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Francesca Latino is a researcher, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy. Her research interests focus on the improvement of physical function and cognition through exercise and physical activity. Furthermore, she is interested in the association between school-based physical activity and academic performance. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Aldo Moro in Bari.
Parents play a key role in the youth sports educational experience. They are responsible for the introduction of their children to physical or sporting education and their involvement has been associated with sport participation in early stages. The aims of this cross-sectional study were, first, to assess the perceived and desired parental involvement by children and, secondly, to examine their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with any specific behavior. 80 male soccer players filled the Parental Involvement in Sport Questionnaire (PISQ) before or after a training session in presence of a coach. PISQ results revealed excessive active involvement and pressure, insufficient praise and understanding and satisfactory directive behavior from children’s parents. Our findings suggest that excessive parental involvement can cause pressure on children who would prefer parental participation characterized by praise and understanding. A balance between a supporting involvement without putting too much pressure is needed by the parents. To prevent burnout and dropout and to facilitate future practice, parents should be counseled (possibly by a sport educator) on how to positively support their children concerning their sport experience.
Valerio Bonavolontà; Stefania Cataldi; Francesca Latino; Roberto Carvutto; Michele De Candia; Gioacchino Mastrorilli; Giulia Messina; Antonino Patti; Francesco Fischetti. The Role of Parental Involvement in Youth Sport Experience: Perceived and Desired Behavior by Male Soccer Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 8698 .
AMA StyleValerio Bonavolontà, Stefania Cataldi, Francesca Latino, Roberto Carvutto, Michele De Candia, Gioacchino Mastrorilli, Giulia Messina, Antonino Patti, Francesco Fischetti. The Role of Parental Involvement in Youth Sport Experience: Perceived and Desired Behavior by Male Soccer Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (16):8698.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValerio Bonavolontà; Stefania Cataldi; Francesca Latino; Roberto Carvutto; Michele De Candia; Gioacchino Mastrorilli; Giulia Messina; Antonino Patti; Francesco Fischetti. 2021. "The Role of Parental Involvement in Youth Sport Experience: Perceived and Desired Behavior by Male Soccer Players." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16: 8698.
Maintaining appropriate levels of physical exercise is an optimal way for keeping a good state of health. At the same time, optimal exercise performance necessitates an integrated organ system response. In this respect, physical exercise has numerous repercussions on metabolism and function of different organs and tissues by enhancing whole-body metabolic homeostasis in response to different exercise-related adaptations. Specifically, both prolonged and intensive physical exercise produce vast changes in multiple and different lipid-related metabolites. Lipidomic technologies allow these changes and adaptations to be clarified, by using a biological system approach they provide scientific understanding of the effect of physical exercise on lipid trajectories. Therefore, this systematic review aims to indicate and clarify the identifying biology of the individual response to different exercise workloads, as well as provide direction for future studies focused on the body’s metabolome exercise-related adaptations. It was performed using five databases (Medline (PubMed), Google Scholar, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library). Two author teams reviewed 105 abstracts for inclusion and at the end of the screening process 50 full texts were analyzed. Lastly, 14 research articles specifically focusing on metabolic responses to exercise in healthy subjects were included. The Oxford quality scoring system scale was used as a quality measure of the reviews. Information was extracted using the participants, intervention, comparison, outcomes (PICOS) format. Despite that fact that it is well-known that lipids are involved in different sport-related changes, it is unclear what types of lipids are involved. Therefore, we analyzed the characteristic lipid species in blood and skeletal muscle, as well as their alterations in response to chronic and acute exercise. Lipidomics analyses of the studies examined revealed medium- and long-chain fatty acids, fatty acid oxidation products, and phospholipids qualitative changes. The main cumulative evidence indicates that both chronic and acute bouts of exercise determine significant changes in lipidomic profiles, but they manifested in very different ways depending on the type of tissue examined. Therefore, this systematic review may offer the possibility to fully understand the individual lipidomics exercise-related response and could be especially important to improve athletic performance and human health.
Francesca Latino; Stefania Cataldi; Roberto Carvutto; Michele De Candia; Francesca D'Elia; Antonino Patti; Valerio Bonavolontà; Francesco Fischetti. The Importance of Lipidomic Approach for Mapping and Exploring the Molecular Networks Underlying Physical Exercise: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22, 8734 .
AMA StyleFrancesca Latino, Stefania Cataldi, Roberto Carvutto, Michele De Candia, Francesca D'Elia, Antonino Patti, Valerio Bonavolontà, Francesco Fischetti. The Importance of Lipidomic Approach for Mapping and Exploring the Molecular Networks Underlying Physical Exercise: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22 (16):8734.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesca Latino; Stefania Cataldi; Roberto Carvutto; Michele De Candia; Francesca D'Elia; Antonino Patti; Valerio Bonavolontà; Francesco Fischetti. 2021. "The Importance of Lipidomic Approach for Mapping and Exploring the Molecular Networks Underlying Physical Exercise: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 16: 8734.
