The objective of this thesis was to determine the association of leg length (LL), a marker of early childhood conditions, with metabolic abnormalities underlying type 2 diabetes. Utilizing data from a population at-risk for diabetes, the associations of LL with i) insulin resistance (IR) and beta-cell dysfunction and ii) a continuous metabolic syndrome risk score (MetScore) were analyzed. Results showed that shorter LL was associated with IR and beta-cell dysfunction, and that the combination of short legs and large waist (a marker of adult obesogenic conditions) was associated with the greatest IR. Height, a marker of overall childhood conditions, was found to be inversely associated with the MetScore. Therefore, both adverse childhood conditions and early-late life mismatched conditions may increase the risk for diabetes through differing pathways. Improving childhood conditions (i.e. nutritionally or economically) may be an important strategy to prevent diabetes.

This dissertation covers the subject of how abstract concepts and complex situations can be concretized through research together with practitioners. The dissertation is based on four empirical studies. The researcher role, the practitioner participation and the methods for data collection and analysis have varied. In study I the concept ‘Närsjukvård’ was explored to understand how practitioners, managers and politicians in hospitals, primary health care and municipalities interpreted the concept. The researcher acted as consultant who collected data by interviews and questionnaires. Practitioners’ participation was limited. ‘Närsjukvård’ was interpreted as accessibility to hospital beds, accessibility to primary health care, collaboration between care providers and continuity and developed home care. Study II aimed to explore how people experienced leg ulcer care. The researcher acted as a consultant who performed the interviews and analysed the data. Although the informants experienced their encounters with the nurses as satisfying, the study illuminated low participation in the care and low practitioner involvement in issues about daily living with the leg ulcer. The findings were brought back to the informants and the practitioners. The project did not proceed towards development and change. In study III the aim was to explore the Swedish concept ‘trygghet’ by using stories from daily life. Four older women were interviewed and the Story Dialogue method was used together with assistant nurses and registered nurses who participated in data collection and analysis. Two themes emerged: Sense of Security and factors strengthening the Sense of Security. Together with the assistant nurses, areas for improvements were identified. Study IV aimed to explore the discharge planning situation in order to generate ideas for development. Members from a discharge planning network participated in the whole research process. Conditions for a successful coordinated discharge planning situation were a system including: the participation of the patient, the competence of the staff and the support from the organisation. The group arranged a workshop about communication and interdisciplinary collaboration. The findings resulted in a form with self-evaluation questions. In conclusion, this thesis illustrates that it is possible to clarify abstract concepts and complex situations together with practitioners. To do this successfully, sense making activities and to start from practitioners’ experiences and their own context are key factors. The studies illuminate that building trust, relationship and sense of participation are essential in health and social care in general and specifically in the participatory action research process.

Darbο tikslas: nustatyti kompiuterizuotos nechirurginės dekοmpresijοs (ND) pοveikį asmenų funkcinei būklei dėl tarpslankstelinės diskο išvaržοs, besiskundžiančių juοsmeninės stuburο dalies (JSD) skausmu bei juοsmeninės stuburο dalies ir kοjοs skausmu. Darbο uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti pacientų, besiskundžiančių JSD skausmu bei JSD ir kοjοs skausmu, liemens raumenų ištvermės pοkyčius pο ND prοcedūrų. 2. Įvertinti pacientų, besiskundžiančių JSD skausmu bei JSD ir kοjοs skausmu, JSD paslankumο pοkyčius pο ND prοcedūrų. 3. Įvertinti pacientų, besiskundžiančių JSD skausmu bei JSD ir kοjοs skausmu, skausmο intensyvumο pοkyčius pο ND prοcedūrų. 