1. Epicardial Fat Thickness: a Promising Cardiovascular Risk Factor that Requires in-Depth Studies

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVPQOL) is a validated questionnaire assessing quality of life among pregnant women with nausea and vomiting. OBJECTIVE: To translate, cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the reliability of the NVPQOL. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational cross-section

Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2021-04

2. The Brazilian version of the Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability – an observational cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVPQOL) is a validated questionnaire assessing quality of life among pregnant women with nausea and vomiting. OBJECTIVE: To translate, cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the reliability of the NVPQOL. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational cross-section

Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2021-04

3. PER UN LEXICON POLITOLOGICO LATINOAMERICANO DE-COLONIALE: O HOMEM CORDIAL, ALTER EGO DELL’HOMBRE CORDIAL

Abstract The 2016 critical edition of Raízes do Brasil, recomposing the corpus of the five editions published by Sérgio Buarque de Holanda between 1936 and 1969, makes it clear how the initial positive connotation of the metaphor o homem cordial has changed into a negative one. The first translations - into Italian (1954) and into Spanish-American (1955) -

Cad. Trad.. Publicado em: 2021-04

4. Impacts of grade configuration on Brazilian student outcomes

Abstract In this paper we evaluate the impact of grade span configuration on student outcomes. We build a model which shows that the more homogeneous the cohort of students the higher the share of them which achieves the minimum level of academic performance required in an exam. We then test this theoretical finding by comparing performances of 5th-grade stu

Rev. Bras. Econ.. Publicado em: 2021-03

5. SECOND LANGUAGE PERCEPTION OF ENGLISH VOWELS BY PORTUGUESE LEARNERS: THE EFFECT OF STIMULUS TYPE

Abstract The study investigated the effect of stimulus type on L2 English vowel perception and it also examined the relation between subject factors and L2 learners’ performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/i: i ε ≈ 3 : λ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type: real and pseudo words. The la

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2020-12

6. Em poucas palavras - o impacto da injúria renal aguda em crianças criticamente doentes,

Abstract The study investigated the effect of stimulus type on L2 English vowel perception and it also examined the relation between subject factors and L2 learners’ performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/i: i ε ≈ 3 : λ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type: real and pseudo words. The la

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.). Publicado em: 2020-12

7. SOBRAL, Adail. A filosofia primeira de Bakhtin: roteiro de leitura comentado. Campinas, SP: Mercado das Letras, 2019. 168 páginas.

Abstract The study investigated the effect of stimulus type on L2 English vowel perception and it also examined the relation between subject factors and L2 learners’ performance. Twenty-nine adult Portuguese learners of English were tested on six English vowels (/i: i ε ≈ 3 : λ/) with two tasks, differing in stimulus type: real and pseudo words. The la

Bakhtiniana, Rev. Estud. Discurso. Publicado em: 2020-12

8. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ITS INTERACTION WITH OTHER ASPECTS OF COGNITION: THE CASE OF MEDIAL WH-QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH AND IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

Abstract Preschool children acquiring English and Brazilian Portuguese display a peculiar behavior when prompted to produce multi-clause wh-questions. In elicited production tasks, structures with an extra wh-element in medial position are sometimes produced. Such medial questions are impossible in the adult languages being acquired. Following a hypothesis p

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2020-12

9. Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reproducibility of the Back Beliefs Questionnaire among older Brazilians with acute low back pain. A cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) has emerging as an epidemic, multifactorial and multidimensional condition in older age. Assessment of attitudes and beliefs of patients with back pain is necessary for understanding the impact of psychosocial factors on pain perception and management. OBJECTIVES: To cross-culturally adapt and examine the validity

Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2020-08

10. Exploring Major Themes in Applied Linguistics: Local and Global Contexts

Abstract This study aims at showing how L1 word stress affects L2 word naming for cognates and non-cognates in two lexical stress languages, Brazilian Portuguese (BP, L1) and American English (AE, L2). Based on the bilingualism literature, there are indications that the access to the lexicon is non-selective, thus, cognate words would have a facilitation eff

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2020-04

11. Retrieving L2 word stress from orthography: Evidence from word naming and cross-modal priming

Abstract This study aims at showing how L1 word stress affects L2 word naming for cognates and non-cognates in two lexical stress languages, Brazilian Portuguese (BP, L1) and American English (AE, L2). Based on the bilingualism literature, there are indications that the access to the lexicon is non-selective, thus, cognate words would have a facilitation eff

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2020-04

12. The role of L1 English speakers’ familiarity with Brazilian-accented English (L2) in the intelligibility of Brazilian learners of English (L2): a discussion on intelligibility from a Complex Dynamic Systems perspective

Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of familiarity with Brazilian-accented English (L2) in the intelligibility of speech samples when judged by native English listeners. Speech samples were collected from five native Brazilian Portuguese individuals from Southern Brazil, with a pre-intermediate level of proficiency in English. Followi

Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2020-04