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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"reproductive control"”.
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Contextual Factors and Reproductive Control in U.S. Women
… increase consistent contraceptive use among reproductive aged women at risk of unintended pregnancy. Results: Women living in states with an Medicaid family planning income expansion waiver had 44% increased likelihood of consistent contraceptive use relative to women living in states with no …
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Various aspects of reproductive control in freshwater fishes
Male and female guppies (Poecilia reticulata) were treated with either methyl testosterone, cyproterone acetate (CA) (an antiandrogen) or a combination of the two steroids to determine effects on behavior, coloration, and gametogenesis. The antiandrogen did not fully block the effects of endogenous …
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Racial Reproductive Control Logics and the Reproductive Justice Movement
<p>The reproductive justice movement gives a voice and representation to women of color whose experience of reproductive control is impacted by intersecting layers of oppression. This thesis uses an intersectional approach to develop the concept of racial reproductive control logics, which …
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The Neurogenomic State Underlying Selfish and Altruistic Aggression in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
… while queens exhibit selfish aggression to gain reproductive control within their colony. I hypothesized that the neurogenomic state associated with altruistic aggression of worker bees is more evolutionarily derived than that associated with selfish aggression of queens. Using RNAseq I compared …
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Post-Internet Queer Reproductive Work and The fixed Capital of Fertility: The Interface, the Network and the Viral as Themes and Modes of artistic Response
… infrastructures and interfaces of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) industry as a depository for human memory and a powerful translation zone where beliefs regarding social and biological reproduction are fashioned today. Offering an innovative take on the dynamic interaction between …
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Narratives of Exclusion: Gender, Sex, Islamophobia, and Violence in American Political Discourse
… “the Taliban” and “Sharia” by liberal critics of reproductive restrictions, and media attempts to Islamicize instances of mass casualty violence. In each of these case studies, Islam functions as a stable signifier of violence, repression, and extremism employed to define and regulate discursive …
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An attempt to advance seasonal reproductive activity in stoats (Mustela erminea) by use of an artifical photoperiod: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours at Lincoln University
To develop reproductive control technologies for wild stoat (Mustela erminea) populations there is a requirement for year-round breeding in captive animals. This study tested the hypothesis that a long-day photoperiod applied to stoats during winter months would stimulate reproduction in these …
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Regulation of LH in the female common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
The seasonal control of reproduction, specifically the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, has not been fully investigated in the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). This research aimed to characterise the control of pulsatile LH release and the seasonal change of LH in response to …