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Faculty Member Coauthor on New Paper
Dr. Gina Musolino is the coauthor on the paper “Technology in Rehabilitation: Ethical and Curricular Implications for Physical Therapist Education” to be published in the Spring 2012 issue of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education.Faculty Member Senior Author on New Paper
Dr. John Mayer, Lincoln Endowed Chair of Chiropractic & Biomechanical Research, and Coordinator of Research for the SPTRS, is the senior author on the paper “Lumbar Muscle Activity during Common Lifts: a Preliminary Study using Magnetic Resonance Imaging” to be published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics.Faculty Lead Author and Co-Author on Papers
Dr. Laura Swisher, Associate Professor was the lead author on one paper, “Evaluating Moral Reasoning Outcomes in Physical Therapy Ethics Education: Stage, Schema, Phase, or Type?” and co-author on another paper, “The development of moral judgment and organization of ethical knowledge in final year physiotherapy students,” recently accepted for publication in Physical Therapy Reviews. Physical Therapy Reviews is an international journal which aims to publish contemporary reviews, discussion papers and editorials within physical therapy.SPTRS Faculty Author Technical Note
SPTRS faculty Drs. Jason Highsmith, Huny Kim and Larry Mengelkoch, recently authored, along with adjunct instructor Jason Kahle and DPT 2011 graduate Amanda Young, a Technical Note, “A Method for Training Step-Over-Step Stair Descent Gait with Stance Yielding Prosthetic Knees” in the January 2012 Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. SPTRS Faculty Co-Author Three Journal Articles
Dr. Laura Swisher, SPTRS Coordinator of Professional Education and Dr. Gina Musolino, SPTRS Coordinator of Clinical Education were co-authors on articles published this month in Physical Therapy, the Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Swisher co-authored two articles, “New Perspectives on the Theory of Justice: Implications for Physical Therapy Ethics and Clinical Practice,” and “Moral Agency as Enacted Justice: A Clinical and Ethical Decision-Making Framework for Responding to Health Inequities and Social Injustice.” Dr. Musolino co-authored, “A Vision for Society: Physical Therapy as Partners in the National Health Agenda.”
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. Jason Highsmith, Assistant Professor is the co-author of the article, "3D printed tooling for thermoforming of medical devices" published in the Rapid Prototyping Journal.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. Gina Musolino, Associate Professor is the co-author of the article, “Assessing Reflective Thinking and Approaches to Learning Setting” to be published in the Fall 2011 issue of the Journal of Allied Health.
Faculty Member Lead Author on Article
Dr. Jason Highsmith, Assistant Professor is the lead author of the article, “Kinetic asymmetry in transfemoral amputees while performing sit to stand and stand to sit movements” to be published in the Summer 2011 issue of Gait & Posture.
School Director Contributes to New Edition of Textbook
Dr. William Quillen, Professor & SPTRS Director contributed case studies and lab activities to the 4th edition of Prentice’s Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation published this month by McGraw Hill Medical.
Faculty Contributes to New Textbook
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research, is the senior author or contributor to several chapters in the newly published textbook Evidence-Based Management of Low Back Pain.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research is a coauthor on the article, “Firefighters & Back Injuries: The New Study” which appears in the November 2010 issue of Fire Rescue Magazine.
Faculty Member Lead Author on Journal Article
Dr. Jason Highsmith, Assistant Professor is the lead author on the article. “Safety, energy efficiency, and cost efficacy of the C-Leg for transfemoral amputees: A review of the literature,” to be published this month in Prosthetics and Orthotics International.
School Director Co-Editor on New Textbook
Dr. William S. (Sandy) Quillen, Professor and Director, SPTRS, is a co-editor of the new textbook Athletic and Sports Issues in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation to be published by Saunders/Elsevier in November. It is the fourth volume in the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Review Article
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research is a coauthor on the review article, “North American Spine Society Contemporary Concepts in Spine Care: Spinal Manipulation Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain” which appears in the October 2010 The Spine Journal.
Faculty Member Author on Journal Invited Commentary
Dr. Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Professional Education is the author of an Invited Commentary to accompany the article, “A Phenomenological Approach to Ethics” in August’s Physical Therapy Journal.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research is a coauthor on the article, “Time-Course of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Evoked by Three Intensities of Lumbar Eccentric Exercise” which appears in the July 2010 Athletic Training & Sports Health Care.
