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Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A New Player in the Foetal Programming of Childhood and Adult Diseases?

by Gavino Faa, Mirko Manchia and Vassilios Fanos

Pediatr. Rep. 2024, 16(2), 329-338; https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16020029 - 26 Apr 2024

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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is an emerging field in medicine that incorporates complex procedures and has profound ethical, moral, social, religious, and economic implications not just for the individuals who have access to this method but also for society. In this narrative review, we summarise multiple aspects of ART procedures and the possible consequences on the mother and newborn. Moreover, we provide an overview of the possible long-term consequences of ART procedures on the health of newborns, although longitudinal evidence is particularly scant. Users should be informed that ART procedures are not risk-free to prepare them for the possible negative outcomes that may occur in the perinatal period or even in childhood and adulthood. Indeed, risk estimates point to increased liability for major nonchromosomal birth defects; cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and urogenital (in male newborns) defects; and any other birth defects. Less certainty is present for the risk of neuropsychiatric sequelae in children conceived through ART. Thus, its application should be accompanied by adequate counselling and psychological support, possibly integrated into specific multidisciplinary clinical programmes. Full article

(This article belongs to the Section Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening)

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LDA-Based Model for Defect Management in Residential Buildings

by Byeol Kim, Yonghan Ahn and Sanghyo Lee

Sustainability 2019, 11(24), 7201; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247201 - 16 Dec 2019

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This study systematically analyzes various defect patterns that occur during the warranty period of residential buildings using the loss distribution approach (LDA). This paper examines 16,108 defects from 133 residential buildings where defect disputes occurred between 2008 and 2018 in South Korea. The analysis results showed that the defect losses were relatively high in reinforcement concrete (RC) work (3/5/10 years), waterproof work (5 years), and finish work (2 years). It is shown that RC work has a high frequency of defects, such as cracks in concrete in public spaces affected by external factors. In addition, it was analyzed that the type of defect needed high repair cost because the area where the defect—such as incorrect installation and missing task—occurred, needed construction again. According to the level of frequency and severity, losses were divided within four zones to provide detailed strategies (by period). This will effectively contribute to minimizing unnecessary losses from defects as quantifying the losses of defects. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management)

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