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A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.

The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes the course of existence, the sum of experiences, the mode of existing, or the fact of being. Over the centuries inquiries into the nature of life have crossed the boundaries from philosophy to biology, forensic medicine, anthropology, etc., in creative as well as scientific literature. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

Those occurrences, including social, psychological, and environmental, which require an adjustment or effect a change in an individual's pattern of living.

The continuous sequence of changes undergone by living organisms during the post-embryonic developmental process, such as metamorphosis in insects and amphibians. This includes the developmental stages of apicomplexans such as the malarial parasite, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM.

Summarizing techniques used to describe the pattern of mortality and survival in populations. These methods can be applied to the study not only of death, but also of any defined endpoint such as the onset of disease or the occurrence of disease complications.

Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)

The normal length of time of an organism's life.

The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.

A quality-of-life scale developed in the United States in 1972 as a measure of health status or dysfunction generated by a disease. It is a behaviorally based questionnaire for patients and addresses activities such as sleep and rest, mobility, recreation, home management, emotional behavior, social interaction, and the like. It measures the patient's perceived health status and is sensitive enough to detect changes or differences in health status occurring over time or between groups. (From Medical Care, vol.xix, no.8, August 1981, p.787-805)

Insurance providing for payment of a stipulated sum to a designated beneficiary upon death of the insured.

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, or eating.

The individual's experience of a sense of fulfillment of a need or want and the quality or state of being satisfied.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.

Stress wherein emotional factors predominate.

Assessment of psychological variables by the application of mathematical procedures.

The origin of life. It includes studies of the potential basis for life in organic compounds but excludes studies of the development of altered forms of life through mutation and natural selection, which is BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION.

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.

The measurement of the health status for a given population using a variety of indices, including morbidity, mortality, and available health resources.

A state of harmony between internal needs and external demands and the processes used in achieving this condition. (From APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)

Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.

Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.

A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.

Systems that provide all or most of the items necessary for maintaining life and health. Provisions are made for the supplying of oxygen, food, water, temperature and pressure control, disposition of carbon dioxide and body waste. The milieu may be a spacecraft, a submarine, or the surface of the moon. In medical care, usually under hospital conditions, LIFE SUPPORT CARE is available. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary)

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.

Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

The personal cost of acute or chronic disease. The cost to the patient may be an economic, social, or psychological cost or personal loss to self, family, or immediate community. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, meaning the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care, rather than personal impact on individuals.

Continuous sequential changes which occur in the physiological and psychological functions during the life-time of an individual.

All of the divisions of the natural sciences dealing with the various aspects of the phenomena of life and vital processes. The concept includes anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and the biology of animals, plants, and microorganisms. It should be differentiated from BIOLOGY, one of its subdivisions, concerned specifically with the origin and life processes of living organisms.

The state wherein the person is well adjusted.

Feeling or emotion of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance is provided by churches, groups, etc.

The point at which religious ensoulment or PERSONHOOD is considered to begin.

A person's view of himself.

Persons who have experienced a prolonged survival after serious disease or who continue to live with a usually life-threatening condition as well as family members, significant others, or individuals surviving traumatic life events.

The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.

Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).

The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their distinguishing morphological and physiological characteristics.

Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients.

The interdisciplinary science that studies evolutionary biology, including the origin and evolution of the major elements required for life, their processing in the interstellar medium and in protostellar systems. This field also includes the study of chemical evolution and the subsequent interactions between evolving biota and planetary evolution as well as the field of biology that deals with the study of extraterrestrial life.

The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results.

The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons.

A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.

Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.

The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)

Philosophy based on the analysis of the individual's existence in the world which holds that human existence cannot be completely described in scientific terms. Existentialism also stresses the freedom and responsibility of the individual as well as the uniqueness of religious and ethical experiences and the analysis of subjective phenomena such as anxiety, guilt, and suffering. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

In civil law a cause of action which alleges that a defendant has wrongfully caused a child to be born.

Sensitivity or attachment to religious values, or to things of the spirit as opposed to material or worldly interests. (from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed, and Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed)

Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.

Conceptual response of the person to the various aspects of death, which are based on individual psychosocial and cultural experience.

Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.

A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary.

Planet that is the third in order from the sun. It is one of the four inner or terrestrial planets of the SOLAR SYSTEM.

Chemical and physical transformation of the biogenic elements from their nucleosynthesis in stars to their incorporation and subsequent modification in planetary bodies and terrestrial biochemistry. It includes the mechanism of incorporation of biogenic elements into complex molecules and molecular systems, leading up to the origin of life.

Statistical models in which the value of a parameter for a given value of a factor is assumed to be equal to a + bx, where a and b are constants. The models predict a linear regression.

Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification; joy.

Country located in EUROPE. It is bordered by the NORTH SEA, BELGIUM, and GERMANY. Constituent areas are Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, formerly included in the NETHERLANDS ANTILLES.

Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed.

A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

The consequences of exposing the FETUS in utero to certain factors, such as NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; DRUGS; RADIATION; and other physical or chemical factors. These consequences are observed later in the offspring after BIRTH.

The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.

A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.

The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.

Those affective states which can be experienced and have arousing and motivational properties.

Educational attainment or level of education of individuals.

Any behavior caused by or affecting another individual, usually of the same species.

Health as viewed from the perspective that humans and other organisms function as complete, integrated units rather than as aggregates of separate parts.

The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE.

The act or practice of killing or allowing death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.

Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.

Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.

A person authorized to decide or act for another person, for example, a person having durable power of attorney.

Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness.

The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.

A class of statistical methods applicable to a large set of probability distributions used to test for correlation, location, independence, etc. In most nonparametric statistical tests, the original scores or observations are replaced by another variable containing less information. An important class of nonparametric tests employs the ordinal properties of the data. Another class of tests uses information about whether an observation is above or below some fixed value such as the median, and a third class is based on the frequency of the occurrence of runs in the data. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1284; Corsini, Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology, 1987, p764-5)

The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.

The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community.

The nursing of an infant at the breast.

Appraisal of one's own personal qualities or traits.

A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).

The physical measurements of a body.

An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.

Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals.

The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

Adaptation of the person to the social environment. Adjustment may take place by adapting the self to the environment or by changing the environment. (From Campbell, Psychiatric Dictionary, 1996)

A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.

A regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed for specific therapeutic goals. Its purpose is to restore normal musculoskeletal function or to reduce pain caused by diseases or injuries.

The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.

Involvement in community activities or programs.

Prolonged separation of the offspring from the mother.

Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work.

The state of the organism when it functions optimally without evidence of disease.

Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism obtains knowledge.

A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.

The frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

The physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon.

Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.

A stochastic process such that the conditional probability distribution for a state at any future instant, given the present state, is unaffected by any additional knowledge of the past history of the system.

A class of statistical procedures for estimating the survival function (function of time, starting with a population 100% well at a given time and providing the percentage of the population still well at later times). The survival analysis is then used for making inferences about the effects of treatments, prognostic factors, exposures, and other covariates on the function.

Method for obtaining information through verbal responses, written or oral, from subjects.

Performance of activities or tasks traditionally performed by professional health care providers. The concept includes care of oneself or one's family and friends.

The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.

The feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves.

Female parents, human or animal.

The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment.

The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease.

Specialized health care, supportive in nature, provided to a dying person. A holistic approach is often taken, providing patients and their families with legal, financial, emotional, or spiritual counseling in addition to meeting patients' immediate physical needs. Care may be provided in the home, in the hospital, in specialized facilities (HOSPICES), or in specially designated areas of long-term care facilities. The concept also includes bereavement care for the family. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.

The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.

The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization.

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of systems, processes, or phenomena. They include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.

The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed)

The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.

A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.

Statistical interpretation and description of a population with reference to distribution, composition, or structure.

Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

A love or pursuit of wisdom. A search for the underlying causes and principles of reality. (Webster, 3d ed)

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.

Works about clinical trials that involve at least one test treatment and one control treatment, concurrent enrollment and follow-up of the test- and control-treated groups, and in which the treatments to be administered are selected by a random process, such as the use of a random-numbers table.

The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.

Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with PHYSICAL EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure.

Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)

The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.

Time period from 1801 through 1900 of the common era.

The proportion of survivors in a group, e.g., of patients, studied and followed over a period, or the proportion of persons in a specified group alive at the beginning of a time interval who survive to the end of the interval. It is often studied using life table methods.

The process of cumulative change at the level of DNA; RNA; and PROTEINS, over successive generations.

Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

Difficult or labored breathing.

Conditions characterized by disturbances of usual sleep patterns or behaviors. Sleep disorders may be divided into three major categories: DYSSOMNIAS (i.e. disorders characterized by insomnia or hypersomnia), PARASOMNIAS (abnormal sleep behaviors), and sleep disorders secondary to medical or psychiatric disorders. (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187)

Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.

Standardized tests designed to measure abilities, as in intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests, or to evaluate personality traits.

Disturbances in mental processes related to learning, thinking, reasoning, and judgment.

A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness, etc.

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.

A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.

Physiological disturbances in normal sexual performance in either the male or the female.

Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

Statistical models of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, as well as of financial considerations. For the application of statistics to the testing and quantifying of economic theories MODELS, ECONOMETRIC is available.

Parliamentary democracy located between France on the northeast and Portugual on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to debate, and range from the requirement of simply being a human organism to such requirements as that the individual be self-aware and capable of rational thought and moral agency.

The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition will not be improved by treatment or instances in which treatment preserves permanent unconsciousness or cannot end dependence on intensive medical care. (From Ann Intern Med 1990 Jun 15;112(12):949)

The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.

The pattern of any process, or the interrelationship of phenomena, which affects growth or change within a population.

Precise and detailed plans for the study of a medical or biomedical problem and/or plans for a regimen of therapy.

The confinement of a patient in a hospital.

The non-genetic biological changes of an organism in response to challenges in its ENVIRONMENT.

A method in which either the observer(s) or the subject(s) is kept ignorant of the group to which the subjects are assigned.

A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

The science dealing with the study of mental processes and behavior in man and animals.

Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.

An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The age, developmental stage, or period of life at which a disease or the initial symptoms or manifestations of a disease appear in an individual.

Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.

A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.)

The interrelationship of psychology and religion.

Elements of residence that characterize a population. They are applicable in determining need for and utilization of health services.

Nutritional physiology of children from birth to 2 years of age.

A set of statistical methods for analyzing the correlations among several variables in order to estimate the number of fundamental dimensions that underlie the observed data and to describe and measure those dimensions. It is used frequently in the development of scoring systems for rating scales and questionnaires.

The study of normal and abnormal behavior of children.

The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.

Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.

The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.

One of the three domains of life (the others being BACTERIA and Eukarya), formerly called Archaebacteria under the taxon Bacteria, but now considered separate and distinct. They are characterized by: (1) the presence of characteristic tRNAs and ribosomal RNAs; (2) the absence of peptidoglycan cell walls; (3) the presence of ether-linked lipids built from branched-chain subunits; and (4) their occurrence in unusual habitats. While archaea resemble bacteria in morphology and genomic organization, they resemble eukarya in their method of genomic replication. The domain contains at least four kingdoms: CRENARCHAEOTA; EURYARCHAEOTA; NANOARCHAEOTA; and KORARCHAEOTA.

Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.

Morphological and physiological development of FETUSES.

Comparison of various psychological, sociological, or cultural factors in order to assess the similarities or diversities occurring in two or more different cultures or societies.

Variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by socioeconomic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender and populations identified geographically or similar measures.

Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.

Behavior-response patterns that characterize the individual.

A partial or complete return to the normal or proper physiologic activity of an organ or part following disease or trauma.

