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W Gillett

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PubMed1995

Telling donor insemination offspring about their conception: the nature of couples' decision-making.

The issue of openness and secrecy in the use of donor gametes is the subject of considerable disagreement and debate, not only for social scientists and health professionals, but also for the recipients of donor gametes. This paper has its origins in a study of 58 couples who had a child/children as a result of donor insemination (DI) at the Dunedin Infertility Clinic. Respondents completed questionnaires and took part in an interview during which they were asked whether they intended to tell their offspring about their DI conception. The nature of agreement/disagreement between partners on this issue, the dynamics operating between couples that may affect decision-making, and the views of couples in a time-frame perspective are the focus of this paper. Transcripts from some of the interviews are presented to illustrate the points made and commentary and discussion is provided.

Decision Making↗
PubMed1995

Fragment collapsing and splitting while assembling high-resolution restriction maps.

In the process of constructing high-resolution restriction maps via greedy algorithms, a classical anomaly, known as fragment collapsing, introduces errors into the maps that impedes further map assembly. Fragment collapsing occurs when two different genomic fragments of approximately the same length and occurring in the digestion of two different overlapping clones are incorrectly identified as representative of a single genomic fragment. This introduces a single fragment of commensurate length into an incorrect position in the map. The present work describes techniques for detecting and correcting such anomalies.

Algorithms↗
PubMed1985

Visual disturbances in TUR reaction.

Visual disturbances during transurethral resection (TUR) of the prostate are described and possible causes of this phenomenon are discussed. Awareness of this unusual manifestation of the TUR reaction may offer the first clue to excessive systemic absorption of irrigation fluid.

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