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Using the Gaia excess uncertainty as a proxy for stellar variability and age [PDF]

, 2023
Stars are known to be more active when they are young, resulting in a strong correlation between age and photometric variability. The amplitude variation between stars of a given age is large, but the age-variability relation becomes strong over large groups of stars. We explore this relation using the excess photometric uncertainty in Gaia photometry (
arxiv   +1 more source

Factors which influence postoperative mortality after hip fracture [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006
Background/Aim. One of the most significant predictors of mortality after hip fractures is cognitive impairment (dementia). The aim of this study was to report the results of a prospective study of the influence of some factors on sixmonth mortality in ...
Ristić Branko, Ristić-Ignjatović Dragana, Miličić Biljana, Obradović Zdravko   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterisation of Benzodiazepine Use in an Older Population Registered in Family Health Units in the Region of Minho, Portugal

Geriatrics, 2019
Benzodiazepines are the most frequently consumed psychotropic drugs among older persons. This pharmacological class has been advised against in this group, due to the various risks associated with its use in an older population.
Ana Vilaça, Ana Vieira, André Fernandes, Daniela Ribeiro, Inês Esteves   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fragilidade em idosos no município de São Paulo: prevalência e fatores associados

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2019
RESUMO: Introdução: Fragilidade é uma síndrome evitável e reversível caracterizada pelo declínio cumulativo dos sistemas fisiológicos, causando maior vulnerabilidade às condições adversas.
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Daniella Pires Nunes, Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Ligiana Pires Corona, Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito, Jair Lício Ferreira dos Santos, Maria Lúcia Lebrão   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute cholecystitis in old adults: the impact of advanced age on the clinical characteristics of the disease and on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Impact of advanced age on disease characteristics of acute cholecystitis (AC), and surgical outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has not been established.
Cho Eun Lee, Seung Jae Lee, Ju Ik Moon, In Seok Choi, Dae Sung Yoon, Won Jun Choi, Sang Eok Lee, Nak Song Sung, Seong Uk Kwon, In Eui Bae, Seung Jae Roh, Sung Gon Kim   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Centenarian caregivers: perception of burden, sociodemographic data and physical activity

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2022
This study aimed to understand centenarian caregivers’ perception of care burden according to sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity level. This is a descriptive study that used a mixed data (quantitative and qualitative) approach. Sixty-
Giovana Zarpellon Mazo, Daliana Stephanie Lecuona, Francine Stein, Fabíola Aguiar de Souza, Íris Dantas da Mota, Priscila Rodrigues Gil, Damiana Lima Costa, Pedro Silvelo Franco   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial on the clinical effects of levothyroxine treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism in people aged 80 years and over [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in older people and its contribution to health and disease needs to be elucidated further. Observational and clinical trial data on the clinical effects of subclinical hypothyroidism in persons aged 80 ...
Blum, M.R., Dekkers, O.M., Den Elzen, W.P.J., Du Puy, R.S., Ford, I., Gussekloo, J., Jukema, J.W., Kean, S., Kearney, P.M., Messow, C.M., Mooijaart, S.P., Peeters, R.P., Poortvliet, R.K.E., Postmus, I., Rodondi, N., Smit, J.W.A., Stott, D.J., van Munster, B.C., Watt, T., Westendorp, R.G.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R.   +20 more
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Disparity and Multimorbidity in Heart Failure Patients Over the Age of 80

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Background: Healthcare is currently struggling to provide access and coverage for an increasingly diverse aging population who frequently have multiple co-morbid conditions complicating their care and medical management. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the prevalence and distribution of common co-morbid conditions (hypertension ...
Anna Blach, Amanda Pangle, Gohar Azhar, Jeanne Wei   +3 more
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Stress corrosion cracking in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu aluminum alloys in saline environments [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright 2013 ASM International. This paper was published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44A(3), 1230 - 1253, and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of ASM International.
A. Berzin, A. Kolics, A. Turnbull, A.H. Le, A.H. Le, A.J. McEvily, A.K. Vasudevan, A.S. Tetelman, B. Jegdic, B. Sakar, B.J. Connelly, B.J. Connelly, C.A. Loto, C.M. Liao, D.J. Sullivan, D.M. Drazic, E.A. Starke, F.E. Watkinson, F.P. Ford, F.S. Lin, G. M. Scamans, G.A. Young, G.A. Young, G.M. Scamans, G.M. Scamans, H. Gruhl, H. Kim, H.F. Jong de, J. Onoro, J. Onoro, J. Robinson, J. Zhang, J.K. Park, J.P. Nordin, J.R. Scully, K. Kitamura, K. Komai, K.G. Kent, K.P. Wong, K.R. Cooper, K.R. Cooper, K.R. Cooper, L. Tomcsanyi, L.H. Chambers, L.P. Huang, M. Abe, M. Cook, M. Landkof, M. Metikos-Hukovic, M. Watanabe, M.O. Speidel, M.V. Hyatt, N. J. Henry Holroyd, N. Lampeas, N.J.H. Holroyd, N.J.H. Holroyd, N.J.H. Holroyd, O.D. Sherby, P. Martin, P.M. Natishan, R. Hermann, R.C. Doward, R.S. Pathania, R.T. Foley, R.T. Foley, S. Lee, S. Mostovoy, S. Ohsaki, S. Ohsaki, S. Osaki, S. Pyun, S. Pyun, T. Ishikawa, T. Magnin, T. Ohnishi, T. Oka, T.H. Nguyen, T.H. Nguyen, T.H. Sanders, W. Gruhl, Y. Choi, Z.A. Foroulis   +81 more
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Management of esophageal cancer in patients aged over 80 years [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2007
Important advances in the management of cancer of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction have occurred in the last decades, making treatment possible even in elderly patients. Unfortunately there is little information on management of esophageal cancer in octogenarian patients.
RUOL A., G. PORTALE, C. CASTORO, MERIGLIANO, STEFANO, F. CAVALLIN, BATTAGLIA, GIORGIO, S. MICHIELETTO, ANCONA, ERMANNO   +7 more
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