This study aimed to evaluate the degree of satisfaction in oocyte donors undergoing treatment with corifollitropin alpha,
a synthetic recombinant rFSH which replaces daily FSH injections for the first week of ovarian stimulation. The results showed no significant differences in clinical parameters between the two protocols (recombinant FSH versus corifollitropin alpha). Implantation rates for the corifollitropin alpha and daily FSH protocol groups were 39.1% and 38.4%, respectively, while ongoing pregnancy rates were 45.9% and 44.4%. There were no statistical between-group differences in the responses to the questionnaires. However, donors treated with corifollitropin alpha who had undergone a previous cycle with daily FSH reported greater satisfaction with the corifollitropin alpha protocol. In conclusion, no significant AZD6244 differences were found in any analysed
parameters between treatments. However, when donors who had undergone both treatments chose which treatment they preferred, the results clearly showed a positive trend towards choosing corifollitropin alpha, confirming that this protocol may reduce treatment burden and increase donor compliance. (C) 2012, Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“The heat treatment of [Fe/Pt](n) multilayer films is a promising approach to form the L1(0) FePt phase at a reduced temperature, which is of interest for applications as high-density magnetic recording media and high-energy permanent magnets. The volume fraction of the L1(0) FePt phase JPH203 in the annealed films strongly influences their magnetic properties. This paper introduces a novel method based on hollow beta-catenin inhibitor cone dark field transmission electron microscopy imaging to quantify the L1(0) FePt phase volume fraction. This method is used to characterize two sets of [Fe/Pt](n) multilayer films with varying deposition temperature and periodicity. It was found that both the deposition temperature and bilayer periodicity are significant to the structure and magnetic properties of annealed films and to the extent to which the L1(0) phase is formed. A correlation between L1(0) phase volume
fraction, grain size, and magnetic properties was also observed.”
“The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the 23-item PedsQL (TM) 4.0 Generic Core Scales in Iranian children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
A clinical sample of seventy-two children aged 8-17 years with ADHD and their parents completed the questionnaire. The control group consisted of 140 children matched for age and gender selected from schools by cluster sampling method. The English language version of the PedsQL (TM) 4.0 was translated into Persian. Factor analysis was conducted.
Reliability analysis for the total scale score was 0.85 for the child report and it was 0.80 for parent report version.