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Fresco Taboada, Alba ; Fernández Lucas, Jesús ; Acebal Sarabia, Carmen ; Arroyo Sánchez, Miguel ; Ramón, Fernando ; Mata Riesco, Isabel de la ; Mancheño, José | MDPI | 2018-01-03Structure-function relationships of a novel 20-deoxyribosyltransferase from the psychrotolerant bacterium Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus (BpNDT) have been exhaustively studied by biochemical and high resolution crystallographic analyses. Despit[...]texto impreso
Ruiz Roso, Jesús ; García Lorenzo, Mari Luz ; Castiñeiras García, Pedro ; Muñoz Martín, Alfonso ; Crespo Feo, Elena | MDPI | 2020-12-14Abandoned mine wastes, containing high sulfide contents, are of particular concern because of the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD), becoming an active and harmful point source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) to the environment. A detai[...]texto impreso
Gonzales-Arimborgo, Carla ; Yupanqui, Irma ; Montero, Elsa ; Alarcon-Yaquetto, Dulce-E. ; Zevallos-Concha, Alisson ; Caballero, Lidia ; Gasco, Manuel ; Zhao, Jianping ; Khan, Ikhlas-A. ; Gonzales, Gustavo-F. | MDPI | 2019-02-06T14:45:34ZThe plant maca, grown at 4000 m altitude in the Peruvian Central Andes, contains hypocotyls that have been used as food and in traditional medicine for centuries. The aim of this research was to provide results on some health effects of oral ad[...]texto impreso
Torres-Slimming, Paola A. ; Wright, Carlee ; Carcamo, Cesar P. ; García, Patricia J. ; Research Team, Ihacc ; Harper, Sherilee L. | MDPI | 2019-12-06T20:57:42ZSustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6) addresses poor water quality, inadequate sanitation, and improper hygiene, all of which negatively impact health and disproportionately impact Indigenous Peoples' health. Understanding and responding to loc[...]texto impreso
Torres-Slimming, Paola A. ; Wright, Carlee ; Carcamo, Cesar P. ; García, Patricia J. ; Research Team, Ihacc ; Harper, Sherilee L. | MDPI | 2019-08-08T15:23:46ZSustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6) addresses poor water quality, inadequate sanitation, and improper hygiene, all of which negatively impact health and disproportionately impact Indigenous Peoples' health. Understanding and responding to loc[...]texto impreso
Martínez Jiménez, Eva María ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Díaz-Velázquez, José Ignacio ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; Calvo-Lobo, César ; López-López, Daniel ; Rodríguez Sanz, David | MDPI | 2019-01-07Background: Postural balance and fall efficacy (self-perceived confidence in performing daily physical activities) have been found to be risk factors associated with falls in older adults. Stretching is one intervention that has been investigate[...]texto impreso
De-La-Cruz-Torres, Blanca ; Abuín-Porras, Vanesa ; Blanco-Morales, María ; de-la-Cueva-Reguera, Mónica ; Calvo Lobo, César ; López-López, Daniel ; Romero-Morales, Carlos | MDPI | 2020-05-10Background and Objectives: The repetitive loading forces generated during football activities may induce alterations in the hip rotation range of motion (ROM) in players. The objective of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of a trainin[...]texto impreso
Nanomaterials have unique properties and characteristics derived from their shape and small size that are not present in bulk materials. If size and shape are decisive, the synthesis method used, which determines the above parameters, is equally[...]texto impreso
Valdueza-Felip, Sirona ; Blasco, Rodrigo ; Olea Ariza, Javier ; Diaz-Lobo, Alba ; Braña, Alejandro F. ; Naranjo, Fernando B. | MDPI | 2020-05-19We investigate the photovoltaic performance of solar cells based on n-AlxIn1texto impreso
Ambient Noise Measurements to Constrain the Geological Structure of the Güevéjar Landslide (S Spain)
Delgado, José ; Galiana Merino, Juan José ; García-Tortosa, Francisco J. ; Garrido, Jesús ; Lenti, Luca ; Martino, Salvatore ; Peláez, José A. ; Rodríguez Peces, Martín Jesús ; Sanz De Galdeano-Equiza, Carlos ; Soler Llorens, Juan L. | MDPI | 2021The reactivation of very large landslides may cause severe damage to society. Its prevention and management requires detailed information on the geometry and structure of these landslides, but the use of standard techniques (boreholes) may be pr[...]texto impreso
The decrease in the proliferative response of lymphocytes is one of the most evident among the age-related changes of the immune system. This has been linked to a higher risk of mortality in both humans and experimental animals. However, long-li[...]texto impreso
