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2025

📖 Journal Article

Children With Fragile X Syndrome Display a Switch Towards Fast Fibres in Their Recruitment Strategy During Gait

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Piatkowska W, Guiotto A, Polli R, Bettella E, Liani V, Di Giorgio E, Sawacha Z

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 69(7), 582-591, 2025

🔗 DOI Link
📖 Journal Article

Neurobehavioral Outcomes Relate to Activation Ratio in Female Carriers of Fragile X Syndrome Full Mutation: Two Pediatric Case Studies

👥Di Giorgio E, Benavides-Varela S, Porru A, Caviola S, Lunghi M, Rigo P, Mioni G, Calignano G, Annunziata M, Valenza E, Liani V, Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Bettella E, Polli R, Sawacha Z, Murgia A

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(2), 771, 2025

🔗 DOI Link
🎤 Podium Presentation

Unsupervised identification of children with Fragile X syndrome among typically developing peers

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Liani V, Polli R, Bettella E, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

A step toward early prevention in diabetic foot: clustering of gait analysis data from a15 years follow up study

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Dalle Vacche M, Guiotto A, Guarneri G, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Minimum stiffness of dynamic AFOs for people with foot drop: a gait analysis study

👥Ramaglia Amadasi R, Beghetti F, Rogati G, Ortolani M, Sawacha Z, Leardini A, Caravaggi P

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Data imputation for gait analysis of children with Fragile X Syndrome

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

J3C, Padova, Italy, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Duration of muscle contraction as a key variable in FXS children classification from typically developing peers: an unsupervised approach

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Liani V, Polli R, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

ESMAC, Basel, Switzerland, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Similarities and dissimilarities in the gait patterns of children with Fragile X premutation and adults with Parkinson’s disease: is it a balance related issue?

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Polli R, Bettella E, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

International Congress on Fragile X Premutation associated conditions, Polignano a Mare, Italy, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Applying Supervised classification to children with Fragile X Syndrome gait: introducing Dynamic Time Warping

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Liani V, Polli R, Bettella E, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

ISB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Support Vector Machine applied to Fragile X EMG data: a machine learning approach using dynamic time warping

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Liani V, Polli R, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

ESB, Zurich, Switzerland, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Does muscle fiber recruitment strategy in children with Fragile x syndrome differs from typically developing children during gait

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Piatkowska WJ, Polli R, Liani V, Marino VA, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Stresa (VCO), Italy, 2024

🎤 Podium Presentation

Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach through Multisegment Foot Dynamics can efficiently support Diabetic Foot Prevention

👥Dalle Vacche M, Sarcina E, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), Stockholm, Sweden, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

On the Impact of Neuromuscular control in s 6-DOF knee model for application in sport injury prevention

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Zürich, Switzerland, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

Toward a Synergy-Based Ecological Framework for Application of Musculoskeletal Modelling in Clinics

👥Dalle Vacche M, Romanato M, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

ESMAC, Basel, Switzerland, 2025

🔗 DOI Link
🎤 Podium Presentation

Evaluating AI-driven markerless motion capture reliability for remote quantitative assessment of Parkinson’s disease

👥Rigoni G, Zazpe O, Dalle Vacche M, Spolaor F, Rizzetto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

🎤 Podium Presentation

A step toward early prevention in diabetic foot: clustering of gait analysis data from a 15 years follow up study

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Dalle Vacche M, Guiotto A, Guarneri G, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract ⭐ Best Poster Candidate

On the role of neuromuscular control in ACL injury mechanisms: development of a muscle-driven 6-DOF knee model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

National Group of Bioengineering (GNB), Palermo, Italy, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract

ACL-Related Motor Control Strategies Alterations: Insights from a Muscle-Driven 6-DOF Knee Model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), Stockholm, Sweden, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract ⭐ Best Poster Candidate

Comparison Of Methods For Estimating Neuromuscular Control Patterns Using A Muscle-Driven 6dof Knee Model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

ESB-ITA, Palermo, Italy, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract

A 6DOF knee musculoskeletal model for estimating Neuromuscular Control Patterns in drop landing: an EMG-informed approach

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

ESMAC, Basel, Switzerland, 2025

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract ⭐ Best Poster Candidate

Exploring neuromuscular control through EMG-informed modeling: a comparison of estimation methods for a 6DOF knee model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract

Towards clinical translation of EMG-informed models via synergy-based input reduction