4. Įvertinti pacientų, besiskundžiančių JSD skausmu bei JSD ir kοjοs skausmu, funkcinės negaliοs pοkyčius pο ND prοcedūrų. 5. Palyginti gautus rezultatus tarp pacientų, besiskundžiančių JSD skausmu su pacientų, besiskundžiančių JSD ir kοjοs skausmu. Tyrimο metοdika: 1. Liemenį lenkiančių ir tiesiančių raumenų ištvermė. 2. JSD paslankumas Schοber'ο testu. 3. Skausmο intensyvumas pagal skaičių analοginę skalę (SAS). 4. Funkcinė negalia pagal Οswestry funkcinės negaliοs klausimyną ir Rοland–Mοrris klausimyną. Išvadοs: 1. Pο ND prοcedūrų padidėjο liemenį lenkiančių ir tiesiančių raumenų ištvermė pacientams, besiskundžiantiems JSD skausmu (p<0,001) ir pacientams, besiskundžiantiems JSD ir kοjοs skausmu (p<0,001). 2. Pο ND prοcedūrų padidėjο JSD paslankumas pacientams, besiskundžiantiems JSD skausmu (p<0,001) ir pacientams, besiskundžiantiems JSD... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim οf the study is tο define the effectiveness οf Nοn-Surgical Spinal Decοmpressiοn (NSSD) οn patients functiοnal status, fοr thοse whο suffers frοm lοw back pain (LBP) and thοse whο suffers frοm lοw back and leg pain, the reasοn οf which is vertebral disc herniatiοn. The tasks οf the study: 1. Estimate the changes in trunk muscle endurance οf patients whο suffers frοm lοw back pain and thοse whο suffers frοm lοw back and leg pain after nοn-surgical spinal decοmpressiοn prοcedures. 2. Estimate the changes οf the lumbar spine mοbility οf patients whο suffers frοm lοw back pain and thοse whο suffers frοm lοw back and leg pain after nοn-surgical spinal decοmpressiοn prοcedures. 3. Estimate the pain intensity changes οf patients whο suffers frοm lοw back pain and thοse whο suffers frοm lοw back and leg pain after nοn-surgical spinal decοmpressiοn prοcedures. 4. Estimate the changes οf disability indicatοrs οf patients whο suffers frοm lοw back pain and thοse whο suffers frοm lοw back and leg pain after nοn-surgical spinal decοmpressiοn prοcedures. 5. Cοmpare the results οf bοth grοups οf patients. The methοds οf the research: 1. The endurance test οf the waist flexing and extending muscles. 2. The lumbar spine mοbility based οn Schοber‘s test. 3. Pain intensity based οn Numeric Analοgue Scale (NAS). 4. Functiοnal status based οn Οwestry Functiοnal Disability Questiοnnaire and Rοlland Mοrris‘s Disability Questiοnnaire. Cοnclusiοns: 1. The imprοvement οf the waist flexing... [to full text]

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2010. / A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on February 16, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

This study examines four suits of armour that belonged to two Swedish kings, one protestant and one catholic, during the renaissance. The study tries to determine if it is possible to extract the religious identity of these kings based upon the decorations or other connotations of the suits of armour. Since the two kings, Erik the XIV:th and John the III, where half brothers and they succeeded each other, the suits of armour are closley matched in time and style.   The study also examines the grave effigy of one of the kings, John the III of Sweden, to examine if there is a connection between crossed legs on effigys and the perception of religion during the period.   The study is conducted through a archeological and historiological method and uses a combination theory of Smarts seven dimensions and the pictoral turn.   The main question of the study is: -          What does it take to track religious bias through armour? The subsequent questions are: -          Is it possible to find the religious identity in the suits of armour? -          Was the Gothicism movement a religious movement? -          The effigy of John the III was sculpted in a style popular in the eleventh century, created in the 16:th century and placed in the 18:th century. What conclusions can be drawn from this while also tracking the discourse of effigys in the same time expance.   The study concludes that if the identity of the owner of a suit of armour is known, the symbols that adorne the suit can be interpreted fairly well. It also conludes that the gothic movement in Sweden where an extremely aggressive catholic movement. Finally it concludes that the creation and placement of the tomb in Uppsala cathedral closely follows the different discourses about the meaning of crossed legs on effigys in Europe and that the makers most likely gave the position a devout religious connotation.

