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Participant characteristics associated with the effects of a physical and cognitive training program on executive functions

2022

Background: Physical and cognitive interventions have been shown to induce positive effects on older adults’ executive functioning. However, since participants with different background characteristics may respond differently to such interventions, we investigated whether training effects on executive functions were associated with sex, training compliance, and age. We also investigated if change in global cognition was associated with physical and cognitive training intervention-induced changes in executive functions. Methods: Exploratory data from a randomized controlled trial were analyzed. Participants were 70–85-year-old men and women who received a 12-month physical (PT) or physical a…

Physical activity and exercise in mild cognitive impairment and dementia::an umbrella review of intervention and observational studies

2020

Objectives:\ud \ud The aim of this umbrella review was to determine the effect of physical activity/exercise on improving cognitive and noncognitive outcomes in people with MCI (mild cognitive impairment) and dementia.\ud \ud Design:\ud \ud Umbrella review of systematic reviews (SR), with or without meta-analyses (MAs), of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies.\ud \ud Settings and Participants:\ud \ud People with MCI or dementia, confirmed through validated assessment measures. Any form of physical activity/exercise was included. As controls, we included participants not following any prespecified physical activity/exercise intervention or following the same standard…

Onnistunutta vanhenemista etsimässä: IAGG-ER2019, Göteborg

2019

Epigenetic involvement in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: a mini-review.

2013

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare human genetic disease that leads to a severe premature ageing phenotype, caused by mutations in the <i>LMNA</i> gene. The <i>LMNA</i> gene codes for lamin-A and lamin-C proteins, which are structural components of the nuclear lamina. HGPS is usually caused by a de novo <i>C1824T</i> mutation that leads to the accumulation of a dominant negative form of lamin-A called progerin. Progerin also accumulates physiologically in normal ageing cells as a rare splicing form of lamin-A transcripts. From this perspective, HGPS cells seem to be good candidates for the study of the physiological mechanisms of ageing…

Aggregati artificiali dal riciclaggio di imballaggi PET

2016

In questo contributo si espongono le caratteristiche fisiche, le prestazioni meccaniche e il processo produttivo di aggregati leggeri di polietilentereftalto denominati alPET, ricavati principalmente dal riciclaggio di imballaggi per bevande. Attraverso l'analisi delle loro proprietà, si evidenzia la possibilità d'impiegare questi aggregati per la produzione di conglomerati bituminosi e cementizi destinati a componenti strutturali portanti dei viadotti stradali.

The freedom of conscience and religion of particularly dangerous offenders (Article 88a and 88b of the Executive Penal Code)

2020

Wolność sumienia i religii należy do katalogu podstawowych praw człowieka. Jednak realizacja związanych z tym uprawnień w przypadku skazanych niebezpiecznych została ograniczona przez konieczność ich wykonywania w warunkach oddziału, w pomieszczeniach o wysokim stopniu zabezpieczenia ochronnego. Również kontakt skazanych niebezpiecznych z innymi osobami (w tym także duchownym) ograniczono w sposób maksymalny. Ustawodawca uznał, że stosowanie ograniczeń w realizacji uprawnień sprawców szczególnie niebezpiecznych jest potrzebne do zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa zakładu karnego. Jednak wprowadzone obostrzenia można także uznać za element nieludzkiego traktowania, zwłaszcza wówczas, gdy ich stosowa…

Live or die : extreme-athletes' personality structure and functioning, motives, and flow-experience

1999

Patients’ preferences for osteoarthritis treatment: the value of stated-preference studies

2019

Juridiskā zinātne, Nr. 12

2019

The publishing of Journal “Law” of the University of Latvia is financed by the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia. The publishing of issue No. 11 is supported by “Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns” Law Office.

Context of validation of non-formal and informal learning in Spain: a comprehensive view

2019

The system of validation and accreditation of professional qualifications in Spain is offered as a certification opportunity, especially for vulnerable groups. The procedure is presented as an evaluative proposal that allows some inequalities associated with training and employment to be addressed. In this article we analyse whether this system really fosters social cohesion, considering the political situation that frames the procedure and the educational approach underlying it. The research methodology combines the documentary analysis and interviews with the application of the Delphi method. The most relevant results show that the socio-political context is favourable to competences accr…