👥Dalle Vacche M, Romanato M, Spolaor F, Rigoni G, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract

Predicting ground reaction forces from kinematics data: evaluating the impact of marker-based vs markerless dataprediction

👥Rigoni G, Zazpe O, Dalle Vacche M, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Cagliari, Italy, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract

Impact of minimization of muscle activation on joint mechanics

👥Capetta L, Rigoni G, Michele C, Sawacha Z

ESB 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Conference Abstract

Sensitivity of Inverse Dynamics to an AI-driven Markerless-Based Musculoskeletal Modelling Approach

👥Rigoni G, Zazpe O, Spolaor F, Cibin F, Monaco N, Sawacha Z

ESB 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Conference Abstract

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Exoskeleton-Assisted Rehabilitation on Gait in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

👥Spolaor F, Romanato M, Pegolo E, Fichera F, Rigoni G, Guiotto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESB 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Conference Abstract

On the Impact of Neuromuscular Control in a 6-DOF Knee Model for Application in Sport Injury Prevention

👥Dalle Vacche M, Pavan D, Rigoni G, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESB 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Conference Abstract

Machine learning models as imputation technique in gait analysis: Application to fragile x syndrome’s emg data

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Rigoni G, Sawacha Z

ESB 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Conference Abstract

Comparison of EMG-driven approaches in detecting neuromuscular control strategies in Parkinson’s disease

👥Rigoni G, Dalle Vacche M, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESB 2025, Zurich, Switzerland

📌 Poster Presentation

EMG-driven biomarkers for Fragile X Syndrome: a feasibility study using Dynamic Time Warping as a summary score

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Liani V, Polli R, Bettella E, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

ISB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2025

📌 Poster Presentation

Adoption of machine learning models as imputation technique to surface emg data acquired during gait: application to Fragile X syndrome

👥Beghetti F, Spolaor F, Rigoni G, Liani V, Polli R, Varagnolo D, Sawacha Z

ESB, Zurich, Switzerland, 2025

📌 Conference Abstract

ACL-Related Motor Control Strategies Alterations: Insights from a Muscle-Driven 6-DOF Knee Model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

ISB 2025, Stockholm, Sweden

📌 Conference Abstract

Framework for evaluating rehabilitation outcomes in Parkinson’s disease with an exoskeleton: an EMG-informed musculoskeletal modeling approach

👥Rigoni G, Romanato M, Spolaor F, Fichera F, Pegolo E, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ISB 2025, Stockholm, Sweden

📌 Conference Abstract

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Exoskeleton-Assisted Rehabilitation on Gait in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

👥Spolaor F, Romanato M, Pegolo E, Fichera F, Rigoni G, Guiotto A, Rizzetto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ISB 2025, Stockholm, Sweden

📌 Conference Abstract

Exploring neuromuscular control through EMG-informed modeling: a comparison of estimation methods for a 6DOF knee model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC 2025, Cagliari, Italy

📌 Conference Abstract

Towards clinical translation of EMG-informed models via synergy-based input reduction

👥Dalle Vacche M, Romanato M, Spolaor F, Rigoni G, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC 2025, Cagliari, Italy

📌 Conference Abstract

Evaluating AI-driven markerless motion capture reliability for remote quantitative assessment of Parkinson’s disease

👥Rigoni G, Zazpe O, Dalle Vacche M, Spolaor F, Rizzetto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC 2025, Cagliari, Italy

📌 Conference Abstract

Predicting ground reaction forces from kinematics data: evaluating the impact of marker-based vs markerless dataprediction

👥Rigoni G, Zazpe O, Dalle Vacche M, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC 2025, Cagliari, Italy

2024

🎤 Podium Presentation

Neuromuscular control patterns in Parkinson’s disease: comparison of different EMG-driven neuromusculoskeletal modelling approaches

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Stresa, Italy, 2024

🎤 Podium Presentation

Does muscle fiber recruitment strategy in children with Fragile x syndrome differs from typically developing children during gait

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Piatkowska WJ, Polli R, Liani V, Marino VA, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Stresa (VCO), Italy, 2024

📌 Poster Presentation

Application of dynamic time warping to Fragile X syndrome’s gait patterns: a supervised approach

👥Beghetti F, Varagnolo D, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Di Giorgio E, Liani V, Polli R, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Stresa (VCO), Italy, 2024

