Meet the editors

Professor Mario Bernardo-Filho heads the Laboratory of Mechanical Vibrations and Integrative Practices (LAVIMPI), Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute, Department of Biophysics and Biometry, Piquet Carneiro University Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 and has been a full professor at UERJ since 1974. He supervises MSc and Ph.D. theses and has been a speaker at var-

ious national and international conferences. He is Editor in Chief of the *Brazilian Journal of Mechanical Vibrations in Biosciences* and a reviewer for several scientific journals indexed in PubMed and Scopus. He is interested in subjects related to exercises/physical activities and their biological effects in healthy and unhealthy individuals of different ages.

Redha Taiar, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Reims Champaign, France. His research focuses on engineering for medicine and high-level sport. He has worked as an engineer for various industries including Arena for high-level sport and Sidas, Medicapteur for medical development. His most recent work in the industry involved the design and testing of Notrax anti-fatigue mats. In sport his most recent work focuses on

the development of swimsuits for triathletes and swimmers at the Brazil Olympic Games (2016) and Paris 2024, and ski-suit fabrics for the Winter Olympics at Sotchi in 2014. He is a specialist in the biomechanics of health disease and rehabilitation.

Prof. Técia Maranhão is a retired professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Science Health Center of the Federal University of the Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). She obtained her Ph.D. in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo in 1982. She is a member of the National Commission of Endocrine Gynecology of the Brazilian Federation of Obstetrics

and Gynecology and is on the Editorial Board of the *RBGO*. She lectures at various national and international conferences and is on the teaching staff of the Professional Master's Degree in Health Education. She works in the area of reproductive health and endocrine gynecology, and is currently researching polycystic ovary syndrome, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, and changes in female physical performance in hyperandrogenism.

Prof. Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo is a Research Project Coordinator at the Laboratory of Mechanical Vibrations and Integrative Practices (LAVIMPI) at the State University of Rio de Janeiro UERJ, Brazil. She obtained her MSc in 2015 and PhD in 2016. She supervises MSc and Ph.D. students and is a speaker at various national and international conferences. She is a reviewer of several scientific journals indexed in PubMed

and Scopus. Her research interests relate to exercises/physical activities and their biological effects on healthy and unhealthy individuals of different ages.
