Word-perfect Gatsby overcomes its flaws

Review of 'Gatz', Elevator Repair Company / Brisbane Powerhouse, published in The Australian, 12 May 2009.

Zeliakoentzako elikagaien elaborazioa. AKKPA eta laguntza-plangintza

Gaixotasun zeliakoa glutenarekiko intolerantzia jarraia da. Glutena gari, garagar, zekale, tritikale, kamut, espelta eta ziurrenik ere oloan dagoen proteina da. Glutenak zeliakoen heste-mukosan kalte larria eragin dezake eta ondorioz nutrienteen (poteina, gantz, karbohidrato, gatz mineral eta bitaminen) xurgapena muga dezake, kasu batzuetan desoreka nutrizionala eraginez. Gaixotasunaren sintoma ohikoenak beherakoa, malnutrizioa, sabeldistentsioa, elikagaien ukoa, anemia, osteoporosia eta, umeetan, hazkuntza-atzerapena dira. Espainian gaixotasun zeliakoaren prebalentzia %1 da, baina, hala ere, azken ikerketen arabera, zeliakoen %75 diagnostikatu gabe dago oraindik. Gaur egun, glutenik gabeko dieta jarraitzea da gaixotasun honek duen tratamendu bakarra. Glutenik gabeko dieta zorrotz bat jarraitzen denean, zeliakoek hestearen egitura normala berreskuratzen dute, eta aipatutako sintomak desagertzen dira. Pertsona zeliakoak glutena duten zerealak eta horien eratorriak baztertu behar ditu dietatik. Elikagai batzuk erraz identifikatzen dira: hala nola, irina, pasta, opilak, pastelak eta horien eratorriak, eta abar. Beste batzuk, ordea, elikagaiaren osagai direnez, ez dira elikagaitzat ezagutzen eta antzemateko zailagoak izaten dira. Talde horretan fekulak, malta, semolak, gehigarri loditzaileak, eta abar daude.

Doença de Alzheimer e Periodontite

Projeto de Pós-Graduação/Dissertação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Medicina Dentária

Comparison of multisensory and strength training for postural control in the elderly

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the efficacy of multisensory versus muscle strengthening to improve postural control in healthy community-dwelling elderly. Participants: We performed a single-blinded study with 46 community-dwelling elderly allocated to strength (GS, n = 23; 70.18 +/- 4.8 years 22 women and 1 man) and multisensory exercises groups (GM, n = 23; 68.8 +/- 5.9 years; 22 women and 1 man) for 12 weeks. Methods: We performed isokinetic evaluations of muscle groups in the ankle and foot including dorsiflexors, plantar flexors, inversion, and eversion. The oscillation of the center of pressure was assessed with a force platform. Results: The GM group presented a reduction in the oscillation (66.8 +/- 273.4 cm(2) to 11.1 +/- 11.6 cm(2); P = 0.02), which was not observed in the GS group. The GM group showed better results for the peak torque and work than the GS group, but without statistical significance. Conclusion: Although the GM group presented better results, it is not possible to state that one exercise regimen proved more efficacious than the other in improving balance control.

Learning to Live in a Therapeutic Community: A study of elderly inpatients.

Fifty-two elderly mental patients in a state hospital were transferred to a new milieu ward. In order to evaluate patient success in the unit, three outcome categories were defined nine months after the unit opened: discharge to the community, adjustment to the setting, and return to the previous ward. Despite the unit's emphasis on performance criteria for success, staff evaluations of the patients' personality rather than the patients' achievement of the behavioural criteria, accounted for success in the setting.

Aging and Mental Health: Business as Usual?

Cautions that in developing training models in mental health and aging, psychologists must not overlook what experience has taught them about mental health intervention or what they know already about older adults. It is suggested that a life-span developmental view complements a community and preventive approach to the mental health needs of the elderly. Creation of a separate subspecialty of clinical geropsychology will not effectively serve older adults. What is needed is a synthesis ofalready existing expertise in areas such as life-span development, clinical psychology, and community psychology. This synthesis provides a conceptual foundation and set of intervention approaches on which to base training programs in mental health and aging.

Intervention Research Approaches

This article reviews the process of intervention research, with particular emphasis on interventions with and for older adults. First, we consider the context of intervention research: What are the resources and constraints that shape the process of intervention and research? Second, we outline a taxonomy of interventions, reflecting different combinations of level and timing of interventions. Third, we consider the types of research designs that are most appropriate in the different contexts of applied research.