Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; This study is characterized as cross-sectional, aimed to evaluate the characteristics of growth, body composition and physical fitness related to the health components in children and adolescents of district public schools in Aracaju Se. The sample was composed by 288 students from the elementary education level. 146 out of 288 are boys and 142 are gi...
Essential oils are complex systems which consist mainly of volatile compounds of lipophilic source, as terpenes, sesquiterpenes and some non-terpenes [1]. Resulting from secondary metabolism, essential oil from Croton argyrophyllus (EOCA) is commonly extracted from its leaves. It is known that the essential oils from Croton species exhibit good antioxidant activity against DPPH free radical and reactive oxygen ...
O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a aptidão física relacionada à saúde e os efeitos do crescimento e maturação sobre as variáveis analisadas, em crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas municipais na cidade de Aracaju (SE). A amostra foi composta por 288 estudantes do ensino fundamental, dos quais 146 eram do sexo masculino e 142 do sexo feminino, com idades entre 10 e 14 anos. Foram observadas ...
Dengue fever and schistosomiasis are major public health issues for which vector control using larvicide and molluscicide substances present in plants provides a promising strategy. This study evaluated the potential toxicity of the extract of hydroethanol Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl., Anacardiaceae, stem bark and its chloroform, hexane, ethyl acetate, and hydromethanol fractions against Artemia salina and Aed...