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The relationship between physical activity and gait in people aged over 60 : A ...

Introduction: Physical activity significantly impacts healthy ageing, reducing the changes caused by it and is indicated to improve functional capacity that enables independence in day-to-day activities. Exercise is a type of physical activity that has been shown to reduce or delay these alterations. Typically, individuals in an older age range are less physically active than younger individuals and perform les...

Efeito agudo dos programas de aquecimento FIFA 11+ e tradicional na performance...

Objetivos Os principais objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar o efeito agudo do programa de aquecimento Fifa 11+, quando implementado em jogadores de futsal, e a comparar com um programa de aquecimento tradicional da modalidade. Materiais e Métodos Foi realizado um estudo de desenho cruzado com 13 jogadores de futsal, no qual foram realizados testes de performance antes e após a aplicação do programa de aquecime...

Evolução do rácio convencional e funcional em indivíduos após reconstrução do l...

Objetivos Os principais objetivos deste estudo foram perceber de que forma evoluíram os valores dos rácios funcional e convencional em indivíduos após 9 e 12 meses da reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior e comparar com indivíduos saudáveis. Matérias e métodos A amostra é não probabilística e de conveniência. O grupo experimental foi constituído por 19 indivíduos, sendo recrutados no Hospital Militar Regio...

Twentieth century vascular plant taxonomy in Portugal

We discuss the development of, and trends in, vascular plant taxonomy in Portugal during the 20th century, with emphasis on the institutions and taxonomists that were instrumental in advancing and facilitating this branch of scientific botanical endeavour. We show that the bulk of the nomenclatural novelties published by Portuguese botanists for elements of the vascular flora of the country, and beyond, were pr...

Dual and multitasks in older people: a proposal to measure performance in cogni...

In elderly people, double or multitasking (cognitive and motor) are severely impaired, associated with reduced cognitive function and loss of automatic capacity of the motor and musculoskeletal system. The activation of brain areas of cognitive control during the task demonstrates the relationship of cognitive functions with motor function, so that the ability of the dual task has a great impact on the performa...

The balance confidence scale, health status and a multitasking evaluation proto...

Falls are a serious health problem for elderly people. In Portugal, falls are about 70 % of accidents in the elderly. The aging process can be understood as the set of changes structural and functional, namely in motor, sensory and cognitive functions. These changes interfere with functional performance, with the execution of activities of daily living (ADL), quality of life (QOL) and mobility functional. After...

Effects of Nintendo Wii® program in dual-task performance in older adults

A sedentary lifestyle has a strong impact on the older population; so participation in physical activity is important for enhanced physical and mental function, increasing health and well-being. In the elderly, dual-task activities are severely impaired which is why the Nintendo Wii® may be an important tool to maintain the proper functioning of the physical and mental levels among the elderly. This study sough...

Significados atribuidos à dependência no autocuidado: a perceção da pessoa idos...

O Comando Missão na Campanha Militar no TO de Moçambique (1964-75)

O presente trabalho de investigação tem como objetivo geral “testar a validade do Comando Missão no Teatro de Operações de Moçambique (1964-75)”, constituindo como modelo de análise os conceitos doutrinários que definem o Comando Missão na atualidade. Para alcançar o proposto procedemos a uma análise documental de documentos históricos e de bibliografia publicada sobre o tema, bem como à realização de uma entre...

Quantitative trait locus analysis of parasite density reveals that HbS gene car...

Haemoglobin S (HbS) is the gene known to confer the strongest advantage against malaria morbidity and mortality. Multiple HbS effects have been described resulting in protection against parasitaemia and reduction of severe malaria risk. This study aimed to explore HbS protection against severe malaria and Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in Angolan children exhibiting different severe malaria syndromes.