Static and functional balance in individuals with COPD: comparison with healthy controls and differences according to sex and disease severity

LA de Castro, LRG Ribeiro, R Mesquita… - Respiratory …, 2016 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that individuals with COPD have impaired body balance,
probably caused by the disease's multisystemic manifestations plus age-related decline …

[PDF][PDF] Container opening design for horticultural produce cooling efficiency

LR de Castro, C Vigneault… - Journal of Food …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Rapid cooling is recommended to decrease postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables.
Cooling rate and homogeneity are affected by the package design. Thus, the aim of this …

Cooling performance of horticultural produce in containers with peripheral openings

LR de Castro, C Vigneault, LAB Cortez - Postharvest Biology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Air pathways were investigated for peripheral and central opening configurations of package
during horticultural produce forced-air cooling process using a research tool previously …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of sorting, refrigeration and packaging on tomato shelf life

LR de Castro, LAB Cortez… - Journal of Food …, 2006 - researchgate.net
In order to reduce horticultural produce losses, two Brazilian tomato varieties were submitted
to post-harvest handling procedures combining sorting, refrigerated storage and different …

[HTML][HTML] From orange juice by-product in the food industry to a functional ingredient: Application in the circular economy

LA de Castro, JM Lizi, EGL das Chagas… - Foods, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the orange juice industry, more than 50% of raw material becomes by-products that are
rich in active compounds and have high nutritional content. Improved use of these by-products …

[PDF][PDF] Produce-simulator property evaluation for indirect airflow distribution measurement through horticultural crop package

C Vigneault, LR de Castro - Journal of Food, Agriculture and …, 2005 - researchgate.net
The possibility of using an indirect measurement method of air velocity pattern inside a
container during precooling to aid the container openings design was discussed. This indirect …

Maximum slat width for cooling efficiency of horticultural produce in wooden crates

C Vigneault, B Goyette, LR de Castro - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2006 - Elsevier
The influence of wood package design on airflow distribution was investigated for forced-air
cooling using horticultural produce simulators. The position of grooves on the container …

NOVEL antioxidant and oxidant biomarkers related to sarcopenia in COPD

W Sepúlveda-Loyola, LA de Castro, AK Matsumoto… - Heart & Lung, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The relation between oxidative stress (OS) and sarcopenia in COPD remains
unknown. Objective To analyze OS levels and its association with sarcopenia in COPD. …

[HTML][HTML] From orange juice by-product in the food industry to a functional ingredient: Application in the circular economy

LA Castro, JM Lizi, EGL Chagas, RA Carvalho… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the orange juice industry, more than 50% of raw material becomes by-products that are
rich in active compounds and have high nutritional content. Improved use of these by-products …

Effects of land-and water-based exercise programmes on postural balance in individuals with COPD: additional results from a randomised clinical trial

LA de Castro, JM Felcar, DR de Carvalho, LS Vidotto… - Physiotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Larissa A. de Castro a b c d e , Josiane M. Felcar a b c d e
, Débora R. de Carvalho a b c d e , Laís S. Vidotto a c d , Rubens A. da Silva a c d , Fabio Pitta …