1. Beta–gamma phase-amplitude coupling as a non-invasive biomarker for Parkinson’s diseas : insights from Electroencephalography studiesTisa Hodnik, Stiven Roytman, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Uroš Marušič, 2024, review article Abstract: Phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) describes the interaction of two separate frequencies in which the lower frequency phase acts as a carrier frequency of the higher frequency amplitude. It is a means of carrying integrated streams of information between micro- and macroscale systems in the brain, allowing for coordinated activity of separate brain regions. A beta–gamma PAC increase over the sensorimotor cortex has been observed consistently in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Its cause is attributed to neural entrainment in the basal ganglia, caused by pathological degeneration characteristic of PD. Disruptions in this phenomenon in PD patients have been observed in the resting state as well as during movement recordings and have reliably distinguished patients from healthy participants. The changes can be detected non-invasively with the electroencephalogram (EEG). They correspond to the severity of the motor symptoms and the medication status of people with PD. Furthermore, a medication-induced decrease in PAC in PD correlates with the alleviation of motor symptoms measured by assessment scales. A beta–gamma PAC increase has, therefore, been explored as a possible means of quantifying motor pathology in PD. The application of this parameter to closed-loop deep brain stimulation could serve as a self-adaptation measure of such treatment, responding to fluctuations of motor symptom severity in PD. Furthermore, phase-dependent stimulation provides a new precise method for modulating PAC increases in the cortex. This review offers a comprehensive synthesis of the current EEG-based evidence on PAC fluctuations in PD, explores the potential practical utility of this biomarker, and provides recommendations for future research. Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson’s disease, electroencephalography, phase-amplitude coupling Published in DiRROS: 21.03.2024; Views: 55; Downloads: 33 Full text (604,09 KB) This document has many files! More... |
2. Animal pneuma : reflections on environmental respiratory phenomenologyLenart Škof, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: This essay is an attempt to propose an outline of a new respiratory animal philosophy. Based on an analysis of the forgetting of breath in Western philosophy, it aims to gesture towards a future, breathful and compassionate world of co-sharing and co-breathing. In the first part, the basic features of forgetting of breath are explained based on David Abram’s work in respiratory ecophilosophy. This part also introduces an important contribution to modern philosophy by Ludwig Klages. The second part is dedicated to reflections on what I understand as an unfortunate transition from soul and pneuma to spirit and Geist. Based on these analyses, I proceed towards an idiosyncratic thought on the nocturnal mystery of pneuma, with references to ancient Upanishadic and 20th-century phenomenological Levinasian thought. Based on these teachings, I argue that, at the bottom of her existence, the subject is a lung partaking in an immense external lung (Merleau-Ponty). In the fourth part of the essay, I extend my reflections toward comparative animal respiratory phenomenology and argue for the immense compassion for all our fellow breathing beings. Finally, in the concluding, fifth part of this essay, I am arguing for a future biocentric and breathful environment, signifying and bringing a new compassionate-respiratory alliance into the world. Keywords: pneuma, psyche, breath, animal breath, respiratory phenomenology, environmental philosophy Published in DiRROS: 07.03.2024; Views: 71; Downloads: 35 Full text (207,43 KB) This document has many files! More... |
3. Editorial : The intersection of cognitive, motor, and sensory processing in agingsUroš Marušič, Jeannette R. Mahoney, 2024, short scientific article Keywords: aging, sensory performance, motor performance, cognitive performance, multisensory integration Published in DiRROS: 22.01.2024; Views: 168; Downloads: 73 Full text (119,17 KB) This document has many files! More... |
4. Kulturna in jezikovna dediščina Hijacinta Repiča, frančiškana pri sv. Ani v KopruDiana Košir, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: Prispevek prinaša pregled zapisane zapuščine frančiškana Hijacinta Repiča (1863–1918) iz koprskega samostana sv. Ane. Arhivski viri so danes hranjeni na Domoznanskem oddelku koprske knjižnice, v Pokrajinskem arhivu Koper, v provincialnih arhivih reda manjših bratov v Ljubljani in Benetkah ter v samostanu sv. Ane. Avtorica jih analizira, opiše in umesti v slovensko kulturno zgodovino v Istri na prelomu 19. stoletja. Na temelju analize primarnih in sekundarnih virov se v novi luči predstavlja plodovito delovanje p. Repiča. Njegova prizadevanja za širjenje slovenske besede kažejo, da je bil – čeprav za samostanskimi zidovi – na prelomu stoletij eden od prvih predstavnikov slovenskega slovstva v Istri. Keywords: pater Hijacint Repič, frančiškani, samostan sv. Ane v Kopru Published in DiRROS: 08.01.2024; Views: 158; Downloads: 54 Full text (4,07 MB) This document has many files! More... |
