ABSTRACT
BioMedWomen 2015 - Clinical and BioEngineering for Women´s Health contains all author contributions presented at BioMedWomen 2015 (Porto, Portugal, 20–23 June 2015). International contributions from countries worldwide provided comprehensive coverage of the current state-of-the-art on different topics:
• Aging
• Physical Activity and Sports
• Physiotherapy
• Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Urogynecology
• Imaging
• Biomechanics
• Nutrition
• Health Psychology
• Assisted diagnosis and Treatment
• Tissue Engineering
• Medical Devices
• Prosthesis
• Dental care and Orthodontics
BioMedWomen 2015 - Clinical and BioEngineering for Women´s Health will be of interest to academics and to others interested and involved in clinical and engineering subjects related to women´s health.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Improving women’s health via the bio-psycho-social model: Fibromyalgia management as a case study
Heather L. Rogers
chapter |2 pages
Kinematical adaptations throughout pregnancy and postpartum sagittal plane
M. Branco & R. Santos-Rocha
chapter |4 pages
Facial Cleft prenatal ultrasound diagnosis at 11 weeks—can be accomplished?
P. Vaz & R. Nogueira
chapter |4 pages
Bioinformatics and optimization algorithms for women’s health Mathematical modelling for assessing fracture risk associated with osteoporosis
D. Monteiro A. Pereira
chapter |2 pages
Decision support systems for screening BDD in plastic surgery patients
M.J. de Brito M. Sabino Neto
chapter |2 pages
Contributed papers Structural differences between breast lesion types by Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging
L. Nogueira S. Brandão, J. Loureiro & I. Ramos
chapter |2 pages
Diagnostic performances of DCE and DWI in breast imaging
L. Nogueira S. Brandão, J. Loureiro & I. Ramos
chapter |2 pages
The effect of late mastectomy with and without breast reconstruction on balance and body posture
Ana Paula Ribeiro & Thalissa Maniaes Adriana Naomi Hamamoto
chapter |4 pages
Maternal pathology and fetal abnormalities
P. Vaz & I. Côrte-Real V. Campos B. Assunção
chapter |2 pages
The impact of surgical wound dehiscence on women’s sexuality and social adjustment
M.F. Duarte M.J. de Brito
chapter |6 pages
Differences in the influence of Nordic walking and walking on the anthropometric characteristics of women
Nebojša Čokorilo & Milena Mikalački
chapter |2 pages
Eating behaviour in women undergoing abdominoplasty
V.Y. Suzuki, F.X. Nahas & F. Furtado M.J. de Brito
chapter |4 pages
Contribution of sleep parameters to BMI in a sample of young females
I. Sas & D. Navolan I. Tuţă-Sas & B. Vlaicu D. Şerban
chapter |2 pages
Body Dysmorphic Disorder in women seeking plastic surgery
M.J. de Brito F.X. Nahas, G.A. Felix & G.M. Dini
chapter |4 pages
Contributing reasons behind the wish to lose weight in Romanian young adults
Denis Şerban Costela Serban
chapter |4 pages
Effects of a 3-month Physical Activity program on Manual Dexterity and Physical Activity levels in a woman with schizophrenia: A case study
R. Costa, E. Gomes & R. Corredeira O. Vasconcelos
chapter |4 pages
Body investment and body satisfaction in women undergoing reduction mammoplasty
C.C. Fonseca, E.S. Garcia, G.A.A. Félix & L.M. Ferreira M.J.A.B. Rocha & D.F. Veiga
chapter |4 pages
Relationship between quadriceps Echo Intensity, Muscle Thickness and pain intensity in aged women with knee Osteoarthritis
L. Carrão R. Santos
chapter |4 pages
Reliability of a Vaginal Finger-Cot Device for measuring Pelvic-Floor Muscles strength
A.G. Pascoal P. Silva
chapter |4 pages
Database and biological sample collection for antenatal research
D. Navolan, I. Ciohat, D. Grigoras, A. Ratiu, I. Tuţă-Sas, D. Şerban, C. Şerban & I. Sas
chapter |4 pages
The stability analysis of a model for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Dan Navolan, Dana Stoian & Ioan Sas Mihaela Neamtu
chapter |6 pages
Temperature assessment in the drilling of ex vivo bovine and porcine cortical bone tissue
M.G. Fernandes & R.J. Natal E.M.M. Fonseca
chapter |8 pages
Structural and vascular performance of biodegrading scaffolds within bioreactors
S.R. Almeida D. Freitas
chapter |4 pages
Otosclerosis-ear disease in women
F. Gentil C. Santos, M. Parente, P. Martins & R. Natal
chapter |4 pages
Significance of fibre orientation on passive response of pelvic muscles to evaluate pelvic dysfunction
Aroj Bhattarai, Ralf Frotscher & Manfred Staat
chapter |4 pages
The biomechanical effect of damage on the pelvic floor muscles behavior
D. Oliveira, M.P. Parente & R.M. Natal Jorge B. Calvo
chapter |4 pages
Biomechanical study on bladder neck displacement during Valsalva maneuver
P. Rocha S. Brandão & T. Mascarenhas
chapter |4 pages
Optimization of hyperelastic constitutive parameters for the female pelvic floor muscles
E. Silva, M. Parente & R. Natal Jorge T. Mascarenhas
chapter |4 pages
Bone mineral content and density in female adolescent athletes of sports contrasting in mechanical impact
M.J. Coelho-e-Silva O. Tavares
