Marta Silva Santos

Universidade Federal de Sergipe · Departamento de Educação Física

Objective: We verified the effect of 10 weeks of structured FT grouped by muscular actions (GFT) or alternating actions (AFT) on scapular and lumbar-pelvic girdle stability. Method: One hundred and twenty adults (60 men; 60 women) were allocated into three groups, GFT (n = 40) that performed the actions in sequence (squat-squat-pull-pull), AFT (n =...

Exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) is characterized as the pain reduction after an exercise session and it seems to be related to the release of plasma β-endorphin. In this sense, the core stabilization training (CT) has been suggested for patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP), but it is unclear whether it induces EIH. Patients w...

Introduction: Core stabilization training is pointed as an effective option for pain relief chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP), however, the adequate training volume to induce analgesia is still unknown. Objective: To evaluate the effect of one session of high and low volume core stabilization training protocols on endogenous pain modulatio...

Objetivos: Verificar o comportamento da força muscular de extensores e flexores do tronco conforme a idade e o nível de atividade física, além de comparar jovens inativas vs. idosas ativas sobre a força muscular. Métodos: Participaram da pesquisa 28 jovens e 30 idosas inativas fisicamente, as quais posteriormente se tornaram ativas, com a inclusão...

Objectives: To evaluate trunk extensors and flexors muscle strength according to age and physical activity level, in addition to comparing inactive young women with active older women on maximal trunk strength. Methods: Twenty-eight young and thirty older women physically inactive participated in the research. They became active later, with the inc...

Research regarding the relationship between core muscle endurance and performance is limited. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between core/trunk endurance and athletic performance. Seventy-four healthy participants between 18 and 45 years old participated in this study (Age: 26.0 ± 6.5 years; Mass: 74.6 ± 12.8 kg; Height: 1...

The objective was to investigate the effects of functional (FT) and traditional (TT) training on trunk muscles maximal isometric strength, rate of force development and endurance with trained elderly women. Forty-five elderly women were directed into three groups: FT (n =1 6), TT (n = 14) and Control (n = 15). The FT (multi-planar, and multi-articu...

RESUMO: Este estudo verificou a influência da adição de exercícios específicos do core no treinamento funcional sobre manifestações rápidas de força muscular (taxa de desenvolvimento de força, potência muscular e capacidade de salto vertical) em indivíduos jovens saudáveis. Participaram da pesquisa 57 adultos jovens, submetidos a dez semanas de int...

BACKGROUND: The trunk muscles have an important role in the stabilization of the trunk in the elderly, however it is not known how much they can influence in the functional performance of this specific population. OBJECTIVE: To verify the influence of strength and endurance on the trunk muscles on functional performance in elderly women. METHODS: T...

Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze the reproducibility of a protocol using the maximal isometric strength test of the trunk in elderly women aged above 60 years, without low back pain. Methods. Twenty-one physically inactive elderly women, who had not engaged in any activity or exercise program in the past three months, participated in...

Background: There are a limited number of tests for the assessment of shoulder and pelvic girdle stability. Reliable instruments are important to evaluate movement dysfunction at these joints in order to provide more objective parameters. Objective: To evaluate the inter-day reliability of the Upper Body Test in young adults. Methods: A reliab...

Core training is an essential component of resistance training and has received much greater emphasis lately. The core contributes to a kinetic chain transferring forces, torques, and power between the lower and upper limbs. Among the goals of core training are to improve the stabilization of the spine through greater strength, endurance, and the a...

A utilização de ferramentas genômicas na área do melhoramento genético animal tem como objetivo elevar os ganhos genéticos anuais por meio de intensificação na seleção de reprodutores de alto potencial genético e redução do intervalo de gerações, contribuindo para o aumento em produtividade. Painéis de marcadores moleculares do tipo SNP (“single nu...

The use of genomic tools in animal breeding has been widely applied to improve productivity. Imputation methods could be used to reduce genotyping costs and increase the amount of genomic information, which are needed for various studies. The aim of this study was to consider the Canchim cattle (a composite beef breed) as target population and the...

Imputation on composite beef cattle breeds may be challenging when, in order to increase the number of genotyped animals, purebreds are used as source of information. The aim of this study was to consider the composite cattle Canchim, from Brazil, as target population and the Charolais breed, from Ireland, as reference population to evaluate the im...

Introduction: Walking ability in the elderly is negatively influenced by the advancing age. Among the ways to attenuate this reduction are the functional and traditional training. However, there is no consensus as to which method is most effective in improving this important skill. AIM: To compare the effects of different physical training on indic...

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT) and Endurance Training (ET) on lower limb muscular strength-endurance, agility, velocity, dynamic postural balance, cardiovascular resistance and body fat percentage. Fifty-five subjects were divided into two groups, HIFT (32.82 ± 10.8 years) and ET...

Introduction: Several strength training protocols have been tested in the search for systemic adaptations to improve functionality in the elderly. For this purpose, integrated exercises aimed at improving essential movements can be an interesting strategy to improve the performance of activities of the daily living. Objective: To compare the effec...

Introduction: Walking ability in the elderly is negatively influenced by the advancing age. Among the ways to attenuate this reduction are the functional and traditional training. However, there is no consensus as to which method is most effective in improving this important skill. AIM: To compare the effects of different physical training on indic...