Radon and lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis. (1/353)

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the cost-effectiveness of general and targeted strategies for residential radon testing and mitigation in the United States. METHODS: A decision-tree model was used to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of preventing radon-associated deaths from lung cancer. RESULTS: For a radon threshold of 4 pCi/L, the estimated costs to prevent 1 lung cancer death are about $3 million (154 lung cancer deaths prevented), or $480,000 per life-year saved, based on universal radon screening and mitigation, and about $2 million (104 lung cancer deaths prevented), or $330,000 per life-year saved, if testing and mitigation are confined to geographic areas at high risk for radon exposure. For mitigation undertaken after a single screening test and after a second confirmatory test, the estimated costs are about $920,000 and $520,000, respectively, to prevent a lung cancer death with universal screening and $130,000 and $80,000 per life-year for high risk screening. The numbers of preventable lung cancer deaths are 811 and 527 for universal and targeted approaches, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest possible alternatives to current recommendations. (+info)

Morbidity and mortality attributable to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use in Canada. (2/353)

OBJECTIVES: This study estimated morbidity and mortality attributable to substance abuse in Canada. METHODS: Pooled estimates of relative risk were used to calculate etiologic fractions by age, gender, and province for 91 causes of disease or death attributable to alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drugs. RESULTS: There were 33,498 deaths and 208,095 hospitalizations attributed to tobacco, 6701 deaths and 86,076 hospitalizations due to alcohol, and 732 deaths and 7095 hospitalizations due to illicit drugs in 1992. CONCLUSIONS: Substance abuse exacts a considerable toll on Canadian society in terms of morbidity and mortality, accounting for 21% of deaths, 23% of years of potential life lost, and 8% of hospitalizations. (+info)

AIDS: what does economics have to offer? (3/353)

AIDS is rapidly becoming a major health problem in developing countries. Limited empirical information is available about the impact of AIDS on the household, the community, the health sector and the broader economy. Special problems exist in estimating the direct economic costs of AIDS in developing countries, including large out-of-pocket expenditures on health care and shortages of drugs and supplies; the difficulties of valuing resources used in caring for people with AIDS; and the lack of treatment alternatives. The calculation of indirect costs is complicated by difficulties in calculating the value of non-market production and international comparisons of the value of healthy life years lost may be erroneous, due to the higher level of average wages in developed countries. Existing evidence on the impact of AIDS at the household, community, sectoral and macroeconomic level is reviewed. Special attention is given to the impact of AIDS on the health sector and the resource allocation decisions which are made at this level. A policy-relevant research strategy would include addressing the particular information needs of the health sector, as well as studies which can help to inform government policy to mitigate the impact of AIDS at the household, community, sectoral and macroeconomic levels. (+info)

Using cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate targeting strategies: the case of vitamin A supplementation. (4/353)

Given the demonstrated efficacy of vitamin A supplements in reducing childhood mortality, health officials now have to decide whether it would be efficient to target the supplements to high risk children. Decisions about targeting are complex because they depend on a number of factors; the degree of clustering of preventable deaths, the cost of the intervention, the side-effects of the intervention, the cost of identifying the high risk group, and the accuracy of the 'diagnosis' of risk. A cost-effectiveness analysis was used in the Philippines to examine whether vitamin A supplements should be given universally to all children 6-59 months, targeted broadly to children suffering from mild, moderate, or severe malnutrition, or targeted narrowly to pre-schoolers with moderate and severe malnutrition. The first year average cost of the universal approach was US$67.21 per death averted compared to $144.12 and $257.20 for the broad and narrow targeting approaches respectively. When subjected to sensitivity analysis the conclusion about the most cost-effective strategy was robust to changes in underlying assumptions such as the efficacy of supplements, clustering of deaths, and toxicity. Targeting vitamin A supplements to high risk children is not an efficient use of resources. Based on the results of this cost-effectiveness analysis and a consideration of alternate strategies, it is apparent that vitamin A, like immunization, should be provided to all pre-schoolers in the developing world. Issues about targeting public health interventions can usefully be addressed by cost-effectiveness analysis. (+info)

The influence of day of life in predicting the inpatient costs for providing care to very low birth weight infants. (5/353)

The purpose of this study was to test, refine, and extend a statistical model that adjusts neonatal intensive care costs for a very low birth weight infant's day of life and birth weight category. Subjects were 62 infants with birth weights below 1,501 g who were born and cared for in a university hospital until discharged home alive. Subjects were stratified into 250-g birth weight categories. Clinical and actual daily room and ancillary-resource costs for each day of care of each infant were tabulated. Data were analyzed by using a nonlinear regression procedure specifying two separate for modeling. The modeling was performed with data sets that both included and excluded room costs. The former set of data were used for generating a model applicable for comparing interhospital performances and the latter for comparing interphysician performances. The results confirm the existence of a strong statistical relationship between an infant's day of life and both total hospital costs and the isolated costs for ancillary-resource alone (P < 0.0001). A refined series of statistical models have been generated that are applicable to the assessment of either interhospital or interphysician costs associated with providing inpatient care to very low birth weight infants. (+info)

Cost implications of selective preoperative risk screening in the care of candidates for peripheral vascular operations. (6/353)

The preoperative identification that patients are at high risk for adverse postoperative outcomes is the first step toward preventing costly in-hospital complications. The economic implications of noninvasive screening strategies in the care of patients undergoing peripheral vascular operations must be clarified. A decision model was developed from the peer-reviewed literature on patients undergoing preoperative screening by means of dipyridamole myocardial perfusion imaging, dobutamine echocardiography, or cardiac catheterization before vascular operations (n = 23 studies). Routine versus selective screening strategies were compared for patients with an intermediate likelihood of having coronary artery disease on the basis of clinical history of coronary disease or typical symptoms. Median costs (1994 US dollars) of preoperative screening strategies were derived with two microcosting approaches: adjusted Medicare charges (top-down approach) and a bottom-up approach with Duke University Center direct cost estimate data. In-hospital cost was 11% higher for preoperative screening by means of routine cardiac catheterization ($27,760) than for routine pharmacologic stress imaging ($24,826, P = 0.001). The total cost of a do-nothing strategy, that is, no preoperative testing, was 5.9% less than that of routine preoperative pharmacologic stress imaging and 15.9% lower than that of cardiac catheterization (P = 0.001). Selective screening among patients with a history of coronary disease or typical angina resulted in further reduction of the cost of care to a level comparable with that of a do-nothing strategy (52.5% reduction in cost with pharmacologic stress imaging, P > 0.20). Use of noninvasive testing for preoperative risk stratification was cost effective for patients 60 to 80 years of age. Cost per life saved ranged from $33,338 to $21,790. However, coronary revascularization after an abnormal noninvasive test was cost effective only for patients older than 70 years. In this economic decision model, substantial cost savings were predicted when selective noninvasive stress imaging was added to preoperative screening for patients about to undergo vascular operations. With a selective screening approach, the economic impact of initial diagnostic testing may be minimized without compromising patient outcomes. (+info)