Faculty Member Authors Special Issue Paper
Dr. Laura Swisher, Associate Professor is the author of the published special issue paper, “Moral Reasoning among Physical Therapists: Results of the Defining Issues Test” which appears in this issue of Physiotherapy Research International.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research is a coauthor on the article, “Treatment Considerations for elderly and Frail Patients with Neuropathic Pain” which appears in the March 2010 Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Faculty Member Lead Author
Dr. Seok Hun Kim, Assistant Professor is the lead author on the to be published article, “Robot-assisted modifications of gait in healthy individuals” which will appear in Experimental Brain Research.
Faculty Member Co-Author
Dr. Seok Hun Kim, Assistant Professor is a co- author on the to be published article, “Novel gait adaptation and neuro-motor training results using an active leg exoskeleton (ALEX)” which will appear in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. Jason Highsmith, Assistant Professor is the coauthor on the article, “Crossed four-bar mechanism for improved prosthetic grasp” which will appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation, Research and Development.
SPTRS Faculty Member Senior Author on Journal Article
Dr. Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Professional Education is the senior author on the upcoming Physical Therapy Journal perspectives article, “The Revised APTA Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist and Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant: Theory, Purpose, Process, and Significance”: Theory, Purpose, Process, and Significance” to be published in May.
Faculty Member Co-Author on Article
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research is a coauthor on the article, “Recommendations for the Pharmacological Management of Neuropathic Pain: An Overview and Literature Update” which will appear in the March 2010 Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Faculty Co-Author on Article
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research is coauthor of the to be published article, “Performance Integrated Self-Report Measurement of Physical Activity” which will appear in an upcoming issue of The Spine Journal.
SPTRS Faculty Member Lead Author on Journal Article
Dr. Jason Highsmith, Assistant Professor, was the lead author on an article, “Differences in the Spatiotemporal Parameters of Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputee Gait” published in the January issue of the Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics
News
USF SPTRS/USF Physical Therapy Center Designated as an Official Collaborating Organization of the STOP Sports Injuries Campaign
The USF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences and its faculty practice, the USF Physical Therapy Center have been designated as an official collaborating organization of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM)
STOP Sports Injuries Campaign. Every year, more than
3.5 million children age 14 and younger are treated for sports related injuries. Nearly
50% of all injuries sustained by middle school and high school students during sports are overuse injuries. Overuse injuries can cause permanent damage and increase the chances of surgeries and arthritis later in life. Physical Therapists play a vital role as community healthcare resources and advocates for young athletes. To schedule an appointment at the USF Physical Therapy Center for your young athlete call 813-974-8406. To learn more about the STOP Campaign visit:
www.stopsportsinjuries.org “Most sports injuries that affect children and adolescents can be treated effectively with rehabilitation. In fact, rehabilitation is the primary treatment for injured athletes. Furthermore, rehabilitation is necessary because the effects of injury may not disappear with rest. In addition, an active rehabilitation program reduces the incidence of long-term disability and recurrent or progressive injuries. Lastly, it encourages athletes with treatable conditions to remain active during their recovery.”
S.J. Anderson, MD in Care of the Young Athlete
Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Research (CNMSR)
Established at School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
In late April USF President Judy Genshaft signed the proposal to initiate the Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Research (CNMSR) within the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences. The Center will be an interdisciplinary clinical research enterprise designed to: develop and test novel prevention and treatment strategies for neuromusculoskeletal disorders; clarify the role of various therapeutic approaches in the successful and cost-effective management and promulgate guidelines for best practices for prevention and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Neuromusculoskeletal diseases and conditions are the largest self-reported medical conditions affecting adults in the United States today. The Center currently has over $2.5M in funded research underway supported by the Department of Defense, FEMA and corporate partners Otto Bock and WellTek/MedX. The Florida Legislature provided funding for the Center in the FY 13 state budget.
Faculty Member Selected by NASA to Participate in Spinal Deconditioning Injury Risk Summit
Dr. John Mayer, Lincoln Endowed Chair of Chiropractic & Biomechanical Research, and Coordinator of Research for the SPTRS has been selected by NASA to participate as a member of an Expert Panel to study “What Effect Spaceflight Deconditioning has on Injury Risk Due to Dynamic Loads.” This Panel will make recommendations regarding future research involving exercise countermeasures to protect the spine of space crews.
