In this paper, we propose an intra mode bit skip algorithm for H.264 intra 4×4 mode to reduce the mode representation burden. The proposed algorithm enhances the “adaptive intra mode bit skip (AIMBS)” in literature by considering the bit skip for more modes rather than only DC mode. In this work, the correlation between vertical and horizontal differences of reference pixels and encoded modes a...

Various fast mode decision algorithms are proposed to reduce computational complexity for the H.264/scalable video coding standard. In this article, we focus on skip mode detection for coarse grain quality (CGS). We propose a fast skip mode detection approach by exploiting surrounding skip patterns, rate distortion (RD) cost and coded block pattern (CBP). Experimental results show that, with 0....

a 3-month-old short haired pointer with crusty local alopecia around the eyes was presented to smallanimal hospital of tehran university. scraping and biopsy were obtained from lesions of affected area.notoedres sp. was diagnosed in skin scraping by parasitologic examination. furthermore, histopathology oflesions demonstrated moderate hyperplastic epidermis, parakeratosis and acanthosis.

BACKGROUND Radical segmentectomy has been performed for small-sized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, underestimation of mediastinal lymph node metastasis in the absence of hilar or interlobar metastasis (skip N2) affects surgical strategy. Our aim was to investigate preoperative and intraoperative predictors of skip N2 in clinical stage (c-stage) IA NSCLC. METHODS From 1998 to 201...

Novel architectures such as ResNets have enabled the training of very deep feedforward networks via the introduction of skip-connections, leading to state-of-theart results in many applications. Part of the success of ResNets has been attributed to improvements in the conditioning of the optimization problem (e.g., avoiding vanishing and shattered gradients). In this work we propose a simple me...

Pointers are an important programming concept. They are used explicitely or implicitly in many programming languages. In particular, the semantics of object-oriented programming languages rely on pointers. We introduce a semantics for pointer structures. Pointers are seen as indexes and pointer fields are functions from these indexes to values. Using this semantics we turn all pointer operation...

Interprocedural pointer analysis provides information on the values pointer variables may have at various points in a program. It is especially useful in languages like C, where pointers are extensively used. This analysis does not improve code directly but is used by other optimizations. This paper presents a framework in which to perform pointer analysis. Basic questions that any pointer anal...

Ski interacting protein (Skip) has been found to bind to the highly conserved region of Ski, which is required for its transforming activity. Ski is a unique oncoprotein that is involved in inducing both transformation and differentiation. At the molecular level, Ski has been shown to exhibit either co-activator or co-repressor activity depending on the cellular and promoter context. We were in...

OBJECTIVE The use of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) remains controversial for Stage IIIA-N2 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, a possible reason is that IIIA-pN2 NSCLC diseases are a heterogeneous group with different clinicopathologic features. The aim of this research was to prove whether the mediastinal lymph nodes' (LNs) skipping status could indicate the necessity of the PORT ...