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2. Dental Prosthetic Rehabilitation Interventions in Elderly Patients Hospitalized in the Nursing Homes of the Lombardy Region: A Retrospective Study
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Ceraulo, S, Caccianiga, P, Casto, C, Ceraulo, I, Caccianiga, G, Ceraulo S., Caccianiga P., Casto C., Ceraulo I., Caccianiga G., Ceraulo, S, Caccianiga, P, Casto, C, Ceraulo, I, Caccianiga, G, Ceraulo S., Caccianiga P., Casto C., Ceraulo I., and Caccianiga G.
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Background: The difficulty of frail, non-self-sufficient or non-ambulatory collaborating elderly residents in nursing homes to eat due to a lack of teeth or the absence of a dental prosthesis leads to an increasingly evident increase in the patients’ systemic pathological state, particularly in older patients who take a lot of medications. Total or partial edentulousness that is not filled with dental prostheses or that is filled with inadequate prostheses, associated with socioeconomic factors, depression, impaired motor functions, heart disease and a large number of chronic diseases including excessive use of drugs, often affects elderlies’ feeding. Aim: In this study, prosthetic rehabilitation was performed on some frail elderly residents in 10 nursing homes in the Lombardy district, and, subsequently, meal behavior and social activity were examined in two information questionnaires through compilation. Methods: The research was conducted on only 67 patients, 26 men and 41 women, aged between 75 and 99, who were guests in 10 health facilities (nursing homes) in the Lombard district; only 8 residents did not undergo prosthetic rehabilitation, as they did not cooperate. All the patients who were visited underwent oral prosthetic rehabilitation, and, subsequently, some aspects such as nutrition and socialization were assessed with other residents through the aid of two information dossiers. Results: the results showed that all the residents, despite difficulties in chewing with the new prosthesis, were fed and did not refuse more consistent foods; in addition, there was an improvement in social activity among the residents. Only 19.3% of men and 22% of women continued to eat little; there was an improvement in the participation in social activities among the residents, with a percentage of 73% of men and 88% of women; in particular, during meals 35 residents conversed with the other residents. Discussion: The dental problems of elderly people residing in social welf
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- 2022
3. The effect of obesity-related allostatic changes on cardio-metabolic risk in euthyroid children
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Tropeano, A., primary, Corica, D., additional, Curatola, S., additional, Li Pomi, A., additional, Casto, C., additional, Alibrandi, A., additional, Pepe, G., additional, Aversa, T., additional, and Wasniewska, M., additional
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- 2022
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4. COVID-19 and Prosthetic Emergencies, Home Care in Fragile Patients: A Case Report
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Ceraulo, S, Caccianiga, P, Casto, C, Baldoni, M, Caccianiga, G, Ceraulo Saverio, Caccianiga Paolo, Casto Carmelo, Baldoni Marco, Caccianiga Gianluigi, Ceraulo, S, Caccianiga, P, Casto, C, Baldoni, M, Caccianiga, G, Ceraulo Saverio, Caccianiga Paolo, Casto Carmelo, Baldoni Marco, and Caccianiga Gianluigi
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A case of home care is proposed on a frail non-ambulatory patient who presents an old lower total prosthesis in resin broken in several parts. The various pieces of the prosthesis were joined by the patient, as if it were a puzzle, using a glue for plastics and wood. The union of the parts attached with glue was the consequence of the lockdown in the COVID-19 period and of the economic hardship experienced by the elderly disabled patient during the pandemic period. The procedure for preserving the glued parts was carried out carefully, trying not to modify the edges of the glued pieces, to join them correctly, thereby restoring the correct occlusion to subsequently perform the relining. The old lower total prosthesis obtained after the repair and relining operations allowed for the restoration of the patient’s chewing and smile. The procedure presented is easily repeatable, risk-free and achievable even in a short time, satisfying elderly non-self-sufficient patients who need interventions for prosthetic emergencies during a period of confinement.
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- 2022
5. Perio-prosthetic management in aesthetic area using “cut back” lithia-disilicate-based (LS2) all ceramic crowns: P0932
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Coraini, C. -., Rossi, S., Buono, F., Raschiotti, P., Casto, C., Mascarello, T., and De Micheli, L.
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- 2012
6. Roll-flap combined with sub-epithelial connective tissue graft in the case of a too apically positioned implant: P0466
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Coraini, C. -., Casto, C., Buono, F., Mascarello, T., Raschiotti, L., and De Micheli, L.
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- 2012
7. Auditory phenotypes and dynamics of hearing thresholds in 246 Turner syndrome females
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Aversa, T, Bruno, R, Santucci, S, Messina, Mf, Scarano, E, Borrello, S, Perri, A, Costa, M, Casto, C, Alibrandi, A, Mazzanti, L, and Wasniewska, M
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hypoacusia ,hypoacusia, Turner syndrome ,Turner syndrome - Published
- 2019
8. Multiple gingival recession treatment by coronally advanced flap alone or coronally advanced flap plus connective tissue graft: a randomized clinical trial
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Bertoldi, Carlo, Casto, C., Pellacani, C., Lucchi, A., Generali, Luigi, Giannetti, Luca, and Consolo, Ugo
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Gingival recession ,minimally invasive plastic surgery ,coronally advanced flap ,peridontology - Published
- 2010
9. Corticobasal Degeneration without Nigrostriatal Damage
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Casto C., Pennisi M, Distefano A, Commodari I, Cantone M, Arizza L, Lanza G, Bella R, and Zappia M.
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DATSCAN ,SPECT ,CBD ,HMPAO ,PARKINSONISM - Published
- 2007
10. Young-onset painful legs and moving toes associated with dysembryogenetic tumor
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Cantone, M, Pennisi, M, Commodari, I, Casto, C, Lanza, G, Arizza, L, Bella, Rita, Pennisi, G, and Zappia, Mario
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- 2007
11. Evoluzione del concetto di Afasia
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Maci, T, Casto, C, Falzone, F, Mistretta, S. B., Cavallaro, T, Greco, S, Maci, C, and Perciavalle, Valentina
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- 2002
12. Direct measurement of plasma evolution during supercontinuum generation in a solid
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Tate, J., primary, Casto, C., additional, and Schumacher, D.W., additional
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- 2003
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13. Circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Soresi, Maurizio, Cervello, Melchiorre, Lipani, Giuseppe, Carroccio, Antonio, Cartabellotta, Antonino, Marasà, Lorenzo, Casto, Corrado, Virruso, Lucrezia, Montalto, Giuseppe, Soresi, M, Cervello, M, Lipani, G, Carroccio, A, Cartabellotta, A, Marasà, L, Casto, C, Virruso, L, and Montalto, G
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- 1997
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14. Postoperative feeding: a clinical review.
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Johnson Casto, C, Krammer, J, and Drake, J
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- 2000
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15. Determination of Monomeric Epsilon-Caprolactam and Moisture in 6 Nylon
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Schenker, H. H., primary, Casto, C. C., additional, and Mullen, P. W., additional
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- 1957
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16. Direct measurement of plasma evolution during supercontinuum generation in a solid.
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Tate, J., Casto, C., and Schumacher, D.W.