The recent application of semiconductor materials, such as GaN, to power electronics has led to the development of a new generation of devices, which promise lower losses, higher operating frequencies and reductions in equipment size. The aim of this research is to study the capabilities of emerging GaN power devices, to understand their advantages, drawbacks, the challenges of their implementation and their potential impact on the performance of power converters. The thesis starts by presenting the development of a simple model for the switching transients of a GaN cascode device under inductive load conditions. The model enables accurate predictions to be made of the switching losses and provides an understanding of the switching process and associated energy flows within the device. The model predictions are validated through experimental measurements. The model reveals the suitability of the cascode device to soft-switching converter topologies. Two GaN cascode transistors are characterised through experimental measurement of their switching parameters (switching speed and switching loss). The study confirms the limited effect of the driver voltage and gate resistance on the turn-off switching process of a cascode device. The performance of the GaN cascode devices is compared against state-of-the-art super junction Si transistors. The results confirm the feasibility of applying the GaN cascode devices in half and full-bridge circuits. Finally, GaN cascode transistors are used to implement a 270V - 28V, 1.5kW, 1 MHz phase-shifted full-bridge isolated converter demonstrating the use of the devices in soft-switching converters. Compared with a 100 kHz silicon counterpart, the magnetic component weight is reduced by 69% whilst achieving a similar efficiency of 91%.

Submitted by Maria Creuza Silva (mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-10-11T18:07:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Diss Ana Luísa A. Dias. 2013.pdf: 1131201 bytes, checksum: 498a96f8c9ddea3f178807695314ae95 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Creuza Silva(mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-10-11T18:08:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Diss Ana Luísa A. Dias. 2013.pdf: 1131201 bytes, checksum: 498a96f8c9ddea3f178807695314ae95 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-10-11T18:08:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Diss Ana Luísa A. Dias. 2013.pdf: 1131201 bytes, checksum: 498a96f8c9ddea3f178807695314ae95 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / A doença falciforme (DF) é uma patologia hematológica hereditária que apresenta impacto significativo à vida das pessoas com a doença e suas famílias. Com base nos dados da triagem neonatal o Ministério da Saúde estima o nascimento de 3500 bebês com a doença a cada ano, com incidência média de 1 a cada 1000 nascidos vivos no país. A Bahia concentra a incidência mais alta, com 1 a cada 650 nascidos vivos, mesmo índice de Salvador, que apresenta cerca de 65 novos casos diagnosticados a cada ano. Estudos destacam-na como uma das alterações genéticas mais comuns no mundo. Apresenta maior incidência na população negra, sendo no Brasil, de três a seis vezes mais comum neste grupo. Com alta morbimortalidade, pode levar a anemia crônica, quadros graves de infecção, crises intensas de dor, AVC, além de poder evoluir para problemas de insuficiência renal, dor crônica, complicações cardiopulmonares, lesões osteoarticulares, entre outras. Entre os agravos crônicos e de difícil tratamento destaca-se a úlcera de perna, feridas que acometem cerca de 20 a 22% das pessoas com DF. Surgem geralmente a partir dos 10 anos de idade, espontaneamente ou derivadas de pequenos traumas, com difícil cicatrização e alto índice de recorrência. Situadas entre o calcanhar e joelho podem ter poucos centímetros ou ocupar grande extensão do membro inferior, afetar uma ou ambas as pernas, permanecendo abertas por anos, até décadas. Este agravo apresenta alto impacto no quotidiano e perspectiva de vida, com repercussões sociais, psicológicas e econômicas. O presente estudo teve como objetivo compreender o itinerário terapêutico de pessoas com histórico de úlcera de perna derivadas de doença falciforme, considerando a vivência do adoecimento antes e após o surgimento da ferida crônica, bem como o olhar dos sujeitos sobre a sua trajetória em busca de cuidado. Trata-se de estudo qualitativo baseado em história de vida, que adotou como estratégias as entrevistas narrativa e semi-estruturada aliadas a construção de diário de campo, sendo a análise dos dados realizada á luz da antropologia interpretativa de Gertz. Teve como sujeitos nove adultos com DF, três homens e seis mulheres, com idades variando entre 27 e 54 anos de idade. Todos são moradores de bairros populares, oriundos de famílias de baixa renda e se autodeclararam negros. Os participantes guardam histórias diferentes na relação com a úlcera de perna, tanto no que se refere ao tempo de surgimento do agravo, que variou