BACKGROUND This study examines the underlying characteristics of adolescents attending Italian secondary school who expressed indifference towards or no interest at all in body art. METHODS A convenience sample of 4,277 secondary school students from the North Eastern Italy were surveyed with a self-reported questionnaire collecting extensive socio-demographic information. Multivariable logis...

BACKGROUND The practice of tattooing and piercing has expanded in western society. In order to verify young adults' knowledge of the risk and practices related to body art, an investigation was conducted among freshmen of the University of Bari in the region of Apulia, Italy. METHODS The study was carried out in the Academic Year 2009-2010 through an anonymous self-administered written questi...

Abstract Background In the last decades, body art practices such as tattooing and piercing have known an increasing popularity, mainly in young people. These procedures are associated with infectious non-infectious health risks. The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate knowledge risks related among undergraduate students from ten Italian universities. Methods A cross-sectional performe...

In this paper, we propose a surgical thread model in order for surgeons to practice a suturing task. We first model the thread as a spline animated by continuous mechanics. The suture is simulated via socalled ”sliding point” constraints, which allow the spline to move freely while constrained to pass through specific piercing points. The direction of the spline at these points can also be impo...