Intracytoplasmic injection with testicular spermatozoa has become a routine treatment in fertility clinics. Spermatozoa can be recovered in half of patients with nonobstructive azoospermia. The use of immature germ cells for intracytoplasmic injection has been proposed for cases in which no spermatozoa can be retrieved. However, there are low pregnancy rates following intracytoplasmic injection...

Although I agree with his assessment about infrastructure, his claim that we are “far from the day” is too pessimistic. A crucial component of this infrastructure, a standardized Web ontology language, is emerging. This article offers a few pointers to this emerging area and shows how the ontology languages of the Semantic Web can lead directly to more powerful agent-based approaches—that is, t...

This paper considers two authors, Ian Fleming and Dashiell Hammett, who contributed to the popular genres respectively of spy fiction and crime fiction. We examine the changing reception in France of the authors by analysing some examples of how their books were translated when they were published and at the present time. The discussion centres on a consideration, on the one hand of the books’ ...

John le Carré is credited with re-defining spy fiction into something widely considered as more ‘authentic’. His work emerged during a period replete scandals and public investigations. This article considers the intersection of history intelligence Carré’s early novels, particularly The Spy Who Came in from Cold. It reveals how author drew creatively on that to shape his narratives underpin mo...

Background: The objectives of a series of studies undertaken was to improve farm animal reproductive efficiency in terms of embryo production efficiency, conception rate and litter size by immunoneutralization of inhibin in conjunction with other conventional reproductive techniques. Materials and Methods: A recombinant porcine inhibin alpha-subunit mature peptide was produced by mass scale and...