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Marino, Egidio ; González, Francisco Javier ; Kühn, Thomas ; Madureira, Pedro ; Wegorzewski, Anna V. ; Mirao, Jose ; Medialdea, Teresa ; Oeser, Martin ; Miguel, Catarina ; Reyes Andrés, Jesús ; Somoza Losada, Luis ; Lunar Hernández, Rosario | MDPI | 2019Four pure hydrogenetic, mixed hydrogenetic-diagenetic and hydrogenetic-hydrothermal Fe-Mn Crusts from the Canary Islands Seamount Province have been studied by Micro X-Ray Diffraction, Raman and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy together w[...]texto impreso
Alique, Matilde ; Sánchez-López, E. ; Bodega, Guillermo ; Giannarelli, Chiara ; Carracedo, Julia ; Ramírez, Rafael | MDPI | 2020-01-13Aging is one of the hottest topics in biomedical research. Advances in research and medicine have helped to preserve human health, leading to an extension of life expectancy. However, the extension of life is an irreversible process that is acco[...]texto impreso
Figueroa-Ildefonso, Erick ; Bademci, Guney ; Rajabli, Farid ; Cornejo-Olivas, Mario ; Villanueva, Ruy Diego Chacon ; Badillo-Carrillo, Rodolfo ; Inca-Martinez, Miguel ; Neyra, Karina Milla ; Sineni, Claire ; Tekin, Mustafa | MDPI | 2019-08-08T15:23:45ZHearing loss (HL) is a common sensory disorder affecting over 5% of the global population. The etiology underlying HL includes congenital and acquired causes; genetic factors are the main cause in over 50% of congenital cases. Pathogenic varian[...]texto impreso
Figueroa-Ildefonso, Erick ; Bademci, Guney ; Rajabli, Farid ; Cornejo-Olivas, Mario ; Villanueva, Ruy Diego Chacon ; Badillo-Carrillo, Rodolfo ; Inca-Martinez, Miguel ; Neyra, Karina Milla ; Sineni, Claire ; Tekin, Mustafa | MDPI | 2019-12-06T20:57:42Z: Hearing loss (HL) is a common sensory disorder affecting over 5% of the global population. The etiology underlying HL includes congenital and acquired causes; genetic factors are the main cause in over 50% of congenital cases. Pathogenic vari[...]texto impreso
Visitor data is essential for decision-making, policy formulation, and monitoring of protected areas. In this context, the data on the temporal distribution of visitors is essential to characterize influx and seasonality, and even to measure the[...]texto impreso
Imaging Thermal Anomalies in Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Systems from Near-Surface Geophysical Modelling
Gómez-Ortiz, David ; Blanco-Montenegro, Isabel ; Arnoso, José ; Martín-Crespo, Tomás ; Solla, Mercedes ; Montesinos, F. G. ; Velez, Emilio ; Sánchez, Nieves | MDPI | 2019Convective hydrothermal systems have been extensively studied using electrical and electromagnetic methods given the strong correlation between low conductivity anomalies associated with hydrothermal brines and high temperature areas. However, s[...]texto impreso
López-López, Daniel ; Painceira-Villar, Roi ; García-Paz, Vanesa ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Calvo-Lobo, César | MDPI | 2019-05-08Background: Asthma may be considered as a non-communicable condition associated with higher bronchial responsiveness that may impair quality of life (QoL). Purpose: The research aim was to compare scores of depression, as well as general and foo[...]texto impreso
Garrote Revilla, Julio ; Díez-Herrero, Andrés ; Génova, Mar ; Bodoque del Pozo, José María | MDPI | 2018-08-10Flash floods represent one of the more usual natural hazards in mountain basins, and, combined with the lack of reliable flow data and the recreational use of the drainage basin by tourists and hikers, there is a significant risk of catastrophe.[...]texto impreso
Bazta, Otman ; Urbieta Quiroga, Ana Irene ; Trasobares, Susana ; Piqueras de Noriega, Javier ; Fernández Sánchez, Paloma ; Addou, Mohammed ; Calvino, Jose Juan ; Hungría, Ana Belén | MDPI | 2020-05Pure and Ce-modified ZnO nanosheet-like polycrystalline samples were successfully synthesized by a simple and fast microwave-based process and tested as photocatalytic materials in environmental remediation processes. In an attempt to clarify th[...]texto impreso
Herráez-Galindo, Cristina ; Rizo-Gorrita, María ; Luna-Oliva, Irene ; Serrera-Figallo, María-Ángeles ; Castillo Oyagüe, Raquel ; Torres-Lagares, Daniel | MDPI | 2019Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and lithium disilicate are widely used materials in the dental field. PMMA is mainly used for the manufacture of removable prostheses; however, with the incorporation of CAD-CAM technology, new applications have be[...]texto impreso
Ruiz-de-la-Herrán, Javier ; Tomé-Amat, Jaime ; Lázaro Gorines, Rodrigo ; Gavilanes, José G. ; Lacadena, Javier | MDPI | 2019-10-12Immunotoxins are chimeric molecules that combine the specificity of an antibody to recognize and bind tumor antigens with the potency of the enzymatic activity of a toxin, thus, promoting the death of target cells. Among them, RNases-based immun[...]texto impreso
Vida, Carmen ; Carracedo Añón, Julia ; Sequera, Patricia de ; Bodega, Guillermo ; Pérez, Rafael ; Alique, Matilde ; Ramírez, Rafael | MDPI | 2020-04-15Oxidative stress is exacerbated in hemodialysis patients by several factors, including the uremic environment and the use of dialysis fluids (DFs). Since magnesium (Mg) plays a key role in modulating immune function and in reducing oxidative str[...]texto impreso
