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The application of a methodology based on S.C. Dik’s Functionalist Grammar linguistic principles, which is addressed to the teaching of Latin to secondary students, has resulted in a quantitative improvement in students’ acquisition process of k[...]texto impreso
The properties of one-dimensional photonic quasicrystals ultimately rely on their nontrivial long-range order, a hallmark that can be quantified in many ways depending on the specific aspects to be studied. Here, we assess the quasicrystal struc[...]texto impreso
Rodríguez-Cielos, Ricardo ; Galán-García, José ; Padilla-Domínguez, Yolanda ; Rodríguez-Cielos, Pedro ; Bello Patricio, Ana Belén ; López-Medina, José | MDPI | 2017There are currently several new technologies being used to generate digital elevation models that do not use photogrammetric techniques. For example, LiDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) and RADAR (RAdio Detection And Ranging) can generat[...]texto impreso
Castillo Eguskitza, Nekane ; Schmitz, María F. ; Onaindia, Miren ; Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier | MDPI | 2019-05-31The search for a balance between nature conservation and sustainable development remains a scientific and spatial planning challenge. In social-ecological systems based on traditional rural activities and associated with protected areas, this ba[...]texto impreso
Cañadas Benito, Olga ; Olmeda Lozano, Bárbara ; Alonso Eugenio, Alejandro ; Pérez-Gil, Jesús | MDPI | 2020-05-25Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid/protein complex synthesized by the alveolar epithelium and secreted into the airspaces, where it coats and protects the large respiratory air–liquid interface. Surfactant, assembled as a complex network of membran[...]texto impreso
While most research on electronic commerce has focused on customer behaviour according to websites’ functional tasks, consumers are influenced by many other factors such as website content and design, especially in online food shopping. This is [...]texto impreso
Salizzoni, Emma ; Pérez Campaña, Rocío ; Alcalde-Rodríguez, Fernando ; Talavera García, Rubén | MDPI | 2020-04-05Although widely, as well as recently explored, the concept of urban resilience still poses important issues in terms of its operationalization. For this reason, best practices that show how the resilience concept has been turned into planning pr[...]texto impreso
Agúndez, Dolores ; Nouhoheflin, Théodore ; Coulibaly, Ousmane ; Soliño Millán, Mario ; Alía, Ricardo | MDPI | 2019Shea products in Benin (West Africa) are produced in a low-developed agroindustry, but they are estimated to be the country’s third largest export. The nut harvesting and quality guaranteeing in the butter process can only be achieved through im[...]texto impreso
For a locally quasi-convex topological abelian group (G, ?), we study the poset C (G, ?) of all locally quasi-convex topologies on G that are compatible with ? (i.e., have the same dual as (G, ?)) ordered by inclusion. Obviously, this poset has [...]texto impreso
We study here several simple models of the electron transfer (ET) in a one-dimensional nonlinear lattice between a donor and an acceptor and propose a new fast mechanism of electron surfing on soliton-like excitations along the lattice. The nonl[...]texto impreso
Alonso Conde, Rafael Alejandro ; Celis Rodríguez, Miguel de ; Ruiz Ruiz, Javier ; Vicente Sánchez, Javier ; Navascués, Eva ; Acedo, Alberto ; Ortiz-Álvarez, Rüdiger ; Belda, Ignacio ; Santos de la Sen, Antonio ; Gómez Flechoso, María Angeles ; Marquina Díaz, Domingo | MDPI | 2019-08-29In winemaking processes, there is a current tendency to develop spontaneous fermentations taking advantage of the metabolic diversity of derived from the great microbial diversity present in grape musts. This enological practice enhances wine co[...]texto impreso
A direct approach to non-linear second-order ordinary differential equations admitting a superposition principle is developed by means of Vessiot-Guldberg-Lie algebras of a dimension not exceeding three. This procedure allows us to describe gene[...]texto impreso
Ruiz-Roso Guerra, María Belén ; Echeverry Alzate, Víctor ; Ruiz-Roso Calvo de la Mora, Baltasar ; Quintela, José ; Ballesteros Rodrigálvarez, Sandra ; Lahera Julia, Vicente ; Heras Jiménez, Natalia de las ; López Moreno, José Antonio ; Martín Fernández, Beatriz | MDPI | 2018Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the main cause of dementia and cognitive impairment. It has been associated with a significant diminution of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels in the brain. Clinical trials with DHA [...]texto impreso
