UNDERSTANDING HUMAN FUNCTIONING USING GRAPHICAL MODELS

Understanding human functioning using graphical models

Abstract Background Functioning and disability are universal human experiences.However, our current understanding of functioning from a comprehensive perspective is limited.The development of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) on the one hand and recent developments in graphical modeling on the other hand m

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Molecular epidemiology of scrub typhus in Taiwan during 2006-2016.

Scrub typhus is the most common endemic vector-borne disease in Taiwan.We identified a total of 4,857 laboratory-confirmed cases during 2006-2016 with hyperendemic foci on offshore islands, including Penghu (778 cases, 16.0%) and Kinmen (716 cases, 14.7%), and eastern Taiwan, including Taitung (628 cases, 12.9%) and Hualien (508 cases, 10.5%).Scrub

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A pivotal role for ocean eddies in the distribution of microbial communities across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Mesoscale variability and associated eddy fluxes play crucial roles in ocean circulation dynamics and the ecology of the upper ocean.In doing so, these features are biologically important, providing a mechanism for the mixing and exchange of nutrients and biota within the ocean.Transient mesoscale eddies in the Southern Ocean are known to relocate

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