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Guidry-Grimes L, Sowa A, Jankowski J. The Ethics and Practice of Communicating a Malnutrition Diagnosis. J Acad Nutr Diet 2024; 124:159-163. [PMID: 37890584 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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- Cleveland Clinic Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland, Ohio
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Sowa A, Krodkiewska M, Halabowski D, Lewin I. Response of the mollusc communities to environmental factors along an anthropogenic salinity gradient. Naturwissenschaften 2019; 106:60. [PMID: 31758263 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-019-1655-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Anthropogenic salinisation of freshwater ecosystems is frequent across the world. The scale of this phenomenon remains unrecognised, and therefore, monitoring and management of such ecosystems is very important. We conducted a study on the mollusc communities in inland anthropogenic ponds covering a large gradient of salinity located in an area of underground coal mining activity. A total of 14 gastropod and 6 bivalve species were noted. No molluscs were found in waters with total dissolved solids (TDS) higher than 17.1 g L-1. The share of alien species in the communities was very high in waters with elevated salinity and significantly lower in the freshwaters. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that TDS, pH, alkalinity, nitrate nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, iron, the content of organic matter in sediments, the type of substrate and the content of sand and gravel in sediments were the variables that were significantly associated with the distribution of molluscs. The regression analysis revealed that total mollusc density was positively related to alkalinity and negatively related to nitrate nitrogen. The taxa richness was negatively related to TDS, which is consistent with previous studies which indicated that a high salinity level is a significant threat to freshwater malacofauna, causing a loss of biodiversity and contributing to the colonisation and establishment of alien species in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Agnieszka Sowa
- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland.
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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Halabowski D, Sowa A, Krodkiewska M. Inland Coal Mine Settling Pond as a Habitat for the Brackish-Water Plant Ruppia maritima. Polish Journal of Ecology 2018. [DOI: 10.3161/15052249pje2018.66.3.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Dariusz Halabowski
- Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia,
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- Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia,
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- Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia,
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Vetrano DL, Collamati A, Magnavita N, Sowa A, Topinkova E, Finne-Soveri H, van der Roest HG, Tobiasz-Adamczyk B, Giovannini S, Ricciardi W, Bernabei R, Onder G, Poscia A. Health determinants and survival in nursing home residents in Europe: Results from the SHELTER study. Maturitas 2017; 107:19-25. [PMID: 29169575 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The care processes directed towards institutionalized older people needs to be tailored on goals and priorities that are relevant for this specific population. The aim of the present study was (a) to describe the distribution of selected health determinants in a sample of institutionalized older adults, and (b) to investigate the impact on survival of such measures. DESIGN Multicentre longitudinal cohort-study. SETTING 57 nursing homes (NH) in 7EU countries (Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands) and 1 non-EU country (Israel). PARTICIPANTS 3036 NH residents participating in the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study. MEASUREMENTS We described the distribution of 8 health determinants (smoking habit, alcohol use, body mass index [BMI], physical activity, social participation, family visits, vaccination, and preventive visits) and their impact on 1-year mortality. RESULTS During the one-year follow up, 611 (20%) participants died. Overweight (HR 0.79; 95% C.I. 0.64-0.97) and obesity (HR 0.64; 95% C.I. 0.48-0.87) resulted associated with lower mortality then normal weight. Similarly, physical activity (HR 0.67; 95% C.I. 0.54-0.83), social activities (HR 0.63; 95% C.I. 0.51-0.78), influenza vaccination (HR 0.66; 95% C.I. 0.55-0.80) and pneumococcal vaccination (HR 0.76 95% C.I. 0.63-0.93) were associated with lower mortality. Conversely, underweight (HR 1.28; 95% C.I. 1.03-1.60) and frequent family visits (HR 1.75; 95% C.I. 1.27-2.42) were associated with higher mortality. CONCLUSIONS Health determinants in older NH residents depart from those usually accounted for in younger and fitter populations. Ad hoc studies are warranted in order to describe other relevant aspects of health in frail older adults, with special attention on those institutionalized, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of care and life.
