ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to determine the role of vitamin D receptor in the pathogenesis of pterygium. The vitamin D receptor eexpression levels in pterygium tissue, blood vitamin D levels, and frequency of selected vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms (BsmI, FokI, and TaqI) were compared bet...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between the incidence of complications and functionally monocular patients' emotional reactions during phacoemulsification under topical anesthesia. Methods: We enrolled 22 functionally monocular patients (11 males and 11 females; group 1) and 19 age- and ...
Abstract Aim: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with changes in cardiac autonomic control, that can be evaluated by heart rate variability (HRV), for which the electrocardiogram (ECG) is the gold standard. However, the use of ECG is limited to laboratory environments, and new tools are needed for t...
Abstract Aims: This study aimed to measure light-intensity physical activity (LPA) patterns in adolescents according to weekdays and school period and investigated associations between LPA patterns and associated factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 388 students of both genders, selec...
Abstract Aims: Motocross consists of two races of 30 min with a break in between. Recovery between races is paramount to performance, this study aimed to compare the effects of active and passive recovery between motocross races on riding performance. Methods: Thirteen elite and non-elite racers perfor...
Abstract Aim: To evaluate the intensity of training and official badminton matches (international championship) in junior elite players. Methods: Twelve elite players from the Brazilian junior national team (6 male and 6 female) were monitored during 19 training sessions and 50 official men's and women...
Abstract Aim: This study aimed to compare the performance, metabolic, hemodynamic, and perceived exertion during the 6-minute step test (6MST) conducted with different step heights in healthy subjects and also to compare the performance between different age groups for each step height. The association ...
Abstract Aim: This study aimed to compare the recruitment of the anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, triceps (long head), and latissimus dorsi muscles during rowing, in paracanoe and canoe athletes. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, with ethical approval, including a sample of five paraplegic a...
OBJETIVO: Identificar o perfil epidemiológico de crianças e adolescentes queimados internados em um hospital público de Goiânia e verificar se há relação entre a superfície corporal queimada (SQC) e a redução de amplitude de movimento (ADM), necessidade de unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI), ó...
OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico de pacientes queimados admitidos em unidade hospitalar de Passo Fundo, norte do Rio Grande do Sul.
MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, realizado em um hospital terciário por meio da coleta de dados de prontuários eletrônicos, no período de 2015 a 2020, de pacient...
