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Influence of physical activity on self-esteem and anxiety during pregnancy: a l...
Santos, Paula Clara; Bernardo, Diana; Silva, D.; Mesquita, C.; Mota, J.; Lopes, S.; Machado, D.
The carbon footprint of common vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals in Portugal:...
Mesquita, C.; Carvalho, M.Purpose: Vegetarian diets have been suggested as one way to reduce the carbon footprint of individuals, when compared to standard Western diets, given the latter’s inclusion of high-carbon footprint animal foods. However, it is unclear if, within usually consumed meals, the average vegetarian meals have a significantly lower carbon footprint than non-vegetarian meals. Often consumed meals were designated as “co...
On the Integration of Industrial Data and Analysis with Simulation in a Company...
Mesquita, C.; Vieira, António; Dias, L.; Pereira, Guilherme; Oliveira, José A.Nowadays, companies are constantly seeking to develop tools to increase productivity, production flexibility and the quality of their products, or to reduce costs, delays and their exposure to risks. In fact, such improvements can be achieved in the scope of product as well as of process improvement. In industrial contexts, often, such improvements can be achieved by implementing tools to access the intended in...
Children’s right to participate: The Lundy model applied to early childhood edu...
Correia, N.; Aguiar, C.; Taelman, H.; Boderé, A.; Petrogiannis, K.; Penderi, E.; Karachristos, C.; Stavropoulos, E.; Wyslowska, O.Children have the right to express their views in all matters affecting them, and to have them considered and given due weight. Children’s participation is most meaningful when rooted in children’s everyday lives, and its promotion should be encouraged from the youngest ages, especially in early childhood education and care (ecec). In this paper we apply the Lundy model of participation, widely used in policy, ...
Metodologia de definição e modelo de programa de pacientes padronizados para a ...
Macedo, R.; Portugal, P.; Gonçalves, M.; Oliveira, R.; Mesquita, C.; Oliveira, A.Por todo mundo, um crescente número de instituições de ensino superior vem desenvolvendo programas de pacientes padronizados. Comuns na formação pré-graduada em medicina e enfermagem, começam-se a encontrar noutras profissões de saúde. A inexistência de precedentes em instituições similares em Portugal estabelece a necessidade de criar de raiz um programa ajustado à realidade da ESS|P.PORTO. O propósito do pres...
The impact of clinical pilates on quality of life and functionality of the pelv...
Santos, P. C.; Lopes, S.; Mesquita, C.; Macedo, C.; Ferreira, M.; Moreira, C.; Mota, J.Urinary incontinence (UI) is considered a public health problem due to its prevalence and impact in all dimensions of health. It is consensual the positive effect of clinical Pilates on the abdominal core of healthy women, however in this type of condition there is no evidence. Objectives: To evaluate the impact of Clinical Pilates on the functionality of pelvic floor muscles and Quality of Life in women with u...
Physical activity during pregnancy and its effects on fetal parameters in the s...
Santos, P. C.; Alves, V .; Couto, M.; Ferreira, M.; Alves A, O.; Mesquita, C.; Lopes, S.; Abreu, S.; Mota, J.The physical activity (PA) during pregnancy still remains controversial due to the risk and protective effects on the fetal parameters (cephalic perimeter, abdominal perimeter, femur length and fetal weight). The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that pregnant women do, at least, 150 weekly minutes of moderate PA during a week (WK). This study aimed to (1) verify the relation between the acc...