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State-of-the-practice: Assessing community participation within Chinese cultural World Heritage properties

Habitat International, 2020
Community participation is a key part of heritage management. However, in practice, unlike natural heritage, the nature of community participation within cultural heritage is seldom assessed, nor are there theoretical frameworks developed to baseline ...
Ji Li, S. Krishnamurthy, A. Roders, P. Wesemael   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Protective effects of dog ownership against the onset of disabling dementia in older community-dwelling Japanese: A longitudinal study

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
This prospective study examined the associations of dog/cat ownership with incident disabling dementia using propensity score matching based on the physical, social, and psychological characteristics of dog and cat owners.
Yu Taniguchi, Satoshi Seino, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Toshiki Hata, Shoji Shinkai, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informing or consulting? Exploring community participation within urban heritage management in China

Habitat International, 2020
To better face the challenges of rapid urbanisation, it is recommended urban heritage management is carried out through community participation. In the Chinese context of state centralisation, however, inclusive participatory governance for urban ...
Ji Li, S. Krishnamurthy, A. Roders, P. Wesemael   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association of nutrient-derived dietary patterns with sarcopenia and its components in community-dwelling older Japanese: a cross-sectional study

Nutrition Journal, 2021
Background Diet is a modifiable factor affecting sarcopenia, and accumulating evidence links dietary factors to muscle mass, strength, and function in older adults.
Yuri Yokoyama, Akihiko Kitamura, Satoshi Seino, Hunkyung Kim, Shuichi Obuchi, Hisashi Kawai, Hirohiko Hirano, Yutaka Watanabe, Keiko Motokawa, Miki Narita, Shoji Shinkai   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Eating Alone With Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: Role of Poor Social Networks

Journal of Epidemiology, 2021
Objectives: Eating alone is associated with an increased risk of depression symptoms. This association may be confounded by poor social networks. The present study aimed to determine the role of poor social networks in the association of eating alone ...
Ryota Sakurai, Hisashi Kawai, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hunkyung Kim, Yutaka Watanabe, Hirohiko Hirano, Kazushige Ihara, Shuichi Obuchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

System Construction, Tourism Empowerment, and Community Participation: The Sustainable Way of Rural Tourism Development

Sustainability
The development of rural tourism serves as a crucial strategy for achieving rural revitalization and common prosperity in China. However, the uneven distribution of interests caused by the imperfect tourism destination system is common, and its economic ...
Junhui Tong, Yi Li, Yongliang Yang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community participation in the fight against COVID-19: between utilitarianism and social justice.

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2020
This essay aims to discuss the foundations and possibilities for community participation in the fight against COVID-19. The first part discusses the meanings of community, defined according to geographic, aggregate-interest, or epidemiological criteria ...
José Patrício Bispo Júnior, M. Morais
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Observational Evidence of the Association Between Handgrip Strength, Hand Dexterity, and Cognitive Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Journal of Epidemiology, 2018
Background: Deterioration of hand motor function is a possible risk factor of cognitive impairment in older adults. Despite a growing body of research, a lack of clarity exists regarding the relationships.
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards universal health coverage in the context of population ageing: a narrative review on the implications from the long-term care system in Japan

Archives of Public Health, 2022
The two important elements of universal health coverage—(1) enabling everyone to access the necessary health services and (2) providing financial protection from catastrophic health spending—are vital for not only healthcare but also long-term care in ...
Shohei Okamoto, Kohei Komamura
doaj   +1 more source

Future Community-Based Ecotourism (CBET) development [PDF]

, 2020
Ecotourism is an alternative form of tourism and is usually confused with natural and cultural tourism.CBET is fast becoming a popular biodiversity conservation tool that develops and benefits the local community.
Ibrahim, B., Mohd Noh, A. N., Mustafa, M. Z., Nordin, M. N., Razzaq, A. R. A.   +4 more
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