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Role of cytocentrifugation combined with nuclear fast picroindigocarmine staining in detecting cryptozoospermia in men diagnosed with azoospermia
(Seoul: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2022)
Azoospermia is defined as the absence of spermatozoa in the pellet of a centrifuged semen sample. In fact, when a
basic semen analysis fails to detect sperm in the ejaculate, there is still the possibility of detecting ...
Psychosocial reintegration following traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: The influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation
(The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine,, 2022)
1Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape
Town, South Africa, 2Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Objectives: ...
Origin, Migration, and Reproduction of Indigenous Domestic Animals with Special Reference to Their Sperm Quality
(MDPI, 2022)
: Indigenous domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens have a natural
resistance to endo- and ecto-parasites and are tolerant in terms of harsh environmental conditions.
These species orginated ...
In vitro effects of aqueous extract of unfermented rooibos on human spermatozoa
(Wiley, 2022)
The inability to conceive is a baleful experience for thousands of couples worldwide. Among different well-known reproductive techniques, medicinal plants have been utilized to treat male infertility. Medicinal plants, ...
The paracrine effect of hypoxic and normoxic cancer secretion on the proliferation of brain endothelial cells (bend.3)
(MDPI, 2022)
: Background: This study aimed to investigate the disruption of cell cycle phases of bEnd.3
cells exposed to cancer paracrine secretion. Cancer cells have been reported to use the secretion
of paracrine factors to ...
Comparative study of the antioxidant constituents, activities and the gc-ms quantification and identification of fatty acids of four selected helichrysum species
(MDPI, 2022)
Helichrysum Mill. (Asteraceae) is a plant genus comprising distinctively of aromatic plants
of about 500–600 species. Since most of these plants have not been previously studied, extensive
profiling helps to validate ...
Characterization and Toxicity of Hypoxoside Capped Silver Nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2022)
The reducing potential of plant extracts in the green synthesis of nanoparticles has been associated with their phytochemicals. Although pharmacologically inactive, a norlignan diglucoside “hypoxoside” (HP) occurs in large ...
Effect of maternal cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy on birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review protocol
(BMC, 2022)
Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption
during pregnancy are particularly prevalent in low
socioeconomic status populations, with an adverse
association with birth outcomes and cardiometabolic
risk factors. However, ...
Interventions to reduce pesticide exposure from the agricultural sector in Africa: A workshop report
(MDPI, 2022)
Despite the fact that several cases of unsafe pesticide use among farmers in different parts
of Africa have been documented, there is limited evidence regarding which specific interventions are
effective in reducing ...
The flexible, extended coil of the pdz-binding motif of the three deadly human coronavirus e proteins plays a role in pathogenicity
(MDPI, 2022)
The less virulent human (h) coronaviruses (CoVs) 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1 cause
mild, self-limiting respiratory tract infections, while the more virulent SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, and
SARS-CoV-2 have caused severe outbreaks. ...