Efeitos na composição corporal em jogadoras profissionais de futebol durante o período competitivo

The assessment of anthropometric and body composition variables has been considered crucial to improve soccer athletes’ performance and health. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyse the anthropometric and body composition effects in professional soccer women playersA avaliação de variáveis antropométricas e de composição corporal tem sido considerada crucial para melhorar o desempenho e a saúde de atletas de futebol. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar os efeitos antropométricos e de composição corporal em jogadoras profissionais de futebol.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Radiographic healing patterns after tooth-borne distraction in canine model

The osteogenesis distraction technique applied to the craniofacial skeleton is an alternative treatment for dentofacial deformities. Despite the advantages of tooth-borne distractors, few studies have evaluated their clinical implementation in sagittal d

Characterization of the Physical Activity Level (PAL) in Portuguese Elderly

The positive impact of physical activity on the elderly is so relevant that WHO (2016) encourages it and sets out global recommendations for its practice. This paper describes a non-experimental study with 202 participants, with a mean age of 81.76 ± 7.47 years, of which 70.3% are female. 20.7% live with a spouse and 5.2% with their sons/daughters. The vast majority of participants (92.1%) has different levels of support from their care givers. Subjective measures were collected through the Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire (HPAQ) (2009), and analyzed using the SPSS-24 with the confidence level of 95%. The results show that only 1.5% of the participants engaged in Sports Score (SS) while 44% participated in Leisure Time Score (LTS) activities with mean values of 1,045±1.05. The Domestic Activities Score (DAS) involves the largest number of subjects (83.7%) with a mean of .817± 69, and the HPAQ average is 1.3±1.31. Inferential analysis shows that advanced age, non-cohabitation with spouse and institutional support are relevant in the type of Physical Activities engaged in by the elderly. Gender and Body Mass Index (BMI) were not significant. It is, therefore, important to sensitize the providers of elderly care to develop strategies likely to promote, monitor, and follow up such Physical Activities.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

In-Season Body Composition Effects in Professional Women Soccer Players

This study aimed to analyze anthropometric and body composition effects in professional soccer women players across the early and mid-competitive 2019/20 season. Seventeen players (age, height, body mass, and body mass index of 22.7 ± 6.3 years, 167.5 ± 5.6 cm, 60.7 ± 6.6 kg and 21.6 ± 0.2 kg/m2) from a Portuguese BPI League team participated in this study. The participants completed ≥80% of 57 training sessions and 13 matches. They were assessed at three points (before the start of the season (A1), after two months (A2), and after four months (A3)) using the following variables: body fat mass (BFM), soft lean mass (SLM), fat-free mass (FFM), intracellular water (ICW), extracellular water (ECW), total body water (TBW), and phase angle (PhA, 50 Khz), through InBody S10. Nutritional intake was determined through a questionnaire. Repeated measures ANCOVA and effect sizes (ES) were used with p < 0.05. The main results occurred between A1 and A2 for BFM (−21.7%, ES = 1.58), SLM (3.7%, ES = 1.24), FFM (4%, ES = 1.34), ICW (4.2%, ES = 1.41), TBW (3.7%, ES = 1.04). Furthermore, there were significant results between A1 and A3 for FFM (4.8%, ES = 1.51), ICW (5%, ES = 1.68), and PhA (10.4%, ES = 6.64). The results showed that the water parameters improved over time, which led to healthy hydration statuses. The training load structure provided sufficient stimulus for appropriate physical fitness development, without causing negative disturbances in the water compartments.Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., Grant/Award Number UIDP/04748/202

KINANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILE OF PORTUGUESE WATER POLO PLAYERS

Our purpose was to describe physical and training background characteristics of Water Polo players and compare them according to their specialized playing positions. The International Working Group of Kinanthropometry guidelines were followed. A one-way unvaried measure ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc was used to develop a multiple comparisons procedure between the specialized playing positions (&#945;=0.05). It was concluded that the center players presented tendency for the highest values in 8 of the 10 parameters studied. Center backs are older than the drivers and center forwards have a higher BMI than the wingers and the goalkeepers. The somatotype is balanced mesomorph. Center forwards and Drivers tend to get closer endomorphy when compared with the remaining positions