The development of polymeric porous materials in which it is possible to optimize porosity and pore distribution is very important for the development of materials for biomedical applications such as drug delivery systems and scaffolds. An innovative approach is used to develop nano polymeric fibrous materials with optimized porosity and thickness...

At this point, it has been argued that the Portuguese courts can use the DCFR where the domestic legal provisions do not provide an effective solution to a given legal dispute. The question thus follows if, among its 56 rules on non-contractual liability arising from damage caused to another, the DCFR contains a workable solution for the protection...

This book investigates whether national courts could and should import innovative solutions from abroad in the adjudication of complex legal disputes. Special attention is paid to the concept of “legally relevant damage” and its importance in overcoming the deadlock created by the category of “pure economic loss” in the Portuguese and German tort l...

Living implies bearing the general hazards of life, such as suffering a personal loss or a loss of one’s assets. This idea is supported by the general principle “let the loss lie where it falls” (casum sentit dominus , res perit domino). Every time such a principle applies and the case fulfills certain conditions, the victim may receive aid and ach...

Under Art. 202(1) Const. “The courts are the entities that exercise sovereignty with the competence to administer justice in the name of the people”. Several national legal regulations provide for the way in which courts are to administer justice.

The first historical milestone of Civil Law codification in Portugal can be found in the first comprehensive compilation of laws, the Royal Edicts (Ordenações do Reino), in particular the Edicts of Afonso V (Ordenações Afonsinas, enacted in 1466), the Edicts of Manuel I (Ordenações Manuelinas, enacted in 1521) and the Edicts of Philip I (Ordenações...

In recent decades, “pure economic loss” and its remedies have been one of the most highly debated topics in Civil Law. This is the case despite the fact that this concept has little legal presence in some European countries, namely France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The contents of the DCFR comply with the scheme set out by the European Commission, which asked for the development of a uniform European legal terminology. Indeed, the DCFR includes a list of definitions which are part of the “toolbox” function and serve as suggestions for European legislators.

Before analysing any such solutions, the question of whether or not the Portuguese courts are entitled to fall back on the DCFR in judicial practice for the solution of purely domestic cases must first be addressed.

Until the beginning of the nineteenth century, the use of comparative law arguments (komparative Auslegung) was, as a rule, forbidden.

The first academic initiatives aiming at comparing and harmonising European Private Law arose in the field of Contract Law. However, attention soon shifted to other areas of Private Law, such as non-contractual liability arising out of damage caused to another.

The German system of Private Law has had a significant and long lasting influence on the Portuguese legal system. This is particularly evident in respect of non-contractual liability arising out of damage caused to another.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2016v18n6p722 Physical training with the use of instability generator devices has become popular in the health area, in sport training and clinical practice (mainly in the prevention and treatment of injuries). To understand how the process of using these devices occurs and the results of their acute effect...

English title [Functional training versus traditional strength training: effects on physical fitness indicators in pre-frail elderly women]. The aim of the study was to comparatively analyze the effects of twelve weeks of practical training with traditional strength training on physical fitness indicators in pre-fragile elderly. Forty-four elderly...

The regular practice of physical exercise programs of different kinds has been widely recommended for the elderly population because of the many morphological, physiological, metabolic, neuromuscular and behavioral benefits produced, particularly at this stage of life. These benefits improve functional and cognitive ability, promoting the improveme...

An innovative 3D approach is used to develop and optimize structures when porosity is the key property, as it is the case of porous materials used as carriers for therapeutic molecules, also designated as drug delivery systems (DDS). The goal is to create materials with optimized 3D porosity, departing from cellulosic based materials. The optimizat...

A pratica regular de programas de exercicios fisicos de diferentes naturezas tem sido amplamente recomendada para a populacao idosa, em virtude dos inumeros beneficios morfologicos, fisiologicos, metabolicos, neuromusculares e comportamentais produzidos, particularmente, por essa estrategia, nesta etapa da vida. Tais beneficios melhoram a capacidad...

The practice of ergonomics lacks instruments to either map or regulate cognitive, organizational and environmental related impacts. When ergonomic transformations through design - such as a new workstation or facility design - is at play, ergonomists tend to yield terrain to design professionals and engineers. Empirical evidence shows that particip...

In the development and optimization of advanced fibrous materials, it is very important to design a material with a certain structure, and also with the ability to retain in the fibre network of other non-fibrous materials. In this work the experimental characterization and optimization of 3D cellulose fibre structures containing an inorganic fille...

Cold-plasma-assisted treatment of additive-free hand sheet paper samples with styrene (ST), para-fluorostyrene (FST), para-fluoro-α-methylstyrene (FMST) and para-chloro-α-methylstyrene (ClMST) and para-bromostyrene (BrST) was studied and found that the grafting has occurred efficiently, as established by contact angle measurement. Thus, after solve...

The treatment of cellulose with cold‐plasma in the presence of two silanes (vinyltrimethoxysilane and γ‐methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane) was found to be efficient in grafting of cellulose macromolecules. The occurrence of the grafting was proved by contact angle measurement, ESCA and SEM. Thus, after solvent extraction of the modified substrates...

Dissertação de Mestrado em Educação Multimédia apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto