Assessment of the living standard of elderly people and their well-being in a changing social environment by R. M. Sadykov

“…In recent years, in the Russian Federation in general and in the Republic of Bashkortostan in particular, there has been a real trend of ageing population, longer life expectancy (73 years), and a greater number of senior citizens in total (28.5 %). Old age is associated with a period of loss and separation from the usual way of life. …”
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Représentations de la vieillesse et orientation professionnelle by Hélène Geurts, Marie-Claire Haelewyck

“…Several theories justify this trend and are frequently associated with the principle of ageism, discrimination based on age criteria (Butler, 1969), widespread in our hypermodern societies (Adam, Joubert & Missotten, 2013).Referring to Abric modeling (1976, 1994, 2005), a questionnaire focusing on the representations of students with regard to old age has been distributed to an occasional sample of 228 subjects of the faculty. …”
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The Relationship between Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being among Oldest-Old Adults by Jinmyoung Cho, Peter Martin, Jennifer Margrett, Maurice MacDonald, Leonard W. Poon

“…These results highlight the status and perceptions of health as a critical indicator for well-being in extreme old age.…”
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Perceived Sexual Health Needs of Older Women: A Systematic Review by Farzaneh Saadatmand, Marjan Beigi, Zahra Heidari, Mitra Savabi-Esfahani

“…In addition to the need for social and emotional support to adapt to the conditions of old age, these women need to achieve sexual rights, improve sexual health literacy, and receive health services.…”
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Probiotics to Prevent the Need for, and Augment the Use of, Antibiotics by Gregor Reid

“…Of the organisms that influence humans before birth and inhabit various niches from birth to old age, we know little about their identity, origin, metabolic properties, attributes and mechanisms of interactions with the host and surrounding microbes. …”
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Study of depression and life satisfaction in patients attending geriatric outpatient department in a tertiary care center by Sayalee Daberao, Shilpa Adarkar, Sagar Karia

“…Objectives: Old age is often perceived as a stressful phase of life, as it is associated with multiple physical and often ignored, mental health issues. …”
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The Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Is Essential for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Survival and Differentiation: Implications for Bone Health by Aoife Gowran, Katey McKayed, Veronica A. Campbell

“…Significant loss of bone due to trauma, underlying metabolic disease, or lack of repair due to old age surpasses the body’s endogenous bone repair mechanisms. …”
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The “Sanitary” Role of the Necrophagous Birds in the Ecosystems by Karimov Tahir, Ahmadli Leyla, Rajabova Sevinj, Mammadov Ayaz

“…The primary causes of death for sick domestic animals were predation by mammals in pastures, old age, weakness, and hunger. Among wild animals, mortality was predominantly observed in young individuals, attributed to their inexperience and underdeveloped adaptive responses, which led them to venture into populated areas for food, making them vulnerable to hunting, traps, and transportation hazards.…”
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Peněžní deníky „druhého pohlaví“ ve druhé polovině „dlouhého“ 19. století by Milena Lenderová

“…They had to think about old age, sudden death, or misfortunes that could occur with their property: this was when insurance first originated. …”
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Endorsement of the Lisbon Outcome Statement and Launch of a National Programme for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Portugal by Miguel Arriaga PhD, Yon Yongjie PhD, Thiago Herick de Sa PhD, Ana Justo MSc, Gisele Câmara PhD, Andreia Costa PhD

“…Portugal is one of the European Union countries with the highest rates of people aged 65 or more. The old-age dependency index is the third highest in Europe. …”
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Frequency of Stroke and Distribution of Its Subtypes in Nineveh, Iraq, Related to Risk Factors by Moayad Aziz Alabdaly, Hani Moslem Ahmed, Basem Idris Thanoun, Salah Ali Mahmood Al Ashow, Waleed Ghanim Ahmad

“…Conclusions: The study found that ischemic stroke is the most common cause; stroke frequency increases with age and peaks among the 25- to 65-year-old age groups.…”
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Feasibility of Conducting Sit-to-Stand Tests Using Video Consultation by Deng Peng Ng, P. Thiviyan, Sailli Shrida, Li Whye Cindy Ng

“…Majority of participants were from the 21- to 25-year-old age groups, and the average number of repetitions performed by this group was 21.9±5.6 for the 30SSTS and 44.7±12.6 for the 1MSTS. …”
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IMPACT OF PENSION SYSTEM REFORMS ON PUBLIC FINANCE EXPENDITURES IN POLAND by Anna Owczarczyk

“…The social security system in Poland is composed of a social insurance and welfare system, a health insurance system, unemployment and family benefits, from which are enumerated an old-age pension, invalidity pension, sickness and maternity insurance, insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, and health insurance. …”
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Faculty Salary Structure for Publicly Funded Higher Education Institutions of the Russian Federation by Y. V. Dolzhenkova, A. L. Safonov, A. A. Chub

“…They are a significant reduction in the number of teaching staff, a substantial part of the old-age staff, an increase in the total workload and extracurricular work. …”
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Causes and consequences of the pension system reforms in Serbia by Đekić Marija, Mijalković Jovana, Marković Biljana

“…Certain legal changes were made in Serbia regarding the age limit necessary to be eligible for old-age and disability pensions, tightening the conditions for obtaining the right to a pension, calculating pensions, and other. …”
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Structural damage-driven brain compensation among near-centenarians and centenarians without dementia by Hui Tang, Haichao Zhao, Hao Liu, Jiyang Jiang, Nicole Kochan, Jing Jing, Henry Brodaty, Wei Wen, Perminder S. Sachdev, Tao Liu

“…Compensation has been proposed as a mechanism to explain how individuals in very old age remain able to maintain normal cognitive functioning. …”
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Functional MRI Assessment of Task-Induced Deactivation of the Default Mode Network in Alzheimer’s Disease and At-Risk Older Individuals by Maija Pihlajamäki, Reisa A. Sperling

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in old age, and is characterized by prominent impairment of episodic memory. …”
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Assessment of Gap between Knowledge and Practices among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Bangladesh by Farzana Saleh, Ferdous Ara, Fadia Afnan

“…The risk factors for the patients’ outcome include old age, female gender, years of education, economic status, and duration of DM.…”
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Suffering from Loneliness Indicates Significant Mortality Risk of Older People by Reijo S. Tilvis, Venla Laitala, Pirkko E. Routasalo, Kaisu H. Pitkälä

“…Suffering from loneliness is common and indicates significant mortality risk in old age.…”
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Comparative Study of the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Low Socioeconomic Areas from South Chennai, India by Jeevitha Dhanabal, Pradeep Pushparaj Selvadoss, Kanchana Muthuswamy

“…Further, with respect to age, children and teenagers had surplus parasites compared to old age groups. The percentage of educational status showed a reduction in the number of parasites in the higher education dwellers. …”
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