Bleeding simulation with stepless adaptive particles for surgical simulation systems.

Background And Objectives: In virtual surgery, the resolution of bleeding surface has a significant impact on the realism. The computational complexity of internal particles reduces real-time performance, which has no obvious contribution to the visual effect of simulation. This paper focuses on the study of bleeding simulation in virtual surgery to improve the visual realism while meeting real-time performance and physical properties.

The influence of preincubation time of prepared sperm before IVF on fertilization, embryo developmental competence and the reproductive outcomes.

Objectives: It has been provided that if incubation time of prepared sperm can affect sperm motility and DNA fragment, but little is known about the influence of sperm preincubation time (SI) on the sperm's fertilizing ability, subsequent embryonic development and pregnancy outcomes in in vitro fertilization (IVF). The aim of this study was to explore the association of SI with fertilization rate, embryo development and clinical outcomes in IVF, further, to find an optimal preincubation time for prepared sperm before insemination in IVF.

Material And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included a total of 1453 infertile couples undergoing IVF in our center performed from January 2016 to January 2019.

Extraordinarily thick-boned fish linked to the aridification of the Qaidam Basin (northern Tibetan Plateau).

Scattered with numerous salt lakes and approximately 2,700-3,200 m above sea level, the giant Qaidam inland basin on the northern Tibetan Plateau has experienced continuing aridification since the beginning of the Late Cenozoic as a result of the India-Asia plate collision and associated uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. Previous evidence of aridification comes mainly from evaporite deposits and salinity-tolerant invertebrate fossils. Vertebrate fossils were rare until recent discoveries of abundant fish.