The Interval Kicking Program (IKP) as a Reprogramming Technique for the Soccer Player in an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Rehabilitation: A Technical Report

Introduction. We can state as technical-athletic gestural movements that we might call clinical (pivoting, cutting maneuvers, sidestep cuts, changes of direction) associated with ACL injuries. Objective. This technical report was conducted to research methods of reprogramming basic technical skills in the soccer player after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery. Technical report results. The Interval Kicking Program (IKP) is a model proposed as a neuromotor remodelling of basic gestures and techniques after an ACL injury in soccer player. The teaching progression is ordered regarding the diversified techniques of passing and receiving the ball. The volume, intensity, and progression steps are governed by 1) clinical status (i.e., type of injury, conservative/surgical treatment type, type of sport), 2) performance status, and 3) objective evaluative analysis of periodic follow-ups. The steps provid-ed by the IKP can be 15 and end with the introduction of the player into technical drills with the presence of opponents the first sessions include about 30 minutes of sport-specific, low-intensity exercises, while in the last ones, the volume remains constant, but the intensity and technical complexity of the movements increase. Conclusions. In this technical report, we have highlighted how IKP can be a teaching model for reprogramming basic technical skills in the soccer player after injury. It remains fair to point out how aberrant technical movement partners, side-to-side asymmetries, and postur-al dysfunction are predictive of the risk of compliance and second injury. Further studies and insights are needed to customize the reprogramming of the soccer player’s gestural movements during return to play. © 2023, EDRA S.p.A. All rights reserved

The 1980 earthquake in southern Italy: rescue of trapped victims and mortality.

A retrospective survey was undertaken on the health effects of the 1980 earthquake in southern Italy. The study population included 3619 people living in 7 villages situated near the epicentre of the disaster. The overall casualty rate (dead and injured) was 19.7%. Nearly all the deaths (192/202) occurred among trapped people who died before they could be rescued. Eighty per cent of all the trapped people were extricated within 2 days, mostly without the use of sophisticated means. The probability of survival decreased sharply, the longer the time before extrication. The crude mortality during the 18 months following the earthquake was 19.0 per thousand among the injured people who received treatment, and 14.1 per thousand among non-injured people. After age standardization, there was no significant difference between these two figures and the expected mortality figures for the Italian population in normal times (14.4 per thousand). These results stress the importance of providing rescue activities in the first 48 hours after the impact. Strengthening the self-reliance of the community in disaster preparedness is suggested as the best way to improve the effectiveness of relief operations. In disaster-prone areas, training and education in methods of rescue should be an integral part of any primary health care programme

Success of Endoscopic Pharyngoesophageal Dilation after Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

To assess clinical success and safety of endoscopic pharyngoesophageal dilation after chemoradiation or radiation for head and neck cancer and to identify variables associated with dilation failure

Justicia conciliatoria durante el liberalismo hispano en el Perú: el caso de Huamanga

The 1812 Constitution established the division of powers, except at local level. Mayors held powers in the internal government of towns and villages and were lay judges in settlements, an obligatory procedure for litigants and for resolving any dispute before the legal courts —district or provincial judges. Based on the case study of Huamanga, the pla - yers and the type of causes settled during the two stages in which the vice-royalty of Peru practised Spanish liberal politics —1812-1814 and 1820-1824— are analysed. The muni - cipal judicial culture was dominated by a series of changes and demands, which provide new perspectives towards an understanding of the convulsed times of the wars of indepen - dence of the Andes that sometimes extended to the early republic.La Constitución de 1812 estableció la división de poderes, excepto en el ámbito local. Los alcaldes tenían competencias en el gobierno interior de los pueblos y, al mismo tiempo, eran los jueces legos en las conciliaciones, un trámite preceptivo para los litigantes y para dirimir cualquier conflicto ante la justicia letrada —jueces de partido o audiencias. A partir del estudio de caso de Huamanga, se analizan los actores y la tipología de las causas dirimidas durante las dos etapas en que el virreinato del Perú ensayó la política liberal hispana —1812-1814 y 1820-1824. La cultura jurídica municipal estuvo dominada por una serie de cambios y reivindicaciones, que aportan nuevas perspectivas para comprender los convulsos tiempos de las guerras por la independencia en los Andes y que en ocasiones trascendieron a la temprana república

Photonic molecules and spectral engineering

This chapter reviews the fundamental optical properties and applications of pho-tonic molecules (PMs) - photonic structures formed by electromagnetic coupling of two or more optical microcavities (photonic atoms). Controllable interaction between light and matter in photonic atoms can be further modified and en-hanced by the manipulation of their mutual coupling. Mechanical and optical tunability of PMs not only adds new functionalities to microcavity-based optical components but also paves the way for their use as testbeds for the exploration of novel physical regimes in atomic physics and quantum optics. Theoretical studies carried on for over a decade yielded novel PM designs that make possible lowering thresholds of semiconductor microlasers, producing directional light emission, achieving optically-induced transparency, and enhancing sensitivity of microcavity-based bio-, stress- and rotation-sensors. Recent advances in material science and nano-fabrication techniques make possible the realization of optimally-tuned PMs for cavity quantum electrodynamic experiments, classical and quantum information processing, and sensing.Comment: A review book chapter: 29 pages, 19 figure

Scope

Scope, later retitled Centerscope, was published by the Boston University Medical Center to report on events at and around the Center

Applicazione del test di conferma rapido "single-tube" per Escherichia coli in acque di mare

« Rapid single-tube » confirmatory test for Escherichia coli ». The Authors carried out a survey about a new confirmatory «medium» for the fecal coliforms. The research included also the « rapid single-tube test » for the rapid identification of these microrganisms. The comparison with traditional method showed high rate of agreement