Vera Ferro‐Lebres

ORCID: 0000-0002-3782-9264
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  • Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Physical Education and Gymnastics
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Indigenous Health and Education
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Healthcare Regulation
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Higher Education Learning Practices
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Science and Education Research
  • Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence
  • Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies

Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
2015-2025

Unidade Hospitalar de Bragança
2024

Universidade do Porto
2014-2020

This article describes the adaptation of adult Portuguese version General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ) for adolescents, and its validation. Respondents were 1,315 who completed questionnaire in two phases. A subsample 73 adolescents was used to measure test-retest reliability. Concurrent validity tested using a sample 32 dietetic students. The adapted showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92), reliability (R 0.71) concurrent (U 22766.0; p < .01). Adolescents'...

10.1080/03670244.2013.873424 article EN Ecology of Food and Nutrition 2014-08-08

Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze hackathon contributions as an instrument for innovation in collaborative networks. Methodology: A bibliometry was performed the Scopus and Web Science bases through Bibliometrix packages R Studio software. Publications analysis techniques were used describing year group origin (by Bradford Law), authorship by authors' relevance their productivity Lotka scientific country collaboration between countries, Quotations document with cloud word,...

10.32358/rpd.2022.v8.602 article EN cc-by Revista Produção e Desenvolvimento 2022-09-28

This study investigates the effect of olive leaf tea (OLT) on postprandial glycemia in healthy volunteers when ingested with a high-carbohydrate meal, compared placebo (CON). Healthy adults participated double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, and cross-over design trial receiving high-rich carbohydrate meal either 250 mL OLT or CON at two different times after washout period. The sequence order was randomized ratio 1:1. Capillary blood glucose measured 2 h period ingestion. Eighteen...

10.3390/foods12030528 article EN cc-by Foods 2023-01-24

Background: Questionnaires have been broadly used to assess physical activity in adolescents, however validation studies, although essential, are not always performed. Objective: The present work aims determine the validity of Portuguese version International Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents against 3 axis Actigraph accelerometers. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted, with a sample 222 mean age 15.6 years (SD=2.05). After translation and cross cultural adaptation,...

10.2174/1875399x01710010239 article EN The Open Sports Sciences Journal 2017-12-29

On the wings of New Public Management (NPM) and Bologna Process, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) needed to innovate towards market orientation, both students demanding social relevance. One way achieve these objectives is through co-creation processes, involving partners outside as companies public institutions. The purpose this paper assess satisfaction Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB) who actively participated in a process called Demola, which aims pedagogical innovation...

10.4995/head21.2021.13090 article EN cc-by 8th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'22) 2021-06-22

Individuals with high organizational commitment protect heritage, share goals and remain in the organization good bad times (Batugal &amp; Tindowen, 2019). So, this research intended to determine level of whether type employment contract is a differentiator factor commitment.

10.5171/2022.822995 article EN Journal of Human Resources Management Research 2022-08-30

Within DIFUCH, we are developing innovative challenge-based pedagogies, tools and platforms for the virtual delivery of a joint programme within groundbreaking-breaking flexible academic structure in Europe. This Erasmus+ project is focused on delivering new multi-disciplinary, transnational, cross-sectional future skills-orientated modules learning pathways that address societal challenges. In this paper, present current work DIFUCH to develop an underpinned by Challenge Based Learning...

10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.10.694 article EN IFAC-PapersOnLine 2023-01-01

O tema deste artigo é o comparar através do cluster (Aglomeração) das principais atividades empresariais de comércio e serviço relacionadas a Micro, Pequenas Médias Empresas (MPMEs) no bairro Rio Vermelho adjacências (Salvador -Bahia), que sobreviveram antes da pandemia (ano 2020) após 2023) partir CVO denominado Modelo Estágios Desenvolvimento. Toda análise foi feita Um Estudo Cao com uso metodologia Inteligência Competitiva (IC). A seguinte pergunta: Qual porcentagem (Salvador-Bahia)...

10.54751/revistafoco.v17n5-063 article PT Revista Foco 2024-05-10

The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) developed an online survey, called the Observatory Students and Graduates, aimed at entities in Portugal as a means gathering information about stakeholders view IPB graduates students, regarding skills for employability. Of total (424) contacted, 118 responded, representing 28% total. It was noted that 79 responses have included students their staff, being 27% Agroforestry-food sector, 16% from Consulting, Real Estate Finance 14% Transport...

10.4995/head21.2021.13123 article EN cc-by 8th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'22) 2021-06-22

As pesquisas na Internet relacionadas com a saúde têm aumentado exponencialmente em Portugal. Mas, como informação que pode encontrar-se é volátil, existe necessidade de avaliações frequentes da e dos websites relacionados saúde, geral, especial contêm acerca terapia nutricional para Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Por isso, o objetivo deste estudo avaliar fiabilidade contida portugueses sobre diabetes. Simultaneamente, pretende-se qualidade desses . Para esse efeito, foi conduzido um transversal,...

10.46691/es.v1i14.10 article PT Egitania Sciencia 2014-06-06

Childhood obesity is according to the World Health Organization one of most concerning problems today. Educating children a healthier lifestyle difficult task due lack interest or concern that they demonstrate. The have in technology and time they spent online games simply surfing web may be seen as an opportunity instill knowledge about healthy eating lifestyle. There are already several health counseling websites but it seems exist such platforms directly towards children....

10.5220/0005459403930398 article EN 2015-01-01
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