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Chitinase Signature in the Plasticity of Neurodegenerative Diseases by Russo, Cristina, Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino, Malaguarnera, Lucia

“…Several reports have pointed out that Chitinases are expressed and secreted by various cell types of central nervous system (CNS), including activated…”
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Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on passive viscoelastic components of the musculoarticular system by Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino, Di Fazio, Eugenia, Crimi, Claudia, Russo, Cristina, Malaguarnera, Lucia, Crimi, Nunzio, Cioni, Matteo

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) produces skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness, leading to impairments of exercise performance. The mechanical work…”
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Identifying the Effects of Age and Speed on Whole-Body Gait Symmetry by Using a Single Wearable Sensor by Casabona, Antonino, Valle, Maria Stella, Mangano, Giulia Rita Agata, Cioni, Matteo

“…Studies on gait symmetry in healthy population have mainly been focused on small range of age categories, neglecting Teenagers (13–18 years old) and…”
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Age differences in anticipatory and executory mechanisms of gait initiation following unexpected balance perturbations by Laudani, Luca, Rum, Lorenzo, Valle, Maria Stella, Macaluso, Andrea, Vannozzi, Giuseppe, Casabona, Antonino

“…Purpose An age-related decline in anticipatory postural mechanisms has been reported during gait initiation; however, it is unclear whether such decline may…”
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Age-Related Changes in Mobility Evaluated by the Timed Up and Go Test Instrumented through a Single Sensor by Mangano, Giulia R A, Valle, Maria S, Casabona, Antonino, Vagnini, Alessandro, Cioni, Matteo

“…Mobility across people with a large range of age was evaluated, for the first time, by using an instrumented timed up and go test (iTUG) based on signals…”
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Use of a Single Wearable Sensor to Evaluate the Effects of Gait and Pelvis Asymmetries on the Components of the Timed Up and Go Test, in Persons with Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation by Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino, Sapienza, Ilenia, Laudani, Luca, Vagnini, Alessandro, Lanza, Sara, Cioni, Matteo

“…The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test quantifies physical mobility by measuring the total performance time. In this study, we quantified the single TUG subcomponents…”
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Instrumented assessment of gait disturbance in PMM2-CDG adults: a feasibility analysis by Cirnigliaro, Lara, Pettinato, Fabio, Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino, Fiumara, Agata, Vecchio, Michele, Amico, Valerio, Rizzo, Renata, Jaeken, Jaak, Barone, Rita, Cioni, Matteo

“…Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are genetic diseases caused by impaired synthesis of glycan moieties linked to glycoconjugates. Phosphomannomutase…”
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Update on intensive motor training in spinocerebellar ataxia: time to move a step forward? by Lanza, Giuseppe, Casabona, Jacopo Antonino, Bellomo, Maria, Cantone, Mariagiovanna, Fisicaro, Francesco, Bella, Rita, Pennisi, Giovanni, Bramanti, Placido, Pennisi, Manuela, Bramanti, Alessia

“…Some evidence suggests that high-intensity motor training slows down the severity of spinocerebellar ataxia. However, whether all patients might benefit from…”
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Effects of predictability of load magnitude on the response of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to a sudden fingers extension by Aimola, Ettore, Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino

“…Muscle reflexes, evoked by opposing a sudden joint displacement, may be modulated by several factors associated with the features of the mechanical…”
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Learning Upright Standing on a Multiaxial Balance Board by Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino, Cavallaro, Carlo, Castorina, Gabriele, Cioni, Matteo

“…Upright stance on a balance board is a skill requiring complex rearrangement of the postural control. Despite the large use of these boards in training the…”
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Neuroactive Amino Acid Profile in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from a Clinical Sample by Randazzo, Martina, Prato, Adriana, Messina, MariaAnna, Meli, Concetta, Casabona, Antonino, Rizzo, Renata, Barone, Rita

“…Biological bases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) include both genetic and epigenetic causes. Patients with ASD show anomalies in the profile of certain…”
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Vitamin D Impacts on Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Patients with COPD Promoting Mitochondrial Health by Russo, Cristina, Valle, Maria Stella, Casabona, Antonino, Spicuzza, Lucia, Sambataro, Gianluca, Malaguarnera, Lucia

“…Skeletal muscle dysfunction is frequently associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by a permanent airflow…”
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Specificity of foot configuration during bipedal stance in ballet dancers by Casabona, Antonino, Leonardi, Giuseppa, Aimola, Ettore, La Grua, Giovanni, Polizzi, Cristina Maria, Cioni, Matteo, Valle, Maria Stella

“…Highlights • Benefits from ballet training were tested for stances with different foot positions. • Dancers had benefits for a familiar foot position,…”
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Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling of Different Duration on Viscoelastic and Electromyographic Properties of the Knee in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury by Casabona, Antonino, Valle, Maria Stella, Dominante, Claudio, Laudani, Luca, Onesta, Maria Pia, Cioni, Matteo

“…The benefits of functional electrical stimulation during cycling (FES-cycling) have been ascertained following spinal cord injury. The instrumented pendulum…”
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Anticipatory postural adjustments in reach-to-grasp: Effect of object mass predictability by Aimola, Ettore, Santello, Marco, La Grua, Giovanni, Casabona, Antonino

“…► Reach to lift an object modulated APAs as a function of mass only before the lift. ► Subjects responded using a “worst case scenario” in an unpredictable…”
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Synaptic plasticity modulates the spontaneous recovery of locomotion after spinal cord hemisection by Gulino, Rosario, Dimartino, Massimo, Casabona, Antonino, Lombardo, Salvatore Andrea, Perciavalle, Vincenzo

“…Several evidences have demonstrated that adult mammals could achieve a wide range of spontaneous sensory-motor recovery after spinal cord injury by means of…”
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Timing of muscle response to a sudden leg perturbation: comparison between adolescents and adults with Down syndrome by Valle, Maria Stella, Cioni, Matteo, Pisasale, Mariangela, Pantò, Maria Rosita, Casabona, Antonino

“…Movement disturbances associated with Down syndrome reduce mechanical stability, worsening the execution of important tasks such as walking and upright…”
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Delayed Benefits from Spaced Training When Learning a Precision Throwing Task by Casabona, Antonino, Lombardo, Luciano, Cioni, Matteo, Valle, Maria Stella

“…Spaced training produces gains in performance associated with memory consolidation, which develops between sessions (offline gain). Learning motor skills that…”
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Muscle-Derived Neurotrophin-4 as an Activity-Dependent Trophic Signal for Adult Motor Neurons by Funakoshi, Hiroshi, Belluardo, Natale, Arenas, Ernest, Yamamoto, Yuji, Casabona, Antonino, Persson, Håkan, Ibáñez, Carlos F.

“…The production of neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) in rat skeletal muscle was found to depend on muscle activity. The amounts of NT-4 messenger RNA present decreased…”
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The pendulum test as a tool to evaluate passive knee stiffness and viscosity of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Valle, Maria S, Casabona, Antonino, Sgarlata, Rosaria, Garozzo, Rosaria, Vinci, Maria, Cioni, Matteo

“…The pendulum test of Wartenberg is a technique commonly used to measure passive knee motion with the aim to assess spasticity. We used this test to evaluate…”
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