How to Educate to Build an Effective Cyber Resilient Society

The possibility that computers, in particular, personal computers, can be used for harmful actions affecting global computer systems as a whole, due to two main reasons: (1) hardware and / or software failures, which are caused by problems related to their manufacture which must be solved by their respective manufacturers and (2) failures due to actions or inactions of their users, in particular people with low computer skills, people of very low age groups, e.g. children, or very old age groups, e.g. ageing people, or others without a minimum of computer skills. This problem is aggravated by the continuous proliferation of equipment, namely mobile devices, IOT devices and others that have Internet connectivity, namely through a browser. There are the possible ways in the area of cyber education that can contribute to cyber resilience of society and these are developed in this work.

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Gait Coordination Deteriorates in Independent Old-Old Adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ◽

10.1123/japa.2017-0120 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 382-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Yoav Gimmon ◽

Hisham Rashad ◽

Ilan Kurz ◽

Meir Plotnik ◽

Raziel Riemer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Old Age ◽

Walking Speed ◽

Age Groups ◽

Human Gait ◽

Time Variability ◽

Bilateral Coordination ◽

Group A ◽

Very Old Age ◽

Phase Coordination ◽

Walking Speeds

Human gait is symmetric and bilaterally coordinated in young healthy persons. In this study, we aimed to explore the differences in bilateral coordination of gait as measured by the phase coordination index (PCI), gait asymmetry, and stride time variability of gait between four age groups. A total of 44 older adults were recruited: nine young-old (age 70–74 years), 26 old (age 75–84 years), nine old-old (>85 years and older), and 13 young adults (age 20–30 years). Subjects walked on a treadmill; walking speed was systematically increased from 0.5 to 0.9 m/s in steps of 0.1 m/s. There were marginal effects of age on PCI, significant main effects of walking speeds without interaction between walking speeds and age group. A difference in PCI could distinguish between young’s and late aging group, and only during their preferred treadmills walking speed. This study explicitly shows that bilateral coordination of walking is modified by gait speed, and deteriorates only at a very old age.

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The NRW80+ study: conceptual background and study groups

Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie ◽

10.1007/s00391-021-01970-z ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sylvia Hansen ◽

Roman Kaspar ◽

Michael Wagner ◽

Christiane Woopen ◽

Susanne Zank

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Old Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Well Being ◽

Study Groups ◽

Older Individuals ◽

Major Life ◽

Very Old ◽

Very Old Age

Abstract Background The study “Quality of life and well-being of the very old in North Rhine-Westphalia NRW80+” aims at giving a representative picture of the quality of life (QoL) in this population. Conceptually, QoL research has rarely considered the values of older individuals themselves and societal values, and their relevance for successful life conduct. Empirically, comparisons of different age groups over the age of 80 years are rare and hampered by quickly decreasing numbers of individuals in oldest age groups in the population of very old individuals. Study design and theoretical framework This paper describes the population of the NRW80+ study and different age groups of very old individuals with respect to biographical background. Furthermore, using the challenges and potentials model of QoL in very old age (CHAPO), key aspects of QoL in late life are discussed and the importance of normative stipulations of what constitutes a successful life conduct are highlighted. In the NRW80+ study older age groups (i.e., 85–89 years, 90+ years) were deliberately overrepresented in the survey sample to enable robust cross-group comparison. Individuals willing to participate in the study but unable to participate in the interview themselves for health reasons were included by means of proxy interviews. The total sample included 1863 individuals and 176 individuals were represented by proxy interviews. Pronounced differences were observed between age groups 80–84 years (born 1933–1937, N = 1012), 85–89 years (born 1928–1932, N = 573), and 90 years or older (*born before 1927, N = 278) with respect to education, employment and the timing of major life events (e.g., childbirth). Conclusion Different life courses and resulting living conditions should be considered when discussing QoL disparities in very old age.

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Maintenance ECT in Very Old Age: Case Report

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry ◽

10.3109/10401239009149562 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 139-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Anthony Duncan ◽

Gabor Ungvari ◽

Robert Russell ◽

Annalise Seifert

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Old Age ◽

Very Old ◽

Maintenance Ect ◽

Very Old Age

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Eating disorder treatment in very old age: A case for using CBT

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ◽

10.1002/gps.5618 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Suzanne Bailey‐Straebler ◽

Angela Redlak‐Olcese ◽

Evelyn Attia

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorder ◽

Old Age ◽

Very Old ◽

Eating Disorder Treatment ◽

Very Old Age ◽

Disorder Treatment

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Neisseria meningitidis carriage and risk factors among teenagers in Suizhou city in China

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268820002113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 148 ◽

Author(s):

Fei He ◽

Hong mei Yang ◽

Guo ming Li ◽

Bing qing Zhu ◽

Yating Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Population Density ◽

Neisseria Meningitidis ◽

Old Age ◽

Age Groups ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Significant Risk Factor ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Carriage Rate

Abstract Teenagers are important carriers of Neisseria meningitidis, which is a leading cause of invasive meningococcal disease. In China, the carriage rate and risk factors among teenagers are unclear. The present study presents a retrospective analysis of epidemiological data for N. meningitidis carriage from 2013 to 2017 in Suizhou city, China. The carriage rates were 3.26%, 2.22%, 3.33%, 3.53% and 9.88% for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. From 2014 to 2017, the carriage rate in the 15- to 19-year-old age group (teenagers) was the highest and significantly higher than that in remain age groups. Subsequently, a larger scale survey (December 2017) for carriage rate and relative risk factors (population density, time spent in the classroom, gender and antibiotics use) were investigated on the teenagers (15- to 19-year-old age) at the same school. The carriage rate was still high at 33.48% (223/663) and varied greatly from 6.56% to 52.94% in a different class. Population density of the classroom was found to be a significant risk factor for carriage, and 1.4 persons/m2 is recommended as the maximum classroom density. Further, higher male gender ratio and more time spent in the classroom were also significantly associated with higher carriage. Finally, antibiotic use was associated with a significantly lower carriage rate. All the results imply that attention should be paid to the teenagers and various measures can be taken to reduce the N. meningitidis carriage, to prevent and control the outbreak of IMD.

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