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R&D Projects

Call for Proposals for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2010

Painel de Avaliação da área das Ciências do Desporto - 2010

Coordination

Maurice Piéron
University of Liège, Belgium

Evaluation

Karsten Froberg
University of Southern Denmarck, Denmark
Mary O'Sullivan
University of Limerick, Ireland
Maurice Piéron
University of Liège, Belgium
Risto Telama
University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Projects assigned

PTDC/DES/116845/2010

Unveiling the mechanisms for an active lifestyle.
Luis Paulo Rodrigues
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC)

PTDC/DES/116862/2010

Effect of exercise on immune, psychological and cognitive factors in the elderly
Ana Maria Miranda Botelho Teixeira
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/DES/117031/2010

Follow up study on the morphology and gait changes during pregnancy and post partum, and effect of physical exercise
Rita Alexandra Prior Falhas Santos Rocha
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/117044/2010

Exercise, physical fitness, biomechanical load and quality of life in postmenopausal women
Maria Helena Rodrigues Moreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/DES/117059/2010

Physical exercise increases mobilization and function of endothelial progenitor cells in patients with coronary artery disease?
Fernando Manuel Tavares da Silva Ribeiro
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/117318/2010

Energy cost in strength training: studies on the effects of different intensities, different exercise cadences, different exercise combinations and of different body positions.
Victor Manuel Machado de Ribeiro dos Reis
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/DES/117385/2010

PLAY4HEALTH - monitoring youth cognitive development, body composition and physical activity, strength and conditioning, nutrition and wellness by playing team sports
Nuno Leite
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/DES/117411/2010

Computational multiscale simulation of the dynamical behavior of the human knee
Renato Manuel Natal Jorge
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC)

PTDC/DES/117475/2010

Effects of a Physical Activity and Nutrition Program for Adolescents (PANPAs)
Maria João Almeida
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/DES/117662/2010

Keeping the rhythm: a new model for evaluation of inter-response fluctuations in rhythmic movements with implications for health and training
Ana Maria Fité Alves Diniz
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/117676/2010

Aquatic readiness and children´s health promotion and wellbeing: a study of the involvement, development and methods.
Marta Martins
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (IPSantarém)

PTDC/DES/117755/2010

Physical activity assessment assisted by video
Pedro Miguel Silva
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/118130/2010

Mechanisms of fatigue and adaptation in multiple exercise modes.
Veronica Vleck
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/118393/2010

A longitudinal study of students` game performance, personal and social skills in Volleyball and Athletics through Sport Education
Isabel Mesquita
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/118812/2010

The age-related Health and physical activity status in elderly
Pedro Bezerra
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC)

PTDC/DES/118818/2010

Effects of resistance training programs during Physical Education classes
PEDRO LUÍS CAMECELHA DE PEZARAT CORREIA
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/119028/2010

Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition during childhood and adolescence as determinants of metabolic risk and arterial properties in young adulthood: secular trends, developmental trajectories and genetic interactions
Luís Fernando Cordeiro Bettencourt Sardinha
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/119111/2010

Physical Education Teacher Education and the Promotion of an Active Lifestyle at School
Francisco Carreiro da Costa
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, CRL (COFAC)

PTDC/DES/119165/2010

Watching motor action movies: Consequences on cognition, motor proficiency, and proneness for exercise.
Ana Maria Abreu
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/119256/2010

Impact of the Bologna Process in Portuguese Physical Education and Sport Higher Education
António Fernando Rosado
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/119559/2010

Orthopedic Alignment & Screw Imaging Systems (OASIS)
Wangdo Kim
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/119569/2010

Perceiving children`s limits of action: influent factors in visual search strategies and implications for child supervision
Rita Cordovil
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/119667/2010

Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Elite Sport performance - is the immune system the missing link?
LUÍS MANUEL PINTO LOPES RAMA
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/DES/119678/2010

Development of video-based motion analysis in team sports: measuring performance and intervention effectiveness
Duarte Fernando da Rosa Belo Patronilho de Araújo
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/120233/2010

Academic Performance, Metabolic Syndrome, Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents
José Carlos Rodrigues Dias Ribeiro
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/120249/2010

Exercise training following cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with chronic heart failure
Helena Santa-Clara
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/120268/2010

