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- Comparative analysis of physical fitness and body composition in first-year bachelor sports sciences students from France and PortugalPublication . Morais, Jorge; Larrière, Onésie; Bragada, José A.; Bartolomeu, Raúl Filipe; Magalhães, Pedro; Schnegg, Antoine; Houndekon, Martial; Garnier, Yoann M.; Mourot, LaurentPhysical fitness and body composition are foundational to the training and academic success of sports sciences students. However, baseline physical profiles may vary across institutions and countries, reflecting differences in cultural, educational, and physical activity environments. This study aimed to compare physical fitness levels and anthropometric characteristics of first-year sports sciences students from three European institutions in France and Portugal. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 172 first-year university students (121 males, 51 females) enrolled in sports sciences programs at one French (UMLP) and two Portuguese institutions (IPB and IPG). Participants completed a standardized physical fitness test battery assessing aerobic capacity (estimated VO(2)max), upper- and lower-body strength (handgrip, isometric mid-thigh pull), explosive power (standing long jump), flexibility (sit-and-reach), and balance (standing stork test). Anthropometric measures included body mass, fat mass, and lean mass. Group and gender differences were analyzed using ANOVA and effect sizes. Students from UMLP displayed significantly higher performance in estimated VO(2)max (IPB vs UMLP d = 1.08; IPG vs UMLP d = 0.81), strength (isometric mid-thigh pull [IPB vs UMLP d = 0.65; IPG vs UMLP d = 0.73]), flexibility (IPB vs UMLP d = 0.61; IPG vs UMLP d = 0.69), balance (IPG vs UMLP d = 0.91), and body composition (higher lean mass [IPB vs UMLP d = 0.19; IPG vs UMLP d = 0.28], lower fat mass [IPB vs UMLP d = 0.22; IPG vs UMLP d = 0.31]) compared to their Portuguese peers. IPG students outperformed the other groups in the standing long jump test (IPB vs IPG d = 0.51; IPG vs UMLP d = 1.38). Males consistently outperformed females across all fitness domains except flexibility. Significant group-by-gender interactions were observed for flexibility and strength measures. This study highlights substantial differences in physical fitness and body composition among first-year sports sciences students across institutions in France and Portugal. These findings underline the importance of assessing students' physical readiness at university entry and suggest that institutional and cultural factors may influence physical health trajectories. Targeted interventions may be warranted to ensure baseline fitness equity and promote academic and athletic success.
- Diálogo entre culturas: a Cultura Indígena como resposta à dominação cultural na interlocução entre Enrique Dussel e Paulo FreirePublication . Alves, Deisiane; Cancian, Queli; Mesquita, ElzaNeste artigo analisamos o entrelaçamento entre cultura e educação, considerando os aspectos históricos que se relacionam a ambas no contexto brasileiro, desde os processos colonizadores, cujos elementos permearam a formação da identidade nacional. Processos estes que invisibilizaram a Cultura Indígena, seus saberes e tradições, elementos aqui destacados, como forma de contar uma outra história. Para tanto, nos embasamos na revisão bibliográfica, a partir da interlocução entre Enrique Dussel e Paulo Freire, ícones dos estudos pós-coloniais e decoloniais, que enfatizaram ao longo de toda sua trajetória, a dominação cultural exercida pelos processos colonizadores e a necessária identificação e libertação desta.
- Digital Humanities at the Service of Remembrance: The Creation of Digital Archive-based Activities within the Project Remembering the Past, Learning for the FuturePublication . Gombár, Zsófia; Martins, Cláudia F.D.; Ferro, Maria João; Fernandes, Ana Raquel; Szőnyi, Andrea; Xavier, Catarina; Komoly, Gabriella; Mezei, MónikaThis article explores the usage of testimonies in the Visual History Archive of the University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation to create learner-centred activities on the history of the Holocaust targeted at Portuguese students. We describe the project ‘Remembering the Past, Learning for the Future: Research-Based Digital Learning from Testimonies of Survivors and Rescuers of the Holocaust’, housed at the University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies (ULICES). Via the international partnership (USC Shoah Foundation, Zachor Foundation, and the University of Eötvös Loránd), the ULICES team developed materials using testimony from witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust through digital tools with an innovative pedagogical methodology. We introduce the constructivist theory of learning, stressing the powerful impact of survival testimonies on raising student awareness and developing a wide range of skills. We also describe the methodological process that underlay this project, namely the creation of the six learning activities for the IWitness educational platform and the IWalk visits, focusing on the translation tasks of the written materials and the audiovisual translation of the videos. We also report on how students received the activities by retrieving information from teachers’ and students’ reports, and an onsite experience with two groups of students.
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Functional Fitness in Older AdultsPublication . Schneider, André; Leite, Luciano Bernardes; Santos, Fernando; Teixeira, José Eduardo; Forte, Pedro; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Monteiro, António M.The global increase in life expectancy has generated growing interest in strategies that support functional independence and quality of life among older adults. Functional fitness—including strength, mobility, flexibility, and aerobic endurance—is essential for preserving autonomy during aging. In this context, physical exercise, particularly High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), has gained attention for its time efficiency and physiological benefits. This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of a group-based HIIT program on functional fitness in older adults. Functional outcomes were assessed before, during, and after a 65-week intervention using standardized field tests, including measures of upper and lower body strength, flexibility, aerobic endurance, and agility. This study was prospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07170579). Significant improvements were observed in the HIIT group across multiple domains of functional fitness compared to the control group, notably in upper body strength, lower limb flexibility, cardiorespiratory endurance, and mobility. These results suggest that HIIT is an effective and adaptable strategy for improving functional fitness in older adults, with the potential to enhance performance in daily activities and support healthy aging in community settings.
