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This article analyses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the social problems and poverty of the elderly. Quarantine measures caused increased isolation, loneliness, psychological problems and limited access to medical care, which negatively affected their physical and mental health. The demographic shift towards an aging population presents seniors with complex challenges, including the struggle to meet basic needs and live on the poverty line. These related problems, associated with a lack of attention from the environment, have a negative impact on their quality of life. In the article, we analyse the state of poverty development, based on current statistics. The current isolation, loneliness and loss of independence are intertwined with low income and the possibility of institutionalization, which has increased with the advent of the pandemic situation and the economic crisis.

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In an alliance of science and civil society as well as the social, digital and agricultural sectors, the Alterperimentale (Age-Periphery Experiment) project brings together competences from different social sectors in order to meet the challenges of demographic structural change processes regionally and to enable good living in old age in rural areas. The focus is on the participatory design of socio-technical, socio-ecological and socio-spatial innovations in the areas of public services, health, care, agriculture and digitalisation. The basic idea of the alliance is to establish decentralised practical research centres as local places of knowledge transfer with and for older people for the design of sustainable living and working environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Experimental investigations on the durability of intumescent coatings Intumescent coatings are used in structural fire protection to improve the fire resistance of steel structures. Beside structural fire resistance also aesthetic demands can be fulfilled. The profile‐following application and the low dry film thickness of the products make it possible to maintain the filigree appearance of steel structures. In addition to the thermal protection effect, the durability of the coating must also be ensured. The assessment methods available at European level by EAD 350402‐00‐1106 aim to a service life of ten years. Test methods for a longer period are not described. This paper presents experimental investigations on the influence of weathering on the expansion behaviour, the thermal performance and the reactions taking place during foaming in case of fire. The tests were carried out on a water‐based and an epoxy resin‐based intumescent coating. The research results were obtained in the IGF research project 20470 N. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper deals with the transformation and finitude of bodies in the lifelong aging process and the social conditions that predispose them focussing on close relationships in a pandemic context. The material was generated during virtually conducted group discussions with people between the ages of 60 and 80. The virtual space formed both a boundary and a space of possibility to (re)read bodies retrospectively. The narrated »body biographies« represent negotiations of the subject in the context of the pandemic situatedness and agency. Participants reflected on the ambivalence of the restrictions imposed by regulations and lockdowns, the construction as a risk group, and the resulting perception of corporeality. The data points to the lack of physical closeness relationships and the possibilities of closeness in virtual spaces. The reflexive, intra-biographical encounters oscillate between self-assurance and transformative processes of self-formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Analizy demograficzne wskazują na postępujący i powszechny proces starzenia się społeczeństw, u którego podstaw leżą dwa zjawiska: z jednej strony wydłużające się życie ludzkie, a z drugiej spadek liczby narodzin. Okolicznością, która nie istniała nigdy wcześniej w tak dużym wymiarze, jest możliwość spotkania ze sobą przedstawicieli kilku pokoleń. Niesie to w sobie niewątpliwą wartość, ale jednocześnie stawia liczne wyzwania, zwłaszcza w zakresie wzajemnych zobowiązań i solidarności międzypokoleniowej. Jakość relacji społecznych zależy od tego, w jaki sposób przedstawiciele poszczególnych generacji ustosunkowują się wobec siebie. Najbardziej skomplikowana wydaje się sytuacja najstarszych członków społeczeństwa, ponieważ to oni najczęściej spotykają się z dyskryminacją uwarunkowaną wiekiem. W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki badań sondażowych, których celem było poznanie opinii przedstawicieli różnych grup wiekowych na temat starzenia się i starości oraz miejsca osób starszych w przestrzeni społecznej. Uzyskane dane empiryczne pozwoliły także na określenie czynników różnicujących to ustosunkowanie w grupie badanych osób.

Ageing affects the way we perceive the world; it is a part of our identity and a part of our social role. However, the denialism of ageing prevents us to openly discuss ageing, to project our own old age and direct our society into an inclusive, intergenerational future. Thus, it is necessary to identify how denialism presents itself within contemporary society and to identify pedagogical praxes with the potential to address denialism and to help us overcome it. We propose literature can offer us an insight into the life-world we meet in and thus help us identify the denialism of ageing and the different forms it takes on. Furthermore, we propose quality literature can help us open an intergenerational dialog on ageing and provide an alternative to denialism. The identified forms of denialism of ageing and the opened intergenerational dialog on ageing can be employed as a footing for further philosophical consideration of the structures of the experience of ageing, as well as for the outline of a gerontological ethics that could direct our projection of a future society.

