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PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN AN INNER-CITY AREA OF PALERMO, ITALY

2008

Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Sicilian schoolchildren is one of the highest ever reported: indeed, prevalence of overweight and obesity appears to be nearly 40% at age 11 and over 25% at age 15. Excessive weight during childhood stems fromseveral interacting factors, including poor diet and exercise habits. The objective of this study was to evaluate in a sample of parents living in an inner-city area of Palermo, Italy, the perception of weight excess as a problem in childhood and the awareness about the role of physical activity, beliefs about contributors and parties having responsibility in counteracting the obesity crisis. Methods: A cross-sectional survey wa…

Efectos de un programa de fisioterapia respiratoria preoperatoria sobre la oxigenación y la función respiratoria perioperatoria en pacientes obesos m…

2014

introducción. Los pacientes obesos mórbidos muestran un mayor riesgo de hipoxemia y complicaciones pulmonares postoperatorias en comparación con los sujetos de peso normal. El propósito de este estudio fue determinar los efectos de un programa de fortalecimiento muscular inspiratorio preoperatorio (IMT) sobre la oxigenación arterial postoperatoria en los pacientes obesos mórbidos sometidos a cirugía bariátrica laparoscópica. Métodos. Cuarenta y cuatro pacientes con obesidad mórbida fueron asignados al azar para recibir cuidado preoperatorio habitual (grupo control, n = 21) o IMT preoperatoria (grupo estudio, n = 23) durante un mes antes de la fecha de la cirugía. Los datos sobre la oxigenac…

Cross‐sectional associations between physical fitness and biomarkers of inflammation in children : the PANIC study

2023

Background Systemic low-grade inflammation has been proposed as an underlying pathophysiological mechanism for cardiometabolic diseases. We investigated the associations of physical fitness with systemic low-grade inflammatory state in a population sample of children. Methods Altogether 391 children aged 6–9 years were examined. Cardiorespiratory fitness (maximal power output, Wmax) was assessed by a maximal cycle ergometer test and neuromuscular fitness by hand grip strength, sit-up, standing long jump, 50-metre shuttle run, static balance, sit-and-reach, and box and block tests. Body fat percentage (BF%) and lean mass (LM) were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. High sensitivit…

Application of Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy to Cultural Heritage: characterization and preservation of ancient paper artwork

2016

Within the cultural heritage the characterization and conservation of artworks based on paper represents a significant issue for both restorers and scientists. The paper deterioration is affected by the degree of hydrolytic and oxidative reactions which occur upon aging. Moreover, the durability of cellulose fibers depends on the intrinsic composition/structure of the paper as well as on the conservation conditions, such as temperature and humidity. The structural and dynamical characterization of the cellulose matrix and of the water confined within its pores is therefore of central interest. Our working hypothesis is that WATER DYNAMICS is one of the main determinants of paper degradation…

Powierzenie wykonywania władzy rodzicielskiej jednemu z rodziców żyjących w rozłączeniu na zasadzie art. 107 k.r.o

2018

Helsekommunikasjon som skreddersøm : en analyse av samvalgsverktøy og av helsepersonells holdninger til bruk av samvalgsverktøy

2016

Masteroppgave samfunnskommunikasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2016 Pasientinvolvering er et hett tema i dagens helse-Norge. Pasientene er mer aktive, krever mer informasjon og mer bestemmelsesrett enn tidligere. Denne oppgaven retter fokus mot hvordan helsepersonell opplever denne endringen. I studien undersøkes det hvordan metoden samvalg med bruk av digitalt samvalgsverktøy påvirker helsepersonells måte å kommunisere med pasienter på. Både hvilke muligheter og utfordringer det digitale beslutningsverktøyet gir for kommunikasjonen med pasienter, og hvilke holdninger helsepersonell har knyttet til dette vil undersøkes. For å belyse problemstillingen gis det et teoretisk rammeverk knyttet til …

Pedagogical approaches for e-assessment with authentication and authorship verification in Higher Education

2019

Checking the identity of students and authorship of their online submissions is a major concern in Higher Education due to the increasing amount of plagiarism and cheating using the Internet. The literature on the effects of e-authentication systems for teaching staff is very limited because it is a novel procedure for them. A considerable gap is to understand teaching staff' views regarding the use of e-authentication instruments and how they impact trust in e-assessment. This mixed-method study examines the concerns and practices of 108 teaching staff who used the TeSLA—Adaptive Trust-based e-Assessment System in six countries: the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Finland and Turkey.…

Global Trends in Scientific Research on Pediatric Obesity

2022

(1) Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze scientific production, collaboration among countries, and research topics focusing on pediatric obesity. (2) Methods: The papers that were included in the study were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection from Clarivate Analytics. A bibliometric analysis of several focuses, including journals of publication, subject categories, most frequent author keywords, and journal impact factors, was conducted. Social network analysis was used to recognize collaboration groups between countries and the co-occurrences of author keywords. (3) Results: A total of 12,171 research articles were published in 2036 journals classified under a v…

New Insights Into Causal Pathways Between the Pediatric Age-Related Physical Activity Decline and Loss of Control Eating: A Narrative Review and Prop…

2020

Research consistently suggests that loss of control (LOC) eating in children and adolescents is a key factor contributing to pediatric obesity and eating disorders. However, causes of pediatric LOC eating are yet unclear, and there is a lack of longitudinal research investigating the developmental processes contributing to LOC eating and related outcomes in youth. Physical activity is an understudied behavior that declines during middle childhood to adolescence and may exert an influence in the development of LOC eating via its impact on executive functioning. While physical activity levels and executive functioning have been linked to regulation of eating, no research has examined the mech…

Total and regional body adiposity increases during menopause : evidence from a follow‐up study

2022

For women, menopausal transition is a time of significant hormonal changes, which may contribute to altered body composition and regional adipose tissue accumulation. Excess adiposity, and especially adipose tissue accumulation in the central body region, increases women's risk of cardiovascular and metabolic conditions and affects physical functioning. We investigated the associations between menopausal progression and total and regional body adiposity measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography in two longitudinal cohort studies of women aged 47–55 (n = 230 and 148, mean follow-up times 1.3 ± 0.7 and 3.9 ± 0.2 years, mean baseline BMI 25.5 kg/m2). We also examin…