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Surgery-for-life:Aging, sexual fitness and self-management in Brazil [PDF]

, 2014
This article draws on ethnographic fieldwork on plastic surgery to explore tensions in aging norms and ideals for women in Brazil.  I situate my analysis in relation to debates about a “de-chronologized life course.”  Some scholars argue that the life ...
Edmonds, Alexander
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Later life, inequality and sociological theory [PDF]

, 1999
A central concern of many theorists of later life has been to elucidate the processes which shape the marginalisation and relative disadvantage of older people in contemporary society.
Irwin, S.
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One-hour post-load glucose improves the prediction of cardiovascular events in the OPERA study

Annals of Medicine, 2021
Background To estimate the ability of fasting, 1-h, and 2-h post-load glucose to predict cardiovascular outcomes.Methods We examined a population-based study consisting of 977 middle-aged subjects who underwent an oral glucose tolerance test with glucose
Anni Saunajoki, Juha Auvinen, Aini Bloigu, Olavi Ukkola, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Markku Timonen   +5 more
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Agency, identity and learning at turning points in women's lives: A comparative UK-Italian analysis [PDF]

, 2019
This paper discusses the ways in which women aged 50, in two different cultural contexts (United Kingdom and Italy) narrate and portray turning points in their life course.
Biasin, C., Evans, K.
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Early exposure to social disadvantages and later life body mass index beyond genetic predisposition in three generations of Finnish birth cohorts

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The study aimed to explore the association between early life and life-course exposure to social disadvantage and later life body mass index (BMI) accounting for genetic predisposition and maternal BMI.
Estelle Lowry, Nina Rautio, Niko Wasenius, Tom A. Bond, Jari Lahti, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Abbas Dehghan, Anni Heiskala, Leena Ala-Mursula, Jouko Miettunen, Johan Eriksson, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Sylvain Sebert   +12 more
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Theory and empiricisn in the understanding of life course development [PDF]

, 2017
Uprawiając psychologię rozwoju człowieka i starając się jak najpełniej rozwój ten zrozumieć, warto czasami zadać pytanie o rolę teorii i empirii w budowaniu wiedzy na temat rozwoju człowieka w biegu jego życia.
Czyżowska, Dorota
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Epigenetic findings in periodontitis in UK twins: a cross-sectional study

Clinical Epigenetics, 2019
Background Genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to periodontal disease, but the underlying susceptibility pathways are not fully understood.
Yuko Kurushima, Pei-Chien Tsai, Juan Castillo-Fernandez, Alexessander Couto Alves, Julia Sarah El-Sayed Moustafa, Caroline Le Roy, Tim D. Spector, Mark Ide, Francis J. Hughes, Kerrin S. Small, Claire J. Steves, Jordana T. Bell   +11 more
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Suspected twin anemia polycythemia sequence in a dichorionic, diamniotic twin pregnancy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Twin anemia polycythemia sequence is a rare complication in monochorionic twin pregnancy. Case presentation We describe a case of dichorionic twin pregnancy presenting with suspected twin anemia polycythemia sequence.
Tania Jeyaseelan, Panicos Shangaris, Athina Efthymiou, Linzi Martin, Lisa Story, Surabhi Nanda, Neelam Gupta, Mudher Al-Adnani, Andreas Marnerides, Kypros H. Nicolaides, Srividhya Sankaran   +10 more
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Characterization of the Effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Mouse and Human Islet Function

Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2019
Islet transplantation has the potential to cure type 1 diabetes, but current transplantation protocols are not optimal and there is extensive loss of islet β‐cell insulin secretory function during the immediate post‐transplantation period.
Ahmed A. Arzouni, Andreia Vargas‐Seymour, Paramjeet K. Dhadda, Chloe L. Rackham, Guo‐Cai Huang, Pratik Choudhary, Aileen J. F. King, Peter M. Jones   +7 more
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Does pre-COVID impulsive behaviour predict adherence to hygiene and social distancing measures in youths following the COVID-19 pandemic onset? Evidence from a South African longitudinal study.

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Engagement in protective behaviours relating to the COVID-19 pandemic has been proposed to be key to infection control. This is particularly the case for youths as key drivers of infections.
Katharina Haag, Stefani Du Toit, Nace Mikus, Sarah Skeen, Kathryn Steventon Roberts, Marguerite Marlow, Vuyolwethu Notholi, Akhona Sambudla, Yeukai Chideya, Lorraine Sherr, Mark Tomlinson   +10 more
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