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• Annals of Internal Medicine
(1988)
Part 1 Human ageing. Part 2 Clinical medicine and old age: cardiovascular system central nervous system gastrointestinal system the endocrine system the respiratory system musculoskeletal system blood other clinical topics. Part 3 Medical a...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-3-504_4
Ian Stuart‐Hamilton • Cambridge University Press eBooks
(2011)
With the world's population getting increasingly older, there has never been a more pressing need for the study of old age and ageing. An Introduction to Gerontology provides a wide-ranging introduction to this important topic. By assuming ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511973697
Inés Pérez-Gonzalo, Florentino Alvarez-Antolin, Alejandro González-Pociño, Luis Borja Peral-Martinez • Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
(2025)
This study investigates the mechanical, tribological, and electrochemical behaviour of a novel precipitation-hardenable martensitic alloy produced by selective laser melting (SLM). The alloy was specifically engineered with an optimised com...
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DOI: 10.3390/jmmp9080261
Marie Gaille, Marco Araneda, Clément Dubost, Clémence Guillermain et al. • BMC Medical Ethics
(2020)
Abstract Background The discovery of biomarkers of ageing has led to the development of predictors of impending natural death and has paved the way for personalised estimation of the risk of death in the general population. This study inten...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12910-020-00502-5
Claudia Burlando, Enrico Musso, Luca Persico • European Spatial Research and Policy
(2022)
The world is facing a series of changes that will modify the way we envisage transport planning in our cities. Demographic ageing as a consequence of higher life expectancy and lower fertility rates is a world-wide phenomenon. While ageing ...
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DOI: 10.18778/1231-1952.29.1.05
Nayara Gomes Nunes Oliveira, Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares • Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
ABSTRACT Objective: to propose a structural model of active ageing among elderly community members based on the World Health Organization’s theoretical framework and to identify the most relevant determinants of active ageing to the propos...
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DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0110
Hongwei Liu, Juxiang Yang, Gang Song, Minheng Zhang et al. • BMJ Mental Health
(2025)
Background With rapid population ageing, depressive symptoms in older adults have become a pressing public health concern. While functional dependency is a known risk factor, the impact of changes in dependency over time remains unclear.Obj...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-301749
Ivy Yan Zhao, Mu-Hsing Ho, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Sasha Yuanjie Deng et al. • BMC Geriatrics
(2023)
Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthy ageing by highlighting five functional ability domains to (meet basic needs, make decisions, be mobile, build and maintain relationships, and contribute to society), wh...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04019-5
Tereza Vágnerová, Olga Dvořáčková, Eva Topinková • Clinical Nutrition Open Science
(2024)
Summary: Background & Aims: The transition from middle age to old age (from adults aged 50–55 years to older seniors aged 75–80 years) represents a critical period in terms of changes in body composition, i.e., increase in body fat per...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nutos.2024.01.006
Marianne Mahler, Anne Clancy, Aud Johannessen, Johanne Lind et al. • Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning
(2020)
Nordic Health Promotion Perspectives on Older Adults Participation and Sense og Security
Demographic changes and the growing elderly population in Scandinavia provide an incentive to study Health Ageing in the Nordic Countries. The chose...
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DOI: 10.7557/14.5176
Jankowska-Polańska B, Dudek K, Szymanska-Chabowska A, Uchmanowicz I • Clinical Interventions in Aging
(2016)
Beata Jankowska-Polańska,1 Krzysztof Dudek,2 Anna Szymanska-Chabowska,3 Izabella Uchmanowicz1 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 2Department of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of ...
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A. Mark Clarfield, A. Mark Clarfield, Tzvi Dwolatzky, Tzvi Dwolatzky • Frontiers in Public Health
(2021)
The distribution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has reached pandemic proportions. While COVID-19 can affect anyone, it is particularly hazardous for those with “co-morbidities.” Older age is an especially strong and independent risk factor for hos...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.655831
Way Kiat Bong, Weiqin Chen, Astrid Bergland • Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
(2018)
The global population is ageing rapidly. The ageing population faces not only the risk of health-related problems but also the challenge of social isolation and loneliness. While mainstream technology is designed to improve daily life, elde...
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DOI: 10.1155/2018/7249378
Jin Rui, Yijing Li, Hector D. Menendez, Mariana Pinto da Costa • Digital Health
(2026)
Digital infrastructure is increasingly understood as part of the contemporary built environment and as a policy-relevant area-level correlate of older adults’ mental health. Existing studies have often relied on linear models and have paid ...
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DOI: 10.1177/20552076261465140
Paul J. McCullagh, Zheng Huiru, Norman D. Black, Richard John Davies et al. • Studies in health technology and informatics
(2010)
Medical Informatics comprises the theoretical and practical aspects of information processing and communication, based on knowledge and experience derived from processes in medicine and healthcare. The processing takes place within computer...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-527-3-121
Ronald Buyl, Idrissa Beogo, Maaike Fobelets, Carole Deletroz et al. • Systematic Reviews
(2020)
Abstract Background Healthy aging (HA) is a contemporary challenge for population health worldwide. Electronic health (e-Health) interventions have the potential to support empowerment and education of adults aged 50 and over. Objectives To...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13643-020-01385-8
Binyamin Ben Avraham, Marisa Generosa Crespo‐Leiro, Gerasimos Filippatos, Israel Gotsman et al. • ESC Heart Failure
(2021)
Abstract The accepted use of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology as a good alternative for the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure together with the improved survival of the LVAD‐supported patients on the device a...
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DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13588
Rocha-Filho Pedro A, Oliveira Gustavo C, Viera Gisely S, Bortoloto Josiane et al. • Journal of Nanobiotechnology
(2011)
Abstract Background Nanoemulsions have practical application in a multitude of commercial areas, such as the chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Cosmetic industries use rice bran oil in sunscreen formulations, anti ageing prod...
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DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-9-44
Xiao Yan, Jianhua Guo, Xinghua Jiang • Scientific Reports
(2022)
Abstract Recently, the application and development of flexible microwave-absorption composites based on silicone rubber have gradually become a research hot spot. In this study, methyl vinyl phenyl silicone rubber (MPVQ)/carbonyl iron parti...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08415-6
Octavian POTECAŞU, Florentina POTECAŞU, Elena DRUGESCU • The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science
(2006)
The paper presents the results of the authors’ scientific research on a composite material with polymeric matrix, hardened with rock particles. It was studied the influence of the quantity of the hardening phase on the compression resistanc...
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