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International fitness scale (IFIS): association with motor performance in children with obesity [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health; and compared with their normal-weight peers, these individuals tend to have a lower level of self-confidence, and consequently lower ...
Mariangela Valentina Puci, Caterina Cavallo, Alessandro Gatti, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Daniela Lucini, Valeria Calcaterra, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Nicola Lovecchio, Matteo Vandoni   +8 more
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Are anthropometric characteristics powerful markers to predict the Cooper Run Test? Actual Caucasian data [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a powerful marker of cardiovascular health, especially in youth. Several field tests can provide accurate measurement of CRF, the Cooper Run Test (CRT) is generally preferred by physical education (PE ...
Gianluca Azzali, Massimo Bellato, Matteo Giuriato, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Matteo Vandoni, Gabriele Ceccarelli, Nicola Lovecchio   +6 more
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The Effectiveness of Adapted Personalized Motor Activity (AMPA) to Improve Health in Individuals with Mental Disorders and Physical Comorbidities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sports, 2022
Mental disorders are highly prevalent worldwide and have a high impact on daily functioning. Exercise therapy was found to improve health of individuals with physical and mental disorders.
Vito Lamberti, Stefano Palermi, Andrea Franceschin, Giovanni Scapol, Vincenzo Lamberti, Chiara Lamberti, Marco Vecchiato, Rocco Spera, Felice Sirico, Elisabetta Della Valle   +9 more
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The Temporal Association between Body Characteristics and Speed Performance over Twenty-Five Years in Italian Adolescents

Children, 2022
Background: Physical fitness (PF) is positively related to skeletal and metabolic health, and it had an inverse relation with obesity. Adolescents with obesity have the worst performance in PF and speed-agility (SA) that contributes to an augmented risk ...
Matteo Vandoni, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Annalisa De Silvestri, Nicola Lovecchio, Antonio Rovida, Alessandro Gatti, Valentina Biagioli, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Valeria Calcaterra   +8 more
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Exergames to Limit Weight Gain and to Fight Sedentarism in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

Children, 2023
Exergames are defined as digital games that require bodily movements to play, stimulating an active gaming experience to function as a form of physical activity (PA).
Valeria Calcaterra, Matteo Vandoni, Luca Marin, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Virginia Rossi, Alessandro Gatti, Pamela Patanè, Caterina Cavallo, Fabio Re, Ilaria Albanese, Dario Silvestri, Alessandro De Nunzio, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti   +12 more
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Intensive Rehabilitation Program in Arterial Occlusive Disease Patients

Applied Sciences, 2021
Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) limits walking efficiency and distance. The main disabling symptom is vasculopathy that leads to claudicatio intermittens and limits walking efficiency.
Luca Marin, Nicola Lovecchio, Adam Kawczynski, Massimiliano Febbi, Dario Silvestri, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Raffaele Gibellini, Matteo Vandoni   +7 more
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Motor Skills and Executive Functions in Pediatric Patients with Down Syndrome: A Challenge for Tailoring Physical Activity Interventions

Pediatric Reports, 2023
Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal disorders. In addition to this variety of dysmorphic features. DS is also associated with a wide range of diseases and related comorbidities affecting different organs and systems.
Matteo Vandoni, Matteo Giuriato, Agnese Pirazzi, Sara Zanelli, Francesca Gaboardi, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Alessandra Anna Gazzarri, Paola Baldassarre, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Valeria Calcaterra   +9 more
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Simulation of a flat folding nano-swimmer confined in a nanopore [PDF]

Phys.Fluids 33, 122001 (2021), 2021
We use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the displacement of a simple butterfly-like molecular motor inside nanopores of various radii filled with a viscous medium. The medium is modeled with a versatile potential that may be adjusted to represent a large number of materials. It was found previously that the motor folding not only increases
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Self-Declared Physical Activity Levels and Self-Reported Physical Fitness in a Sample of Italian Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2022
Only 20% of children worldwide reach the suggested physical activity (PA) levels, and the COVID-19 restrictions seemed to have worsened this situation.
Alessandro Gatti, Lorenzo Pugliese, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Marco Del Bianco, Matteo Vandoni, Nicola Lovecchio   +5 more
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The Role of Crowd Support on Home Advantage during COVID-19 Restrictions on Italian Football Competitions. Comparison between 2018–19 and 2020–21 Seasons of the Italian Serie A and Serie B Championships

Sports, 2022
The home advantage (HA) affects football competitions, especially due to the presence of crowd support. Even though several studies demonstrated that HA (which is influenced by the crowd) decreased in recent years, the empty stadia caused by COVID-19 ...
Matteo Vandoni, Ottavia E. Ferraro, Alessandro Gatti, Luca Marin, Matteo Giuriato, Dario Silvestri, Nicola Lovecchio, Mariangela V. Puci, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino   +8 more
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