An electronic charge compensation device (ECCD) is a passive device that carries electrical currents away, on time, to the electrical Earth field. It prevents lightning’s impacts, derivative electric current pulses, and reduces the radiofrequenc[...]texto impreso
Using elementary techniques, an algorithmic procedure to construct skew-symmetric matrices realizing the real irreducible representations of so(3) is developed. We further give a simple criterion that enables one to deduce the decomposition of a[...]texto impreso
Evolution of an individual within another individual is known as within-host dynamics (WHD). The most common modeling technique to study WHD involves ordinary differential equations (ODEs). In the field of biology, models of this kind assume, fo[...]texto impreso
Evolution of an individual within another individual is known as within-host dynamics (WHD). The most common modeling technique to study WHD involves ordinary differential equations (ODEs). In the field of biology, models of this kind assume, fo[...]texto impreso
Montes-Casado, María ; Sanvicente, Adrián ; Casarrubios Molina, Laura ; Feito Castellano, María José ; Rojo, J.M. ; Vallet Regí, María ; Arcos Navarrete, Daniel ; Portoles, Pilar ; Portolés Pérez, María Teresa | MDPI | 2020-11-05Mesoporous bioactive glass nanospheres (NanoMBGs) have high potential for clinicalapplications. However, the impact of nanoparticles on the immune system needs to be addressed. In this study, the biocompatibility of SiO2-CaO NanoMBGs was evalua[...]texto impreso
Rizzo, Giovanna ; Dichicco, Maria Carmela ; Castiñeiras García, Pedro ; Grassa, Fausto ; Laurita, Salvatore ; Paternoster, Michele ; Sinisi, Rosa ; Mongelli, Giovanni | MDPI | 2020A comprehensive study of the serpentinite and associated veins belonging to the Frido Unit in the Pollino Massif (southern Italy) is presented here with the aim to provide new constraints about the hydrothermal system hosted by the accretionary [...]texto impreso
Clay authigenesis mostly concerns: (a) the formation of clays by direct precipitation from solution, called “neoformation” and (b) development of clays by transformation of precursor minerals. Precipitation from solution implies that a new miner[...]texto impreso
Fernández-Cervantes, Marcos ; Pérez Alonso, M. José ; Blanco-Salas, José ; Soria, Ana Crsitina ; Ruiz-Téllez, Trinidad | MDPI | 2019-06Chamaemelum fuscatum (Brot.) Vasc. is a south west Iberian chamomile that has been traditionally used as folk medicine in its natural distribution area but currently it is underestimated regarding its biological activities. For this reason, it i[...]texto impreso
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Palomo-López, Patricia ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; López-López, Daniel ; Calvo-Lobo, César ; Herrera Lara, Manuel Eugenio ; Murillo González, Jorge Alfonso ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta | MDPI | 2018-11-22Background: Extensor tendon disorders may cause severe functional impairments, and there is a lack of knowledge about their anatomic associations with the proximal fingernail matrix. Objective: To delineate the association between the distal ext[...]texto impreso
Romero-Morales, Carlos ; López-Nuevo, Carlos ; Fort-Novoa, Carlos ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; López-López, Daniel ; Calvo Lobo, César ; De-La-Cruz-Torres, Blanca | MDPI | 2020-05-28Ankle sprains have been defined as the most common injury in sports. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ankle taping for the reduction of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) and inter-limb in elite soccer and basketball pla[...]texto impreso
In an earlier paper, we proved that Smarandache’s definition of neutrosophic paraconsistent topology is neither a generalization of Çoker’s intuitionistic fuzzy topology nor a generalization of Smarandache’s neutrosophic topology. Recently, Sala[...]texto impreso
Guzman, J. ; Téné, N. ; Touchard, A. ; Castillo, D. ; Belkhelfa, H. ; Haddioui-Hbabi, L. ; Treilhou, M. ; Sauvain, M. | MDPI | 2018-11-30T23:41:31ZThe venom peptide bicarinalin, previously isolated from the ant Tetramorium bicarinatum, is an antimicrobial agent with a broad spectrum of activity. In this study, we investigate the potential of bicarinalin as a novel agent against Helicobacte[...]texto impreso
Álvarez, Rafael ; Muñoz-Piña, Sandra ; González, Maria U. ; Izquierdo-Barba, Isabel ; Fernández-Martín, Iván ; Rico, Victor J. ; Arcos Navarrete, Daniel ; García-Valenzuela, Aurelio ; Palmero, Alberto ; Vallet Regí, María ; González-Elipe, Agustín R. ; García-Martín, José R. | MDPI | 2019-08-28Based on an already tested laboratory procedure, a new magnetron sputtering methodology to simultaneously coat two-sides of large area implants (up to ~15 cm2) with Ti nanocolumns in industrial reactors has been developed. By analyzing the requi[...]texto impreso
