Over the last two decades, virtual reality, haptics, simulators, robotics, and other "advanced technologies" have emerged as important innovations in medical learning and practice. Reports on simulator applications in medicine now appear regularly in the medical, computer science, engineering, and popular literature. The goal of this article is to review the emerging intersection between advanc...

BACKGROUND Knowledge, perception, and acceptance of plastic surgery among any population are influenced by channel of presentation. A good understanding of the public awareness will define the way plastic surgery services will be provided. AIM To assess the knowledge, awareness of availability, and acceptance of plastic surgery practice in Enugu, South East Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS A ...

OBJECTIVE Simulation-based interventions and education can potentially contribute to safer and more effective systems of care. We utilized in-situ simulation to highlight safety issues, regulatory requirements, and assess perceptions of safety processes by the plastic surgery office staff. METHODS A high-fidelity human patient simulator was brought to an office-based plastic surgery setting t...

INTRODUCTION Elective vulvar plastic surgery was the topic of a heated discussion on the list-serve of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Medicine. At the suggestion of a board member, it was determined that this discussion might of interest to journal readers in the form of a published controversy. METHODS Six people with expertise and/or strong opinions in the area of...

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of appearance-related surgery on psychosocial functioning during adolescence. To this end, changes in bodily attitudes and appearance-related burdens in adolescents undergoing corrective (for aesthetic deformities) and reconstructive (for congenital or acquired deformities) surgery were compared with those in a general population sample.A group...

the chemical composition, in situ  rumen degradability coefficients of dry matter (dm) and crude protein (cp), in vitro gas production and in vivo  digestibility were evaluated for olive cake (oc) silage treated (dm basis) with different additives as follows: (1) untreated oc; (2) oc, 8% molasses and 0.4% formic acid and (3) oc, 8% molasses, 0.4% formic acid and 0.5% urea. after addition of the...

the chemical composition, in situ ruminal degradability coefficients of dry matter (dm), and nutrient digestibility in sheep were evaluated for corn silage (cs) treated (fresh weight basis) with different levels of a commercial bacterial inoculant (i) as follows: (1) untreated cs (control); (2) cs + i at half of the recommended level; (3) cs + i at the recommended level (3  1010 colony forming...

the present study investigated effects of starvation on growth, body chemical composition and non-specific immune parameters in yellow fin seabream.  in this study, 120 fish with a mean length of 8.05± 0.98 cm and weight of 7.46± 1.07 g (was referred as size a) and 120 fish with a mean length of 11.05 ± 0.86 cm and weight of 18.01± 3.07 g (was referred size b) were used with each size was compr...

Marine plastic pollution is rapidly colonized by a biofilm of microorganisms associated with the control biogeochemical cycles, biodegradation, and potentially pathogenic activities. An extensive number studies have described taxonomic composition this biofilm, referred to as ‘plastisphere’, previous reviews reported on influence location, type, plastic-biodegradation ability plastisphere forma...

The exceptional strength and distinct deformation physics exhibited by pure ultrafine-grained and nanocrystalline metals in comparison to their microcrystalline counterparts have been ascribed to the dominant influence of grain boundaries in accommodating plastic flow. Such grain-boundary-mediated mechanisms can be augmented by additional strengthening in nanocrystalline alloys via solute and p...