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Public Participation in New Local Governance Spaces: The Case for Community Development in Local Strategic Partnerships [PDF]

, 2014
Research into public participation in local decision-making has increased over the past forty years, reflecting increased interest in the subject from academic, policy and practitioner perspectives.
Purcell, Martin
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Combined Impacts of Physical Activity, Dietary Variety, and Social Interaction on Incident Functional Disability in Older Japanese Adults

Journal of Epidemiology, 2023
Background: This 3.6-year prospective study examined combined impacts of physical activity, dietary variety, and social interaction on incident disability and estimated population-attributable fraction for disability reduction in older adults.
Satoshi Seino, Yu Nofuji, Yuri Yokoyama, Takumi Abe, Mariko Nishi, Mari Yamashita, Miki Narita, Toshiki Hata, Shoji Shinkai, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +10 more
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Dose–response relationships of sarcopenia parameters with incident disability and mortality in older Japanese adults

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2022
Background Sarcopenia‐related parameters may have differential impacts on health‐related outcomes in older adults. We examined dose–response relationships of body composition, muscle strength, and physical performance with incident disability and ...
Satoshi Seino, Akihiko Kitamura, Takumi Abe, Yu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Murayama, Hidenori Amano, Mariko Nishi, Yu Nofuji, Yuri Yokoyama, Miki Narita, Shoji Shinkai, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +11 more
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Participation in Heterogeneous Communities [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 1999
This paper studies both theoretically and empirically the determinants of group formation and of the degree of participation when the population is heterogeneous, both in terms of income and race or ethnicity. We are especially interested in whether and how much the degree of heterogeneity in communities influences the amount of participation in ...
Alesina, Alberto, La Ferrara, Eliana
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Effects of intergenerational contact on social capital in community-dwelling adults aged 25–84 years: a non-randomized community-based intervention

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Accumulating social capital in urban areas is essential to improve community health. Previous studies suggested that intergenerational contact may be effective for enhancing social capital.
Yuta Nemoto, Kumiko Nonaka, Masataka Kuraoka, Sachiko Murayama, Motoki Tanaka, Hiroko Matsunaga, Yoh Murayama, Hiroshi Murayama, Erika Kobayashi, Yoji Inaba, Shuichiro Watanabe, Kazushi Maruo, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +12 more
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Community participation in local decision-making in protected areas: the case of the New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England. [PDF]

This research sought to establish the extent of and reasons for community participation and non participation in local decision-making practices in the New Forest National Park, a protected area, in Southern England.
Hewlett, Denise
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Sarcopenia: prevalence, associated factors, and the risk of mortality and disability in Japanese older adults

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2021
Background There is limited evidence on sarcopenia in Asian populations. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence, associated factors, and the magnitude of association with mortality and incident disability for sarcopenia and combinations of its ...
Akihiko Kitamura, Satoshi Seino, Takumi Abe, Yu Nofuji, Yuri Yokoyama, Hidenori Amano, Mariko Nishi, Yu Taniguchi, Miki Narita, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Shoji Shinkai   +10 more
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Association between the frequency of daily intellectual activities and cognitive domains: A cross‐sectional study in older adults with complaints of forgetfulness

Brain and Behavior, 2021
Objectives Frequent engagement in intellectual activities has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia. The present study sought to examine the association between the frequency of daily intellectual activities and cognitive domains in older ...
Ai Iizuka, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Susumu Ogawa, Tomoya Takahashi, Sachiko Murayama, Momoko Kobayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +6 more
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The Kesennuma Study in Miyagi, Japan: Study Design and Baseline Profiles of Participants

Journal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: To clarify the association between psychosocial problems and frailty in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and to develop strategies for preventive long-term care in the community, we launched the Kesennuma Study in 2019 ...
Mari Yamashita, Satoshi Seino, Yu Nofuji, Yasuhiro Sugawara, Yosuke Osuka, Akihiko Kitamura, Shoji Shinkai   +6 more
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Older assistant workers in intermediate care facilities, and their influence on the physical and mental burden of elderly care staff

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background As there is a shortage of care staff in elderly care homes, seniors are expected to work as assistants to help the care staff. This study examined the influence of older assistant workers in intermediate elderly care facilities on care staff ...
Ryota Sakurai, Saya Watanabe, Hiroki Mori, Tomoya Sagara, Hiroshi Murayama, Shuichiro Watanabe, Kentaro Higashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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