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The Relevance of the Technical Error of Measurement in Anthropometry: A Pilot S...

<jats:p>Introduction. Anthropometry plays a crucial role in nutritional assessment, especially in clinical and research settings where lack of precision affects data reliability and patient care. However, the accuracy of these measurements is often overlooked when assessing nutritional status and health risks. This study aimed to assess the technical error of measurement (TEM) and evaluate the intra- and inter-...

The finger-ring test as an indicator of muscle mass estimated by dual-energy X-...

Mobilidade internacional por motivos de estudo: Fluxos e distribuição de estuda...

O estudo analisa o posicionamento de Portugal nos fluxos de mobilidade internacional por motivos de estudo, num processo que se constrói e consolida, sobretudo, no âmbito dos acordos de cooperação da CPLP. O objetivo é identificar os perfis e características dos estudantes estrangeiros que frequentam o ensino superior em Portugal, sobretudo os provenientes de países da CPLP, detalhar os fluxos e as proveniência...

Teaching mathematics to adult students to promote higher education access

The purpose of this paper is to present a model created at a public university with teaching mathematics to adult students who want to enter undergraduate degrees that require this area for entry. Attentive to the diversity of a group of students with very specific school and professional paths, distinct from those that correspond to the typical university student, new rules have recently been approved for eval...

Foreign students in higher education institutions in Portugal, expectations and...

The objective of this presentation is to provide a case study analysis of the presence of foreign students in higher education institutions in Portugal, in a public university, focusing on students from African Portuguese Speaking Countries (PALOP), namely, scholarship students entering the Portuguese higher education system, through the protocol between the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministr...

Desenvolvimento das versões portuguesas dos questionários FRAIL Scale e SARC-F:...

The Association between nutritional status indicators with caregivers burden in...

Adherence to a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Functional Parameters: A Cross...

Objectives: In older adults, diet and physical activity are among the most important behaviours that influence health. The Mediterranean Dietary Pattern has been related to longevity and can benefit physical function in older adults. The present study aims to quantify the association of adherence to a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern with physical functioning through by handgrip strength, as well as, with sedentar...

Anthropometric values of older people in Portugal: results from the Nutrition U...

Desenvolvimento da versão em português do Nutriscore

Nutriscore is the only nutritional screening tool developed specifically for oncological outpatients. Due to the absence of a Portuguese version, the aim of this study was to create a Portuguese validated translation. The ten steps of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research guideline were followed: preparation, forward translation, reconciliation, back translation, back translation...