In this work, we present the applications of three-dimensional set partitioning methods to the sequence of still color images. The set partitioning methods we use in this paper are SPIHT, a state-of-the-art encoder and SPECK, a more recently developed, low complexity encoder. The three-dimensional versions of these methods are based on the observation that the sequences of images are contiguous...

Objective To investigate the effects of microRNA-223 on morphine analgesic tolerance by targeting NLRP3 in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Methods Our study selected 100 clean grade healthy Sprague-Dawley adult male rats weighing 200 to 250 g. After establishment of a rat model of chronic constriction injury, these rats were divided into 10 groups (10 rats in each group): the normal control, s...

Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, the causal agent of bacterial speck of tomato, and the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense were inoculated onto tomato plants, either alone, as a mixed culture, or consecutively. The population dynamics in the rhizosphere and foliage, the development of bacterial speck disease, and their effects on plant growth were monitored. When inoculate...

The set partitioning embedded block (SPECK) image compression algorithm has excellent performance, low computational complexity, and produces a rate scalable compressed bitstream that can be decoded efficiently at multiple bit-rates. Unfortunately, it consumes a huge amount of computer memory due to employing lists that store the coordinates of the image pixels and the coordinates of the sets t...

The set partitioning embedded block (SPECK) image compression algorithm has excellent performance, low computational complexity, and produces a rate scalable compressed bitstream that can be decoded efficiently at multiple bit-rates. Unfortunately, it consumes a huge amount of computer memory due to employing lists that store the coordinates of the image pixels and the coordinates of the sets t...