This paper characterizes several ways of transferring knowledge via lyric poetry. It is argued that conveying information via schemata is a prevalent mode of that kind. But there are also others like employing a concise use of language or pointing at other texts using intertextual references. Besides, many poetry books establish some sort of a lyric sequence to further elaborate a certain topic. As information in lyric poetry is not only schematized, but also sketchy, from a critical reception point of view it may also be highlighted that recipients can make use of it as some kind of a template that enables them to gain new insights related to their own living environment. The important role of schemata as well as the other kinds of knowledge transfer specified in this paper are exemplified with reference to the contemporary poetry of ageing and with a special focus on several poems by Harald Hartung. As ageing is a process that becomes more and more important to western societies due to demographic development, the poetry of ageing and of old age in particular may serve as a tool for gaining knowledge and especially knowledge of what-it-is-like regarding that topic. This adds even more authority to the question of how knowledge is transferred via literature and lyric poetry in particular.

The author proposes that ageing and old age can be seen as a universal process but also as something that can be differentiated both by time and place. In the central part of the article, the author contends that one way of approaching the topic, particularly if it is addressed as part of the United States polity, is through the lens of American Studies and, more specifically, through the work of R.W.B. Lewis and his idea of the American Adam. It is precisely the self-image of the United States as a country of youth that elides the significance of ageing from the disciplinary agenda. In addition, the author contends that the American socio-economic order marginalizes ageing as incompatible with its dynamics. In the onclusion, the author up dates the issue and shows how today’s pension schemes affect what as precisely designated as a time of retirement.

This paper offers a basic overview of the transhumanist movement, particularly its approach to ageing. The transhumanist philosophy of ageing strives both towards prolonging the human life and removing the ill effects of ageing. Special emphasis will be put on cryopreservation, which is a currently relevant and functional, albeit controversial, method of suspending death. A group of traditional issues regarding cryonic technology, such as its biological feasibility, will be evaluated. Following the detailed theoretical investigation, Don DeLillo’s Zero K will be analyzed based on the philosophical background of the transhumanist movement, the evaluation of the desirability of cryonic technology, and its rendering of ageing and death. Zero K subtly brings to attention the economic background of this complex technical process, which is often a blind spot in discussions regarding the positive and negative aspects of cryonics. Transhumanism espouses the wide availability of human enhancement methods, but Zero K draws attention to wealth as the demarcation line between those who can choose to enjoy the benefits of technology and those who remain excluded regardless of their choice. In this context, Zero K confronts the potential of cryopreservation with reality and draws attention to points of tension within the transhumanist approach to ageing.

The living situation of people in nursing homes, with a specific vulnerability to care-related impoverishment, is underresearched. This article deals with experiences of uncertainty, poverty and a precarious life situation of care home residents in later life. The data basis is supplied by an ethnographic study of ageing and living with chronic health conditions. A range of precarious living situations are outlined on the basis of real cases. Insights gleaned include: people with diverse sociobiographical backgrounds can be affected by insecurity, poverty and precarious life situations as a result of becoming dependent on help and the transition to care homes. Not knowing whether available funds will suffice to cover rising costs until the end of life is a common form of uncertainty about the future. The threat of poverty or becoming dependent on state benefits can exacerbate experiences of loss associated with institutional care, losing autonomy, opportunities for participation, and options for shaping one's life and can further destabilize the overall condition. This anguish remains largely invisible; structural problems are individualized., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

With the help of relevant literature the paper analyses social aspects of ageing and getting ill. The author concludes that none of the scientific theories by themselves hold the solution for studying these complex processes and the position of old people in the modern society, and that the interdisciplinary approach is the best. To accomplish the set goal, the article discusses: a) theories that help us understand old age and ageing, and allow us to define social and healthcare policies in everyday conditions, which directly affects the attitude of individuals, families and the society towards the constantly growing group of old and ill people, and b) the understanding of old age and ageing through history and the present which helps affirming those behavior patterns and activities that are an alternative to the one-sided, stigmatizing and at times segregating attitude towards people over 65 years of age. This may help institutional reforms of social and health care systems to allow for a different quality, and in some segments an entirely different attitude towards old people so they would not feel redundant and forsaken by families and the society in the otherwise difficult conditions of transition, as well as to find answers to increasingly more complex and important social, healthcare, legal, economic and ethical questions, in our parts, that are: a) current, b) insufficiently discussed, c) lacking a systematic and comprehensive representation.

