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Background: Physical training can be considered a therapeutic strategy to prevent the deleterious effects of aging. Objective: To investigated the lean mass gain, improved muscle strength and functional capacity, obtained through Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) of large muscle groups. Method: Longitudinal prospective study with adult individuals of both genders, over 50 years of age. The following variables were studied: anthropometry, bioelectrical impedance, the sit and stand test, handgrip strength and Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) of large muscle groups.

The present paper purports to investigate the quality of living among the Indian households at state and district level from 2001 to 2011. The study is based on secondary data collected from Registrar General Census Operations, New Delhi. The quality of living has been examined in terms of 5 main dimensions i.e. (i) housing quality, (ii) basic amenities like health, sanitation and cleanliness, electrification, fuel consumption, (iii) banking (iv) information and communication and assets ownerships covering 14 indicators.

Along the Earth planet’s history (~4.5 billion years) events of climate change have occurred but not so fast as in the last hundred years. This literature review summarizes the main aspects of the physics of the climate to explain in a simple way the natural forcings that affect the climate system and lead to climate change. But, only natural forcings are not enough to justify the increase of ~1.1oC in the global average of air temperature since the pre-industrial period.

This article refers to the influence of social media on female body image and seeks to investigate the impacts of Instagram as a dictator of a standard of body image and beauty. The established method was an experimental study of a single subject in which two levels were outlined to measure body satisfaction, with and without the use of Instagram. The study showed a good level of significance in their experiment. We recommend that the study be replicate in a larger sample of participants for a better result.

The green subject matter, especially on its driving factors and performance of firms in the Ghanaian manufacturing setting and Africa in general has become a matter of concern. Premised on theoretically backed literature on green manufacturing, green practices and performance, a model was presented. Dataset of 415 firms were analyzed. Using SPSS Amos 24, the structural equation modeling analysis was carried out. External green drivers were seen to directly relate with performance of firms in agro processing industry in Ghana than the green internal driving factors.

The aim of this article is to establish a dialogical relationship between curriculum flexibility and learning styles for teacher curricular knowledge and how these categories can serve as essential tools for building an inclusive curriculum, and specifically, how to use them as methodological strategies in the classroom context, in order to generate a better use in the learning process based on assumptions of renowned authors such as Perrenoud (1997), Tomlinson (2008), among others.

To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with attempted suicide among university students. A cross-sectional study (n=1,252) carried out at the Federal University of Catalao.

In a society considered global, sustainable actions in the world of work are the result of a diversity of economic, political, social, cultural and environmental factors. However, reflections on the meaning of work, engagement and leadership behavior in experiences related to Social Entrepreneurship assume a certain role in the thinking and daily practice of organizational researchers in the search for sustainable action.

Companies innovate by improving their existing products and/or services, which would be incremental innovation, or by creating new products and/or services, which is radical innovation, as well as the conditions offered by the market where they operate. Companies can be motivated by the will to change the market where they operate, using disruptive innovation. Thus, this study aimed to identify the importance of the disruptive innovation practices, adopted by companies recognized by the Programa Gaúcho da Qualidade e Produtividade (PGQP), Brazil.

Introduction: There is a complex interaction of sleep between organic, physiological and emotional factors. In the elderly, there is usually a greater difficulty in sleeping, generating concern about the quality of sleep. Objective: Determine sleep quality, investigate correlations with medications, chronic diseases, physical activity and body mass index (BMI), and the existence of daytime sleepiness in elderly people aged 60 years and older, treated in a Military Hospital Unit.