SPTRS Faculty Selected to Present at National Meeting
SPTRS faculty Drs. Kyle Watterson, Gina Musolino, Kevin Murdoch, and Heather Hartsell along with DPT 2012 graduate Stephen Noe have been selected to present Poster Sessions at the American Physical Therapy Association’s annual summer meeting, PT 2012, which will be held in Tampa, June 6-9, 2012
Congratulations DPT 2012 Class
On Saturday evening, May 5th, the twenty-eight members of the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2012 received their doctoral hoods and were welcomed into the physical therapy profession.
APTA Honors & Awards Program
Each year the American Physical Therapy Association honors outstanding achievements on the part of its members in the areas of overall accomplishment, education, practice and service, publications, research, and academic excellence. Award recipients are recognized in June with a celebration and reception at APTA’s Annual Conference and Exposition which will be held in Tampa this June.
SPTRS faculty who were nominated by their peers and selected for honors recognition at PT 2012 includes:
- Dr. Gina Musolino as a recipient of the Lucy Blair Service Award.
- Dr. Jason Highsmith as a recipient of the Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member Award.
SPTRS Does It Again
US News & World Report’s 2013 America's Best Graduate Schools edition includes more than 1,200 graduate and professional school programs in business, law, medicine, health disciplines, education, engineering, sciences, fine arts, library and information studies, public affairs, social sciences and the humanities. The rankings, based on data from experts regarding program quality and statistical markers gauging the quality of a program’s faculty, research and students has ranked the USF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences #63 out of the over 210 currently accredited physical therapy programs in the United States, up six places from its inaugural ranking in 2008. USF SPTRS is one of only three Florida physical therapy programs to be ranked in the top one-third nationally.
SPTRS Student Leaders Present at National Conference
DPT 2013 students Cory Woodworth and Christopher Bethart represented SPTRS at the National Society for Student Run Free Clinics Conference held in Long Beach, California.
SPTRS Faculty Lead Author on Abstract
Selected for Presentation at ACSM Meeting
Dr. John Mayer, Lincoln Endowed Chair of Chiropractic & Biomechanical Research, and Coordinator of Research for the SPTRS is the lead author on an abstract entitled, “Relationship Of Back Muscular Endurance With Anthropometric Measures In Firefighters” which has been accepted for presentation in a poster session at the 59th Annual Meeting and 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine of the American College of Sports Medicine being held in San Francisco, California, May 29- June 2, 2012.
Faculty Member Selected by AHRQ (1/26/2012)
Dr. John Mayer, Lincoln Endowed Chair of Chiropractic & Biomechanical Research, and Coordinator of Research for the SPTRS has been selected by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program to serve as a member of their Technical Expert Panel for a comparative effectiveness review entitled, “Spinal Fusion for the Treatment of Low Back Pain Secondary to Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease.” This review was recently nominated by CMS to help inform decision making about the treatment of degenerative disease of the lumbar spine.
Faculty Members Selected to Present at APTA Combined Sections Meeting (1/4/2012)
Faculty members Dr. Huny Kim and Ms. Jeannie Stephenson have been selected to present posters of their current research work conducted with other faculty members of the Morsani College of Medicine at the upcoming APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Dr. Kim will present "Effects of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt on Gait Performance in People with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus" and Ms. Stephenson will present "Quantification of Gait Performance in People with Friedreich Ataxia."
DPT 2015 Admissions Update (12/23/2011)
Applications for admissions to the USF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences DPT Class of 2015 closed on November 15th. Over 700 completed applications were received during this admissions cycle. All completed applications on file with PTCAS by the November 15th deadline were reviewed by the SPTRS Student Selection Committee. Students selected for the DPT 2015 class were notified by telephone this week with Letters of Offer/Acceptance Forms mailed to their permanent address. Other qualified students who have been placed on our Waiting List will be notified by mail in early January.
SPTRS Faculty Awarded $264,000 Veterans Reintegration Grant
School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences and Communication Sciences & Disorders faculty have received a two year $264,000 research grant, as part of the USF Tampa campus’ veteran’s reintegration program to study the occurrence of “Impairments in Balance, Gait, Vestibular and Hearing Functions in USF Student OEF and OIF Veterans Compared to a Control Group of Non-veteran Students.” Drs. Dolly Swisher, Huny Kim and Sandy Quillen from SPTRS will be joined by Dr. Theresa Chisholm from CSD in the conduct of the study.
