Understanding the nature of information quality in the context of consumer information search on a website is vital for Information Systems as well as for marketing managers who want to use their websites for strategic purposes. This study brings together the Information Systems (IS) Success Model and consumer information search literature to propose and test a comprehensive model investigating...

Self-service technologies (SSTs) enable individuals to be independent and act at their own pace in their own time in consuming services that would ordinarily require delivery through a human resource. One emerging trend in SSTs is the implementation of such technologies to support individual training and learning, thus adapting to individuals' needs and pace. We leverage the DeLone and McLean I...

This paper discusses a longitudinal study that explored the relationship between use of organizational memory and knowledge (OM/K) and knowledge worker productivity within the engineering group at a nuclear power plant. Three data points were taken over five years. An OM/K System (OM/KS) was identified that improved effectiveness/productivity of the organization. The basic components of the OM/...

INTRODUCTION National guidelines recommend that all reproductive-age women with cancer be informed of their fertility risks and offered referral to fertility specialists to discuss fertility preservation options. However, reports indicate that only 5% of patients have consultations, and rates of long-term infertility-related distress remain high. Previous studies report several barriers to fert...

Invasive breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer of young women. Considering the trend toward postponing childbearing until the later reproductive years, the number of childless women at diagnosis of BC will continue to increase. The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine have recommended that the impact of cancer treatments on fertility ...

Milk production in Thailand has been growing into an important agricultural sector, but it still faces numerous difficulties in environmental constraints. The main intention of this study was to identify significant environmental effects on production and fertility traits to give advices for farm management. Additionally, adjusting records for environmental impact is essential to define appropr...

Theory developed for malaria and other protozoan parasites predicts that the evolutionarily stable gametocyte sex ratio (z*; proportion of gametocytes that are male) should be related to the inbreeding rate (f) by the equation z*=(1-f)/2. Although this equation has been applied with some success, it has been suggested that in some cases a less female biased sex ratio can be favoured to ensure f...

Issues related to family planning have profound public health significance as they directly impact individuals, couples, and families throughout the world. A new method of family planning is now available using a computerized fertility monitor that accurately measures urinary surges in estrone-3-glucuronide (E3G) and luteinizing hormone (LH) prior to ovulation, thus identifying the short-lived ...

Punicalagin is isolated from pomegranate and widely used for the treatment of different diseases in Chinese traditional medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Punicalagin (purity ≥98%) on oxidative stress induced testicular damage and its effect on fertility. We detected the antioxidant potential of punicalagin in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced oxidative stress damage in testes,...

Reproductive aging has become an important social and medical development. the trend to delay childbearing in modern societies to a much less fecund age often confronts women with difficulties to conceive. the aging of the ovary resulting in a decline in the total number of oocytes and in their quality cannot be undone. However, it often engenders unrealistic expectations of what modern fertili...