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Energy contribution from non-breastmilk items in low-income Guatemalan infantsin their sixth month of life

Salud Pública de México, 2015
Objective. To examine the nature and energy contribution of complementary feeding in breastfed infants in their sixth month of life, and the prevalence of the use of bottles as a delivery method. Materials and methods.
Marieke Vossenaar, Jeniece Alvey, Ilse van Beusekom, Colleen M Doak, Noel W Solomons   +4 more
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Differences in circulating non-transferrin-bound iron after oral administration of ferrous sulfate, sodium iron EDTA, or iron polymaltose in women with marginal iron stores

Репродуктивная эндокринология, 2017
Background. The adverse interactions between iron supplements and malaria have driven the assessment of new therapeutic options for anemia prophylaxis in areas holoendemic for falciparum malaria. Objective.
K. Schümann, N. W. Solomons, M. Orozco, M. E. Romero-Abal, G. Weiss   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vision impairment, hearing impairment and functional Limitations of subjective cognitive decline: a population-based study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background The association between sensory impairment including vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), dual impairment (DI) and the functional limitations of SCD (SCD-related FL) are still unclear in middle-aged and older people.
Ruirui Guo, Xiaotong Li, Mengzi Sun, Yuxiang Wang, Xuhan Wang, Jing Li, Zechun Xie, Nan Yao, Yixue Yang, Bo Li, Lina Jin   +10 more
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Simulation on sensory impairment in older adults:nursing education [PDF]

, 2017
Sensory impairments are identified as the most common chronic and disabling conditions of later life impacting significantly on the quality of life and safety of older adults.
Croy, Suzanne, Macaden, Leah, Smith, Annetta   +2 more
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Sensory impairment and beta‐amyloid deposition in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2023
Introduction Beta‐amyloid (Aβ) plaque deposition is a biomarker of preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD). Impairments in sensory function are associated with cognitive decline.
Lekha Yesantharao, Yurun Cai, Jennifer A. Schrack, Alden L. Gross, Hang Wang, Murat Bilgel, Ryan Dougherty, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Susan M. Resnick, Yuri Agrawal   +10 more
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Enabling people with intellectual and other disabilities to make verbal requests using cardboard chips with mini objects or pictures and a smartphone

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2023
ObjectiveThis study aimed to help six participants with intellectual disability combined with sensory and motor impairments to make verbal requests through the use of a technology system involving cardboard chips and a smartphone.MethodThe participants ...
Giulio E. Lancioni, Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos, Gloria Alberti, Oriana Troccoli, Isabella Orlando, Carlo Ricci   +8 more
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American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside conference: sensory impairment and cognitive decline in older adults [PDF]

, 2018
This article summarizes the presentations and recommendations of the tenth annual American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench‐to‐Bedside research conference, “Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline,” on October 2–3, 2017, in ...
Cronin-Golomb, Alice, Cruickshanks, Karen J., Gilmore, Grover C., Lin, Frank R., Owsley, Cynthia, Peelle, Jonathan E., Recanzone, Gregg, Sharma, Anu, Swenor, Bonnielin, Whitson, Heather E., Yaffe, Kristine   +10 more
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Haptic wearables as sensory replacement, sensory augmentation and trainer - a review [PDF]

, 2015
Sensory impairments decrease quality of life and can slow or hinder rehabilitation. Small, computationally powerful electronics have enabled the recent development of wearable systems aimed to improve function for individuals with sensory impairments ...
Damian, D.D., Shull, P.B.
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[Sensory impairments and dementia]. [PDF]

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2022
In recent years, research has consistently reported an association between hearing- and vision loss and mental health outcomes. Whether treating these condition in elders improves cognition has been addressed by several studies. Observational data suggest that treatment positively impacts cognition, even though more research is needed.
Delsing, C.P.A., Spies, P.E., Klevering, B.J.   +2 more
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Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and burden of morbidity associated with self-reported hearing and vision impairments in older British community-dwelling men: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Hearing and vision problems are common in older adults. We investigated the association of self-reported sensory impairment with lifestyle factors, chronic conditions, physical functioning, quality of life and social interaction.
Carvalho, LA, Iliffe, S, Lennon, LT, Liljas, AEM, Papacosta, O, Ramsay, SE, Walters, K, Wannamethee, SG, Whincup, PH   +8 more
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