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- 2003
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17. COVID-19 and Prosthetic Emergencies, Home Care in Fragile Patients: A Case Report
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Saverio Ceraulo, Paolo Caccianiga, Carmelo Casto, Marco Baldoni, Gianluigi Caccianiga, Ceraulo, S, Caccianiga, P, Casto, C, Baldoni, M, and Caccianiga, G
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Health Information Management ,Leadership and Management ,fracture ,Health Policy ,prosthesi ,COVID-19 ,resin ,Health Informatics ,home care - Abstract
A case of home care is proposed on a frail non-ambulatory patient who presents an old lower total prosthesis in resin broken in several parts. The various pieces of the prosthesis were joined by the patient, as if it were a puzzle, using a glue for plastics and wood. The union of the parts attached with glue was the consequence of the lockdown in the COVID-19 period and of the economic hardship experienced by the elderly disabled patient during the pandemic period. The procedure for preserving the glued parts was carried out carefully, trying not to modify the edges of the glued pieces, to join them correctly, thereby restoring the correct occlusion to subsequently perform the relining. The old lower total prosthesis obtained after the repair and relining operations allowed for the restoration of the patient’s chewing and smile. The procedure presented is easily repeatable, risk-free and achievable even in a short time, satisfying elderly non-self-sufficient patients who need interventions for prosthetic emergencies during a period of confinement.
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- 2022
18. Dental Prosthetic Rehabilitation Interventions in Elderly Patients Hospitalized in the Nursing Homes of the Lombardy Region: A Retrospective Study
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Saverio Ceraulo, Paolo Caccianiga, Carmelo Casto, Ignazio Ceraulo, Gianluigi Caccianiga, Ceraulo, S, Caccianiga, P, Casto, C, Ceraulo, I, and Caccianiga, G
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dental rehabilitation ,nursing home ,Health Information Management ,Leadership and Management ,Health Policy ,MED/28 - MALATTIE ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICHE ,Health Informatics ,prosthodontics ,nursing homes ,teledentistry ,fragile patients ,fragile patient ,prosthodontic - Abstract
Background: The difficulty of frail, non-self-sufficient or non-ambulatory collaborating elderly residents in nursing homes to eat due to a lack of teeth or the absence of a dental prosthesis leads to an increasingly evident increase in the patients’ systemic pathological state, particularly in older patients who take a lot of medications. Total or partial edentulousness that is not filled with dental prostheses or that is filled with inadequate prostheses, associated with socioeconomic factors, depression, impaired motor functions, heart disease and a large number of chronic diseases including excessive use of drugs, often affects elderlies’ feeding. Aim: In this study, prosthetic rehabilitation was performed on some frail elderly residents in 10 nursing homes in the Lombardy district, and, subsequently, meal behavior and social activity were examined in two information questionnaires through compilation. Methods: The research was conducted on only 67 patients, 26 men and 41 women, aged between 75 and 99, who were guests in 10 health facilities (nursing homes) in the Lombard district; only 8 residents did not undergo prosthetic rehabilitation, as they did not cooperate. All the patients who were visited underwent oral prosthetic rehabilitation, and, subsequently, some aspects such as nutrition and socialization were assessed with other residents through the aid of two information dossiers. Results: the results showed that all the residents, despite difficulties in chewing with the new prosthesis, were fed and did not refuse more consistent foods; in addition, there was an improvement in social activity among the residents. Only 19.3% of men and 22% of women continued to eat little; there was an improvement in the participation in social activities among the residents, with a percentage of 73% of men and 88% of women; in particular, during meals 35 residents conversed with the other residents. Discussion: The dental problems of elderly people residing in social welfare homes are increasingly evident when other systemic pathologies are present. It would be desirable to introduce telemedicine in residences for the elderly for the monitoring of dental problems. Conclusions: From the information obtained and from the evaluation of the change in the elderly, it can be concluded that it would be desirable to include specific dental protocols to create a network, including a telematic one, to monitor and perform more dental checks in nursing homes.
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- 2022
19. Analytical chemistry of the manhattan project. Chapter VI. Electrolytic separation methods
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Casto, C
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- 1949
20. THE DETERMINATION OF T U AT THE DROPPING MERCURY ELECTRODE IN HEX UF$sub 6$ PLANT AMMONIA AND PEROXIDE DECANTRATES
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Casto, C
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- 1945
21. Neural populations in the language network differ in the size of their temporal receptive windows.
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Regev TI, Casto C, Hosseini EA, Adamek M, Ritaccio AL, Willie JT, Brunner P, and Fedorenko E
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Despite long knowing what brain areas support language comprehension, our knowledge of the neural computations that these frontal and temporal regions implement remains limited. One important unresolved question concerns functional differences among the neural populations that comprise the language network. Here we leveraged the high spatiotemporal resolution of human intracranial recordings (n = 22) to examine responses to sentences and linguistically degraded conditions. We discovered three response profiles that differ in their temporal dynamics. These profiles appear to reflect different temporal receptive windows, with average windows of about 1, 4 and 6 words, respectively. Neural populations exhibiting these profiles are interleaved across the language network, which suggests that all language regions have direct access to distinct, multiscale representations of linguistic input-a property that may be critical for the efficiency and robustness of language processing., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.)
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- 2024
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22. Distributed Sensitivity to Syntax and Semantics throughout the Language Network.
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Shain C, Kean H, Casto C, Lipkin B, Affourtit J, Siegelman M, Mollica F, and Fedorenko E
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Human language is expressive because it is compositional: The meaning of a sentence (semantics) can be inferred from its structure (syntax). It is commonly believed that language syntax and semantics are processed by distinct brain regions. Here, we revisit this claim using precision fMRI methods to capture separation or overlap of function in the brains of individual participants. Contrary to prior claims, we find distributed sensitivity to both syntax and semantics throughout a broad frontotemporal brain network. Our results join a growing body of evidence for an integrated network for language in the human brain within which internal specialization is primarily a matter of degree rather than kind, in contrast with influential proposals that advocate distinct specialization of different brain areas for different types of linguistic functions., (© 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.)
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- 2024
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23. Treating Children and Adolescents with Obesity: Predictors of Early Dropout in Pediatric Weight-Management Programs.
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Luppino G, Wasniewska M, Casto C, Ferraloro C, Li Pomi A, Pepe G, Morabito LA, Alibrandi A, Corica D, and Aversa T
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Background: Possible therapeutic failure of pediatric obesity is influenced by the high dropout rate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of dropout and the rate of weight loss over the 24 months of follow-up., Methods: The retrospective, single-center study, involved 489 patients followed for obesity in the period 2016-2020. Patients' auxological data and blood samples were collected during the first (V1) and last visit (V2). Dropout was defined as a follow-up of less than 12 months and/or including less than one visit every 6 months. Patients were divided into two groups and compared: Group A of dropout (297 patients) and Group B of non-dropout (192 patients)., Results: In the follow-up period, which had a mean duration of 24 months, the dropout rate was 60.7%. In Group A, the percentage of patients with BMI ≥ 3 SD at V2 was significantly higher than that in Group B. In Group B, the percentage of patients with pathological HOMA-IR and with fasting glucose >100 mg/dL was higher than group A. The probability of dropout was positively associated with pubertal stage and negatively with impaired fasting glycemia and pathological insulinemia at V1., Conclusion: The study demonstrated a high dropout rate during follow-up, mainly among adolescents and patients with no glucometabolic alterations.
