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Notes and QueriesThe NOVA Center for Global Health coordinated the +Longevity Think Tank, recognizing the importance of fostering reflection within Portuguese society on the enhanced role that vaccines can play as a factor in prevention and in promoting active and healthy aging.
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Maximum Market Price of Longevity Risk under Solvency Regimes: The Case of Solvency II. [PDF]
, 2016 Longevity risk constitutes an important risk factor for life insurance companies, and it can be managed through longevity-linked securities. The market of longevity-linked securities is at present far from being complete and does not allow finding a ...
Helena Leino-Kilpi (3471101) +5 more
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De Economist, 2010 Most of the western world has seen a steady increase in the average lifetime of its inhabitants over the past century. Although the past trends suggest that further changes in mortality rates are to be expected, considerable uncertainty exists regarding the future development of mortality. This type of uncertainty is referred to as longevity risk. This
De Waegenaere, A.M.B. +2 more
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Genome Medicine, 2020 Background Modern medicine is rapidly moving towards a data-driven paradigm based on comprehensive multimodal health assessments. Integrated analysis of data from different modalities has the potential of uncovering novel biomarkers and disease ...
Ilan Shomorony +19 more
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The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2021 The fact that people are on average living healthier, longer lives than previously has the potential to be positive for the economy, offsetting the negative economic effects of an ageing society. A longevity economy will see a shift in the mix of sectors in the economy, with both health and education expanding further and new financial products arising.
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The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2021 As the demographic transition enters a new stage of a longevity transition, focus needs to extend beyond an ageing society towards a longevity society. An ageing society focuses on changes in the age structure of the population, whereas a longevity society seeks to exploit the advantages of longer lives through changes in how we age.
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Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England [PDF]
, 2014 Enhanced knowledge on longevity and mortality in cats should support improved breeding, husbandry, clinical care and disease prevention strategies. The VetCompass research database of primary care veterinary practice data offers an extensive resource of ...
Bessant C +11 more
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Pupal and Adult Parameters as Potential Indicators of Cottonwood Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Fecundity and Longevity [PDF]
, 2018 Cottonwood leaf beetle, Chrysomela scripta, pupae from a laboratory colony were weighed and monitored through adult emergence, oviposition, and mortality to determine if correlations existed between various pupal or adult parameters and fecundity or ...
Coyle, David R +2 more
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Utilization of defined microbial communities enables effective evaluation of meta-genomic assemblies
BMC Genomics, 2017 Background Metagenomics is the study of the microbial genomes isolated from communities found on our bodies or in our environment. By correctly determining the relation between human health and the human associated microbial communities, novel mechanisms
William W. Greenwald +7 more
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Longevity and mortality of owned dogs in England [PDF]
, 2013 Improved understanding of longevity represents a significant welfare opportunity for the domestic dog, given its unparalleled morphological diversity.
Brodbelt, D C +5 more
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