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Alique, Matilde ; Ramírez-Carracedo, Rafael ; Bodega, Guillermo ; Carracedo Añón, Julia María ; Ramírez, Rafael | MDPI | 2018-07-09Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease that causes the most heart attacks and strokes in humans, is the leading cause of death in the developing world; its principal clinical manifestation is coronary artery disease. The development of [...]texto impreso
A wetland that does not comply with the ecological standards of EU Directive 2000/60/EC cannot properly provide its services. This paper presents a review of the criteria for wetland assessment based on the Spanish experience in two specific Ram[...]texto impreso
Ruiz Fernández, María José ; Jiménez, Sara ; Fernández Valle, Encarnación ; García Real, María Isabel ; Castejón Ferrer, David ; Moreno García, Nerea ; Ardiaca García, María ; Montesinos, Andrés ; Ariza, Salvador ; González Soriano, Juncal | MDPI | 2020-11-20The objective of the present study was to evaluate whether gender determination in two amphibian species (Kaloula pulchra and Xenopus laevis) can be reliably carried out by means of magnetic resonance imaging (benchtop magnetic resonance imaging[...]texto impreso
Martínez Jiménez, Eva ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Díaz-Velázquez, José Ignacio ; Casado-Hernández, Israel ; Calvo Lobo, César ; López-López, Daniel ; Rodríguez Sanz, David | MDPI | 2019-09-02Some studies suggest that gender is related to gait. Females show significantly higher ankle motion and vertical ground reaction forces. Males have significantly larger plantar contact surface areas in all regions of the foot than females in mos[...]texto impreso
This article reports on the elements of adaptation to climate change in European Smart City initiatives in order to understand to what extent Smart Cities can be the answer in the fight against climate change. On the grounds of innovative effort[...]texto impreso
The use of nanomaterials for the treatment of solid tumours is receiving increasing attention by the scientific community. Among them, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) exhibit unique features that make them suitable nanocarriers to host, t[...]texto impreso
This paper develops a social insurance accounting model for a notional defined contribution (NDC) scheme combining retirement and long-term care (LTC) contingencies. The procedure relies on standard double-entry bookkeeping and enables us to com[...]texto impreso
Historic centers have suffered different processes of neglect, occupation, segregation, gentrification, and touristification as a result of changes in demand and policies. Currently, they are going through a homogenization process motivated by t[...]texto impreso
Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Saavedra-Garcia, Lorena ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Sacksteder, Katherine A. ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio | MDPI | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZDespite the negative effects of high sodium and low potassium consumption on cardiovascular health, their consumption has not been quantified in sites undergoing urbanization. We aimed to determine the sodium and potassium consumption in a semi-[...]texto impreso
Sodium/salt consumption is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Although global targets to reduce salt intake have been established, current levels and trends of sodium consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are unknown. We c[...]texto impreso
The generic structure and some peculiarities of real rank one solvable Lie algebras possessing a maximal torus of derivations with the eigenvalue spectrum spec(t) = (1, k, k +1, ..., n + k-3, n +2k -3) for k [mayor o igual] 2 are analyzed, with [...]texto impreso
A review and a synthesis of the geological, mineralogical, and crystal chemical data available in the literature on active Spanish bentonitic exploitations were done, and at the same time, new data are provided from a set of representative sampl[...]texto impreso
Valencia Delfa, José ; Tarquis, Ana ; Saa, Antonio ; Villeta López, María del Carmen ; Gascó, José | MDPI | 2015Rainfall, one of the most important climate variables, is commonly studied due to its great heterogeneity, which occasionally causes negative economic, social, and environmental consequences. Modeling the spatial distributions of rainfall patter[...]texto impreso
