To maximize the chances of pregnancy during assisted reproduction treatment, it is important to be able to identify embryos with high implantation potential. Embryos which divide more quickly following insemination have been shown to produce higher pregnancy and implantation rates than those which divide later. The aim of this study was to compare the developmental potential of early cleaving e...

Aggregative data infrastructures (ADIs) are information systems where organizations can find the tools to integrate their data sources to form uniform and richer information spaces of object metadata descriptions. Novel sustainable approaches for the realization of ADIs are based on the adoption of ADI enabling technologies which support the realization, maintenance and upgrade of ADIs and prom...

While the right to health is increasingly referenced in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) discussions, its contribution to global health and development remains subject to considerable debate. This hypothesis explores the potential influence of the right to health on the formulation of health goals in 4 major SDG reports. We analyse these reports through a social constructivist lens which view...

Wetlands are sensitive ecosystems that are increasingly subjected to threats from anthropogenic factors. In the last decades, coastal Mediterranean wetlands have been suffering considerable pressures from land use change, intensification of urban growth, increasing tourism infrastructure and intensification of agricultural practices. Remote sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ...

BACKGROUND Quality indicators (QI) are used in many health care areas to measure, compare, and improve the quality of care. Ideas of quality differ between health care providers and patients, yet patients are not regularly involved in QI development nor does a methodological standard for patient involvement in QI development exist. In this study we systematically reviewed the medical journal ar...

it can be argued that fuel and energy sector plays a crucial part in the countries' development and improvement of people's living standards, constituting a pillar of economic development for nations. electricity is considered as an infrastructure for economic, social and cultural development in a way that the growth in electric power is evaluated as an indicator for measuring the gro...

We construct a new indicator of financial development by estimating a regional effect on the probability that, ceteris paribus, a household is shut off from the credit market. By using this indicator we explore the real effects of regional differences in financial development. We find that financial development enhances the probability an individual starts his own business, favors entry, increa...

in recent years, sustainable development has been accounted as one of the most important policy goals at the global level. many empirical studies have been carried out to determine the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality. the model so-called environmental kuznets curve (ekc) was in most of empirical studies. the aim of this study is to estimate a modified ekc (mekc) i...