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- 2024
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24. Exercise Intensity Progressions and Criteria to Prescribe Core Stability Exercises in Young Physically Active Men: A Smartphone Accelerometer-Based Study.
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Heredia-Elvar JR, Juan-Recio C, Prat-Luri A, Barbado D, de Los Ríos-Calonge J, and Vera-Garcia FJ
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- Humans, Male, Accelerometry, Electromyography, Exercise Therapy, Lower Extremity, Core Stability, Smartphone
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Abstract: Heredia-Elvar, JR, Juan-Recio, C, Prat-Luri, A, Barbado, D, Ríos-Calonge, Jdl, and Vera-Garcia, FJ. Exercise intensity progressions and criteria to prescribe core stability exercises in young physically active men: a smartphone accelerometer-based study. J Strength Cond Res 38(2): 266-273, 2024-The establishment of core stability (CS) exercise intensity progressions in sport and clinical settings is normally based on subjective criteria. Therefore, this study aimed to develop exercise intensity progressions for some of the most common CS exercises through smartphone accelerometry and to analyze the effect of the subjects' lumbopelvic postural control on these progressions. Fifty-seven healthy young physically active male students performed 7 isometric variations of front bridge, back bridge, side bridge, and bird-dog exercises with a smartphone accelerometer placed on the pelvis. Mean pelvic accelerations were calculated during each variation to evaluate the lumbopelvic postural control challenge imposed on the subjects as an index of exercise intensity of difficulty. For the bridge exercises, long bridging produced higher pelvic accelerations than short bridging, bridging with single-leg support was more intense than bridging with double-leg support (even with both legs on a hemisphere ball for the back and front bridge), and the most difficult variations were those performed on a Swiss ball, mainly the variations with single-leg support. For the bird-dog exercise, the 2-point positions were more intense than the 3-point positions, the variations performed with a knee on the hemisphere ball produced higher pelvic accelerations than similar variations performed with the forearm on the hemisphere ball, and the variations with limb motions generated higher pelvic accelerations than similar variations performed without limb motions. Although the CS exercise progressions were very similar across subjects, our results showed the need to individualize the prescription of the CS exercise progressions based on the subjects' lumbopelvic postural control level., (Copyright © 2023 National Strength and Conditioning Association.)
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- 2024
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25. Economical Evaluation of Reduced Herbicide Doses Application Rates to Control Phalaris brachystachys (Short-Spiked Canary Grass) in a Biennial Wheat-Sunflower Rotation in Mediterranean Dryland: A Modelling Approach.
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Zambrano-Navea C, Bastida F, Aguilera MJ, and Gonzalez-Andujar JL
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Phalaris brachystachys (short-spiked canary grass) is considered to be among the most troublesome cereal weeds in Mediterranean areas. A bioeconomic model, based on population dynamics, competition and economic sub-models, was developed to simulate the long-term economic consequence of using herbicide-based strategies: no herbicide application, full herbicide dose (standard rate) and two reduced dose rates (75 and 50% of the standard rate) to control P. brachystachys in a biennial wheat-sunflower rotation. Simulation results indicated that only herbicide application at a full dose (90% control) and 3/4 dose (80% control) produced positive economic results, with the full dose being the best strategy (EUR 98.65 ha
-1 year-1 ). A sensitivity analysis showed that the economic outcome, in terms of annualized net return, was strongly influenced by changes in yield, price, and fixed costs. In addition, the annualized net return was more sensitive to parameter changes at reduced herbicide doses than at full rate. In the wheat-sunflower rotation system, the application of the full dose of herbicide was the most economical and stable strategy in the long-term. Reduced doses are not a recommended option from an economic point of view. Bioeconomic models provide practical insight into different management approaches for effective weed control.- Published
- 2024
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26. Reliability of a Trunk Flexion and Extensor Muscle Strength Test with Hand-Held and Isokinetic Dynamometers in Female Athletes.
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Juan-Recio C, Prat-Luri A, Barbado D, Vera-Garcia FJ, and Moreno-Pérez V
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An accurate trunk muscle strength assessment seems very important to design and individualize training and rehabilitation programs in clinical and sport settings. Hand-held dynamometers (HHDs) are interesting alternatives to isokinetic dynamometers for assessing trunk isometric muscle strength because they are inexpensive instruments and easy to use. This cross-sectional observational study aimed to examine the reliability of two novel sitting tests for assessing trunk flexion and extension isometric strength using an HHD and their relationship with two other novel isometric tests that use an isokinetic dynamometer. Twenty-four female amateur athletes (age: 24.5 ± 2.64 years; body height: 164.45 ± 6.33 cm; body mass: 63.17 ± 10.35 kg) participated in this study. A test-retest design was carried out one-week apart to examine the reliability. The relationship and the degree of agreement between the HHD and the isokinetic dynamometer measurements were analysed using Pearson correlation and Bland-Altman analysis, respectively. In general, the reliability of all isometric strength tests was good, with ICCs ranging from 0.65 to 0.87 and typical error < 15%. Pearson correlations were moderate, with values of r = 0.47 (R
2 = 0.22) and r = 0.42 (R2 = 0.18) for flexion and extension strength, respectively. Bland-Altman plots showed no agreement between HHDs and isokinetic measurements. All trunk isometric tests using both, an isokinetic dynamometer and HHDs, provide reliable measurements for assessing trunk flexion and extension strength. According to the comparative analysis, both measurement types are different and cannot be used interchangeably. Health and sport professionals should choose the test that best suits the biomechanical characteristics required for functional goals or success in a given sport., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (Copyright: © Academy of Physical Education in Katowice.)- Published
- 2023
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27. Synergistic effects of applying static magnetic fields and diazepam to improve EEG abnormalities in the pilocarpine epilepsy rat model.
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de Labra C, Cudeiro J, and Rivadulla C
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- Animals, Rats, Diazepam pharmacology, Disease Models, Animal, Electroencephalography, Magnetic Fields, Pilocarpine therapeutic use, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Epilepsy chemically induced, Epilepsy drug therapy, Status Epilepticus chemically induced, Status Epilepticus drug therapy
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The lithium-pilocarpine rat model is a well-known model of temporal epilepsy. Recently we found that transcranial static magnetic stimulation (tSMS) delay and reduce the signs of EEG in this model. We aim to test the effect of combining the therapeutic action of tSMS and diazepam, a drug used to treat status epilepticus. We induce epilepsy in 12 Sprague-Dawley rats. Animals were classified as "magnet" when a magnetic neodymium cylinder was placed over the skull or "control" when a stainless-steel replica was used. Diazepam was injected 60-min after the second doses of pilocarpine injection. We found a reduction in the number of spikes/minute for magnet condition compared with sham condition, reaching significance at 60 min after diazepam injection. The Root-Mean-Square shown a significant reduction in magnet animals compared with those receiving diazepam (Tukey's-test 30 and 60 min after diazepam injection, p < 0.01; 40 and 50 min after diazepam injection, p < 0.05). Furthermore, the power spectrum analysis shown a reduction in delta, theta, alpha and beta bands, on the diazepam + magnet animals compared to the diazepam + sham group. Analysis of high-frequency oscillations revealed an increased in the ripples due to pilocarpine being reduced by diazepam. Our results demonstrate that application of tSMS previously to diazepam potentiates the effect of the drug by reducing the electroencephalographic pattern associated with epileptiform discharges. We suggest a new synergistic cooperation between pharmacology and neuromodulation as a future treatment for epilepsy., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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28. Dental Prosthetic Rehabilitation Interventions in Elderly Patients Hospitalized in the Nursing Homes of the Lombardy Region: A Retrospective Study.