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- Davide L Vetrano
- Department of Geriatrics, Catholic University of Rome, Italy; Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Sweden
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- Department of Social Policy, Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Faculty of Health and Social Science, South Bohemian University, Czech Republic
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- Ageing and Services Unit, National Institutes of Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Rome, Italy; Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics, Catholic University of Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Rome, Italy
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Iglikowska A, Bełdowski J, Chełchowski M, Chierici M, Kędra M, Przytarska J, Sowa A, Kukliński P. Chemical composition of two mineralogically contrasting Arctic bivalves' shells and their relationships to environmental variables. Mar Pollut Bull 2017; 114:903-916. [PMID: 27863882 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The main goal of this study was to determine the concentrations of trace elements in the mineralogically contrasting shells of two Arctic bivalves: Chlamys islandica and Ciliatocardium ciliatum. Aragonite shells seem to be more susceptible to the binding of metal ions, which is most likely a result of their crystal lattice structure. We suggest that less biologically controlled aragonite mineralization tends to incorporate more metal impurities into the crystal lattice in waters with a lower pH, where metal ions are more available. Higher concentrations of impurities may further increase the lattice distortion causing lower crystal lattice stability and higher susceptibility to dissolution. Calcitic shells seem to be less prone to bind metal ions than aragonite shells most likely because under strict biological control, the uptake of ions from ambient seawater is more selective; thus, the final crystal lattice is less contaminated by other metals and is more resistant to dissolution.
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- A Iglikowska
- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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- Marine Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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- Institute of Marine Research, Sykehusveien 23, 9294 Tromsø, Norway; University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland.
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Błońska A, Halabowski D, Sowa A. Population structure of Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich. in relation to habitat conditions in the Warta River valley (Poland). Biodiversity Research and Conservation 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/biorc-2016-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The paper presents results of a study on the population structure of the orchid Liparis loeselii growing in the Warta River valley peat bog in Myszków (Woźnicko-Wieluńska Upland, S. Poland). Individuals of L. loeselii occurred in patches of Menyantho trifoliatae-Sphagnetum teretis and Eleocharitetum pauciflorae – associations. The demographic structure of L. loeselii populations was described by variations in plant height, the length and width of leaves and the number of flowers of the constituting individuals. It was observed that habitat conditions such as conductivity, pH and the percentage cover of tall perennials had the strongest effect on the structure of L. loeselii populations.
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- Agnieszka Błońska
- Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Silesia, Jagiellońska 28, 40-032 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
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BACKGROUND The public health policy agenda oriented towards healthy ageing becomes the highest priority for the European countries. The article discusses the healthy ageing concept and its possible determinants with an aim to identify behavioral patterns related to healthy ageing in selected European countries. METHODS The healthy ageing is assessed based on a composite indicator of self-assessed health, functional capabilities and life meaningfulness. The logistic regression models are used to assess the impact of the healthy lifestyle index, psycho-social index and socio-economic status on the probability of healthy ageing (i.e. being healthy at older age). The lifestyle and psychosocial indexes are created as a sum of behaviors that might be important for healthy ageing. Models are analyzed for three age groups of older people: 60-67, 68-79 and 80+ as well as for three groups of countries representing Western, Southern and Central-Eastern Europe. RESULTS The lifestyle index covering vigorous and moderate physical activity, consumption of vegetables and fruits, regular consumption of meals and adequate consumption of liquids is positively related to healthy ageing, increasing the likelihood of being healthy at older age with each of the items specified in the index. The score of the index is found to be significantly higher (on average by 1 point for men and 1.1 for women) for individuals ageing healthily. The psychosocial index covering employment, outdoor social participation, indoor activities and life satisfaction is also found to be significantly related to health increasing the likelihood of healthy ageing with each point of the index score. There is an educational gradient in healthy ageing in the population below the age of 68 and in Southern and Central-Eastern European countries. In Western European countries, income is positively related to healthy ageing for females. CONCLUSIONS Stimulation physical activity and adequate nutrition are crucial domains for a well-defined public health policy oriented towards healthy ageing. The psychosocial elements related to social participation, engagement, networking and life satisfaction are also found to be health beneficial.
