Abstract: A method includes determining one or more metrics of a surgical task being performed by a surgeon based at least partially upon a type of the surgical task being performed and a video of the surgical task being performed. The method also includes determining a surgical skill of the surgeon during the surgical task based at least partially upon the video, the one or more metrics, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: This specification provides a polymeric material useful for manufacturing contact lenses having improved oxygen permeability. The contact lenses prepared from the polymeric material of the invention show improved hydrophilicity and enhanced oxygen permeability as compared with that made of the conventional fluoroalkyl-containing polymeric materials.

Abstract: A laser drum which can optically record and reproduce information on optical tapes. The laser drum comprises an upper drum which has two projection holes, rotates and is fitted with semiconductor lasers, a total reflective prism, stoppers, diffraction gratings, beam splitters, object lenses, condensing lenses and photodetectors.

Abstract: Amorphous Nickel-base alloys for electrical resistors, which contain, by atomic %, 81-x% Ni, x% Cr, 6% B and 13% Si (z=0.about.25), or 70% Ni, 11% Cr, 19-y% B and y% Si (y=0.about.19 except 13), or 100-z% of 0.864 Ni and 0.136 Cr and z% of 0.316 B and 0.684 Si (x=15.about.25 except 19), and have a relatively high electrical resistivity and a small temperature coefficient of resistivity, are disclosed. Their resistance values can be adjusted by heat treatment and the thermal stability of them after heat treatment is very good in the conventional operating temperature range of electrical components.

Abstract: An aluminium-base alloy for head drum of video cassette recorders(VCR), which contains copper, magnesium, nickel, silicon, iron and Titanium+Boron and to which chromium is added optionally.The proposed alloy is characterized in that thermal expansion coefficient is less than 20.0.times.10.sup.-6 /.degree.C., hardness after heat treatment is more than 145(Hv) and dispersion of precipitates smaller than 7.5 micron in size is more than 95%.

Abstract: An adjustable ventricular catheter is disclosed. This invention has a proximal catheter in which a distal catheter telescopically slides. The distal catheter is prevented from separating from the proximal catheter in the maximum extended position by locking means. The distal catheter may be further extended, forshortened, or removed by means of a stylet inserted into the hollow of the proximal and distal catheters with flexible projections on the end of the stylet capturing drain holes on the closed end of the distal catheter such that sliding of the stylet moves the distal catheter in a telescoping relationship within the proximal catheter.