The self motor evaluation/assessment in professional training of learning support teachers

One of the most significant experiences of SISS on the motor –training plan, which allowed in some cases the implementation of activity of research-action, was the motor- sports laboratory. The activity of laboratory in the motor- sports field and the motor subjects, along with specific training, represents in the SSIS (Specialization School Teaching Secondary) area an innovative element. This also gave a strong contribute to the definition of a new professional profile of the teacher that has in it those transversal skills needed to promote a new teaching, finding the necessary balances between the cognitive moment and the applicative and operative one

Widening use of dexamethasone implant for the treatment of macular edema

Sustained-release intravitreal 0.7 mg dexamethasone (DEX) implant is approved in Europe for the treatment of macular edema related to diabetic retinopathy, branch retinal vein occlusion, central retinal vein occlusion, and non-infectious uveitis. The implant is formulated in a biodegradable copolymer to release the active ingredient within the vitreous chamber for up to 6 months after an intravitreal injection, allowing a prolonged interval of efficacy between injections with a good safety profile. Various other ocular pathologies with inflammatory etio­pathogeneses associated with macular edema have been treated by DEX implant, including neovascular age-related macular degeneration, Irvine–Gass syndrome, vasoproliferative retinal tumors, retinal telangiectasia, Coats’ disease, radiation maculopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, and macular edema secondary to scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy. We undertook a review to provide a comprehensive collection of all of the diseases that benefit from the use of the sustained-release DEX implant, alone or in combination with concomitant therapies. A MEDLINE search revealed lack of randomized controlled trials related to these indications. Therefore we included and analyzed all available studies (retrospective and prospective, com­parative and non-comparative, randomized and nonrandomized, single center and multicenter, and case report). There are reports in the literature of the use of DEX implant across a range of macular edema-related pathologies, with their clinical experience supporting the use of DEX implant on a case-by-case basis with the aim of improving patient outcomes in many macular pathologies. As many of the reported macular pathologies are difficult to treat, a new treat­ment option that has a beneficial influence on the clinical course of the disease may be useful in clinical practice

Surface Oscillations in Overdense Plasmas Irradiated by Ultrashort Laser Pulses

The generation of electron surface oscillations in overdense plasmas irradiated at normal incidence by an intense laser pulse is investigated. Two-dimensional (2D) particle-in-cell simulations show a transition from a planar, electrostatic oscillation at $2\omega$, with $\omega$ the laser frequency, to a 2D electromagnetic oscillation at frequency $\omega$ and wavevector $k>\omega/c$. A new electron parametric instability, involving the decay of a 1D electrostatic oscillation into two surface waves, is introduced to explain the basic features of the 2D oscillations. This effect leads to the rippling of the plasma surface within a few laser cycles, and is likely to have a strong impact on laser interaction with solid targets.Comment: 9 pages (LaTeX, Revtex4), 4 GIF color figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Let

Mean-Field Interacting Boson Random Point Fields in Weak Harmonic Traps

A model of the mean-field interacting boson gas trapped by a weak harmonic potential is considered by the \textit{boson random point fields} methods. We prove that in the Weak Harmonic Trap (WHT) limit there are two phases distinguished by the boson condensation and by a different behaviour of the local particle density. For chemical potentials less than a certain critical value, the resulting Random Point Field (RPF) coincides with the usual boson RPF, which corresponds to a non-interacting (ideal) boson gas. For the chemical potentials greater than the critical value, the boson RPF describes a divergent (local) density, which is due to \textit{localization} of the macroscopic number of condensed particles. Notice that it is this kind of transition that observed in experiments producing the Bose-Einstein Condensation in traps

Hallux valgus and fusion of the middle phalange of V ray

Hallux valgus (HV) is a foot deformity commonly seen in medical practice, often accompanied by significant functional disability and foot pain. Its prevalence in the adult population is in 23% in adults (18-65 years) and 35.7% in elderly people (over 65 years) and is higher in females (30% compared to males 13%). The anatomical variation of the lateral rays has been ascribed to the process of involution of the feet and of its functions and actions. The intermediate phalanges of the V ray can be fused or also reduced in volume. The aim of the study was to evaluate a possible association between HV and anatomical variation of V ray. The standard radiographs of 100 patients (M 21, F 79, mean age 53y) with clinical diagnosis of HV were analysed. The HV angle was 29.84 (range 16.9 - 62,5), the 1-2 intermetatarsal angle was 10.92 (range 6.93-16.63) and the hallux interphalangeal angle was 10.55 (range 1,8 – 35.3). In 98% of cases there was the presence of fusion of the phalanges. A series of 100 consecutive patients (M 25, F 75, mean age 48y) were also analysed and basing on the review of the standard radiographs the fusion of the middle phalange was found in 42% of cases. There are conflicting notions about aetiology of HV as well. Occupation, shoe wear, genetic predisposition, and pes planus have been implicated. Our study show a strong association between the HV and fusion of the middle phalange. The presence of an anatomical variation of the V ray could modify the biodynamic of the walk and consequently influence the development and progression of the HV

Efficient laser-overdense plasma coupling via surface plasma waves and steady magnetic field generation

International audienceThe efficiency of laser overdense plasma coupling via surface plasma wave excitation is investigated. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are performed over a wide range of laser pulse intensity from 10 15 to 10 20 W cm À2 lm 2 with electron density ranging from 25 to 100n c to describe the laser interaction with a grating target where a surface plasma wave excitation condition is fulfilled. The numerical studies confirm an efficient coupling with an enhancement of the laser absorption up to 75%. The simulations also show the presence of a localized, quasi-static magnetic field at the plasma surface. Two interaction regimes are identified for low (Ik 2 10 17 W cm À2 lm 2) laser pulse intensities. At " relativistic " laser intensity, steady magnetic fields as high as $580 MG lm/k 0 at 7 Â 10 19 W cm À2 lm 2 are obtained in the simulations