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Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
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Low falls and inpatient complications increase risk for longer length of stay in older persons admitted following trauma

BMC Geriatrics
Background Older adults make up 33% of all trauma admissions in Australia despite comprising 17% of the population with rates rising faster for older age groups compared to any other age group.
Christopher J. Emmett, Wen Kwang Lim, Alyssa Griffiths, Rachel Aitken, David J. Read, Katherine Gregorevic   +5 more
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Understanding the fatal burden of COVID-19 in residential aged care homes in Australia: Using linked data to generate evidence

International Journal of Population Data Science
Aim To quantify the impact of the pandemic on fatal burden of disease among those living in residential aged care homes (RACH) in Australia. Methods Using Residential Aged Care data linked to Death Registrations (Jan 2016 to 11 Aug 2022), we ...
Jennifer Welsh, Grace Joshy, Rachel Freeman-Robinson, Nicholas Biddle, Emily Banks, Clement Schlegel, Kayla Jordan, Phillip Gould, Paul Kelly, Rosemary Korda   +9 more
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Between Droughts and Floods: The Seasonal Response of Freshwater Snails in Artificial Reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid Region

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We investigate the seasonal dynamics of two freshwater snails, Biomphalaria straminea and Melanoides tuberculata, in artificial reservoirs of the Brazilian semiarid region. Despite regulated hydrology, B. straminea exhibited strong seasonal fluctuations associated with dry periods, while M. tuberculata maintained stable populations throughout the year,
Lucas Henrique Sousa da Silva, João Hemerson de Sousa, Adriana Josefa da Rocha, Manuella Feitosa Leal, Lucas Ariel de Sousa Aguiar, Tamaris Gimenez Pinheiro, Edson Lourenço da Silva   +6 more
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BEFRIENding for Depression, Anxiety and Social support in older adults living in Australian residential aged care facilities (BEFRIENDAS): randomised controlled trial protocol

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background This protocol describes an ongoing study of the impact of befriending on depression, anxiety and loneliness in older people living in residential aged care facilities in Australia.
Colleen Doyle, Sunil Bhar, Christina Bryant, Briony Dow, David Dunt, George Mnatzaganian, Daniel O’Connor, Julie Ratcliffe, Emily You, Anne-Marie Bagnall, Georgia Major, Robin Harper, Marcia Fearn   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunosenescence, aging and successful aging

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Aging induces a series of immune related changes, which is called immunosenescence, playing important roles in many age-related diseases, especially neurodegenerative diseases, tumors, cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).
Yunan Wang, Chen Dong, Yudian Han, Zhifeng Gu, Chi Sun   +4 more
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Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa, Andrea Costa, Sebastiano Salvidio   +2 more
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Comparison of health estimates between Victorian Population Health Surveys and National Health Surveys

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003
Objective: The computer‐assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) method has grown rapidly in recent years as an epidemiological tool for obtaining data on health issues.
Adrian Serraglio, Norman Carson, Zahid Ansari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tetraplegic spinal cord injury as a presentation of multiple myeloma: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Spinal cord injury is a devastating complication of cancers that exert physical compression on the spinal cord. Multiple myeloma is known predominantly as a condition that involves bony structures and can manifest with complications ...
Leon Edward Smith, Vicky Ying Li, Simon Chan   +2 more
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Mitochondria and Ageing [PDF]

Journal of Aging Research, 2011
1Division of Biology of Aging, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, College of Medicine, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 2Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lleida-IRBLleida, 25008 Lleida, Spain 3Mitochondrial Gerontology and Age-Related Diseases Group, Institute of ...
Leeuwenburgh, Christiaan, Pamplona, Reinald, Sanz, Alberto   +2 more
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