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2017-11-30
This research is a visual and empirical ethnography examining the design of clinical / semi-clinical locations of death, in relation to institutionalized dying in contemporary society. Through field observations at two palliative care sites in Alberta and interviews with end-of-life healthcare...
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2013
O’Rourke, Hannah, Ceci, Christine
Textbooks and policy documents tend to present the boundary between normal and abnormal ageing as natural and clearly demarcated. In this study, we trouble the notion of natural and clearly demarcated boundaries between normal and abnormal ageing by considering how these boundaries have been...
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Reducing depression in older home care clients: Design of a prospective study of a nurse-led interprofessional mental health promotion intervention
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Gibson, M., Markle-Reid, M., Thabane, L., Pierce, T., Hoch, J., McAiney, C., Busing, B., Browne, G., Forbes, D.
Background: Very little research has been conducted in the area of depression among older home care clients using personal support services. These older adults are particularly vulnerable to depression because of decreased cognition, comorbid chronic conditions, functional limitations, lack of...
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Reliability and validity of the attitudes to ageing questionnaire for Canadian and Norwegian older adults.
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Low, G., Kalfoss, M., Molzahn, A. E.
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ), a new scale designed for cross-cultural comparisons of older adults. There are currently very few measures intended to measure the attitudes of older adults to their own ageing. The...
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2014
Aalhus, J. L., Basarab, J. A., Juárez, M., Larsen, I. L., Rymer, R. T.
Steaks from longissimus lumborum and semimembranosus muscles, aged 2 or 27 d, were obtained from a population of steers (n=112) managed to produce a range in tenderness (shear force range from 2.57 to 17.2 kg). All available carcass (live weight, hot commercial weight, pH, temperature, marbling,...
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Spring 2012
Glancing angle deposition (GLAD) was used to fabricate nanostructured TiO$_2$ capacitive relative humidity (RH) sensors. These sensors exhibit sub-second response times and large sensitivities, but are susceptible to ageing. Ultraviolet (UV) treatment of the sensors has been found to reverse...