The role of abnormal trading volume on Italian Stock Market is here investigated. According to Fama’s definition of Market Efficiency, no relevancy is left for trading volume. Prices fully reflect all the firm information, so that extra trading investor’s activity cannot have any informative power. In this paper, it is supposed that abnormal volumes can be considered as a signal for informed tr...

Background: Epilepsy is characterized by a persistent predisposition of the brain to generate epileptic seizures, due abnormal neuronal activity reflected as involuntary muscle movement. This disturbance may lead important hospital admissions, which differ in prevalence based on distinct age groups.

Background: Although some surgical techniques have been described for the operative treatment of unstableOsteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee, outcomes are variable and are not satisfying totally. The aim of thepresent study is to evaluate the outcomes of autogenous osteochondral grafting for OCD of the knee.Methods: In a case series study, from June 2014 to July 2015, ...

tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy is the modality of choice for diagnosis of meckel's diverticulum. interpretation of meckel's scan identifies a focal area of radiopharmaceutical uptake in the anterior abdomen similar to normal gastric mucosa. the activity must be of the same pattern and intensity as gastric uptake. we present a 13-year-old patient with gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia. tc-...

Abstract Abnormal behaviour can be an indicator for a medical condition in older adults. Our novel unsupervised statistical concept drift detection approach uses variational autoencoders estimating the parameters hypothesis test abnormal days. As feature, Kullback–Leibler divergence of activity probability maps derived from power and motion sensors were used. We showed general feasibility (min....

OBJECTIVES This study assessed whether repeated experience with a physical activity leads to increased risk taking and compared what factors (risk appraisals, emotion ratings, child attributes) predict risk taking before and after practice doing the activity. METHOD Children 7 to 12 years of age participated in an ecologically valid risk-taking task in which they chose the highest height at w...

BACKGROUND: The present paper intends to contribute to the debate on the usefulness and barriers in applying theories in diet and physical activity behavior-change interventions. DISCUSSION: Since behavior theory is a reflection of the compiled evidence of behavior research, theory is the only foothold we have for the development of behavioral nutrition and physical activity interventions. Appl...

BACKGROUND Very few studies have explored the effects of age, time period, and cohort in association with biological, behavioral, economic, and environmental factors predictors on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) among Chinese children. METHODS We used data from a cohort study of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) between 2004 and 2011 (2004, 2006, 2009 and 2011)....