Economic benefits of aggressive lipid lowering: a managed care perspective. (7/353)

Coronary heart disease (CHD) has high prevalence in the United States and is associated with significant mortality as well as costs to society. Hyperlipidemia is a major and common modifiable risk factor for CHD. In clinical trials, cholesterol-lowering strategies have a dramatic impact on CHD risk, cardiovascular events, and mortality. Cost-effectiveness data have established that clinical and economic benefits are gained by instituting early and aggressive lipid-lowering therapy. We present new evidence for the clinical benefits and cost effectiveness of aggressive lipid-lowering therapy as primary or secondary prevention of CHD and describe strategies that managed care organizations can take to benefit from a lipid management program. (+info)

Looking beyond the formulary budget in cost-benefit analysis. (8/353)

With the introduction of newer, more expensive psychotropic medications, healthcare providers and managed care administrators must consider whether these drugs offer "value for the money." A true picture of the benefits of these drugs emerges only when all the costs of treatment are considered. Focusing exclusively on the acquisition cost of the drug can result in a misleading impression of the drug's worth. Although the medication costs associated with treating a patient with a newer drug increase, use of these agents may actually result in an overall decrease in healthcare costs, through reductions in hospitalization and length of stay, use of mental health services, and prescriptions for adjunctive drugs. In one study of the newer antipsychotic agent risperidone, the overall annual costs of treating a patient with schizophrenia were reduced by nearly $8,000 (Canadian dollars), even though medication costs increased by approximately $1,200 (Canadian dollars). Retrospective and prospective pharmacoeconomic studies can provide valuable data on the cost effectiveness of treatment with newer psychotropic medications. (+info)

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Science China Life Sciences is an academic journal cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press. (springer.com)
If you're looking for a career in medicine or biotechnology, microbiology, or conservation biology and ecology, or you simply want to explore the life sciences, you're in the right place. (asu.edu)
We also strive to improve life by stimulating scientific discovery and solving critical problems at the intersection of the life sciences and society. (asu.edu)
Why choose ASU School of Life Sciences? (asu.edu)
This volunteer-run resource is provided by the School of Life Sciences, and funded through donations. (asu.edu)
Supported by the School of Life Sciences, the ASU Natural History Collections are comprised of nine different collections that support the university's teaching, research and public outreach. (asu.edu)
Murdoch University's School of Veterinary and Life Sciences provides veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurses with evidence-based educational advancement opportunities through the provision of current research data, by world class presenters, using varied delivery mediums and an array of flexible continuing education programs. (edu.au)
Thinking of a Science degree in Veterinary and Life Sciences? (edu.au)
This booklet will introduce the reader to a sample of these new technologies and describe how they are being applied in the life sciences. (sciencemag.org)
Founded in 2008, Life Image's Interoperability Suite is a digital platform that uses vendor-agnostic integration standards to connect facilities, providers, clinics, and patients with life sciences, medical devices, and telehealth companies. (wikipedia.org)
See an infographic snapshot of reasons to submit to our high-impact journals in Life Sciences. (springer.com)
On these pages you will find Springer's journals, books and eBooks in all areas of Life Sciences, serving researchers, professionals, lecturers and students. (springer.com)
We publish many of the most prestigious journals in Life Sciences, including a number of fully open access journals. (springer.com)
In the recent Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ 2019 Assessment of Life Sciences Clinical Trials Products, Oracle Health Sciences is positioned as a leader and the highest ranked vendor in Vision and Capability. (oracle.com)
Oracle Health Sciences with its Clinical One platform is focusing on enabling a platform-led future to help life sciences firms accelerate digital transformation. (oracle.com)
With its emphasis on developing integrated solutions to assist trial design, site management, and patient safety, Oracle Health Sciences emerges as a credible partner for life sciences firms. (oracle.com)
Much is known about life from points of view reflected in the various biological, or "life," sciences. (britannica.com)
Discover how pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations are re-imagining healthcare innovation, and transforming their business to accelerate scientific innovation, enhance workforce experience, build operational agility and add long term value for patients. (microsoft.com)
Discover pharma and life sciences solutions to enable personalised patient experiences, accelerate innovation and improve operational outcomes within a secure and compliant environment. (microsoft.com)

A new website - aginglifecare.org - allows users to search for an Aging Life Care™ expert by city, state or zip code. (prweb.com)

Estimates for Life Expectancy at birth are now available nationwide for virtually every community in America. (cdc.gov)
Death Rates and Life Expectancy at Birth - This dataset of U.S. mortality trends since 1900 highlights the differences in Age-adjusted death rates and life expectancy at birth by race and sex. (cdc.gov)
The average age at which these persons are likely to have died is the life expectancy at birth. (encyclopedia.com)
the most commonly used statistic other than life expectancy at birth is life expectancy at age sixty-five, that is, the number of remaining years of life that persons aged sixty-five can expect to live. (encyclopedia.com)
If it reported that life expectancy at birth in a given population is 75 years in 2000, this does not mean that all members of the population can expect to live to the age of 75. (encyclopedia.com)
Rather, it means that babies born in that population in 2000 would have a life expectancy at birth of 75 years, if they live their lives subject to the age-specific mortality rates of the entire population in 2000. (encyclopedia.com)

Multicultural Student Life offers several programs a year - cultural and intercultural celebrations, heritage and awareness events, dialogues, student leadership, and much more. (ou.edu)

Though currently only known on Earth, life need not be restricted to it, and many scientists speculate in the existence of extraterrestrial life. (wikipedia.org)
and life, by hypothesis , that might exist elsewhere in the universe ( see extraterrestrial life ). (britannica.com)

Saving Lives, Protecting People Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
Until we have a central hub that can engage the issues affecting America's expressive life the way the EPA centers environmental debate, we'll be punching pillows and the marketplace will rule. (artsjournal.com)

Explore healthcare solutions and innovations that are saving lives and shaping the future. (microsoft.com)

Yet most people, especially in America, have no respect for this life-sustaining natural resource. (huffingtonpost.com)