Merino, José Joaquín ; Roncero Romero, César ; Oset Gasque, María Jesús ; Naddaf, Ahmad ; González Prieto, María Pilar | MDPI | 2014-02-12In the present work, we have studied whether cell death could be induced in cortical neurons from rats subjected to different period of O2 deprivation and low glucose (ODLG). This “in vitro” model is designed to emulate the penumbra area under i[...]texto impreso
Erami, Roghayeh Sadeghi ; Ovejero, Karina ; Meghdadi, Soraia ; Filice, Marco ; Amirnasr, Mehdi ; Rodríguez Diéguez, Antonio ; Orden, María Ulagares de la ; Gómez Ruiz, Santiago | MDPI | 2018-06-14Functionalized magnetite nanoparticles (FMNPs) and functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (FMSNs) were synthesized by the conjugation of magnetite and mesoporous silica with the small and fluorogenic benzothiazole ligand, that is, 2(2-hy[...]texto impreso
Mathematical groundwater modelling with homogeneous permeability zones has been used for decades to manage water resources in the Almonte-Marismas aquifer (southwest Spain). This is a highly heterogeneous detrital aquifer which supports valuable[...]texto impreso
We review recent advances in the understanding of the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) transition and its nature, paying special attention to the analysis of chiral symmetry restoration within different approaches based on effective theories. After [...]texto impreso
Humbert, Magali ; Morán, María ; de la Cruz-Ojeda, Patricia ; Muntané, Jordi ; Wiedmer, Tabea ; Apostolova, Nadezda ; McKenna, Sharon L. ; Velasco Díez, Guillermo ; Balduini, Walter ; Eckhart, Leopold ; Janji, Bassam ; Sampaio-Marques, Belém ; Ludovico, Paula ; Žerovnik, Eva ; Langer, Rupert ; Perren, Aurel ; Engedal, Nikolai ; Tschan, Mario P. | MDPI | 2020-03-21Autophagy is a highly conserved degradation mechanism that is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis. In human disease, autophagy pathways are frequently deregulated and there is immense interest in targeting autophagy for therapeutic ap[...]texto impreso
López-Pintor Alcón, Antonio ; Sanz-Cañada, Javier ; Salas, Ernesto ; Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier | MDPI | 2018-07-27Traditional agricultural systems and their spatial context constitute socio-ecological landscapes for their long co-evolutionary history. However, these systems not only generate positive but also negative agri-environmental externalities, such [...]texto impreso
García Lorenzo, Mari Luz ; Crespo Feo, Elena ; Esbrí Victor, José María ; Higueras, Pablo ; Grau, Patricia ; Crespo, Isabel ; Sánchez Donoso, Ramón | MDPI | 2019-06-05This work presents an integral methodological approach to assess the environmental potential hazards posed by metals and metalloids hosted by spolic technosols derived from old tailings from a mining operation for galena (PbS, with high Ag conte[...]texto impreso
García-Díaz, Marta ; Gil-Serna, Jessica ; Patiño Álvarez, Belén ; García Cela, Esther ; Magan, Naresh ; Medina, Ángel | MDPI | 2020-02-25Aflatoxin contamination of foodstuffs poses a serious risk to food security, and it is essential to search for new control methods to prevent these toxins entering the food chain. Several essential oils are able to reduce the growth and mycotoxi[...]texto impreso
Wrent, Petra ; Rivas, Eva María ; Gil de Prado, Elena ; Martínez Peinado, José ; Siloniz Jiménez, María Isabel de | MDPI | 2015-09In this work we analyze the spoiling potential of Meyerozyma guilliermondii in yogurt. The analysis was based on contaminated samples sent to us by an industrial laboratory over two years. All the plain and fruit yogurt packages were heavily con[...]texto impreso
Underhill, Lindsay J. ; Bose, Sonali ; Williams, D'Ann L. ; Romero, Karina M. ; Malpartida, Gary ; Breysse, Patrick N. ; Klasen, Elizabeth M. ; Combe, Juan M. ; Checkley, William ; Hansel, Nadia N. | MDPI | 2019-02-06T14:52:36ZThe influence of traffic-related air pollution on indoor residential exposure is not well characterized in homes with high natural ventilation in low-income countries. Additionally, domestic allergen exposure is unknown in such populations. We [...]texto impreso
García Villalba, Luis Javier ; García Matesanz, Julián ; Sandoval Orozco, Ana Lucila ; Márquez Díaz, José Duván | MDPI | 2011The TCP/IP protocol allows the different nodes in a network to communicate by associating a different IP address to each node. In wired or wireless networks with infrastructure, we have a server or node acting as such which correctly assigns IP [...]texto impreso
Bankruptcy Risk, Its Financial Determinants and Reporting Delays: Do Managers Have Anything to Hide?