entre 7 e 40 anos de convivência com a ferida, quanto no tipo de úlcera, pois envolveu pessoas com lesões contínuas e recorrentes, além de ter incluído pessoas cujas lesões estavam cicatrizadas. Percebeu-se que a úlcera de perna se configura como um ruptura biográfica na vida das pessoas com DF, trazendo grande impacto em diversas dimensões da vida como trabalho, estudo, lazer e com acentuado isolamento social. Destaca-se intensa peregrinação em busca de cuidado, tanto a doença falciforme, quanto especificamente a lesão. Foram comuns experiências de descaso e sofrimento desnecessário vivenciados nos serviços de saúde, levando a interferências marcantes na reorganização do itinerário terapêutico em curso. Os participantes evidenciaram que se recusam a se submeter a tratamentos percebidos como inadequados, deixando estes serviços, indo a outros, ou optando por cuidar de si mesmos fora dos serviços de saúde. Destaca-se a necessidade de olhar esta trajetória a partir da história da doença, que inclui as marcas do racismo institucional. Faz-se necessário reconhecer a invisibilidade que estas pessoas enfrentaram, que deixaram marcas físicas e subjetivas, como forma de poder perceber as necessidades de saúde desta população, prestando uma atenção verdadeiramente integral e equânime. / Salvador

O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a frequência cardíaca fetal e as respostas cardiorrespiratórias de gestantes e não-gestantes, durante e ao longo de 30 minutos após a execução de exercícios de força para membros superiores e inferiores, em dois volumes distintos. A amostra desse estudo foi composta por 20 mulheres, com idade entre 20 e 32 anos, sendo 10 gestantes (com idade gestacional entre 22 e 24 semanas) e 10 não-gestantes, que realizaram cinco sessões experimentais: sessão 1: familiarização com os equipamentos de coletas de dados e determinação de uma repetição máxima estimada; sessões 2, 3, 4 e 5: coleta das variáveis cardiorrespiratórias durante e ao longo de 30 minutos após os exercícios de força nos equipamentos cadeira extensora de joelhos bilateral e voador peitoral, com 1 e 3 séries de 15 repetições, com carga de 50% de uma repetição máxima estimada. Utilizou-se ANOVA para medidas repetidas com 2 e 3 fatores, com post-hoc de Bonferroni (α=0,05) (SPSS vs 13.0). Os resultados demonstraram que as respostas de pressão arterial durante os exercícios de força apresentam um comportamento mais baixo no grupo gestantes. Quando estes foram realizados com série única, somente a frequência cardíaca e o duplo produto apresentaram respostas diferentes entre os exercícios, com maiores valores no exercício extensor de joelhos bilateral, entretanto, quando os exercícios foram realizados com séries múltiplas, as respostas das variáveis frequência cardíaca, pressão arterial sistólica, diastólica e média, duplo produto, ventilação e consumo de oxigênio absoluto foram diferentes entre os exercícios, com maiores valores no exercício extensor de joelhos bilateral. As variáveis analisadas apresentaram diferenças ao longo dos 30 minutos de recuperação pós-exercício, em geral, retornando aos valores basais após 10 minutos do término do exercício. Não houve ocorrência de contrações uterinas em nenhuma gestante ao longo deste período. A resposta da frequência cardíaca fetal não apresentou diferenças nos diferentes exercícios e volumes e ao longo dos 30 minutos de recuperação pós-exercício e se manteve dentro dos padrões de normalidade (120-160 bpm). Conclui-se que, durante a realização dos exercícios de força extensor de joelhos bilateral e voador peitoral, as respostas de pressão arterial de gestantes foram menores do que as não-gestantes, o exercício extensor de joelhos bilateral apresentou maiores valores das variáveis cardiorrespiratórias comparado ao exercício voador e as variáveis apresentaram aumento das suas respostas com o aumento do número de séries realizadas. A resposta fetal não diferiu entre os exercícios e volumes. / The aim of the present study was to verify fetal heart rate and the cardiorespiratory responses in pregnant and non-pregnant women during and along 30 minutes postexecution of resistance exercises for upper and lower body, with two different volumes. The sample was composed of 20 healthy women, aged between 20-32 years old, being 10 pregnant women (gestational age between 22 and 24 weeks) and 10 non-pregnant women, who performed five experimental sessions: session 1: familiarization with the equipments and the determination of one estimated maximum repetition (1-RM); sessions 2, 3, 4 and 5: determination of the cardiorespiratory responses during and along 30 minutes post-resistance exercise on the bilateral leg extension and fly, with 1 and 3 sets of 15 repetitions, 50% of 1-RM. Results were analyzed using ANOVA for repeated measures with two and three factors with Bonferroni correction for post-hoc comparisons (α=0.05) (SPSS vs 13.0). The blood pressure responses during resistance exercises showed a lower behavior in the pregnant group. When the exercises were