Giovanni Cavagna

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Giovanni Cavagna is affiliated with the following schools: University of Milan, University of Bologna

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According to Wikipedia, Giovanni Cavagna is a physiologist and Emeritus Professor of Human Physiology at the University of Milan. His research focuses on muscle physiology, biomechanical principles of terrestrial locomotion in humans and other animals, from walking to running. He also studied specialized locomotion styles in Luo and Kikuyu women carrying heavy loads on their head with low metabolic cost, as well as locomotion during parabolic flight simulating Martian gravity. The New Scientist and the Discover magazine covered his discoveries about the mechanisms of imperfect pendular exchange between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy of the center of body mass. The New York Times reported about his work on backward running, which can potentially improve forward running by allowing greater and safer training. For his work, he received a Honorary Medical Degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain in 1994 and the Feltrinelli Prize for Medicine from the Accademia dei Lincei in 2000. He has published several widely cited papers and the book “Fundamentals of human physiology”.

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Mechanical work in terrestrial locomotion: two basic mechanisms for minimizing energy expenditure. (1977) (1256)
The sources of external work in level walking and running. (1976) (764)
Mechanical work and efficiency in level walking and running (1977) (756)
Force platforms as ergometers. (1975) (600)
MECHANICAL WORK IN RUNNING. (1964) (592)
Positive work done by a previously stretched muscle. (1968) (527)
External work in walking. (1963) (374)
External, internal and total work in human locomotion. (1995) (362)
STORAGE AND UTILIZATION OF ELASTIC ENERGY IN SKELETAL MUSCLE (1977) (350)
Mechanics of walking. (1965) (342)
Energetics and mechanics of terrestrial locomotion. IV. Total mechanical energy changes as a function of speed and body size in birds and mammals. (1982) (276)
The determinants of the step frequency in running, trotting and hopping in man and other vertebrates. (1988) (249)
Energetic cost of carrying loads: have African women discovered an economic way? (1986) (236)
The mechanics of sprint running (1971) (228)
Energetics and mechanics of terrestrial locomotion. III. Energy changes of the centre of mass as a function of speed and body size in birds and mammals. (1982) (218)
Elastic bounce of the body. (1970) (200)
Effect of stretching on the elastic characteristics and the contractile component of frog striated muscle (1974) (184)
EFFECT OF NEGATIVE WORK ON THE AMOUNT OF POSITIVE WORK PERFORMED BY AN ISOLATED MUSCLE. (1965) (182)
Energy-saving gait mechanics with head-supported loads (1995) (181)
The mechanics of walking in children. (1983) (167)
The determinants of the step frequency in walking in humans. (1986) (157)
The role of gravity in human walking: pendular energy exchange, external work and optimal speed (2000) (132)
Effects in man and rabbits of inhalation of cotton dust or extracts and purified endotoxins1 (1969) (131)
The mechanics of running in children (1998) (106)
Pendular energy transduction within the step in human walking. (2002) (102)
Mechanical work, oxygen consumption, and efficiency in isolated frog and rat muscle. (1987) (102)
The landing–take-off asymmetry in human running (2006) (100)
The resonant step frequency in human running (1997) (91)
Old men running: mechanical work and elastic bounce (2008) (77)
Mechanical work of breathing during muscular exercise. (1960) (59)
Effect of an increase in gravity on the power output and the rebound of the body in human running (2005) (58)
Efficiency of vertebrate locomotory muscles. (1985) (57)
HUMAN LOCOMOTION IN SUBGRAVITY. (1964) (55)
Power Output of the Previously Stretched Muscle1 (1971) (54)
Alveolar resistance to atelectasis. (1967) (53)
Effects of Speed and Extent of Stretching on the Elastic Properties of Active Frog Muscle (1981) (52)
Pressure distribution on the body surface of swimming fish. (1974) (52)
Biomechanics of locomotion in Asian elephants (2010) (52)