5. A new approach towards a user-driven coastal climate service to enhance climate resilience in European citiesRoberta Paranunzio, Iulia Anton, Elisa Adirosi, Tasneem Ahmed, Luca Baldini, Carlo Brandini, Filippo Giannetti, Cécil J. W. Meulenberg, Alberto Ortolani, Francesco Pilla, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Coastal climate services play a crucial role in developing customised climate information for diverse end-users and stakeholders. To build climate-resilient societies, decision-makers should be empowered through easy access to powerful tools that enable timely adaptation to future and ongoing hazards. For this reason, fit-for-purpose climate services are needed to conduct accurate historical characterisation and projections for interpretative studies on climate- and water-related risks at the local coastal scale. The EU-funded SCORE project (Smart Control of Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities) utilises climate and marine services for the development of smart technologies that support nature-based solutions to address specific concerns, including rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and coastal flooding due to extreme weather events. As part of the SCORE project, decision-makers will be able to address climate change-related coastal effects in their own cities through novel participatory approaches (Coastal City Living Labs—CCLLs). As part of this framework, this work (i) discusses the main requirements for the identification of fit-for-purpose coastal climate services for local-scale impact studies in European coastal cities based on CCLL requests and prior knowledge and (ii) provides relevant parameters and features that fulfil the users’ needs. Keywords: ecosystem, ecosystem services, climate change adaptation, coastal climate service, urban areas, climate resilience, coastal hazards Published in DiRROS: 05.01.2024; Views: 187; Downloads: 75 Full text (1,62 MB) This document has many files! More... |
6. Is there a place for pantheism in (post-)Christian ecofeminist reconstruction of the God/Goddess–world relationshipNadja Furlan-Štante, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: This paper is an attempt to consider an alternative pluralist pantheism (Mary Jane Rubenstein) as the next step in the evolution of interpersonal, interspecies, and God–human–nature relationships and its possible realisation in (post-)Christian ecofeminism and its epistemology. It follows the methodology and epistemology of theological ecofeminism, which assumes that the oppression of women and the exploitation of nature stem from the same constellation of phenomena: patriarchal domination, dualistic anthropologies, and global hypercapitalism. Recognising that pantheism is a very complex phenomenon and should not be viewed as a single codified viewpoint, but rather as a diverse family of different doctrines, this paper understands pantheism primarily as the paradigm that asserts that everything is part of a divine unity consisting of an all-encompassing, manifested deity or God/Goddess. The paper first explains the pan-en-theistic turn in Christian ecofeminism as a tool for deconstructing the dominant Cartesian dualistic binaries and their symbolism and metanarratives, and as the first “safe” phase of transition from Christian anthropocentrism. From this standpoint, Grace M. Jantzen’s defense of pantheism as an alternative to transcendental theism is further explored as she argues that divinity is found “in” the physical and material world and nowhere else. The paper then moves to the second phase, proposed in the final part of the paper, on the possibility of the theoretical adoption of pluralist pantheism in (post-)Christian ecofeminist ecotheology. Here, the question of the “fear and horror of pantheism” in Western thought is discussed. Keywords: ecofeminist theology, nature, pan-en-theism, pluralistic pantheism Published in DiRROS: 05.01.2024; Views: 193; Downloads: 76 Full text (229,84 KB) This document has many files! More... |
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8. Infuence of age on force and re‑lengthening dynamics after tetanic stimulation withdrawal in the tibialis anterior muscleM. Cogliati, A. Cudicio, M. Benedini, H. V. Cabral, Francesco Negro, Carlo Reggiani, C. Orizio, 2023, original scientific article Keywords: aging, rate of torque reduction, relaxation process, stimulation Published in DiRROS: 18.12.2023; Views: 161; Downloads: 76 Full text (1,64 MB) This document has many files! More... |
9. Effects of a 2-year exercise training on neuromuscular system health in older individuals with low muscle functionElena Monti, Sara Tagliaferri, Sandra Zampieri, Fabio Sarto, Giuseppe Sirago, Martino V. Franchi, Andrea Ticinesi, Yari Longobucco, Elisa Adorni, Marco Vicenzo Narici, 2023, original scientific article Keywords: skeletal muscles, C-terminal agrin fragment, neurofilament light chain, exercise interventions, sarcopenia, elderly Published in DiRROS: 15.12.2023; Views: 209; Downloads: 81 Full text (487,80 KB) This document has many files! More... |
10. Upregulation of sarcolemmal hemichannels and inflammatory transcripts with neuromuscular junction instability during lower limb unloading in humansGiuseppe Sirago, Julián Candia, Martino V. Franchi, Fabio Sarto, Elena Monti, Luana Toniolo, Carlo Reggiani, Emiliana Giacomello, Sandra Zampieri, Marco Vicenzo Narici, 2023, original scientific article Keywords: skeletal muscles, neuromuscular junction, sarcolemmal hemichannels, lower limb Published in DiRROS: 14.12.2023; Views: 213; Downloads: 80 Full text (4,79 MB) This document has many files! More... |