Vocal Distortions Due to Age-Related Information

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn G. Boltz
Keyword(s):  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related

The Effects of Age and Atis Use on Driving Performance: A Simulator Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (17) ◽  
pp. 1276-1280
Author(s):  
Jean E. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Driving Simulator ◽  
Driving Performance ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Traveler Information ◽  
Traveler Information Systems ◽  
Navigation Assistance ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
And Training

Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) are in-vehicle computer systems that provide travel-related information (e.g., navigation assistance) to automobile drivers. ATIS has great potential to help drivers save time and money by leading them to their destination efficiently. However, there are great concerns that ATIS may interfere with driving performance. This study looked at the effects of ATIS use and the driver's age on driving performance in a high-fidelity driving simulator. The results indicate that ATIS use led to degraded driving performance in several measures. However, in some cases, the effects depended on age. Older drivers tended to be more cautious, while younger drivers tended to be more careless. These results suggest that ATIS systems and training materials may need to address the age-related differences in ATIS use and driving performance.

When feeling different pays off: How older adults can counteract negative age-related information.

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1140-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Weiss ◽  
Kai Sassenberg ◽  
Alexandra M. Freund
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Evaluation of Impact of Life-Style-Related Risk Factors in Age-Related Cataract

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholam Abbas Roustaei ◽  
Fatemeh Shomali ◽  
Hemmat Gholinia ◽  
Maral Farzin ◽  
Seyed Ahmad Rasoulinejad
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Dietary Regimen ◽  
Sleeping Time ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Residence Location ◽  
The Village ◽  
Preventive Role

Cataract is a multifactorial ocular disease, resulting in turbidity or opacity of the lens of the eyes, which leads to blindness or reduction of visuality. The different environmental, socio-economical, and lifestyle factors indicate as risk factors of age-related cataracts. The aim of this study was the evaluation of daily activity, dietary regimen, residence location and etc., as risk factors of age-related cataracts. In this census, a crosssectional study was performed on 353 patients with age-related cataract underwent surgery, who referred to Rouhani Hospital in Babol, Iran from 2018 to 2019, and 343 healthy individuals. The lifestyle-related information was collected from all individuals via the designed questionnaire. Our results showed that there were significant correlations between the birth/residence in the village (comparing to city, P<0.001), abnormal sleeping time (P<0.001), daily activity (and being outdoor, P<0.001), and use of solid oil (P<0.001) with increasing in age-related cataracts. Furthermore, the use of antioxidant-containing fruits significantly reduces the risk of age-related cataracts. Our results established that lifestyle clearly has a golden impact on age-related cataracts. The reduction in daily activity, normal sleeping time, and more use of antioxidant-containing dietary regimen play a preventive role in age-related cataracts.

scholarly journals The atlas of aging society 2.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Lina Dönni ◽  
Susanne Bleisch ◽  
Rainer Roth ◽  
Mario Pozza ◽  
Daria Hollenstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Application ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Topic Area ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Aging Society ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Similar Content ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Novel Concept

