Merge mode can achieve a considerable coding gain because of reducing the cost of coding motion information in video codecs.However, the simple adoption of the motion information from the neighbouring blocks may not achieve the optimal performance as the motion correlation between the pixels and the neighbouring block decreases with their distance
Medical management of pulmonary arterial hypertension in pregnancy: A single center experience
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR).Pregnancy in the setting of SALAD SERVERS PAH is associated with significant maternal morbidity and mortality, typically present during labor and the early postpartum.Historically, observed maternal mortality has been as hig
Storytelling as a communication tool for health consumers: development of an intervention for parents of children with croup. Stories to communicate health information
Abstract Background Stories may be an effective tool to communicate with and influence patients because of their ability to engage the reader.The objective of this paper is to describe the development of a story-based intervention for delivery of health evidence to parents of children with croup for use in a randomized controlled trial.Methods A cr
Pembrolizumab treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer without exacerbating myasthenia gravis
Pembrolizumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) that targets the programmed cell death (PD)-1 receptor.It significantly Avatar increases the overall survival in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.However, its administration may induce serious immune-related adverse effects, such as myocarditis and myasthenia gravis