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Junqi Yang, Yumin Ma, Jiang Liu, Qingtian Zhu et al. • Experimental Gerontology
(2024)
The aging of pancreatic beta cells is closely associated with various diseases, such as impaired glucose tolerance, yet the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we screened young and aged mouse pancreatic beta cel...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112633
Luciano Magalhães Vitorino BSN, MSc, Gail Low RN, BSN, MA, PhD, Lucila Amaral Carneiro Vianna PhD • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
(2016)
Objective: This study examined the effect of Positive and Negative Spiritual and Religious Coping (SRC) upon older Brazilian’s quality of life (QOL). Method: A secondary analysis of data collected from 77 nursing home residents (NHRs; M age...
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DOI: 10.1177/2333721416658140
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 ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04089-5
Janet Lok Chun Lee, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
(2022)
Parks usually create a protective playground space for children to perform physical activity like jumping, running, and climbing. Specific spaces have rarely been created for older adults to perform physical activity in public parks. Now th...
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DOI: 10.1177/23337214221083404
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...
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DOI: 10.1177/23337214221130161
Leon G. Martens, Jiao Luo, Fleur L. Meulmeester, Nadia Ashrafi et al. • Antioxidants
(2020)
The antioxidant vitamin E (α-tocopherol, α-TOH) protects lipids from oxidation by reactive oxygen species. We hypothesized that lifestyle factors associate with vitamin E metabolism marked by urinary α-tocopheronolactone hydroquinone (α-TLH...
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DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121280
Kazuki Uemura, Takehiko Doi, Kota Tsutsumimoto, Sho Nakakubo et al. • Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
(2020)
Abstract Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)‐derived phase angle is expected to be an efficient prognostic marker of health adverse events with aging as an alternative of muscle mass. We aimed to examine the predictive ability...
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DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12492
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 ...
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules23020300
Virginia Boccardi, Lucia Paolacci, Patrizia Mecocci • Geriatric Care
(2018)
Dementia incidence is growing at an impressive rate worldwide, mostly affecting old age subjects. Looking and considering the disease as the same in younger adult does not seem the successful way to find a proper solution regarding preventi...
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DOI: 10.4081/gc.2018.7756
Ayumi Fukatsu-Chikumoto, Tsunahiko Hirano, Shun Takahashi, Takuya Ishida et al. • Scientific Reports
(2024)
Abstract Physical inactivity and cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to frailty and poor prognoses. However, little is known regarding the association between frailty and the human bra...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53933-0
W. F. Ossenfort • Archives of Internal Medicine
(1965)
Social gerontology is concerned with the phenomena of aging which are related to man as a member of the social group. This handbook is addressed to research workers, teachers, and graduate students as a text and as a guide. Over 50 colleges...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1965.03870050158041
L. K. Frank • Journal of Gerontology
(1946)
With millions of men and women growing older, baffled by changes in themselves and in the world around them, the country has a definite need for not only large scale provisions for their care but also for a specific and individual service f...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/1.1_part_1.1
Julia Twigg, Wendy E. Martin • The Gerontologist
(2014)
Over the last decade, Cultural Gerontology has emerged as one of the most vibrant elements of writing about age (Twigg, J., & Martin, W. (Eds.) (2015). The Routledge handbook of cultural gerontology. London: Routledge). Reflecting the wider...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnu061
• Routledge eBooks
(2018)
The term "educational gerontology" was first used in a 1970 doctoral program at the University of Michigan to denote those "activities and study that occur at the interface of education and gerontology" (Peterson 1980: 68).It achieved acade...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429457784
Lars Tornstam • The Gerontologist
(1992)
A critical examination of fundamental assumptions of gerontological research reveals problematic sources of concept and theory development. For example, the misery and resource perspectives on aging and the aged are viewed as "overflow" fro...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/32.3.318
Takayoshi Katase, Xinyi He, Terumasa Tadano, Jan M. Tomczak et al. • Advanced Science
(2021)
Abstract Introducing artificial strain in epitaxial thin films is an effective strategy to alter electronic structures of transition metal oxides (TMOs) and to induce novel phenomena and functionalities not realized in bulk crystals. This s...
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102097
Ha Eun Kang, Seong-Do Kim, Young Soo Yoon, Sang-Jin Lee • Applied Surface Science Advances
(2025)
Nickel-rich layered oxide cathodes, typified by compositions such as LiNi₁₋ₓ₋ᵧCoₓMnᵧO₂ (NCM) have garnered significant attention as high-energy-density candidates for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. However, their widespread deployme...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsadv.2025.100826
Naeem Abbas, Kegang Li, Yewuhalashet Fissha, Zemicael Gebrehiwot et al. • The Journal of Engineering
(2024)
Abstract In this study, efforts were made to incorporate the influence of discontinuities and failure modes of rock into the classification of rock masses. The past tectonic activities may create microfractures in the rock body therefore th...
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DOI: 10.1049/tje2.12388
Liisa M. Hirvonen, Klaus Suhling • Frontiers in Physics
(2020)
Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) is increasingly used in many scientific disciplines, including biological and medical research, materials science and chemistry. The fluorescence label is not only used to indicate its location, but also...
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DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2020.00161
Xiaohui Li, Yulong Kang, Chen Chen, Jianghua Li et al. • AIP Advances
(2017)
Lithium and calcium are inefficient filling elements of CoSb3 at ambient pressure, but show nice filling behavior under high pressure. In this work, we synthesized Li/Ca double-filled CoSb3 with high pressure synthesis method. The products ...
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4974501