The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of oxygen concentration during in vitro culture of human oocytes and embryos on fertilization, cleavage, implantation, pregnancy, multiple gestation and abortion rates. Women 20-48 years old presenting for infertility treatment and accounting for 3484 in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles were included in the stud...

Measurements of dissolved N2, O2, Ar, CO2, and CH4 were made in perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare. Results confirm previous reports that O2 concentrations in the upper water column exceed atmospheric equilibrium and that N2 and Ar are supersaturated throughout the water column. The mean supersaturation of N2 was found to be 2.0 (+/- 0.37) and Ar was 3.8 (+/- 1.1). The ratios of N2/Ar (20.3 +/-...

Large discrepancies in published neon and nitrogen solubility data limit the interpretation of oceanic measurements of these gases. We present new solubility measurements for neon, nitrogen and argon in distilled water and seawater, over a temperature range of 1–30 oC. Water was equilibrated with air at measured temperatures, salinities and pressures. Dissolved Ne concentrations were then deter...

The irides of albino guinea pigs were photographed, and the iris arteriolar diameters were measured with the animal breathing room air, 10% O2/90% N2, or 100% O2. The iris arterioles constrict significantly in hyperoxia and dilate in hypoxia. The average constriction in 100% O2 was 27% +/- 8%, and the average dilatation in 10% oxygen was 34% +/- 20%.

By comparing the etching characteristics of silicon and silicon nitride in CF4 /O2 /N2 microwave downstream plasmas we demonstrate clearly how low concentrations of energetic species can play a dominant role in remote plasma processing: Injection of 5% N2 to a CF4 /O2 plasma increases the silicon nitride etch rate by a factor of 7, while not significantly affecting the bulk composition of the d...

Abstract. We have developed in situ and flask sampling systems for airborne measurements of variations the O2/N2 ratio at part per million level. deployed these instruments on a series aircraft campaigns to measure distribution atmospheric O2 from 0–14 km 87∘ N 86∘ S throughout seasonal cycle. The National Center Atmospheric Research (NCAR) oxygen instrument (AO2) uses vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) ...

The chemical dry etching of silicon nitride (Si3N4)and silicon nitride (SiO2) in a downstream plasma reactor using CF4, O2, and N2 has been investigated. A comparison of the Si3N4 and SiO2 etch rates with that of polycrystalline silicon shows that the etch rates of Si3N4 and SiO2 are not limited by the amount of fluorine arriving on the surface only. Adding N2 in small amounts to a CF4 /O2 micr...

Campylobacter jejuni in fresh chilled chicken meat is known to be a major risk factor for human gastrointestinal disease. In the present study, the survival under chilled conditions of different C. jejuni strains exposed to different gas mixtures usually used for gas packaging of food was examined. Bolton broth and fresh, skinless chicken fillets were inoculated with six and four strains, respe...