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  2. Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality - Wikipedia

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    The Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality describes the age dynamics of human mortality rather accurately in the age window from about 30 to 80 years of age. At more advanced ages, some studies have found that death rates increase more slowly – a phenomenon known as the late-life mortality deceleration [2] – but more recent studies disagree. [4]

  3. Hallmarks of aging - Wikipedia

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    Aging is characterized by a progressive loss of physiological integrity, leading to impaired function and increased vulnerability to death. The hallmarks of aging are the types of biochemical changes that occur in all organisms that experience biological aging and lead to a progressive loss of physiological integrity, impaired function and, eventually, death.

  4. Being Mortal - Wikipedia

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    According to Book Marks, the novel received "rave" reviews based on fourteen critic reviews with twelve being "rave" and two being "positive". [2] In Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Still, considered essential reading as our population ages, Being Mortal "offers a cautionary tale of what can go wrong ...

  5. Symbols of death - Wikipedia

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    Black is the color of mourning in many European cultures. Black clothing is typically worn at funerals to show mourning for the death of the person. In East Asia, white is similarly associated with mourning; it represents the purity and perfection of the deceased person's spirit. [7]

  6. Outline of death - Wikipedia

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    Mortality salience – Effects on the deceased (and on the cadaver) – "deceased" is short for "deceased person", which is a person who has died and who is therefore dead. A cadaver is the body of a dead person. End of consciousness – a dead body is no longer awake, but there is the question of where consciousness went to, if anywhere...

  7. Sociology of death - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the world, mortality rates have steadily decreased decade upon decade [21] [22] that has historically changed our meaning to death. [3] As age-related illness and diseases has become part of our lives, what makes a "good death" socially has altered along with advancements in medicine and technology.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    “We would include everybody.” But the parameters of the study are not up to him, he explained, but determined by Recovery Kentucky – the subject of the study. The addicts who quit during those early stages weren’t ready to accept 12-step so they don’t count, explained Townsend of Recovery Kentucky. But nobody wants to be a heroin addict.

  9. Thanatology - Wikipedia

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    Autopsy (1890) by Enrique Simonet. Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death.