Malnutrition in elderly and its relation to depression

The notable increase in number of individuals reaching advancing ages over the past decades resulted in the emergence of various physical and mental disorders that necessitate intervention. Two of the major illnesses encountered at this age group include depression and malnutrition. Depression and malnutrition are prevalent among geriatric population and seem to be strongly associated. The relationship between those two conditions is interactive. Depression leads to appetite and weight changes that results in malnutrition, and poor nutrition predispose old individuals to psychiatric upset (depression, agitation, and irritability). Loss of appetite and weight and major criteria for diagnosis of depression. It is suggested that the neurotransmitters and hormonal changes occurring in depressing are responsible for alteration in appetite. On the other hand, dietary supplements are essential for mood regulation. Carbohydrates, proteins, vitamin B, selenium, zinc, lithium, chromium, calcium, and other trace elements are protective against depression. Depression and malnutrition have common risk factors such as loneliness, lack of social support, physical illness, functional impairment, financial paucity, and endocrinal disturbances. There is a vicious circle between depression and malnutrition. Therefore, clinicians should pay attention to both psychological and physical aspects during treating elderly with depression, malnutrition, or both. This article aims to discuss the relationship between depression and malnutrition among geriatric population.

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Forecasting Agroforestry Ecosystem Services Provision in Urban Regeneration Projects: Experiences and Perspectives from Milan

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052434 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2434 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ambrogio Zanzi ◽

Federico Andreotti ◽

Valentina Vaglia ◽

Sumer Alali ◽

Francesca Orlando ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Food System ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Urban Environments ◽

Urban Food System ◽

Notable Increase ◽

Living Fences ◽

The Difference ◽

Pollution Removal ◽

The Relationship

The expansion of urban agglomerates is causing significant environmental changes, while the demand and need for sustainability keep on growing. In this context, urban and peri-urban agriculture can play a crucial role, mainly if associated with an agroecological approach. Indeed, the extensive use of living fences and tree rows can improve the environmental quality, assuring ecosystem services (ES), developing a sustainable urban food system and increasing local productions and the related socio-economic improvements. This study aims to assess the benefits of an agroecological requalification of a dismissed peri-urban area in the South Milan Agricultural Regional Park (Italy), by evaluating two possible scenarios, both involving planting trees and shrubs in that area. The software I-Tree Eco simulates the ecosystem services provision of planting new hedgerows, evaluating the benefits over 30 years. The study underlines the difference between the two scenarios and how the planted area becomes an essential supplier of regulating ecosystem services for the neighbourhoods, increasing carbon storage and air pollution removal. Results were then analysed with a treemap, to better investigate and understand the relationship between the different ecosystem services, showing a notable increase in carbon sequestration at the end of the simulation (at year 30). The study shows a replicable example of a methodology and techniques that can be used to assess the ES in urban and peri-urban environments.

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Sport News on Facebook: The Relationship Between Interactivity and Readers’ Browsing Behavior

International Journal of Sport Communication ◽

10.1123/ijsc.2013-0112 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Jan Boehmer ◽

Stephen Lacy

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Web Site ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Sport Communication ◽

Work Routines ◽

Sports News ◽

Browsing Behavior ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

The Relationship

This study analyzes how interactivity on Facebook relates to users’ browsing behaviors such as clicking a link, visiting a Web site, clicking articles on a Web site, and spending time on a sports news Web site. Regression analyses of 502 Facebook posts and the corresponding news articles show that the number of individuals who clicked on a link is not related to higher levels of interactivity, but an increase in interactivity did affect the number of overall visits generated. In addition, higher levels of interactivity had a slight negative correlation with the number of pages visited and the time spent on an organization’s Web site. Implications for the training and work routines of sport communication professionals in organizations, journalism, and public relations are discussed.