The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to investigate the efficacy of an 8-week exercise programme conducted in e-learning mode on high school students’ academic performance. The aim was to examine the changes in physical fitness and learning outcomes during the enforced period of lockdown caused by outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of schools in Italy. Thirty high-school students (14–15 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 15) that performed an at-home workout programme (~60 min., twice a week), or a control group (n = 15) who received only a regular programme of theoretical lessons where no practice takes place. Both groups were synchronized in real-time with the physical education teacher. In order to assess students’ starting level and significant changes reached, at baseline and after training, a battery of standardized assessment motor tests (Standing long jump test, Harvard step test, sit and reach test, and butt kicks test), and an academic achievement test (Amos 8–15) were administered. In comparison to the control group at baseline and the end of the programme, the experimental group reported considerable improvements in motivation and concentration, significant anxiety reduction, and an increase in capacity to organize studying and to be more flexible. Moreover, it was possible to observe the efficacy of the workout to improve learning ability among practicing students (p< 0.001). No significant changes were found in the control group. The results suggest that a school-based exercise programme conducted online could be a powerful approach in order to achieve the best academic outcomes and for improving students’ physical fitness as well as their cognitive health.
Francesca Latino; Francesco Fischetti; Stefania Cataldi; Domenico Monacis; Dario Colella. The Impact of an 8-Weeks At-Home Physical Activity Plan on Academic Achievement at the Time of COVID-19 Lock-Down in Italian School. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5812 .
AMA StyleFrancesca Latino, Francesco Fischetti, Stefania Cataldi, Domenico Monacis, Dario Colella. The Impact of an 8-Weeks At-Home Physical Activity Plan on Academic Achievement at the Time of COVID-19 Lock-Down in Italian School. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):5812.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesca Latino; Francesco Fischetti; Stefania Cataldi; Domenico Monacis; Dario Colella. 2021. "The Impact of an 8-Weeks At-Home Physical Activity Plan on Academic Achievement at the Time of COVID-19 Lock-Down in Italian School." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 5812.
Background: The Italian government promoted social distancing, in which the suspension of any social event, suspension of all activities practiced in gyms, sports centers and their closure was ordered. The social distancing in the school environment and the use of strategies to limit viral infection are not very compatible with group motor activity and team sports. The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of a CrossFit program in order to mitigate the deficits in fitness caused by COVID-19 prevention measures and to evaluate the effects on self-efficacy in a group of young adolescents. Methodsː 30 healthy participants were randomly allocated into an intervention group (IG) that performed the 8 weeks CrossFit training program or control group (CG). Physical fitness tests (i.e., Squat, push-up, lunge, and 20 m run) and psychological measures Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy scale (RESE) were performed at baseline and after 8 weeks. Resultsː After 8 weeks, the intervention group showed significant improvements for all fitness tests (p < 0.0001). Additionally, higher scores for the RESE negative and positive (p < 0.0001) scales were found in the intervention group. No statistical differences were found in the control group except for the push up test. Conclusionsː the 8-week CrossFit intervention program could positively affect the general physical well-being and improve the emotional perceived self-efficacy in healthy adolescents.
Stefania Cataldi; Vincenzo Francavilla; Valerio Bonavolontà; Ornella De Florio; Roberto Carvutto; Michele De Candia; Francesca Latino; Francesco Fischetti. Proposal for a Fitness Program in the School Setting during the COVID 19 Pandemic: Effects of an 8-Week CrossFit Program on Psychophysical Well-Being in Healthy Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3141 .
AMA StyleStefania Cataldi, Vincenzo Francavilla, Valerio Bonavolontà, Ornella De Florio, Roberto Carvutto, Michele De Candia, Francesca Latino, Francesco Fischetti. Proposal for a Fitness Program in the School Setting during the COVID 19 Pandemic: Effects of an 8-Week CrossFit Program on Psychophysical Well-Being in Healthy Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (6):3141.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefania Cataldi; Vincenzo Francavilla; Valerio Bonavolontà; Ornella De Florio; Roberto Carvutto; Michele De Candia; Francesca Latino; Francesco Fischetti. 2021. "Proposal for a Fitness Program in the School Setting during the COVID 19 Pandemic: Effects of an 8-Week CrossFit Program on Psychophysical Well-Being in Healthy Adolescents." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 3141.
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the efficacy of an 8-week yoga-based physical exercise program to improve mental and emotional well-being and consequently reduce burnout among teachers. We considered yoga because it is a discipline that enhances body awareness and encourages the contact with nature and the respect for every form of life, with a view to a more sustainable and greener global system. We recruited 40 professional educators (40–47 years), teachers in a public high school who reported perceiving signs of stress and emotional discomfort. We randomly assigned the 40 professional educators to either an experimental yoga practice (~60 min, twice a week) group (n = 20) or a control group (n = 20) that received a nonspecific training program (~60 min, twice a week). At baseline and after training we administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory: Educators Survey (MBI-ES) and the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS) to assess teachers' perceived level of awareness and professional burnout. We found a significant Time x Group interaction for the MBI-ES and SMS, reflecting a meaningful experimental group improvement (p < 0.001). No significant pre–post changes were found in the control group. The results suggest that an 8-week yoga practice could aid teachers to achieve a greater body and emotional awareness and prevent professional burnout.