Abstract. Most of the western countries currently experience a demographic change. It is essential catching this structural change with all its socio-spatial and life-specific dimensions and make it visible in a generally understandable way.The atlas of the aging society 2.0, based on a first version launched in 2017, aims to visualize age-related information in an interactive web application that supports not only the content but also engages the users, is accessible to a broad audience, offers opportunities for different stakeholders and levels of interest, and can accommodate a high range of data as well as future updates.As in the initial version, the atlas of aging society 2.0 operates with a novel concept called the story-network principle which connects briefly introduced visualizations such that a braid of age-related information develops. Like conventional atlases, the dimensions of information are divided into different topic areas. Each topic comprises several stories consisting of multiple information cards. Various connecting lines link the cards together and integrate all of them into an informational network. Storylines connect cards in a directional order such that their information covers a particular aspect of a topic. Related-card lines link cards that have similar content but do not belong to the same story, while recommended-card lines prevent users from dead ends by connecting story ending cards with different story starting cards. The user decides at any time whether he/she wants to follow a storyline through a whole topic aspect or if he/she interrupts the story and navigates into other topics to explore further information.The story-network is visibly displayed on the web application’s landing page and follows the reverse conclusion from Tobler's first law of geography. The similarity in the content of information cards reflects their spatial position in the network. The information cards are displayed as nodes. The appearance of the edges explains the type of connection between the nodes. To immerse oneself in the informational network of the atlas of aging society 2.0, different options are available. It is possible to navigate directly from the story-network view on the landing page to a specific card by a single click on the representative node. To give the user an idea of what information is hidden behind the nodes, the title of the nodes can be displayed in the story network view using an on-touch function. The topic-entry option is ideal for users who search for specific information. Therefore, an interactive and hierarchically organized bubble plot was created. When hovered, the bubble plot first divides into topic-area bubbles. On a second level, these are divided into individual stories, from which the user can choose. A third option is the usage of the coincidence-button, leading the user to a random card.Each card includes a visualization, a descriptive text, and some additional information compromised in the metadata. The visualizations follow a uniform visual language, by using a constant colour concept and an overarching design language. The graphical representations use the D3.js and DC.js JavaScript libraries. One aim of the atlas of aging society 2.0 was to make visualizations more interactive by working with hover- and click-functions and by the implementation of interactive dashboards. The ability to interact with selected visualizations intends to motivate users to explore and display data according to their interests.The atlas of aging society 2.0 is currently optimized for tablets while a desktop version is in progress. In this version, there are many new exciting subject areas and contents, which can be explored. The use of the story-network principle as implemented in this project is also conceivable for other applications due to its linking and ordering properties and its easy scalability.

scholarly journals Visual Perception of British Women’s Skin Color Distribution in Two Nonindustrialized Societies, the Maasai and the Tsimane’

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 147470491771895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Fink ◽  
Marina Butovskaya ◽  
Piotr Sorokowski ◽  
Agnieszka Sorokowska ◽  
Paul J. Matts
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Skin Condition ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Facial Skin ◽  
Solar Ultraviolet Radiation ◽  
Color Distribution ◽  
Younger Women ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Traditional Societies

In women with lightly pigmented skin in particular, facial skin color homogeneity decreases with age, primarily due to chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), leading to a decrease in perceived health and attractiveness. Perception of female skin may be influenced by continuous exposure to, and thus familiarity with, age-related changes in visible skin condition in a given society. Men and women of two traditional societies, the Maasai (Tanzania) and the Tsimane’ (Bolivia), unfamiliar with lighter colored skin, judged images of British women’s facial skin for age, health, and attractiveness. In both samples, images with homogeneous skin color (from the cheeks of younger women) were judged to be younger and healthier and received a stronger preference than corresponding images with heterogeneous skin color (from older women). We suggest that (i) human sensitivity for quality-related information from facial skin color distribution is universal and independent of any known age-dependent variation in skin in a given population and (ii) skin discoloration is universally associated with less positive judgment.

scholarly journals Dysphagia-Related Health Information Improved Consumer Acceptability of Thickened Beverages

Beverages ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Ji-Hye An ◽  
Jin-A Yoon ◽  
Myung-Jun Shin ◽  
Sang-Hun Kim ◽  
Jee-Hyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Beverage Samples ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Red Bean