📌 Poster Presentation

What is the minimum stiffness of dynamic AFOs for people with foot drop? A gait-analysis based dynamic study

👥Rogati G, Beghetti F, Sawacha Z, Leardini A, Caravaggi P

SIAMOC, Stresa (VCO), Italy, 2024

📌 Poster Presentation

Unsupervised cluster approach to identify possible associations between phenotypes and gait motor control in children with Fragile X syndrome

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Guiotto A, Di Giorgio E, Liani V, Polli R, Rigoni G, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

ESMAC, Oslo, Norway, 2024

📌 Poster Presentation

Supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms to assist in the classification of methylation and size phenotypes in Fragile X syndrome based on gait analysis

👥Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Rigoni G, Beghetti F, Piatkowska W, Di Giorgio E, Liani V, Polli R, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

AI4H, Padova, Italy, 2024

📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability assessment of a 2D markerless motion capture system for Parkinson’s disease gait analysis

👥Rigoni G, Monaco N, Cibin F, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESB 2024, Edinburgh, UK

📌 Conference Abstract

Classification of different Fragile X Syndrome phenotypes: a cluster analysis approach

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Rigoni G, Guiotto A, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

ESB 2024, Edinburgh, UK

📌 Conference Abstract

AI-driven single camera markerless gait analysis in Parkinson’s disease for home-based rehabilitation: Reliability assessment

👥Rigoni G, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESB 2024, Edinburgh, UK

📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability and Repeatability Assessment of single camera 2D and 3D Markerless Approach for Sport Applications

👥Rigoni G, Cibin F, Monaco N, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

AI-driven single camera markerless gait analysis in Parkinson’s disease for home-based rehabilitation: Reliability assessment

👥Rigoni G, Cibin F, Monaco N, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

📌 Conference Abstract

Assessing the impact of a rehabilitation treatment with exoskeleton on gait and posture of Parkinson’s disease individuals

👥Spolaor F, Romanato M, Pegolo E, Fichera F, Rigoni G, Guiotto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Neuro-musculoskeletal modelling informed rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: Comparison between overground robotic training and physical therapy

👥Rigoni G, Romanato M, Pegolo E, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Fichera F, Volpe D, Cibin F, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Unsupervised cluster approach to identify possible associations between phenotypes and gait motor control in children with Fragile x syndrome

👥Spolaor F, Beghetti F, Guiotto A, Di Giorgio E, Liani V, Polli R, Rigoni G, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2024, Oslo, Norway

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Neuromuscular control patterns in Parkinson’s disease: Comparison of different EMG-driven neuromusculoskeletal modelling approaches

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC 2024, Stresa, Italy

📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability assessment of a 3d markerless body pose estimation in children with and without applying a multi camera triangulation algorithm

👥Rigoni G, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC 2024, Stresa, Italy

📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability assessment of imu-driven inverse kinematics in opensim: A proof of concept

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Spolaor F, et al.

SIAMOC 2024, Stresa, Italy

📌 Conference Abstract

Predicting neuromuscular control patterns that minimize ACL forces for injury prevention: proof of concept on a muscle-driven 6DOF knee model

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Pavan D, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), Oslo, Norway, 2024

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability assessment of IMU-driven inverse kinematics in Opensim: a proof of concept

👥Dalle Vacche M, Rigoni G, Lazzarini A, Corsini A, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Stresa, Italy, 2024

📌 Conference Abstract

Predicting ACL and PCL overloading for injury prevention through a 6DOF knee EMG-driven model

👥Rigoni G, Dalle Vacche M, Spolaor F, Pavan D, Sawacha Z

SIAMOC, Stresa, Italy, 2024

2023

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Simplified Muscle-Recruitment Strategy During Walking in Parkinson's Disease People: A Time-Frequency Analysis of EMG Signal

👥Di Nardo F, Romanato M, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Fioretti S, Sawacha Z

IRBM, Volume 44, Issue 6, 2023, 100798 • ISSN 1959-0318

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability of an AI driven 3-dimensional markerless motion capture system for on the field sport applications

👥Rigoni G, Monaco N, Casillas Martinez G, Cibin F, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, vol. 106, Suppl. 1, pp. S173-S174, 2023

🔗 DOI Link
📌 Conference Abstract

An artificial intelligence based 3-dimensional markerless motion capture system for indoor and outdoor sport applications

👥Rigoni G, Monaco N, Casillas Martinez G, Cibin F, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, vol. 105, Suppl. 1, p. S39, 2023

