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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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-age suffix repr. (O)F.
-age :- L.
-āticus -ATIC. For the Rom. extended use of
-āticum see prec.,
COURAGE.
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Physical aging kinetics of syndiotactic polystyrene as determined from creep behavior.
Magazine article from: Polymer Engineering and Science; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...has come to be referred to as physical aging. One anticipates similar behavior for...that for semicrystalline polymers physical aging persists even above the glass transition...Here we report on studies of the physical aging process in syndiotactic polystyrene, for...
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Incorporating Anti-Aging Into Your Practice
Magazine article from: Dynamic Chiropractic; 12/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; Anti-aging health care is the fastest-growing specialty...healthy lifespan in humans. As such, anti-aging is based on principles of sound and responsible...health specialties. The phrase "anti-aging" is, as such, a euphemism for the application...
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Aging: another contribution to the theory and empirics of economic growth.
Magazine article from: International Journal of Business Research; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...INTRODUCTION By any account the world is aging, most notably in developed nations. Public...The social and political implications for aging are also profound. How will major developed...work longer? Will younger workers in an aging nation migrate to other countries where...
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Aging and well-being. (Future View)
Magazine article from: The Futurist; 3/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...begin examining the relationship between aging and well-being, we should look at three...the revolution of knowledge about human aging, and the revolution of expectations. 1. The demographic transition. Individual aging and very old adults are not news. All...
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Aging
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...and psychosocial status. The NIA's Nutrition and Aging Program contributes to this goal by sponsoring basic...nutrition influences the onset and progression of aging. Nutrition and aging research poses several unique challenges. The variation...
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Aging characteristics of oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Magazine article from: Polymer Engineering and Science; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION Physical aging behavior, ie the gradual relaxation of...observed for polymers in their glassy state. Aging of several amorphous and semi-crystalline...of the glassy state results in physical aging or time dependent behavior. Tant and...
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ANTI-AGING DRUGS MAY CHANGE SOCIETY
News Wire article from: United Press International; 2/26/2003; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Anti-aging drugs may change society CLEVELAND, Feb...United Press International via COMTEX) -- Aging experts cautioned Wednesday if scientists...work in the area of slowing or stopping aging suggest human lifespan could be increased...
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Anti-aging has supporters and detractors
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 4/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; Q: Is it possible to stop aging? I really don't want to become an...focuses on a very hot topic _ anti-aging. It is hot because it is controversial...just identifying what we mean by anti-aging. Does it mean stopping the aging process...
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Anti-aging: beauty & beyond; With vanity as the motivator, consumers are adopting a more healthy, holistic view of aging in today's market.(ANTI-AGING TRENDS)
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The notion of anti-aging used to conjure thoughts of old women...disappear. Today the concept of anti-aging has evolved, and it concerns not only...Even men are getting into the anti-aging game. According to Frank Assumma, director...
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Anti-Aging Medicine and Why It Must Be Part of Your Practice
Magazine article from: Dynamic Chiropractic; 11/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...burdensome task of caring for the globally aging population, rapid adoption of safe and...wellbeing of this exploding population. Anti-aging is the fastest-growing medical specialty...healthy lifespan in humans. As such, anti-aging is based on principles of sound and responsible...
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Accelerated Aging: Human Progeroid Syndromes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
ACCELERATED AGING: HUMAN PROGEROID SYNDROMES Human aging is a complex process resulting from the interaction between...operates until adulthood. It is not clear, however, whether aging is also programmed or whether maturation is simply followed...
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Biology of Aging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
BIOLOGY OF AGING The phenomenon of aging means quite different things to different people. Most gerontologists would agree that aging is a process, or set of processes, of gradual development and...
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Aging and Life Span
Book article from: Genetics
Aging and Life Span Aging is, simply put, the act of getting older. Aging is part of the natural life cycle of an organism. From birth, through maturation, and eventually to death, aging is the element that ties all segments of life together...
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Aging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
AGING We tend to think of aging in terms of human beings living in time, and, in particular, as the chronology of human experience in later life. But human aging is set in a much wider context, encompassing the biological, geological...
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Productive Aging
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
PRODUCTIVE AGING In the formative years of gerontology as...the physical and psychosocial aspects of aging provided the essential foundation for an understanding of the challenges facing an aging society. Older adults were often viewed...
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