110 research outputs found
sj-docx-1-ggm-10.1177_23337214221116226 – Supplemental material for Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-ggm-10.1177_23337214221116226 for Older Adults’ Resilience Against Impact of Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ayaka Kasuga, Saori Yasumoto, Takeshi Nakagawa, Yoshiko Ishioka, Akari Kikuchi, Hiroki Inagaki, Madoka Ogawa, Noriko Hori, Yukie Masui, Hwang Choe, Hiroyuki Muto, Mai Kabayama, Kayo Godai, Kazunori Ikebe, Kei Kamide, Tatsuro Ishizaki and Yasuyuki Gondo in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine</p
sj-docx-1-ggm-10.1177_23337214231205432 – Supplemental material for Age Group Differences in the Association Between Sleep Status and Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The SONIC Study
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-ggm-10.1177_23337214231205432 for Age Group Differences in the Association Between Sleep Status and Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The SONIC Study by Toshiki Mizuno, Kayo Godai, Mai Kabayama, Hiroshi Akasaka, Michiko Kido, Masaaki Isaka, Mio Kubo, Yasuyuki Gondo, Madoka Ogawa, Kazunori Ikebe, Yukie Masui, Yasumichi Arai, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Hiromi Rakugi and Kei Kamide in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine</p
Thinking about "The tale of Maturanomiya" Princess Kayo
No full textapplication/pdfThis thesis especially discusses the Princess Kayo about “The tale of Maturanomiya” The influence of story preceding and a variety of is seen in “The tale of Maturanomiya”. A forming of princess Kayo also is influenced from preceding story. The purpose of this thesis is to clear what influences forming princess Kayo and to clear what does the story try by handling her. In this thesis, the influence of Naka no kimi at “Yoru no nezame” and Murasaki no ue at “The Tale of Genji’” pointed out first. These women was shouldering suffering. Because they have to do count on a man who has other women. The same thing can be said also to princess Kayo. Therefore, I pointed out it that she is is a successor of these women. Though she was a successor in the one side that is certainly, the problem, that is, their “Suffer of the woman” is not made a focus. This reason is that the problem, “Suffer of the woman” changes in quality at this story. This problem do not focus in women’s mind but focuses a man who becomes dilemma among women. This story depicts a man assuming that it is cool. The very important fact is Princess Kayo having been influenced another person is not only two people but also princess Shikishi. She was a woman of author（Fuziwara no Sadaie）’s yearning. The author had him accomplish the desire that ended in the yearning in the story in the reality. This story made situation fall in love by such a woman, and careless in woman’s feelings. In a word, this story of the man, by the man, for the man. In the near future,I am going to think about the problem of two heroines of the remainder. I want to continue thinking about this story, to a total.departmental bulletin pape
Archival Resources Reimagined: a Feminist Examination of the "Latin American Twentieth-century Pamphlets"
No full textIn this practicum report, I use the insights afforded by feminist scholarship and theory to analyze my experience examining the Latin American Twentieth-Century Pamphlets collection at Special Collections & University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries, a collection assembled by Robert Jackson Alexander, 1918-2010. I focus in Brazil and Guyana collections and identify political beliefs and perspectives that uncover different actors and forces in these two countries, acknowledging discriminatory structures or alternative accounts of history. I also examine the issue of organization and access tools in the management of archives and their usefulness to organize this type of collection. Finally, I present the insights on uncovered resources, along with my readings on the transnational dimensions of politics and ideologies in both collections as an area for a valuable intervention for archivists and librarians to undertake.This practicum report was submitted to fulfill the requirements for the M.A. degree in Women's and Gender Studies (2010). The Practicum Committee: Nancy Hewitt (chair), Carlos Decena, and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
Body mass, blood pressure, and cognitive functioning among octogenarians and centenarians
No full textAim: The purpose of this study was to examine the association among body mass, blood pressure (BP), and cognitive functioning for octogenarians and centenarians.
Methods: A total of 300 participants (221 centenarians and 79 octogenarians) from the Georgia Centenarian Study were included in this study. Demographic variables included age, gender, and ethnicity. Body mass was measured with the body mass index (BMI), and systolic and diastolic BP, as well as mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) were assessed.
