background: the use of assisted reproductive technology (art) is increasing in the world. the rate, efficacy and safety of art are very different among countries. there is an increase in the use of intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi), single fresh embryo transfer (et) and frozen-thawed embryo transfer (fet). objective: the objective of this study was to compare pregnancy rate in fresh et a...

The security of farmland property rights is an important factor that affects investment and succession, farm succession highly significant for achieving sustainable agricultural development. In this study, based on survey data obtained from 1012 apple growers in Shandong Shaanxi Provinces, we analyzed the impact land tenure willingness farmers related paths by constructing binary logistic regre...

Overview The integration of land administration processes and the collaboration of land agencies are considered essential for the effective delivery of developable land for housing production. However, in most countries, housing and land management policies are usually split between multiple government agencies. The background literature suggests that the activities of governments’ agencies tha...

BACKGROUND The Oslo-Kiel-Oslo route is currently the only direct ferry crossing between Norway and Germany, covered by 2 cruise-and-cars ferries carrying about 2,600 passengers each and sailing every day (20 h at sea, 4 h in port). Unlike most ocean going cruise vessels, they are not required to carry a physician but an on-board paramedic handles medical emergencies. The aim of the study was to...

The concept of maximum reservoir capacity (MRC), the ratio of the capacities of the surface soil and of the atmospheric mixed layer (AML) to hold chemical under equilibrium conditions, is applied to selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the surface 'skin' (1 mm) of soils. MRC is calculated as a function of soil organic matter (SOM) content and temperature-dependent K(OA) and mapped g...

In this essay, we innovatively put forward the idea of “NFT-ing NFT.” A standard on “divisible NFTs” will allow hundreds millions future metaverse inhabitants to share ownership and collectively be user creator items. The first NFT” is NFT non-fungible tokens with a single, consistent representation. These NFTs include music, movies, virtual real estate, club membership, so on. For example, son...

gave me a better understanding of the processes analyzed in this paper. Scott McNiven provided excellent research assistance, and Celine Castillo-Macy helped finalize the document. All errors and omissions are mine. ABSTRACT Using a longitudinal data set from Bukidnon, Philippines, this paper explores the impact of past credit constraints on asset holdings, intergenerational transfers, and cons...

Since the Land Administration Bureau was established in 1986, China has carried out the national land-use planning twice, of which the first was focused on "serving for social and economic development", and the second converted to “protecting arable land". At present a new round of land-use planning is ongoing (2005-2020), but the aims and requirements are even more and higher(Zheng Weiyuan,200...