Understanding the User Perception Gap: Older Adults and Sit-to-Stand Assistance by Stansfield, Stephan, Schelhaas, Booker, Hogan, Neville, Yang, Maria

“…We investigated user needs surrounding the act of standing up from a seated position and older users’ attitudes toward assistive device prototypes.…”
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Skeleton tracking with kinect sensors by Nguyen, Viet Dung

“…In order to reduce the risk of falling accident, many researches have been carried out to monitor the daily activities of older people and warn about falling threats. Among those researches, a lot of projects to detect Sit-To-Stand movement have been approached. …”
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A 12-week Taijiquan practice improves balance control and functional fitness in fall-prone postmenopausal women by Bai, Xiaorong, Xiao, Wensheng, Soh, Kim Geok, Zhang, Yang

“…Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older persons, with postmenopausal women facing a greater hazard of falling due to osteoporosis. …”
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Understanding sudden larch death – from epidemiology to host resistance by Dun, H

“…Older stands with >95% mortality had occasional very healthy trees at least seven years after first reported infection. …”

Attachment to God and death anxiety in later life : does race matter? by Jung, Jong Hyun

“…Moreover, religion provides greater psychological benefits for older Blacks than older Whites, reinforcing a long-standing claim that religion is particularly valuable for individuals from marginalized backgrounds.…”
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