An Evaluation of Postural Balance in Single-leg and Double-leg Conditions in Patients with Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Healthy Controls

Purpose: Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) and rehabilitation, individuals undergo a series of evaluations to ensure a safe return to sports participation. The high re-injury rates that have persisted following ACL-R indicate that the current assessments may not be able to accurately identify persistent deficits. This investigation was designed to evaluate the balance control of ACL-R individuals and healthy controls in different task conditions (single and double le...

Urban Design and Resilient Cities: Simulating Crowd Behavior to Reduce Urban Risk

The growing incidence of natural and man-made disasters, exacerbated by climate change, has highlighted the role of urban planning and design in reducing the impact of the risks they pose. This refers to pre-disaster recovery planning (PDRP), an innovative practice that aims to improve the response of urban contexts affected by a disaster, with urban planning actions implemented in peacetime, i.e., before the disaster occurs. This paper presents a methodology that integrates agent-based simul...

Convergences for a virus-like evolving population driven by mutually-exciting Hawkes processes

Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Italian Cave Crickets (Dolichopoda): Toward a Better Understanding of Lineage Structure

Cave crickets of the genus Dolichopoda (Orthoptera; Rhaphidophoridae) represent a key component of cave ecosystems. In Italy, nine species are currently known, distributed from the northwestern regions to the southernmost Apennines, with occurrences also along various Tyrrhenian coastal areas and islands, including Sardinia. In this study, we focus on the Apennine region, where we sampled 18 populations of Dolichopoda spp. and sequenced mitochondrial markers (cox1 and 16S) from newly collecte...