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Dementia in the old age: a gloomy wood later in life

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4081/gc.2018.7756

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

Feminist Gerontology and Old Men

Toni Calasanti • The Journals of Gerontology Series B (2004)

This article outlines feminist gerontology and shows how its focus on power relations lends insight into the lives of those people disadvantaged by them as well as the people privileged by social inequalities. To illustrate the latter, I di...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/59.6.s305

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

Gerontology

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...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/1.1_part_1.1

Self, Society, and the "New Gerontology"

Martha Holstein, Meredith Minkler • The Gerontologist (2003)

The "new gerontology," built on the concept of successful aging, sets forth the preconditions for and the end product of the process of aging successfully. Focused on health and active participation in life, it vests largely within individu...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/43.6.787

Influence of chemical composition and discontinuities on energy transformation and rock mass behaviour: Insights into geological dynamic

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1049/tje2.12388

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

The Coming of Materials Science

David A. Weitz • Physics Today (2002)

The Coming of Materials Science , Robert W. Cahn Pergamon, New York, 2001. $64.00 (568 pp.). isbn 0-08-042679-4 If one takes the broadest view, a significant fraction of modern-day physicists are materials scientists. Similarly, many chemis...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1496379

Advances in Nanotechnology for Restorative Dentistry

Zohaib Khurshid, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Syed Saad Bin Qasim, Sana Shahab et al. • Materials (2015)

Rationalizing has become a new trend in the world of science and technology. Nanotechnology has ascended to become one of the most favorable technologies, and one which will change the application of materials in different fields. The quali...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8020717 PMC: 5455275

Towards Low‐Voltage and High‐Capacity Conversion‐Based Oxide Anodes by Configuration Entropy Optimization

Dr. Lizhi Qian, Jinliang Li, Gongxu Lan, Dr. Yuan Wang et al. • ChemElectroChem (2023)

Abstract Transition metal oxide (TMO)‐based anodes attract much attention for lithium storage due to the merits of high theoretical capacity, facile synthesis, and easy scale‐up. Moreover, the increased working potential avoids the issue of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/celc.202201012

Comparative Study of Field-Effect Transistors Based on Graphene Oxide and CVD Graphene in Highly Sensitive NT-proBNP Aptasensors

Anastasiia Kudriavtseva, Stefan Jarić, Nikita Nekrasov, Alexey V. Orlov et al. • Biosensors (2024)

Graphene-based materials are actively being investigated as sensing elements for the detection of different analytes. Both graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and graphene oxide (GO) produced by the modified Hummers’ method ar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/bios14050215

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-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

Models in Archaeology

David L. Clarke • Routledge eBooks (2014)

This major study reflects the increasing significance of careful model formation and testing in those academic subjects that are struggling from intuitive and aesthetic obscurantism toward a more disciplined and integrated approach to their...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315748474

Analytical Chemistry Methods of Estimating the Original Firing Temperature of Bricks from a 19th Century Convent in the Philippines: Perspective of a Southeast Asian Country | Mga Pamamaraan ng Mapanuring-Kimika sa Pagtantya ng Orihinal na Temperatura ng Pagsunog sa Ladrilyo Mula sa Isang Ika-19 na Siglong Kumbento sa Pilipinas: Pananaw ng Isang Bansa sa Timog-Silangang Asya

Jan-Michael Cayme • SPAFA Journal (2021)

Countries in Southeast Asia have a unique and diverse culture due to its varied ethnic groups having different traditions and beliefs. The process of manufacturing building materials such as brick masonry is one aspect where this distinctiv...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26721/spafajournal.2021.5.651

Seeking the Unseen: A Multimodal Non-Invasive Investigation of a Post-Byzantine Overpainted Icon

Nikoleta V. Nikolaidou, Anastasios Asvestas, Agathi Anthoula Kaminari, Theodoros Panou et al. • Heritage (2025)

Religious panel paintings (icons) play a pivotal role in the rituals of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church. However, their continuous use often results in physical degradation, prompting remedial interventions. Quite commonly, alteration...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage8090377