The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic mechanism of the transparent trait in transparent crucian carp. We observed body color development in transparent crucian carp larvae and analyzed heredity of color in hybrids produced with red crucian carp, ornamental carp, and red purse carp. The results showed that the body color of the newly hatched larvae matured into the adult pattern a...

The grasping tie is an original and mechanical tool, conceived and planned to be used in digestive surgery to do the equivalent of a purse string. Its use is conceived to make easier the mechanical anastomosis in the more difficult situations as the oesophago-jejunal or the very low colo-rectal ones, as in the example of the presented paper. A thin ribbon of nylon will be progressively tightene...

Restorative proctocolectomy (RPC), when performed with a stapled ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), allows the retention of the rectal mucosa above the dentate line and can result in disease persistence or recurrence, as well as neoplastic lesions in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). We report the case of a patient with chronic UC who underwent staple mucosectomy, which is an alternative...

Designing security-critical systems correctly is very difficult. We present work on software engineering of security critical systems, supported by the CASE tool AUTOFOCUS. Security critical systems are specified with extended structure diagrams, message sequence charts for the protocols and statecharts for the attacker, translated into an AUTOFOCUS system model and examined for security weakne...

Designing and implementing security-critical systems correctly is very difficult. In practice, most vulnerabilities arise from bugs in implementations. We present work towards systematic specification-based testing of securitycritical systems using the CASE tool AutoFocus. Cryptographic systems are formally specified with state transition diagrams, a notation for state machines in the AutoFocus...

BACKGROUND Over the last two decades, short scar facelifts, often referred to as "mini" facelifts, have gained popularity. We use a purse-string reinforced (PRS) superficial musculoaponeurotic system rhytidectomy (SMASectomy) shortscar facelift that combines a SMASectomy in the vertical direction and suspension sutures in order to improve structural facial support. In the case of visible platys...