1. A revised administrative instruction (ST/AI/2002/6) has been issued governing the policies and procedures for the United Nations group life insurance plan made available to staff and former staff, with effect from 1 October 2002. (un.org)
5. The eligibility criteria and enrolment rules pertaining to the group life insurance are set out in section 2 of ST/AI/2002/6 and, for convenience, are summarized below. (un.org)

The cell is considered the structural and functional unit of life. (wikipedia.org)
The several branches of science that reveal the common historical, functional, and chemical basis of the evolution of all life include electron microscopy , genetics , paleobiology (including paleontology ), and molecular biology . (britannica.com)
A considerable amount of research, based on the foundational assumption of a finite human life span, has focussed on the concept of dependency-free life expectancy (also called dependence-free life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, active life expectancy, disability-free life expectancy, and functional life expectancy). (encyclopedia.com)

The American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) course is designed to train healthcare professionals, public safety personnel and other professional-level rescuers to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants. (google.com)

A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth. (imdb.com)
Our actions can condemn many of Earth's creatures-our fellow humans among them-to diminished lives and sometimes even to extinction. (amnh.org)

Life insurance can safeguard your family's future. (bankrate.com)

The mission of the Office of Student Life is to help students enrich their educational experiences by providing a dynamic interdisciplinary environment that stimulates inquiry, initiative and cooperation among the OHSU community. (ohsu.edu)
OHSU is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for all Oregonians through excellence, innovation and leadership in health care, education and research. (ohsu.edu)

June 29, 2018 Director Debra Granik's new film is based on a true story about a veteran suffering from PTSD who lives secretly in a municipal forest with his teenage daughter. (npr.org)

Death is the permanent termination of all biological processes which sustain an organism, and as such, is the end of its life. (wikipedia.org)
Legal euthanasia in the Netherlands is defined as the 'active termination of life on request. (aish.com)

For other uses, see Shelf Life (disambiguation) . (wikipedia.org)

Complex life will struggle within a billion years, assuming no large-scale artificial terraforming. (physicsforums.com)
Artificial life is a computer simulation or human-made reconstruction of any aspect of life, which is often used to examine systems related to natural life. (wikipedia.org)
Inventor and artificial intelligence theorist Ray Kurzweil has promoted life extension for years, and revisited the theme in his latest books, Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever and The Singularity Is Near, When Humans Transcend Biology . (wired.com)

The people in our lives matter. (kidshealth.org)
When we are there for the people in our lives - and when they're there for us - we are more resilient, resourceful, and successful. (kidshealth.org)
Currently, there are more than 114,000 people waiting for life-saving organs because there are not enough donor organs for everyone who needs them. (donors1.org)
Gift of Life Donor Program is the largest organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States, serving more than 11 million people across the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. (donors1.org)
People across the country are adjusting to major disruptions in their daily lives as a result of COVID-19. (donors1.org)
By continuing to use our formula without changing the models, prednisolone liquid half life you are agreeing to our information of effective people. (macrodeportes.com)
All the prophets of God called their people to worship God and to believe in life after death. (angelfire.com)
We also know that these prophets of God were greatly opposed by their people, mainly on the issue of life after death as their people thought it impossible. (angelfire.com)
That is why all the prophets of God while calling people to believe in God and life after death, appeal to the aesthetic, moral and rational consciousness of man. (angelfire.com)
Period life tables estimate how many more years a group of people who are currently at a particular age - any age from birth to 100 or more - can expect to live if the mortality patterns in a given year remain the same over the rest of their lives. (cdc.gov)
This ingenious system will escalate the quality of life of the Navajo people, and restore the basic human right to water. (huffingtonpost.com)
According to the CDC, cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of roughly 600,000 people annually (or 1 out of every 4 deaths). (scienceblogs.com)
Learning Life's mission is to inform and empower more people by printing knowledge on the surfaces of everyday life -- volunteer or employment opportunities on tabletop tents in school caf-eterias and restaurants, vital health information on posters in public bathrooms, laundromats and barber shops, science and history on cup sleeves in cafes and coasters in bars, poetry and philosophy on cereal boxes and wallpaper, etc. (idealist.org)
Life expectancy refers to the number of years that people in a given country or population can expect to live. (encyclopedia.com)
Also, older people in that population will have lived their life up to the year 2000 under a different set of age-specific mortality rates. (encyclopedia.com)
In the big picture no single entity in the arts has emerged to speak for the American people in addressing the big question of balancing market forces against the public's interest in a vibrant, open cultural life. (artsjournal.com)
I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life. (newyorker.com)
Aging Life Care Professionals™ have extensive training and experience working with older adults, people with disabilities, and families who need assistance with caregiving issues. (prweb.com)
NARRATOR: 'Most people in India live in the countryside so the rural economy is central to Indian life. (bbc.co.uk)
NARRATOR: 'This is very different from the UK where only one in six people lives in a rural area. (bbc.co.uk)
They report seeing a bright light at the end of a tunnel, with people and events of their lives flashing as if in a kaleidoscope. (latimes.com)
The reason people get life insurance is so that in the event of an untimely or even long-anticipated death, the deceased person's loved ones are looked after financially and are not suddenly forced to scramble to make ends meet, pay bills or look after themselves. (bankrate.com)

The filmmakers clearly have an affinity for their subjects-a connection that's deepened when the attacks of September 11, 2001, drive home for these two Americans the reality of life during wartime. (motherjones.com)

As the USPS announces plans to stop delivering letters and other first-class mail on Saturdays, LIFE.com offers a series of pictures made by LIFE photographers through the years - images that pay tribute to mail carriers and to the old-school postal service as a whole. (yahoo.com)

It is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied Life Science research. (springer.com)
Our mission is to inspire and transform our life science students by providing an innovative learning experience that prepares them to thrive in a dynamic and demanding world. (asu.edu)
Students and staff in the School pursue a variety of exciting disciplines that relate to the science of life on our planet, including the complex problems seen at the interface between human health, animal health and environmental health. (edu.au)
Biology is the science concerned with the study of life. (wikipedia.org)
The question whether there is a life after death does not fall under the jurisdiction of science as science is concerned only with classification and analysis of sense data. (angelfire.com)
Spur life-science innovation without sacrificing compliance, iterate faster and increase manufacturing productivity to reduce time-to-market. (microsoft.com)
SAS® Life Science Analytics Framework Efficiently manage the transformation, analysis and reporting of clinical trials data with a single, cloud-based pharma analytics framework. (sas.com)