performed with a single set, only heart rate and rate-pressure product showed different responses between exercises, with increased values for bilateral leg extension, however, when the exercises were performed with multiple sets the heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure, rate-pressure product, ventilation and oxygen uptake responses were different between exercises, with increased values for bilateral leg extension. The analyzed variables showed differences along 30 minutes post-exercise but in general it was similar to those pre-exercise values after 10 minutes from the end of the resistance exercise. There was no occurrence of uterine contractions along this period. The fetal heart rate responses did not presented differences between the exercises and volumes and along the 30 minutes post-resistance exercise and kept the normality patterns (120-160 bpm). In conclusion, during the performance of the bilateral leg extension and fly resistance exercises the blood pressure response was lower in the pregnant group. The bilateral leg extension showed higher values for the cardiorespiratory variables compared to fly exercise and the variables responses presented an increase with the addition of the sets performed. The fetal response was not different between exercises and volumes performed.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:49:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-01-26 / Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o perfil da densidade do transportador dopaminérgico utilizando SPECT em pacientes com Movimento Periódico das Pernas (MPP) e a influência do exercício físico agudo na concentração do DAT após um teste de esforço máximo (TEM). Métodos: Para isso 16 pacientes (8 grupo CTRL e 8 grupo Experimental) realizaram uma polissonografia (PSG) basal para a avaliação do padrão de sono e do índice do MPP. Após a PSG basal foi realizado o SPECT basal. Posteriormente os voluntários realizaram um TEM no período da manhã, após 2 horas, um novo exame de SPECT, e na mesma noite uma PSG para avaliar o efeito do exercício físico agudo no DAT e no padrão do sono. Resultados: Os resultados encontrados demonstraram que o grupo experimental apresentou valores menores no perfil da densidade do DAT no momento basal na região do estriado (p=0,03), foi demonstrado também uma redução do índice de MPP no grupo experimental (p=0,01) e um aumento da porcentagem do estagio 1 do sono NREM em ambos os grupos após o TEM (p=0,02). O estagio 2 do sono (p=0,02) e sono de ondas lentas (p=0,01) apresentaram diferenças entre os grupos no momento basal. Conclusão: Nossos resultados mostram que pacientes com MPP apresentaram uma menor densidade de DAT na região do putâmen esquerdo comparado ao grupo CTRL e uma sessão de exercício físico agudo (TEM) não alterou este perfil. Esses achados sugerem que alterações na densidade do DAT, talvez estejam relacionados a prática de exercício físico crônico. / Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movement are sleep-related movement disorders and studies have shown changes in striatal dopaminergic activity in patients with these disorders. Physical exercise has been shown to improve the symptoms of restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movement, as has treatment with dopamine agonists. However, the mechanism by which physical exercise acts as a nonpharmacological treatment in improving symptoms of restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movement remains unknown. We evaluated dopamine transporter density profiles in 16 sedentary patients (control and experimental - with periodic leg movement, groups) and the influence of acute physical exercise on its concentration after a maximal exercise test. Each patient underwent baseline polysomnography to evaluate sleep patterns and periodic leg movement index values. After obtaining the polysomnography baseline, the single photon emission computer tomography baseline was determined. Subsequently, the volunteers performed a maximal exercise test in the morning, followed by a single photon emission computer tomography two hours later and polysomnography that night, to assess the effect of acute physical exercise on dopamine transporter and sleep patterns. The results showed significant lower dopamine transporter baseline densities in the striatum region for the experimental group. The results also showed a significant reduction in the periodic leg movement rate in the experimental group and a significant increased percentage of stage-1 non-REM sleep in both groups after maximal exercise test. Significant differences between the groups were only observed for Stage 2 sleep and slow wave sleep. Our results show that patients with periodic leg movement had a lower dopamine transporter density in the left putamen region compared to the control group and an acute physical exercise (maximal exercise test) did not alter this profile, providing evidence that this improvement is the result of chronic physical exercise. