A Mathematical Theory of Evidence
Both in science and in practical affairs we reason by combining facts only inconclusively supported by evidence. Building on an abstract understanding of this process of combina...
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STUDIES OF ILLNESS IN THE AGED. THE INDEX OF ADL: A STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTION.
The Index of ADL was developed to study results of treatment and prognosis in the elderly and chronically ill. Grades of the Index summarize over-all performance in bathing, dre...
Parkinsonism
PARKINSONISM, described in its entirety over one hundred and fifty years ago,' rarely presents itself as a diagnostic problem.In consequence, little scrutiny has been directed t...
Efficient Estimation of Word Representations in Vector Space
We propose two novel model architectures for computing continuous vector representations of words from very large data sets. The quality of these representations is measured in ...
Human Breast Cancer: Correlation of Relapse and Survival with Amplification of the HER-2/<i>neu</i>Oncogene
The HER-2/ neu oncogene is a member of the erb B-like oncogene family, and is related to, but distinct from, the epidermal growth factor receptor. This gene has been shown to be...
Median-joining networks for inferring intraspecific phylogenies
Reconstructing phylogenies from intraspecific data (such as human mitochondrial DNA variation) is often a challenging task because of large sample sizes and small genetic distan...
Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome
Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this...
Use of Chemotherapy plus a Monoclonal Antibody against HER2 for Metastatic Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2
Trastuzumab increases the clinical benefit of first-line chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.