There is currently no consensus regarding the definition of life. (wikipedia.org)
One popular definition is that organisms are open systems that maintain homeostasis, are composed of cells, have a life cycle, undergo metabolism, can grow, adapt to their environment, respond to stimuli, reproduce and evolve. (wikipedia.org)
The definition of life has long been a challenge for scientists and philosophers, with many varied definitions put forward. (wikipedia.org)
Since there is no unequivocal definition of life, most current definitions in biology are descriptive. (wikipedia.org)
Although the scientists, technicians, and others who participate in studies of life easily distinguish living matter from inert or dead matter, none can give a completely inclusive , concise definition of life itself. (britannica.com)
The hall also includes high-definition video projections, interactive computer stations, hands-on models, 14 classic dioramas, and eight ocean ecosystem displays that transport visitors from the profusion of life in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs to the bioluminescent fishes in the eerie darkness of the deep sea. (amnh.org)

The fact that there all extant life derives from a single origin of life does not necessarily mean that there was only one independent origin of life. (physicsforums.com)
And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: he says, 'Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at that)? (angelfire.com)

Understanding how children's scientific dispositions and identities are shaped as they engage in life-relevant learning experiences. (umd.edu)
In addition to expanding the scientific understanding of the deep biosphere, the decade-long project also casts new light on the impact of life in subsurface locations that has been manipulated by humans through interventions such as fracked shales. (interestingengineering.com)
Understanding the difference between different kinds of life insurance and their pros and cons given your circumstances will enable you to reach the goals for you have for providing for your loved ones after you're gone. (bankrate.com)

The scientists say the the research area, earths deep biosphere, can be thought of as a sort of '"subterranean Galapagos" and contains all three domains of life:bacteria and archaea (microbes with no membrane-bound nucleus), and eukarya (microbes or multicellular organisms with cells that contain a nucleus as well as membrane-bound organelles). (interestingengineering.com)

With 20 sororities and 32 fraternities, there is a place for everyone wanting to join Auburn's Greek Life. (auburn.edu)

Rubenowitz E, Waern M, Wilhelmson K, Allebeck P. Life events and psychosocial factors in elderly suicides-a case-control study. (springer.com)

After being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Carrie received the gift of donated tendon grafts that allowed her to live a normal life. (donors1.org)
Life expectancy tells us the average number of years of life a person who has attained a given age can expect to live. (cdc.gov)
Get more out of life, feel better and live longer by eating healthy food - here's how! (sa.gov.au)
Take out those white shirts and goggles and get ready to live one of the most colorful experiences of your life, amidst all the sensational electronic music beats. (excite.com)
Both life expectancy and longevity are distinct from life span, which refers to the number of years that humans could live under ideal conditions. (encyclopedia.com)
In order to live life proactively, you have to take time to to tune in and let go. (huffingtonpost.com)
Hiroshi Kumaki Second Life Live "Top 10 Favorites on SoundCloud" will begin shortly at 22:00 JST / 5:00 AM PDT / 13:00 UTC. (ustream.tv)
The duo had set out, in part, to live a shoestring adventure, but they emerge with an appreciation that the calm of "a normal life" is nothing to take for granted. (motherjones.com)

As a transplant recipient, you may want to write to the family of your donor to share information about your renewed life and to express your gratitude. (donors1.org)
Let's share your truck life. (steampowered.com)
Come to share your truck life. (steampowered.com)

The fact that life arose on Earth relatively soon after conditions on Earth became amenable to life would also suggest that abiogenesis is not a very rare event. (physicsforums.com)
It was in the ocean about 3.5 billion years ago that the first life on Earth arose. (amnh.org)

Whole life policy cash values can potential to earn dividends, be borrowed from the policy for any purpose - supplemental retirement whole life insurance can income, education funding or even a means of ready cash for emergencies.2 become the foundation of While loans that have not been repaid will reduce the death beneﬁt (when your ﬁnancial plan. (slideshare.net)
Combined Insurance offers a whole life insurance policy in addition to accident, disability, and supplemental health insurance. (investopedia.com)
The company is the leading provider of supplemental health, accident, disability, and life insurance products. (investopedia.com)
In addition to life insurance, Combined Insurance offers other types of products, including supplemental health, accident, and disability insurance, so you can be sure to find coverage that best fits your needs. (investopedia.com)
If your basic life insurance doesn't provide your family enough protection, supplemental life insurance from Combined Insurance might be right for you. (investopedia.com)

Researchers generally think that current life on Earth descends from an RNA world, although RNA-based life may not have been the first life to have existed. (wikipedia.org)
There is life everywhere, and everywhere there's an awe-inspiring abundance of unexpected and unusual organisms," says Mitch Sogin of the Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, USA, co-chair of DCO's Deep Life community of more than 300 researchers in 34 countries. (interestingengineering.com)
An intermediate position is taken by other researchers, who suggest that there is no rigid limit to the human life span and as-yet-unforeseen biomedical technological breakthroughs could gradually increase life span. (encyclopedia.com)

Designing learning experiences and programs to support children's scientific inquiry engagement in everyday life contexts. (umd.edu)
Designing technology to support children's scientific inquiry in life-relevant learning experiences across the contexts of their lives. (umd.edu)

