In community-dwelling or institutionalized older persons, which interventions are effective for reducing the incidence of falls? D a t a s o u r c e s Studies were identified by searching Cochrane reference lists of articles; and contacting researchers in the field. S t u d y s e l e c t i o n a n d a s s e s s m e n t Studies in any language were selected if they were randomized controlled tri...

OBJECTIVE To develop person-centered episodes of care (PCE) for community-dwelling individuals in the top fifth percentile of Ontario health care expenditures in order to: (1) describe the main clinical groupings for spending; and (2) identify patterns of spending by health sector (e.g. acute care, home care, physician billings) within and across PCE. DATA SOURCES Data were drawn from populat...

This paper reports on changes in lifestyles and infill renovation of a multi-dwelling housing complex built based the Century Housing System (CHS) 1987. The purpose this research is to gain insight into adaptability changeability system extend life such housing. first investigation CHS since it was occupied. authors found that building components were designed be used replaced every 12 25 years...

We compared differences in isometric strength between older adults who have undergone elective unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) and completed rehabilitation with a population of community-dwelling older adults who have not had THA. The study was a cross-sectional design, and 22 unilateral THA subjects and 38 community-dwelling older adults participated. THA subjects received on average 1...

objective: the objectives of the study were to find out the prevalence of depression and to identify associated risk factors among community dwelling elderly in karachi. methods: it was a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 284 community-dwelling elderly residing in karachi, pakistan. a non-probability convenience sampling was done. the geriatric depression scale (gds-15) was used to a...

The lowland rainforest of northeastern Costa Rica harbours an assemblage of large wandering spider species belonging to three habitat subguilds: (1) semi-aquatic, (2) forest ground dwelling and (3) vegetation dwelling. We hypothesized that desiccation resistance should differ among species preferring different microhabitats and the associated microclimate. Desiccation resistance was assessed by...

Pika species generally fall into two ecotypes, meadow-dwelling (burrowing) or talus-dwelling, a classification that distinguishes a suite of different ecological, behavioral, and life history traits. Despite these differences, little morphological variation has previously been documented to distinguish among ecotypes. The aim of this study was to test whether postcranial features related to bur...

Animals often move in a variety of complex habitats and they often exhibit morphological variation that can be explained, at least in part, by the habitat in which they live. The habitats of animals are often generally categorised based on dominant structures. Although this scheme can be fruitful, it ignores the intricacies of the microhabitat and the actual habitat utilisation of an animal. Th...

In this paper I consider just how neglected the car has been in contemporary social analyses. Yet it is the most important example of a global technology. I try to rectify this neglect by considering some of the ways in which we can think of people inhabiting the car and more generally inhabiting the system of automobility. The car combines exceptional flexibility and coercion. I consider the n...