Vida, Carmen ; Kobayashi, Hikaru ; Garrido, Antonio ; Martínez de Toda, Irene ; Carro, Eva ; Molina, José ; Fuente del Rey, Mónica de la | MDPI | 2019-02-12In Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the peripheral changes in the functional capacity and redox state of immune cells has been scarcely investigated, especially in the early PD stages. Aging is a risk factor for PD, and the age-related impairment of th[...]texto impreso
Villegas, Fernanda ; Garcia-Uriostegui, Lorena ; Rodríguez, Ofelia ; Izquierdo-Barba, Isabel ; Salinas Sánchez, Antonio J. ; Toriz, Guillermo ; Vallet Regí, María ; Delgado, Ezequiel | MDPI | 2017Abstract: A facile strategy for zwitterionization of bioceramics based on direct incorporation of L-lysine amino acid via the ?-amino group onto mesoporous MCM-41 materials is proposed. FTIR studies of lysine-grafted MCM-41 (MCM-LYS) showed simu[...]texto impreso
The study of diagnostic associations entails a large number of methodological problems regarding the application of machine learning algorithms, collinearity and wide variability being some of the most prominent ones. To overcome these, we propo[...]texto impreso
López Cuenca, Inés ; Hoz Montañana, Rosa de ; García Martín, Elena Salobrar ; Elvira Hurtado, Lorena ; Rojas Lozano, Pilar ; Fernández Albarral, José Antonio ; Barabash, Ana ; Salazar Corral, Juan José ; Ramírez Sebastián, Ana Isabel ; Ramirez Sebastian, Jose Manuel | MDPI | 2020-06-03In this case control study, we examined the retinal thickness of the different layers in the macular region and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) with optical coherence tomography (OCT) in healthy cognitive subjects (from 51 to 74 y[...]texto impreso
Lopez, Belen ; Torres Marín, Alfonso Jesús ; Ruozzi López, Alberto ; Vicente, Jose Antonio | MDPI | 2020The objective of this study is to explore empirically the dimensions that generate high impact in the finance industry to better understand its contribution from a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) perspective. We analyze data concerning imp[...]texto impreso
Cadenas de Llano-Pérula, Maria ; Ricse, Estela ; Fieuws, Steffen ; Willems, Guy ; Orellana-Valvekens, Maria Fernanda | MDPI | 2020-07-14T00:01:00ZRural, isolated areas benefit less from caries prevention programs and access to treatment than urban areas, and, hence, differences in oral health can be expected. This study aims to assess the prevalence of caries and malocclusion in urban and[...]texto impreso
Martínez Santos, Pedro ; Martín Loeches, Miguel Martín ; Díaz Alcaide, Silvia ; Danert, Kerstin | MDPI | 2020Water access remains a challenge in rural areas of low-income countries. Manual drilling technologies have the potential to enhance water access by providing a low cost drinking water alternative for communities in low and middle income countrie[...]texto impreso
Aubé, Martin ; Marseille, Charles ; Farkouh, Amar ; Dufour, Adam ; Simoneau, Alexandre ; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime ; Roby, Johanne ; Tapia Ayuga, Carlos | MDPI | 2020-12Increased exposure to artificial light at night can affect human health including disruption of melatonin production and circadian rhythms which can extend to increased risks of hormonal cancers and other serious diseases. In addition, multiple [...]texto impreso
Martínez Santos, Pedro ; Martín-Loeches, Miguel ; Solera, Daniel ; Cano, Beatriz ; Díaz Alcaide, Silvia | MDPI | 2017While access to water remains an issue in arid and semiarid regions across the world, aquifers have the potential to help millions of people out of poverty by providing a reliable source of drinking and irrigation water. Manual boreholes are inc[...]texto impreso
Pesántez-Pacheco, José Luis ; Heras-Molina, Ana ; Torres-Rovira, Laura ; Sanz-Fernández, María Victoria ; García-Contreras, Consolación ; Vázquez Gómez, Marta ; Feyjoo Vico, Pablo ; Cáceres Martín, Elisa ; Frías Mateo, Millán ; Hernández, Fernando ; Martínez-Ros, Paula ; González Martín, Juan Vicente ; González Bulnes, Antonio ; Astiz, Susana | MDPI | 2019-05-30Pregnancy and lactation, especially when concurrent, create a rather metabolically demanding situation in dairy ruminants, but little is known about their effects on offspring phenotype and milk yield. Here, we evaluated the impact of pregnancy [...]texto impreso
García-Contreras, Consolación ; Vázquez Gómez, Marta ; Pesántez-Pacheco, José Luis ; Torres-Rovira, Laura ; Heras-Molina, Ana ; Encinas Cerezo, Teresa ; Astiz, Susana ; González Bulnes, Antonio | MDPI | 2019-04-29Metformin is an anti-hyperglycemic drug widely used for the treatment of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance and is currently considered for preventing large-for-gestational-age (LGA) offspring in pregnant women affected by obesity or dia[...]texto impreso
Disasters have catastrophic effects on the affected population, especially in developing and underdeveloped countries. Humanitarian Logistics models can help decision-makers to efficiently and effectively warehouse and distribute emergency goods[...]