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Development and validation of equations to estimate visceral adipose tissue in military men

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 27 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction It has been suggested that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is associated with several non-communicable chronic diseases, but measuring it is difficult. Thus, anthropometry could be used because is easily applied in clinical practice. Objectives The present study aimed to develop a...

Physical, psychological and demographic factors associated with military discharge: a systematic review

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aims: The present study is a review focused on analyzing the physical, psychological, and demographic factors that lead recruits to be dismissed or to request their dismissal during basic military training periods. Methods: This study is a systematic review of cohort studies. The following dat...

Bienestar psicológico y habilidad atlética percibida en cadetes militares

Subj. procesos cogn; 25 (1), 2021
El desempeño físico tiene un lugar central en la carrera del militar y las autopercepciones pueden influir sobre el bienestar Se buscó analizar si existe relación entre indicadores de bienestar psicológico (afectividad positiva y negativa, bienestar y malestar psicológico) la habilidad atlética pe...

Effect of the inclusion of static stretching in general warming up on muscle strength in Brazilian army military personnel

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aim: Several health professionals prescribe static stretching exercises (SS) as essential for those that practice physical exercises, for injury prevention and performance improvement, although there is still no consensus. There are few studies on the effects of SS use on warming up. Thus study...

Sífilis em jovens conscritos brasileiros, 2016: aspectos sociodemográficos, comportamentais e clínicos

O objetivo foi caracterizar aspectos sociodemográficos, comportamentais e clínicos entre conscritos brasileiros, segundo a prevalência de sífilis. Estudo descritivo desenvolvido valendo-se de pesquisa nacional de base populacional, realizada em 2016, com amostra probabilística de jovens conscritos d...

Produção de subjetividade de mulheres policiais de um batalhão da polícia militar do Paraná

Neste artigo fazemos o delineamento e problematização da produção de subjetividade de mulheres policiais militares a partir de suas experiências no cotidiano de trabalho de um Batalhão da Polícia Militar do estado do Paraná (PMPR). Como sustentação teórica de nossas discussões, resgatamos alg...

Association of whole mtDNA, an NADPH G11914A variant, and haplogroups with high physical performance in an elite military troop

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (6), 2021
Physical performance is a multifactorial and complex trait influenced by environmental and hereditary factors. Environmental factors alone have been insufficient to characterize all outstanding phenotypes. Recent advances in genomic technologies have enabled the investigation of whole nuclear and mitocho...

Cantando a dor do outro: o caso Zuzu Angel e a canção como testemunho na obra de Chico Buarque

RECIIS (Online); 14 (4), 2020
Neste artigo, discutimos a estetização do testemunho histórico sob a forma da canção popular em duas obras do compositor Francisco Buarque de Holanda: Angélica (1981) e Pedaço de mim (1978). Ambas se inspiram no caso Zuzu Angel, uma famosa estilista de moda, amiga do compositor, que teve seu filho...

Study on Overload Injuries during Periods of Intense Physical Activity Complemented by Isokinetic Dynamometry Evaluation

Abstract Objective The present study aims to measure the incidence of overload injuries in training soldiers, who are subjected to intense physical exercise, and to compare it with a control group. Next, it intends to verify whether there is any relationship between overload injuries and some neuromuscu...