Associations Between Complement C4, Habitual Constipation, and Sleep Disturbance in Oldest-Old and Centenarian Chinese Adults by Sun Z, Nie Y, Pei J, Gao M, Luan Z, Zhao Y, Li Z, Fu S

“…Zhigao Sun,1,* Yan Nie,2,* Jianqiu Pei,3,* Ming Gao,4,* Zhe Luan,5,* Yali Zhao,6 Zhaoxing Li,7 Shihui Fu8,9 1Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Hainan Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Medical Center of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 6Central Laboratory, Hainan Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Sanya, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Cardiology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Hainan Geriatric Disease Clinical Medical Research Center, Hainan Branch of China Geriatric Disease Clinical Research Center, Sanya, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaoxing Li, Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China, Email lizhaoxing1984@hebmu.edu.cn Shihui Fu, Department of Cardiology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Hainan Geriatric Disease Clinical Medical Research Center, Hainan Branch of China Geriatric Disease Clinical Research Center, Sanya, People’s Republic of China, Email xiaoxiao0915@126.comBackground: Sleep disturbance is an immune-related disease, and the gut–brain axis is an important regulatory pathway. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Luca Guido Valla, Michele Rossi, Alessandra Gaia, Antonio Guaita, Elena Rolandi

“…ObjectiveThis study investigated changes in ICT use, psychological and physical health, and social capital before and after the pandemic among the oldest old population (aged 80 years or older after the pandemic) and explored how internet use influenced these changes. …”
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“Loneliness is a sad disease”: oldest old adults’ empirical definition of loneliness and social isolation from a mixed-method study in Northern Italy by Sara Santini, Mauro Colombo, Antonio Guaita, Paolo Fabbietti, Georgia Casanova

“…This study wishes to fill in these literature gaps by analysing empirical definitions of loneliness and social isolation arising from a mixed-gender randomized sample of Italian oldest old people. Methods Between January and March 2019, 132 older people, most aged 80+, living in a northern Italian town, were asked to answer a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. …”
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The attitude of the People’s Labor Union of Russian Solidarists and its subsidiaries to national administrative construction in 1987–1998 by M. S. Novikov

“…Formed in Serbia in 1930, by emigrants, it was the oldest Russian national organization opposing the communist regime in the USSR. …”
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Do indigenous people get left behind? An innovative methodology for measuring the unmeasurable economic conditions and poverty from the poorest region of Luzon, Philippines by Emmanuel A. Onsay, Jomar F. Rabajante

“…Their socioeconomic circumstances are intricate and varied. The oldest societal issue ever is poverty, which is also the hardest to solve. …”
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Marginalisation and stereotypes relating to the elderly in the context of social changes and family problems. Generation gap and methods of prevention in Poland by Bartosz Łukaszewski, Leon Szot, Mirosław Kalinowski, Iwona Niewiadomska

“…The study also brings up the issues relating to offers of Universities of the Third Age (UTA) an the other institutions (case studies) as the ways to counteract the marginalization of old people. Results Subjective general state of health deteriorates by 26,6% (from the youngest respondents to the oldest age group). …”
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Self-Monitoring Home Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling Older People: Age Differences in White-Coat and Masked Phenomena and Related Factors—The SONIC Study by Jinmei Tuo, Kayo Godai, Mai Kabayama, Yuya Akagi, Hiroshi Akasaka, Yoichi Takami, Yasushi Takeya, Koichi Yamamoto, Ken Sugimoto, Saori Yasumoto, Yukie Masui, Yasumichi Arai, Kazunori Ikebe, Yasuyuki Gondo, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Hiromi Rakugi, Kei Kamide

“…On comparison of age groups, there was a tendency for the white-coat phenomenon to be common in young-old people in their 70s and the masked phenomenon to be common in very old people in their 90s. …”
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La paradoja del desarrollo: consultas comunitarias en la posguerra guatemalteca by Vaclav Masek

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Educare all’opera: un’esperienza di museo inclusivo presso il Teatro di San Carlo by Dinko Fabris

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« Bien sûr, les personnes âgées doivent en règle générale être interrogées en priorité. » by Luc Charles-Dominique

“…In France, since the 1840s, efforts have been made to collect only the musical memories of the oldest members of the “peasant civilization”, thus establishing a dual form of isolation, socio-cultural and generational. …”
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O KOM, O KOM, IMMANUEL – VENI, VENI EMMANUEL:

“…It is argued that its popularity, even in circles outside the church, indicates that it could bring church people and people in the public domain together and be a medium through which believers and non-believers, or people who experience doubt, could communicate with each other. …”
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Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea by Jung-In Ko, Sun Young Lee, Shin Hye Yoo, Kyae Hyung Kim, Belong Cho

“…The proportion of the “oldest old” (≥ 85 years) increased from 9.6 to 12.1%. …”
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Hip Fractures in Long-Term Care: Is the Excess Explained by the Age and Gender Distribution of the Residents? by Richard G. Crilly, David A. Tanner, Marita Kloseck, Bert M. Chesworth

“…In the oldest residents, the risk in men exceeds that of women in LTC. …”
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Imiona chrześcijańskie w Synodyku nowogrodzkim z końca XIV–XV wieku by Marian Wójtowicz

“…The article contains an analysis of Christian names selected from the oldest synodicon written in the Lisitsky monastery near Veliky Novgorod. …”
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The common motifs of spring festivals in the slavic and turkic worlds: maslenitsa and nevruz by MEHTAP, TUĞBA

“…Maslenitsa is the oldest Russian festival that has survived to the present day. …”
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Les Wayana de Guyane française sur les traces de leur histoire by Marie Fleury, Tasikale Alupki, Aimawale Opoya, Waiso Aloïké

“…The genesis of wayana people is located in the Tumuc-Humac area in the far south of French Guyana. …”
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Exploring the gender gap in young adult mental health during COVID-19: Evidence from the UK. by Mhairi Webster, Sarkis Manoukian, John H McKendrick, Olga Biosca

“…<h4>Results</h4>Average mental health decline was consistently higher for women compared to men, and young people (ages 16-24) saw a reduction in mental health twice as much as those in the oldest age category (over 65). …”
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Post Occupancy Evaluation of the Library Building: Diyarbakir Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Provincial Public Library by DEMİR KAYAN Hale, ERGÜN Ruşen

“…Libraries are one of the oldest public buildings in history. Their main goal is to provide access to and disseminate information. …”
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Sedentarismo e inactividad física según sexo, edad y nivel socioeconómico en el País Vasco. Estudio transversal by Marta Ijalba Martínez, Antonio Moreno Llamas, Unai Martín Roncero

“…Results: The overall prevalence of sedentarism was around 32% in sexes, reaching 60% in the age group older than 85 years and 45% in young people aged 18 to 29 years. The prevalence of physical inactivity was 22% in men (15% in the youngest and 37% in the oldest) and 29.5% in women (17% in the youngest and 64% in the oldest). …”
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A specific role of village doctors in reducing disparities: a quantile regression analysis of end-of-life medical care by Yuan Fang, Shih-Ting Huang, Chengrui Xiao

“…Village doctors are the most accessible medical care providers for rural older people. As a result, this study aims to uncover the importance of village doctors in EOL medical care for rural older people in China. …”
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