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Rejuvenating Aging Studies in Academic Libraries [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose – The aim of this paper is to identify resources essential gerontology (aging studies) resources and liaison strategies that provide guidance for academic librarians working with faculty and students in this highly interdisciplinary field. Design/
Antunez, Marilia Y. +2 more
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The critical use of narrative and literature in gerontology
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2012 It is now widely accepted that ’’age’’ and ’’ageing’’ are cultural concepts that are open to question. The thinking encouraged by critical gerontology has been crucially important in provoking questions about the complexities of later life, age and ...
Hannah Zeilig
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The challenge of cultural gerontology [PDF]
, 2014 Over the last decade, Cultural Gerontology has emerged as one of the most vibrant elements of writing about age (Twigg, J., & Martin, W. (Eds.) (2015). The Routledge handbook of cultural gerontology. London: Routledge). Reflecting the wider Cultural Turn,
Helen Q. Kivnick +2 more
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Health, community and development : towards a social psychology of participation [PDF]
, 2000 Population ageing is one of the major contemporary issues facing societies across the world. Originally framed as a major social and economic challenge, demographic ageing is now beginning to be seen as offering huge potential to individuals as well as ...
Bernard +43 more
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GERONTOLOGY ISSUES IN GYNECOLOGY
Опухоли женской репродуктивной системы, 2014 According to data from World Health Organization (WHO) the median duration of life of the world population has been increasing over the last years.In Russia, the proportion of women among the population aged 70 years and over account for 75%.One of the ...
B. G. Nummayev +3 more
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SILVER ECONOMY IN THE CONDITIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ON WARMII AND MASURIA
Rozprawy Społeczne, 2020 The subject of the article is the silver economy sector in Warmia and Mazury, and the purpose is an attempt to answer the question about its role and place in the face of the ongoing process of population aging.
Majka Łojko, Anna Leszczyńska-Rejchert
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ÉLIE METCHNIKOFF’S LEGACY IN THE FIELD OF ORTHOBIOSIS
Anti-Aging Eastern Europe, 2023 Elie Metchnikoff is well known for his fundamental works in the field of cellular immunity and phagocytosis for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. He gained his international reputation for ground-breaking research across numerous academic disciplines:
Bohdana Doskaliuk
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Panax ginseng callus, suspension, and root cultures: extraction and qualitative analysis [PDF]
Foods and Raw Materials, 2020 Introduction. In recent years, scientists have been actively searching for medicinal plants containing biologically active substances with geroprotective properties to treat diseases of old age, in particular cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases ...
Dyshlyuk Lyubov S. +4 more
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Provider Perspectives on the Influence of Family on Nursing Home Resident Transfers to the Emergency Department: Crises at the End of Life. [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Nursing home (NH) residents often experience burdensome and unnecessary care transitions, especially towards the end of life. This paper explores provider perspectives on the role that families play in the decision to transfer NH residents to
Bui, Nhat +6 more
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Theorizing and Social Gerontology
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2006 Theory is increasingly important in social gerontology. Thus it is gratifying to see the debut of a new journal that encourages theorizing about age and aging. The papers in Volume 1, number 1 of the International Journal of Ageing and Later Life reflect
Vern Bengtsson
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