- Kinematic and neuromuscular responses to different visual focus conditions in stand-up paddleboardingPublication . Freitas, João; Conceição, Ana; Stastny, Jan; Morais, Jorge; Marques, Diogo L.; Louro, Hugo; Marinho, D.A.; Neiva, Henrique P.This study analyzed the kinematics and muscle activity during the stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) under different visual focus points in three conditions: i) eyes on the board nose, ii) looking at the turn buoy, and iii) free choice. Methods: Fourteen male paddleboarders (24.2 ± 7.1 years) performed three trials covering 65 m, and the electromyographic (EMG) activation patterns and kinematic parameters in four cycle strokes for the left and right sides were analyzed. Surface EMG of the upper trapezius, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius medialis were recorded. The data were processed according to the percentage of maximum voluntary contraction (%MVC). Speed, stroke frequency (SF), stroke length, and stroke index (SI) were analyzed. Results: The speed, SF, and SI (p < 0.01, η2 ≥ 0.42) showed significant variance between conditions, with the free condition achieving the highest speed (1.20 ± 0.21 m/s), SF (0.65 ± 0.13 Hz) and SI (2.25 ± 0.67 m2 /s). This condition showed greater neuromuscular activity, particularly in the triceps brachii during both the left (42.25 ± 18.76 %MVC) and right recoveries (32.93 ± 16.06 %MVC). During the pull phase, the free choice presented higher biceps brachii activity (8.51 ± 2.80 %MVC) compared to the eyes on the board nose (6.22 ± 2.41 %MVC; p < 0.01), while showing lower activity in the triceps brachii (10.02 ± 4.50 %MVC vs. 16.52 ± 8.45 %MVC; p < 0.01) and tibialis anterior (12.24 ± 7.70 %MVC vs. 17.09 ± 7.73 %MVC; p < 0.01) compared to looking at the turn buoy. Conclusion: These results suggest that a free visual focus allows paddleboarders to enhance their kinematics and muscle activation, highlighting the significance of visual focus strategies in improving both competitive and recreational SUP performance.
- Políticas editoriales y conceptualización del álbum ilustrado en España: un estudio de bases de concursosPublication . Larragueta, Marta; Carballal Miñán, Patricia; Sobrino-Freire, Iria; Dotras Bravo, AlexiaThe research analyzes picturebook publishing awards in Spain between 2000 and 2023, examining their characteristics and dynamics through a comparative documentary analysis of 21 awards and 98 calls for submissions. The results reveal significant complexity in the publishing landscape. In the linguistic domain, 47% of the awards accept works in multiple languages, while 53% restrict submissions to a single language, which may be Spanish, Catalan, Basque, or Galician. Regarding technical requirements, a notable standardization was observed: most competitions require works between 22 and 40 pages, and 71% request a sketch. In the terminological analysis, the term "picturebook" predominates in 17 out of the 21 awards, and 15 provide conceptual definitions. The study identifies a core definition based on the complementarity between visual and verbal codes, with variations in the prioritization of these codes across different calls for submissions, and two competitions requiring only the text. The findings highlight the progressive legitimization of the picturebook as a distinctive publishing format in the contemporary Spanish landscape.
- Predicting Sleep Quality Based on Metabolic, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness Variables in Aged People: Exploratory Analysis with a Conventional Machine Learning ModelPublication . Forte, Pedro; Encarnação, Samuel; Teixeira, José Eduardo; Branquinho, Luís; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Monteiro, António M.; Pecos-Martín, DanielSleep plays a crucial role in the health of older adults, and its quality is influenced by multiple physiological and functional factors. However, the relationship between sleep quality and physical fitness, body composition, and metabolic markers remains unclear. This exploratory study aimed to investigate the associations between sleep quality and physical, metabolic, and body composition variables in older adults, and to evaluate the preliminary performance of a logistic regression model in classifying sleep quality. A total of 32 subjects participated in this study, with a mean age of 69. The resting arterial pressure (systolic and diastolic), resting heart rate, anthropometrics (high waist girth), body composition (by bioimpedance), and physical fitness (Functional Fitness Test) and sleep quality (Pitsburg sleep-quality index) were evaluated. Group comparisons, associative analysis and logistic regression with 5-fold stratified cross-validation was used to classify sleep quality based on selected non-sleep-related predictors. Individuals with good sleep quality showed significantly better back stretch (t = 2.592; p = 0.015; eta(2) = 0.239), lower limb strength (5TSTS; t = 2.564; p = 0.016; eta(2) = 0.476), and longer total sleep time (t = 6.882; p < 0.001; eta(2) = 0.675). Exploratory correlations showed that poor sleep quality was moderately associated with reduced lower-limb strength and mobility. The logistic regression model including 5TSTS and TUG achieved a mean accuracy of 0.76 +/- 0.15, precision of 0.79 +/- 0.18, recall of 0.83 +/- 0.21, and AUC of 0.74 +/- 0.16 across cross-validation folds. These preliminary findings suggest that physical fitness and clinical variables significantly influence sleep quality in older adults. Sleep-quality-dependent patterns suggest that interventions to improve lower limb strength may promote better sleep outcomes.