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Improved postural control after dynamic balance training in older overweight women
2010
Background and Aims: Many studies have reported a greater frequency of falls among older women than men under conditions which stress balance. Previously, we have found an improvement in static balance in older women with an increased support surface area and an equal load redistribution on both feet in response to a dynamic balance training protocol. The aim of the present study was to examine whether the same training program and body composition would have effects on the postural control of older overweight women. Methods: Ten healthy women (68.67 ± 5.50 years; 28.17 ± 3.35 BMI) participated in a five-week physical activity program. This included dynamic balance exercises such as heel-to…
Comorbidities of Lung Disease in the Elderly
2017
Comorbidities are common in elderly individuals with chronic respiratory diseases. They can affect disease manifestations and severity and can even impact management. Comorbidities can affect the treatment of the lung disease, particularly because of the interaction with the respiratory drugs. Thus, a multidimensional approach with multidisciplinary intervention is suggested for elderly respiratory patients, switching from a disease-oriented scheme to a dysfunction-oriented approach. Unfortunately, older individuals are often excluded from clinical trials because of advanced age and comorbidities. This article reviews the role of comorbidities in the management of respiratory diseases in th…
Cardiac Micro–Computed Tomography Imaging of the Aging Coronary Vasculature
2012
Background— Alterations at the level of the coronary circulation with aging may play an important role in the evolution of age-associated changes in left ventricular (LV) fibrosis and function. However these age-associated changes in the coronary vasculature remain poorly defined primarily due to the lack of high resolution imaging technologies. The current study was designed to utilize cardiac micro–computed tomography (micro-CT) technology as a novel imaging strategy, to define the 3-dimensional coronary circulation in the young and aged heart and its relationship to LV fibrosis and function. Methods and Results— Young (2 months old; n=10) and aged (20 months old; n=10) Fischer rats unde…
La pratica riflessiva nell’esperienza di tirocinio come strumento di formazione e orientamento alla professione di insegnante di sostegno di scuola s…
2022
A partire dall’approccio metodologico della Narrative Inquiry, è stata realizzata la raccolta e l’analisi di 418 relazioni di tirocinio di altrettanti tirocinanti in formazione che hanno frequentato nel periodo compreso tra gennaio e giugno 2021 il percorso di Specializzazione per le attività di sostegno per la Scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo. La ricerca intende mettere in risalto l’importanza della pratica riflessiva come dispositivo innovativo di sviluppo profes-sionale e orientamento sul proprio agire didattico, in una dimensione che coniuga le conoscenze teoriche e l’applicazione pratica delle stesse. L’analisi dei risultati conferma l’a…
Why use long acting bronchodilators in chronic obstructive lung diseases? An extensive review on formoterol and salmeterol
2015
Abstract Long-acting β 2 -adrenoceptor agonists, formoterol and salmeterol, represent a milestone in the treatments of chronic obstructive lung diseases. Although no specific indications concerning the choice of one molecule rather than another are provided by asthma and COPD guidelines, they present different pharmacological properties resulting in distinct clinical employment possibilities. In particular, salmeterol has a low intrinsic efficacy working as a partial receptor agonist, while formoterol is a full agonist with high intrinsic efficacy. From a clinical perspective, in the presence of low β 2 -adrenoceptors availability, like in inflamed airways, a full agonist can maintain its b…
Impact of extrafine formulations of inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting beta-2 agonist combinations on patient-related outcomes in asthma and COPD
2014
Nicola Scichilone,1 Alida Benfante,1 Luca Morandi,2 Federico Bellini,2 Alberto Papi21Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, Section of Pulmonology, University of Palermo, Italy; 2Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyAbstract: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the most common chronic diseases worldwide, characterized by a condition of variable degree of airway obstruction and chronic airway inflammation. A large body of evidence has demonstrated the importance of small airways as a pharmacological target in these clinical conditions. Despite a deeper understanding of the pathophysiologic…
Utilizzo clinico dell'agopuntura nel trattamento della sindrome oto-mandibolare.
2005
The effects of personality, risk and other-regarding attitudes on trust and reciprocity
2022
Abstract This paper reports experimental results on the determinants of trust and reciprocity in the context of a genuinely sequential, binary Trust Game. Apart from behavior in the main experiment, subjects’ risk attitudes and inequality aversion are elicited, as well as the traits of neuroticism and agreeableness, captured through the five-factor model. The findings suggest that trustors’ (first movers) behavior is affected by their loss aversion, while trustees’ (second movers) reciprocal behavior is not explained by any of their other-regarding attitudes, but, rather, by their agreeableness.
I cinque crateri
2015
Il contributo illustra i cinque crateri al Museo Archeologico Regionale ‘A. Salinas’ di Palermo, scoperti ad Agrigento nel 1841, offrendo un quadro di sintesi sui vari aspetti stilistici, iconografici e funzionali di questi preziosi vasi. Ci si sofferma in particolare sulla tipologia del rito funerario, di cui i suddetti crateri-cinerari sono espressione ricostruendo il possibile rapporto tra la loro funzione e le immagine e i miti che li decorano.
Le necropoli di Agrigento: rileggendo alcune immagini dipinte sui vasi
2014
La rilettura delle tematiche figurative di alcuni vasi restituiti dalle necropoli agrigentine lascia intravedere una elite colta della colonia geloa, alimentata dal contesto poltico-culturale costruito nell’Agrigento della tirannide emmenide. Si delinea inoltre un rapporto di ‘committenza’ tra botteghe attiche e aristocrazie coloniali, che scelgono o rifunzionalizzano i soggetti figurativi. Le immagini sono sfruttate per costruire l’identità socio-politica e religiosa di una élite, che con l’età delle tirannidi sembra raffinare il suo modo di autorappresentarsi attraverso l’immaginario mitico, grazie alla vivacità culturale e all’ambiente letterario creatisi attorno alla corte teroniana. Qu…