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- Agnieszka Sowa
- Department of Social Policy, Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Bellottiego 3B, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Medical Sociology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka 20 St., 30-351, Crakow, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka 20 St., 30-351, Crakow, Poland
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- Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Galenkamp H, Gagliardi C, Principi A, Golinowska S, Moreira A, Schmidt AE, Winkelmann J, Sowa A, van der Pas S, Deeg DJH. Predictors of social leisure activities in older Europeans with and without multimorbidity. Eur J Ageing 2016; 13:129-143. [PMID: 27358604 PMCID: PMC4902842 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-016-0375-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Older people spend much time participating in leisure activities, such as taking part in organized activities and going out, but the extent of participation may differ according to both individual and environmental resources available. Chronic health problems become more prevalent at higher ages and likely necessitate tapping different resources to maintain social participation. This paper compares predictors of participation in social leisure activities between older people with and those without multimorbidity. The European Project on Osteoarthritis (EPOSA) was conducted in Germany, UK, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden (N = 2942, mean age 74.2 (5.2)). Multivariate regression was used to predict social leisure participation and degree of participation in people with and without multimorbidity. Fewer older people with multimorbidity participated in social leisure activities (90.6 %), compared to those without multimorbidity (93.9 %). The frequency of participation was also lower compared to people without multimorbidity. Higher socioeconomic status, widowhood, a larger network of friends, volunteering, transportation possibilities and having fewer depressive symptoms were important for (the degree of) social leisure participation. Statistically significant differences between the multimorbidity groups were observed for volunteering and driving a car, which were more important predictors of participation in those with multimorbidity. In contrast, self-reported income appeared more important for those without multimorbidity, compared to those who had multimorbidity. Policies focusing on social (network of friends), physical (physical performance) and psychological factors (depressive symptoms) and on transportation possibilities are recommended to enable all older people to participate in social leisure activities.
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- Henrike Galenkamp
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy
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- Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland ; Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland ; Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland ; Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1089a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Schmidt AE, Ilinca S, Schulmann K, Rodrigues R, Principi A, Barbabella F, Sowa A, Golinowska S, Deeg D, Galenkamp H. Fit for caring: factors associated with informal care provision by older caregivers with and without multimorbidity. Eur J Ageing 2016; 13:103-113. [PMID: 28804375 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-016-0373-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Due to an increased prevalence of chronic diseases, older individuals may experience a deterioration of their health condition in older ages, limiting their capacity for social engagement and in turn their well-being in later life. Focusing on care provision to grandchildren and (older) relatives ('informal care') as forms of engagement, this paper aims to identify which individual characteristics may compensate for health deficits and enable individuals with multimorbidity to provide informal care. We use data from the SHARE survey (2004-2012) for individuals aged 60 years and above in 10 European countries. Logistic regression estimates for the impact of different sets of characteristics on the decision to provide care are presented separately for people with and without multimorbidity. Adapting Arber and Ginn's resource theory, we expected that older caregivers' resources (e.g., income or having a spouse) would facilitate informal care provision to a greater extent for people with multimorbidity compared to those without multimorbidity, but this result was not confirmed. While care provision rates are lower among individuals suffering from chronic conditions, the factors associated with caregiving for the most part do not differ significantly between the two groups. Results, however, hint at reciprocal intergenerational support patterns within families, as the very old with multimorbidity are more likely to provide care than those without multimorbidity. Also, traditional gender roles for women are likely to be weakened in the presence of health problems, as highlighted by a lack of gender differences in care provision among people with multimorbidity.
