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Publisher: Odile Jacob

Published:

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 2738193749

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Working with Age
Working with Age

Author: J C Marquie

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0203212835

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In the late 1990s age is a pressing concern on a scale previously unimaginable in the social sciences and caring professions. The inexorable development of the age pyramid and the quick pace of technological change has brought work and age together as inter-linked areas of study and intervention.; This text introduces current academic thinking on work and age and describes ways in which working methods, the organization of work, and innovative programmes (such as tailored training) can be introduced to reflect more accurately an intrinsic part of human life: ageing. The book encompassing physiological, psychological and social factors. The object is to define clearly diverse aspects involved in the passing of time - ageing, generational effects, experience and other marks of time. Their combined effects reveal different signs of ageing on behaviour as well as on strategies to contend with professional requirements at different stages in life.; The style of this text makes it accessible to a non-specialist public but also opens avenues for those who wish to delve deeper into the matter to discover the state-of-the-art questions and issues being addressed in international work and age research.

Cap Sur Le Vieillissement
Cap Sur Le Vieillissement

Author: Institute of Aging (Canada)

Publisher: Institute of Aging Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This strategic plan for health research on aging reviews the launch of the Institute on Aging and how aging research has advanced since 2002. It discusses priorities in aging research, such as mobility and cognitive impairment; and outlines future research activities, such as creating opportunities for knowledge sharing, and developing appropriate research initiatives to meet the needs of older Canadians.--Government of Canada publications website.

Successful Aging
Successful Aging

Author: Paul Boris Baltes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-05-28

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9780521435826

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More and more people live into old age. This demographic revolution underscores the fact that old age is the last uncharted and unattended phase of the life cycle.

History of Old Age
History of Old Age

Author: Georges Minois

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1989-11-28

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780226530314

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History of Old Age is the first major study of the ways in which old age has been perceived in western culture throughout history. Georges Minois paints a vast fresco, starting with the first old man to relate his own story—an Egyptian scribe some 4500 years ago—and ending with the deaths of Elizabeth I and Henry IV in the sixteenth century. Tracing the changing conceptions of the nature, value, and burden of the old, Minois argues that western history during this period is marked by great fluctuation in the social and political role of the aged. Minois shows how, in ancient Greece, the cult of youth and beauty on the one hand, and the reverence for the figure of the Homeric sage, on the other, created an ambivalent attitude toward the aged. This ambiguity appears again in the contrast between the active role that older citizens played in Roman politics and their depiction in satirical literature of the period. Christian literature in the Middle Ages also played a large part in defining society's perception of the old, both in the image of the revered holy sage and in the total condemnation of the aged sinner. Drawing on literary texts throughout, Minois considers the interrelation of literary, religious, medical, and political factors in determining the social fate of the elderly and their relationship to society. This book will be of great interest to social and cultural historians, as well as to general readers interested in the subject of the aged in society today.

Work and Aging
Work and Aging

Author: Jan Snel

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-11-25

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1000162680

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In the past few years the topic of work and ageing has received much public and professional interest. The progressive "greying" of the population and its impact on work is a problem of widespread and growing concern, with major consequences for the economy in terms of productivity, performance, health care, work design and entry opportunities; and for the individual older worker. A European Symposium on Work and Ageing was held in Amsterdam in 1993. It was intended not only for a forum of scientists but also for practitioners and policy-makers who are actually involved in this growing field of social interest.; "Work and Aging", a multi-disciplinary book derives, in part, from this symposium, but also includes especially invited contribributions from experts in occupational health and safety, organizational psychology, cognitive science, and ergonomics.; Throughout the diverse chapters, incentives are suggested on how and why an organization could benefit from the asset of an ageing worker. Training programmes for human resource management, with respect to the elderly and disabled worker in particular, are offered in order to deal effectively with vocational rehabilitation.

Epigenetics of Aging
Epigenetics of Aging

Author: Trygve O. Tollefsbol

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-11

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1441906398

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Recent studies have indicated that epigenetic processes may play a major role in both cellular and organismal aging. These epigenetic processes include not only DNA methylation and histone modifications, but also extend to many other epigenetic mediators such as the polycomb group proteins, chromosomal position effects, and noncoding RNA. The topics of this book range from fundamental changes in DNA methylation in aging to the most recent research on intervention into epigenetic modifications to modulate the aging process. The major topics of epigenetics and aging covered in this book are: 1) DNA methylation and histone modifications in aging; 2) Other epigenetic processes and aging; 3) Impact of epigenetics on aging; 4) Epigenetics of age-related diseases; 5) Epigenetic interventions and aging: and 6) Future directions in epigenetic aging research. The most studied of epigenetic processes, DNA methylation, has been associated with cellular aging and aging of organisms for many years. It is now apparent that both global and gene-specific alterations occur not only in DNA methylation during aging, but also in several histone alterations. Many epigenetic alterations can have an impact on aging processes such as stem cell aging, control of telomerase, modifications of telomeres, and epigenetic drift can impact the aging process as evident in the recent studies of aging monozygotic twins. Numerous age-related diseases are affected by epigenetic mechanisms. For example, recent studies have shown that DNA methylation is altered in Alzheimer’s disease and autoimmunity. Other prevalent diseases that have been associated with age-related epigenetic changes include cancer and diabetes. Paternal age and epigenetic changes appear to have an effect on schizophrenia and epigenetic silencing has been associated with several of the progeroid syndromes of premature aging. Moreover, the impact of dietary or drug intervention into epigenetic processes as they affect normal aging or age-related diseases is becoming increasingly feasible.

La peau (2e ed.)
La peau (2e ed.)

Author: MÉLISSOPOULOS Alexandre

Publisher: Lavoisier

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 2743063696

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La peau - Structure et physiologie, ouvrage de référence destiné aux professionnels de la dermo-cosmétique et de l'esthétique, s'enrichit d'une nouvelle édition revue et augmentée afin de proposer, en plus de la synthèse des éléments fondamentaux de la biologie cutanée et de ses pathologies, les mises à jour intervenues ces dernières années dans le domaine en constante évolution que constitue la recherche en dermatologie. L'ouvrage met en avant, dans un premier temps, la structure et les composants de la peau au niveau cellulaire et moléculaire (épiderme, derme, hypoderme, vascularisation et innervation cutanée, annexes cutanées). Puis, les propriétés de la peau, en liaison avec ses différentes fonctions, sont abordées : thermorégulation, information sensorielle et protection contre les agressions extérieures. Enfin, une large part est faite aux effets du soleil sur la peau et au vieillissement cutané. Dotée de références, d'un index élargi et de nombreuses nouvelles illustrations, cette deuxième édition de La peau - Structure et physiologie est un livre unique sur le marché qui correspond, par son contenu et son approche didactique, aux programmes des diplômes d'esthétique et de cosmétique, en particulier celui du BTS. Il s'adresse également aux futurs professionnels de la santé tels que les étudiants en biologie, médecine, pharmacie et soins infirmiers, et à tout public désireux de se former et de s'informer sur les caractéristiques et les fonctions de la peau.