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The corona pandemic has already produced a wealth of research work that deals with the effects of the crisis on different areas of social action and life. To what extent is research on ageing (media) devoted to the crisis? The article explores thematic accents and offers suggestions for further discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the staged representation of the ageing of pop musician Phil Collins based on a concert ethnography and qualitative media analyses. The focus is on figurations of the artist as well as on the audience and the fans. In a dramatological perspective, the stage is the visual starting point of data interpretation. The category of ageing becomes relevant together with generativity, rituals, biography, disease and temporality. The live performance relates to a media reality and mediated communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper analyses the topic of ageing in two plays written by the Austrian Jewish writer Fred Wander in 1979. After the Holocaust, to the survived author, ageing represents both a subject and a method for the analysis of dramaturgy, enabling him to discuss genocide in the past and in the present, as well as wealth and property at the time of the GDR. Therefore, ageing functions as a synecdoche for life, which guarantees a dialectical point of view on the present to promote memory and responsibility about the own and collective past. Ageing also allows for the reinterpretation of western literary and religious traditions, which have legitimated middle-class narrow-mindedness and aggressive behavior, that is to say anti-semitism, hypocrisy and materialism.

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Abstract: Ageing behaviour of ETFE systems in architectural applications. The ageing behaviour of ETFE foils in architectural application has been analysed in terms of characterization of the chemical structure as well as in terms of potential changes of the mechanical performance. The comparison of Raman spectra of new and aged ETFE film samples did not allow to identify any difference regarding the chemical structure. For validation of the chemical stability of ETFE a statistical tool was employed. Even application of this tool did not allow for identification of aged samples. Due to damage caused by a massive hailstorm the foil cushions of the first roof that has ever been built by applying ETFE film technology for a building cladding system had to be exchanged. Samples taken from the foil cushions of that roof for the first time allowed for a comparison of ETFE samples that have been exposed to environmental mechanical stress with samples from the archive as well as with samples from current production. Monoaxial tests did show an enhanced stiffness at 10 % elongation for ETFE samples that have been exposed to outside weathering including mechanical stress. In order to better understand the ageing behaviour a procedure for simulation of mechanical ageing by means of bi‐axial tensile tests has been developed. This test methodology has been applied on samples from real projects as well as on new samples from actual production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Regional consequences of demographic change in Germany, the future ageing and the shrinking of the population, strongly depend on the development of internal migration. Based on current trends, it cannot be predicted how this will change under conditions of aging and population shrinking. Though they only reach until the 2030s, recent model calculations indicate that competition between places of residence will increase and that regional disparities of population development will further intensify in the future. Based on forward projections of previous trends, these model calculations tend to present the long-term population development in suburban and rural regions—which have in parts strongly benefited from internal migration—rather too positively. The model calculation presented in this study is based on the assumption, that for differentiating population growth by internal migration, there have been other patterns in the past than this will be the case for the future, in which the population will decline in total. Based on a concentration of an expected long-term decline of the population in less attractive, structurally weak regions the model calculation shows, that beyond 2030 even such rural and suburban regions will experience a substantial population decline which still have, according to current trends, comparatively positive perspectives.

This article discusses the relation between the balance of payments and the international investment position of countries. It starts with the observation that the net international investment position of many countries is developing independently from their current account balances. This phenomenon can be explained by valuechanges of cross border assets and liabilities that are not registered on the balance of payments. These value changes have impact on the net external investment position of a country as soon as the returns on its external assets and liabilities start to diverge. Such divergent developments can be attributed to currency developments,differences of composition of external assets and liabilities and performance effects. These mechanisms are discussed, followed by two case studies, viz. the case of the ‘black hole’ (the Netherlands) and the case of ‘dark matter’(the US). Understanding the relation between the international investment position of a country and its balance of payments becomes more and more relevant as countries prepare for ageing of the population. Some countries explicitly aim at the creation of a national savings surplus in order to create a net international asset position. The consequences of the failure of such a policy are discussed in a concluding paragraph.