🔗 DOI Link
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Influence of different calibration methods on surface electromyography-informed musculoskeletal models with few input signals

👥Romanato M, Zhang L, Sawacha Z, Gutierrez-Farewik EM

Clinical Biomechanics, Volume 109, 2023, 106074 • ISSN 0268-0033

🔗 DOI Link
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Effects of a proprioceptive focal stimulation (Equistasi®) on reducing the biomechanical risk factors associated with ACL injury in female footballers

👥Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Ciniglio A, Cibin F, Sawacha Z

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1134702 (2023)

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 Frontiers
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Center of Mass-Based Posturography for Free Living Environment Applications

👥Romanato M, Guiotto A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

Clinical Biomechanics, Volume 104, 2023, 105950

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 ScienceDirect
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Editorial: The Role of Biomechanics in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Prevention

👥Saxby DJ, Catelli DS, Lloyd DG, Sawacha Z

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2023

🔗 DOI Link
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

The Effect of Custom Insoles on Muscle Activity in Diabetic Individuals with Neuropathy

👥Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Ciniglio A, Sawacha Z

Applied Sciences, 2023, 13(4), 2326

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Could an Exoskeleton-Driven Rehabilitation Treatment Improve Muscle Forces Generation in PD? - a Pilot Study

👥Romanato M, Fichera F, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 2023, 38, pp. 36–49

📚 Book Chapter

Musculoskeletal models

👥Sawacha Z

XLII Scuola Annuale di Bioingegneria dal titolo “The Bioengineering of Sport”. Ed. Patron. 2023

🎤 Podium Presentation

Comparison of two video-based metrics for assessing hypomimia in Parkinson’s disease

👥Pegolo E, Boldrini G, Ricciardi L, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 106, Supplement 1, 2023, Pages S180-S181

🔗 Abstract Link
🎤 Podium Presentation

Tailored plantar foot orthosis: FEM and gait analysis guided design and 3D printing

👥Guiotto A, Crosato M, Bertoncello E, Sawacha Z

iFAB Conference, Bordeaux, France, 19th-22th April 2023

📌 Conference Abstract

IMU-based ground reaction force estimation using OpenSim Moco

👥Bottini L, Di Raimondo G, Killen BA, Sawacha Z, Jonkers I

Gait and Posture, Volume 106, Supplement 1, 2023, P S48

🔗 Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Reliability of an AI driven 3-dimensional markerless motion capture system for on the field sport applications

👥Rigoni G, Monaco N, Casillas Martinez G, Cibin F, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 106, Supplement 1, 2023, Pp S173-S174

🔗 Link
📌 Conference Abstract

Are gait kinematics and muscle activity influenced by mosaicism type in Fragile X Syndrome?

👥Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Piatkowska W, Di Giorgio E, Liani V, Polli R, Casillas Martinez G, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 106, Supplement 1, 2023, Pp S181-S182

🔗 Link

2022

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Electromyography-informed modeling for estimating muscle activation and force alterations in Parkinson’s disease

👥Romanato M, Volpe D, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Sartori M, Sawacha Z

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 25(1), 14–26 (2022)

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 Taylor and Francis
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Quantitative assessment of training effects using EksoGT® exoskeleton in Parkinson's disease patients: A randomized single blind clinical trial

👥Romanato M, Spolaor F, Beretta C, Fichera F, Bertoldo A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2022, 28, 100926

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 ScienceDirect
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Could Proprioceptive Stimuli Change Saddle Pressure on Male Cyclists during Different Hand Positions? An Exploratory Study of the Effect of the Equistasi® Device

👥Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Albani G, Sawacha Z

Sports, 2022, 10(6), 88

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Different perspectives in understanding muscle functions in Parkinson's disease through surface electromyography: Exploring multiple activation patterns

👥Romanato M, Piatkowska W, Spolaor F, To DK, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 64, 102658

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 ScienceDirect
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Quantitative Evaluation of Hypomimia in Parkinson's Disease: A Face Tracking Approach

👥Pegolo E, Volpe D, Cucca A, Ricciardi L, Sawacha Z

Sensors, vol. 22(4), 1358, 2022

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

A Supervised Classification of Children with Fragile X Syndrome and Controls Based on Kinematic and sEMG Parameters

