MOTIVATION The complexities of genetic data may not be accurately described by any single analytical tool. Phylogenetic analysis is often used to study the genetic relationship among different sequences. Evolutionary models and assumptions are invoked to reconstruct trees that describe the phylogenetic relationship among sequences. Genetic databases are rapidly accumulating large amounts of seq...

PURPOSE There is growing interest in the management of long-term conditions and in keeping people active and participating in the community. Testing the effectiveness of interventions that aim to affect activities and participation can be challenging without a well-developed, valid, and reliable instrument. This study therefore aims to develop a patient-reported outcome measure, the Oxford Part...

BACKGROUND Physical activity questionnaires (PAQ) have been extensively used to determine physical activity (PA) levels. Most PAQ are derived from an energy expenditure-based perspective and assess activities with a certain intensity level. Activities with a moderate or vigorous intensity level are predominantly used to determine a person's PA level in terms of quantity. Studies show that the t...

PURPOSE Assess the agreement between commonly used self-report methods compared with objectively measured physical activity (PA) in defining the prevalence of individuals compliant with PA recommendations. METHODS Time spent in moderate and vigorous PA (MVPA) was measured at two time points in 1713 healthy individuals from nine European countries using individually calibrated combined heart r...

BACKGROUND With an ageing population and increasing demands on health and social care services, there is growing importance attached to the management of long-term conditions, including maximizing the cost-effectiveness of treatments. In line with this, there is increasing emphasis on the need to keep people both active and participating in daily life. Consequently, it is essential that well de...

This study focused on levels of physical activity (PA) in adolescents from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Adolescents (n = 325) from the public school system filled out the physical activity questionnaire (PAQ-C) developed by Crocker et al. (1997). Anthropometric data (body mass, stature, and body mass index) and television (TV) viewing time were also assessed. Mean PAQ-C scores were 2.3+/-0.6 and 2....

هدف: این تحقیق با هدف ارائه مدلی برای ارتقای صلاحیت‌های حرفه‌ای مشاوران آموزشی در خدمات به دانش‌آموزان مقطع متوسطه اول انجام شد.مواد و روش‌ها: روش پژوهش حاضر، توصیفی از نوع اکتشافی حیث رویکرد، ترکیبی (کیفی-کمی) بود. بدو کار بخش کیفی مبتنی بر اجرای مصاحبه‌های صورت نیمه‌ساختاریافته خبرگان، ابعاد مؤلفه‌ها شناسایی کمی بهره‌گیری پرسشنامه، نسبت جمع‌آوری داده‌ها اقدام شد. مشارکت‌کنندگان 14 خبره حوزه م...