INTRODUCTION: Cryotherapy application over a joint causes a nerve conduction velocity decrease and proprioceptive changes. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine if cryotherapy impairs proprioception acuity. METHODS: Proprioception was assessed by joint position sense (JPS), measured with an isokinetic dynamometer Biodex System 3, in twenty one females on experimental group, before 15 minutes cryotherapy (...
A utilização de meios electrónicos na área da saúde fornece ferramentas poderosas para melhorar o conhecimento sobre saúde e a atitude dos sujeitos perante este domínio, mas a literacia em saúde manifestada pelos utilizadores – a sua capacidade de obter, processar e agir adequadamente perante informações relacionadas com a temática da saúde – desempenha um papel importante na sua capacidade de aproveitar ao máx...
Tese de mestrado [versão pública]. Biologia (Biologia Humana e Ambiente). Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2013 ; Adenovirus-based vectors are among the most efficient and disseminated gene transfer vehicles currently in use in a broad range of basic and applied research applications including the testing of gene therapy. As a gene therapy modality, gene targeting relies on the site-specific geno...
This paper introduces the concept of belonging and discusses it in the context of online social networking experience and community experience considering social capital and user’s activities as nuclear concepts to understand collective actions and social relationships mediated by social media. The paper presents an empirical approach based on the study of two local communities and analyses whether interactive ...
Mobile internet represents a major new trend in communication technologies use and consumption, but few evidence exists that confirms claims of novelty and social change in association with this technology use. This paper characterizes the use of mobile internet in a southern European country and associated patterns of use, focusing both on users’ profiles, forms of access, motivations to use and most popular a...
To understand what are the most significant factors for digital TV adoption by the Portuguese population in the switchover context is the main goal of the research project here presented. In April 26, 2012, the analogue terrestrial television switchoff is planned to occur in Portugal, according to the schedule published by the national telecommunication regulator Anacom. Digital terrestrial TV was launched in t...
A emergência de novas formas de acesso à internet vem reforçar a necessidade de desenvolvimento de iniciativas de I&D que facilitem a melhor compreensão dos processos de transformação associados à evolução tecnológica e aferir se de tais processos resultam novas consequências sociais ao nível das formas de uso e consumo de uma tecnologia e arranjos sociais associados. Este projecto pretende avaliar o papel e re...
In order to conduct a successful transition from analogue terrestrial television to full digital terrestrial television it is essential to identify what are the most significant drivers and barriers for adoption among the impacted population. Also importantly, it is to segment the population according with their attitudes towards digital TV, their awareness about the switchover process and intention of adopting...
Trabalho apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em Ciências Farmacêuticas ; A libertação de compostos antropogénicos no meio ambiente tem merecido especial atenção, uma vez que alguns exibem conhecida actividade biológica. Entre os compostos antropogénicos encontrados no meio ambiente, os fármacos são muito frequentemente detectados, e podem ser...
Tese de mestrado, Estudos Ingleses e Americanos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2010
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