CHALLENGES OF A MODERN ATLAS OF THE AGEING SOCIETY

Atlases are collections of illustrated data, often maps, which give an overview - as well as some details - of one or several topic areas. We noted that this description serves well especially for traditional paper and digital atlases. However, in our today's world of entertainment it might give a somewhat dated impression. For the topic area 'Ageing Society' we aim to visualise age related data in an interactive digital way that supports not only the content but also engages the users, offers opportunities for different stakeholders and levels of interest, and is able to accommodate a range of data as well as future updates. A set of guiding principles for the development process addresses these challenges. First implementations show that following the principles is feasible but expensive in terms of time and attention to detail needed. For each selected topic, a story guides the users through the data and highlights interesting aspects. The user can interrupt the story at any time and explore the data further through interacting with the detailed data representations, and switch back to the story when needed. This allows different levels of access which in combination with the specifically designed navigation concept as well as through the adherence to user aware design principles are very promising for the future developments of the Atlas of the Ageing Society and potentially other atlas products.

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CHALLENGES OF A MODERN ATLAS OF THE AGEING SOCIETY

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b2-369-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol XLI-B2 ◽

pp. 369-373

Author(s):

S. Bleisch ◽

D. Hil ◽

S. Korkut ◽

P. Meyer

Keyword(s):

Development Process ◽

Detailed Data ◽

Topic Area ◽

Ageing Society ◽

Related Data ◽

Future Developments ◽

Age Related ◽

Data Representations ◽

Different Levels ◽

Attention To Detail

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Technological infrastructure supporting the story network principle of the Atlas of the Ageing Society

Geografie ◽

10.37040/geografie2019124020217 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 124 (2) ◽

pp. 217-235

Author(s):

Adriana Zanda ◽

Jonas Lutz ◽

Alesya Heymann ◽

Susanne Bleisch

Keyword(s):

Ageing Society ◽

Digital Portfolios ◽

Technological Infrastructure ◽

Related Data ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

Age Related ◽

Content Representation ◽

Technical Challenges ◽

Diverse Audience

Atlases have a long tradition of showing and linking information for the exploration of various mostly spatially related topics. The Atlas of the Ageing Society is an interactive platform illustrating age related data. It enables individuals to explore facts and information related to age and the ageing society. To support content representation as well as a diverse audience, we developed the “story network principle”, which embeds annotated visualizations into a network of information in order to allow storytelling with data. Enabling the exploration of such a multifaceted and highly interconnected data landscape, however, posed some technical challenges. This paper describes and discusses a back-end implementation that meets the requirements of the story network principle from a technical perspective. We detail and exemplify the design and implementation of the atlas infrastructure to enable others to benefit from our developments and approaches to the challenges. The story network principle is potentially applicable to a range of applications such as other atlases or digital portfolios.

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Effects of age and maternal reactivity on the stress response of the pituitary-adrenocortical axis and the sympathetic nervous system in neonatal pigs

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1357729800050542 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 519-526 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

E. Kanitz ◽

W. Otten ◽

G. Nürnberg ◽

K. P. Brüssow

Keyword(s):

Stress Reactivity ◽

Acth Stimulation Test ◽

Acth Stimulation ◽

Acth Challenge ◽

Neonatal Pigs ◽

Age Related ◽

Highly Sensitive ◽

Function Test ◽

Adrenal Response ◽

Different Levels

AbstractThe study was conducted to investigate the adreno cortical capacity after injection of ACTH and the sensitivity of the pituitary and the adrenal to immobilization in neonatal pigs at different ages. Furthermore, the endocrine reactivity of the offspring was compared with the stress reactivity of their mothers. Four piglets were selected from each of six different litters and subjected to an immobilization test and an adrenal function test using synthetic ACTH1-24 at the ages of 7, 21 and 35 days; the six sows were also subjected to restraint and an ACTH stimulation test. Plasma β-endorphin, norepinephrine and epinephrine concentrations were measured in blood samples taken 2 min after restraint and cortisol concentrations were measured 60 min after ACTH administration. A highly sensitive adrenal response was demonstrated in both sows and piglets and adrenal reactivity showed also a considerable consistency over time within sows. In neonatal pigs, the cortisol response to ACTH was greatest on day 7 and decreased up to day 35. Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels after the 2-min immobilization were also higher at day 7 compared with the other ages (P < 0·01). Piglets from sows, classified as high reacting according to their cortisol or epinephrine response, also showed significantly higher cortisol levels after ACTH challenge at all ages and significantly higher epinephrine levels after restraint at day 7 than piglets from low reacting sows. The results show an age-related change of pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenomedullary responses in neonatal pigs and an absence of a stress hyporesponsive period at all ages studied. The results also indicate different levels of excitability in the offspring depending on the maternal stress reactivity.

