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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"older men"”.
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The Experience of Older Men Living Alone: A Phenomenological Perspective
The purpose of this study was to uncover older men's experience of living alone. This study was pursued because much of the literature reports that older men who live alone face the highest risk of death, mental illness, physical disability, and social isolation in our country. Based upon this …
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Comparison of Cardiac Dimensions in Resistance Trained Young and Older Men
… on the cardiac structure of healthy young and older men. Thirty young men, ages 20 to 34, and 14 older men, ages 39 to 58, were included in the study. Twenty-two of the subjects were chronically resistance trained, while the remaining 22 were control subjects who did not participate in any type …
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The effects of dietary creatine monohydrate supplementation and resistance training in older men
… effects of creatine monohydrate (CrH2O) supplementation on muscle mass and strength in older males, seventeen volunteers aged between sixty and eighty years were allocated to a creatine or a placebo group. Both groups took part in a training programme of the knee flexors and extensors of one …
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VARIABILITY IN REPETITIONS AT SUBMAXIMAL RELATIVE INTENSITIES IN YOUNGER AND OLDER MEN AND WOMEN
… capacity to lift submaximal loads in younger and older men and women in resistance training exercises.
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Coming of age : focusing the human rights lens on older men and older women
… to open an exploration of the human rights of older persons with the poignant words of Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a statement to the Second World Assembly on Aging in Madrid: I turned 64 today. I therefore feel empowered to quote a Beatles' song that asks, on …
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Hypogonadism, Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Risk of Depression in Middle Aged and Older Men in the US
… trials (RCTs) suggests that testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may improve depressive symptoms in hypogonadal men. However, evidence from real world, population-based studies is lacking. Moreover, TRT prescription increased by over three-fold for middle aged and older men in the past decade; …
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Trading sugar : teenage girls, older men, sexual choice and gender inequalilty in the slums of Kibera, Kenya
This thesis describes and analyzes the lived realities, sexual choices and the meanings accorded to these experiences of six sugar girls who have relationships with sugar daddies. These girls are aged 18 to 20 and from the slums of Kibera, Kenya.
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Maximum Isometric Force Production Characteristics in Five Muscle Groups in Physically Active Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Men
… young (19-32 yrs), middle-aged (39-54 yrs) and older men (57-73 yrs), and whether the differences in function were independent of physique. Physique was assessed from measures of body size, anatomical proportions, and body composition. Significant mean differences were found among age groups in …
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Inside ageing: a critical review of health and wellbeing as experienced by older men held in custody in Northern Ireland
… explored the health and wellbeing needs of older men held in custody in Northern Ireland. The study also explored how these needs were met in prison and the older men’s experiences and perceptions of health improvement in prison. The study included both older prisoners as participants as …
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The Chronic Effects of a Walking and Running Exercise Program on Calf Blood Flow in Middle-Aged and Older Men
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:06:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6503597.pdf: 7380328 bytes, checksum: e104c64835ceb1c52a11cf79e9130e2f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1964
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Association of Binge Drinking and Resting Heart Rate with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality in Older Men: The Kangwha Cohort Study
… on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older Korean men has been assessed. Furthermore, the potential modifying effect of resting heart rate on this association has been evaluated. Subjects & METHODS: Older men aged 55 years of older (n=2,600) were followed for cardiovascular and …
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Exploring the use of a commercial digital gaming technological initiative to enable social inclusion for community-dwelling older men with dementia in rural England.
… addresses the challenges of social inclusion for older men (65+ years) with dementia in rural England. This applied study used an individually-tailored male-only Technological Initiative, drawing on commercially available computer game technology (e.g. iPad, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Kinect) to …
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Older men’s falls risk and confidence in completing activities of daily living: A retrospective cohort study
… between the clinician-assessed falls risk for older men compared to their self-assessed confidence in completing activities of daily living without falling? BACKGROUND AND AIM Falls are a common event that occur with ageing, with roughly one in three persons over 65 experiencing at least one …
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A mechanistic examination of the metabolic regulation of insulin resistance, sarcopenia, and osteoporosis
… load, 2) the effects of chronic oral supplementation of essential amino acids (EAA) on the acute muscle protein synthetic response to an oral bolus of EAA in older men and women, and 3) the effects of continuous and monthly cycled administration of testosterone on markers of bone metabolism …
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Exercise classes for falls prevention: Older men’s participation and perspectives
RESEARCH QUESTION How can older men be better engaged in falls prevention exercise classes and programmes? ABSTRACT Exercise classes remain a common and recommended evidence-based intervention in falls prevention. Much of the literature supports the effectiveness of classes to reduce falls in …
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"Is there a way back to me, for me"? Older men's stories of Life, Loss, Connection and Community Development.
It is well documented that older men do not connect in any real way with community work, are difficult to engage with, and are at risk of isolation. This narrative inquiry tells the story of six older men (55+) living on the margins of society in a public sheltered housing complex in Dublin and how …
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Physiological studies of whey protein in older people, with a focus on feeding behaviour, nutrition, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and post-prandial blood pressure
… the elderly and often contribute to the development and worsening of health problems in older people. A particular problem is the interacting effects of under-nutrition, reduced dietary protein intake, anabolic resistance to dietary protein (the need for greater intakes to produce the same …
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The Songs and Song Cycles of Sergey Prokofiev (1930--1950)
… by Mikhail Glinka. In the folk-song arrangements Op. 104 and duets Op. 106 the imagery deals with the usual universal themes of unrequited love, girls given out in marriage to older men, the pain and sorrow of separation, the lament of an abandoned lover, scenes of everyday peasant life, …
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