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HUBUNGAN ANTARA TINGKAT KEPARAHAN PMS DENGAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN DAN KUALITAS TIDUR PADA REMAJA PUTRI

Jurnal Kesehatan Mesencephalon ◽

10.36053/mesencephalon.v3i1.32 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Henny Dwi Susanti ◽

Reni Ilmiasih ◽

Ari Arvianti

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Physical Symptoms ◽

Hormonal Changes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Quality Sleep ◽

Current Cycle ◽

Positive Correlation Coefficient ◽

The Relationship

Abstract : Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical symptoms, psychological, and emotions associated with the woman's menstrual cycle and consistently occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle due to hormonal changes associated with the current cycle of ovulation (release of eggs from the ovary) and menstruation. Some of the complaints were felt during PMS, such as headache, back pain, breast pain, sleep disorders, and more than a few complaints can cause anxiety in women with PMS. This research was conducted observational analytic with cross sectional method. levels of anxiety and sleep quality in adolescent girls (as dependent variable). The sample used in this research were 30 students. Total sampling is a sampling technique in which the number of samples is equal to the population. there is a significant correlation between the severity of PMS with the level of anxiety. A positive correlation coefficient indicates that the relationship between the severity of PMS with anxiety levels. The more severe or severe PMS level, the level of anxiety is also heavier. Conversely, the mild severity of PMS, the anxiety level is also lighter. There is a significant correlation between the severity of PMS with the quality of sleep.Keywords : severity PMS, level of anxiety, quality sleep, adult Abstrak : Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) merupakan kumpulan gejala fisik, psikologis, dan emosi yang terkait dengan siklus menstruasi wanita dan secara konsisten terjadi selama tahap luteal dari siklus menstruasi akibat perubahan hormonal yang berhubungan dengan siklus saat ovulasi (pelepasan sel telur dari ovarium) dan menstruasi. Beberapa keluhan yang dirasakan saat PMS yaitu sakit kepala, sakit punggung, nyeri pada payudara, gangguan tidur, dan lain-lain.Akibat dari beberapa keluhan yang dirasakantersebut dapat menimbulkan kecemasan pada wanita yang mengalami PMS. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara observasional analitik dengan metode pendekatan cross sectional. tingkat kecemasan dan kualitas tidur pada remaja putri (sebagai variabel dependen). Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 30 siswi. Total sampling adalah teknik pengambilan sampel dimana jumlah sampel sama dengan populasi. terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat keparahan PMS dengan tingkat kecemasan. Koefisien korelasi yang positif menunjukkan bahwa hubungan antara tingkat keparahan PMS dengan tingkat kecemasan. Semakin parah atau berat tingkat PMS, maka tingkat kecemasan juga semakin berat. Sebaliknya, semakin ringan tingkat keparahan PMS, maka tingkat kecemasan juga semakin ringan. Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat keparahan PMS dengan kualitas tidur.Kata kunci : tingkat keparahan,PMS, tingkat kecemasan, kualitas tidur, remaja.

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COVID-19 attack ratio among children critically depends on the time to removal and activity levels

10.1101/2021.09.25.21263542 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jianhong Wu ◽

Nicola Luigi Bragazzi ◽

Francesca Scarabel ◽

Zachary McCarthy ◽

Jummy David ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Total Population ◽

Vaccine Coverage ◽

Herd Immunity ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Rapid Testing ◽

Dynamics Model ◽

Canadian Population ◽

Social Mixing ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

The Relationship

The attack ratio in a subpopulation is defined as the total number of infections over the total number of individuals in this subpopulation. Using a methodology based on modified age-stratified transmission dynamics model, we estimated the attack ratio of COVID-19 among children (individuals 0-11 years) in Ontario, Canada when a large proportion of individuals eligible for vaccination (age 12 and above) are vaccinated to achieve herd immunity among this subpopulation, or the effective herd immunity with additional physical distancing measures (hence effective herd immunity). We describe the relationship between this attack ratio among children, the time to remove infected individuals from the transmission chain and the children-to-children daily contact rate, while considering the increased transmissibility of virus variants (using the Delta variant as an example). We further illustrate the generality and applicability of the methodology established by performing an analysis of the attack ratio of COVID-19 among children in the Canadian population. The clinical attack ratio, the number of symptomatic infections over the total population can be informed from the attack ratio, and both can be reduced substantially via a combination of higher vaccine coverage in the vaccine eligible population, reduced social mixing among children, and rapid testing and isolation.