Sierra, Miguel A. ; Sánchez, David ; Gutiérrez, Rafael ; Cuniberti, Gianaurelio ; Domínguez-Adame Acosta, Francisco ; Díaz García, Elena | MDPI | 2020-01The helical distribution of the electronic density in chiral molecules, such as DNA and bacteriorhodopsin, has been suggested to induce a spin-orbit coupling interaction that may lead to the so-called chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) ef[...]texto impreso
Sánchez-Sáez, José Manuel ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Calvo-Lobo, César ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; López-del-Amo-Lorente, Andrés ; López-López, Daniel | MDPI | 2019-06-19Background: The main purpose of this research was to determine the stability of three different sanitary shoes on nurses with eyes open and closed with respect to barefoot condition. In addition, the secondary aim was to determine the reliabilit[...]texto impreso
Matei, Ana ; Swagemakers, Paul ; Domínguez García, María Dolores ; da Silva, Leonardo ; Ventura, Flaminia ; Milone, Pierluigi | MDPI | 2017-01-16The local turn to food is often claimed to be a way to increase the value-added component retained by primary producers and to provide healthy, fresh and affordable food to consumers. Rio do Grande do Sul in Brazil has several governmental suppo[...]texto impreso
Jiménez Holguín, Javier ; López Hidalgo, Álvaro ; Sánchez Salcedo, Sandra ; Peña Martínez, Juan ; Vallet Regí, María ; Salinas Sánchez, Antonio J. | MDPI | 2020-12-03In the search of a new biomaterial for the treatment of bone defects resulting from traumatic events, an osteoporosis scenario with bone fractures, tumor removal, congenital pathologies or implant revisions for infection, we developed 3D scaffol[...]texto impreso
Chitosan powder irradiated by electron beam at different doses, up to 250 kGy, was used to prepare membranes for drug release applications. The irradiation effect on the molecular weight of powder chitosan, the characteristics of the prepared me[...]texto impreso
Flores, Inmaculada ; Ortuño, M. T. ; Tirado Domínguez, Gregorio ; Vitoriano, Begoña | MDPI | 2020-04-22Disasters have been striking human-beings from the beginning of history and their management is a global concern of the international community. Minimizing the impact and consequences of these disasters, both natural and human-made, involves man[...]texto impreso
Aguilar Pujol, Montserrat X. ; Ramírez Jiménez, Rafael ; Xifre Pérez, Elisabet ; Cortijo Campos, Sandra ; Bartolomé Vílchez, Javier ; Marsal, Lluís F. ; Andrés, Alicia de | MDPI | 2020-05The detection of Raman signals from diluted molecules or biomaterials in complex media is still a challenge. Besides the widely studied Raman enhancement by nanoparticle plasmons, interference mechanisms provide an interesting option. A novel ap[...]texto impreso
Navarro-Flores, Emmanuel ; López-López, Daniel ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Romero-Morales, Carlos ; San Antolín-Gil, Marta ; Calvo Lobo, César ; Bautista-Casasnovas, Adolfo Laureano | MDPI | 2020-04-14Subungual osteochondroma (SO) is an infrequent and non-malignant bone tumour of the distal phalanx, especially prominent in paediatric populations. The aim of this research was to describe a case series of paediatric feet with SO which received [...]texto impreso
This paper assesses the sustainability, efficiency and equity of water use in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by means of a geographic Water Footprint Assessment (WFA). It aims to provide understanding of water use from both a production a[...]texto impreso
Vázquez López, Antonio ; Yaseen, Anisa ; Maestre Varea, David ; Ramírez Castellanos, Julio ; Marstein, Erik S ; Karazhanov, Smagul Zh ; Cremades Rodríguez, Ana Isabel | MDPI | 2020-02-06In this work, layered hybrid composites formed by tin oxide (SnO) nanoparticles synthesized by hydrolysis and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) have been analyzed. Prior to the composite study, both SnO and PEDO[...]texto impreso
The rise of antibiotic resistance and the growing number of biofilm-related infectionsmake bacterial infections a serious threat f or global human health. Nanomedicine has entered into this scenario by bringing new alternatives to design and dev[...]texto impreso
Calvo-Lobo, César ; Painceira-Villar, Roi ; López-López, Daniel ; García-Paz, Vanesa ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta ; Palomo-López, Patricia | MDPI | 2018-12-12Background: Based on changes in lung function and musculoskeletal disorders in patients with asthma, this study aimed to compare the tarsal tunnel and fibular bone pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) of patients with asthma and healthy matched-paire[...]texto impreso
Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Ponce-Lucero, Vilarmina ; Miranda, J. Jaime | MDPI | 2019-01-25T16:03:21ZInterventions to promote behaviors to reduce sodium intake require messages tailored to local understandings of the relationship between what we eat and our health. We studied local explanations about hypertension, the relationship between local[...]texto impreso
Cubas-Gaona, Liliana L. ; Francisco Martínez, Patricia de ; Martín-González, Ana María ; Gutiérrez Fernández, Juan Carlos | MDPI | 2020-07-05In the present work, an extensive analysis of the putative glutathione peroxidases (GPx) of the eukaryotic microorganism model Tetrahymena thermophila is carried out. A comparative analysis with GPx present in other Tetrahymena species and other[...]texto impreso
Carrión Caballo, Mar ; Frommer, Klaus W. ; Pérez García, Selene ; Müller-Ladner, Ulf ; Gomáriz, Rosa P. ; Neumann, Elena | MDPI | 2019-08-22Rheumatic diseases encompass a diverse group of chronic disorders that commonly affect musculoskeletal structures. Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the two most common, leading to considerable functional limitations and irre[...]texto impreso
Belda Aguilar, Ignacio ; Ruiz, Javier ; Alonso Conde, Rafael Alejandro ; Marquina Díaz, Domingo ; Santos de la Sen, Antonio | MDPI | 2017-03-23The killer phenomenon is defined as the ability of some yeast to secrete toxins that are lethal to other sensitive yeasts and filamentous fungi. Since the discovery of strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae capable of secreting killer toxins, much [...]texto impreso
Izquierdo Gil, María Amparo ; García Villaluenga, Juan Pedro ; Muñoz San Martín, Sagrario ; Barragán García, Vicenta María | MDPI | 2020-08-17The salt permeability through three commercial cation-exchange membranes with different morphologies is investigated in aqueous NaCl solutions. Ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) find application in different processes such as electrodialysis, revers[...]texto impreso
Jiménez-González, Sara ; Marín-Royo, Gema ; Jurado-López, Raquel ; Bartolome Pascual, Visitación ; Romero Miranda, Ana ; Luaces Méndez, María ; Islas, Fabián ; Nieto, María Luisa ; Martínez Martínez, Ernesto ; Cachofeiro Ramos, Victoria | MDPI | 2020-02-17The impact of the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ was evaluated in the cardiac alterations associated with obesity. Male Wistar rats were fed either a high fat diet (HFD, 35% fat) or a standard diet (CT, 3.5% fat) for 7 weeks and treated[...]texto impreso
Here we analyze the simultaneous relationships among five variables. Two refer to childhood (episodes of various forms of maltreatment and externalizing behaviors), whereas three refer to early adulthood (intelligence, personality, and socializa[...]texto impreso
García-Linares, Sara ; Alm, Ida ; Maula, Terhi ; Gavilanes, José G. ; Slotte, J. Peter ; Martínez del Pozo, Álvaro | MDPI | 2015Actinoporins are ?-pore forming proteins with therapeutic potential, produced by sea anemones. Sticholysin II (StnII) from Stichodactyla helianthus is one of its most extensively characterized members. These proteins remain stably folded in wate[...]texto impreso
The tribe Triticeae contains about 500 diploid and polyploid taxa, among which are important crops, such as wheat, barley and rye. The phylogenetic relationships, genome compo-sition and chromosomal architecture, were already reported in the pio[...]texto impreso
Viveros, María Paz ; Bermúdez-Silva, Francisco-Javier ; López Rodríguez, Ana Belén ; Wagner, Edward J. | MDPI | 2011-07-28The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been implicated in many physiological functions, including the regulation of appetite, food intake and energy balance, a crucial involvement in brain reward systems and a role in psychophysiological homeostas[...]texto impreso
Laughter is increasingly present in biomedical literature, both in analytical neurological aspects and in applied therapeutic fields. The present paper, bridging between the analytical and the applied, explores the potential of a relevant variab[...]texto impreso
Barite (BaSO4) and celestite (SrSO4) are the end-members of a nearly ideal solid solution. Most of the exploitable deposits of celestite occur associated with evaporitic sediments which consist of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or anhydrite (CaSO4). Barite[...]texto impreso
Barite (BaSO4) and celestite (SrSO4) are the end-members of a nearly ideal solid solution. Most of the exploitable deposits of celestite occur associated with evaporitic sediments which consist of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or anhydrite (CaSO4). Barite[...]texto impreso