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Ceraulo S, Caccianiga P, Casto C, Ceraulo I, and Caccianiga G
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Background : The difficulty of frail, non-self-sufficient or non-ambulatory collaborating elderly residents in nursing homes to eat due to a lack of teeth or the absence of a dental prosthesis leads to an increasingly evident increase in the patients' systemic pathological state, particularly in older patients who take a lot of medications. Total or partial edentulousness that is not filled with dental prostheses or that is filled with inadequate prostheses, associated with socioeconomic factors, depression, impaired motor functions, heart disease and a large number of chronic diseases including excessive use of drugs, often affects elderlies' feeding. Aim : In this study, prosthetic rehabilitation was performed on some frail elderly residents in 10 nursing homes in the Lombardy district, and, subsequently, meal behavior and social activity were examined in two information questionnaires through compilation. Methods : The research was conducted on only 67 patients, 26 men and 41 women, aged between 75 and 99, who were guests in 10 health facilities (nursing homes) in the Lombard district; only 8 residents did not undergo prosthetic rehabilitation, as they did not cooperate. All the patients who were visited underwent oral prosthetic rehabilitation, and, subsequently, some aspects such as nutrition and socialization were assessed with other residents through the aid of two information dossiers. Results : the results showed that all the residents, despite difficulties in chewing with the new prosthesis, were fed and did not refuse more consistent foods; in addition, there was an improvement in social activity among the residents. Only 19.3% of men and 22% of women continued to eat little; there was an improvement in the participation in social activities among the residents, with a percentage of 73% of men and 88% of women; in particular, during meals 35 residents conversed with the other residents. Discussion : The dental problems of elderly people residing in social welfare homes are increasingly evident when other systemic pathologies are present. It would be desirable to introduce telemedicine in residences for the elderly for the monitoring of dental problems. Conclusions : From the information obtained and from the evaluation of the change in the elderly, it can be concluded that it would be desirable to include specific dental protocols to create a network, including a telematic one, to monitor and perform more dental checks in nursing homes.
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- 2022
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29. COVID-19 and Prosthetic Emergencies, Home Care in Fragile Patients: A Case Report.
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Ceraulo S, Caccianiga P, Casto C, Baldoni M, and Caccianiga G
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A case of home care is proposed on a frail non-ambulatory patient who presents an old lower total prosthesis in resin broken in several parts. The various pieces of the prosthesis were joined by the patient, as if it were a puzzle, using a glue for plastics and wood. The union of the parts attached with glue was the consequence of the lockdown in the COVID-19 period and of the economic hardship experienced by the elderly disabled patient during the pandemic period. The procedure for preserving the glued parts was carried out carefully, trying not to modify the edges of the glued pieces, to join them correctly, thereby restoring the correct occlusion to subsequently perform the relining. The old lower total prosthesis obtained after the repair and relining operations allowed for the restoration of the patient's chewing and smile. The procedure presented is easily repeatable, risk-free and achievable even in a short time, satisfying elderly non-self-sufficient patients who need interventions for prosthetic emergencies during a period of confinement.
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- 2022
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30. Is the Side Bridge Test Valid and Reliable for Assessing Trunk Lateral Flexor Endurance in Recreational Female Athletes?
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Juan-Recio C, Prat-Luri A, Galindo A, Manresa-Rocamora A, Barbado D, and Vera-Garcia FJ
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The side bridge test (SBT) is one of the most popular tests to assess isometric trunk lateral flexor endurance. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the SBT in healthy females. Twenty-four (24.58 ± 3.92 years) physically active (1-2 h of moderate physical activity, 2-3 times a week) females voluntarily participated in this study. The surface electromyography (EMG) of eight abdominal, back, shoulder and hip muscles was measured during the SBT. Normalized median frequency slopes (NMF
slope ) were calculated to analyze the muscle fatigue. The EMG amplitudes were normalized to maximum EMG values to assess muscle activity intensity. A one-week test-retest design was performed to evaluate the SBT reliability through the ICC3,1 and typical error. Higher NMFslopes and normalized EMG amplitudes were found in deltoids, abdominal obliques, rectus abdominis, and erector spinae in comparison to latissimus dorsi, gluteus medius, and rectus femoris. However, no significant differences were found between the trunk lateral flexors and the deltoids. Linear regression analysis showed that SBT performance could be significantly predicted by external oblique and deltoid NMFslope (adjusted R2 = 0.673) and by body mass and trunk height (adjusted R2 = 0.223). Consistency analysis showed a high intraclass correlation coefficient (0.81) and a relatively high typical error (10.95 s). Despite the good relative reliability of the SBT, its absolute reliability was low and its validity questionable, as the shoulder muscle activation and fatigue and the individuals' anthropometric characteristics played an important role in SBT performance.- Published
- 2022
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31. Global Analysis of Hemileia vastatrix Populations Shows Clonal Reproduction for the Coffee Leaf Rust Pathogen Throughout Most of Its Range.
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Ramírez-Camejo LA, Eamvijarn A, Díaz-Valderrama JR, Karlsen-Ayala E, Koch RA, Johnson E, Pruvot-Woehl S, Mejía LC, Montagnon C, Maldonado-Fuentes C, and Aime MC
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- Coffee, Plant Breeding, Plant Diseases microbiology, Reproduction, Asexual, Basidiomycota genetics, Coffea microbiology
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Hemileia vastatrix is the most important fungal pathogen of coffee and the causal agent of recurrent disease epidemics that have invaded nearly every coffee growing region in the world. The development of coffee varieties resistant to H. vastatrix requires fundamental understanding of the biology of the fungus. However, the complete life cycle of H. vastatrix remains unknown, and conflicting studies and interpretations exist as to whether the fungus is undergoing sexual reproduction. Here we used population genetics of H. vastatrix to infer the reproductive mode of the fungus across most of its geographic range, including Central Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. The population structure of H. vastatrix was determined via eight simple sequence repeat markers developed for this study. The analyses of the standardized index of association, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and clonal richness all strongly support asexual reproduction of H. vastatrix in all sampled areas. Similarly, a minimum spanning network tree reinforces the interpretation of clonal reproduction in the sampled H. vastatrix populations. These findings may have profound implications for resistance breeding and management programs against H. vastatrix .
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- 2022
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32. Shared computational principles for language processing in humans and deep language models.
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Goldstein A, Zada Z, Buchnik E, Schain M, Price A, Aubrey B, Nastase SA, Feder A, Emanuel D, Cohen A, Jansen A, Gazula H, Choe G, Rao A, Kim C, Casto C, Fanda L, Doyle W, Friedman D, Dugan P, Melloni L, Reichart R, Devore S, Flinker A, Hasenfratz L, Levy O, Hassidim A, Brenner M, Matias Y, Norman KA, Devinsky O, and Hasson U
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- Brain physiology, Humans, Language, Linguistics
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Departing from traditional linguistic models, advances in deep learning have resulted in a new type of predictive (autoregressive) deep language models (DLMs). Using a self-supervised next-word prediction task, these models generate appropriate linguistic responses in a given context. In the current study, nine participants listened to a 30-min podcast while their brain responses were recorded using electrocorticography (ECoG). We provide empirical evidence that the human brain and autoregressive DLMs share three fundamental computational principles as they process the same natural narrative: (1) both are engaged in continuous next-word prediction before word onset; (2) both match their pre-onset predictions to the incoming word to calculate post-onset surprise; (3) both rely on contextual embeddings to represent words in natural contexts. Together, our findings suggest that autoregressive DLMs provide a new and biologically feasible computational framework for studying the neural basis of language., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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33. Observational Screening Guidelines and Smartphone Accelerometer Thresholds to Establish the Intensity of Some of the Most Popular Core Stability Exercises.
