THE MOBILIZE BOSTON STUDY: DESIGN AND METHODS OF A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF NOVEL RISK FACTORS FOR FALLS IN AN OLDER POPULATION

The MOBILIZE Boston Study: Design and methods of a prospective cohort study of novel risk factors for falls in an older population

Abstract Background Falls are the sixth leading cause of death in elderly people in the U.S.Despite progress in understanding risk factors for falls, many suspected risk factors have not been adequately studied.Putative risk factors for falls such as pain, reductions in cerebral blood flow, somatosensory deficits, and foot disorders are poorly unde

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Extracting individual characteristics from population data reveals a negative social effect during honeybee defence

Honeybees protect their colony against vertebrates by mass stinging and they coordinate their actions during this crucial event thanks to an alarm pheromone carried directly on the stinger, which is therefore released upon stinging.The pheromone then recruits nearby bees so that more and more bees participate in the defence.However, a quantitative

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The importance of molecular characters when morphological variability hinders diagnosability: systematics of the moon jellyfish genus Aurelia (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

Cryptic species have been detected across Metazoa, and while no apparent morphological features distinguish them, it should not impede taxonomists from formal descriptions.We accepted this challenge for the jellyfish genus Aurelia, which has a long and confusing taxonomic history.We demonstrate that morphological variability in Aurelia medusae Coll

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QUESTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF THE TEACHER ON THE BASIS OF MEDIA EDUCATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF INDONESIA)

Introduction: in the article the authors turn to the question of the development of the social competence of the teacher on the basis of media education.In the society at the present stage there are many changes concerning the sphere of education, which put forward new and higher requirements for students, teachers and the educational process.In an

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Kajian yuridis peraturan daerah mengenai larangan pengemis

The increasing number of people with social welfare problems has received serious attention from the government.The majority of people with social welfare problems are due to poverty.The mindset of beggars is also the mindset of the community, often when people see beggars they always feel sorry and pity.The government has taken many steps, Sensory

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