For classes in informatics it gets more and more important to develop a sustainable curriculum because computer technology and its related items are subject to frequent changes. This leads to the problem that the content of informatics courses suffers from fast decay time. And to make things worse: What we are teaching our pupils and students is far from sustainable knowledge. The scientific co...

OBJECTIVES This study targeted the elderly participating in community exercise classes implemented by the local government, and followed their fall risk and physical function characteristics for three years. This study aimed to compare these changes between low and high fall risk individuals. METHODS The participants consisted of 34 male and 163 female Japanese elderly people aged 60 years or...

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OBJECTIVES To study whether balance, function, and other health status indicators can predict serious fall related injury in elderly women living at home. METHODS In this prospective study, the authors took a random sample of 307 women aged 75 years and over (mean 80.8 years, response rate 74.5%), living in the community. Serious fall injuries which occurred over a period of during one year w...

western imperialism always depicted a biased image of the colonized nations . therefore , portraying th e reality of africa to restore the lost dignity of the natives is one of the aims of postcolonial literature . achebe’s things fall apart is an attempt in this regard . employing postcolonial narratology , the present study examines the relation of the novel ’ s point of view and the concept ...

[Purpose] This research aims to identify the relationships among visual perceptual skills, cognitive functioning, and fall efficacy of older adults based on whether they are at risk for falls. [Subjects and Methods] Subjects included 116 older adults over 65 years of age who use D Seniors Welfare Center and Y Senior Citizen Center in Busan Metropolitan City. All research subjects were classifie...