Hyperalimentation of jaundiced patients on percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (1986) (50)
Jumping on the moon: power output at different gravity values. (1972) (50)
Ergometric evaluation of pathological gait. (1983) (46)
Walking on Mars (1998) (44)
Storage and release of mechanical energy by active muscle: a non-elastic mechanism? (1985) (43)
Mechanical transients initiated by ramp stretch and release to Po in frog muscle fibers. (1986) (38)
Mechanical power and efficiency in running children (2001) (37)
Mechanics of competition walking. (1981) (37)
The role played by elasticity in an exercise involving movements of small amplitude (2004) (36)
Walking, running and galloping: mechanical similarities between different animals (1976) (34)
The series elastic component of frog gastrocnemius (1970) (30)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Bouncing Gaits (2010) (29)
The landing–take-off asymmetry of human running is enhanced in old age (2008) (29)
Clinical effects of exposure to DDVP (Vapona) insecticide in hospital wards. (1969) (28)
Effect of temperature and velocity of stretching on stress relaxation of contracting frog muscle fibres. (1993) (28)
A three-directional accelerometer for analyzing body movements. (1961) (28)
Locomotion of bluefish. (1976) (27)
Running backwards: soft landing–hard takeoff, a less efficient rebound (2011) (23)
The bounce of the body in hopping, running and trotting: different machines with the same motor (2009) (22)
The two asymmetries of the bouncing step (2009) (18)
Cellular adsorption of pulmonary surface-active material. (1967) (17)
Proceedings: The additional mechanical energy delivered by the contractile component of the previously stretched muscle. (1975) (17)
Exposure of newborn babies to "Vapona" insecticide. (1970) (16)
An analysis of the mechanics of phonation (1965) (15)
Running, hopping and trotting: tuning step frequency to the resonant frequency of the bouncing system favors larger animals (2015) (15)
AIRFLOW RATES AND EFFICIENCY CHANGES DURING PHONATION (1968) (15)
Biological effects of nitroglycol on the metabolism of catecholamines. Clinical and experimental observations. (1968) (14)
A high-speed motion picture analysis of the work performed in sprint running (1965) (14)
[Experimental study on the pathogenesis of fevers caused by the inhalation of Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) fumes]. (1961) (12)
[ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICS OF LOCOMOTION]. (1964) (12)
Energy transfer during stress relaxation of contracting frog muscle fibres (2001) (11)
Running humans attain optimal elastic bounce in their teens (2013) (11)
An analysis of the rebound of the body in backward human running (2012) (11)
EXTERNAL , INTERNAL AND TOTAL WORK IN H (10)
Endogenous pyrogen in the pathogenesis of zinc-fume fever. (1960) (9)
Physiological Aspects of Legged Terrestrial Locomotion: The Motor and the Machine (2017) (9)
Effect of stretching on undamped elasticity in muscle fibres from Rana temporaria (2004) (8)
Epidemiological and clinical features of occupational nitroglycol poisoning in Italy. (1967) (6)
[Prevalence of group B beta-hemolytic Streptococcus colonization in a sample of 23,312 pregnant women and newborn infants]. (1995) (6)
The protective influence of polyvinylpyridine-N-oxide in experimental silicosis. (1963) (6)
The phase shift between potential and kinetic energy in human walking (2020) (4)
External, Internal and Total Mechanical Work Done During Locomotion (2017) (4)
[The use of penicilloyl-polylysine in the study of penicillin sensitization among workers of an antibiotic factory]. (1966) (4)
Step frequency in walking (1982) (4)
[Evaluation of urinary lead in the diagnosis of tetraethyl lead poisoning]. (1970) (4)
[The role of endotoxins in the pathogenesis of diseases caused by the inhalation of vegetable dusts]. (1960) (3)
[Mechanical work in walking and running]. (1969) (3)
Potassium loss from lead-poisoned erythrocytes. Failure to demonstrate correlation with age of cells. (1962) (3)
Study on the penetration of phosdrin through protective gloves. (1968) (3)
The colonization of Streptococcus faecium in human intestinal tract after oral administration. (1981) (3)
