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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Assisted Reproductive Technologies"”.
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Strategies for Improving Reproductive Efficiency of Beef Cattle with Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Reproductive efficiency in beef cattle can be improved with reproductive technologies at the herd, individual cow, and embryonic levels. Decreasing the bull:cow ratio for natural service after fixed time artificial insemination (FTAI) can alleviate economic burden associated with FTAI. In …
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Assessing species-specific reproductive variation to inform assisted reproductive technologies for Canadian snakes
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), frequently used to manage domestic livestock, are increasingly incorporated into conservation mating programs for species-at-risk. Species-specific insights on reproductive biology, including seasonal variation and endocrine function, improve ART outcomes. …
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Establishment of a phenotypical model of adverse outcomes associated with assisted reproductive technologies
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a loss-of-imprinting pediatric overgrowth syndrome. BWS is speculated to occur primarily as the result of the misregulation of imprinted genes associated with two clusters on chromosome 11p15.5, namely the KvDMR1 and H19/IGF2. There is a similar overgrowth …
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Predicting successful outcome of singleton and multiple pregnancies after assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
Pregnancies conceived through ART are increasing in prevalence in maternity units in Ireland. This is due in a large part to the increasing age of women attempting to conceive for the first time but also due to the increasing success of ART. This thesis explores pre-pregnancy characteristics that …
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Muslim women of South-Asian origin’s constructions of assisted reproductive technologies in the UK: a Foucauldian discourse analysis
… to explore South-Asian-Muslim women’s talk about Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) in the context of their socio-cultural environment. A critical review of the literature demonstrated the problematization of ARTs and women in the context of their socio-cultural and bio-medical …
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Transnational biopolitics and family-making in secrecy : an ethnography of reproductive travel from Turkey to Northern Cyprus
This dissertation is an ethnographic study of reproductive travel between Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Based on interviews and observations primarily carried out in a private In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) clinic in Northern Cyprus, between November 2014 and January 2016, it investigates how and why …
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REPRODUCTION AND CHILDBEARING HEALTH: REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE DATABASES
… The main objective of this work was to monitor reproductive and childbearing health. The various projects identified conditions and factors affecting the health of children and mothers from an epidemiological, clinical, social and pharmaco-epidemiological point of view. In particular, the impact …
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Endorsement of racialized reproductive stereotypes as a barrier to infertility treatment among Black women
… life. As a result, more women are turning toward assisted reproductive technologies to help achieve pregnancy. Black women in the United States are disproportionately affected by infertility when compared to White women, however, despite increasing utilization of infertility treatment in the …
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Large offspring syndrome, a bovine model for the human loss-of-imprinting overgrowth syndrome Beckwith-Wiedemann
… genes. Children conceived with the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) appear to have an increased incidence of BWS. As in humans, ART can also induce a similar overgrowth syndrome in ruminants which is referred to as large offspring syndrome (LOS). The main goal of our study is …
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Altered microrna expression profiles in bovine fetuses with an assisted reproduction-induced congenital overgrowth syndrome
… OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) refer to a series of fertility treatments used to conceive offspring. ART is used worldwide in humans for treatment of infertility and in ruminants to improve genetic merit. The use of ART can induce …
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A comparison of health technology adoption in four countries (Japan, Korea, the UK, and the US)
… examines and compares the adoption of health technologies through case studies. The health technologies under review are assisted reproductive technologies, cochlear implants, haematopoietic stem cell transplantations, caesarean section deliveries, Gamma knife units and kidney transplants in …
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG (ATELOPUS ZETEKI) SPERMATOZOA – IMPACT OF MEDIUM OSMOLALITY AND CRYOPRESERVATION ON MOTILITY AND CELL VIABILITY
… but there is still much to be learned about its reproductive physiology to manage and sustain populations using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs). The main objectives of this dissertation were: 1) characterize the general sperm parameters and assess the effect of hormonal stimulation on …
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Developing embryo technologies for the eland antelope (Taurotragus oryx)
Assisted reproductive technologies developed in domestic cattle serve as a starting point in similar studies on nondomestic bovids. The common eland is a useful model species for studies on rare tragelaphine antelopes. In Chapter 3 of the present study, effects of components/attributes of …
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Investigating the effect of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on human sperm motility and function
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have rapidly progressed through the years and it is becoming increasingly apparent that the main cause of infertility is male factor. Today, ICSI represents most treatment which itself demonstrates the severity of male infertility. This may include problems …
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Legal Texts, Human Bodies: Reading Embodiment in the Biotech Age
… their investigation of the legal regulation of reproductive and genetic technologies. In "Fragmenting the Body" I explore how law is to understand the relationship between the person and the body, and the body and its parts in the context of the instrumental uses to which reproductive and …
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A resurgence of eugenics? The role of race in egg donation
… donation is a part of the growing industry of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs), which clinics employ in the treatment of infertility. Donor agents and clinics often classify their donors using racial categories. This research project sought to discover what role race played in the egg …
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Comparative evaluation of different extenders of bull semen stored under different conditions
… that semen quality is sufficient for use in assisted reproductive technologies. This study evaluated the effectiveness of three different extenders to preserve bull semen stored under different conditions, as an alternative to frozen-thawed semen straws used for artificial insemination. Semen …
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Analysis of Oocyte Quality in the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
… includes gene banking and the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Although many of these 'high-tech' solutions have not yet been proven viable for pragmatic wildlife conservation, basic research and …
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Regulation of Volume by Spermatozoa and Its Significance for Conservation Biology
Reproductive science plays an important role in conservation biology. Quantitative studies of basic reproductive biology in wildlife are critical for the development of successful assisted reproductive technologies. Investigation of the volume regulatory mechanism of spermatozoa could produce …
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