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This article offers insights for companies and managers to understand how millennials' traits contribute to fostering an environmentally sustainable workplace, ultimately aiding in achieving environmental sustainability. Employing mindful learning theory as its foundation, the article proposes a framework that leverages millennials' characteristics to create a sustainable workplace. It highlights how millennials' inclinations towards sustainability can shape eco-friendly work environments, allowing companies to align individual and organisational goals. This alignment, focused on responsible production and consumption (SDG 12), can drive progress towards environmental sustainability. The significance of this article lies in succinctly explaining millennial traits and their potential use by companies in cultivating sustainable workplaces, ultimately contributing to the pursuit of SDG 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Vaccination against Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) was widely administered from 2021 onwards. There is little information on how this vaccine affected fertility after assisted-reproductive-technology (ART). The aim of this study therefore was to determine if COVID-19 vaccination or time-since-vaccination influenced ART outcomes. Materials and Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 502 oocyte-retrieval-cycles and 582 subsequent embryo- transfer-cycles were grouped based on COVID-19 vaccine status of the female partner into those with no-exposure, 1-dose and ≥2-dose exposure. Within the exposed cohort, time-since-last-vaccination to embryotransfer- cycle (Ttr) was calculated in days. Main outcomes were mean-total-utilizable-embryos, mean-oocyteutilization- rates and cumulative-ongoing-pregnancy-rates per oocyte-retrieval-cycle, and ongoing-pregnancy and pregnancy-loss-rates per embryo-transfer cycle. The Beta-coefficient (ß) was calculated using linear regression for mean-total-utilizable-embryos and mean-oocyte-utilization-rates and adjusted-odds-ratio (OR) was calculated for cumulative-ongoing-pregnancy-rates, ongoing-pregnancy and pregnancy-loss-rates using binomial logistic regression. Influence of T(tr) on embryo-transfer outcomes was estimated using receiver-operator-curve (ROC) analysis and cut-offs determined that influenced embryo-transfer outcomes. Results: Mean-total-utilizable-embryos and mean-oocyte-utilization-rate per oocyte-retrieval-cycle in no-exposure, 1-dose and ≥2 dose were 2.7 ± 1.8 vs. 2.5 ± 1.9 vs. 2.7 ± 2.0, P=0.78, (ß=0.42, 95% confidence-interval (CI)=0.15 to 0.69) and 21.2 ± 13.2 vs. 25.1 ± 19.0 vs. 26.7 ± 18.8, P=0.08, (ß=3.94, 95% CI=1.26 to 6.23) respectively. Ongoing-pregnancy-rates and pregnancy-loss-rates per embryo-transfer-cycle were 27.3% vs. 24.4% vs. 32.5% (aOR=1.38, 95% CI=0.3-5.6, P=0.52), and 13.6% vs. 13.4% vs. 15.2%, (aOR=0.97, 95% CI=0.18-5.2, P=0.97) respectively. Cumulative-ongoing-pregnancy-rates per oocyte-retrieval-cycle were 36.5% vs. 34.5% vs. 35.5% (aOR=1.53, 95% CI=0.57 to 4.07, P=0.35). Median T(tr) was 146 days (IQR: 80-220). T(tr) negatively affected ongoing pregnancy rates for intervals <60 days (AUC=0.59, 95% CI=0.54-0.66, P<0.01). For T(tr) >60 vs. <60 days, the aOR for ongoing-pregnancy-per-embryo-transfer-cycle was 2.85 (95% CI=1.50-5.46, P<0.01). Conclusion: Covid-19 vaccination does not negatively influence embryological-outcomes or cumulative-ongoing-pregnancies after ART-treatments. Duration since vaccination may have a weak negative effect on embryo-transfer-outcomes performed within 60 days. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate healing in apicomarginal defects with amniotic membrane (AM) using 2D periapical radiography and 3D cone beam computed tomography imaging. Method and materials: Thirty-four patients with symptomatic apical periodontitis and apicomarginal communication were allocated to either the AM or control group. Clinical and radiographic assessment was performed at baseline and at 12 months using Molven criteria, modified Penn 3D criteria, and RAC and B indices at resected plane, apical area, cortical plate, and combined apicocortical area, respectively. Results: There was no significant difference in the healing outcome in 2D imaging (93.3% control and 86.7% AM) and 3D imaging (80.0% control and 53.3% AM) between the groups. With RAC scoring, a greater percentage of unhealed cases was observed in cortical plate. Radiographic buccal bone formation in the 3D imaging was evident only in six cases. However, both the groups depicted significantly greater percentage reduction in the size of the lesion in 2D than the 3D analysis (AM group 91.69 ± 15.99 2D, 76.06 ± 47.62 3D, P = .020) and (control group 92.06 ± 14.36 2D, 85.12 ± 18.55 3D, P = .005). Conclusion: No significant difference in healing was observed between the AM and the control groups with the use of both periapical radiography and CBCT imaging. Despite good clinical healing and radiographic apical bone fill, buccal bone formation was not evident in 3D imaging in most of the cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]