👥Piatkowska WJ, Spolaor F, Romanato M, Polli R, Huang A, Murgia A, Sawacha Z

Applied Sciences, vol. 12, 2022, p. 1612-1623

🔗 DOI Link
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Reliability and Repeatability of ACL Quick Check (R): A Methodology for On-Field Lower Limb Joint Kinematics and Kinetics Assessment in Sport Applications

👥Guiotto A, Ciniglio A, Spolaor F, Pavan D, Cibin F, Scaldaferro A, Sawacha Z

Sensors, vol. 22(1), 259, 2022

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

EMG analysis across different tasks improves prevention screenings in diabetes: A cluster analysis approach

👥Piatkowska W, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Sawacha Z

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 60, 2033–2046 (2022)

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 Springer
📚 Book Chapter

Towards the Use of Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling in Clinical Practice: A Feasibility Study in Parkinson Disease Patients

👥Romanato M, Volpe D, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Sartori M, Sawacha Z

Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation IV. ICNR 2020. Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol 28. Springer, Cham

🔗 Link
🎤 Podium Presentation

Biomechanical changes induced by Equistasi in elite female footballers

👥Ciniglio A, Spolaor F, Cibin F, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 97, Supplement 1, 2022, Pp S334-S335

🔗 Abstract Link
🎤 Podium Presentation

Machine learning approach to diabetic foot risk classification with biomechanics data

👥Guiotto A, Bortolami G, Ciniglio A, Spolaor F, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Cibin F, Silvestri F, Sawacha Z

Siamoc Conference 2022, Bari, 5th-8th November 2022

🎤 Podium Presentation

Biomechanics index for diabetic foot risk classification

👥Guiotto A, Bortolami G, Ciniglio A, Spolaor F, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Cibin F, Silvestri F, Sawacha Z

ESB Conference, Porto, 27-29 June 2022

🎤 Podium Presentation

Energy associated with slow and fast twitch muscle fibers in diabetics with and without neuropathy during gait

👥Piatkowska W, Spolaor F, Di Nardo F, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Sawacha Z

World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), Taipei

🎤 Podium Presentation

The effects of different midsole bending stiffness in sport shoes: a biomechanics study

👥Ciniglio A, Scaldaferro A, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z

World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), Taipei

📌 Extended Abstract

Recruitment of Gastrocnemius Lateralis during walking in Parkinson's Disease assessed by EMG analysis

👥Romanato M, Spolaor F, Volpe D, Fioretti S, Sawacha Z, Di Nardo F

2022 IEEE MeMeA, Messina, Italy, pp. 1-6

🔗 IEEE Link
📌 Extended Abstract

Open-MBIC: an Open-Source Android Library for Multiple Simultaneous Bluetooth Low Energy Connections

👥Zampato S, Bernardini CA, Sawacha Z, Rossi M

2022 IEEE MetroInd4.0andIoT, Trento, Italy, pp. 333-337

🔗 IEEE Link

2021

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Motion analysis for ACL injuries prevention in sport: A systematic review

👥Sawacha Z, Ciniglio A, Scaldaferro A, Spolaor F

MINERVA ORTHOPEDICS, vol. 72, p. 465-473 • ISSN 2784-8469

🔗 DOI Link
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Relationship between Muscular Activity and Postural Control Changes after Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) in Middle-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Patients: An Explorative Study

👥Spolaor F, Romanato M, Guiotto A, Peppe A, Bakdounes L, To DK, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

Sensors, vol. 21(2), 560

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Changes of Biomechanics Induced by Equistasi® in Parkinson’s Disease: Coupling between Balance and Lower Limb Joints Kinematics

👥Romanato M, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Bakdounes L, Baldassarre G, Cucca A, Peppe A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 59, 1403–1415 (2021)

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 Springer
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Influence of age on postural control during dual task: a centre of pressure motion and electromyographic analysis

👥Roma E, Gobbo S, Bullo V, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z, Duregon F, Bergamin M, et al.