Faculty Member’s Abstracts Selected for Presentation
Dr. Dolly Swisher, Associate Professor and Dr. Gillian Sadhi, Instructor were contributing authors of two abstracts, “Negotiating the Maze of Academic Healthcare: An Interprofessional Journey of Collaboration,” and “Don’t be Talking IPE With Silos on Your Mind” which have been selected for presentation at the 3rd Biennial Interprofessional Education Conference- Collaborating Across Borders III to be held in Tucson, AZ in November.
Faculty Members Selected to Present Poster at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Dr. Huny Kim, Assistant Professor and Ms. Jeannie Stephenson, Instructor have been selected to make a poster presentation, “Use of instrumented gait assessment in people with normal pressure hydrocephalus," at the upcoming Society for Neuroscience Meeting in Washington, DC in November.
SPTRS Faculty to Present at Sloan Consortium International Conference
Dr. Gina Musolino, Associate Professor has been selected to present, “Faculty Development: Blended Learning – Bridging Classroom to Clinic” at the 17th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning in Orlando in November.
Faculty Members Awarded FPTA Linda Crane Grant
Dr. Steven Ambler and Dr. Heather Hartsell have been awarded a Florida Physical Therapy Association Linda Crane Grant in the amount of $4,000 for their project, “Dynamically Designed Orthotics: The Effects on Foot Pressure, Balance and Gait in Subjects with Simulated Neuropathic Ulcers- Implications for the Diabetic Patient Population."
SPTRS Awarded $1.59 M from DOD for Musculoskeletal Research
The University of South Florida School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences has received a $1.59-million U.S. Department of Defense award for leading-edge musculoskeletal research intended to benefit active duty soldiers and veterans and improve military preparedness. The award will fund two major studies – one investigating whether a specific exercise training regimen may protect against low back injury in combat soldiers and the second evaluating the best prosthetic foot to accommodate soldiers and veterans with below-the-knee amputations who wish to return to active duty.
For more information…
Faculty Members Selected to Present at Educational Leadership Conference
Dr. Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor, Ms. Lynne Hansen, Faculty Administrator, Ms. Jeannie Stephenson, Instructor will present, "Longitudinal Integrative Student Evaluations Using Standardized Patients: Lessons Learned," and Dr. Gina Musolino, Associate Professor will present, "Health Care Reform: Implications for Preparation of Future Physical Therapists" at the 2011 APTA Education Section Educational Leadership Conference to be held in Clearwater Beach in October.
SPTRS Faculty Member Selected to Deliver Prestigious Lecture
Dr. M. Jason Highsmith, Assistant Professor in the USF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences has been invited to deliver the Brian Blatchford lecture at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Prosthetists and Orthotists (ISPO). The meeting is in London, England in October.
For more information…
Faculty Member Awarded APTA
Section on Health Policy and Administration Grant
Dr. Gina Musolino, Associate Professor, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000 for her project, “Evaluation of Florida PT Providers Level of Cultural Competence" by the Section on Health Policy and Administration, American Physical Therapy Association.
Faculty Members Selected to Present at FARA Symposium
Ms. Jeannie Stephenson, Instructor and Dr. Huny Kim, Assistant Professor have been selected to make a presentation, “Gait and Balance in People with Friedreich’s Ataxia" at the upcoming Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Symposium hosted by USF Health in August.
Faculty Member Selected to Present at ACSM Meeting
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln Chair has been selected to present a poster, “Lumbar Extensor Strengthening Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review” at the 58th Annual American College of Sports Medicine Meeting in Denver in June.
Saluting the USF Physical Therapy Center Coordinator
Dr. Kevin Murdoch, Assistant Clinical Professor and Coordinator of the USF Physical Therapy Center recently completed the requirements for his transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) degree through the University of Montana School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitative Sciences/Rehab Essential’s program. Building upon his entry-level MSPT degree from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and ABPTS Board Certification as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Kevin began the transitional DPT program in 2009 and completed his degree requirements earlier this spring semester.
