The economic crisis and malnutrition in children and the elderly: a pilot study in the Municipality of Lisbon (Duration: 2014-2020)

by diogo.santos | Mar 16, 2014 | Projetos

Duration: 2014-2020 Abstract: The global economic and financial crisis has spurred some political developments that affect the living conditions of people in countries with the greatest economic difficulties, particularly those in southern Europe, such as...

Intimate Modernities. Love, Money, and Everyday Ethics in the Hills of Guangdong, 1970s-2010s (Duration: 2014-2018)

by diogo.santos | Fev 23, 2014 | Projetos

Duration: 2014-2018 Abstract:  Coordinator: Participants:  Partner institutions:  Financial support: Seed-Funding Research Project Grant, University of Hong Kong, HK$40,000 (>€4,900EUR) Reference:...

IRonBONE – Returning ‘metrics’ to osteometrics in burned human skeletal remains: estimating heat-induced dimensional change through spectroscopy (Duration: 2014-2018)

by diogo.santos | Jan 17, 2014 | Projetos

Duration: 2014-2018 Abstract: The objective of this project (IRonBONE – Infrared Spectroscopy on Burned Bone) is to apply vibrational spectroscopy techniques to determine dimensional changes in human burned bones and teeth, namely Fourier Transform Infrared...

Association of social, cultural and environmental factors with participation in extracurricular sport and obesity indicators in 6-10-year-old children living in urban and non-urban settings (PhD) (Duration: 2013-2017)

by diogo.santos | Fev 16, 2013 | Projetos

Duration: 2013-2017 Abstract: Extracurricular sport has the potential to increase total physical activity (PA) which plays an important role in the prevention of a number of health problems, including obesity. However, most children do not achieve the recommended...

Entheseal Changes and Reconstruction of Human Behavior: Towards Standardization (Duration: 2013)

by diogo.santos | Jan 17, 2013 | Projetos

Duration: 2013 Abstract: Reconstruction of past human behavior has been a key focus within anthropology, particularly via the evaluation of changes to entheses (skeletal muscle attachments). Three working groups were set up to tackle the primary problems...