Francesca Latino; Stefania Cataldi; Francesco Fischetti. Effects of an 8-Week Yoga-Based Physical Exercise Intervention on Teachers’ Burnout. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2104 .
AMA StyleFrancesca Latino, Stefania Cataldi, Francesco Fischetti. Effects of an 8-Week Yoga-Based Physical Exercise Intervention on Teachers’ Burnout. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):2104.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesca Latino; Stefania Cataldi; Francesco Fischetti. 2021. "Effects of an 8-Week Yoga-Based Physical Exercise Intervention on Teachers’ Burnout." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2104.
Adult human heart hosts a population of cardiac primitive CD117-positive cells (CPCs), which are responsible for physiological tissue homeostasis and regeneration. While the bona fide stem cells express telomerase, their progenies are no longer able to preserve telomeric DNA; hence the balance between their proliferation and differentiation has to be tightly controlled in order to prevent cellular senescence and apoptosis of CPCs before their maturation can be accomplished. We have examined at cellular and molecular level the proliferation, apoptosis and commitment of CPCs isolated from normal (CPC-N) and age-matched pathological adult human hearts (CPC-P) with ischemic heart disease. In the CPC-P, genes related to early stages of developmental processes, nervous system development and neurogenesis, skeletal development, bone and cartilage development were downregulated, while those involved in mesenchymal cell differentiation and heart development were upregulated, together with the transcriptional activation of TGFβ/BMP signaling pathway. In the pathological heart, asymmetric division was the prevalent type of cardiac stem cell division. The population of CPC-P consisted mainly of progenitors of cardiac cell lineages and less precursors; these cells proliferated more, but were also more susceptible to apoptosis with respect to CPC-N. These results indicate that CPCs fail to reach terminal differentiation and functional competence in pathological conditions. Adverse effects of underlying pathology, which disrupts cardiac tissue structure and composition, and cellular senescence, resulting from cardiac stem cell activation in telomere dysfunctional environment, can be responsible for such outcome.
Daria Anna Nurzynska; Franca Di Meglio; Veronica Romano; Rita Miraglia; Anna Maria Sacco; Francesca Latino; Ciro Bancone; Alessandro Della Corte; Ciro Maiello; Cristiano Amarelli; Stefania Montagnani; Clotilde Castaldo. Cardiac primitive cells become committed to a cardiac fate in adult human heart with chronic ischemic disease but fail to acquire mature phenotype: genetic and phenotypic study. Basic Research in Cardiology 2012, 108, 1 -14.
AMA StyleDaria Anna Nurzynska, Franca Di Meglio, Veronica Romano, Rita Miraglia, Anna Maria Sacco, Francesca Latino, Ciro Bancone, Alessandro Della Corte, Ciro Maiello, Cristiano Amarelli, Stefania Montagnani, Clotilde Castaldo. Cardiac primitive cells become committed to a cardiac fate in adult human heart with chronic ischemic disease but fail to acquire mature phenotype: genetic and phenotypic study. Basic Research in Cardiology. 2012; 108 (1):1-14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaria Anna Nurzynska; Franca Di Meglio; Veronica Romano; Rita Miraglia; Anna Maria Sacco; Francesca Latino; Ciro Bancone; Alessandro Della Corte; Ciro Maiello; Cristiano Amarelli; Stefania Montagnani; Clotilde Castaldo. 2012. "Cardiac primitive cells become committed to a cardiac fate in adult human heart with chronic ischemic disease but fail to acquire mature phenotype: genetic and phenotypic study." Basic Research in Cardiology 108, no. 1: 1-14.
Daria Nurzynska; Franca Di Meglio; Clotilde Castaldo; Francesca Latino; Veronica Romano; Rita Miraglia; Germano Guerra; Luca Brunese; Stefania Montagnani. Flatfoot in children: anatomy of decision making. Italian journal of anatomy and embryology = Archivio italiano di anatomia ed embriologia 2012, 117, 1 .
AMA StyleDaria Nurzynska, Franca Di Meglio, Clotilde Castaldo, Francesca Latino, Veronica Romano, Rita Miraglia, Germano Guerra, Luca Brunese, Stefania Montagnani. Flatfoot in children: anatomy of decision making. Italian journal of anatomy and embryology = Archivio italiano di anatomia ed embriologia. 2012; 117 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaria Nurzynska; Franca Di Meglio; Clotilde Castaldo; Francesca Latino; Veronica Romano; Rita Miraglia; Germano Guerra; Luca Brunese; Stefania Montagnani. 2012. "Flatfoot in children: anatomy of decision making." Italian journal of anatomy and embryology = Archivio italiano di anatomia ed embriologia 117, no. 2: 1.