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Lungsounds@UA Interface and Multimedia Database

International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications ◽

10.4018/ijehmc.2014010105 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 81-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Cátia Pinho ◽

Ana Oliveira ◽

Daniela Oliveira ◽

João Dinis ◽

Alda Marques

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

User Interfaces ◽

Graphical User Interfaces ◽

Respiratory Sounds ◽

Multimedia Database ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Related Data ◽

Future Developments ◽

Healthcare Technologies ◽

Available Information

The development of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) has been an emergent demand in the area of healthcare technologies. Specifically for respiratory healthcare there is a lack of tools to produce a complete multimedia database, where respiratory sounds and other clinical data are available in a single repository. This is essential for a complete patients' assessment and management in research/clinical settings. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a usable interface to collect and organise respiratory-related data in a single multimedia database. A GUI, named LungSounds@UA, composed by a multilayer of windows, was developed. The usability of the user-centred interface was assessed in a pilot study and in an evaluation session. The users testified the utility of the application and its great potential for research/clinical settings. However, some drawbacks were identified, such as a certain difficulty to intuitively navigate in the great amount of the available information, which will inform future developments.

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UNDERSTANDING THE GREY ENTREPRENEUR

Journal of Enterprising Culture ◽

10.1142/s0218495804000087 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 12 (02) ◽

pp. 147-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 103

Author(s):

PAULL WEBER ◽

MICHAEL SCHAPER

Keyword(s):

Female Entrepreneurs ◽

Role Of Government ◽

Related Data ◽

Age Related ◽

Individual Enterprise ◽

Management Experience ◽

Productive Ageing ◽

Developed World ◽

The Impact

Demographic trends in the developed world indicate that older entrepreneurs will play an increasingly important part of economic activity as populations age, yet this cohort has been largely ignored in entrepreneurship research. This paper provides an overview of current research about the so-called "grey entrepreneur" (also known as senior, older, third age or elderly entrepreneurs), drawing on research from a number of nations. The extant literature indicates that a majority of older entrepreneurs are male, although the number of older female entrepreneurs is increasing; they are also less likely to possess formal educational qualifications than younger entrepreneurs. Some of the advantages that such entrepreneurs possess include greater levels of technical, industrial and management experience; superior personal networks; and a stronger financial asset base. Some of the disadvantages or potential barriers faced by older entrepreneurs can include lower levels of health, energy and productivity; ageism; and the value that his or her society places on active ("productive") ageing. Numerous issues still remain to be investigated in this field of research. These include the differences between younger and older entrepreneurs; their motives and success criteria; the impact of financial, knowledge and other resources on venturing behaviour; the role of government policies in fostering or hampering individual enterprise; and the significance of cultural differences amongst older entrepreneurs. Research in this field is currently also hampered by a multiplicity of terms and definitions, a lack of age-related data about different entrepreneurial cohorts, and the problems inherent in operationalising the concept of the "grey entrepreneur."

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EFFICIENCY OF THE TRAINING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL PSYCHOTIC POTENTIAL TO 12–13 YEAR-OLD HANDBALL PLAYERS IN THEIR TEAM-GAME SPECIALIZATION

The Science of Physical Culture ◽

10.52449/1857-4114.2020.35-1.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ruslan Verejan ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Technical Characteristic ◽

Sports Training ◽

Present Stage ◽

Training Process ◽

Age Related ◽

Team Game ◽

General Training ◽

Individual Sports ◽

Different Levels

This article provides information on the experimental effectiveness of the training process to 12-13 year-old handball players in their formed team-game specialization. Currently, the competition calendar has radically changed, it has become more dense and intense for teams of different levels and ages with high demands on the results of the competition. And this, in turn, creates difficulties in the training process of athletes, allowing an excessive intensification of training sessions, with all the ensuing consequences. We believe that in this situation, in order to improve the sports training of handball players, at the present stage, it is necessary to use other possible reserves, which suggest, against the background of general training processes, the restructuring of the existing ways of organizing game capabilities, including an earlier age-related team-game specialization of athletes, in which their role, as an individual sports and technical characteristic, will be especially effective in competitive manifestations.

