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Cohort profile: the Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research - a prospective cohort study on cognition

Pei-Iun Hsieh, Te-Hsuan Huang, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen et al. • Epidemiology and Health (2024)

The Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research (TIGER) was founded in 2011 to elucidate the interrelationships among various predictors of global and domain-specific cognitive impairment, with the aim of identifying older adul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2024057

Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Sarcopenia in Adults in Colombia: A Modified Delphi Study

Claudia Contreras, Diana Paola Córdoba‐Rodríguez, Robinson Cuadros, José Ricardo Jauregui et al. • JCSM Communications (2026)

ABSTRACT Background Secondary sarcopenia driven by chronic disease, acute illness, immobilization, malnutrition or treatment‐related factors contributes to functional decline, falls, disability, readmission and mortality. In Colombia, uneve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/rco2.70051

Impact of age-friendly living environment and intrinsic capacity on functional ability in older adults: a cross-sectional study

Yi-Shan Jiang, Hong Shi, Yu-Ting Kang, Ji Shen et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2023)

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed healthy aging framework, supposing that intrinsic capacity (IC), environment and their interaction may have influence on functional ability (FA). It was still unclear how ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04089-5

Protocol for the Tallaght University Hospital Institute for Memory and Cognition-Biobank for Research in Ageing and Neurodegeneration

Eimear Connolly, Shane Lyons, Cliona O’Farrelly, Graham Knight et al. • BMJ Open (2023)

Introduction Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect >50 million individuals globally and are characterised by broad clinical and biological heterogeneity. Cohort and biobank studies have played a critical role in advancing the un...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077772

The interplay of risk factors for future falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults: a Bayesian network analysis

Yan Cai, Wei Zhu, Chenshu Wu, Yan Jiang • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Falls are a leading global cause of injury and mortality in older adults, necessitating understanding risk factor interplay for prevention. This study aims to investigate complex interactions among risk factors associate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27192-9

Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease

Anum Zahra, Maarten van Smeden, Petra J. M. Elders, Jan Festen et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home (NH) residents faced the highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality. Due to their frailty status, comorbidity burden can serve as a useful predictive indicator of vul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-05721-2

Investigation of Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) Activities in Addressing Cognitive Domains Reflected in Hong Kong Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HK-MoCA)

Calvin Ka-Fung Lo BHSc, MD, Eric Andrew Yung BSc, MSc, Ka Tat Tsang PhD • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2022)

Background/Objectives: Yee Hong Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) is a community program strengthening East Asians >65 years with dementia in their daily functional activities. We analyzed how PID activities align with Hong Kong Montreal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/23337214221130161

Advances in the Development of PET Ligands Targeting Histone Deacetylases for the Assessment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Tetsuro Tago, Jun Toyohara • Molecules (2018)

Epigenetic alterations of gene expression have emerged as a key factor in several neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, inhibitors targeting histone deacetylases (HDACs), which are enzymes responsible for deacetylation of histones and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules23020300

Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

• Oxford University Press eBooks (1999)

Abstract This title presents an overview of gerontology appropriate for beginning, graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The text includes seminal chapters on theory, methodology, physiological processes, health, culture, dying and ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780195115468.001.0001

Introduction to Educational Gerontology

Ronald H. Sherron, D. Barry Lumsden • Taylor & Francis eBooks (2013)

Education and the life cycle - a philosophy of aging, H.R.Moody instrumental and expressive education - from needs to goals assessment for educational planning, C.A.Londoner Religion and ageing and the role of education, J.C.Glass Jr instru...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315803166

A review on green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles

Madhusmita Swain, Durgamadhab Mishra, Gourishankar Sahoo • Discover Applied Sciences (2025)

Abstract Nanoparticles and Nanostructured materials are playing an ever-important role in affordable healthcare, environment remediation, renewable energy, agriculture, consumer electronics, cosmetics etc. However, progress in these sectors...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s42452-025-06957-8

Electrospun Polyamide6 Chitosan Nanofibers Reinforced with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Functionalized MultiWalled Carbon Nanotubes: Some Physical, Mechanical Properties and Bacterial Rejection

Asmaa Alkhfaji • Muthanna Journal of Pure Science (2023)

With the fast development of nanotechnology, the preparation of electrospun nanofibers received increasing interest. Because of their large specific area and superior functional abilities, electrospun nanofiber membranes play an essential r...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.52113/2/10.02.2023/62-70

Nanotechnology, Science and Applications

• Nanotechnology Science and Applications (2020)

An international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that focuses on the science of nanotechnology in a wide range of industrial and academic applications. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of reviews, original research, a...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/nsa

Proteoliposomes – a system to study membrane proteins under buffer gradients by cryo-EM

Sejwal Kushal, Chami Mohamed, Baumgartner Paul, Kowal Julia et al. • Nanotechnology Reviews (2017)

Membrane proteins are vital to life and major therapeutic targets. Yet, understanding how they function is limited by a lack of structural information. In biological cells, membrane proteins reside in lipidic membranes and typically experie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2016-0081

Nanostructured transdermal hormone replacement therapy for relieving menopausal symptoms: a confocal Raman spectroscopy study

Marco Antonio Botelho, Dinalva Brito Queiroz, Gisele Barros, Stela Guerreiro et al. • Clinics (2014)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and efficacy of a transdermal nanostructured formulation of progesterone (10%) combined with estriol (0.1%) + estradiol (0.25%) for relieving postmenopausal symptoms. METHODS: A total of 66 postmenopausa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2014(02)01

Nanotechnology

Vincent W. Hoyt, Eileen Mason • ACS Chemical Health & Safety (2007)

Although research in nanotechnology continues apace, relatively little is known about the subsequent health effects of exposure to nanoparticles. Major research efforts are underway both in the US and abroad to characterize the risks of suc...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2007.07.015

Nanotechnology in Textiles

Ali K. Yetisen, Hang Qu, Amir Manbachi, Haider Butt et al. • ACS Nano (2016)

Increasing customer demand for durable and functional apparel manufactured in a sustainable manner has created an opportunity for nanomaterials to be integrated into textile substrates. Nanomoieties can induce stain repellence, wrinkle-free...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b08176

Nanotechnology-Based Cosmeceuticals

Alka Lohani, Anurag Kumar Verma, Himanshi Joshi, Niti Yadav et al. • ISRN Dermatology (2014)

Cosmeceuticals are the fastest growing segment of the personal care industry, and a number of topical cosmeceutical treatments for conditions such as photoaging, hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, and hair damage have come into widespread use. In...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/843687 PMC: 4055113