Abstract: An original mathematical model, previously tested by the authors on other non-demographic objects, is proposed for describing and forecasting demographic systems — the population of the countries of the World using the examples of the USA, China and Russia, as well as the number of mice in the “mouse paradise” experiment of the American scientist John Calhoun. The proposed approach allows us to describe the stages and features of this dynamics:... More

Abstract: The growing and evolving use of emerging technology including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR), has significantly impacted the lives of two specific groups—the elderly and the disabled. This paper investigates potential reasons for this phenomenon. Clearly, AI and VR Technology alters the everyday lives of people with disabilities and how they navigate the world. Technological developments increasingly work to address the... More

Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex fatal chronic neurodegenerative disease most common in elderly people. The early genome-wide association studies (GWAS) found that the minor allele variant of PARK16 rs708730 polymorphism is a significant protective factor for PD in Caucasian populations. However, these results cannot be repeated by the following studies in Caucasian populations and other populations. We considered that the inconsistency of... More

Abstract: Few studies examine the benefits from geriatric telepsychiatry in rural retirement communities. Objectives: 1. To demonstrate that using telepsychiatry a) standard approaches to psychiatric evaluation would yield diagnoses in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V); b. psychotherapies and pharmacotherapy could be effectively administered. 2. To examine the relationships among cognition, mood, agitation and functions at... More