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a frequência cardíaca fetal e as respostas cardiorrespiratórias de gestantes e não-gestantes, durante e ao longo de 30 minutos após a execução de exercícios de força para membros superiores e inferiores, em dois volumes distintos. A amostra desse estudo foi composta por 20 mulheres, com idade entre 20 e 32 anos, sendo 10 gestantes (com idade gestacional entre 22 e 24 semanas) e 10 não-gestantes, que realizaram cinco sessões experimentais: sessão 1: familiarização com os equipamentos de coletas de dados e determinação de uma repetição máxima estimada; sessões 2, 3, 4 e 5: coleta das variáveis cardiorrespiratórias durante e ao longo de 30 minutos após os exercícios de força nos equipamentos cadeira extensora de joelhos bilateral e voador peitoral, com 1 e 3 séries de 15 repetições, com carga de 50% de uma repetição máxima estimada. Utilizou-se ANOVA para medidas repetidas com 2 e 3 fatores, com post-hoc de Bonferroni (α=0,05) (SPSS vs 13.0). Os resultados demonstraram que as respostas de pressão arterial durante os exercícios de força apresentam um comportamento mais baixo no grupo gestantes. Quando estes foram realizados com série única, somente a frequência cardíaca e o duplo produto apresentaram respostas diferentes entre os exercícios, com maiores valores no exercício extensor de joelhos bilateral, entretanto, quando os exercícios foram realizados com séries múltiplas, as respostas das variáveis frequência cardíaca, pressão arterial sistólica, diastólica e média, duplo produto, ventilação e consumo de oxigênio absoluto foram diferentes entre os exercícios, com maiores valores no exercício extensor de joelhos bilateral. As variáveis analisadas apresentaram diferenças ao longo dos 30 minutos de recuperação pós-exercício, em geral, retornando aos valores basais após 10 minutos do término do exercício. Não houve ocorrência de contrações uterinas em nenhuma gestante ao longo deste período. A resposta da frequência cardíaca fetal não apresentou diferenças nos diferentes exercícios e volumes e ao longo dos 30 minutos de recuperação pós-exercício e se manteve dentro dos padrões de normalidade (120-160 bpm). Conclui-se que, durante a realização dos exercícios de força extensor de joelhos bilateral e voador peitoral, as respostas de pressão arterial de gestantes foram menores do que as não-gestantes, o exercício extensor de joelhos bilateral apresentou maiores valores das variáveis cardiorrespiratórias comparado ao exercício voador e as variáveis apresentaram aumento das suas respostas com o aumento do número de séries realizadas. A resposta fetal não diferiu entre os exercícios e volumes. / The aim of the present study was to verify fetal heart rate and the cardiorespiratory responses in pregnant and non-pregnant women during and along 30 minutes postexecution of resistance exercises for upper and lower body, with two different volumes. The sample was composed of 20 healthy women, aged between 20-32 years old, being 10 pregnant women (gestational age between 22 and 24 weeks) and 10 non-pregnant women, who performed five experimental sessions: session 1: familiarization with the equipments and the determination of one estimated maximum repetition (1-RM); sessions 2, 3, 4 and 5: determination of the cardiorespiratory responses during and along 30 minutes post-resistance exercise on the bilateral leg extension and fly, with 1 and 3 sets of 15 repetitions, 50% of 1-RM. Results were analyzed using ANOVA for repeated measures with two and three factors with Bonferroni correction for post-hoc comparisons (α=0.05) (SPSS vs 13.0). The blood pressure responses during resistance exercises showed a lower behavior in the pregnant group. When the exercises were performed with a single set, only heart rate and rate-pressure product showed different responses between exercises, with increased values for bilateral leg extension, however, when the exercises were performed with multiple sets the heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure, rate-pressure product, ventilation and oxygen uptake responses were different between exercises, with increased values for bilateral leg extension. The analyzed variables showed differences along 30 minutes post-exercise but in general it was similar to those pre-exercise values after 10 minutes from the end of the resistance exercise. There was no occurrence of uterine contractions along this period. The fetal heart rate responses did not presented differences between the exercises and volumes and along the 30 minutes post-resistance exercise and kept the normality patterns (120-160 bpm). In conclusion, during the performance of the bilateral leg extension and fly resistance exercises the blood pressure response was lower in the pregnant group. The bilateral leg extension showed higher values for the cardiorespiratory variables compared to fly exercise and the variables responses presented an increase with the addition of the sets performed. The fetal response was not different between exercises and volumes performed.