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Research on Feeding Behavior in Children was awarded the 2nd best poster in congress

4 November 2024

The 3rd edition of the European Congress on Maternal and Child Nutrition took place from 24 to 26 October, at Eng. António de Almeida Foundation, in Oporto, and was the stage for the presentation of the poster entitled “Influence of Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors on Eating Behaviors in Young Children” by researchers Cátia Pontes, Sara Dias and the research fellow Rita Novo, which was awarded the 2nd best poster at the congress. Presented by co-author Cátia Pontes, this work aimed to relate anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics with feeding behavior in children between 2 and 10 years old accompanied in a

ANICT promotes Symposium on Research in Portugal

3 November 2024

The Amphitheater of the School of Health Science of the Polytechnic of Leiria hosts, on November 5, the Symposium of the National Association of Researchers in Science and Technology (ANICT) dedicated to the theme “From Precariousness to the Valorization of the Research Career in Portugal”, between 11h30 and 13h00. Several symposia on this subject have already been driven by ANICT across the country, such as at the University of Coimbra, the University of Aveiro or the University of Porto, with the aim of contextualizing the current situation in the research career, discuss proposals for direct support to careers and gather

Gaming as a new paradigm in healthy ageing – A science swing session

30 October 2024

October is the Positive Ageing Month and, to mark the occasion, ciTechCare promoted a Science Swing session dedicated to boost healthy ageing through the use of serious games, as a therapeutic strategy in the area of monitoring, multidimensional intervention and health education. This session took place at the Health Innovation Hub of ciTechCare, on October 29th, at 10am. The session was led by 3 researchers in the area of serious games. Marlene Rosa, researcher and founder of the project Agilidades, a SPIN-OFF of the Polytechnic of Leiria that aims to develop services and products supporting new paradigms of a dignified,

Research on accessibility, a path to functionality, autonomy and inclusion – a science swing session

28 October 2024

On october 23, aTOPlab, Assistive Technology and Occupational Performance Laboratory, from ciTechCare hosted a Science Swing session on ‘Research on Accessibility, a path to functionality, autonomy and Inclusion’, at 2:30 pm. The session was led by several speakers whose presentations was focused on their academic, professional but also personal background, on inclusion and accessibility, since among the participants there were people with visual impairments. Mariana Baierle, PhD student at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, with specialization in applied linguistics, is still conducting research at the aTOPlab, throughout the month of October, as she was selected in a

Joana Cruz integrates a mobility programme in Brazil

26 October 2024

ciTechCare researcher Joana Cruz was in international mobility at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), where she promoted a graduate course in Physiotherapy on emerging technologies in physical activity monitoring, and participated in the public doctoral exam of the student Naiara Leonardi, as a member of the orientation team. Over two weeks, the researcher got to know the various projects taking place in the laboratories of the Departments of Physiotherapy and Gerontology of the University, and visited the Health-School Unit and the UFSCar. Joana Cruz also had the opportunity to meet the Hospitals of the Clinics of the Faculty

ciTechCare was represented at the ERS Congress 2024

21 October 2024

The International Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), that took place in Vienna from 7th to 11th September, counted on the participation of three ciTechCare researchers working in the field of physical activity and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and exercise prehabilitation in patients with Lung Cancer, through the presentation of posters, as chair of several panel discussions and as part of the faculty. Joana Cruz was member of the faculty of the ERS “Academy of pulmonary rehabilitation – Advanced”, in the workshops “Physical activity assessment” and “Physical activity coaching”, together with other renowned specialists in the field. During the