The maintenance and repair of existing concrete structures in the field of civil engineering is very important and it needs engineers with broad experiential knowledge. The difficulties of structural damage assessment, diagnosing distresses and obtaining recommendations on materials and procedures for repair are sometimes more complicated. Seeking to apply a single form of knowledge representat...

The survival and life expectancy rates of people with traumatic and degenerative neurological conditions are increasing, sometimes up to several decades. Yet compared to the general population, people with a disability continue to experience poorer health and are at greater risk of developing secondary health problems and facing barriers to services they require. These trends have significant i...

Izawa KP, Watanabe S, Omiya K, Hirano Y, Oka K, Osada N, Iijima S: Effect of the self-monitoring approach on exercise maintenance during cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized, controlled trial. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2005;84:313–321. Objective: To evaluate the effect of the self-monitoring approach (SMA) on self-efficacy for physical activity (SEPA), exercise maintenance, and objective physical a...

1Unit of Occupational Rehabilitation & Ergonomics, Scientific Institute of Veruno, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, 28010 Veruno, Italy 2Department of Neuropsychology and Neurorehabilitation, University Medical Centre of Lausanne (CHUV), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland 3Spinal Unit, Special Medical Rehabilitation Hospital, 42223 Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 4Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics...

stroke is one of the most common diseases among the elderly with high personal and societal costs. in recent years, robotic rehabilitation for stroke has become an active area of research for assistance, monitoring and qualifying the rehabilitation treatments. the key issue needed for improving rehabilitation system is that patient feedback should be taken into account by the robotic rehabilita...

Chronic disorders of consciousness (DOC) represent severe central nervous system damage resulting in long-term disability and a significant burden to healthcare institutions patientsʼ families. DOC develop patients after coma are characterized by the presence wakefulness with complete or almost absence signs awareness. include vegetative state (VS) minimally conscious (MCS). The term prolonged ...

objectives: the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, a new and non-pharmacological approach to reduce memory and other cognitive deficits in alzheimer's disease. methods & materials: this study was a quasi-experimental research, in singlesubject study-with control group- and based on an a-b design. that was conducted in two groups of control and e...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary Rehabilitation for moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in primary care could improve patients' quality of life. METHODS This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a 3-month Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) program with a further 9 months of maintenance (RHBM group) compared with both PR for 3 months without further maintenance (RHB group) and usual care in improvi...