and experience of treatment) were also recorded. Of these couples, 57% of the women and 61% of the men hoped for success. The expectations for success bore no relation to age, duration of infertility, education, experience with treatment or the causes of infertility.
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J Am Chem Soc
January 2025
Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Ed. I+D+i. Mariano Esquillor, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.
DNA nanotechnology is a powerful synthetic approach to crafting diverse nanostructures through self-assembly. Chemical decoration of such nanostructures is often required to tailor their properties for specific applications. In this Letter, we introduce a pioneering method to direct the assembly and enable the functionalization of DNA nanostructures using an azide-bearing functional polyamine.
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Klinik für Viszerale, Gefäß- und Endokrine Chirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Halle, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle/Saale, Deutschland.
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January 2025
VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado.
Background: In skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), i-STRONGER is a novel, high-intensity resistance training approach that incorporates progressive resistance training to promote greater improvements in patient function compared to usual care. To inform large-scale expansion of i-STRONGER as standard-of-care in SNFs, this mixed-methods study assessed rehabilitation providers' perceptions of i-STRONGER and purported needs for its adoption.
Methods: Forty-three rehabilitation providers participated in an 18-week, interactive i-STRONGER training program.
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to deliver a risk assessment on the likelihood of pest freedom from regulated EU quarantine pests, with emphasis on and its vectors spp. of debarked conifer wood chips fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride as proposed by the United States (US) and as outlined in ISPM 28 - PT23 of sulfuryl fluoride (SF) fumigation treatment for nematodes and insects in debarked wood. The assessment considered the different phases in the wood chips' production, with special emphasis on the SF treatment.
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December 2024
Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Microbiome studies aim to answer the following questions: which organisms are in the sample and what is their impact on the patient or the environment? To answer these questions, investigators have to perform comparative analyses on their classified sequences based on the collected metadata, such as treatment, condition of the patient, or the environment. The integrity of sequences, classifications, and metadata is paramount for the success of such studies. Still, the area of data management for the preliminary study results appears to be neglected.
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