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  2. Judith Ish-Kishor - Wikipedia

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    Rebecca Judith Ish-Kishor (25 March 1892 – 1971) was an American writer of Jewish children's historical fiction. [1] She was born in Boston in 1892, the daughter of Zionist leader Ephraim Ish-Kishor . She was raised in London before returning to the U.S. to study at Hunter College in New York.

  3. Biodemography of human longevity - Wikipedia

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    If true, this would challenges the common belief [3] [4] in existence of a fixed maximal human life span. Biodemographic studies have found that even genetically identical laboratory animals kept in constant environment have very different lengths of life, suggesting a crucial role of chance and early-life developmental noise in longevity ...

  4. Expectancy theory - Wikipedia

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    The expectancy theory of motivation explains the behavioral process of why individuals choose one behavioral option over the other. This theory explains that individuals can be motivated towards goals if they believe that there is a positive correlation between efforts and performance, the outcome of a favorable performance will result in a desirable reward, a reward from a performance will ...

  5. Sulamith Ish-Kishor - Wikipedia

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    Her older sister, Judith Ish-Kishor, was a pioneering writer of Jewish children's literature in English. [2] Sulamith began writing at age 5 and had several of her poems printed in British publications by the time she was 10. [1] When Sulamith was 13, her family moved to New York City (like the family in her novel Our Eddie). [1]

  6. Biogerontology - Wikipedia

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    The hand of an older adult Life expectancy in various countries of the world in 2019. Biogerontology is the sub-field of gerontology concerned with the biological aging process, its evolutionary origins, and potential means to intervene in the process. [1]

  7. List of countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    This is especially true for Healthy life expectancy, the definition of which criteria may change over time, even within a country. For example, Canada is a country with a fairly high overall life expectancy at 81.63 years; however, this number decreases to 75.5 years for Indigenous people in the country. [4]

  8. Longevity myths - Wikipedia

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    Jurōjin, the Japanese god of longevity, one of the Seven Lucky Gods. Longevity myths are traditions about long-lived people (generally supercentenarians), either as individuals or groups of people, and practices that have been believed to confer longevity, but which current scientific evidence does not support, nor the reasons for the claims.

  9. Rate-of-living theory - Wikipedia

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    The rate of living theory postulates that the faster an organism's metabolism, the shorter its lifespan. First proposed by Max Rubner in 1908, the theory was based on his observation that smaller animals had faster metabolisms and shorter lifespans compared to larger animals with slower metabolisms. [ 1 ]