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Objective: To determine the reliability and agreement of a method to evaluate maximum voluntary isometric torque (MVIT) and muscle fatigue local tolerance (MFLT) measurement in the cervical flexor-extensor muscles of sedentary life style asymptomatic volunteers. Material and method: For this obse...

PURPOSE: Most of the evidence in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) has been obtained from developed countries; however in order to promote and improve global and local interventions, evidence from developing countries is needed. The purpose of this study was to describe the PA l...

Background: During pregnancy and postpartum, women decrease physical activity (PA) levels despite the health benefits reported in the literature for women and the fetus. Aims: To determine PA levels and sedentary behaviour in women during pregnancy and postpartum. Methods: Pregnant and postpartum...

The mechanisms which promote divergence in populations of phytophagous insects using alternative hosts depend on the characterization of hosts as different selective scenarios and the modeling of the demographic dynamics of the insect on those hosts. In the Bolivian Yungas forests, the treehopper...

Objective: The aim of this study was to culturally adapt What Were We Thinking (WWWT), an Australian psychoeducational intervention to prevent symptoms of depression and anxiety among firsttime mothers, to be used in the Chilean primary health system. Background: Mental health symptoms are common...