TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lamy, Elsa
A1  - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal
A1  - Schweigert, Florian J.
A1  - Capela e Silva, Fernando
A1  - Ferreira, Ana
A1  - Costa, Ana Rodrigues
A1  - Antunes, Celia
A1  - Almeida, Andre Martinho
A1  - Coelho, Ana Varela
A1  - Sales-Baptista, Elvira
T1  - The effect of tannins on mediterranean ruminant ingestive behavior the role of the oral cavity
JF  - Molecules
N2  - Sheep, cattle and goat are domestic ruminants of significant economic interest in the Mediterranean region. Although sharing the same pasture ranges, they ingest different plants and plant parts and, consequently different levels of tannins. This suggests an ability to detect and adapt ingestion according to animal physiological limits of tolerance for plant secondary metabolites. This review will detail the effects of dietary tannins on feeding behavior, and the role of the oral cavity in this process, with focus on such ruminant species. The role of salivary protein profile in tannin perception in the oral cavity, and as a defense mechanism, will be discussed.
KW  - polyphenols
KW  - diet selection
KW  - ruminants
KW  - salivary proteins
KW  - tannin-protein interaction
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16042766
SN  - 1420-3049
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SP  - 2766
EP  - 2784
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Quiterio, Ana
A1  - Martins, Joao
A1  - Onofre, Marcos
A1  - Costa, Joao
A1  - Rodrigues, Joao Mota
A1  - Gerlach, Erin
A1  - Scheur, Claude
A1  - Herrmann, Christian
T1  - MOBAK 1 assessment in primary physical education
BT  - exploring basic motor competences of portuguese 6-Year-Olds
JF  - Perceptual & motor skills
N2  - Children’s motor competence is known to have a determinant role in learning and engaging later in complex motor skills and, thus, in physical activity. The development of adequate motor competence is a central aim of physical education, and assuring that pupils are learning and developing motor competence depends on accurate assessment protocols. The MOBAK 1 test battery is a recent instrument developed to assess motor competence in primary physical education. This study used the MOBAK 1 to explore motor competence levels and gender differences among 249 (Mage = 6.3, SD = 0.5 years; 127 girls and 122 boys) Grade 1 primary school Portuguese children. On independent sample t tests, boys presented higher object movement motor competence than girls (boys: M = 5.8, SD = 1.7; girls: M = 4.0, SD = 1.7; p < .001), while girls were more proficient among self-movement skills (girls: M = 5.1, SD = 1.8; boys: M = 4.3, SD = 1.7; p < .01). On “total motor competence,” boys (M = 10.3, SD = 2.6) averaged one point ahead of girls (M = 9.1, SD = 2.9). The percentage of girls in the first quartile of object movement was 18.9%, while, for “self movement,” the percentage of boys in the first quartile was almost double that of girls (30.3% and 17.3%, respectively). The confirmatory model to test for construct validity confirmed the assumed theoretical two-factor structure of MOBAK 1 test items in this Portuguese sample. These results support the MOBAK 1 instrument for assessing motor competence and highlighted gender differences, of relevance to intervention efforts.
KW  - physical education
KW  - MOBAK 1
KW  - instrument
KW  - assessment
KW  - motor competence
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0031512518804358
SN  - 0031-5125
SN  - 1558-688X
VL  - 125
IS  - 6
SP  - 1055
EP  - 1069
PB  - Sage Publ.
CY  - Thousand Oaks
ER  -