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- Andrea E Schmidt
- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy
- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Public Health Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Golinowska S, Sowa A, Deeg D, Socci M, Principi A, Rodrigues R, Ilinca S, Galenkamp H. Participation in formal learning activities of older Europeans in poor and good health. Eur J Ageing 2016; 13:115-127. [PMID: 27358603 PMCID: PMC4902828 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-016-0371-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Little attention has been given to the involvement in formal learning activities (FLA) in the older population when considering different health statuses. The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which possible predictors (derived from previous research as well as a conceptual model) of FLA differ for older people in poor and good health. Data are used from SHARE 2010/2011 for the 50+ populations in 16 European countries. Poor health is defined as self-report of having two or more chronic diseases assessed by a medical doctor, i.e. multimorbidity. Possible predictors of learning activities represent individual characteristics: functional limitations, demography (age, gender, marital status and household size), human capital (achieved level of education), employment, income and participation in other social activities. To assess the predictors of FLA, logistic regression models are used and average marginal estimates are compared across groups. In addition to multimorbidity, labour market activity is used as a grouping variable. The average participation of individuals in the group with multimorbidity was nearly 50 % lower than that in the group in good health (6.5 vs. 13.3 %). Regardless of multimorbidity, human capital proved to be significant predictors of FLA, especially in those active on the labour market. However, the associations were weaker in the multimorbidity group. Also, significant associations were observed of other types of social activities, in particular cultural and leisure activity and volunteering, with FLA. This study suggests that similar factors are predictors of FLA in older people with and without multimorbidity.
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- Stanisława Golinowska
- Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- Institute of Labour and Social Studies (IPiSS), Warsaw, Poland
- Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Labour and Social Studies (IPiSS), Warsaw, Poland
- Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Warsaw, Poland
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- The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sowa A, Golinowska S, Deeg D, Principi A, Casanova G, Schulmann K, Ilinca S, Rodrigues R, Moreira A, Gelenkamp H. Predictors of religious participation of older Europeans in good and poor health. Eur J Ageing 2016; 13:145-157. [PMID: 27358605 PMCID: PMC4902827 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-016-0367-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Religious attendance is an important element of activity for older Europeans, especially in more traditional countries. The aim of the analysis is to explore whether it could be an element contributing to active ageing as well as to assess differences between the religious activity of older individuals with and without multimorbidity defined as an occurrence of two or more illnesses. The analysis is conducted based on the SHARE database (2010-2011) covering 57,391 individuals 50+ from 16 European countries. Logistic regressions are calculated to assess predictors of religious activity. Results point that religious activity often occurs in multimorbidity what could be driven by the need for comfort and compensation from religion. It is also significantly correlated with other types of social activities: volunteering or learning, even among the population with multimorbidity. There is a positive relation between religious activity and age, although its effect is weaker in the case of multimorbidity, as well as being female. Mobility limitations are found to decrease religious participation in both morbidity groups and might be related to discontinuation of religious practices in older age. The economic situation of older individuals is an insignificant factor for religious attendance. Religious attendance can be an element of active ageing, but also a compensation and adaptation to disadvantages occurring in older age and multimorbidity. At the same time, religious activities are often provided at the community level and targeted to population in poorer health.
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- Agnieszka Sowa
- Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Al. Jana Pawła II 61/212, Warsaw, Poland ; Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Bellottiego 3B, Warsaw, Poland
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- Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Al. Jana Pawła II 61/212, Warsaw, Poland ; Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Bellottiego 3B, Warsaw, Poland ; Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, ul. Grzegórzecka 20, Cracow, Poland
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- VU University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1089aHV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), via S. Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy
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- National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (INRCA), via S. Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Berggasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Berggasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Berggasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon, Av. Professor Aníbal de Bettencourt 9, 1600-189 Lisbon, Portugal
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- VU University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1089aHV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jakubowska A, Sowa A, Zylewski M, Kulig K. Application of NMR spectroscopy for assignment of the absolute configuration of 8-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-8-methyl-9-oxa-6-azaspiro[4.5]dec-6-en-10-one. Chirality 2013; 25:422-6. [PMID: 23716294 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In order to assign the absolute configurations of 8-tert-butyl-2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-8-methyl-9-oxa-6-azaspiro[4.5]dec-6-en-10-one (2a,b), their esters (5a-d) with (R)- or (S)-2-methoxyphenylacetic acid (4a,b) have been synthesized. The absolute configurations of these compounds have been determined on the basis of NOESY correlations between the protons of the tert-butyl group and the cyclopentane fragment of the molecules. The crucial part of this analysis was assignment of the absolute configuration at C-5. Additionally, by calculation of the chemical shift anisotropy, δ(RS), for the relevant protons, it was also possible to confirm the absolute configurations at the C-2 centres of compounds 2a,b and 5a-d.
