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A supervised home-based exercise program to improve functional performance in w...

Background:Endocrine therapy's effects may hinder the functional performance and quality of life of women with breast cancer. Physical activity can counteract these effects, but this population does not regularly adopt it. This study aimed to test the impact of a 12-week home-based exercise intervention with a supervised component on the functional performance, quality of life, and physical activity of women wi...

Social media as a marketing strategy in hospitality: case study of the Braga city

Social media is a powerful tool for creating a closer relationship with cus-tomers and potential customers, allowing hotels to communicate directly with them, answer questions, receive feedback and provide real-time cus-tomer support. They are a highly effective digital marketing channel for ho-tels, as they allow them to promote their services, present their differentials and attractions and show their facilit...

Impact of the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telestroke Network Perform...

Introduction: Although scarce, regional telestroke networks have been developed worlwide in the last few decades. The COVID-19 pandemic put the healthcare system under exceptional pressure. We aimed to assess the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the telestroke network performance in the central region of mainland Portugal. Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study including the eight h...

A presença digital nas redes sociais dos estabelecimentos hoteleiros da cidade ...

Na atualidade a presença digital nas redes sociais é fundamental para os estabelecimentos hoteleiros, pois ajuda a construir e manter a reputação online da marca, num mundo cada vez mais global. As redes sociais são uma ferramenta poderosa para criar um relacionamento mais próximo com os clientes e potenciais clientes, permitindo que os hotéis comuniquem diretamente com eles, respondam a perguntas, recebam feed...

Theory-based physical activity and/or nutrition behavior change interventions f...

Purpose: Theory-based interventions aimed at promoting health behavior change in cancer survivors seem to be effective but remain scarce. More information on intervention features is also needed. This review aimed to synthesize the evidence from randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of theory-based interventions (and its features) on physical activity (PA) and/or diet behaviors in cancer survivor...

Questionnaires measuring movement behaviours in adults and older adults: conten...

Background Sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity are constituent parts of a 24h period and there are several questionnaires to measure these movement behaviours, the objective was to systematically review the literature on content and measurement properties of self- and proxy-reported questionnaires measuring movement behaviours in adults and older adults. Methods The databases PubMed, CINAHL, PsycIN...

Possible influences of vitamin D levels on sleep quality, depression, anxiety a...

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:51:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01; This study aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D deficiency on sleep quality, depression, anxiety, and physiological stress in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We screened for COPD patients with normal (NorVD) (n=24) and insufficient (InsVD) (n=7) vitamin D levels. The Pit...

N-Methyl-D-aspartate Glutamate Receptor Modulates Cardiovascular and Neuroendoc...

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:32:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Here, we report the participation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor in the mediation of cardiovascular and circulating vasopressin responses evoked by a hemorrhagic stimulus. In addition, once NMDA receptor activation is a prominent mechanism involved in nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in th...

Exercício físico para pessoas com doença crónica : Exercício físico para pessoa...

Impact of Moderate Aerobic Training on Physical Capacities of Hypertensive Obes...

The association of old age and chronic conditions, such as hypertension and obesity, can lead to larger decreases in the physical capacities of elderly, compared with their healthy counterparts. Physical exercise has been demonstrated to be efficient in postponing this phenomenon, mainly strength training. However, little is known about the effect of aerobic training on this condition. The aim of this work was ...