t e x 4 8 ( 2 0 1 2 ) 4 2 9 e4 4 6 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/cortex Research report Working memory‚ attention‚ and executive function in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia Cheryl L. Stopford*‚ Jennifer C. Thompson‚ David Neary‚ Anna M.T. Richardson and Julie S. Snowden Cerebral Function Unit‚ Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre‚ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Neurosciences Research Group‚ University
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In the MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment video‚ Dr. Juergen M. Bauer discusses the increase of malnutrition in the elderly (e.g.‚ in the community‚ nursing homes‚ and hospitals). In some studies‚ 50% of the elderly in nursing homes suffer from malnutrition‚ which suggests it is under-recognized. The causes and consequences that can lead to malnutrition include decreased appetite‚ age associated changes‚ changes in functional status (e.g.‚ cannot feed themselves)‚ dementia‚ and depression. There
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Dementia is a debilitating mental illness that requires costly medical care. Those who suffer this condition can find it difficult or even impossible to perform basic living tasks such as feeding‚ dressing or cleaning after themselves; therefore care must be provided to them at all times. As one can imagine‚ the story is no different behind bars. Because the inmate- elderly population has grown exponentially dating back to the 1970’s when laws favored incarceration over rehabilitation‚ the average
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Implement and monitor WHS policies‚ procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements. PROJECT SECTION A The Work Health and Safety Management System is the framework of how we organize Work Health and Safety (WHS) in the hotel BARCELONA. This Policy and Procedure Manual is organized in accordance with AS/NZ 4801- Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and includes references to applicable WHS legislation including the WHS Regulation 2011. This WHS Policy and Procedures Manual
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3. Results and discussion 3.1 Nutritional analysis In the present study‚ the potential benefits were shown by nutritional attributes of dried bathua (Table1). Moisture content and dry matter analysis‚ reporting during nutritional analysis is very important because it directly affects the nutritional content of vegetable. The moisture content was quite low (5.06%) which may be advantageous in view of increasing the sample’s shelf life. Bathua was found to be rich in carbohydrates (40.84%). There
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Singh1 To: Professor Pisano From: Navdip Singh Date: May 05‚ 2015 The Role of Individuals and Governments to understand the hazard of climate change Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate change‚ as defined by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on climate change (IPCC) “any change in climate over time‚ whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.” The global climate is extremely complex and has not yet to be fully
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Unit 9450 Meet food safety requirements when providing food and drink for indviduals 1.1) The top priority in any kitchen is hygiene. It is important that preparing‚ serving‚ and storing food is done correctly. When preparing food‚ the area must be completely clean and free of bacteria before and after use. Serving food must also be done correctly. Use the correct PPE. Storing food is one most important key factor. It is important to store food correctly in fridges and food is protected‚ such as
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WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a term that describes a collection of symptoms that include decreased intellectual functioning that interferes with normal life functions and is usually used to describe people who have two or more major life functions impaired or lost such as memory‚ language‚ perception‚ judgment or reasoning; they may lose emotional and behavioral control‚ develop personality changes and have problem solving abilities reduced or lost. There are different classification schemes for
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Cashia Childress Nutrition for Food Service December 2‚ 2012 Nutritional Benefits of Detoxification Even though some people think detoxification is just a diet fad that will soon slide under the radar again‚ it is known that specific foods will aid your body in the natural elimination process of toxins. The idea of detoxification is not a new concept‚ in fact it dates back as far as four hundred BC‚ according to Pamela Nisevich‚ with the soul purpose to remove toxic substances‚ and wastes
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D2: Evaluate how the nutritional plan might improve the health of the chosen individual. There were a number of the things about the individual’s diet that I noticed firstly she doesn’t like change as she is consistent with each food she eats which is not necessarily a bad but in order for her to have a balanced diet she needs to eat a variety of foods. However the individual hardly ever ate breakfast which isn’t good for her as she will feel tiered throughout the day. In order to avoid that
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