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Toward a New Definition of Pro Bono [PDF]

, 2008
Every day, nonprofit groups around the country are meeting a wide variety of community needs, often with volunteer and corporate philanthropic assistance. Yet while these organizations are doing important and innovative work, they often cannot take their

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Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster, Jae Woo Chung, Maria E. Linn‐Evans, Matthew N. Petrucci, Chiahao Lu, Destiny J. Weaver, Joshua De Kam, Scott E. Cooper, Paul J. Tuite, Aleksandar Videnovic, Michael J. Howell, Colum D. MacKinnon   +11 more
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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
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A systematic review of how volunteering relates to job satisfaction and job performance

Discover Psychology
Background Volunteering is increasingly recognised for its benefits to individuals and organisations, yet its impact on workplace outcomes remains underexplored.
Dylan Bansi, Eleni Petkari, Teresa Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Mariana Pinto da Costa   +3 more
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Retaining Older Volunteers Is Key to Meeting Future Volunteer Needs [PDF]

, 2007
The boomers' impending retirement has spurred interest in tapping their productive energies to benefit society. This study examines older adults' decisions to stop or start formal volunteer work.
Barbara Butrica, Richard W. Johnson, Sheila R. Zedlewski   +2 more
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The McCance Brain Care Score and Mortality: Evidence From a Large‐Scale Population‐Based Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to examine the relationship between the McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) and mortality in the general population. Methods We conducted a prospective, population‐based cohort study using data from the UK Biobank. Participants with complete data enabling calculation of BCS and full mortality information were included ...
Zhiqiang Xu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Nan Li
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THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS INTERACTION MODELS IN THE SPHERE OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS

Вестник Тамбовского университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки, 2018
The issue of institutionalization of the volunteer movement in Russia in the context of consideration of such forms as: social and cultural partnership, corporate volunteering, cooperation.
E. V. Ulyanova
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Reduced Muscular Carnosine in Proximal Myotonic Myopathy—A Pilot 1H‐MRS Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (proximal myotonic myopathy, PROMM) is a progressive multisystem disorder with muscular symptoms (proximal weakness, pain, myotonia) and systemic manifestations such as diabetes mellitus, cataracts, and cardiac arrhythmias.
Alexander Gussew, Maryam Kargaran, Maik Rothe, Andreas Deistung, Dietrich Stoevesandt, Walter A. Wohlgemuth, David Strube, Thomas Kendzierski, Anna Katharina Kölsch, Maurits Gerhard Abraham Heuschen, Markus Otto, Alexander Mensch   +11 more
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Exploring the Whole Value of Corporate Volunteering [PDF]

Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 2017
Volunteering through the workplace is growing, with companies investing millions of dollars into it but possessing little knowledge of its value. This paper explores the value that a corporate volunteering programme (EDP Group) generated. The analysis was based on a new model, the “whole value model”, which resulted from the adaptation of a model that ...
Silva, Susana Costa e, Mayer, Jorge Manuel Lima Pinto   +1 more
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Discovery and Targeted Proteomic Studies Reveal Striatal Markers Validated for Huntington's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical trials for Huntington's disease (HD) enrolling persons before clinical motor diagnosis (CMD) lack validated biomarkers. This study aimed to conduct an unbiased discovery analysis and a targeted examination of proteomic biomarkers scrutinized by clinical validation. Methods Cerebrospinal fluid was obtained from PREDICT‐HD and
Daniel Chelsky, Cara Joyce, H. Jeremy Bockholt, Paul A. Rudnick, William H. Adams, Fiona McAllister, Justin W. Smock, Michael A. Newton, Jane S. Paulsen   +8 more
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