48 research outputs found
Repertorio del Fondo Carlo Giacon
No full textIt is the repertoire of a rich and important archival fund dedicated to Carlo Giacon, a major medieval philosophy Italian scholar. The fund comprises books of the author, other used by him with many notes, journal and newspapers articles, NBM documents.. The fund is stored at the “Medieval Philosophy Research Centre Carlo Giacon”, at the University of Padova. This repertoire has been necessary in a moment of reorganization of the material, and the drawing up has been revised by the Centre Director, professor Francesco Bottin,with the help of professor Ilario Tolomio, both from the University of Padova
Repertorio del Fondo Carlo Giacon
No full textIt is the repertoire of a rich and important archival fund dedicated to Carlo Giacon, a major medieval philosophy Italian scholar. The fund comprises books of the author, other used by him with many notes, journal and newspapers articles, NBM documents.. The fund is stored at the “Medieval Philosophy Research Centre Carlo Giacon”, at the University of Padova. This repertoire has been necessary in a moment of reorganization of the material, and the drawing up has been revised by the Centre Director, professor Francesco Bottin,with the help of professor Ilario Tolomio, both from the University of Padova
L'origine dell'anima nell'alto Medioevo. La fortuna della tesi di san Girolamo: Dio crea l'anima di ogni uomo che viene in questo mondo
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ESTIMATION OF FIELD SCALE TOPSOIL PROPERTIES OF AGRONOMIC INTEREST FROM PRISMA IMAGING SPECTROMETER DATA
No full textOn the 22 March 2019, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) launched the PRISMA satellite, having onboard a hyperspectral imager covering the 400-2500 nm range with 234 spectral bands and about 10 nm of bandwidth. The ground spatial resolution is 30 m, plus a panchromatic camera with 5 m spatial resolution. One of the potential application areas of this scientific mission is for precision agriculture applications, among which the mapping of field-scale variability of topsoil properties is of particular interest. PRISMA clear-sky hyperspectral images were acquired in autumn and spring 2019 over two agricultural areas, Maccarese (Central Italy), and Pignola (Southern Italy). An intensive soil sampling campaign was performed, using a ground sampling scheme adapted to PRISMA spatial 30 and 5 m (PAN) resolutions, in the fields where bare soil was exposed at the satellite acquisition dates. Soil texture (clay, silt, sand) and soil organic carbon (SOC) for the collected soil samples were then determined in the laboratory. The dataset was then used to test calibration and validation of PLS (Partial Least Squares) and Random Forest (RF) regressions, developed using PRISMA surface reflectance data. To this aim, several pre-treatment tests were performed. The results show that good results could be obtained especially for clay estimation
The effect of a multicomponent dual-modality exercise program targeting osteoporosis on bone health status and physical function capacity of postmenopausal women
No full textABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Exercise is important for the prevention of osteoporosis and the reduction of fracture risk because it improves muscle mass and strength, besides improving balance. We evaluated the effect of a specific exercise program on bone mass and quality and physical function capacity in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density.
METHODS:
Participants (N = 125) underwent a bone mass (Dual X-ray Absorptiometry), bone quality (osteosonography), and physical functional capacity assessment. Fifty-eight of them took part in an 11-month exercise program (E), that included a multicomponent (strength, aerobic capacity, balance, joint mobility) dual-modality (on ground and in the water; alternating group and home-based exercise periods) exercise regimen. The others represented a control group (C) that did not exercise. After the exercise program all participants were reevaluated.
RESULTS:
After the training program: femoral neck T-score significantly improved in E; C significantly decreased all bone quality (osteosonography) parameters, whereas E showed no differences; E significantly improved all the physical function capacity parameters, while most of them decreased or did not change in C.
CONCLUSIONS:
A specific exercise program targeting osteoporosis improves physical function capacity, reduces physiological bone loss, and maintains bone quality in low bone mineral density postmenopausal women
Short-term adapted physical activity program improves bone quality in osteopenic/osteoporotic postmenopausal women
No full textBackground and aims: It is known that people affected by osteopenia/osteoporosis can benefit from an adequate amount of physical activity, counteracting the progressive loss of bone and muscle mass caused by aging. Moreover, there is increasing evidence that exercise has positive effects on bone structure. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects on bone tissue and muscular strength of a short-term exercise program in osteopenic/osteoporotic postmenopausal women. Methods: Forty-nine osteopenic/osteoporotic postmenopausal women were divided into 2 groups: exercise and control. All subjects underwent 2 evaluations: before and after a training period. Bone quality was assessed by phalangeal quantitative osteosonography, and maximal strength of leg extensor muscles was also evaluated. The experimental group participated in a specific supervised 20-week physical activity program that included aerobic, balance, and strength training. Results: After the training period, all bone parameters and lower-limb maximal strength were significantly improved in the exercise group (P < .05), whereas no significant changes were observed in the control group. Conclusions: Our study showed that a broad-based training protocol, lasting 20 weeks, can improve leg strength and bone quality parameters—main determinants of fall and fracture risk, respectively