Most people tend to think that healthy foods do not taste good. This view could have a negative impact on the taste of the food that people eat for health. However, if health-related information is provided to avoid negative aspects, acceptability may improve. Thus, this study investigated changes in consumers’ sensory perception of thickened beverages before and after the provision of dysphagia-related health information. Sixty young (19–39 years old) and middle-aged (40–64 years old) consumers participated in two experiment sessions conducted one week apart. The first session proceeded without any information and the second provided information about dysphagia and the need for dietary modification before evaluation. Three beverages (orange juice, red bean water, and sports drink) were used in nectar-like (51–350 cP) and honey-like (351–1750 cP) forms; original beverage samples (0%) were used as the control. Consumers were asked about acceptability, liking the flavor, intensity, and general health interest (GHI). An analysis of variance was performed to show the change in flavor rating and acceptability between the two sessions. Although there were age-related differences in response to the samples, thickened beverages were rated as more acceptable, in terms of their characteristics (swallowing, viscosity, and mouthfeel) after the information was provided. There were no significant differences for the 0% samples. The mean GHI values were 3.97 ± 0.85 and 4.81 ± 0.68 for the young and middle-aged groups, respectively. High and low GHI groups were analyzed. The high GHI group showed significant differences in acceptability in the informed evaluation, whereas the low GHI group was not influenced by the information.

scholarly journals Prediction of Sex and Age from Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Images and Feature Analysis Using Deep Learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan-Ming Chueh ◽  
Yi-Ting Hsieh ◽  
Homer H. Chen ◽  
I-Hsin Ma ◽  
Sheng-Lung Huang
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Prediction Accuracy ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Macular Diseases ◽  
En Face ◽  
The Difference

AbstractThe prevalence of certain macular diseases differs between male and female. However, the actual difference in macular structure between male and female was barely understood. Previous studies reported the mean retinal thickness of macula was thinner for female, but here it was observed that the difference is not statistically large enough for sex distinction. Similarly, the age-related non-pathological change of macular structure was also hardly known. It has been found that the thickness of choroid decreases with age. In this study, deep learning was applied to distinguish sex and age from macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of 3134 persons and achieved a sex prediction accuracy of 85.6 ± 2.1% and an age prediction error of 5.78 ± 0.29 years. A thorough analysis of the prediction accuracy and the Grad-CAM showed that 1) the foveal contour leads to a better sex distinction than the macular thickness, 2) B-scan macular OCT images contain more sex-related information than en face fundus images, and 3) the age-related characteristics of the macula are on the whole layers of the retina, not just the choroid. These novel findings reported in this study are useful to ophthalmologists for further investigation in the pathogenesis of sex and age-related macular structural diseases.

Effective Use of Virtual Communities for Health-Purposes in the Elderly

2018 ◽  
pp. 127-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Beaunoyer ◽  
Matthieu J. Guitton
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Effective Use

New strategies must be developed to adequately answer the growing health needs of the elderly. Virtual communities targeted to older adults may represent interesting tools, ranging from providing health-related information to operating preventive programs, or simply reducing social isolation and thus increasing the quality of life of the elderly. Besides generic issues shared with any eHealth virtual community (e.g., user engagement, participation, acceptance), the use of virtual communities by the elderly also bears some specific challenges, including limitations related to access to care or the presence of individuals with (age-related) disability. This Chapter describes some of the factors which should be taken into consideration when designing eHealth strategies aiming at developing or supporting virtual communities targeted to elderly population, and emphases the importance of integrating health-oriented senior-targeted virtual communities into holistic approach to allow for the communities to optimally develop and consolidate, and reach its goal in terms of health benefits.

Age Differences in the Big Five Personality Domains, Facets and Nuances: A Replication across the life span

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzhan Hang ◽  
Christopher J. Soto ◽  
Lydia Gabriela Speyer ◽  
Liina Haring ◽  
Billy Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Trait Variance ◽  
Different Levels

This replication and extension of Mõttus and Rozgonjuk (2019) compared the extents of age-related information captured by different levels of the personality trait hierarchy (domains, facets and nuances, indexed by individual items) in several samples (N = 51,524) of different age ranges and cultural backgrounds, and tested with different instruments. Across samples and measures, lower trait hierarchy levels (especially nuances) tended to contain substantially more age-sensitive information than higher levels; most of the unique age-sensitive information was in nuances. Besides showing the need for more nuanced personality (development) research, the findings suggest ways of testing novel hypotheses that rely on systematic between-trait variance in age differences.

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