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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Aging Society"”.
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Service settings for an aging society : a community ordering principle
… to an increasing number of older people in our society will not be through the production of alternative housing situations. What is needed is the provision of service setting s which assist these people in the maintenance of their lives within their chosen and preferred living situation. The …
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Building a national technology and innovation infrastructure for an aging society
… innovation and implementation in sustaining an aging society, and examines the need for a comprehensive national technology and innovation infrastructure in the U.S., capable of supporting the development and use of technologies by the aging population and their caregivers. The pervasiveness of …
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User-centered system design in an aging society : an integrated study on technology adoption
The aging of the population is an important global phenomenon that is bringing changes and challenges to various areas of society. Technology has been explored as one way to cope with the complexities and uncertainties that are emerging with this demographic change. However, the responses from the …
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Rediscovering Demography. How research, politics, and the media built awareness around the “aging society” in Germany
Awareness and political action to address an aging population in Germany have been slow to develop. Germany’s history with population policies and the use of research from the field of demography to justify the actions of the “Third Reich” created a unique situation where discussion of such issues …
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The community informatics of an aging society: a comparative case study of senior centers and public libraries
The information society is also an aging society. This means that as information technology becomes woven into the fabric of daily life, the median age of humanity continues to rise. The participation of this growing population of older adults in the information society is often seen in the popular …
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Meeting the communication needs of an aging society - promoting positive communication between older adults and their family members
… too complicated for older adults to use because aging has a particular effect in digital design. At the same time, they hope to have reciprocal and frequent communication with their family members. As for younger generations, they are addicted to such communication technologies, but they don’t …
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Senior housing development in China
… life spans have moved China towards a rapidly aging society. To prepare for the aging society, the Chinese government has issued a series of policies to enhance the senior care industry. The government encourages private and foreign enterprises to invest and engage in senior care services in …
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Generations in Touch: Linking the Old and Young in a Tokyo Neighborhood
… broadening the discussion to the larger Japanese society in the hope that lessons learned from one age-integrated facility can illuminate the urgency of re-engaging the generations in an aging society and provide some directions to improve the quality of life for all as we approach the …
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Driven to Care: A Society-Centric Analysis of Family Caregivers' Travel Behavior and its Determinents
… of family caregivers within the context of an aging American society, employing a society-centric approach. Central to this study is the exploration of how caregiving responsibilities intersect with socio-economic factors, public policy, and access to mobility to determine travel outcomes. The …
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Strategies for retirement community development in China
… This event symbolizes that China has entered the aging society. In the Chinese tradition, strong family support enables older Chinese to live with their children and age at home. The One Child Policy implemented in the 1970's will change the way families care for their older parents. This paper …
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The service industry and the aging population: marketing opportunities in a dynamic environment
… services are inadequate for the needs of an aging population. In order to suggest new services to deal with the care of the elderly, this report examined four areas: the demographic characteristics of our aging society, the nature of services in general, services provided to the elderly …
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Toward an Age-Ready Suburbia
… landscape today often presents barriers to aging in place, including poor walkability, inaccessible housing, and limited access to essential services and care. This thesis investigates these challenges and proposes a strategy for reimagining suburban environments through demographic …
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APP Processing: A Biochemical Competition Influenced by Exercise-Induced Signalling Mediators
In our aging society neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are becoming more prevalent. One specific neuropathological hallmark of this disease is excessive accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, which can aggregate to form the plaques commonly associated with this disease. …
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Navigating Barriers in Taiwanese Museums
… have often been framed as a burden to society and tend to have more difficulties to participate in society than people without disabilities. To this day they fight for equal rights. Reported cases of disabilities make up around 5% of Taiwan’s population. The amount of people with …
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Emerging Bioelectronic Devices and Methods for Neuromodulation
… high as we gradually transitioning into an aging society. To tackle this challenge, bioelectronic devices made of conformable, soft and biocompatible materials ranging from sensors, actuators, drug delivery devices, to individual computing units were developed to help push forward the …
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Human resources management in Japan : before and after the 1990s
… strong collaboration among employees, encouraging teamwork, and supporting high efficiency in operations. This system was once respected worldwide. At present, however, Japanese companies face many challenges such as declining domestic demand because of a shrinking population and an aging …
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Faculty early retirement incentive programs in selected Virginia universities
… the role of older workers and retirees in an aging society; the issue of productivity of younger and older workers; the compatibility of the tenure system with the elimination of mandatory retirement; and related issues pertaining to the faculty supply/demand equilibrium. This study described …
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Quality of Life - Impacts from the Family Planning Policy in China
… to fertility below the replacement rate, and an aging society that places pressure on the social welfare system for elderly and young children. In this thesis, impacts of family size on aspects of the quality of life, such as the nutrient intakes of children and health outcomes of elderly are …
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Emergency Detection in Private Households Utilizing Existing Data Sources for Human Activity Event Recognition
In an aging society, the need for efficient emergency detection systems in smart homes is becoming increasingly important. Over 30% of those aged 65 and older experience at least one fall per year, often resulting in the inability to rise without assistance, leading to ‘long lies’ lasting hours or …
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Development of situation recognition, environment monitoring and patient condition monitoring service modules for hospital robots
An aging society and economic pressure have caused an increase in the patient-to-staff ratio leading to a reduction in healthcare quality. In order to combat the deficiencies in the delivery of patient healthcare, the European Commission in the FP6 scheme approved the financing of a research …
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