Publications by authors named "E da Silva Barboza"

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  • The study investigates the link between residential greenspace and the impact of COVID-19 on health, focusing on Danish adults 50 and older during the pandemic.* -
  • Researchers found that increased greenspace was associated with lower rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality, especially among vulnerable groups like the elderly and those with chronic illnesses.* -
  • Health impact assessments suggested that enhancing local greenspace could have potentially prevented 8-14% of COVID-19 cases in the population studied, indicating benefits of greening initiatives.*
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Objective: compare the acute effect of lower limb stretching exercises with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) on the antagonist and agonist muscle groups in the execution of a vertical jump (VJ).

Method: a randomized, double-blind, crossover clinical trial was conducted involving 30 male volleyball athletes. Group A engaged in PNF on the antagonist muscles, while Group B applied the same method to the agonist muscles.

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The development of anthropic activities and climate change effects impact worldwide species' ecosystems and habitats. Habitats' adequate prediction can be an important tool to assess current and future trends. In addition, it allows strategies development for their conservation.

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