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Association between effect of reception and game procedures in high-level Brazilian volleyball: The case of the women's "Superliga" champion team

Abstract The present study aimed to analyze the association between effect of reception and game procedures practiced by the women's "superliga" champion team in the side-out, as well as the behavior of the opposing central blocker, according to the performance level of the opposing team. The sample was ...

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Long Distance Passes in 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of long distance passes performed during the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup. All 64 matches were analyzed, however, actions performed during overtime were not included in the sample. The study defined long pass as an action made by a player from...

Educational status influences cognitive-motor learning in older adults: going to university provides greater protection against aging than going to high school

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (12), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate if middle-aged and older adults with a higher education would differ from those with an average education in cognitive-motor tasks involving lower limb function. Methods: A walking version of the Trail Making Test (Walking Executive Function Task, [WEFT]) was used. Ei...

Critical incidents connected to nurses' leadership in Intensive Care Units

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: The goal of this study is to analyze nurses' leadership in intensive care units at hospitals in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in the face of positive and negative critical incidents. Method: Exploratory, descriptive study, conducted with 24 nurses by using the Critical Incident T...

Towards development and validation of an intraoperative assessment tool for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy training: results of a Delphi study

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction As urology training shifts toward competency-based frameworks, the need for tools for high stakes assessment of trainees is crucial. Validated assessment metrics are lacking for many robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). As it is quickly becoming the gold standard for treat...

Prescripción de ciprofloxacino por vía parenteral en pacientes ingresados en los servicios de Medicina Interna y Caumatología de un hospital general
Parenteral prescription of ciprofloxacin in patients admitted to the Internal Medicine and Caumatology services of a general hospital

Medisan; 21 (7), 2017
Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo y transversal de 76 pacientes ingresados en los servicios de Medicina Interna y Caumatología del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba durante el 2012, para evaluar los conocimientos, el desempeño y la satisfacción de ...

Simple motor tasks independently predict extubation failure in critically ill neurological patients

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of simple motor tasks such as hand grasping and tongue protrusion as predictors of extubation failure in critically ill neurological patients. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study conducted in the neurological ICU of a tertiary care hospital in the...

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene Val66Met polymorphism affects memory performance in older adults

Objective: Memory impairment is an important contributor to the reduction in quality of life experienced by older adults, and genetic risk factors seem to contribute to variance in age-related cognitive decline. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important nerve growth factor linked with deve...

Symptoms of anxiety and depression are related to cardiovascular responses to active, but not passive, coping tasks

Objective: Anxiety and depression have been linked to blunted blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) reactions to mental stress tests; however, most studies have not included indices of underlying hemodynamics nor multiple stress tasks. This study sought to examine the relationships of anxiety and depre...

Critical incidents of people with kidney transplants: discovered situations

Mundo Saúde (Online); 41 (3), 2017
This study aimed to identify the positive and negative situations experienced by people with kidney transplantations,using the Critical Incident Technique. A study with a descriptive-type qualitative approach, using the Critical IncidentsTechnique. The data were collected through semi-structured intervie...