Here's where I have a concern, in the 4 billion years of earths life, to our knowledge life had only emerged once(about 3.5 billion years ago). (physicsforums.com)
Life on Earth first appeared as early as 4.28 billion years ago, soon after ocean formation 4.41 billion years ago, and not long after the formation of the Earth 4.54 billion years ago. (wikipedia.org)
The very fact that all the prophets of God have dealt with this metaphysical question of life after death so confidently and so uniformly - the gap between their ages being thousands of years - goes to prove that the source of their knowledge of life after death as proclaimed by them all, was the same, i.e. (angelfire.com)
National-level life tables are released annually, as well as every 10 years (decennially) around the U.S. population census. (cdc.gov)
Thomas lives for some years with these gimmicks, returning home only for dinner and going on nights like a whore into prostitution just to earn more money. (wikipedia.org)
Although some studies state that life may have begun as early as 4.1 billion years ago, it can be traced to fossils dated to 3.5-3.7 billion years ago, which is still only slightly younger than Earth, which gravitationally accreted into a planet about 4.5 billion years ago. (britannica.com)
Some social scientists argue that Western populations are approaching a biologically fixed maximum, or finite life span, probably in the range of 85 to 100 years. (encyclopedia.com)
Others believe that the human life span can be extended by many more years, due to advances in molecular medicine or dietary improvements, for example. (encyclopedia.com)
d) The age thresholds applicable to the after-service life insurance programme are increased by five years at each level (see para. (un.org)
NARRATOR: 'En-route, they're having breakfast with Alindal Bhaniji who has spent the last 20 years working with rural communities. (bbc.co.uk)
After three years researching a compound found in red wine called resveratrol , which has been shown to extend life and reduce disease in lab animals, he began taking 50 milligrams a day. (wired.com)
He expects it will extend human life by about 30 percent, so waiting 10 years could cost him three. (wired.com)
He figures resveratrol will add a few extra years to his life -- and in the meantime, scientists will develop serious life extension technologies. (wired.com)
PHILADELPHIA - My brother took more trains, planes and automobiles in the last week of his life than he had taken in months, perhaps years. (latimes.com)
Three years later, they had A Normal Life, which follows seven ethnic-Albanian Kosovars as they return home from refugee camps in Macedonia and endeavor to make the most of the first real freedom they've ever tasted. (motherjones.com)
U-238 has a half-life of 4.46 x 10^9 years. (yahoo.com)

Scientists are looking for earth like planets/bodies to find life on other planets/bodies, somewhere that is warm enough that liquid water can exist, and somewhere with basic organic molecules. (physicsforums.com)
Find out which life insurance plans you may qualify for-and the benefits you'll receive with each plan. (va.gov)
If you're enrolled in a VA life insurance plan, find out if you can get free financial planning and online will preparation services. (va.gov)
Find out how to claim VA life insurance benefits under your policy. (va.gov)
Find out when and how you can convert your VA life insurance to a commercial policy. (va.gov)
Find and download the forms you need to apply for and manage your life insurance benefits. (va.gov)
Get tips to find out which type of life insurance policy is right for you. (bankrate.com)

And as it cycles from the air to the land to the sea and back again, water shapes our planet-and nearly every aspect of our lives. (amnh.org)
research relevant to the development of environmental protection issues in production cycles (Life Cycle Assessment, Best Available Techniques, etc). (europa.eu)
The subterranean microbes have vastly longer life cycles and in some cases consume only energy from rocks. (interestingengineering.com)

Since its primordial beginnings, life on Earth has changed its environment on a geologic time scale, but it has also adapted to survive in most ecosystems and conditions. (wikipedia.org)
Say, 'He will give them life Who created them for the first time! (angelfire.com)
Life tables can also be used to compare how life expectancy has improved or declined over time. (cdc.gov)
Shelf life is the length of time that a commodity may be stored without becoming unfit for use, consumption, or sale. (wikipedia.org)
Shelf life is the recommended maximum time for which products or fresh (harvested) produce can be stored, during which the defined quality of a specified proportion of the goods remains acceptable under expected (or specified) conditions of distribution, storage and display. (wikipedia.org)
Thomas is a guy almost adult who lives at the expense of others, like all his other companions, stealing and wasting time. (wikipedia.org)
En 2006, le duo crée son propre label discographique , So Much Dada, dans lequel ils publient leur premier morceau, Big Time . (wikipedia.org)
The face value of a credit life insurance policy decreases proportionately with an outstanding loan amount as the loan is paid off over time until both reach zero value. (investopedia.com)
Learn about the optimal time for purchasing personal life insurance and why delaying the buying decision may have costly consequences. (investopedia.com)
It is that time of the year again when life is to be celebrated with colors. (excite.com)
Sometimes I begin without moving out of bed, thanking God for the many blessings in my life, one at a time. (huffingtonpost.com)
Working with families, the expertise of Aging Life Care Professionals™ provides the answers at a time of uncertainty. (prweb.com)
Their guidance leads families to the actions and decisions that ensure quality care and an optimal life for those they love, thus reducing worry, stress and time off of work for family caregivers. (prweb.com)
But when we consider the population's demographic shift to older adults, which is associated with chronic illness and multiple comorbidities, the enormous health care costs consumed in end-of-life care, and complex ethical issues, it is time for the public health community to put this issue squarely on its agenda. (medscape.com)
You have 4 options to get life insurance as you transition out of service, but they have time limits. (va.gov)

Log into OrgSync to register your student organization, browse student organizations to join, submit your events for approval and submit requests to Student Life. (ou.edu)

If you take predictors for more than a prednisolone liquid half life corresponding data, medicine your duration will produce less women therefore. (macrodeportes.com)
Life Positive International Spiritual Festival - Duration: 51 seconds. (youtube.com)
INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL FESTIVAL LIFE POSITIVE - Duration: 2 minutes, 5 seconds. (youtube.com)
Life Positive International Spiritual Festival Reviews - Duration: 103 seconds. (youtube.com)
Team Culture at Life Positive - Duration: 4 minutes, 49 seconds. (youtube.com)
Partez en voyage avec les probiotiques Renew Life - Duration: 7 seconds. (youtube.com)
Probiotiques Renew Life - Indispensables en voyage - Duration: 15 seconds. (youtube.com)
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Probiotique Flore Suprême Renew Life - Duration: 15 seconds. (youtube.com)
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Renew Life Probiotics - Travel Essentials - Duration: 15 seconds. (youtube.com)
Renew Life - Make Every Meal Worth It - Duration: 6 seconds. (youtube.com)
Ultimate Flora Probiotics - Renew Life - Duration: 15 seconds. (youtube.com)

Stephanie Stahl of CBS 3 sheds light on the work of Gift of Life Donor Program to save lives through organ and tissue donation amidst the coronavirus pandemic. (donors1.org)

Download life insurance handbooks, guides, and newsletters. (va.gov)

