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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2/genotype GI.2 (RHDV2/GI.2; , ) causes a highly contagious disease with hepatic necrosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation in several species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Sports Act Living
September 2024
Football Department, Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Educação Física, Exercício e Saúde (CIDEFES), Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal.
The penalty kick is a crucial action in a football match that may determine the final outcome. It features a direct interaction between the shooter and goalkeeper where both search for relevant information as a means to achieve their respective performance goals. A case study, composed of an on-field intervention, was designed to analyze the influence of providing in advance penalty kicking tendencies of the shooters on a youth goalkeeping movement onset and saving performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppl Neuropsychol Adult
September 2024
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
A new model of reserve, the Sensory, Emotional, and Cognitive Reserve (SEC) model, has been recently proposed, but so far this model has not been operationalized in instruments to evaluate the different domains of the reserve. This study introduces the SEC reserve inventory (SECri) along with preliminary data obtained from a study involving 57 adults, aged 35 and older. The SECri assesses the SEC domains using specific proxies: (a) sensory reserve (SR) through sensory acuity and sensory perception proxies; (b) emotional reserve (ER) through life events, resilience, and emotional regulation proxies; and (c) cognitive reserve (CR) through education, occupation, socioeconomic status, bilingualism, leisure activities, and personality traits proxies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Funct Morphol Kinesiol
September 2024
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona University, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal.
: Jump test assessment is commonly used for physical tests, with different type of devices used for its evaluation. The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity and reliability of a freely accessible mobile application (VertVision, version 2.0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Sport Sci
October 2024
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal.
Several theoretical frameworks have been used to understand exercise adherence. Basic psychological needs (BPN), grounded on self-determination theory, have received large attention for this purpose. More recently, the hedonic theory and the assumptions related to the exercise characteristics (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpen Res Eur
August 2024
CICANT, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
In this essay, I focus on the politics and impacts of naming, especially in the social and human sciences, and more specifically on studies that focus on subordinated or discriminated groups. Through this essay, I argue that naming conventions are some of the most important - and dangerous - tools and acts that researchers have at their disposal and, thus, should be employed with the utmost care. Considering the ongoing discussions - both inside and outside of academia - around the terms "consensual non-monogamies" and "ethical non-monogamies", this essay proposes a novel solution to help create less morally-slanted, and overreaching, hypernyms, or umbrella terms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Exerc Sci
September 2024
CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto,Portugal.
Purpose: To (1) describe secular trends in gross motor coordination (GMC) scores by sex and age; (2) investigate GMC trends adjusted for concomitant secular trends in height, weight, and overall physical fitness; and (3) examine trends in children's frequencies within different GMC categories.
Method: The sample comprises 1562 Peruvian children (690 in 2009 and 872 in 2019), aged 6-11 years, from Junín (a high-altitude region). GMC was assessed with the KörperkoordinationsTest für Kinder.
Sex Transm Infect
September 2024
National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health (Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, INSA, IP), Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
J Vet Diagn Invest
September 2024
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Vet Res Commun
December 2024
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lusófona University- Lisbon University Centre, Campo Grande 376, Lisbon, 1749-024, Portugal.
Lyme disease (LD) is a globally distributed zoonotic multisystemic condition caused by gram-negative spirochete bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi complex, transmitted through tick bites. Research on LD in domestic animals in Portugal is limited, potentially leading to underestimating its prevalence. This disease affects many species, including humans, making it a critical public health issue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Psychol
August 2024
University of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic held considerable health-related outcomes worldwide, including mental health challenges, with elevated risk of psychiatric sequelae.
Methods: This study aimed to test the longitudinal (1 year) predictive role of psychosocial factors on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depressive symptoms in SARS-CoV-2 survivors ( = 209 at T1; = 61; attrition rate 70.83%), through Pearson's correlation analyses and longitudinal multiple regression analyses.
Open Res Eur
June 2024
Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Zaporizhzhia, 69000, Ukraine.
This dataset was developed by COST Action 19112 Women on the Move (WEMov), which engages in unveiling women migrants' presence and participation in the construction of Europe. The dataset was built as a register of toponyms and monuments in the political and public landscape in Europe - such as street names, school names and parks, as well as statues and memorials - that celebrate women migrants. With the dataset we want to discover how women migrants are remembered and what kind of landmarks present these individuals who have had an episode of migration for a variety of reasons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMar Environ Res
November 2024
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address:
Acoustic communication is linked to fitness traits in many animals, but under the current scenario of global warming, sound signals can be affected by rising temperatures, particularly in ectothermic organisms such as fishes. This study examines the effect of water temperature in acoustic communication in the two-spotted goby, Pomatoschistus flavescens. To address this, we looked at the effect of different temperatures on the acoustic features of drums produced by males during territorial defence and related it with their auditory sensitivity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Glob Health
September 2024
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Background: Health workers' (HWs') perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) are not routinely collected. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to document HWs' perspectives on QMNC around childbirth in 12 World Health Organization (WHO) European countries.