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Heredia-Elvar JR, Juan-Recio C, Prat-Luri A, Barbado D, and Vera-Garcia FJ
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The lack of training load control, mainly exercise intensity, is one of the main limitations of core stability (CS) programs, which makes the training individualization and the analysis of the dose-response relationship difficult. The objectives of this study were to assess the inter-and intra-rater agreement when using new observational screening guidelines to decide if a core stability exercise represents an adequate training intensity level for a given participant. Besides, the relationship between experts' ratings based on these criteria and pelvic accelerations recorded with a smartphone accelerometer was also analyzed. Ten healthy physically active participants with a smartphone accelerometer placed on their pelvis were video-taped while performing a progression of seven variations of the front bridge, back bridge, side bridge and bird-dog exercises. Two expert and four non-expert raters watched the videos and used the observational screening guidelines to decide for each exercise variation if it represented an adequate training intensity level or not. In order to analyze the inter-and intra-rater agreement, several Kappa (κ) statistics were used. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to explore if the accelerometry allowed to establish pelvic acceleration thresholds representing the minimum level of exercise intensity for CS training. Cut-off acceleration values were calculated balancing sensitivity (Se) and 1-specifity (1-Sp) indexes (i.e., Youden index) or minimizing 1-Sp. The intra-and inter-rater analysis showed a substantial-high level of agreement with a prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted Kappa > 0.69. The ROC curves showed that the acceleration thresholds for the bridging exercises were very similar, with global cut-off values of 0.35 m/s
2 (Se = 82%; 1-Sp = 15%) when using the Youden Index and of 0.50 m/s2 when minimizing 1-Sp (Se = 31%), whilst the bird-dog exercise showed lower cut-off values (Youden Index: 0.21 m/s2 , Se = 90%, 1-Sp = 16%; minimizing 1-Sp: 0.32 m/s2 , Se = 40%). Overall, this study provides observational screening guidelines and smartphone accelerometer thresholds to facilitate the decision-making process when setting the intensity of some of the most popular core stability exercises in young physically active individuals., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Heredia-Elvar, Juan-Recio, Prat-Luri, Barbado and Vera-Garcia.)- Published
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34. Hyperthermia-Induced Changes in EEG of Anesthetized Mice Subjected to Passive Heat Exposure.
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de Labra C, Pardo-Vazquez JL, Cudeiro J, and Rivadulla C
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Currently, the role of hypothermia in electroencephalography (EEG) is well-established. However, few studies have investigated the effect of hyperthermia on EEG, an important physiological parameter governing brain function. The aim of this work was to determine how neuronal activity in anesthetized mice is affected when the temperature rises above the physiological threshold mandatory to maintain the normal body functions. In this study, a temperature-elevation protocol, from 37 to 42°C, was applied to four female mice of 2-3 months old while EEG was recorded simultaneously. We found that hyperthermia reduces EEG amplitude by 4.36% when rising from 37 to 38 degrees and by 24.33% when it is increased to 42 degrees. Likewise, increasing the body temperature produces a very large impact on the EEG spectral parameters, reducing the frequency power at the delta, theta, alpha, and beta bands. Our results show that hyperthermia has a global effect on the EEG, being able to change the electrical activity of the brain., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 de Labra, Pardo-Vazquez, Cudeiro and Rivadulla.)
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- 2021
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35. Prominent and Regressive Brain Developmental Disorders Associated with Nance-Horan Syndrome.
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Casto C, Dipasquale V, Ceravolo I, Gambadauro A, Aliberto E, Galletta K, Granata F, Ceravolo G, Falzia E, Riva A, Piccolo G, Cutrupi MC, Striano P, Accogli A, Zara F, Di Rosa G, Gitto E, Calì E, Efthymiou S, Salpietro V, Houlden H, and Chimenz R
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Nance-Horan syndrome (NHS) is a rare X-linked developmental disorder caused mainly by loss of function variants in the NHS gene. NHS is characterized by congenital cataracts, dental anomalies, and distinctive facial features, and a proportion of the affected individuals also present intellectual disability and congenital cardiopathies. Despite identification of at least 40 distinct hemizygous variants leading to NHS, genotype-phenotype correlations remain largely elusive. In this study, we describe a Sicilian family affected with congenital cataracts and dental anomalies and diagnosed with NHS by whole-exome sequencing (WES). The affected boy from this family presented a late regression of cognitive, motor, language, and adaptive skills, as well as broad behavioral anomalies. Furthermore, brain imaging showed corpus callosum anomalies and periventricular leukoencephalopathy. We expand the phenotypic and mutational NHS spectrum and review potential disease mechanisms underlying the central neurological anomalies and the potential neurodevelopmental features associated with NHS.
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- 2021
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36. The metabolic syndrome in pediatrics: do we have a reliable definition? A systematic review.
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Tropeano A, Corica D, Li Pomi A, Pepe G, Morabito LA, Curatola SL, Casto C, Aversa T, and Wasniewska M
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- Adolescent, Age of Onset, Child, Child, Preschool, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Metabolic Syndrome epidemiology, Practice Patterns, Physicians' standards, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data, Reproducibility of Results, Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine standards, Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine statistics & numerical data, Metabolic Syndrome diagnosis, Pediatrics methods, Pediatrics standards
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Objective: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardio-metabolic risk factors associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In the last two decades, several definitions of metabolic syndrome have been proposed for the pediatric population; all of them agree on the defining components but differ in the suggested criteria for diagnosis. This review aims to analyze the current diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome in pediatrics with reference to their feasibility and reliability in clinical practice., Methods: The systematic research was conducted from January 2003 to June 2020 through MEDLINE via PubMed, Cochrane Library and EMBASE databases., Results: After the selection phase, a total of 15 studies (182 screened) met the inclusion criteria and are reported in the present review. Twelve studies were cross-sectional, two were longitudinal and one was a consensus report. The sample population consisted of multiethnic group or single ethnic group, including Turkish, European, Asian and Hispanic subjects., Conclusions: To date, there is not a univocal, internationally accepted pediatric definition of metabolic syndrome, which guarantees a high sensitivity and stability of the diagnosis. The definition proposed by IDF results the most straightforward and easy to use in clinical practice, having the unquestionable advantage of requiring measurements quickly accessible in clinical practice, without the adoption of multiple reference tables. Further research is needed to validate a new version of such definition which includes the diagnostic cut-off points recently suggested by published guidelines.
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37. Update on the Classification and Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Pediatric Cardiorenal Syndromes.