The aim of this study was to investigate whether firms’ reporting delays are interconnected with bankruptcy risk and its financial determinants. This study was based on 698,189 firm-year observations from Estonia. Annual report submission delay,[...]texto impreso
Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) influences the perception of taste and texture, features both relevant in acquiring food liking and, with time, food preference. However, no studies have yet investigated the relationship between basal activity level[...]texto impreso
We propose addressing an organization’s adoption of an environmental certification as a multicriteria problem considering environmental sustainability as well as economic and strategic aspects. Our methodological approach uses the Analytical Hie[...]texto impreso
Rhodes, Evelyn L. ; Dreibelbis, Robert ; Klasen, Elizabeth M. ; Naithani, Neha ; Baliddawa, Joyce ; Menya, Diana ; Khatry, Subarna ; Levy, Stephanie ; Tielsch, James M. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Kennedy, Caitlin ; Checkley, William | MDPI | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZGlobal efforts are underway to develop and promote improved cookstoves which may reduce the negative health and environmental effects of burning solid fuels on health and the environment. Behavioral studies have considered cookstove user practi[...]texto impreso
Martínez Herrero, Rosario ; Piquero Sanz, Gemma María ; González de Sande, Juan Carlos ; Santarsiero, Massimo ; Gori, Franco | MDPI | 2019-07-01Partially coherent sources with non-conventional coherence properties present unusual behaviors during propagation, which have potential application in fields like optical trapping and microscopy. Recently, partially coherent sources exhibiting [...]texto impreso
González-Nieto, Daniel ; Fernández-Serra, Rocío ; Pérez-Rigueiro, José ; Panetsos Petrova, Fivos ; Martinez-Murillo, Ricardo ; Guinea, Gustavo V. | MDPI | 2020-04-26Ischemic stroke represents one of the most prevalent pathologies in humans and is a leading cause of death and disability. Anti-thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and surgical thrombectomy are the primary treatments to[...]texto impreso
Greiner, Martina ; Fernández Díaz, Lurdes ; Griesshaber, Erika ; Zenkert, Moritz N. ; Yin, Xiaofei ; Ziegler, Andreas ; Veintemillas Verdaguer, Sabino ; Schmahl, Wolfgang W. | MDPI | 2018We present results of bioaragonite to apatite conversion in bivalve, coral and cuttlebone skeletons, biological hard materials distinguished by specific microstructures, skeletal densities, original porosities and biopolymer contents. The most p[...]texto impreso
Pérez-Monserrat, Elena Mercedes ; Varas Muriel, María José ; Álvarez de Buergo, Mónica ; Fort González, Rafael | MDPI | 2016Air pollution induces the development of black crusts on the surface of built heritage materials. Black layers on the limestone used on an emblematic Madrilenian building dating from the early twentieth century, mainly built up in the 20 years l[...]texto impreso
Over 35 years ago, c-MYC, a highly pleiotropic transcription factor that regulates hepatic cell function, was identified. In recent years, a considerable increment in the number of publications has significantly shifted the way that the c-MYC fu[...]texto impreso
Calibration and validation of flood risk maps at a national or a supra-national level remains a problematic aspect due to the limited information available to carry out these tasks. However, this validation is essential to define the representat[...]texto impreso
Miguela Villoldo, Pedro ; Hernández, Marta ; Moreno Romo, Miguel Ángel ; Rodríguez-Lázaro, David ; Quesada, Alberto ; Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucas ; Ugarte Ruiz, María | MDPI | 2019-09-11Carbapenems are considered last-resort antimicrobials, especially for treating infections involving multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In recent years, extended-spectrum ?-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacte[...]texto impreso
Rey Muñoz, Ana Isabel ; De-Cara, Almudena ; Calvo, Luis ; Puig, Patricia ; Hechavarría, Teresa | MDPI | 2020-01-08Olive tree leaves are characterized for having not only a potent antioxidant power but also effects on glucose and lipid metabolism. The impact of the individual oleuropein (OLE), vitamin E + Se (VE), or a combined supplementation of oleuropein,[...]texto impreso