Interplay between genetic predisposition and regular physical exercise on circulating adipokine levels in obese Portuguese adolescents
LUÍS FILIPE BARBOSA AMADO BELO
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/DES/120290/2010

Determinants of the moderate to vigorous physical activities in the physical education lessons
José Carlos Rodrigues Dias Ribeiro
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/120955/2010

Anticipation: Who is in advantage in team sports?
Pedro José Madaleno Passos
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/120974/2010

Recreational team sports as an health-promoting activity for sedentary adults.
António Rebelo
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/121365/2010

UP & DOWN: Follow-up in healthy Schoolchildren and in adolescents: Psycho-Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Activity and its Impact on Fitness, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Inflamatory Biomarkers and Mental Health.
Rute Marina Roberto dos Santos
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/121407/2010

Altitude training. Effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics
José Magalhães
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/121422/2010

Effect of life-span voluntary exercise against anti-cancer therapy-induced cardiac and mitochondrial dysfunction
António Alexandre Moreira Ribeiro de Ascensão
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/121486/2010

Exercise and Chronic Pain in Osteoarthritis
Maria Margarida Marques Rebelo Espanha
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/121566/2010

Madeira Growth Study - 3rd Phase
Duarte Freitas
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/DES/121772/2010

MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER AND MORPHOLOGY OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR IN PUBERTAL ATHLETES CONTRASTING IN MATURITY STATUS: normalizing for stature and body mass
MANUEL JOÃO CERDEIRA COELHO E SILVA
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/DES/121941/2010

Effects of life-long physical activity on brain function in Alzheimer Disease and Aging - Relevance of mitochondrial-mediated mechanisms
António Alexandre Moreira Ribeiro de Ascensão
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/122340/2010

Health related, daily life activity and sports domain characteristics of swimmers with Down syndrome
Rui Manuel Nunes Corredeira
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/122349/2010

The role of exercise training in modulation of signalling pathways activated in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Tiago Alexandre Henriques Coelho
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/DES/122395/2010

An Open-Access Repository of Self-Regulation Measures for Exercise, Eating, and Weight Control
PEDRO JORGE DO AMARAL DE MELO TEIXEIRA
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/122415/2010

Biomechanical analysis of individual and relay swimming starts: updating knowledge and technological devices for starting performance assessment
João Paulo Vilas-Boas
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/122432/2010

Biomechanical and Bioenergetical Evaluation in Kayaking
Filipe Almeida Viana Conceição
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/122596/2010

Learning effects in Team Sports and Physical Education
Mário Marques
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/DES/122642/2010

Effects of physical exercise on oxidative stress biomarkers, lipid profile, body composition, quality of life and functional capacity in phase II cardiac patients rehabilitation- Home-based vs. centre based cardiac rehabilitation programs vs. usual care
Pablo Tomás Carús
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/DES/122673/2010

Is there an association of gene polymorphisms and exercise training with arterial stiffness in CAD patients?
José Oliveira
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/122696/2010

Basketball players interjoint coordination during the jump
Maria António Ferreira de Castro
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/DES/122758/2010

Numerical Fluid Mechanics Study of Swimming obstructed by stratified (dead) water.
Vishveshwar Mantha
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/DES/122838/2010

Exercise and obesity - the role of physical activity and endurance training against endoplasmic reticulum stress in obesity-induced liver disease
José Magalhães
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/122941/2010

FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL OVERLOAD EFFECT ON LOCOMOTION PATTERNS AND LOWER LIMB MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH IN ADOLESCENTS
Maria Filomena Soares Vieira Soares Vieira
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH/ULisboa)

PTDC/DES/123132/2010

Perceived effort and heart rate for monitoring training load with adolescent soccer players
António José Barata Figueiredo
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/DES/116586/2010

Levels of physical activity throughout pregnancy and its influence on physical and psychological status of women, as well as the morphological parameters of the child in the first two-year of life
Jorge Mota
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/120681/2010

Understanding the dynamic nature of student learning and identity: The case of sports coaching student
Isabel Mesquita
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)

PTDC/DES/121575/2010

Physical exercise role on Human` lymphocyte DNA damage reduction: possible influence of oxidative stress and DNA repair capacity
Maria Paula Gonçalves da Mota
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/DES/122763/2010

Cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors, inflammation and cardiovascular risk: the influence of physical activity
José Oliveira
Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto (FADE/UP)