Successful aging: Is there hope?

Successful aging: is there hope?

Epilepsy: Is there hope?

Epilepsy is a highly prevalent chronic neurologic disorder and leads to social, behavioural, health and economic consequences. 'Treatment gap' varies from 10 per cent in developed countries to 75 per cent in low-income countries. Stigma and discrimination related to epilepsy are prevalent worldwide. Electroencephalography (EEG) is considered the most important tool for evaluating the patient wi...

Is There Successful Aging for Nonagenarians? The Vitality 90+ Study

Objectives. This study was designed (1) to estimate the prevalence of successful aging among nonagenarians based on six different models and (2) to investigate whether successful aging is associated with socio-demographic factors. Methods. A mailed survey was conducted with people aged 90+ in Tampere in 2010. Responses were received from 1283 people. The prevalence of successful aging was measu...

There is hope in attribute weighting

Experimental evidence shows that attribute weighting in value trees is prone to various biases. The origins of these biases are suggested to be either behavioral or procedural. It is most surprising that recent literature does not discuss weighting biases observed in connection with applications where these methods are used to support real decision making processes. This is the situation both w...

Is there hope for the homeless?