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View article: Adaptation and Feasibility of KONTAKT™ Social Skills Toolbox Group Program for Australian Autistic Children
Adaptation and Feasibility of KONTAKT™ Social Skills Toolbox Group Program for Australian Autistic Children Open
Background Although autistic individuals are interested in interacting with peers, they express a need for social skills programs that could support them in navigating their daily social world, which is governed by neurotypical social norm…
View article: Microemboli on Transcranial Doppler in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Single Center Case Series
Microemboli on Transcranial Doppler in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Single Center Case Series Open
Background: Stroke remains a major cause of morbidity in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Current guidelines recommend that patients with Hemoglobin SS and Hemoglobin S beta zero thalassemia have annual transcranial doppler (TCD) s…
View article: Body mass, blood pressure, and cognitive functioning among octogenarians and centenarians
Body mass, blood pressure, and cognitive functioning among octogenarians and centenarians Open
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the association among body mass, blood pressure (BP), and cognitive functioning for octogenarians and centenarians. Methods: A total of 300 participants (221 centenarians and 79 octogenarians) …
View article: An approach to revising mHealth interventions for children and families: A case example in sickle cell disease
An approach to revising mHealth interventions for children and families: A case example in sickle cell disease Open
Frameworks for developing mHealth interventions that are informed by the end‐user and improve accessibility are necessary to ensure interventions meet the needs of the intended population and advance the science of health behavior change. …
View article: Clinico-Neuropathological Findings in the Oldest Old from the Georgia Centenarian Study
Clinico-Neuropathological Findings in the Oldest Old from the Georgia Centenarian Study Open
Background: Centenarian studies are important sources for understanding of factors that contribute to longevity and healthy aging. Clinico-neuropathological finding is a key in identifying pathology and factors contributing to age-related …
View article: Cardiovascular health and cognitive functioning among centenarians: a comparison between the Tokyo and Georgia centenarian studies
Cardiovascular health and cognitive functioning among centenarians: a comparison between the Tokyo and Georgia centenarian studies Open
For extremely old individuals, some markers of cardiovascular disease are replicable across countries, whereas differential effects for cardiovascular health also need to be considered in cardiovascular health.
View article: Subjective well-being in centenarians: a comparison of Japan and the United States
Subjective well-being in centenarians: a comparison of Japan and the United States Open
The findings support the existing lifespan and cross-cultural literature, indicating that declines in health impose certain limitations on adaptive capacity in oldest-old age irrespective of cultures, and that social embeddedness is valued…
View article: Local Folklore - Local Place Names
Local Folklore - Local Place Names Open
Story collected by Kathleen Folliard, a student at Naomh Colmcille school (Aghamore, Co. Mayo) from informant Mrs Mary Johnson.
View article: ESPO/INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE SESSION: INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
ESPO/INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE SESSION: INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES Open
Data from the Georgia Centenarian Study were used to investigate the influence of positive and negative affect on health in the oldest old African Americans.A total of 170 sexagenarians, octogenarians and centenarians were interviewed abou…
View article: THE CAPITALIZATION OF AGING: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AGEISM IN CORPORATE MARKETING STRATEGIES
THE CAPITALIZATION OF AGING: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AGEISM IN CORPORATE MARKETING STRATEGIES Open
index: = 0.333*log(IL-6)+0.666*log(sTNFR1)(NF vs. F: p=0.009;NF vs. PF: p<0.001).Notably there were no differences in markers of inflammation detected between PF and frail subjects.Frailty status explained a greater percent of variability …
View article: Systems proteomic analysis reveals that clusterin and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 increase in leptomeningeal arteries affected by cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Systems proteomic analysis reveals that clusterin and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 increase in leptomeningeal arteries affected by cerebral amyloid angiopathy Open
Aims Amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation in the walls of leptomeningeal arteries as cerebral amyloid angiopathy ( CAA ) is a major feature of Alzheimer's disease. In this study, we used global quantitative proteomic analysis to examine the hypo…
View article: Decreased Levels of VAMP2 and Monomeric Alpha-Synuclein Correlate with Duration of Dementia
Decreased Levels of VAMP2 and Monomeric Alpha-Synuclein Correlate with Duration of Dementia Open
Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) aggregations are the key pathological hallmark of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), but are also frequently present in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Much remains unknown about the r…
View article: Designing and recruiting to UK autism spectrum disorder research databases: do they include representative children with valid ASD diagnoses?
Designing and recruiting to UK autism spectrum disorder research databases: do they include representative children with valid ASD diagnoses? Open
Objectives (1) Describe how the Autism Spectrum Database-UK (ASD-UK) was established; (2) investigate the representativeness of the first 1000 children and families who participated, compared to those who chose not to; (3) investigate the …