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Cholesterol homeostasis in the vertebrate retina: Biology and pathobiology

The Journal of Lipid Research ◽

10.1194/jlr.tr120000979 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. jlr.TR120000979 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sriganesh Ramachandra Rao ◽

Steven J. Fliesler

Keyword(s):

De Novo ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Pigment Epithelium ◽

Retinal Pigment ◽

Neural Retina ◽

Cholesterol Homeostasis ◽

Sterol Synthesis ◽

Topic Area ◽

Sterol Transport ◽

Age Related

Cholesterol is a quantitatively and biologically significant constituent of all mammalian cell membrane, including those that comprise the retina. Retinal cholesterol homeostasis entails the interplay between de novo synthesis, uptake, intra-retinal sterol transport, metabolism and efflux. Defects in these complex processes are associated with several congenital and age-related disorders of the visual system. Herein, we provide an overview of the following topics: a) cholesterol synthesis in the neural retina; b) lipoprotein uptake and intraretinal sterol transport in the neural retina and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); c) cholesterol efflux from the neural retina and the RPE; and d) biology and pathobiology of defects in sterol synthesis and sterol oxidation in the neural retina and the RPE. We focus, in particular, on studies involving animal models of monogenic disorders pertinent to the above topics, as well as in vitro models using biochemical, metabolic, and omic approaches. We also identify current knowledge gaps as well as opportunities in the field that beg further research in this topic area.

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Comparative analysis of the application of educational technologies for sustainable development

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202016905001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 169 ◽

pp. 05001

Author(s):

Lyudmila I. Sokolova ◽

Dmitry S. Ermakov

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Informal Education ◽

Educational Technologies ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Analysis Method ◽

General Evaluation ◽

Age Related ◽

Content Analysis Method ◽

Psychological Features ◽

Different Levels

It must be admitted that education is the necessary requirement, and educational technologies are the important tools of implementation for sustainable development. This study is based on a comparative and pedagogical approach. Having used the content analysis method we have considered the data of national reports (2018) from 31 countries on implementing the Strategy of education for sustainable development (ESD) of UNECE (sub-indicator 2.1.3) and defined pedagogical technologies applied at different levels of formal, non-formal and informal education. Besides, the rating of technologies according to the frequency of their usage for 0–8 levels has been made. The revealed differences we explain by age-related psychological features of students and pupils, as well as the national peculiarities of educational systems. Moreover, a brief overview about additional educational technologies and methods that are outside the framework of the current ones (non-formal and informal education in particular) has been prepared. The results of experts’ survey in Russian Federation carried out in 2019 have been introduced. The general evaluation of progress in the field of ESD with the 3-point scale (0.7; in progress) and estimation of indicator 2.1 (0.9; in progress) has been defined. We also characterised the revealed educational-methodical achievements.

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Incidence of and Causes for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure in Children Younger Than 2 Years: A Systematic Review

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1669464 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 80 (01) ◽

pp. 026-033 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmed Abdullah ◽

Mohamed Alsawy ◽

Mohamed Soliman ◽

Ammar Ghaleb ◽

Reem Elwy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Shunt Failure ◽

Medical Subject Headings ◽

Vp Shunt ◽

Related Data ◽

Pediatric Hydrocephalus ◽

Age Related ◽

Common Causes ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines ◽

Shunt Obstruction

Objectives Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is commonly used to treat pediatric hydrocephalus, but failure rates are high. VP shunt failure in children is mostly caused by infection and/or proximal/distal shunt obstruction. However, to our knowledge, no previous reviews have discussed this topic using only clinical studies when age-related data could be obtained. This systematic review aimed at reevaluating what is already known as the most common causes of shunt failure and to determine the incidence and causes of VP shunt failure during the first 2 years of life as a step to establish solid evidence-based guidelines to avoid VP shunt failure in infants. Methods We performed a search using the search terms “Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts” (Medical Subject Headings [MeSH]) AND failure [All Fields] AND (“humans” [MeSH] AND English [lang] AND “infant” [MeSH]). Only articles that specifically discussed VP shunt complications in children < 2 years were included. Results We found that the most common causes of VP shunt failure in children < 2 years were shunt obstruction and infection, both observed in a range. Conclusion VP shunt failure is very common in infants, mostly resulting from obstruction and infection. Future studies should focus on methods designed to avoid these complications or on alternative treatments for hydrocephalus.

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