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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Age factors"”.
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The effects of certain age factors on the response of the German cockroach to insecticides
Two age factors were studied: the age of the roach at the time of testing, and the age of the female parent at the time reproduction occurred. Age groups from 1-3 days to 25-28 days were used to test the first factor and the first three egg eases were used to test the latter. Age was found to be a …
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Demographic and Mental Health Predictors for Abusive Relationship Duration among Women Seeking Help for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): A Multivariate Model
… center affiliated with a local domestic violence agency (n = 230). Data were obtained from existing intake forms designed and collected by the agency. Multiple regression analyses identified independent variables significantly associated with longer IPV duration, including older age, having …
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The Relationship Between Self-Assessed Political Skill and the Individual Dispositional Factors of Age and Gender
… is contingent upon the individual dispositional factors of age group and gender are less understood. If these dispositional factors contribute to individual proficiency in political skill, one would expect significant differences between these groups on a political skill assessment. The problem …
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Osteoporosis: Perceived Health Beliefs and Preventive Behaviors of Men and Women 60 Years of Age and Older
… beliefs of rural men and women 60 years of age and older towards osteoporosis, and the relationship of those health beliefs to preventive behaviors of osteoporosis.<br> A positive relationship between perceived benefits of calcium intake and exercise, and health motivation to osteoporosis …
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Psychotropic Medication Adherence and Associated Issues in the Adult Forensic Population: A Rapid Scoping Review
… prevalence, methods of measurement, contributing factors, and interventions related to psychotropic medication adherence with the adult forensic population in institutional and community settings. Methods: Articles were retrieved from PubMed, PsycINFO, Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text, …
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Learned Attention in Younger and Older Adults
A relatively new phenomenon in learning research called highlighting occurs when participants show a seemingly irrational preference to attribute a stronger cue-outcome association to a later presented perfect predictor when it is paired with an imperfect predictor than that of an earlier presented …
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The Effect of Back Massage on Anxiety Level Among Elderly Residents in a Long-term Care Facility
<p>The study was done to determine if back massage was related to the level of anxiety among residents in a long-term care facility. It attempted to determine if differences in selected demographic characteristics were related to level of anxiety after back massage and attempted to determine if …
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The Relationship between Physical Activity, Depressive Symptoms, and Cognitive Functioning
<p>The number of older individuals experiencing age related cognitive decline (ARCD) continues to grow exponentially. Memory, executive functioning, and cognitive processing speed have shown to be particularly sensitive to the effects of aging. The same regions of the brain associated with …
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Predicting Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
… impairment or Alzheimer’s disease) with a mean age of 61.44 (SD=11.29) was examined. Results indicate the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, Retention Trial (RCFT Retention; OR=0.93, p=0.005) is a significant predictor of conversion to MCI and the Buschke Delay (OR=0.54, p=0.017) is a …
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Foreign language learning : an exploratory study on the external and internal influences affecting success.
… explores the influence that determinants such as age, length of exposure, learning environment, personality, attitude, study habits, personal practice, and personal motivation have on individuals studying a foreign language. Participants provide feedback on their own experiences while learning a …
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Prognosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Patients 40 Years Old or Less : Comparison with Elderly Patients
… and survival rates were assessed. RESULTS: Mean age at initial diagnosis was 36.1 years (25-40) and 67.3 years (51-92), and the male-to-female ratio was 2:1 and 3.7:1 in group 1 and 2, respectively. TCC of the bladder was diagnosed between ages 20 and 29 years in 2 patients (9.5%) and between …
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Functional Status in Children Diagnosed with ALL: Age and Gender Effects
<p>Age and gender have been purported as important variables in predicting the outcome of children diagnosed with leukemia. This study examines the relationship between age and gender as predictors of functional status in children following the completion of the induction phase of their treatment …
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The association of working memory and anxiety with skill acquisition and transfer in young and older adults
… a total of 184 adults between 17 and 89 years of age, were conducted to determine whether age differences in skill acquisition and transfer could be related to age differences in working memory functioning and anxiety. In both experiments, working memory functioning was measured using the Digit …
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Perceptions of wellbeing and happiness: Exploring and examining perspectives of college youth
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The effects of calorie restriction and aging on natural killer cells in c57bl/6 mice
… research focuses on natural killer (NK) cells in aged (22 mo) calorie restricted (CR) C57Bl/6 mice. NK cells are innate immune cells capable of killing tumor or virus-infected cells. We used flow cytometry to analyze NK cell maturation in young ad libitum (AL) fed, young CR, aged AL, and aged CR …
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Effect of Age on the Structure of Meissner Corpuscles in Forepad Digital Pads of Mice
… and electron microscopy to determine structural age-changes. After 1.5 months of age, no intraepidermal nerve fibers were seen extending from corpuscles. From young (1.5-6 months) to middle age (9-15 months), corpuscles became larger and more complex, gaining more horizontally arranged terminals, …
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