The Forces Resisting Locomotion in Bluefish (1975) (3)
[Study on pneumoconiosis caused by hard metals]. (1970) (3)
[Phagocytosis in vitro of particles with pyrogenic action]. (1961) (3)
Pulmonary hysteresis. (1962) (3)
Experimental Study on the Pathogenesis of Teflon Fume Fever. (1961) (3)
Human locomotion on the moon surface. (1967) (3)
At high running speeds, power developed each step during the push appears to be sustained by elastic energy. (2010) (3)
[Histamine-liberating activity in the subcutaneous tissue of rats of endotoxins containing cotton]. (1961) (2)
[Significance and limits of respiratory function tests in the study of byssinosis. Study performed in a cotton mill in Lombardy]. (1967) (2)
[Normal values of hematic cholinesterase activity determined with the automatic titrimetric method]. (1968) (2)
Muscle Work Enhancement by Stretch (1998) (2)
[Evaluation of blood cholinesterase activity in subjects exposed to organophosphorus insecticides]. (1968) (2)
[Pyrogenic effect of ZnO by the intravenous route]. (1961) (2)
[Sensitizing effect of an extract of tamarind seeds used as sizing in weaving]. (1966) (2)
[Health and safety problems in the use of Vapona as insecticide in domestic environments]. (1970) (2)
[On the mechanism of pyrogenic action of finely particulate materials]. (1961) (2)
[Study of the metabolism of catecholamines in experimental chronic nitroglycol poisoning. I. The catecholamine content of the myocardium]. (1968) (2)
EXPERIMENTAL INDUCTION OF A RHEUMATOID FACTOR BY MEANS OF QUARTZ DUST. (1963) (2)
Muscle work enhancement by stretch. Passive visco-elasticity or cross-bridges? (1998) (2)
[Action of a lathyrogenic substance (aminoacetonitrile sulfate) in experimental silicosis]. (1962) (2)
Hyperalimentation of jaundiced patients during percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (1987) (2)
Experimental studies in newborn rats and mice on the supposed capillary-damaging effects of fluorine and fluorine-containing industrial pollutants. (1969) (2)
[Problems of industrial hygiene in the use of the spray technic with plasma torch]. (1966) (2)
[Chemico-physical characteristics and biological effects of the waste from an aluminium factory]. (1970) (2)
Storage and release of mechanical energy by active muscle: a passive visco-elastic system or an activation of the contractile machinery? (1984) (1)
ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICS OF LOCOMOTION. (1963) (1)
[Mechanics of the contraction of muscle previously exposed to stretching]. (1964) (1)
Step frequency and mechanical power in human running (1997) (1)
Environmental control of health hazards in a dynamite factory. Past and present. (1967) (1)
Rodolfo Margaria 1901–1983 (1983) (1)
[Experimental research on toxicology of methyltetrahydroindene]. (1966) (1)
[Biologic evaluation of exposure to carbon sulfide]. (1967) (1)
Influence of internal secretions on riboflavin metabolism. (1957) (1)
Hyperalimentation of jaundiced patients (1987) (1)
[Prevention and treatment of poisoning by organic phosphorylated insecticides]. (1965) (1)
[Study of catecholamine metabolism in experimental chronic nitroglycol poisoning. II. Monoaminoxidase activity of the myocardium and brain]. (1968) (1)
[The bacterial endotoxin content in cotton, flax and hemp dusts]. (1962) (1)
Significance and limits of the tests of respiratory function in the study of byssinosis. Study performed in a cotton mill in Lombardy. (1967) (1)
[Are there limits of tolerance for absorption of toxic substances?]. (1970) (1)
The value of the determination of urinary mercury in the prevention of mercury poisoning. (1966) (1)
Measurements Made During or Starting from a State of Isometric Contraction (2017) (0)
Degranulation of Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes exposed to ZnO or Teflon Particles. (1961) (0)
Prevention and Treatment of Poisoning due to Insecticides and Organic-Phosphorus Compounds. (1965) (0)
do/do not make artificially fast running speeds Comments on Point:Counterpoint: Artificial limbs (2015) (0)
Locomotor biomechanics of Asian elephants: Part I (2008) (0)
Treatment of Silicosis with Substances Active against Rheumatoid Arthritis. (1963) (0)
Muscle, Locomotion and Heart (2019) (0)
[Byssinosis in a cotton mill in Lombardy]. (1962) (0)
