background: infertility is an increasing medical and social problem. in vitro fertilization (ivf) has become a common and accessible treatment for a wide variety of indications that have variable outcomes. natural killer (nk) cells have been identified as relevant immunological factors involved in reproductive success or failure. objective: the aim of this study was to compare the percentage of...

ABSTRACT The elastic crust of a neutron star fractures repeatedly as it spins down electromagnetically. An idealized, macroscopic model inhomogeneous crustal failure is presented based on cellular automaton with nearest-neighbour tectonic interactions involving strain redistribution and thermal dissipation. Predictions are made the size waiting-time distributions events, well rate down. last ev...