FRAILTY BEFORE AND DURING AUSTERITY: A TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGEING 2002-2018.

Frailty before and during austerity: A time series analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018.

BackgroundFrailty is characterised by a reduced resilience to adversity.In this analysis we examined changes in frailty in people aged 50+ before and during a period of austere public spending in England.MethodsData from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018 were analysed.Associations between austerity and frailty were examined using (

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Entomopathogenicity to Two Hemipteran Insects Is Common but Variable across Epiphytic Pseudomonas syringae Strains

Strains of the well-studied plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae show large differences in their ability to colonize plants epiphytically and to inflict damage to hosts.Additionally, P.syringae can infect some sap-sucking insects and at least one P.syringae strain is highly virulent to insects, causing death to most individuals within as few as 4 da

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Modeling method of phase equilibrium in metal-slag system

This paper demonstrates a new Inflatable modeling method of the complex heterogeneous processes between a metal and slag based on a pattern of formation of the crystallization fields of phases.The theoretical justification was provided for the using of the osmotic coefficients of Bjerrum-Guggenheim with the reduction reactions of elements from the

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Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) Analysis for the Detection and Quantification of Cow DNA in Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese

Buffalo mozzarella cheese is one of the most appreciated traditional Italian products and it is certified as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product under the European Commission Regulation No.1151/2012.It is obtained exclusively from buffalo milk.If made from cow milk, or a mixture of buffalo and cow milk, buffalo mozzarella cheese does no

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