BACKGROUND Current recommendations regarding posthumous sperm retrieval (PSR) are based on a small number of cases. Our purpose was to determine the time interval from death to a successful procedure. METHODS Seventeen consecutive PSR procedures in 14 deceased and 3 neurologically brain-dead patients at two male infertility centres [Sheba Medical Center (SMC), Tel-Hashomer, Israel and Univers...

In the cell culture environment macrophages are highly adherent cells. Currently used methods to harvest macrophages have the disadvantage of reducing cell viability and their ability to re-attach after seeding. Although thermo-responsive surfaces have been employed to harvest cell sheets no reports are available to use these to harvest (pre-polarized) macrophages. We show that this method sign...

Methyl bromide is a widely used fumigant for both pre-plant and post-harvest pest and pathogen control. The Montreal Protocol and the US Clean Air Act mandate a phase-out of the import and manufacture of methyl bromide, beginning in 2001 and culminating with a complete ban, except for quarantine and certain pre-shipment uses and exempted critical uses, in January 2005. In 1995, ARS built on its...

Understanding how quickly landowners regenerate their timberlands after harvest is critical to developing policies to improve forest productivity. Using survey data from 81 counties in Mississippi from 1996 to 2006, this study investigated the length of the time interval between harvest and reforestation. Non-parametric duration analysis was used to examine how long NIPF landowners waited to re...

Five new pesticides were evaluated for their effectiveness in the control of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), (Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) on tomato plant. The effect of pesticides against egg and larvae were estimated after 2, 5 and 7 days from application. The highest reduction percentage of eggs of Tuta absoluta during two successive seasons achieved by Emacit (81.25 and 74.5) % respectively after 7 ...

List of Tables iv List of Figures v Foreword vi Acknowledgments vii Summary viii 1. Research Questions and Motivation for Policy Analysis 1 2. Contents 3.1 Average total number of person-days worked by household members in the production of the main meher harvest, 1991 15 3.2 Time spent by household members on post-harvest activities, livestock activities, and non-farm activities (average total...

Antler-based selective-harvest criteria (SHC) for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) management is common on public lands throughout the Southeast despite little published literature examining their effects on harvest composition, antlered harvest per unit effort (HPE), and antler scores. Particularly, SHCs may select against larger-antlered males within each age cohort, resulting in sm...