Definition of Problem: Modern medicine is challenging traditional views of age(ing). What was long considered a "normal" sign of old age is now often perceived and treated as a disease. As a result, age-related health standards and treatment goals are shifting. The resulting scope between trivialization and pathologization of age(ing) requires ethical reflection., Argument: This article explores the question of how notions of age(ing) are to be understood ethically in the context of medicine. We first provide an overview of the state of research on the role of age stereotypes in the healthcare of older people. The notions of age(ing) identified in this context are then analyzed from the perspective of teleological ethics., Conclusions: What kinds of healthcare are reasonable and appropriate in old age has to be discussed in the context of the temporal structure of a good life., (© The Author(s) 2023.)

While the increase in average life expectancy of persons with lifelong disabilities is a universally recognized and well-established fact, little academic attention has been given to the associated challenges and opportunities. Even the respective gerontological debates tend to give little to no attention to the crucial issues revolving the ageing of persons with disabilities. Insights into the subjective logic of action -- and the influencing logic that creates disabled person's notion of age and ageing, as well as the awareness of life circumstances -- are the key to enabling self-determined ageing. The present paper uses this background to provide an insight into disabled person's process of ageing. The overall aim is to make an invisible target group and its interests visible that so far have been neglected in gerontological debates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Images of Ageing are not insignificant side effects of dealing with the age and with elderly, because they create a reality that co-founded it. They are formed on the basis of social structures and they are closely associated with situations of (un-)certainty of older people, this is the sociological thesis followed here. Based on historical examples -- Athen and Sparta in the ancient world and witches in the early modern period -- it is outlined pointedly which interactions between images of ageing and the (un-)certain life of older people exist. In Conclusion it is summarized that images of ageing say more about the particular society in which they arise, as about the age or the elderly themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emerging recollections, perceptions and storied biographies of older lesbians and gay men and their experiences in rural Britain are presented in the article, alongside consideration of the multiple qualitative methodologies used in a unique multi-method participatory action research project. The project aimed to empower older lesbians and gay men in rural areas through a collaborative design and meaningful participation in the research process itself. Methods included the core Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM) (JONES, 2001, 2004; WENGRAF, 2001) with its interpretation of data by panels of citizens. In addition, visual ethnographic site visits, a focus group and two days of theatrical improvisation of interview data to explore action within the texts were used. The project embraced the principles of a performative social science (GERGEN & JONES, 2008; JONES, 2006, 2012) in its dissemination plan. Four of the collected stories are elaborated on here. These and other stories, reports and observations contributed to the creation of the main output of the project—a short professionally made film (Rufus Stone). The film is used to encourage community dialogue and inform service providers, opening up new possibilities of connectivity, communication and common ground at both macro and micro levels. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs130275

For most people driving is essential for mobility to maintain independence and to take part in activities of daily living. Ageing per se does not impair driving but in cases of medical conditions, such as cognitive impairment and dementia, driving safety can be impaired. Thus clinicians are often called upon to counsel patients and to make recommendations on their fitness to drive. Dementia in the early stages of the illness does not necessarily preclude driving ability. Patients with mild dementia pose a risk with respect to traffic safety and an individual assessment with regular follow-up investigations should be made. Especially patients with frontotemporal dementia should cease driving early in the course of the disease. Screening tests that focus on visuospatial abilities, attention and executive functions can improve the prediction of driving ability in patients with dementia. In many cases an on-road driving test to evaluate the ability to compensate for functional impairments is essential. In order to preserve personal autonomy as long as possible patients should be individually counselled taking into account driving experience, insight into functional impairments, personality and the capability to compensate for functional disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses leisure-orientated/ lifestyle migration of retirees to destinations, affected by health tourism by the example of Bad Fuessing, Lower Bavaria. For this purpose, I conducted expert interviews and image-guided narrative interviews to point out the nexus of tourism and migration. Empirical data reveal firstly, how motivations for relocating are both, interlinked to tourist experiences and reproduced within everyday activities. Particularly in the light of the paradigm of active ageing, results highlight secondly the meaning of sociability, security and reliable social networks within individuals' daily lives. In sum, Bad Fuessing stands as an example for other destinations that may become a place of residence for Best Agers, providing heath-related infrastructure and a high amount of social familiarity, where individuals perceive to be secure and attached to. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]