Results: Results showed age differences indicating that centenarians had lower BMI and MMSE scores when compared to octogenarians. Women had lower cognitive functioning scores compared to men. Black Americans had higher BMI and BP as well as lower MMSE scores. Participants with low BMI values (< 18.5 kg/m2) and normal BP had a significantly lower MMSE score when compared to those with elevated BMI values (≥ 25 kg/m2 to < 30 kg/m2) and high BP. Multiple regression analyses determined that age, gender, ethnicity, and BMI were significantly associated with cognitive function in very late life.
Conclusions: The results suggest that extreme values of body mass (low and high) in combination with normal BP ( © The Author(s) 2023. This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were madeThe Georgia Centenarian Study was funded by [1P01AG17553] from the National Institute on Aging, a collaboration among The University of Georgia, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Boston University, University of Kentucky, Emory University, Duke University, Wayne State University, Iowa State University, Temple University, and University of Michigan. Additional investigators of the Georgia Centenarian Study include S. M. Jazwinski, R. C. Green, M. MacDonald, M. Gearing, W. R. Markesbery (deceased), J. L. Woodard, M. A. Johnson, J. S. Tenover, I. C. Siegler, W. L. Rodgers, D. B. Hausman, C. Rott, A. Davey, and J. Arnold. The first author’s work on the project was supported by the Fulbright Commission and by United States Department of Agriculture, Hatch Project Grant, [IOW04116]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript
Public Health Approach to Etiology of Cerebrovasular Accidents
No full textThough there are many studies of cerebrovascular accidents from etiological point of view, few have been reported concerning impacts of daily life to cerebrovascular accidents from the view point of public health. The author examined the interactions between human factors and his environment in the cases of cerebrovascular accidents in two areas and one group of workers. The 227 objects were selected to discuss from the patients and the dead in two rural areas by examining answeres to questionnaires, medical records by doctors, and dath certificates. The results are as follows. 1) There was a difference of incidence of cerebrovascular accidents between those two areas it was 4.35 per 1,000 adults over 40 years in Kayo, whereas 6.20 in Yao. 2) Cerebrovascular accidents often occurred at either dinning and bath room in the evening or toilet in the midnight. 3) The impacts of climate was not clear in Yao where the climate is calm, on the conrary there were observed two peaks of incidence in summer and winter in Kayo where the climate is sever. 4) There were found more frequently cerebral hemorrahge than cerebral thrombosis among male farmers in those two areas. 5) The author pointed out that not only natural impacts but also soci-economical and cultural background to cerebrovascular accidents must be discussed, such as organization of labour and so forth. 6) There were observed the evidence that chronic CS(2) exposure resulted in high incidence of hypetention and cerebrovascular accidents
<Research Notes>Teaching Argumentative Writing through a Process-focused Instruction: The Effects of the Prewriting Activity on Student Perceived Learning
No full text本稿は、思考整理に焦点をあてた協働的なライティング活動がいかに学生のライティング学習に影響するかを分析し、本活動の妥当性を纏めたものである。具体的には、主体的・対話的で深い学びを意識したライティング指導の一環として、執筆前の協働的ライティング活動(プレライティング活動)をプロジェクト発信型英語プログラムの授業に導入し、プロセス重視の指導を展開した。何をどう書いてよいか分からない学生に独自に構築した補助教材を提示し、論理的且つ客観的に思考を整理する機会を可能な限り与え、執筆前の思考整理の方法とその重要性を強調した。本活動が学生の学習に及ぼす影響をアンケートにより検証したところ、学生の思考を活発化させ、アカデミックライティングにおける根本的・基礎的知識を習得させる効果があったと言えよう。本研究は、ライティング指導に従事されている関係者にとって教育的示唆を伴う一例となるであろう。This article describes an exploratory study investigating the effects of prewriting activities on students' perceptions of their own learning. The author implemented a process-focused activity in a project-based English program during the spring semester of 2016, and here discusses the findings of the study. The participating students were 80 sophomores in the College of Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The students were provided with two support worksheets to logically organize their critical thoughts and arguments prior to the start of the writing task. During the process, they conducted a core writing task, in which key concepts and a logical order were identified, and then developed an organizational structure for writing an academic paper. Web-based questionnaires, including a free description element, were conducted before and after the prewriting process, in order to evaluate the participants' perceived achievements. The results demonstrated that the process had a positive influence on students' perceptions of their learning. The author therefore concludes that the prewriting activity did enhance students' learning. This empirical study illustrates that prewriting activity can refocus students' attention on the fundamentals of an academic paper: the importance of establishing an argumentation with logical flow, and of strengthening the linkage between sentences. Furthermore, the process-focused activity improves students' cognitive processes, and activates their ability to think analytically. Indeed, said cognitive ability may become a potential resource to improve their writing in the future. It is therefore suggested that the teaching of argumentative writing should take a more process-focused approach