Contribución para la caracterización florístico-ambiental del Norte de Portugal

En el presente trabajo se hace mención a diferentes taxones específicos e infraespecíficos con distribuciones diversas en el territorio portugués continental. En este sentido, la intensa variabilidad geomorfológica y la intrincada bioclimatología del Norte de Portugal constituyen, ambos, factores ambientales decisivos para comprender el comportamiento florístico de esta parte del país. Los taxones analizados en esta aportación son: Teucrium salviastrum Trigonella polyceratia subsp. amandiana, Ononis viscosa subsp. breviflora var. breviflora, Ononis viscosa subsp. pedroi, Digitalis amandiana, Myosotis welwistchii y Myosotis secunda. De modo a poder contribuir eficientemente en la gestión de la riqueza florística, se procede a la aplicación de una rutina programática multivariada, basada en un sistema de información geográfico (SIG), a partir del cual cada uno de los taxones estudiados es georeferenciado sobre cartografía ambiental (confeccionada y publicada por el Instituto para a Conservação da Naturaza, del Ministerio del Ambiente portugués). Los resultados obtenidos confirman el efecto gradual de transición entre el área de influencia bioclimática atlántica y la mediterránea, ambas determinantes para comprender el comportamiento florístico del Norte de Portugal.Several specific and infraspecific taxa with different occurrences in the continental portuguese area are referred in the present work. In the light of these behaviours, the climatic and geomorphological variability of the North of Portugal has been important environmental factors to explain the floristic diversity in this part of the country. In this case, the taxa analysed are Teucrium salviastrum Trigonella polyceratia subsp. amandiana, Ononis viscosa subsp. breviflora var. breviflora, Ononis viscosa subsp. pedroi, Digitalis amandiana, Myosotis welwistchii and Myosotis secunda. Because of the appropriate management of the floristic richness, a multivariate statistic routine is applied on a Geographical Informatic System (GIS) the chorological, geomorphological and climatic characterization for each one are described in this paper. The geological substrate and the altitudinal classes are focused for the geomorphological approach, as well as two biogeographic classifications are used to correlate the occurrence of the taxa and their bioclimatic preferences. In the light of this analytical scheme, every taxa is geo-referenced upon an environmental cartography (elaborated by the Instituto para a Conservação da Naturaza). The results obtained are pointing out the floristic progressive differentiation between the atlantic bioclimatic influence and the mediterranean one, both bioclimatic influences decisive to understand the floristic behaviour of the North of Portugal

Estimation of energy consumption on the tire-pavement interaction for asphalt mixtures with different surface properties using data mining techniques

The energy or fuel consumption of the millions of vehicles that daily operate in road pavements has a significant economic and environmental impact on the use phase of road infrastructures regarding their life cycle analysis. Therefore, new solutions should be studied to reduce the vehicles energy consumption, namely due to the tire-pavement interaction, and contribute towards the sustainable development. This study aims at estimating the energy consumption due to the rolling resistance of tires moving over pavements with distinct surface characteristics. Thus, different types of asphalt mixtures were used in the surface course to determine the main parameters influencing the energy consumption. A laboratory scale prototype was developed explicitly for this evaluation. Data mining techniques were used to analyze the experimental results due to the complex correlation between the data collected during the tests, providing meaningful results. In particular, the artificial neural network allowed to obtain models with excellent capacity to estimate energy consumption. A sensitive analysis was carried out with a five input parameter model, which showed that the main parameters controlling the energy consumption are the vehicle speed and the mean texture depth.ERDF funds, through the Competitivity Factors Operational Programme – COMPETE, and by national funds, through FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, within the scope of the Strategic Project UID/ECI/04047/2013 and the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007633info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Programa Residência Pedagógica: motivações, experiências e contribuições a partir da percepção de residentes e preceptores de Educação Física