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 34, p. 137-149

🔗 DOI Link
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Feasibility and reliability assessment of video-based motion analysis and surface electromyography in children with fragile x during gait

👥Sawacha Z, Spolaor F, Piatkowska WJ, Cibin F, Ciniglio A, Guiotto A, Ricca M, Polli R, Murgia A

Sensors, vol. 21(14), 4746

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

The design and simulation of a 16-sensors plantar pressure insole layout for different applications: From sports to clinics

👥Ciniglio A*, Guiotto A*, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z (*Equal Contribution)

Sensors, 2021, 21(4), 1450

🔗 DOI Link 🔗 MDPI
🎤 Podium Presentation

Quantitative assessment of a treatment addressing hypomimia in Parkinson’s disease

👥Pegolo E, Ricciardi L, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) Conference 2021, Digital Congress

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Characterization of EMG time-frequency content during Parkinson walking: a pilot study

👥Romanato M, Strazza M, Piatkowska W, Spolaor F, Fioretti S, Volpe D, Sawacha Z, Di Nardo F

2021 IEEE MeMeA, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 1-6

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2020

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Clustering classification of diabetic walking abnormalities: A new approach taking into account intralimb coordination patterns

👥Sawacha Z, Sartor CD, Yi LC, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Sacco ICN

Gait and Posture, 79, 33–40 (2020)

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Effects of Rapid Palatal Expansion on Chewing Biomechanics in Children with Malocclusion: A Surface Electromyography Study

👥Spolaor F, Mason M, De Stefani A, Bruno G, Surace O, Guiotto A, Gracco A, Sawacha Z

Sensors, 20(7), 2086 (2020)

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Muscular activation changes in lower limbs after underwater gait training in Parkinson's disease: A surface EMG pilot study

👥Volpe D, Spolaor F, Sawacha Z, Guiotto A, Pavan D, Bakdounes L, Urbani V, Frazzitta G, Iansek R

Gait and Posture, 80, 185–191 (2020)

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🎤 Podium Presentation

Changes in muscular and postural control after proprioceptive focal stimulation with Equistasi® device in middle-moderate Parkinson’s disease

👥Spolaor F, Romanato M, Guiotto A, Peppe A, Volpe D, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2020 • Gait and Posture, Volume 81, Supplement 1, Pp 350-351

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📌 Conference Abstract

A musculoskeletal model to perform high knee flexion tasks: Application to ACL injury prevention

👥Pavan D, Giacomini E, Van Rossom S, Hoang H, Jonkers I, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 81, Supplement 1, 2020, Pages 265-266

📌 Conference Abstract

On the field biomechanical analysis of side-stepping and landing mechanisms in rugby players

👥Pavan D, Ciniglio A, Cibin F, Fantin G, Meneghin B, Cazzolato A, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 81, Supplement 1, 2020, Pages 263-264

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An EMG-informed modelling approach to estimate muscle forces and activations in Parkinson’s disease subjects

👥Romanato M, Volpe D, Sartori M, Sawacha Z

ESMAC 2020 • Gait and Posture, Volume 81, Pp 297-298

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Intrinsic foot muscle forces: A possible biomarker of diabetes

👥Ciniglio A, Acquaviva M, Guiotto A, Tiago M, Hoang H, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Jonkers I, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, Volume 81, Supplement 1, 2020, Pp 64-65

2019

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) May Improve the Quality of Gait in Middle-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Patients: Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Randomized, Crossover, Italian Multicentric Study

👥Peppe A, Paravati S, Baldassarre MG, Bakdounes L, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Pavan D, Sawacha Z, Bottino S, Clerici D, Cau N, Mauro A, Albani G, Avenali M, Sandrini G, Tassorelli C, Volpe D

Frontiers in Neurology, 10, Art. no. 998 (2019)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Gait abnormalities in people with Dravet syndrome: A cross-sectional multi-center study

👥Di Marco R, Hallemans A, Bellon G, Ragona F, Piazza E, Granata T, Ceulemans B, Schoonjans A-S, Van de Walle P, Darra F, Dalla Bernardina B, Vecchi M, Sawacha Z, Scarpa B, Masiero S, Benedetti MG, Del Felice A

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 23(6), 810–818 (2019)

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2018

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

The impact of dynamic simulation on diabetic foot prevention: Two different approaches combining gait analysis and finite element modelling

👥Guiotto A, Bellè F, Rao G, Jacques A, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, 65, 131–133 (2018)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Effects of the Equistasi® neurological rehabilitation's device on Parkinson's disease patients’ gait

👥Spolaor F, Guiotto A, Pavan D, Arab Yaghoubi L, Peppe A, Paone P, Sawacha Z, Volpe D

Gait and Posture, 65, 309–310 (2018)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Gait and posture analysis in patients with maxillary transverse discrepancy, before and after RPE

👥Mason M, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, De Stefani A, Gracco A, Sawacha Z

International Orthodontics, 16(1), 158–173 (2018)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