Alexander of Aphrodisias and De Interpretatione: The Case of the Proposition
No full textThis article considers a passage in Alexander of Aphrodisias' commentary on the Prior Analytics (in APr., 10, 13-28) concerning the definition of irporaut; (premiss or proposition). Its interest lies in the fact that Alexander establishes a very articulated relationship between the defmition of /cookout; that we find in Aristotle's Prior Analytics (24a16-17) and that of arcotpavrixo; kayo; (proposition) in De interpretatione (4, 17a2-3). Nonetheless, the author aims to demonstrate that this relationship is problematic and unnecessary because the definition of /cookout; in Prior Analytics is in fact independent from the definition of eurocavruce; koyoc. However, it is also the author's intention to show why Alexander does this
Usefulness of the serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a blood biomarker for sarcopenia components among age groups in community-dwelling older people: The SONIC study
No full textFang W., Godai K., Kabayama M., et al. Usefulness of the serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a blood biomarker for sarcopenia components among age groups in community-dwelling older people: The SONIC study. Geriatrics and Gerontology International , (2024); https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14876.Aim: The serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio (CCR) or sarcopenia index is considered a useful marker of muscle mass. However, its usefulness in late-stage older adults remains unclear. We aimed to determine the usefulness of CCR as an indicator of sarcopenia in community-dwelling Japanese adults aged >75 years. Methods: Our study recruited participants aged 70, 80, and 90 ± 1 years during the baseline years, and included a 3-year follow-up in the Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians, Investigation with Centenarians study. From 2015 to 2018, 955 participants were eligible: 367 in their 70s, 304 in their 80s, and 284 in their 90s. The diagnostic components of sarcopenia, including “low muscle mass, plus low muscle strength, and/or low physical performance,” were evaluated using the bioelectrical impedance analysis-measured skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), handgrip strength, and short physical performance battery (SPPB) score, respectively, in accordance with the Asia Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria. Separate analyses were performed between each component and CCR, adjusting for sex, body mass index, and other blood biomarkers in each group. Results: The relationship between CCR and sarcopenia components was significant for handgrip strength (β = 0.21, 0.13, 0.19, and P < 0.0001, =0.0088, <0.0001, for the 70s, 80s, and 90s age groups, respectively); however, it was limited for SMI (β = 0.14; P = 0.0022, only for the 90s) and not significant for the SPPB score. Conclusion: CCR is a limited indicator of sarcopenia in late-stage older adults. Although its association with muscle strength was significant, its relationship with muscle mass and physical performance was less pronounced
Risk factors predicting subtypes of physical frailty incidence stratified by musculoskeletal diseases in community-dwelling older adults: The SONIC study
No full textOhata Y., Godai K., Kabayama M., et al. Risk factors predicting subtypes of physical frailty incidence stratified by musculoskeletal diseases in community-dwelling older adults: The SONIC study. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, (2024); https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14924.Aim: This study aims to identify the key risk factors that lead to subtypes of physical frailty assessed by walking speed and grip strength among community-dwelling Japanese individuals, stratified by the presence of musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) and age group. Methods: We included 302 participants aged 70 or 80 years who did not exhibit subtypes of physical frailty at baseline through the Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians, Investigation with Centenarians (SONIC) study. Our study was a longitudinal study. The outcome was the incidence of subtypes of physical frailty after 3 years. Subtypes of physical frailty were defined as a weak grip strength or slow walking speed, or both, based on the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study Index. The risk factors for subtypes of physical frailty incidence were examined by age group and MSD, using multivariate logistic regressions. Results: Of the 302 participants, 110 (36.4%) had MSD. Those with MSD were significantly more likely to have subtypes of physical frailty after 3 years compared with those without MSD. Among all participants, older age was a risk factor of subtypes of physical frailty (P < 0.05). Without MSD, older age and dissatisfied financial status were risk factors (P < 0.05). With MSD, older age was a risk factor (P < 0.05). By age group, in individuals aged 70 years old, a dissatisfied financial status was a risk factor for those without MSD (P < 0.05), and a higher BMI was one for those with MSD (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Older age was a risk factor for subtypes of physical frailty, but other risk factors differed according to the presence of MSD and age
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