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Ceravolo G, Macchia T, Cuppari C, Dipasquale V, Gambadauro A, Casto C, Ceravolo MD, Cutrupi M, Calabrò MP, Borgia P, Piccolo G, Mancuso A, Albiero R, and Chimenz R
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Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) is defined as a disorder resulting from the abnormal interaction between the heart and kidney, in which acute or chronic dysfunction of one organ may lead to acute and/or chronic dysfunction of the other. The functional interplay between the heart and kidney is characterized by a complex bidirectional symbiotic interaction, regulated by a wide array of both genetic and environmental mechanisms. There are at least five known subtypes of CRS, based on the severity of clinical features and the degree of heart/renal failure. The fourth subtype (cardiorenal syndrome type 4 (CRS4)) is characterized by a primary chronic kidney disease (CKD), which in turn leads to a decreased cardiac function. Impairment of renal function is among the most important pathophysiological factors contributing to heart failure (HF) in the pediatric age group, and cardiovascular complications could be one of the most important causes of mortality in pediatric patients with advanced CKD. In this context, a loss of glomerular filtration rate directly correlates with both the progression of cardiovascular complications in CRS and the risk of HF. This review describes the interaction pathways between the heart and kidney and the recently identified pathophysiological mechanisms underlying pediatric CRS, with a special focus on CRS4, which encompasses both primary CKD and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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38. Lapses in Professional Behavior Identified by Students of Physical Therapy.
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Sharp A, Schmidt A, Casto C, and Van de Winckel A
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- Adult, Communication, Humans, Learning, Physical Therapy Modalities, Professionalism, Students, Medical
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Purpose: Professional behaviors are interpersonal skills central and necessary to perform the work of a given profession. Although covered in professional training programs, lapses in professional behaviors remain. We assessed how students of physical therapy ranked the importance of professional behaviors and shared examples of lapses in professional behaviors seen in student peers., Subjects: Out of 250 accredited physical therapist programs in the U.S., 135 students (age 26.2 ± 4.65 yrs) participated in our survey., Methods: We analyzed the student ranking of professional behaviors as compared to the accepted standard of behaviors. Themes were identified from descriptions of lapses in professional behavior., Results: The ranking of professional behaviors was not consistent with the accepted standard ranking. Analysis of student observations resulted in the identification of six themes: external professionalism, respectfulness, communication, relationship to learning, affective professionalism, and clinical decision-making., Discussion: Students' rankings of professional behaviors did not correspond to the rankings in the reference standard of clinicians. We have identified a perception gap between professional behaviors previously ranked by clinicians as compared to how students ranked those same behaviors. Educators may benefit from consideration of student perceptions of professional behaviors to most effectively facilitate development of professionalism.
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39. Biallelic Variants in KIF17 Associated with Microphthalmia and Coloboma Spectrum.
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Riva A, Gambadauro A, Dipasquale V, Casto C, Ceravolo MD, Accogli A, Scala M, Ceravolo G, Iacomino M, Zara F, Striano P, Cuppari C, Di Rosa G, Cutrupi MC, Salpietro V, and Chimenz R
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- Child, Female, Genetic Variation, Humans, Infant, Male, Pedigree, Coloboma genetics, Kinesins genetics, Microphthalmos genetics
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Microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma (MAC) are a group of congenital eye anomalies that can affect one or both eyes. Patients can present one or a combination of these ocular abnormalities in the so called "MAC spectrum". The KIF17 gene encodes the kinesin-like protein Kif17, a microtubule-based, ATP-dependent, motor protein that is pivotal for outer segment development and disc morphogenesis in different animal models, including mice and zebrafish. In this report, we describe a Sicilian family with two siblings affected with congenital coloboma, microphthalmia, and a mild delay of motor developmental milestones. Genomic DNA from the siblings and their unaffected parents was sequenced with a clinical exome that revealed compound heterozygous variants in the KIF17 gene (NM_020816.4: c.1255C > T (p.Arg419Trp); c.2554C > T (p.Arg852Cys)) segregating with the MAC spectrum phenotype of the two affected siblings. Variants were inherited from the healthy mother and father, are present at a very low-frequency in genomic population databases, and are predicted to be deleterious in silico. Our report indicates the potential co-segregation of these biallelic KIF17 variants with microphthalmia and coloboma, highlighting a potential conserved role of this gene in eye development across different species.
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40. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Graves' Disease in Genetic Syndromes in Pediatric Age.
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Casto C, Pepe G, Li Pomi A, Corica D, Aversa T, and Wasniewska M
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- Autoimmune Diseases epidemiology, Autoimmune Diseases pathology, Graves Disease epidemiology, Graves Disease pathology, Hashimoto Disease epidemiology, Hashimoto Disease pathology, Humans, Pediatrics, Thyroid Gland pathology, Autoimmune Diseases genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Graves Disease genetics, Hashimoto Disease genetics
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Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), including Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD), are the most common cause of acquired thyroid disorder during childhood and adolescence. Our purpose was to assess the main features of AITDs when they occur in association with genetic syndromes. We conducted a systematic review of the literature, covering the last 20 years, through MEDLINE via PubMed and EMBASE databases, in order to identify studies focused on the relation between AITDs and genetic syndromes in children and adolescents. From the 1654 references initially identified, 90 articles were selected for our final evaluation. Turner syndrome, Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Williams syndrome and 18q deletion syndrome were evaluated. Our analysis confirmed that AITDs show peculiar phenotypic patterns when they occur in association with some genetic disorders, especially chromosomopathies. To improve clinical practice and healthcare in children and adolescents with genetic syndromes, an accurate screening and monitoring of thyroid function and autoimmunity should be performed. Furthermore, maintaining adequate thyroid hormone levels is important to avoid aggravating growth and cognitive deficits that are not infrequently present in the syndromes analyzed.
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41. Isokinetic trunk flexion-extension protocol to assess trunk muscle strength and endurance: Reliability, learning effect, and sex differences.
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García-Vaquero MP, Barbado D, Juan-Recio C, López-Valenciano A, and Vera-Garcia FJ
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- Female, Humans, Male, Muscle Contraction, Muscle Fatigue, Muscle Strength Dynamometer, Reproducibility of Results, Sex Factors, Torque, Young Adult, Learning Curve, Muscle Strength, Muscle, Skeletal physiology, Torso physiology
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and the learning effect of an isokinetic trunk flexion-extension protocol designed to simultaneously assess trunk muscle strength and endurance. In addition, the effect of the participants' sex on the reliability data was examined., Methods: Fifty-seven healthy and physically active young men (n = 28) and women (n = 29) performed the isokinetic protocol 5 times, separated by a week between each of the first 4 sessions and by a month between the last 2 sessions. The protocol consisted of performing 4 trials of 15 maximum flexion-extension concentric exertions at 120°/s (range of trunk motion = 50°). The absolute and relative peak torque and total work were calculated to assess trunk flexion and extension strength. In addition, endurance ratio, modified endurance ratio, fatigue final ratio, recovery ratio, and modified recovery ratio variables were used for the assessment of trunk muscle endurance in both directions., Results: Regarding the absolute reliability, no relevant changes were found between paired-comparison sessions for most strength and endurance variables, except for total work and relative total work variables in the flexion movement in both sexes. In addition, the typical error of the isokinetic variables was lower than 10% in both males and females, and minimum detectable changes ranged from 7% to 20%, with a tendency to be higher in females and in endurance variables. The strength variables showed high-to-excellent intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs; >0.74); however, for the endurance variables only the endurance ratio and the modified endurance ratio obtained moderate-to-high ICC values (0.57 < ICC < 0.82). In addition, the analysis of the variance reported no significant differences between consecutive pairs of sessions for most variables in both sexes., Conclusion: Overall, these findings provide clinicians, trainers, and researchers with a 10-min single-session protocol to perform a reliable muscle strength and endurance evaluation of trunk flexor and extensor muscles, all within the same protocol., (Copyright © 2019. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.)
