Incremental methods for structure learning of pairwise Markov random fields (MRFs), such as grafting, improve scalability to large systems by avoiding inference over the entire feature space in each optimization step. Instead, inference is performed over an incrementally grown active set of features. In this paper, we address the computational bottlenecks that current techniques still suffer by...

Background: The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of aquatic aerobic training on regulatory factors related to Reverse Cholesterol Transport in women after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: 24 middle-aged women were studied after coronary artery bypass grafting (12 were in control group and 12 in aquatic aerobic training group)....

BACKGROUND Although fat grafting has been clinically applied by surgeons in esthetic and reconstructive surgery, it has widely evolved in processes such as harvesting, processing, and placement of fat, using the fat-grafting procedure, which dates back over 100 years. Surgeons frequently use fat grafting to recontour, augment, or fill soft-tissue defects, facial wrinkles, or skin problems such ...

BACKGROUND Intralesional excision with curettage is the standard method of giant cell tumor (GCT) treatment, but the ideal filling material after curettage remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare the oncological and functional outcomes which underwent cementation or bone grafting after GCT curettage around the knee. METHODS We reported 136 cases with GCTs in distal fem...

PURPOSE To report corneal lamellar grafting to repair the late-onset complications after MMC trabeculectomy. METHODS Multiple case reports. RESULTS A 76-year-old male with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and a 55-year-old male with late developmental glaucoma complicated by bleb leaks from a microhole 10 and eight years after surgery, respectively. Severe ciliochoroidal detachment and a ...

Polypropylene (PP) has poor adhesion to metals and other surfaces for its chemical structure. Hence, chemical modification of PP is necessary for metal surface coating application. In this research, grafting of maleic anhydride (MA) onto co(propylene-b-ethylene) in the presence of a dicumyl peroxide (DCP) was accomplished in a single screw extruder. Characteristics of the modified polymer were ...

In human medicine, skin grafting is an innovative surgical technique widely used in reconstructive surgery to repair loss. This case evaluated the effectiveness of a treatment with dermal micro-grafting obtained through Rigenera® technology chronic open wound resulting from suture dehiscence limb amputation cat. Significant differences were observed between aesthetic aspects injury using tradit...

Although numerous studies have validated the efficacy of intracoronary shunt on reducing left ventricular dysfunction during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB), there is lack of evidence supporting its role on right ventricular (RV) function during right coronary artery (RCA) revascularization. Therefore, we studied the effect of intracoronary shunt during grafting of dominant RCA ...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of mandibular bone defect is a common indication in craniomaxillofacial surgery, and free fibular flap is the gold standard for this indication. However, there are alternatives; nonvascular bone grafting is one of them, and we present the costal grafting for mandibular reconstruction, a classic technique that is reliable, efficient, and produced less morbidity than the...

Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity evaluation of copolymers based on polyethylene glycol monmethyl ether-g-poly(methacrylic acid-co-methyl methacrylate) are reported via a polymeric precursor method. Grafting was accomplished based on direct condensation reaction in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide as an esterification-promoting agent catalyzed by dimethylamino pyridine. Polye...