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Purpose: The KOOS questionnaire is used to assess the symptoms and function of patients with traumatic or degenerative knee pathology. The WOMAC score has been validated mainly in the context of knee osteoarthritis. The distribution of these scores in a non-diseased population is not known. The hypothesis was that KOOS and WOMAC scores were influenced by patients’ age, sex, and BMI. The primary objective of this study was to describe, for the first time, the distribution of KOOS and WOMAC scores in a healthy population based on age, sex, and BMI.

Mobile biometrics technologies are nowadays the new frontier for secure use of data and services, and are considered particularly important due to the massive use of handheld devices in the entire world. Among the biometric traits with potential to be used in mobile settings, the iris/ocular region is a natural candidate, even considering that further advances in the technology are required to meet the operational requirements of such ambitious environments. Aiming at promoting these advances, we organized the Mobile Iris Challenge Evaluation (MICHE)-I contest.

Didactic innovation, especially in the most recent period, has taken on differ-
ent connotations. It refers to a cultural and epistemological change that is re-
flected in the redesign of the educational models and teaching practices (Braga,

2017). In defining the didactic innovation, we often refer to the use of new tech-
nologies. But didactic innovation is not only related to the use of digital, it is also

The paper illustrates the first results of an exploratory research on
educational innovation. In the field of research, in-depth interviews were
carried out with university professors, which enabled the reconstruction of
a definition of didactic innovation which, although partial and provisional,
is based on the experience gained in the professional field and takes into
account the potential and limits of Italian academic context.
Key words: didactics, innovation, academic teachers’ training,