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42. Progressions of core stabilization exercises based on postural control challenge assessment.
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Vera-Garcia FJ, Irles-Vidal B, Prat-Luri A, García-Vaquero MP, Barbado D, and Juan-Recio C
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Sex Characteristics, Young Adult, Exercise physiology, Postural Balance, Torso physiology, Yoga
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Purpose: The intensity progression of core stabilization exercises (CSEs) is usually based on personal criteria rather than on objective parameters. To develop exercise progressions for four of the most common CSEs based on the postural control challenge imposed on the participants, and to analyze the effect of participants' sex and postural control level on these progressions., Methods: Seventy-six males and females performed five variations of front bridge, back bridge, side bridge and bird-dog exercises on two force platforms. The mean velocity of the center of pressure displacement was calculated to assess exercise intensity through the measurement of the participants' body sway (PBS)., Results: In general, long bridges produced higher PBS than short bridges, bridging with single leg support produced higher PBS than bridging with double leg support and bridging on a hemisphere ball produced higher PBS than bridging on the floor. The most difficult bridging variations were those performed on a hemisphere ball with single leg support. Regarding the bird-dog, two-point positions produced higher PBS than three-point positions and the positions performed on a hemisphere ball produced higher PBS than those performed on the floor., Conclusion: The CSE progressions obtained by males and females were very similar. However, the participants with high trunk control showed less significant differences between exercise variations than the participants with low trunk control, which shows the need to individualize the progressions according to the participants' training level. Overall, this study provides useful information to guide the prescription of CSE progressions in young physically active individuals.
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43. Intraneural IFG-1 in Cryopreserved Nerve Isografts Increase Neural Regeneration and Functional Recovery in the Rat Sciatic Nerve.
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González Porto SA, Domenech N, Blanco FJ, Centeno Cortés A, Rivadulla Fernández C, Álvarez Jorge Á, Sánchez Ibáñez J, and Rendal Vázquez E
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- Animals, Cryopreservation, Isografts, Male, Nerve Regeneration physiology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Recovery of Function drug effects, Transplantation, Autologous, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I pharmacology, Nerve Regeneration drug effects, Nerve Transfer methods, Sciatic Nerve injuries, Sciatic Nerve transplantation
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Background: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) was found to stimulate Schwann cell mitosis. Exogenous IGF-1 may improve nerve regeneration after cryopreservation., Objective: To evaulate the effect of intraneural administration of IGF-1 in cryopreserved nerve isografts., Methods: Eighteen millimeter grafts were used for bridging an 18-mm defect in the rat sciatic nerve. A total of 57 rats were randomly divided into three groups: (1) autograft (Group 1); (2) cryopreserved isograft (Group 2); (3) cryopreserved isograft with intraneural IGF-1 administration (Group 3). 12 weeks after surgery, functional recovery (Sciatic functional index [SFI], Swing speed [SS], nerve conduction velocity [NCV], amplitude of compound motor action potentials [CMAP], and gastrocnemius muscle index [GMI]) and nerve regeneration (myelin sheath area, total fiber counts, fiber density, and fiber width) were all evaluated., Results: The intraneural injection of IGF-1 significantly improved SFI and SS at weeks 10 and 12. There were no statistical differences between Groups 1 and 3 in any of the SFI or SS evaluations. CMAP and NCV in Group 1 were significantly higher than in Groups 2 and 3, and Group 3 had significantly higher CMAP and NCV compared to Group 2. No significant differences were found in fiber width. The number of nerve fibers, percentage of myelinated fibers, fiber density, and GMI was significantly higher in Group 1 compared to Group 2, but no significant differences were found between Groups 1 and 3., Conclusion: The results show that intraneural injection of IGF-1 in an 18 mm cryopreserved isograft improve axonal regeneration and functional recovery., (Copyright © 2018 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.)
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44. Tests to Measure Core Stability in Laboratory and Field Settings: Reliability and Correlation Analyses.
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Vera-Garcia FJ, López-Plaza D, Juan-Recio C, and Barbado D
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- Exercise Test, Humans, Male, Postural Balance physiology, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, Muscle Strength physiology, Torso physiology
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Although core stability (CS) has been assessed through many different tests, the relationships among them are currently unknown. The main objective was to analyze the relationship between 5 representative tests used to assess CS in: (1) laboratory settings: Sudden Loading Test (SLT) and Stable and Unstable Sitting Test (SUST) and (2) field settings: Biering-Sørensen Test (BST), 3-Plane Core Strength Test, and Double-Leg Lowering Test. The reliability of these tests was also examined. In total, 33 recreationally active males performed the tests twice. The relationship between all variables was examined using Pearson correlation coefficient in those variables with a good reliability. Only stiffness and angular displacement in the SLT, dynamic unstable tasks in the SUST, and the holding time in the BST showed good reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient: .63-.91, typical error: 9.8%-21.0%). Few and low correlations were observed between the SLT, SUST, and BST. Despite finding several significant correlations among the dynamic unstable tasks of the SUST ( r ≥ .807, P < .01), no correlations were found between the loading directions of the SLT. The absence of correlations between these tests suggests that CS measurements are not generalizable, as they probably assess different dimensions of CS, or in the case of the BST, a different capacity (ie, trunk extensor endurance).
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45. Reliability of the Star Excursion Balance Test and Two New Similar Protocols to Measure Trunk Postural Control.
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López-Plaza D, Juan-Recio C, Barbado D, Ruiz-Pérez I, and Vera-Garcia FJ
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- Adult, Clinical Protocols, Female, Humans, Lower Extremity physiology, Male, Motor Activity physiology, Reproducibility of Results, Sitting Position, Standing Position, Upper Extremity physiology, Young Adult, Postural Balance physiology, Torso physiology
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Background: Although the Star Excursion Balance test (SEBT) has shown a good intrasession reliability, the intersession reliability of this test has not been deeply studied. Furthermore, there is an evident high influence of the lower limbs in the performance of the SEBT, so even if it has been used to measure core stability, it is possibly not the most suitable measurement., Objective: (1) To assess the absolute and relative between-session reliability of the SEBT and 2 novel variations of this test to assess trunk postural control while sitting, ie, the Star Excursion Sitting Test (SEST) and the Star Excursion Timing Test (SETT); and (2) to analyze the relationships between these 3 test scores., Design: Correlational and reliability test-retest study., Setting: Controlled laboratory environment., Participants: Twenty-seven physically active men (age: 24.54 ± 3.05 years)., Method: Relative and absolute reliability of the SEBT, SEST, and SETT were calculated through the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and standard error of measurement (SEM), respectively. A Pearson correlation analysis was carried out between the variables of the 3 tests., Main Outcome Measures: Maximum normalized reach distances were assessed for different SEBT and SEST directions. In addition, composite indexes were calculated for SEBT, SEST, and SETT., Results: The SEBT (dominant leg: ICC = 0.87 [0.73-0.94], SEM = 2.12 [1.66-2.93]; nondominant leg: ICC = 0.74 [0.50-0.87], SEM = 3.23 [2.54-4.45]), SEST (ICC = 0.85 [0.68-0.92], SEM = 1.27 [1.03-1.80]), and SETT (ICC = 0.61 [0.30-0.80], SEM = 2.31 [1.82-3.17]) composite indexes showed moderate-to-high 1-month reliability. A learning effect was detected for some SEBT and SEST directions and for SEST and SETT composite indexes. No significant correlations were found between SEBT and its 2 variations (r ≤ .366; P > .05). A significant correlation was found between the SEST and SETT composite indexes (r = .520; P > .01)., Conclusions: SEBT, SEST, and SETT are reliable field protocols to measure postural control. However, whereas the SEBT assesses postural control in single-leg stance, SEST and SETT provide trunk postural control measures with lower influence of the lower-limbs., Level of Evidence: III., (Copyright © 2018 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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46. Static magnetic fields reduce epileptiform activity in anesthetized rat and monkey.
