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Open AccessThe impacts of social determinants of health and cardiometabolic factors on cognitive and functional aging in Colombian underserved populations
Global initiatives call for further understanding of the impact of inequity on aging across underserved populations. Previous research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) presents limitations in assess...
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The Impacts of an Urban Cable Car System on Liveability: A Mixed Methods Study in Bogotá, Colombia
Cable cars represent an integral element of urban transport systems designed to connect underserved communities in Latin America. However, evaluations of the liveability impacts of cable cars are scarce. The T...
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Open AccessThe burden of mild cognitive impairment attributable to physical inactivity in Colombia
Mild cognitive impairment often precedes dementia. The purpose of this analysis was to estimate the population attributable fraction for physical activity in Colombia, which is the reduction in cases that woul...
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DNA-encoded chemical libraries
DNA-encoded chemical library (DECL) technology is used by the pharmaceutical industry to discover small molecules capable of modulating biologically relevant targets. DECL synthesis starts with an oligonucleot...
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Open AccessEducation in early life markedly reduces the probability of cognitive impairment in later life in Colombia
The objective of this study was to investigate associations between education in early life and cognitive impairment in later life in Colombia. Participants were community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or olde...
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Open AccessAssociation between physical activity and sub-types of cardiovascular disease death causes in a general population cohort
Physical activity is thought to be cardioprotective, but associations with different subtypes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are poorly understood. We examined associations between physical activity and seven...
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Open AccessThe association between leisure-time physical activity, low HDL-cholesterol and mortality in a pooled analysis of nine population-based cohorts
The objective of this study was to investigate associations between leisure-time physical activity, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and mortality. Self-reported leisure-time physical activity,...
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The Effect of Environmental Activism on the Long-run Market Value of a Company: A Case Study
This paper investigates the impact of activism on a large, powerful corporation in Tasmania. Gunns Ltd was a large woodchip processor in Tasmania that fought a long-running battle with environmental activists ...
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Physical Inactivity and the Economic and Health Burdens Due to Cardiovascular Disease: Exercise as Medicine
Leisure time physical activity, or exercise, has been described as today’s best buy in public health. Physical inactivity is responsible for around 10% of all deaths and physical inactivity costs global health...
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Open AccessLong terms trends of multimorbidity and association with physical activity in older English population
Multimorbidity has become one of the main challenges in the recent years for patients, health care providers and the health care systems globally. However, literature describing the burden of multimorbidity in...
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The effects of 24 weeks of moderate- or high-intensity exercise on insulin resistance
This study was designed to investigate the effect of exercise intensity on insulin resistance by comparing moderate- and high-intensity interventions of equal energy cost. Maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), ins...
