Paola Contessa
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    Maccarone M, Paramento M, Passarotto E, Contessa P, Rubega M, Formaggio E, et al.
  
  
    Eur J Transl Myol
    . 2024 Dec;
    
    PMID: 39704219
  
  
          Scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal deformity characterized by a lateral deviation of at least 10° Cobb, categorized into idiopathic and non-idiopathic forms, caused by identifiable factors like congenital abnormalities, neuromuscular...
      
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    Maccarone M, Barzizza E, Contessa P, Biancato A, Caregnato A, Fontana R, et al.
  
  
    Eur J Transl Myol
    . 2024 Sep;
          34(3).
    
    PMID: 39258943
  
  
          This study aims to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the adherence to conservative AIS treatment. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is characterized by a lateral curvature of the spine of...
      
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    Paramento M, Passarotto E, Maccarone M, Agostini M, Contessa P, Rubega M, et al.
  
  
    PLoS One
    . 2024 May;
          19(5):e0303086.
    
    PMID: 38776317
  
  
          Background: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal deformity that affects approximately 4% of the world's population. Several hypotheses regarding the etiology of AIS have been investigated. In the last...
      
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    Paramento M, Rubega M, Marco R, Contessa P, Agostini M, Cantele F, et al.
  
  
    PLoS One
    . 2023 Oct;
          18(10):e0292864.
    
    PMID: 37824513
  
  
          Background: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of scoliosis. AIS is a three-dimensional morphological spinal deformity that affects approximately 1-3% of adolescents. Not all factors related to...
      
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    Mitchell C, Cler G, Fager S, Contessa P, Roy S, De Luca G, et al.
  
  
    Multimodal Technol Interact
    . 2022 Oct;
          6(8).
    
    PMID: 36313956
  
  
          This study introduces an ability-based method for personalized keyboard generation, wherein an individual's own movement and human-computer interaction data are used to automatically compute a personalized virtual keyboard layout. Our...
      
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    Mitchell C, Cler G, Fager S, Contessa P, Roy S, De Luca G, et al.
  
  
    Ext Abstr Hum Factors Computing Syst
    . 2022 Oct;
          2022.
    
    PMID: 36287777
  
  
          This study presents the evaluation of ability-based methods extended to keyboard generation for alternative communication in people with dexterity impairments due to motor disabilities. Our approach characterizes user-specific cursor control...
      
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    Vojtech J, Chan M, Shiwani B, Roy S, Heaton J, Meltzner G, et al.
  
  
    J Speech Lang Hear Res
    . 2021 May;
          64(6S):2134-2153.
    
    PMID: 33979177
  
  
          Purpose This study aimed to evaluate a novel communication system designed to translate surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals from articulatory muscles into speech using a personalized, digital voice. The system was...
      
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    Dotan R, Woods S, Contessa P
  
  
    Eur J Appl Physiol
    . 2021 May;
          121(9):2393-2411.
    
    PMID: 33966110
  
  
          Physical performance fatigue can be ascribed to both peripheral and central components. Central fatigue, however, is an elusive entity, consisting of cognitive/sensory component and presumably also a neuro-physiological component that...
      
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    Twardowski M, Roy S, Li Z, Contessa P, De Luca G, Kline J
  
  
    J Neural Eng
    . 2018 Dec;
          16(1):016012.
    
    PMID: 30524105
  
  
          Objective: Modern prosthetic limbs have made strident gains in recent years, incorporating terminal electromechanical devices that are capable of mimicking the human hand. However, access to these advanced control capabilities...
      
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    Contessa P, Letizi J, De Luca G, Kline J
  
  
    J Neurophysiol
    . 2018 Mar;
          119(6):2186-2193.
    
    PMID: 29537913
  
  
          The control of motor unit firing behavior during fatigue is still debated in the literature. Most studies agree that the central nervous system increases the excitation to the motoneuron pool...