Methods: HWs involved in maternal/neonatal care for at least one year between March 2020 and March 2023 answered an online validated WHO standards-based questionnaire collecting 40 quality measures for improving QMNC.
Bioact Mater
November 2024
AerogelsLab, I+D Farma Group (GI-1645), Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, iMATUS and Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Aerogel scaffolds are nanostructured materials with beneficial properties for tissue engineering applications. The tracing of the state of the aerogels after their implantation is challenging due to their variable biodegradation rate and the lack of suitable strategies capable of monitoring the scaffolds. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as advanced tools for bioimaging because of their fluorescence properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWest J Nurs Res
October 2024
CLISSIS Lusiada University, Lisboa, Portugal.
Background: Aging is a process inherent to the human condition that is characterized by various biological, psychological, and social changes that can lead to certain mental health problems.
Objective: This study aimed to understand and characterize how biological, psychological, and social factors influence mental health symptoms and neuropsychological function in the aging process.
Methods: A sample consisting of 616 participants (73.
Children (Basel)
August 2024
HEI-Lab-Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs, Lusófona University, 4000-098 Lisbon, Portugal.
Background/objectives: This study examined the association between maternal anger, children's externalizing symptoms, and the moderating impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). The primary objective was to investigate whether maternal ACEs alter the link between maternal anger and children's externalizing symptoms, guided by theoretical frameworks such as the stress sensitization and stress steeling models.
Methods: A sample of 159 Portuguese mothers exposed to IPV participated in the study, completing a protocol of self-report measures.
J Environ Manage
October 2024
IBA, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address:
This research investigated the mechanisms and contextual factors influencing the relationship between servant leadership tailored to specific environments and environmental citizenship behavior, considering the Conservation of Resource Theory as a theoretical lens. Data collection was collected from 300 employees and their supervisors, including several organizations within the Pakistani Hospitality and Tourism sector, and the data underwent analysis using PLS-SEM. Empirical findings showed that the relationship between environmental-specific servant leadership and organizational environmental citizenship behavior is mediated by harmonious environmental passion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSports Health
December 2024
Center in Sports Science, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, and Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Background: Monitoring training load and competition load is crucial for evaluating and improving athlete performance. This study proposes an applied approach to characterize and classify the training task specificity in relation to competition in a top-level rink hockey team, considering external and internal load from training tasks and competition.
Hypothesis: Training tasks and game demands have significant dose-response differences, and exercises can be classified successfully based on their physiological and biomechanical demands.
Front Psychol
August 2024
CINEICC, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) entails physical, psychological, and social burden and holds a significant impact on quality of life. Experiential avoidance, cognitive fusion, shame, and self-criticism have been identified as possible therapeutic targets for improving mental health in people with IBD. Traditional face-to-face psychological therapy continues to provide obstacles for patients seeking assistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Sex Marital Ther
September 2024
Lusófona University, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs, Lisboa, Portugal.
The current study takes an integrative approach, considering individual transdiagnostic processes and relationship outcomes. It assumes an interdependence approach and aims to test a dyadic model to analyze the impact of worry and relationship satisfaction on heterosexual couples' sexual -distress, an essential factor for diagnosing sexual dysfunction. The current study recruited 103 couples from the community to complete an online survey containing the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised, the Penn State Worry Questionnaire - Abbreviated, and the Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGeriatr Nurs
October 2024
Faculty of Psychology, Sports and Education, Lusófona University, Porto, Portugal; HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address:
The role of informal caregivers is increasingly relevant in the current sociodemographic context, with Portugal having an estimated 1.3 million caregivers. This study explores the relationship between coping strategies, Positive Life Orientation (PLO), and mental health among 133 Portuguese informal caregivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Strength Cond Res
August 2024
Medical and Performance Department, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ribeiro, N, Martinho, DV, Pereira, JR, Rebelo, A, Monasterio, X, Gonzalo-Skok, O, Valente-dos-Santos, J, and Tavares, F. Injury risk in elite young male soccer players: a review on the impact of growth, maturation, and workload. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-The long-term development of young male soccer players involves a prolonged period of significant adjustments, highlighting the importance of studying the complex interaction between dynamic variables, including workload, and inherent elements like growth and maturity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVet Q
December 2024
Veterinary and Animal Research Center (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) and FoxP3 regulatory T cells (Treg) are involved in human breast carcinogenesis. This topic is not well documented in canine mammary tumors (CMT). In this work, the tumoral TGFβ expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 67 malignant CMT and its correlation to previously determined FoxP3, VEGF, and CD31 markers and other clinicopathologic parameters was evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVet Res Commun
October 2024
HEI-Lab: Human Environment Interaction Lab, Lusófona University, Porto, Portugal.
Introduction: Individuals working in veterinary field suffer significantly from mental health problems, and research has extensively focused on psychological and work-related predictors of psychological distress. This study intended to approach psychological distress through a positive lens by investigating the predictive role of life satisfaction on psychological distress in veterinary staff, and the mediating effect of compassion satisfaction, resilience and perceived social support.
Methodology: A total of 868 veterinary staff (i.