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- Anna Jakubowska
- Department of Physicochemical Drug Analysis, Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, Kraków, Poland
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Jedrychowski W, Maugeri U, Zembala M, Klimaszewska-Rembiasz M, Mroz E, Flak E, Sowa A, Jacek R. Maternal allergy as a potential source of variability of exhaled nitric oxide in children non-sensitized to common domestic allergens. J Physiol Pharmacol 2012; 63:257-262. [PMID: 22791639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The goal of the study is to evaluate the importance of maternal atopy as a potential biological source of variability of exhaled FeNO values in healthy children who were non-asthmatic and non-sensitized to common domestic allergens. The study sample consisted of 61 seven-year old children. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has been measured by NObreath (Bedfont portable device). Children with reported maternal atopy had significantly higher mean FeNO values (geometric mean =10.7 ppb; 95%CI: 6.7-17.1 ppb) than those who denied it (geometric mean =5.2 ppb 95%CI: 3.9-6.9 ppb) (p=0.010). Neither the correlation between FeNO values and gender, respiratory and eczema symptoms, nor ETS exposure in the prenatal and postnatal period or body mass of children were significant. We also found no significant association of FeNO values with the amount of common domestic allergens measured in the households. The results of the ROC analysis suggested 11 ppb as the cut-off point for FeNO to distinguish groups of healthy children with and without maternal atopy. In conclusion, our study provided some evidence suggesting that maternal atopy may affect FeNO level in children independently of asthma and sensitization status to common domestic allergens. The data should be considered in the interpretation of FeNO levels in clinical practice and setting up FeNO screening criteria for identification of eosinophilic airway inflammation.
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- W Jedrychowski
- Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
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Jedrychowski W, Maugeri U, Kaim I, Budzyn-Mrozek D, Flak E, Mroz E, Sochacka-Tatara E, Sowa A, Musial A. Impact of excessive gestational weight gain in non-smoking mothers on body fatness in infancy and early childhood. Prospective prebirth cohort study in Cracow. J Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 62:55-64. [PMID: 21451210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Gestational weight gain (GWG) is important for health policy as it may be associated with overweight epidemics in childhood and adolescence. The purpose of the study was to perform the risk assessment of joint effects of the excessive GWG and the pregravid maternal BMI on overweight in infancy and childhood. The observations were collected in the ongoing prospective birth cohort study of 482 non-smoking mothers and their newborns in Cracow inner city area. At 5 years of age the subsample of 312 infants were reexamined in order to assess their nutritional status. Body fatness was assessed by means of the weight/length ratio (WLR) in neonates and weight/height ratio (WHR) in 5-year-olds since they showed the strongest correlation with subcutaneous fat mass of young children. In the statistical analysis the binary regression models were applied to identify predictors of overweight. The excessive GWG (>18 kg) increased more than twofold the adjusted relative risk (RR) of neonatal fatness (R=2.7; 95% CI 2.0-3.7) and was also a significant independent risk factor for postnatal body fatness at 5 years of age (RR=2.0; 95% CI: 1.3-3.3). The results confirmed earlier findings that pregravid overweight increased not only the relative risk of neonatal fatness (RR=2.9; 95% CI: 2.2-3.9) but also overweight in early childhood (RR=2.7; 95% CI: 1.7-4.4). The conclusion is that excessive GWG may be a risk factor for overweight in early childhood and should be a focus of public health policy.
