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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Influence of age on"”.
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Influence of Age on Auditory Gating
This study utilized paired tones at 1000 Hz with a 500 ms interpair interval and a 10 s interstimulus interval to assess sensory gating. Forty-two participants, ranging from 3-72 years of age were used to observe maturational changes in amplitude, latency, and suppression ratios of the P50 …
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The association of working memory and anxiety with skill acquisition and transfer in young and older adults
Two studies, involving 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 …
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A preliminary investigation into the relationship between age, gender, education, occupation and "race" and performance on selected neuropsychological tests in a non-clinical adult sample
The present study investigated the relationship between the subject variables Age, Gender, Education level, Occupational Status and "Race" on neuropsychological test performance in a large, convenient, non-clinical sample. The Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Wechsler Paired-Associate …
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Muscle Fatigue during Isometric and Dynamic Efforts in Shoulder Abduction and Torso Extension: Age Effects and Alternative Electromyographic Measures
… numerous changes in the neuromuscular system. Age effects on muscular performance, however, have been addressed only in limited contexts in earlier research. The present work was conducted primarily to investigate age-related effects on muscle capacity (fatigue and endurance) during isometric …
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An ethnographic investigation of information seeking in the primary classroom
… that was undertaken to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of primary school children. A review of the literature in the area of child information behaviour was undertaken. Five key areas of interest were identified for investigation: how children define success in information seeking …
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AGE AND SPEECH BREATHING (KINEMATICS, PHYSIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY).
The present investigation was designed to elucidate the potential influence of age on speech breathing. Toward this end, 30 men representing three widely different age groups (25, 50, and 75 years) were studied. These individuals were carefully selected to meet stringent criteria, the most …
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The Effects of Practice on Stroop Inhibition: A Process Dissociation Approach
… were performed to investigate the effects of age and practice on Stroop inhibition. The first experiment examined the influence of age on the ability to ignore the meaning of words on Stroop items. Fifteen younger and 15 older adults were asked to name the color of congruent, incongruent, …
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Visualizing subjective decision criteria for system evaluation
… used to evaluate complex systems in terms of human systems integration (HSI) include software, hardware, models, simulations, processes, and techniques. Hundreds of such tools currently exist to evaluate complex HSI systems, and the number is continuously growing. Many HSI tools are …
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Three Essays in Labor Economics
This dissertation comprises three autonomous essays on topics in labor economics. The first chapter investigates the impact of socio-cultural, technological, and other transformative factors on employees' labor market decisions over recent decades, focusing specifically on the mobility of young …
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Influence of Age and Cognitive Reserve on Cognitive Function in HIV-infected South African Adults
… HIV remains a significant global public health concern. South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries, housing more than 7 million people living with HIV (PLWH), a figure that represents more than 12% of the global infected population. Globally, HIV-associated cognitive impairment is present …
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A ROLE FOR ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) TO ATTENUATE ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT -INDUCED MYOFIBROBLAST TRANSITION IN THE NRK-52E RENAL PROXIMAL TUBULE CELL LINE
There is compelling evidence for a role of intracellular renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in cell signaling, function and cardiovascular pathologies. Diabetic nephropathy is a very common complication in which tubulointerstitial fibrosis may arise from epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) of …
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Tinnitus and Decreased Subcortical and Cortical Inhibition
<p>Background: The perception of tinnitus may be triggered by a reduction in inhibitory function in the central auditory nervous system. Evidence, primarily from invasive studies of animal models of tinnitus, indicates that these changes occur at both the subcortical and cortical level. Auditory …