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Impact of reverse globalization on the competition in EU digital markets

Industrija ◽

10.5937/industrija49-31418 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 7-24

Author(s):

Snežana Radukić ◽

Andrija Popović

Keyword(s):

Competition Policy ◽

Business Strategy ◽

Contemporary Literature ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Business Owners ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Eu

This paper aims to analyze the relationship between reverse globalization, the digital markets, and competition policy within the EU. Based on the review of contemporary literature, this paper provides an insight into the EU adaptation to the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reverse globalization is identified through the trends in the international trade and FDI flows, while the digital markets' development is evaluated through the Number of individuals using the Internet to order goods and services and ECommerce sales. While this paper uses secondary data sources, it uniquely connects the identified reverse globalization and digital markets expansion with necessary changes in the competition policy pre and during the COVID19 pandemic. Additionally, this paper provides policymakers and business owners with relevant information and possible avenues to improve the competition policy and business strategy.

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Amamentação na prevenção do câncer de mama: revisão de literatura

Revista Remecs - Revista Multidisciplinar de Estudos Científicos em Saúde ◽

10.24281/rremecs2020.5.9.52-61 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 52-61

Author(s):

Fernanda Odete Souza Rodrigues ◽

João Vítor Flores Silveira ◽

Marina Santos Costa ◽

Giovanna Nogueira Torres ◽

Iwens Moreira de Faria

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Google Scholar ◽

Cáncer De Mama ◽

Hormonal Changes ◽

Milk Supply ◽

Breastfeeding Rates ◽

Las Mujeres ◽

The Relationship

Pouco tem sido estudada a relação entre câncer de mama e amamentação. É possível que a sucção da mama, realizada pelo recém-nascido, promova alterações hormonais que repercutam sobre o desenvolvimento dessa doença. Esta revisão objetivou analisar estudos publicados sobre a influência da prática da amamentação na redução do risco da neoplasia mamária. Os artigos selecionados foram pesquisados nas bases de dados PubMed, LILACS, Scielo e Google Acadêmico e publicados entre os anos 2002 e 2020. Entre os 11 artigos revisados, 10 atestaram o papel da amamentação na redução do surgimento de câncer de mama, tendo esta redução sido maior quanto mais longo o tempo da oferta de leite materno. Apesar dos benefícios, as taxas de aleitamento materno no Brasil ainda são insuficientes. Tendo em vista o impacto positivo dessa prática sobre a redução da incidência do câncer de mama, orientações às gestantes sobre esse processo se fazem necessárias. Descritores: Câncer de Mama, Aleitamento Materno, Lactação. Breastfeeding in breast cancer prevention: literature reviewAbstract: Little has been studied the relationship between breast cancer and breastfeeding. It is possible that breast sucking, performed by the newborn, promotes hormonal changes that affect the development of this disease. This review aimed to analyze published studies on the influence of breastfeeding in reducing the risk of breast cancer. The selected articles were searched in the PubMed, LILACS, Scielo and Google Scholar databases and published between the years 2002 and 2020. Among the 11 reviewed articles, 10 attested to the role of breastfeeding in reducing the appearance of breast cancer, with this reduction greater the longer the time of breast milk supply. Despite the benefits, breastfeeding rates in Brazil are still insufficient. In view of the positive impact of this practice on reducing the incidence of breast cancer, guidance to pregnant women on this process is necessary.Descriptors: Breast Cancer, Breastfeeding, Lactation. Lactancia en la prevención del cáncer de mama: revisión de la literaturaResumen: Poco se ha estudiado la relación entre el cáncer de mama y la lactancia materna. Es posible que la succión de los senos, realizada por el recién nacido, promueva cambios hormonales que afectan el desarrollo de esta enfermedad. Esta revisión tuvo como objetivo analizar los estudios publicados sobre la influencia de la lactancia materna en la reducción del riesgo de cáncer de mama. Los artículos seleccionados se buscaron en las bases de datos PubMed, LILACS, Scielo y Google Scholar y se publicaron entre los años 2002 y 2020. Entre los 11 artículos revisados, 10 atestiguaron el papel de la lactancia materna en la reducción de la aparición de cáncer de mama, con esta reducción mayor es el tiempo de suministro de leche materna. A pesar de los beneficios, las tasas de lactancia materna en Brasil siguen siendo insuficientes. En vista del impacto positivo de esta práctica en la reducción de la incidencia de cáncer de mama, es necesaria una guía para las mujeres embarazadas sobre este proceso.Descriptores: Cáncer de Mama, Amamantamiento, Lactancia.

