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The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
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Envelhecimento e percepção corporal de idosos institucionalizados

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
O estudo tem por objetivo verificar, nos discursos de idosos institucionalizados, quais aspectos consideram ao remeter à percepção e visão que têm de seus corpos. Utilizou-se de entrevista semiestruturada com dados sociodemográficos e uma questão sobre a
Jéssica Sobrinho Teixeira, Jimilly Caputo Corrêa, Carla Beatriz da Silva Rafael, Valter Paulo Neves Miranda, Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira   +4 more
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Changes to the feet of institutionalized elderly persons

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018
Objective: The present study aimed to identify the most frequent changes to the feet of institutionalized elderly persons. Method: A descriptive study was conducted with elderly persons living in long-term care facilities in the city of Passo Fundo, Rio
Eidimara Ferreira, Marilene Rodrigues Portella, Marlene Doring   +2 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus in institutionalized elderly people

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: A search in the SciELO and PubMed databases showed few studies on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals in long-term care institutions (LTCIs), thus prompting the present study.
Milton Luiz Gorzoni, Sueli Luciano Pires, Lilian de Fátima Costa Faria, Márcia Regina Valadares Aguado, Miriam Carmen Santana   +4 more
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Aging Is a Key Driver for Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a classical age‐related hematologic malignancy, and a key driver of AML is aging, which profoundly regulates intrinsic factors such as genomic instability, epigenetic reprogramming, and metabolic dysregulation, and alters bone marrow microenvironment.
Rong Yin, Haojian Zhang
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Falls in institutionalized older adults: risks, consequences and antecedents

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa,
Antonio Herculano de Araújo Neto, Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo Patrício, Milenna Azevedo Minhaqui Ferreira, Brenda Feitosa Lopes Rodrigues, Thayná Dias dos Santos, Thays Domingos de Brito Rodrigues, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva   +6 more
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My safety around dogs - English [PDF]

, 2008
Obtain a copy of the children’s leaflet (about 5-6yrs) in English from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/968. Obtain a copy of the children’s leaflet (about 5-6yrs) in Te Reo Maori from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/975. Obtain a copy of the children’s
Carter, Jennifer, Swain, David
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Designing assisted living technologies 'in the wild' : preliminary experiences with cultural probe methodology [PDF]

, 2012
Background There is growing interest in assisted living technologies to support independence at home. Such technologies should ideally be designed ‘in the wild’ i.e. taking account of how real people live in real homes and communities.
A Christoforetti, A Crabtree, A Steventon, AJ Cruz-Jentoft, C Graham, C Graham, C Leonardi, G Dewsbury, Guy Dewsbury, H Hutchinson, Joseph Wherton, K Boehner, L Axelrod, M Hartswood, Mark Rouncefield, P Dourish, Paul Sugarhood, PY Takahashi, R Bernhaupt, Rob Procter, S Buchmuller, S Pedell, S van Dieren, Sue Hinder, T Greenhalgh, T Greenhalgh, Trisha Greenhalgh, W Gaver   +27 more
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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
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