Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Bioautography Activity of Essential Oil from Leaves of Amazon Plant (Sw.).

The Amazonian region of Ecuador has an extremely rich vegetal biodiversity, and its inhabitants have proven to have a millennial ancestral knowledge of the therapeutic and medicinal use of these resources. This work aimed to evaluate the chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil obtained from the medicinal plant (Sw.) Kuntze, which is widely spread in tropical and subtropical America.

[Reliability of a questionnaire for measuring physical activity and sedentary behavior in children from preschool to fourth grade].

Introduction: International recommendations for physical activity and time spent in sedentary behaviors for children in their early years require the availability of measuring instruments with psychometric properties that allow for the assessment of population dynamics and interventions to improve health.

Objective: To evaluate the reliability of a questionnaire to measure physical activity and sedentary behaviors in children from preschool to fourth grade.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and eight parents answered the questionnaire.