The JCT-VC standardized Screen Content Coding (SCC) extension in the HEVC HM RExt + SCM reference codec offers an impressive coding efficiency performance when compared with HM RExt alone; however, it is not significantly perceptually optimized. For instance, it does not include advanced HVS-based perceptual coding methods, such as Just Noticeable Distortion (JND)-based spatiotemporal masking s...

The genotoxic effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation are well-known causes of skin cancers; however, UV radiation also suppresses the immune system, decreasing the body's surveillance for tumor cells. In experimental systems, UV radiation immunosuppression is at least partially mediated through urocanic acid (UCA), an UV radiation-absorbing molecule in the stratum corneum. We tested the hypothes...

The small cell carcinoma (SCC) antigens recognized by LAM2 and I. \ MS antibody were characterized by comparison of their tissue expres sion and analysis of their biochemical composition. LAM2, but not I. \ MS antigen could be demonstrated in lipid extracts of SCC cells. By inininnohistochemical staining the SCC antigen LAM2 was shown to be an epithelial type membrane antigen. Immunoblotting ex...

The small cell carcinoma (SCC) antigens recognized by LAM2 and LAM8 antibody were characterized by comparison of their tissue expression and analysis of their biochemical composition. LAM2, but not LAM8 antigen could be demonstrated in lipid extracts of SCC cells. By immunohistochemical staining the SCC antigen LAM2 was shown to be an epithelial type membrane antigen. Immunoblotting experiments...

The minimum-weight set cover problem is widely known to be O(log n)-approximable, with no improvement possible in the general case. We take the approach of exploiting problem structure to achieve better results, by providing a geometry-inspired algorithm whose approximation guarantee depends solely on an instance-specific combinatorial property known as shallow cell complexity (SCC). Roughly sp...

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the renal pelvis is a very rare tumor often associated with renal calculi and chronic infections. There are only a few articles in literature which report renal pelvis SCC in kidneys treated for renal tuberculosis, diagnosed after nephrectomy. We report the case of SCC in a hydronephrotic kidney previously treated for tuberculosis, diagnosed by ultrasoun...

Lung cancer is the major human malignancy, accounting for 30% of all cancer-related deaths worldwide. Poor survival of lung cancer patients, together with late diagnosis and resistance to classic chemotherapy, highlights the need for identification of new biomarkers for early detection. Among different cancer biomarkers, small non-coding RNAs called microRNAs (miRNAs) are considered the most pr...

Forward error correction is a feasible approach to decline the bit error floor of lightwave systems, arising from the fact that a simple single-error-correcting code can reduce the error floor from O(P,) to O(P'). Here we propose a novel wavelength demultiplexer (WDM) coding system using product code to improve performances of WDM systems with an error floor caused by fiber dispersion or system...

In New Zealand (NZ) herd testing is done for milk, fat, protein and somatic cell count (SCC). Currently, routine genetic evaluation is done for milk, fat and protein yields but not for SCC. A new system has been developed to calculate SCC breeding values (BVs) for the dairy industry. The current evaluation of milk, fat and protein involves combining herd test results to predict a 270-day yield ...