Background A literature review did not reveal any study investigating the prevalence of depression among plastic surgery residents. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional mail survey and included all Saudi Plastic Surgery residents in our local program in Saudi Arabia. The Beck Depression Inventory II was used. Results The inventory showed that mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms...

Aesthetic plastic surgery is a branch of medicine using surgical techniques to alter the appearance of patients. In this paper it is considered whether aesthetic plastic surgery should be viewed as an art form. The question is answered by trying to see how aesthetic plastic surgery fits a number of classical concepts in philosophical aesthetics, concepts such as “artist” and “work of art”. Furt...

Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard of evidence-based medicine. In the field of plastic surgery, designing these studies is much more challenging than in pharmaceutical medicine. Randomized trials in plastic surgery encompass several road blocks including problems shared with other surgical trials: equipoise, high cost, placebo issues and learning curves following the establishme...

Introduction: Ensuring maximum patient safety as well as a complete surgical experience is of utmost importance in training for plastic surgery. As plastic surgical training relies on resident participation in various procedures, we must guarantee adequate hands-on operative time while maintaining the best possible outcomes for the patient. The effect of resident involvement on the outcomes of ...

Scientific substantiation and practical confirmation of possibility, expediency and efficiency of application of the ultrasonic superficial plastic deformation in zones of welded connections after performance of welding works is given. For this purpose a mathematical model of process of superficial plastic deformation is represent, as the hypercycle of loading consisting of elementary cycles – ...

Supplementary data ml http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/suppl/2012/11/28/rstb.2012.0084.DC1.ht "Data Supplement" References http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/368/1610/20120084.full.html#ref-list-1 This article cites 45 articles, 6 of which can be accessed free Subject collections (24 articles) theoretical biology • (555 articles) evolution • (412 articles) ecology •...

We propose a new model based on the Ising model with the aim to study synaptic plasticity phenomena in neural networks. It is today well established in biology that the synapses or connections between certain types of neurons are strengthened when the neurons are co-active, a form of the so called synaptic plasticity. Such mechanism is believed to mediate the formation and maintenance of memori...

User Interface (UI) plasticity denotes UI adaptation to the context of use (user, platform, physical and social environments) while preserving usability. In this article, we focus on the use of Model-Driven Engineering and demonstrate how the intrinsic flexibility of this approach can be exploited by designers for UI prototyping as well as by end-users in real settings. For doing so, the models...

BACKGROUND Many international volunteer groups provide free reconstructive plastic surgery for the poor and underserved in developing countries. An essential issue in providing this care is that it meets consistent guidelines for both quality and safety-a topic that has been addressed previously. An equally important consideration is how to provide that care in an ethical manner. No literature ...

INTRODUCTION: During the 2015–2016 academic year, plastic surgery residents accounted for nearly 4.2% of surgical residents and 0.8% of residents overall. While the number of residency programs and allotted residency positions in plastic surgery have been steadily increasing in recent years, little information exists regarding residents who are accepted for plastic surgery residency but never m...