Objective:.To develop consensus definitions of image-guided surgery, computer-assisted surgery, hybrid operating room, and surgical navigation systems.Summary Background Data:.The use of minimally invasive procedures has increased tremendously over the past 2 decades, but terminology related to image-guided minimally invasive procedures has not bee
In this paper Rack are presented first results of a theoretical study on the role of non-monotone interactions in Boolean automata networks.We propose to analyse the contribution of non-monotony to the diversity and complexity in their dynamical behaviours according to two axes.The first one consists in supporting the idea that non-monotony has a p
The article proposes a new reading and interpretation of Vacuum Bags three inscriptions engraved on small bronze plaques in the shape of tabula ansata from the Danubian limes in Upper Moesia - two from Pincum and one from Viminacium, associating the inscribed objects with the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus.The revised inscriptions also provide new data
The success of invasive species has been explained by two contrasting but non-exclusive views: (i) intrinsic factors make some species inherently good invaders; (ii) species become invasive as a result of extrinsic ecological and genetic influences such as release from natural enemies, Clamps and Brackets hybridization or other novel ecological and
Mohammad Ahmad Rashad, Ahmed Abdel Aliem Mohamed, Asmaa Ismail Ahmed Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Purpose: To assess the pathological macular changes with optical coherence tomography (OCT) before the removal of silicone oil (SiO) in eyes that had undergone pars plana vitrectomy for complicate