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- W Jedrychowski
- Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
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Suwinski J, Bankowska-Wozniak M, Majewski W, Sowa A, Idasiak A, Ziolkowska E, Windorbska W, Tarnawski R, Skladowski K, Maciejewski B. Randomized clinicaltrial on 7-days-a-week postoperative radiotherapy for high-risk squamous cell head-and-neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(07)80037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Suwiński R, Bańkowska-Woźniak M, Majewski W, Sowa A, Galwas K, Miszczyk L, Składowski K, Windorbska W, Maciejewski B. 146. Pooperacyjne przyspieszone napromienianie przez 7 dni w tygodniu (p-CAIR) chorych na raka płaskonabłonkowego regionu głowy i szyi, doniesienie wstępne z realizacji kontrolowanego badania klinicznego. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1507-1367(03)70630-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Rutkowski T, Suwinski R, Sowa A, Suwinska-Gawkowska M. Hemoglobin change, not hemoglobin concentration, has the predictive value in postoperative radiotherapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer. Eur J Cancer 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)80861-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Suwinski R, Skladowski K, Wydmanski J, Sowa A, Rutkowski T, Maciejewski B. Locally advanced laryngeal cancer: surgery and radiotherapy vs. radiotherapy alone. A multivariate locoregional control analysis in 2220 patients. Eur J Cancer 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)80623-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Suwiński R, Sowa A, Rutkowski T, Maciejewski B. 27. Time factor in postoperative radiotherapy for squamous cell head and neck cancer; a multivariate locoregional control analysis in 942 patients. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1507-1367(01)70397-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The historical development of concepts of causality in philosophy is described. Since the Enlightenment and the growth of science, exponents of the two most important concepts, determinism and teleology, have been in conflict. At the inception of psychoanalysis at the end of the nineteenth century this conflict was particularly intense. It was the cause of the first major schism in psychoanalysis between Jung and Freud. Psychoanalytic theorists have continued to disagree over this issue. Post-modernist philosophy has abolished all metaphysics and therefore called into question concepts of psychic causality. Parallel to, but uninfluenced by this development, Bion has developed a psychoanalytic conceptualization which may be seen as transcending causality. The clinical and theoretical implications of these developments are described.
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- M Horne
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Denatured lysozyme was refolded by a dilution method. The refolding yield depended greatly on the lysozyme concentration in the refolding mixture. When the concentration of denatured lysozyme was 0.02 g/L, the refolding yield was as high as 60%. However, when the concentration of denatured lysozyme was 0.2 g/L, the refolding yield was as low as 10% due to the formation of aggregates. To prevent the formation of aggregates and to increase the refolding yield at a low cost, inexpensive additives were screened. The addition of acetone, acetoamide, or urea derivatives was very effective for improving the refolding yield. To clarify why the addition of acetoamide in the refolding mixture improved the refolding yield at the high lysozyme concentration, the time courses of the concentration and the average diameter of the aggregates in the refolding mixture were monitored by the dynamic light scattering method. The experimental results showed that acetoamide played a role in preventing the formation and growth of aggregates and secondary aggregation between the lysozyme aggregates.
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- M Yasuda
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Galarza JM, Sowa A, Hill VM, Skorko R, Summers DF. Influenza A virus NP protein expressed in insect cells by a recombinant baculovirus is associated with a protein kinase activity and possesses single-stranded RNA binding activity. Virus Res 1992; 24:91-106. [PMID: 1626426 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(92)90033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Influenza A virus NP protein, the phosphoprotein associated with viral RNA in ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes, has been expressed at high levels (approximately 100 mg/liter cells) in insect (Sf9) cells by a baculovirus recombinant, and was localized almost entirely in the nuclei of these cells. NP was purified by immuno-affinity chromatography, and purified NP was shown to autophosphorylate and to phosphorylate casein in a cAMP-independent reaction. Furthermore, purified NP was able to bind to ssRNA as demonstrated by a mobility shift of ssRNA in non-denaturing gels. The binding of NP to ssRNA caused a diminution of its kinase activity in proportion to binding.
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- J M Galarza
- Department of Cellular, Viral and Molecular Biology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132
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Struzyna J, Sowa A. [Thermographic determination of the laser-knife necrectomy on burned areas of the body]. Pol Tyg Lek 1980; 35:153-155. [PMID: 7375380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Sowa A, Kepny A, Sakiel S, Magierski M, Struzyna J. [Use of thermography in the determination of burn depth]. Wiad Lek 1979; 32:537-40. [PMID: 463012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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