Most of the research on dependency-free life expectancy tests, in varying ways, the validity of the compression of morbidity hypothesis, originally formulated by the researcher James F. Fries in 1983. (encyclopedia.com)

Abiogenesis is the natural process of life arising from non-living matter, such as simple organic compounds. (wikipedia.org)

Each year, Gift of Life Donor Program invites families of organ and tissue donors to attend Life and Legacy Celebrations to honor their lives and their choice to be a donor. (donors1.org)

Other definitions sometimes include non-cellular life forms such as viruses and viroids. (wikipedia.org)
Philosophical definitions of life have also been put forward, with similar difficulties on how to distinguish living things from the non-living. (wikipedia.org)
Legal definitions of life have also been described and debated, though these generally focus on the decision to declare a human dead, and the legal ramifications of this decision. (wikipedia.org)
As many as 123 definitions of life have been compiled. (wikipedia.org)

It's the feeling of truly enjoying your life, and the desire to make the very best of it. (kidshealth.org)
How to make healthy choices a part of every day life. (sa.gov.au)
Life insurance can be a difficult decision to make, especially for a young adult. (investopedia.com)
Get your Life in Color tickets today and make it to this unique paint party. (excite.com)
Although autoimmune disorders can make life miserable, they usually are chronic and not fatal, Shomon says. (webmd.com)
Typically, advance directives address several areas regarding endof- life care when a person becomes unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself. (medscape.com)
The point of life insurance is to make sure that your dependents are looked after when you pass away. (bankrate.com)

The Ag, Food, Life Experience: Bumpers Bound is for you! (uark.edu)
Focusing on the university's six Core Values, Student Life is responsible for the design, execution and substantiation of models and services that provide a transformative experience for all students. (google.com)
Not so, as perceptual experience of life after death is impossible. (angelfire.com)
They experience not only school life together but their Czech hosts also take them to local sites, restaurants, hikes, and along the way our students discover true Czech hospitality. (nyu.edu)
Patients and families need to recognize that life support is an extremely painful, expensive, and emotionally wrenching experience. (encyclopedia.com)

The Division of Student Life is a student-centered organization that engages all university constituencies in developing a strong campus life program to support enhanced student enrollment, student retention, career development, and the academic mission of the university. (google.com)

As others have mentioned, these different forms of life would have been in competition and maybe the common ancestor of all extant life out-competed all other forms from different origins of life (after all, it is estimated that over 99.9% of species that have ever existed on earth are extinct). (physicsforums.com)
Mathematical arguments have been made that it is likely that there were multiple independent origins of life on Earth, though no experimental or observational evidence of these independent origins exist. (physicsforums.com)

Life expectancy estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics provide a reliable snapshot of population health and mortality in the United States. (cdc.gov)
For some foods, health issues are important in determining shelf life. (wikipedia.org)
They were pro-life except in cases of rape, incest, maternal life risk, mental health risk, socioeconomic factors, or fetal defects. (wiktionary.org)
Aging Life Care™ / geriatric care management is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health challenges. (prweb.com)
They allow personalized care according to individual values and a likely reduction in end-of-life health care costs. (medscape.com)
Is end-of-life care a matter of personal values, economics, public policy, or a looming public health crisis? (medscape.com)
Suicide in late life is an enormous public health problem that will likely increase in severity as adults of the baby boom generation age. (springer.com)

Onyi received a life-saving liver transplant as an infant and it has never held her back from living a normal, healthy life. (donors1.org)
Healthy living is the key to a healthy, happier, longer life. (sa.gov.au)
Unlike most mammals, they seem resistant to many age-associated ailments until much later in life, making them an exciting model of healthy aging. (scienceblogs.com)

Especially when he takes tuberculosis also has an inner struggle that leads him to think about his future as a human being and change their lives. (wikipedia.org)
Part of the problem is that the core properties of life-growth, change, reproduction, active resistance to external perturbation, and evolution -involve transformation or the capacity for transformation. (britannica.com)

Anatomy2

Organisms5

Diseases15

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment64

Psychiatry and Psychology59

Phenomena and Processes41

Disciplines and Occupations4

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena30

Humanities15

Information Science15

Named Groups10

Health Care95

Geographicals17

Radon and lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis. (1/353)

Morbidity and mortality attributable to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use in Canada. (2/353)

AIDS: what does economics have to offer? (3/353)

Using cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate targeting strategies: the case of vitamin A supplementation. (4/353)

The influence of day of life in predicting the inpatient costs for providing care to very low birth weight infants. (5/353)

Cost implications of selective preoperative risk screening in the care of candidates for peripheral vascular operations. (6/353)

Economic benefits of aggressive lipid lowering: a managed care perspective. (7/353)

Looking beyond the formulary budget in cost-benefit analysis. (8/353)

Quality of Life

Life

Life Change Events

Life Cycle Stages

Life Tables

Life Support Care

Questionnaires

Life Style

Longevity

Health Status

Sickness Impact Profile

Insurance, Life

Treatment Outcome

Activities of Daily Living

Personal Satisfaction

Time Factors

Age Factors

Stress, Psychological

Psychometrics

Biogenesis

Prospective Studies

Cross-Sectional Studies

Follow-Up Studies

Health Status Indicators

Adaptation, Psychological

Severity of Illness Index

Depression

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Life Support Systems

Risk Factors

Socioeconomic Factors

Pregnancy

Terminal Care

Sex Factors

United States

Cohort Studies

Cost of Illness

Human Development

Biological Science Disciplines

Mental Health

Anxiety

Chronic Disease

Social Support

Beginning of Human Life

Self Concept

Survivors

Patient Satisfaction

Palliative Care

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Biological Evolution

Caregivers

Exobiology

Reproducibility of Results

Interpersonal Relations

Health Surveys

Regression Analysis

Reproduction

Terminally Ill

Existentialism

Prevalence

Wrongful Life

Spirituality

Disabled Persons

Attitude to Death

Parents

Analysis of Variance

Retrospective Studies

Employment

Earth (Planet)

Evolution, Chemical

Linear Models

Happiness

Brazil

Netherlands

Great Britain

Withholding Treatment

Family

Models, Biological

Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects

Phylogeny