Violence, exclusion and the role of children and adolescents moral features in the sport domain: The save project

The prevention of violence and exclusion in the sport domain is one of the principal priorities of the European Union Programs. Sport Against Violence and Exclusion (SAVE) Project is an initiative co-founded by the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Commission, whose aim is to train coach to recognize and manage violent and exclusion episodes in the sport situation. According to the psychological literature, one of the predictors of aggressiveness and antisocial tendencies is morality. In particular, for what concerns children, a less mature moral reasoning is associated to a greater tendency to aggress, while for adolescents, the moral atmosphere, in particular, the perception of the coach norms, seems to have the greatest influence on their behavior. For this reason, an in-depth training for coaches has been developed within SAVE Project. Furthermore, a scientific research involving seven countries has been conducted. The current Editorial Letter shows one year progress of SAVE Project . This and other initiatives, if supported by scientific community, could be an inspiration for broader policy reform

Scintigraphy of the Domestic Dog Using [Tc-99m(Co)(3)(H2o)(3)]-C-60(Oh)(22-24)

In this study we performed the dynamic and static scintigraphy of the domestic dog, using the newly synthesized radiopharmaceutical, [Tc-99m(CO)(3)(H2O)(3)]-C-60(OH)(22-24). In the current study, an advanced one-step method for the functionalization of fullerenol by Tc-99m is described. Optical properties of as-prepared samples and the mechanism responsible for the functionalization were investigated using UV-VIS and FTIR spectroscopy, respectively. Also, the presence of the Tc complex on fullerenol was confirmed by using the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, HPLC and MALDI TOF techniques. This simple and effective method of producing a new radiopharmaceutical is of interest not only for its application in various areas of technology and biology, but also for investigating its potential use in radiation technology for nanoengineering of materials. With dynamic scintigraphy, performed during 30 minutes (120 frames, 15 sec per frame), we obtained ratios of heart, liver and spleen counts: 222/249/168; 178/320/217; 120/348/239 respectively. By static scintigraphy after 1 hour, we detected the activity in heart, liver, spleen and intestines. After 4 hours, the radiopharmaceutical activity was detected in salivary glands. The detection after 21 hours showed the activity in kidneys and urinary bladder, while the activity in intestines was absent. After 24 hours, we detected the activity in liver, spleen, kidneys and urinary bladder. Pharmacokinetic investigations performed in this study are of key interest for the further fullerenol in vivo research