Publications by authors named "Valeria Faria"
The American eel ( inhabits Louisiana waterways; however, little is known about their life history, population abundance, or behavior. Eels under 400 mm require histologic evaluation to determine sex. We have processed eel gonad samples from 40 sampling locations across Louisiana, as well as across size categories to aid in establishing a sex determination protocol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of home-based rehabilitation and a centre-based exercise in terms of functional capacity, muscle oxygenation and quality of life in people with peripheral arterial disease: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Open
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common condition that can be treated effectively with exercise, but traditional programs are not widely used, leading to interest in home-based options.
- This study aims to compare the effects of a home-based exercise program (HBEP) versus a center-based exercise program (CBE) on functional capacity, muscle oxygenation, and quality of life in PAD patients over a 12-week period.
- The research involves a randomized clinical trial, with outcomes measured through various tests and interviews to assess participant experiences and satisfaction, while ethical approval has been secured for the study.
To establish the reference values for peripheral tissue perfusion of the triceps surae muscle assessed by Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) at rest and in progressive effort.A total of 288 apparently healthy individuals of both sexes were included; between 30 and 79 years of age; nonsmokers; without diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, systemic arterial hypertension, kidney disease, symptoms of angina and intermittent claudication, or any musculoskeletal alteration that would prevent physical exertion; and without diagnosis of Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or other associated symptoms. All individuals performed anthropometric measurements, physical activity levels, and tissue oxygen saturation (StO) assessments by NIRS during and after arterial occlusion maneuver and incremental shuttle walking test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity is defined as an excess of total body fat and may be assessed by different methods. The objective of the present study was to establish the discriminatory power of anthropometric data in determining obesity.
Methods: The subjects comprised 685 individuals, aged 20-79 years, sampled from a population-based survey.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of combined nutritional risk according to sociodemographic and sedentarism characteristics of the urban population of Ouro Preto, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a probability sampling of 768 subjects aged 15 years or older. Nutritional risk (NR) was defined according to the BMI and WC classification criteria adopted by the National Institutes of Health.