Publications by authors named "D B Zade"
Background: Prediabetes is a highly prevalent condition that heralds an increased risk of progression to type 2 diabetes, along with associated microvascular and macrovascular complications. The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is an established effective intervention for diabetes prevention. However, participation in this 12-month lifestyle change program has historically been low.
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- Rising temperatures are posing significant health risks globally, particularly affecting vulnerable populations, and indoor air temperature data is crucial for understanding health and comfort.
- Current research on indoor heat exposure, especially in rural-urban landscapes, is scarce, with a notable absence of studies in South Asia.
- This study aims to fill this gap by measuring indoor and outdoor temperatures in five low-income sites across South Asia, using a dataset from 206 indoor temperature loggers and five outdoor weather stations to analyze heat stress factors.
The photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra of BaSO Cl :Ce phosphor were investigated. Excitation wavelength was 323 nm. The phosphor was prepared using a combustion synthesis method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNormal aging and cognition: the unacknowledged contribution of cerebrovascular risk factors.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
September 2013
Despite the widespread assumption that cognitive decline is an inherent part of the normal aging process, research suggests that part of the variance in age-related cognitive decline is attributable to modifiable factors common in geriatric populations such as cerebrovascular risk factors. We completed a literature search using Science Citation Index and evaluated the most cited articles from the last 10 years to determine the extent to which investigations of normal aging and cognition account for the influence of cerebrovascular risk factors. We found that the majority of the most frequently cited literature does not adequately account for the contribution of cerebrovascular risk factors and therefore, it is possible that many conclusions about normal aging and cognition are flawed or incomplete.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApolipoprotein epsilon 4 allele modifies waist-to-hip ratio effects on cognition and brain structure.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
February 2013
Background: This study aimed to determine whether relationships between obesity, as measured by waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and cognition and brain structure were modified by the apolipoprotein epsilon 4 allele (apoE4).
Methods: The sample included 1969 stroke- and dementia-free participants from the Framingham Offspring Cohort who underwent neuropsychological (NP) testing and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) between 1999 and 2002. WHR was categorized into sex-specific quartiles with those in Q4 representing central obesity.