Vicente Sánchez, Javier ; Ruiz Ruiz, Javier ; Belda Aguilar, Ignacio ; Benito Vázquez, Iván ; Marquina Díaz, Domingo ; Calderón, Fernando ; Santos de la Sen, Antonio ; Benito, Santiago | MDPI | 2020-07-13Over the last decade, several non-Saccharomyces species have been used as an alternative yeast for producing wines with sensorial properties that are distinctive in comparison to those produced using only Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the classica[...]texto impreso
We reelaborate on the basic properties of PT symmetry from a geometrical perspective. The transfer matrix associated with these systems induces a Mobius transformation in the complex plane. The trace of this matrix classifies the actions into th[...]texto impreso
Morales Sánchez-Migallón, Juan ; Astilleros García-Monge, José Manuel ; Matesanz, Emilio ; Fernández-Díaz, Lourdes | MDPI | 2016The sorption of dissolved inorganic pollutants into the structure of minerals is an important process that controls the mobility and fate of these pollutants in the Earth’s crust. It also modifies the surface structure and composition of the hos[...]texto impreso
Nuño Martínez, N ; Muela Ribera, J. ; Hausmann-Muela, S. ; Cevallos, M. ; Hartinger, S.M. ; Christen, A. ; Mäusezahl, D. | MDPI | 2020-07-14T00:02:36ZSolar disinfection (SODIS) of drinking water is a cost-effective household water treatment (HWT) method. Despite its simplicity of use, evidence suggest that SODIS water uptake remains lower than implementers planned. In this paper, we investiga[...]texto impreso
Carbajales-Lopez, Julia ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Casado-Hernández, Israel ; Benito-De Pedro, Maria ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Calvo Lobo, César ; San Antolín, Marta | MDPI | 2020-05-28Background: Walking clinical assessments are commonly used to check for possible gait modifications in healthy subjects, in patients with trauma or neurological conditions, or after a surgical procedure. Spatio-temporal walking variables are stu[...]texto impreso
Yacamán Ochoa, Carolina ; Matarán, Alberto ; Mata Olmo, Rafael ; López, Jose ; Fuentes-Guerra, Rafael | MDPI | 2019Periurban agriculture is being hit by the effects of the globalized food system, as well as by concrete aspects of urban sprawl. Nonetheless, proximity to the main markets provides an opportunity to sustain agriculture in highly urbanized areas.[...]texto impreso
Galindo Martín, Miguel Ángel ; Castaño Martínez, María Soledad ; Méndez Picazo, María Teresa | MDPI | 2020Economic growth is one of the important objectives of economic policy due to the beneficial effects it has on employment and economic well-being. The work carried out in the last few decades has highlighted the roles that entrepreneurship and in[...]texto impreso
Calvo Lobo, César ; Ramos García, Ana ; Losa Iglesias, Marta ; López-López, Daniel ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Romero-Morales, Carlos ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo | MDPI | 2018-05-14Background: Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality and a cause of intellectual disability. It is also associated with orthopaedic and musculoskeletal problems of the locomotive apparatus, especially of the feet. These problems [...]texto impreso
Vocabularies are linguistic resources that make it possible to access knowledge through words. They can constitute a mechanism to identify, describe, explore, and access all the digital resources with informational content pertaining to a specif[...]texto impreso
Mayor, Beatriz ; Villarroya, Fermín ; Montero González, Esperanza ; Rodríguez Muñoz, Ignacio ; López-Gunn, Elena | MDPI | 2017-10-06Hydropower has been increasingly seen as a two-fold solution to the provision of renewable energy and water storage. However, the massive deployment of both large and small scale hydropower projects has been reported to cause important environme[...]texto impreso
Zwitterionization of biomaterials has been heightened to a potent tool to develop biocompatible materials able to inhibit bacterial and non-specific proteins adhesion. This constitutes a major progress in the biomedical field. This manuscript ov[...]texto impreso
Garrote Revilla, Julio ; Díaz Álvarez, Aurora ; Nganhane, Hélio ; Garzón Heydt, Guillermina | MDPI | 2018The 2013–14 winter storms were the most energetic storms in the European Atlantic on record since at least 1948. They caused intense erosive processes along the coast, similar to those described previously in places such as the United Kingdom an[...]