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The Effect of Health and Penal Harm on Aging Female Prisoners' Views of Dying in Prison

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.60.1.c ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 51-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Dayron Deaton ◽

Ronald H. Aday ◽

Azrini Wahidin

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Death Anxiety ◽

Female Prisoners ◽

Southern States ◽

Prison Health ◽

Personal Accounts ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

The Relationship ◽

Mental And Physical Health ◽

Substantial Degree

With tougher sentencing laws, an increasing number of individuals are finding themselves spending their final years of life in prison. Drawing on a sample of 327 women over the age of 50 incarcerated in five Southern states, the present study investigates the relationship between numerous health variables and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale (TDAS). Qualitatively, the article also provides personal accounts from inmates that serve to reinforce death fears when engaging the prison health care system. Participants reported a mean of 6.40 on the TDAS indicating a substantial degree of death anxiety when compared to community samples. Both mental and physical health measures were important indicators of death anxiety. Qualitative information discovered that respondents' concerns about dying in prison were often influenced by the perceived lack of adequate health care and the indifference of prison staff and other instances of penal harm.

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Larval fish diversity on the Scotian Shelf

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f00-111 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 57 (9) ◽

pp. 1747-1760 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

N L Shackell ◽

K T Frank

Keyword(s):

Larval Fish ◽

Diversity Indices ◽

Fish Diversity ◽

Calanoid Copepods ◽

Scotian Shelf ◽

Genus Richness ◽

Using Data ◽

Negative Exponential ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

The Relationship

We examined larval fish diversity on the Scotian Shelf using data, representing 91 genera, collected during the Scotian Shelf Ichthyoplankton Program from 1978 to 1982. Two diversity indices (genus richness (GR) and Shannon's entropy (H)) were relatively lower from December to February-March and relatively higher and stable from April to September-October. Taxon composition changed seasonally. Total median log abundance (log10(number of individuals + 1)·1000 m-3) was low from December to February, increased in March, was stable from April to June, and declined from July to October. Our results suggest that the abundance trends of most taxa were not coincident with either a spring or fall bloom of calanoid copepods. Log GR was significantly positively related to H (r = 0.62, p < 0.001, n = 1853). A negative exponential best described the relationship between log GR and log abundance (R2 = 0.77; log GR = 1.37(1 e-(1.13)(log abundance)), p < 0.001, n = 2357). Shannon's H was not related to log abundance in winter or in summer-fall and was negatively correlated in spring-summer (r = -0.12, p = 0.003, n = 593). Thus, diversity increases with abundance but the composition is dominated by relatively fewer genera at higher levels of abundance. Western - Sable Island banks had higher levels of GR and abundance in all seasons. Additional banks were diverse and productive during warmer months.

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