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Effects of different basketball shooting positions and distances on gaze behavi...
Amaro, C.M.; Amaro, A. M.; Gomes, Beatriz; Castro, Maria António; Mendes, Rui: Basketball is a sport where in order to obtain points, it is necessary to put the ball in the basket. Therefore, basketball players need to shoot the ball accurately. This study aimed to evaluate if there are differences between shooting positions and angles concerning athlete visual behavior. Tobii Pro Glasses 3 was used to measure the number and duration of fixations in the target during shooting movement. ...
Pulmonary clinical case
Amaro, C.M.; Protasio, Pedro; Rodrigues, Carlos; Ferreira, AnaPost-extubation acute pulmonary edema (PEAPE) is an uncommon complication of tracheal extubation, occurring in 0.1% of patients undergoing general anesthesia. It has rarely been described in pediatric age, but its incidence is thought to be underestimated, as many cases of post-operative respiratory distress may be misdiagnosed or unrecognized. A formerly healthy 15-year-old male diagnosed with acute appendicit...
Gastrocnemius activation throughout the competitive season in athletes of diffe...
Amaro, C.M.; Castro, Maria António; Roseiro, Luis; Mendes, Rui; M. Amaro, A.Basketball is a team sport in which the players undergo rapid reactions, and running efforts are usually carried out in all directions. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate the muscle activity response in different basketball movements, considering two types of athletes with different levels of experience. Using a group of nine volunteers, female athletes from a senior basketball team, a data acqu...