A methodological framework for detecting ulcers’ risk in diabetic foot subjects by combining gait analysis, a new musculoskeletal foot model and a foot finite element model

👥Scarton A, Guiotto A, Malaquias T, Spolaor F, Sinigaglia G, Cobelli C, Jonkers I, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, 60, 279–285 (2018)

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2017

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Validation of plantar pressure simulations using finite and discrete element modelling in healthy and diabetic subjects

👥Aerts W, Scarton A, De Groote F, Guiotto A, Sawacha Z, Cobelli C, Vander Sloten J, Jonkers I

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 20(13), 1442–1452 (2017)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

SIAMOC position paper on gait analysis in clinical practice: General requirements, methods and appropriateness. Results of an Italian consensus conference

👥Benedetti MG, Beghi E, De Tanti A, Cappozzo A, Basaglia N, Cutti AG, Cereatti A, Stagni R, Verdini F, Manca M, Fantozzi S, Mazzà C, Camomilla V, Campanini I, Castagna A, Cavazzuti L, Del Maestro M, Croce UD, Gasperi M, Leo T, Marchi P, Petrarca M, Piccinini L, Rabuffetti M, Ravaschio A, Sawacha Z, Spolaor F, Tesio L, Vannozzi G, Visintin I, Ferrarin M

Gait and Posture, 58, 252–260 (2017)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Closed-loop EMG-informed model-based analysis of human musculoskeletal mechanics on rough terrains

👥Varotto C, Sawacha Z, Gizzi L, Farina D, Sartori M

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Art. no. 8009274, pp. 364–368 (2017)

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Underwater gait analysis in Parkinson's disease

👥Volpe D, Pavan D, Morris M, Guiotto A, Iansek R, Fortuna S, Frazzitta G, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, 52, 87–94 (2017)

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Comparison of lower limb muscle strength between diabetic neuropathic and healthy subjects using OpenSim

👥Scarton A, Jonkers I, Guiotto A, Spolaor F, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Cobelli C, Sawacha Z

Gait and Posture, 58, 194–200 (2017)

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2016

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Gait and posture analysis in patients with unilateral posterior crossbite, before and after RPE

👥Mason M, Spolaor F, Guiotto A, De Stefani A, Gracco A, Sawacha Z

International Orthodontics, 14(4), 450–464 (2016)

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Examining the relationship between sagittal plane kinematics, foot morphology and vertical forces applied to three regions of the foot

👥Hannah I, Sawacha Z, Guiotto A, Mazzà C

International Biomechanics, 3(1), 50–56 (2016)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Altered EMG patterns in diabetic neuropathic and not neuropathic patients during step ascending and descending

👥Spolaor F, Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Del Din S, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 31, 32–39 (2016)

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Towards the generation of a parametric foot model using principal component analysis: A pilot study

👥Scarton A, Sawacha Z, Cobelli C, Li X

Medical Engineering and Physics, 38(6), 547–559 (2016)

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Gait Analysis Driven 2D Finite Element Model of the Neuropathic Hindfoot

👥Guiotto A, Scarton A, Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 16(2), Art. no. 1650012 (2016)

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📚 Book Chapter

Models and Technologies for Diabetes (Modelli e Tecnologie per il Diabete)

👥Cobelli C, Facchinetti A, Guiotto A, Sawacha Z

XXXV Annual School of Bioengineering, Bressanone, Sept 26–29, 2016. Ed. Pàtron (Ch. 3)

2015

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

MOtoNMS: A MATLAB toolbox to process motion data for neuromusculoskeletal modeling and simulation

👥Mantoan A, Pizzolato C, Sartori M, Sawacha Z, Cobelli C, Reggiani M

Source Code for Biology and Medicine, 10(1), Art. no. 12 (2015)

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2014

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

3D finite element model of the diabetic neuropathic foot: A gait analysis driven approach

👥Guiotto A, Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Journal of Biomechanics, 47(12), 3064–3071 (2014)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Assessment of biofeedback rehabilitation in post-stroke patients combining fMRI and gait analysis: A case study

👥Del Din S, Bertoldo A, Sawacha Z, Jonsdottir J, Rabuffetti M, Cobelli C, Ferrarin M

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 11(1), Art. no. 53 (2014)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Comparison of markerless and marker-based motion capture technologies through simultaneous data collection during gait: Proof of concept

