Publications by authors named "D P Vaz"

Background: Participation is considered a central outcome of rehabilitation and needs to be appropriately assessed from a perspective that values individual values and preferences. The Brazilian version of the Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA-Br4) is the only adequate instrument to assess participation from a subjective perspective in Brazil.

Objective: To investigate the test-retest reliability and internal structure (structural validity and internal consistency) of the digital version of IPA-Br4 for individuals with physical disabilities.

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The roughskin dogfish Centroscymnus owstonii, a deep-sea shark, has a patchy global distribution, with most knowledge stemming from incidentally captured specimens. Using a deep-sea remote lander video system, we observed multiple C. owstonii individuals alive on the footage at 1054 m off Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, Western Atlantic Ocean, marking, to our knowledge, the first record of the species in the Greater Antilles, central Caribbean Sea, while also adding a new species locality record for the Cayman Islands.

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Introduction: The structure of the workplace, work relationships, accessibility and quality of food and time for meals reflect on individuals' eating habits.

Objectives: Analyze the changes in the diet of workers in relation to the consumption of calories, macronutrients and micronutrients.

Methods: Longitudinal study, lasting 8 months, randomized and descriptive clinical trial, with 95 information technology workers in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo.

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Article Synopsis
  • Elasmobranch anatomy has been studied for nearly 200 years, but certain aspects like the dorsal fin muscles are still not well understood.
  • This study focuses on the musculature of inclinatores dorsales in galeomorph sharks, revealing they have two components: profundus and superficialis, and showcasing greater anatomical variation than previously thought.
  • The findings challenge existing interpretations related to the hypnosqualean hypothesis and emphasize the need to reassess previous morphological data in the context of elasmobranch interrelationships.
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia around the world (~ 65%). Here, we portray the neuropathology of AD, biomarkers, and classification of amyloid plaques (diffuse, non-cored, dense core, compact). Tau pathology and its involvement with Aβ plaques and cell death are discussed.

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