Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) still face many challenges on how to better predict the dynamic responses. Artificial intelligence (AI) brings a new solution overcome these with intelligent strategies. A AI technology-based method, named SADA, is proposed in this paper for prediction of responses FOWTs. Firstly, methodology SADA introduced selection Key Disciplinary Parameters (KDPs). T...

Background: Spermatozoa are able to sense an attractant molecule gradient and as a consequence, orient their movement towards the source of the attractant. This mechanism is known as sperm chemotaxis. In recent years, our laboratory contributed to the knowledge of several features of mammalian sperm chemotaxis. These include the size and physiological state of the chemotactic sperm population, ...

The aim of this study was to compare the inheritance of the chromosomal SSLP markers with the inheritance of sperm movement parameters in order to map genes responsible for these quantitative traits (QTs). Chromosome 7 and 14 SSLP markers were tested to obtain the strain distribution pattern (SDP) for recombinant inbred (RI) strains developed from two progenitors, KE and CBA/Kw, which differ si...

Purpose: To evaluate the drop-to-drop and pellet-to-pellet repeatability and stability of frozen sperm pellets. Methods: Ten pellets were thawed per batch (low and normal concentration) and evaluated by two investigators to establish a quality control chart. Then low and normal concentration pellets were thawed and evaluated daily for 10 days by both investigators. The values for both investiga...

CONTEXT Air pollution is common in all countries and affects reproductive functions in men and women. It particularly impacts sperm parameters in men. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of air pollution on the quality of sperm. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The scientific databases of Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar, Cochrane Library, and Elsevier were searched to identify relevant...