Falls Introduction To Rise from a chair and walking around require muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly
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Capitalism-communist antagonism between the Soviet Union and the USA arises from the conflict of ideologies held by each state. Marxism ideology is adopted by the Soviet Union as the rationalization for a communist government and covers both economy as the structure of society and the perceived weakness of capitalism. The structure of society is on the basis of labor and the exchange of goods‚ and the distribution of goods and money between classes. A capitalist state ensures imbalance of power
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The Fall of Advertisting & The Rise of PR: Chapter Summaries Part 1: The Fall of Advertising. Advertising has always suffered from a lack of credibility. An advertisement is the opinion of a company whose motives and judgment are not the same as those of a consumer. Advertising tries to make up for its limitations by massive media expenditures. The emphasis has been on impact rather than on communications. Over the past few decades‚ three developments have seriously undermined the effectiveness
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suffering and loss of independence that are experienced by older adults who fall‚ but a number of trends highlight the magnitude of the problem: * Falling accounts for 80-95% of hip fractures in older adults. * The rate of fatal falls increases dramatically with age. * Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths for older adults. * Among adults 75 and older‚ those who fall are four to five times more likely to be admitted to a long-term care
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The fall of Rome When someone is thinking about empires they immediately think about the Roman Empire however when they do they do not understand how it fell. Rome fell in 476 CE due to barbarians. The fall of the Roman Empire was not sudden and was not only caused by the invasion of barbarians there were key factors that caused the weakening and then the fall of such an extensive empire. These factors include the rise of Christianity‚ the splitting of the Roman Empire and the poor economic reforms
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Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse? HIS 127: World in the 20th Century December 2012 While political dynamics played a large role in the collapse of the Soviet Union‚ economic breakdown was the main cause of its deterioration. Built on the Socialist ideology of state owned and run business‚ the declining Soviet economy was plagued by economic inefficiencies and corruption. The country suffered from decades of being tossed on the rough seas of inconsistent and capricious political leadership
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Honors Thesis March 31‚ 2004 Fantasy: A World of Sunshine or Shadow Fantasy literature is an object of considerable controversy‚ but this controversy is not specifically or uniquely modern. Arguably‚ fantasy literature has been controversial since its very beginnings in Western Society‚ though I am by no means certain of when that is‚ nor is it the aim here to determine it. The controversy regarding fantasy stories exists mainly on two levels. The first‚ a concern regarding the direct moral
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The Soviet Union on December 25‚ 1991‚ Christmas day the Soviet flag flew over Moscow for the last time. A few days earlier from this event‚ 11 of the Soviet republics met in the city of Kazakh. It was announced that all the satellite states like Ukraine‚ belarus‚ Armenia‚ Azerbaijan‚ Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Moldova‚ Turkmenistan‚ Tajikistan and Uzbekistan would no longer be apart of Soviet union and they said they would establish a commonwealth and not be controlled by the Soviet Union. Once one
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TV‚ public school and Ryan’s fall 1. Make a summary of the text TV‚ public school and Ryan’s fall (max. 250 ord). The story “TV‚ Public school and Ryan’s fall” is a story about a teenager named Ryan. Ryan used to be a troubled teenager who was doing petty crimes and getting thrown out of all the schools he went to. One day a TV company came to him and asked if he wanted to participate in a reality TV show. In the show Ryan was send to a private boarding school called Downside which is the
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Niagara Falls Forming long before man roamed the earth and still today slowly continuing its process of reformation‚ Niagara Falls has become a worldwide tourist site and geological amazement. The continued and present process of reformation is contributed to an annual freezing and re-thawing of the rivers water. This event allows the reformation and eventual wearing away of the rocks beneath the surface‚ that along with continued erosion and periodic falling of large rock formations have slowly
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