[The mechanical efficiency of phonation]. (1959) (0)
Toxicology of Vapona as a domestic insecticide. (1970) (0)
[Hospital experience in active immunoprophylaxis against HBV]. (1988) (0)
[Simultaneous registration in 3 spatial directions of acceleration to which one is subjected during marching]. (1960) (0)
[Significance and limits of respiratory function tests in the study of byssinosis. Study at a cotton factory in Lombardia. 1967]. (2001) (0)
THE TWO POWER LIMITSCONDITIONING STEPFREQUENCY IN HUMAN RUNNING (2011) (0)
[THE CAPILLARY PROTECTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF BENZOYLCARBINOL AND ITS RELATION TO ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES]. (1963) (0)
Functional Anatomy of Muscle (2017) (0)
[Work completed against gravity during marching at various speeds]. (1960) (0)
Pyrogenic Effeet of ZnO Injected Intravenously. (1961) (0)
Storage andrelease ofmechanical energy bycontracting frogmuscle fibres (2011) (0)
Experimental Procedures in the Study of Muscle Mechanics (2017) (0)
[Force developed by striated muscle at various united lengths: (a) by lengthening; (b) shortening of the contracted muscle]. (1967) (0)
[Study on the metabolism of water and electrolytes in edematous patients during diuretic therapy]. (1959) (0)
[The mechanism of phonation]. (1959) (0)
[Importance of hypercapnia in congestive cardiac insufficiency caused by chronic cor pulmonale]. (1959) (0)
[Effect of cardioactive glycosides on cation transport by human erythrocytes]. (1959) (0)
Internal work in locomotion: effect of walking and running speed on kinetic energy of upper and lower limbs (1975) (0)
Measurements Made After Stretching the Contracting Muscle (2017) (0)
Do elephants run (2010) (0)
Circulation of Blood (2019) (0)
[Progress in the study of the pathogenesis of byssinosis]. (1969) (0)
[Occupational diseases of the respiratory passages and sensitivity to endotoxins]. (1965) (0)
[Utilization of potential energy accumulated during extension of the contracted muscle]. (1967) (0)
Bouncing Gaits: Running, Trotting and Hopping (2017) (0)
[Treatment of diaphragmatic paralysis in the newborn infant]. (1985) (0)
[BRONCHOPNEUMOPATHIES DUE TO GAS AND IRRITATING VAPORS]. (1964) (0)
Step Frequency and the mechanism of running in children (2001) (0)
The Mechanisms of the Pyrogenic Action of Finely Particulate Materials. (1963) (0)
Differences in Susceptibility to Experimentally Induced Silicosis of Different Inbred Strains of Mice. (1964) (0)
[POSSIBILITIES OF EXHAUSTION OF THE ELASTICITY OF THE CONTRACTED MUSCLE DURING MUSCULAR EXERCISE]. (1963) (0)
[Behavior of muscle succinic dehydrogenase and liver flavin in animals treated with alkoxy-ethyleneiminobenzoquinone]. (1957) (0)
[The mechanics of walking]. (1965) (0)
The Histamine Liberating Power of Cotton Endotoxins studied on Rat Subcutaneous Tissue. (1961) (0)
[Output of motor activity accomplished immediately after stretching contracted muscles]. (1968) (0)
[Peritoneo-venous shunt: indications]. (1987) (0)
Work, Efficiency and Elastic Recovery (2017) (0)
The phase shift between potential and kinetic energy in human walking. (2020) (0)
Effect of Speed, Step Frequency and Age on the Bouncing Step (2017) (0)
[Water-electrolyte metabolism in the course of prolonged treatment with chlorothiazide and hydrochlorothiazide]. (1960) (0)
Our experience in the treatment of inguinal and crural hernias by Bassini's repair (1988) (0)
[Behavior of water-electrolyte balance in balance in compensated acute and chronic respiratory insufficiency]. (1959) (0)
[2 cases of Potter's syndrome]. (1985) (0)
[Blood riboflavin in liver diseases]. (1957) (0)
[New therapeutic possibility in the treatment of ascites refractory to medical treatment]. (1980) (0)
[Preliminary research on the action of cardioactive glycosides in phosphorus metabolism of human erythrocytes]. (1959) (0)
Surgical treatment of duodenal diverticula: Is radical excision a harmful operation? (1991) (0)
Cochleo-Vestibular Changes in Tetraethyl Lead Poisoning. (1964) (0)
Riboflavin in blood in liver diseases. (1957) (0)
[Inhibiting effect of cardioactive glucosides on cationic transport at the cellular level. Study made with Na 22]. (1959) (0)

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