FAMILY SUPPORT AND TRANSPORT COST: UNDERSTANDING HEALTH SERVICE AMONG OLDER PEOPLE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL MODEL

Family support and transport cost: understanding health service among older people from the perspective of social-ecological model

Abstract Background This study is to investigate the interaction of family support, transport cost (ex-post), and disabilities on health service seeking behavior among older people from the perspective of social ecological model.Method We conduct a series of regressions including the COMBAT CRUNCH CHOC CHIP BAR Poisson model and Multiple logit mode

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Steering herds away from dangers in dynamic environments

Ash Catchers Shepherding, the task of guiding a herd of autonomous individuals in a desired direction, is an essential skill to herd animals, enable crowd control and rescue from danger.Equipping robots with the capability of shepherding would allow performing such tasks with increased efficiency and reduced labour costs.So far, only single-robot o

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Macrophages as drivers of an opportunistic infection

Opportunistic pathogens are a worldwide cause of mortality and morbidity, and infections with intrinsically antibiotic-resistant pathogens have a large clinical, social and economic impact.Bacteria belonging to the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), ubiquitous in natural and industrial environments, are notorious pathogens for individuals with cys

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Phenotypic diversity and provenance variation of Cupressus funebris: a case study in the Sichuan Basin, China

Background The species Cupressus funebris holds substantial ecological value and economic potential, particularly in the realms of rehabilitating barren mountain landscapes and advancing urban greening endeavors.However, inadequate attention Slides has been given to research endeavors exploring the genetic diversity and morphological characteristic

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