Faculty Member Selected to Present at World Physical Therapy Congress
Dr. Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Professional Education for the SPTRS has been selected to lead an international team of academics in presenting, “Forging Links To Moral Action: Reaching Beyond Boundaries” at the 16th International WCPT Congress in Holland in June 2011.
Faculty Members to Present at PT 2011
Dr. Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Professional Education for the SPTRS will participate in a Preconference Course “Interprofessional Education: All Aboard!” while Dr. Gina Musolino, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education for SPTRS will present a poster, “Fostering Leadership in Doctor of Physical Therapy Education” and Dr. Steven Ambler, Assistant Clinical Professor will also present a poster, “The Use of a Diagnosis in Physical Therapy for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Low Back Pain” at PT 2011 in National Harbor, MD in June 2011
SPTRS Faculty to Present at VHA Chiropractic 6th Annual Meeting
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research has been selected to present, “Exercise Therapy for Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence” at the VHA Chiropractic Service 6th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.
Faculty Member Selected to Present at
AAMC Regional Meeting
Dr Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Professional Education, SPTRS along with Dr Alicia Monroe, Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, COM will present “Engaging Faculty in Interprofessional Education: Walking the Talk “ at the AAMC Spring 2011 Group on Regional Campuses/Group on Diversity and Inclusion Meeting in New Orleans.
Faculty Member Recognized at APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Dr. Alex Altamiranda, Assistant Clinical Professor was recognized at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting Opening Ceremony where he received his American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties designation as a Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS). Prior to joining the SPTRS faculty Dr. Altamiranda completed a Sports Physical Therapy Residency at ProAxis Physical Therapy in South Carolina and was a graduate of USF’s Charter DPT Class of 2008.
School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences (SPTRS) transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree Program News
The fall 2012 semester will begin on August 22nd.
Questions can be directed to:
tDPT-admissions@health.usf.edu
SPTRS Faculty to Present Keynote Lecture at Research Symposium
Dr. John Mayer, Associate Professor and Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical & Chiropractic Research has been selected to present the Keynote Lecture, “Evidence-based Management of Low Back Pain” along with colleague Dr. Simon Dagenais of SUNY Buffalo and Palladian Health at the 2011 New York Chiropractic College Research Symposium.
SPTRS Faculty Travel to Saudi Arabia
SPTRS Director Dr. Sandy Quillen and faculty member Dr. Jason Highsmith recently traveled with colleagues from the USF College of Engineering to King Abdullahaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to discuss plans for a multi-year program of faculty and student exchanges built around collaborative research and educational efforts. While enroute they stopped off in Dubai, UAE
Students to Present at National Meeting
Christina Segredo and Heather Kilgore, DPT 2012 students and co-PT Directors for USF’s BRIDGE Clinic will be presenting a poster session detailing the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences involvement in the BRIDGE Clinic at the upcoming Society for Student-Run Free Clinics Conference in Houston, Texas. SSRFC aims to become the national, collective voice representing student-run free clinics.
SPTRS Announces Partnership with World Spine Care
The School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences has just completed a Memorandum of Understanding with World Spine Care (WSC) to become a clinical, educational and research partner in their international efforts. Founded in 2008 by Dr. Scott Haldeman, WSC was launched to fill the profound gap in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions found in the developing world through:
• Providing an innovative clinical model which involves an interprofessional, multidisciplinary approach to spinal disorders,
• incorporating the best available scientific evidence into the cultural, political, medical, and economic values of targeted communities,
• integrating its approach into existing local healthcare systems to ensure that the care provided to people with spinal disorders continues on a permanent basis.
For further information see:
http://worldspinecare.org
USF Physical Therapy Center Achieves Milestone
The USF Physical Therapy Center, the faculty practice for the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences has met the challenge of having 100% of the current clinical faculty designated as credentialed Clinical Instructors (CIs) having successfully completed the American Physical Therapy Association’s Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program.
Congratulations to:
Alex Altamiranda, PT, DPT, SCS
Steven Ambler, PT, DPT, OCS
Matthew Lazinski, PT, DPT, OCS
Megan Heintz, PT, DPT, CSCS
Kevin Murdoch, PT, MS, OCS, MTC
Gillian Sadhi, PT, DPT
Kyle Watterson, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, CSCS