Martínez Águila, Alejandro ; Martín Gil, Alba ; Carpena Torres, Carlos ; Pastrana, Cristina ; Carracedo Rodríguez, Juan Gonzalo | MDPI | 2021-02-24Circadian rhythm and the molecules involved in it, such as melanopsin and melatonin, play an important role in the eye to regulate the homeostasis and even to treat some ocular conditions. As a result, many ocular pathologies like dry eye, corne[...]texto impreso
Casado-Hernández, Israel ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Martínez-Jiménez, Eva María ; López-López, Daniel ; Mazoteras Pardo, Victoria ; Romero-Morales, Carlos ; Calvo Lobo, César | MDPI | 2020-03-11Nowadays, the use of insoles in sport practice have been recognized to decrease the foot and lower limb injury patterns. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of four types of hardness insoles (HI) in the activity patterns of the hip a[...]texto impreso
Vicente, Fátima ; Sanchiz Giraldo, África ; Rodríguez-Pérez, Rosa ; Pedrosa, María ; Quirce, Santiago ; Haddad, Joseph ; Besombes, Colette ; Linacero de la Fuente, Rosario ; Allaf, Karim ; Cuadrado Hoyos, Carmen | MDPI | 2020-04-10Pistachio and cashew contain allergenic proteins, which causes them to be removed from the diet of allergic people. Previous studies have demonstrated that food processing (thermal and non-thermal) can produce structural and/or conformational ch[...]texto impreso
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles have been broadly applied as drug delivery systems 14 owing to their exquisite features, such as excellent textural properties or biocompatibility. However, 15 there are various biological barriers that prevent th[...]texto impreso
At the European Union (EU) level, innovation matter is acknowledged as crucial for progress and sustainability. Related policy action is materialized through Horizon Europe, the 9th Framework Program (FP) for research and development (R&D). The [...]texto impreso
Garcia-Ceca Hernández, Javier ; Montero Herradón, Sara ; Zapata González, Agustín | MDPI | 2020-10-02Intimate interactions between thymic epithelial cells (TECs) and thymocytes (T) have been repeatedly reported as essential for performing intrathymic T-cell education. Nevertheless, it has been described that animals exhibiting defects in these [...]texto impreso
Jiménez, Felipe ; Naranjo, José ; Serradilla, Francisco ; Pérez Moreno, Elisa ; Hernández Lloreda, María ; Ruiz Gallego-Largo, Trinidad ; Anaya, José ; Díaz, Alberto | MDPI | 2016Inappropriate speed is a relevant concurrent factor in many traffic accidents. Moreover, in recent years, traffic accidents numbers in Spain have fallen sharply, but this reduction has not been so significant on single carriageway roads. These i[...]texto impreso
Casarrubios, Laura ; Gomez Cerezo, Natividad ; Feito Castellano, María José ; Vallet Regí, María ; Arcos Navarrete, Daniel ; Portolés Pérez, María Teresa | MDPI | 2020-12-21The incorporation and effects of hollow mesoporous nanospheres in the systemSiO2–CaO (nanoMBGs) containing ipriflavone (IP), a synthetic isoflavone that prevents osteoporosis, were evaluated. Due to their superior porosity and capability to host[...]texto impreso
Saiz Galdós, Jesús ; Pung, Meredith A. ; Wilson, Kathleen L. ; Pruitt, Christopher ; Rutledge, Thomas ; Redwine, Laura ; Taub, Pam ; Greenberg, Barry H. ; Mills, Paul J. | MDPI | 2020-05-08In the United States, heart failure (HF) affects approximately 6.5 million adults. While studies show that individuals with HF often suffer from adverse symptoms such as depression and anxiety, studies also show that these symptoms can be at lea[...]texto impreso
Issii, Thais Martins ; Pereira-Silva, Erico Fernando Lopes ; López de Pablo, Carlos Tomás ; Santos, Rozely Ferreira dos ; Hardt, Elisa | MDPI | 2020-11-18Landscape connectivity can be assessed based on the physical connection (structural connectivity) or the maintenance of flow among habitats depending on the species (functional connectivity). The lack of empirical data on the dispersal capacity [...]texto impreso
Aguado Aguilar, Luis ; Parkington, Karisa ; Dieguez-Risco, Teresa ; Hinojosa Poveda, José A. ; Itier, Roxane | MDPI | 2019Faces showing expressions of happiness or anger were presented together with sentences that described happiness-inducing or anger-inducing situations. Two main variables were manipulated: (i) congruency between contexts and expressions (congruen[...]texto impreso
Palomo-López, Patricia ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; López-López, Daniel ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Romero-Morales, Carlos ; Calvo Lobo, César ; Mazoteras Pardo, Victoria | MDPI | 2020-01-18Background: Hallux valgus (HV) has been previously associated with psychological disorders. Thus, the purposes of this study were to associate kinesiophobia and pain intensity with HV deformity degrees, as well as predict kinesiophobia and pain [...]texto impreso
Lobov, Sergey ; Krilova, Nadia ; Kastalskiy, Innokentiy ; Kazantsev, Victor ; Makarov, Valeri A. | MDPI | 2018-04-06Recent advances in recording and real-time analysis of surface electromyographic signals (sEMG) have fostered the use of sEMG human–machine interfaces for controlling personal computers, prostheses of upper limbs, and exoskeletons among others. [...]texto impreso
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[...]