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2697: Limbus Software: A Promising Approach for Efficient Contouring in Breast Cancer Treatment
No full textTeoria dei media in Warhol e Vertov : un approccio socio-semiotico alle tecniche del cinema sperimentale
No full textIgnacio Arellano (dir.), Poesía de sátira política y clandestina del siglo de oro. Antología esencial. Volumen I (Reinados de Felipe III y Felipe IV), New York, IDEA, 2023, 1087 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952399-09-1. Ignacio Arellano, Carlos Mata Induráin, Jesús M. Usunáriz (coords.), Poesía de sátira política y clandestina del siglo de oro. Antología esencial. Volumen II (Reinado de Carlos II), New York, IDEA, 2023, 951 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952399-14-5
No full textSNARC-like effect for tempo is consistent for fast and full tempo ranges but still controversial for slow tempo range
No full textSarcopenic obesity and the impact on bone health
No full textPurpose of review: Sarcopenic obesity is a newly identified pathological entity defined by an increase in body fat mass with an associated sarcopenia, characterized by loss of muscle mass, strength, and function. Recently, the concomitant presence of skeletal alteration with sarcopenic obesity has been described leading to a new clinical entity defined osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO). Many studies have tried to unravel the metabolic complex mechanism leading to this clinical entity in order to understand the pathophysiology of this complex condition with the aim of posing an early diagnosis to improve the therapeutic approaches. The purpose of this narrative review is to highlight and revise recent studies on this issue. Recent findings: Recent research in the field of OSO has highlighted the role of nutrition and physical activity in the development and management of these conditions. While molecular and cellular pathways remain partially understood, there is a growing focus on lifestyle interventions as key factors in reducing the impact of OSO. These studies emphasize the need for early diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic strategies to improve quality of life and decrease morbidity and mortality associated with OSO. Summary: Although the pathophysiological pathways underlying OSO are not fully understood, the clinical implications underscore the need for expanded research in this field. This research is crucial for enabling early diagnosis and implementing effective therapeutic interventions, with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality and enhancing quality of life
Inclusive basketball training for players with intellectual disability
No full textObjectives: To evaluate sport-specific basketball skills before and after 8 months of integrated and non-integrated basketball practice of participants with intellectual disability; in relation to the competitive basketball level and the degree of intellectual disability. Design: Pre-test/training/post-test design. Methods: Forty-one adult male players with intellectual disability were randomly divided into 21 athletes playing in the Integrated Basketball group together with 10 athletes without intellectual disability, and 20 athletes playing in the Non-integrated Basketball group. All players were assessed through pre and post basketball skill tests for assessing four levels of ability of increasing difficulty (levels I, II, III, and IV), each one characterized by the fundamental skills of the basketball game: ball handling, passing, receiving, and shooting. The athlete's global score based on the total score of all levels of ability was calculated for each player. Results: Passing, receiving, shooting, ball handling, global, level I, and level II scores improved after the intervention independently by integrated basketball or non-integrated basketball. Post−pre (∆) scores in ball handling, receiving, passing, shooting, global, level I, and level II showed that the athletes in the Integrated Basketball group improved significantly more than athletes in the Non-integrated Basketball group. Ball handling, receiving, passing, shooting, global, level I, level II, and level III scores were negatively correlated with intellectual disability level. Conclusions: Athletes with intellectual disability who performed both integrated basketball and non-integrated basketball improved significantly their basketball skills after an 8-month training. However, the athletes training in the Integrated Basketball group obtained the best scores
Long-lasting improvements in episodic memory among subjects with mild cognitive impairment who received transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive treatment and telerehabilitation: a multicentre, randomized, active-controlled study
No full textBackground: In recent years, an increasing number of studies have examined the potential efficacy of cognitive training procedures in individuals with normal ageing and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective: The aims of this study were to (i) evaluate the efficacy of the cognitive Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS) combined with anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex compared to placebo tDCS stimulation combined with VRRS and (ii) to determine how to prolong the beneficial effects of the treatment. A total of 109 subjects with MCI were assigned to 1 of 5 study groups in a randomized controlled trial design: (a) face-to-face (FTF) VRRS during anodal tDCS followed by cognitive telerehabilitation (TR) (clinic-atDCS-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS); (b) FTF VRRS during placebo tDCS followed by TR (clinic-ptDCS-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS); (c) FTF VRRS followed by cognitive TR (clinic-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS); (d) FTF VRRS followed by at-home unstructured cognitive stimulation (clinic-VRRS+@H-UCS); and (e) FTF cognitive treatment as usual (clinic-TAU). Results: An improvement in episodic memory was observed after the end of clinic-atDCS-VRRS (p < 0.001). We found no enhancement in episodic memory after clinic-ptDCS-VRRS or after clinic-TAU. Moreover, the combined treatment led to prolonged beneficial effects (clinic-atDCS-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS vs. clinic-ptDCS-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS: p = 0.047; clinic-atDCS-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS vs. clinic-VRRS+Tele@H-VRRS: p = 0.06). Discussion: The present study provides preliminary evidence supporting the use of individualized VRRS combined with anodal tDCS and cognitive telerehabilitation for cognitive rehabilitation. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03486704?term=NCT03486704&rank=1, NCT03486704
