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How trace element distributions can be used to probe human exposure to atmospheric fallout
2011
Medical literature recognised several effects of human exposure to inhalation of air dispersed particles that could induce pulmonary diseases, but the hypothesis that reactions occurring between inhaled particles and human respiratory fluids could involve trace element leaching was poorly understood and only a scarce literature about in-vitro experiments suggested it. The present research was carried out on a group of volunteer patients exposed to the natural inhalation of atmospheric particles in a highly anthropized area close to Mt. Etna under explosive volcanic eruption in Summer 2001. Collected data shoed, for the first time, that the dissolution of inhaled solids influenced the chemis…
Balance confidence and functional balance are associated with physical disability after hip fracture
2012
Background. This cross-sectional study investigated the associations between balance confidence, functional balance, and physical disability among older people after hip fracture. Material and methods. The study utilizes baseline data of two randomized controlled trials (ISRCTN34271567 and ISRCTN53680197). The participants were 159 community-dwelling over 60-year-old people. Health, fracture status, the date and type of surgery, and contraindications for participation were assessed in a clinical examination. Balance confidence was assessed by the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) and functional balance by the Berg Balance Scale. Physical disability was assessed by a questio…
Comparación de implantes transmucosos con cuello convergente frente a implantes sin cuello
2022
En los últimos años, se han realizado varios estudios clínicos y revisiones sistemáticas para comparar los implantes “Bone-level” (BL) y “Tissue-level”(TL). Aunque los resultados de la última revisión sistemática realizada al principio de este trabajo de tesis que analizaba las diferencias entre los implantes dentales BL y TL en sitios únicos o múltiples no mostraban diferencias en términos clínicos y radiográficos, probablemente debido al uso del “Platform-switching” en la implantología moderna. Por otro lado, hay muy pocos estudios en la literatura que comparen los implantes BL y TL en términos de propiedades mecánicas, especialmente los implantes TL con cuellos convergentes, que son cada…
L'insolvenza nell'esperienza tedesca
2007
L''articolo contiene un''analisi del presupposto oggettivo della procedura fallimentare tedesca e della sua esperienza giurisprudenziale e dottrinale al fine di dimostrare punti di contatto e divergenze rispetto alla elaborazione della categoria italiana corrispondente. L''analisi, destinata a fornire una prospettiva diversa ad un volume collettaneo sullo stato di insolvenza, offre alcuni spunti per una migliore comprensione ed applicazione dell''art. 5 della legge fallimentare.
Le procedure d'insolvenza
2007
Il lavoro, redatto insieme al prof. Terranova, contiene un''esposizione della disciplina contenuta nel Regolamento 1346/2000 sulle procedure d''insolvenza, un''analisi della sua tecnica normativa e delle problematiche che, in questo decennio di applicazione, il testo comunitario ha sollevato.
Early signs of mobility decline and physical activity counseling as a preventive intervention in older people
2010
Genetic and environmental effects on hearing acuity and the association between hearing acuity, mobility and falls in older women
2010
Analysis of stability against falling by movement simulation in human walking
2014
Usability and acceptability of a fall monitoring system
2017
Falls and injurious falls affect one third of the older people. Those experiencing a fall might be unable to call for help remaining unattended for a long time. Pain, hypothermia and dehydration are common consequences. Additionally, ensuing fear of falling may reduce physical activity leading to functional decline and possibly institutionalization. Monitoring fall events the CONFIDENCE system could summon emergency assistance automatically thus reducing the negative consequences of falls. This thesis is part of the European FP7 project “Ubiquitous care system to support independent living” (CONFIDENCE) which developed a fall monitoring system based on three-dimensional (3D) localization of…
Obesity as a predictor of falls among older women
2012
In older people’s falls often lead to hospitalisation and lengthy recovery in health care institutions and this may be conducive to financial strain on health care systems. The propensity or risk of falling rises as the individual gets older and frailer. Fear of falling, previous history of falling, poor mobility, limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), side effects of medications, hazardous environment, poor vision and hearing, poor postural balance and gaits impairment are among the frequent factors that give rise to falls amongst older people. However, studies focused on obesity as a risk factor for falls are rarer. The aim of this study was to find out whether obesity increases…