Characterization of Older Adults with Colorectal Cancer in the Community by Belkis Álvarez Escobar, Juan Carlos Mirabal Requena, José Alejandro Concepción Pacheco, Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Ydalsys Naranjo Hernández

“…In Cuba it is a major health problem due to its high incidence and mortality; it is the third cause of death in the general population. …”
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Epidemiological and clinical variables’ behavior in patients with stroke of Villa Clara by Bettsy Bell Bosch Rodriguez, Arlet López Quintanilla, Mercedes Bordón Hernández, Marbelys Guevara Rodríguez, Eldis Daniel Rodríguez León, Amalia Inés Luna Capote

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: cerebrovascular disease represents the most common health problem related to neurological care, it is important to study it in different contexts and from different approaches.…”
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The presence of risk factors in the home environment that influences the fall of people of the third age by Ratko Zlatičanin, Amila Jaganjac, Arzija Pašalić, Amra Mačak Hadžiomerović

“…Methods: The study was conducted in the municipality of Podgorica. 109 elderly people from urban and rural areas were included in the study using the snowball method. …”
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Measures of Counteracting Domestic Violence Committed by Children: Problematic Aspects by A. S. Bakhaieva

“…The problem of domestic violence is quite urgent in our country. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Residents Aged ≥18 Years in Ganzhou, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Junwang Gu, Qi Wang, Wei Qiu, Fen Lin, Chunmei Wu, Ming Hao, Ping Wu

“…Hypertension is a major public health problem in Ganzhou and requires much effort to reduce its prevalence. …”
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The Effect of Aerobic Training on Weight Loss in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Is It a Sufficient Form of Exercise? by Anita Ptak, Michał Szyc

“… Introduction: Obesity is a serious health problem that affects a very large percentage of the population, including middle-aged and senior people. …”
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Affordability, negative experiences, perceived racism, and health care system distrust among black American women aged 45 and over by Jacqueline Wiltshire, Carla Jackie Sampson, Echu Liu, Myra Michelle DeBose, Paul I Musey, Keith Elder

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Multi-Task Learning for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Mini-Mental State Examination Score Prediction by Jin Liu, Xu Tian, Hanhe Lin, Hong-Dong Li, Yi Pan

“…Accurately diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease is essential for improving elderly health. Meanwhile, accurate prediction of the mini-mental state examination score also can measure cognition impairment and track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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The All-Cause Mortality and a Screening Tool to Determine High-Risk Patients among Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Mohamad Adam Bujang, Pei Xuan Kuan, Xun Ting Tiong, Fatin Ellisya Saperi, Mastura Ismail, Feisul Idzwan Mustafa, Abd Muneer Abd Hamid

“…Conclusions. The elderly and underweight T2DM patients with complications have higher risk for mortality within five years. …”
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Epidemiology of Hip Fractures in Two Regions of Ukraine by V. V. Povoroznyuk, N. V. Grygorieva, J. A. Kanis, E. V. McCloskey, H. Johansson, S. S. Strafun, M. O. Korzh, V. M. Vaida, F. V. Klymovytsky, V. S. Forosenko, R. O. Vlasenko

“…Worldwide, the number of hip fractures, the most important osteoporotic complication in the elderly, continues to increase in line with the ageing of the population. …”
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Hospital frailty risk score predicts graft failure severe infection and mortality in hospitalized kidney transplant recipients from 2010 to 2018 US data by Lumin Chen, Feifan Chu, Hangbin Ma, Zujie Chen, Yuning Ma, Qiwei Ji, Hao Zhou

“…Abstract Frailty is frequently assessed in elderly patients as an indicator of poor outcomes after hospitalization and surgery. …”
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Evaluation of Nursing Homes Using a Novel PROMETHEE Method for Probabilistic Linguistic Term Sets by Peng Li, Zhiwei Xu

“…Aging has become a serious social problem in China. Traditional informal long-term care is hard to sustain because of the reduction in family size and elders’ children migration to big cities. …”
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The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and the death of Gaius Plinius Secundus by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Various reasons have been advanced to account for his death (asphyxiation caused by respiratory problems, carbon dioxide poisoning, heart failure, advanced coronary sclerosis). …”
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Disparities in anxiety and related factors among Chinese older adults across different aged-care models: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies by Xin Zheng, Ziwen Xu, Jiajie Zhao, Sanyuan Hao, Fuqin Xu, Shuo Ding, Guoqing Liu, Shufan Yang, Benjamin Otsen, Wen Zhu, Zhongliang Bai, Jie Yang, Ren Chen

“…Abstract Background Anxiety disorders in older adults have become a prominent public health problem due to their concomitant chronic conditions, reduced quality of life and even death. …”
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The City and the University: One Destiny for Two by R. M. Petruneva, V. D. Vasilyeva, B. A. Navrotskiy, Ju. V. Petruneva

“…The subject of scientific and applied work devoted to solving a number of technical problems on the creation, improvement and repair of military equipment, mainly the most massive tank of the Great Patriotic War T-34, rocket launchers «Katyusha» and several others. …”
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Effect of High Alcohol Consumption Among the Youth in Kitumba Sub County-Kabale District. by Twijukye, Junior

“…In relation to the measures used to address the problems of alcoholism, the research established that both the Community and the Government measures were employed. …”
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New Horizons In The Treatment Of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer by Zein El Amir

“…The subject deals with the learning of the structure of the human body from the gross external features down to the microscopic level, at all stages of development, from the embryo to the elderly. This knowledge is essential for a physician to understand the functioning of the body, disease pathophysiology, and treatment modalities.  …”
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Anatomy In The Undergraduate Medical Curriculum; Blending The Old And New by Ayesha Yousaf

“…The subject deals with the learning of the structure of the human body from the gross external features down to the microscopic level, at all stages of development, from the embryo to the elderly. This knowledge is essential for a physician in order to understand the functioning of the body, disease pathophysiology and treatment modalities.…”
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Flight Path Reconstruction and Parameter Estimation Using Output-Error Method by Benedito Carlos de Oliveira Maciel, Luiz Carlos Sandoval Góes, Elder Moreira Hemerly, Nei Salis Brasil Neto

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Relation Between Rates of Geriatric Suicide and Consumption of Alcohol Beverages in European Countries by Leo Sher

“…Among older adults, suicide is a significant and persistent health problem. The highest suicide rate is found among white men aged 65 years and older. …”
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