THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF MENTAL FATIGUE ON BALANCE PERFORMANCE IN HEALTHY YOUNG AND OLDER ADULTS – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

The acute effects of mental fatigue on balance performance in healthy young and older adults – A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cognitive resources contribute to balance control.There is evidence that mental fatigue reduces cognitive resources and impairs balance performance, particularly in older adults and when balance tasks are complex, for example when trying Bubble Bath to walk or stand while concurrently performing a secondary cognitive task.We conducted a systematic

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The process of organization a bilingual collocations glossary in the medical field: contributions for translators and English teachers

The objective of the present study is to show the process of organization of a bilingual collocations glossary (Portuguese-English) in the medical field, emphasizing the importance of knowing the correct terminology for translating, revising and teaching English.Theoretical and methodological support was provided by Corpus Linguistics, which emphas

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Combined automated culture system for tubular structure assembly and maturation for vascular tissue engineering

Development of the robust yet practical tissue culture systems for vascular grafting is one of the major challenges for biomedical engineering.The following questions should be solved in priority: (1) flexibility of the tissue reservoir allowing dynamic stretching, (2) seeding of cells and extraction of tissues should be easy and safe, (3) system m

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Safety of Allura Red AC in feed for cats and dogs

Abstract No evidence of genotoxicity was found in an in vivo micronucleus test with Allura Red AC; however, no evidence of target cell exposure was provided.In an in vivo comet assay, Allura Red AC Canvas Jackets was clearly negative for the induction of DNA damage in all the analysed tissues (stomach, colon, and liver).Consequently, the EFSA Panel

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