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Rivadulla C, Aguilar J, Coletti M, Aguila J, Prieto S, and Cudeiro J
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- Animals, Case-Control Studies, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy diagnosis, Epilepsy etiology, Epilepsy physiopathology, Epilepsy therapy, Haplorhini, Pilocarpine adverse effects, Rats, Seizures diagnosis, Seizures etiology, Seizures physiopathology, Seizures therapy, Behavior, Animal, Cerebral Cortex physiopathology, Cerebral Cortex radiation effects, Magnetic Fields
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Increasing evidence indicates that static magnetic fields (SMF) reduce cortical activity in both human and animal models. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of SMF on epileptiform cortical activity, a condition related to an abnormal increase in neuronal excitability. The first experimental block included a Pilocarpine rat model of epilepsy, in which a magnetic neodymium nickel-plated cylinder, a magnetic field of 0.5 T, or "sham" were placed over the skull. In the second experimental block, we recorded epileptic-like activity in the visual cortex of a monkey (Macaca mulatta) under control conditions and in the presence of the magnet. Between 15 and 30 minutes after the second dose of Pilocarpine, EEG changes compatible with seizure like events induced by Pilocarpine were clearly observed in the control animals (sham stimulation). Similar effects were visible in the animals exposed to the real magnet after 1-2 hours. In the monkey, SMF over the cortical focus clearly reduced abnormal activity: the intensity threshold for visual induction increased and the severity and duration decreased. These results reinforce the view that static magnets modulate cortical activity and open the door to the future therapeutic use of SMF in epilepsy as a complement to current pharmacological treatments.
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47. Dynamic trunk muscle endurance profile in adolescents aged 14-18: Normative values for age and gender differences.
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Moya-Ramón M, Juan-Recio C, Lopez-Plaza D, and Vera-Garcia FJ
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- Adolescent, Female, Humans, Male, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Sex Factors, Muscle, Skeletal physiology, Physical Endurance physiology, Students, Torso physiology
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Background: The selection and validation of age- and gender-specific criterion-referenced cut-points for abdominal endurance are still unclear., Objective: To stablish normative values for abdominal endurance in adolescents by age and gender using the Bench Trunk Curl-up Test (BTC). Additionally, the reliability of the BTC was analyzed., Methods: Two hundred and sixteen untrained high school students (104 males - 112 females) were grouped into five age strata. Participants performed the BTC twice with a rest period of 72 h. Descriptive statistics and percentile scores were determined for each gender/age strata., Results: Males showed higher BTC scores than females (males: 90.07 ± 32.65 repetitions; females: 73.43 ± 27.74 repetitions), but no significant differences between age strata nor age * gender interaction were found. Significant differences for the BTC scores between sessions were found (T1 = 72.06 ± 26.28 repetitions; T2 = 81.44 ± 31.27 repetitions). The ICC was 0.82, whereas the typical error was 17.2%., Conclusions: Gender, but not age, is an important factor when abdominal endurance is compared between adolescents. Finally, the BTC is a reliable test, supporting the findings of this study. However, an extensive familiarization period to reduce the learning effect is necessary.
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48. Reliability assessment and correlation analysis of 3 protocols to measure trunk muscle strength and endurance.
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Juan-Recio C, López-Plaza D, Barbado Murillo D, García-Vaquero MP, and Vera-García FJ
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- Adult, Humans, Isometric Contraction physiology, Male, Muscle, Skeletal physiology, Reproducibility of Results, Rotation, Young Adult, Exercise Test methods, Muscle Strength physiology, Muscle Strength Dynamometer, Physical Endurance physiology, Torso physiology
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Different methods have been developed to quantify trunk muscle strength and endurance. However, some important protocol characteristics are still unclear, hindering the selection of the most suitable tests in each specific situation. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and the relationship between 3 representative tests of the most common type of protocols used to assess trunk muscle strength and endurance. Twenty-seven healthy men performed each test twice spaced 1 month apart.Trunk strength and endurance were evaluated with an isokinetic dynamometer and 2 field tests including Biering-Sørensen test and Flexion-rotation trunk test. All tests showed a good relative consistency (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]> 0.75), except for the isokinetic endurance variables which had low-moderate reliability (0.37 < ICC > 0.65). Absolute reliability seemed slightly better in the isokinetic protocol than in the field tests, which showed about 12% of test-retest score increase. No significant correlations were found between test scores. After a familiarisation period for the field tests, the 3 protocols can be used to obtain reliable measures of trunk muscle strength and endurance. Based on the correlation analysis, these measures are not related, which highlights the importance of selecting the most suitable trunk test for each situation.
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49. Suppression of V1 Feedback Produces a Shift in the Topographic Representation of Receptive Fields of LGN Cells by Unmasking Latent Retinal Drives.
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Aguila J, Cudeiro FJ, and Rivadulla C
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- Action Potentials physiology, Animals, Macaca mulatta, Male, Neural Inhibition physiology, Photic Stimulation, Retina physiology, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Wakefulness, Feedback, Sensory physiology, Geniculate Bodies cytology, Neurons physiology, Visual Cortex physiology, Visual Fields physiology, Visual Pathways physiology
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In awake monkeys, we used repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to focally inactivate visual cortex while measuring the responsiveness of parvocellular lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) neurons. Effects were noted in 64/75 neurons, and could be divided into 2 main groups: (1) for 39 neurons, visual responsiveness decreased and visual latency increased without apparent shift in receptive field (RF) position and (2) a second group (n = 25, 33% of the recorded cells) whose excitability was not compromised, but whose RF position shifted an average of 4.5°. This change is related to the retinotopic correspondence observed between the recorded thalamic area and the affected cortical zone. The effect of inactivation for this group of neurons was compatible with silencing the original retinal drive and unmasking a second latent retinal drive onto the studied neuron. These results indicate novel and remarkable dynamics in thalamocortical circuitry that force us to reassess constraints on retinogeniculate transmission., (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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50. Correction: Trunk Stability, Trunk Strength and Sport Performance Level in Judo.
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Barbado D, Lopez-Valenciano A, Juan-Recio C, Montero-Carretero C, van Dieën JH, and Vera-Garcia FJ
- Abstract
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156267.].
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- 2016
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