👥Ceseracciu E, Sawacha Z, Cobelli C

PLoS ONE, 9(3), Art. no. e87640 (2014)

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2013

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Association between Physical Activity Levels and Physiological Factors Underlying Mobility in Young, Middle-Aged and Older Individuals Living in a City District

👥Laudani L, Vannozzi G, Sawacha Z, della Croce U, Cereatti A, Macaluso A

PLoS ONE, 8(9), Art. no. e74227 (2013)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Relationship between clinical and instrumental balance assessments in chronic post-stroke hemiparesis subjects

👥Sawacha Z, Carraro E, Contessa P, Guiotto A, Masiero S, Cobelli C

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 10(1), Art. no. 95 (2013)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

The role of foot morphology on foot function in diabetic subjects with or without neuropathy

👥Guiotto A, Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Cristoferi G, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Gait and Posture, 37(4), 603–610 (2013)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Motion analysis of front crawl swimming applying CAST technique by means of automatic tracking

👥Ceccon S, Ceseracciu E, Sawacha Z, Gatta G, Cortesi M, Cobelli C, Fantozzi S

Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(3), 276–287 (2013)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Validation of plantar pressure measurements for a novel in-shoe plantar sensory replacement unit

👥Sawacha Z

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 7(5), 1176–1178 (2013)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Performance of an automatic tracking software for underwater motion analysis

👥Magalhães FA, Sawacha Z, Di Michele R, Cortesi M, Gatta G, Fantozzi S

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 12(4), 660–667 (2013)

📚 Book Chapter

Finite Element Modelling in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

👥Sawacha Z, Schrefler B

Modeling Methodology for Physiology and Medicine (2nd ed., pp. 527–544, Ch. 22). Academic Press (2013) • ISBN 978-0-12-411557-6

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2012

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Biomechanical assessment of balance and posture in subjects with ankylosing spondylitis

👥Sawacha Z*, Carraro E*, Del Din S*, Guiotto A*, Bonaldo L, Punzi L, Cobelli C, Masiero S (*Equal Contribution)

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 9(1), Art. no. 63 (2012)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Abnormal muscle activation during gait in diabetes patients with and without neuropathy

👥Sawacha Z, Spolaor F, Guarneri G, Contessa P, Carraro E, Venturin A, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Gait and Posture, 35(1), 101–105 (2012)

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Integrated kinematics-kinetics-plantar pressure data analysis: A useful tool for characterizing diabetic foot biomechanics

👥Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Cristoferi G, Guiotto A, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Gait and Posture, 36(1), 20–26 (2012)

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2011

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Markerless analysis of front crawl swimming

👥Ceseracciu E, Sawacha Z, Fantozzi S, Cortesi M, Gatta G, Corazza S, Cobelli C

Journal of Biomechanics, 44(12), 2236–2242 (2011)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Impaired gait in ankylosing spondylitis

👥Del Din S, Carraro E, Sawacha Z, Guiotto A, Bonaldo L, Masiero S, Cobelli C

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 49(7), 801–809 (2011)

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2010

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

A new classification of diabetic gait pattern based on cluster analysis of biomechanical data

👥Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 4(5), 1127–1138 (2010)

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📚 Book Chapter

Rehabilitative approach and disability management (Approccio riabilitativo e gestione delle disabilità)

👥Masiero S, Bonaldo L, Del Din S, Sawacha Z

Chapter 18 in "Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Therapy: Which Synergies?" Ed. Giovanni Arioli, Rheumatology Series, Fidenza (2010)

2009

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Characterizing multisegment foot kinematics during gait in diabetic foot patients

👥Sawacha Z, Cristoferi G, Guarneri G, Corazza S, Donà G, Denti P, Facchinetti A, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 6(1), Art. no. 37 (2009)

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📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Diabetic gait and posture abnormalities: A biomechanical investigation through three dimensional gait analysis

👥Sawacha Z, Guarneri G, Cristoferi G, Guiotto A, Avogaro A, Cobelli C

Clinical Biomechanics, 24(9), 722–728 (2009)

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2007

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

A new anatomically based protocol for gait analysis in children

👥Leardini A, Sawacha Z, Paolini G, Ingrosso S, Nativo R, Benedetti MG

Gait and Posture, 26(4), 560–571 (2007)

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2003

📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal

Relationships among cushion type, backrest height, seated posture, and reach of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

👥Sprigle S, Wootten M, Sawacha Z, Theilman G

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 26(3), 236–243 (2003)

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