Abstract With more than 800,000 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations annually worldwide and the saphenous vein being the most common conduit used, there is no question that improving saphenous vein graft patency is one of the most important tasks in CABG.This video describes the no-touch harvesting procedure of the saphenous vein on an
Background and objectiveHeart failure (HF) is a syndrome of increased intracardiac pressure or decreased cardiac output.There is a lack of conclusive evidence to recommend the regular use of any dietary supplement in patients with HF.However, certain studies have shown nutritional interventions to be beneficial for patients with Halogen Globe HF.Th
Dynamic changes in body color are commonly used as a means of intraspecific communication and for crypsis.It is well established that subordinate fish signal to dominant fish by darkening their body color.Similarly, salmonids can adapt their body color to match their environment.What is not known is whether social interactions or environment plays
This paper proposes two new nonparametric tests for independence between time series.Both tests are based on symbolic analysis, specifically on symbolic correlation integral, PLANT ENZYMES in order to be robust to potential unknown nonlinearities.The first test is developed for a scenario in which each considered time series is independent and ther