O presente estudo trata sobre a formação de professores enquanto licenciandos em Educação Física, e também quanto à formação continuada de professores da educação básica, através do Programa Residência Pedagógica (PRP). Busca-se com o presente estudo, identificar as percepções dos residentes e preceptores do núcleo de Educação Física do PRP-UNIPAMPA quanto às motivações, experiências e contribuições do programa para com os mesmos. Caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa com caráter exploratório descritivo, fizeram parte do estudo apenas os participantes do módulo II do Programa. Como instrumento de coleta de informações, foi elaborado pelos autores um formulário no Google Forms que foi encaminhado aos participantes via WhatsApp para que os mesmos pudessem fazer suas contribuições de forma voluntária com a pesquisa. Os principais resultados levantados evidenciam a expectativa dos residentes em adquirir aprendizado e experiência, vivenciando a realidade escolar e desenvolvendo a regência de classe o que os proporcionou um crescimento profissional, já para os preceptores as motivações e expectativas com o programa estiveram relacionadas com o desenvolvimento profissional docente e contribuição na formação dos residentes.The present study deals with the training of teachers as undergraduates in Physical Education, and also with regard to the continued training of teachers of basic education, through the Pedagogical Residency Program (PRP). The present study seeks to identify the perceptions of residents and preceptors of the PRP-UNIPAMPA Physical Education nucleus regarding the motivations, experiences and contributions of the program towards them. It is characterized as a qualitative research with an exploratory and descriptive character, only participants of module II of the Program were part of the study. As an instrument for collecting information, the authors created a form on Google Forms that was sent to participants via WhatsApp so that they could voluntarily make their contributions to the research. The main results raised show the residents' expectation of acquiring learning and experience, experiencing the school reality and developing the class regency, which provided them with professional growth, while for the preceptors, the motivations and expectations with the program were related to professional development. teacher and contribution to the training of residents

Multimethod Assessment of Design, Metallurgical, and Mechanical Characteristics of Original and Counterfeit ProGlider Instruments

Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.A multimethod study was conducted to assess the differences between original (PG-OR) and counterfeit (PG-CF) ProGlider instruments regarding design, metallurgical features, and mechanical performance. Seventy PG-OR and PG-CF instruments (n = 35 per group) were evaluated regarding the number of spirals, helical angles, and measuring line position by stereomicroscopy, while blade symmetry, cross-section geometry, tip design, and surface were assessed by scanning electron microscopy. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry were used to identify element ratio and phase transformation temperatures, while cyclic fatigue, torsional, and bending testing were employed to assess their mechanical performance. An unpaired t-test and nonparametric Mann–Whitney U test were used to compare instruments at a significance level of 5%. Similarities were observed in the number of spirals, helical angles, blade symmetry, cross-sectional geometries, and nickel–titanium ratios. Measuring lines were more reliable in the original instrument, while differences were noted in the geometry of the tips (sharper tip for the original and rounded for the counterfeit) and surface finishing with PG-CF presenting more surface irregularities. PG-OR showed significantly more time to fracture (118 s), a higher angle of rotation (440°), and a lower maximum bending load (146.3 gf) (p 0.05). Although the tested instruments had a similar design, the original ProGlider showed superior mechanical behavior. The results of counterfeit ProGlider instruments were unreliable and can be considered unsafe for glide path procedures.publishersversionpublishe

A Prática do Educador Social no Envelhecimento: da Formação à Ação

Este estudo exploratório procura analisar o impacto do estágio, integrado do curso de Licenciatura em Educação Social (ESEV-IPV), no que diz respeito aos benefícios da intervenção socioeducativa com pessoas idosas percecionados pelo público- alvo e pelos promotores dos projetos. O estágio surge, no processo de formação, como um contacto formal e estruturado com o mundo do trabalho. Partindo do reconhecimento da importância da educação no trabalho social e, mais concretamente, na intervenção gerontológica, importa saber qual a contribuição da Educação Social na capacitação individual e social para a promoção de um envelhecimento mais digno, ativo e bem- sucedido. Durante os anos letivos 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012 e 2013/2014 auscultou-se a opinião do público-alvo dos projetos de estágio (pessoas idosas) e pelos próprios estagiários acerca do impacto das atividades desenvolvidas, tendo-se recorrido a questionários e entrevistas estruturadas para o efeito. Os resultados sugerem a importância das atividades ao nível do aumento do bem-estar pessoal e relações interpessoais, reportado quer por estagiários, quer por pessoas idosas. Dado o contributo que o Educador Social pode ter no envelhecimento, apresenta-se a necessidade de se preparem Técnicos Superiores de Educação Social capacitados para as especificidades do trabalho com esta população-alvo