Cuadrado Hoyos, Carmen ; Sanchiz, Africa ; Vicente, Fátima ; Ballesteros, Isabel ; Linacero de la Fuente, Rosario | MDPI | 2020-02-20Tree nuts confer many health benefits due to their high content of vitamins and antioxidants, and they are increasingly consumed in the last few years. Food processing is an important industrial tool to modify allergenic properties of foods, in [...]texto impreso
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can occur at any time of life, but its incidence and risk of death are linked to increasing age. CAP in the elderly is a major health problem associated with high rates of readmission, morbidity, and mortality.[...]texto impreso
Quasicrystals are a class of ordered solids made of typical metallic atoms but they do not exhibit the physical properties that usually signal the presence of metallic bonding, and their electrical and thermal transport properties resemble a mor[...]texto impreso
Background: Modern Elekta Neuromag MEG devices include 102 sensor triplets containing one magnetometer and two planar gradiometers. The first processing step is often a signal space separation (SSS), which provides a powerful noise reduction. A [...]texto impreso
Mediavilla López, Rosa María ; Santisteban Navarro, Juan Ignacio ; López Cilla, Ignacio ; Galán de Frutos, Luis ; Hera Portillo, África de la | MDPI | 2020Wetlands are environments whose water balance is highly sensitive to climate change and human action. This sensitivity has allowed us to explore the relationships between surface water and groundwater in the long term as their sediments record a[...]texto impreso
Gomez-Lucia, Esperanza ; Collado Alcalá, Victorio Manuel ; Miró Corrales, Guadalupe ; Martín Iniesta, Sonsoles ; Benítez Rico, Laura ; Doménech, Ana | MDPI | 2020-08-20Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), two of the most important pathogens of cats, produce chronic systemic diseases with progressive death of cells involved in the immune response, ultimately leading to death. Im[...]texto impreso
Sanz González, Silvia María ; García Medina, José Javier ; Zanón Moreno, Vicente ; López Gálvez, María Isabel ; Galarreta Mira, David ; Duarte, Lilianne ; Valero Velló, Mar ; Ramírez Sebastián, Ana Isabel ; Arévalo, J. Fernando ; Pinazo Durán, Mª Dolores | MDPI | 2020-11-09Reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and ROS-signaling pathways activation attack the eyes. We evaluated the oxidative stress (OS) and the effects of a daily, core nutritional supplement regimen containing antioxidants and omega 3 fatty [...]texto impreso
Martínez, Carmen ; Juarranz Moratilla, Yasmina ; Gutiérrez Cañas, Irene ; Carrión Caballo, Mar ; Pérez García, Selene ; Villanueva Romero, Raúl ; Castro Moreno, David ; Lamana, Amalia ; Mellado, Mario ; González Álvaro, Isidoro ; Gomáriz, Rosa P. | MDPI | 2019-12-20The neuroendocrine and immune systems are coordinated to maintain the homeostasis of the organism, generating bidirectional communication through shared mediators and receptors. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is the paradigm of an endogenou[...]texto impreso
López-López, Daniel ; Grela-Fariña, Marta ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta ; Calvo Lobo, César ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo | MDPI | 2018-02-07Alzheimer’s disease (AD) shows a marked presence of physiologic changes and the start or aggravation of underlying diseases such as physical frailty in diverse anatomical regions. It is believed to have a particularly harmful effect on the healt[...]texto impreso
Naranjo Fernández, Nuria ; Guardiola-Albert, Carolina ; Aguilera Alonso, Héctor ; Serrano Hidalgo, Carolina ; Montero González, Esperanza | MDPI | 2020Groundwater resources are regularly the principal water supply in semiarid and arid climate areas. However, groundwater levels (GWL) in semiarid aquifers are suffering a general decrease because of anthropic exploitation of aquifers and the repe[...]texto impreso
Groundwater represents an essential resource in sub-Saharan Africa, where several hundred million people rely on aquifers for domestic supply. This paper presents a method to map groundwater potential in the Republic of Mali based on a spatially[...]texto impreso
Jiménez, Felipe ; Naranjo, José ; Sánchez, Sofía ; Serradilla, Francisco ; Pérez Moreno, Elisa ; Hernández Lloreda, María José ; Ruiz Gallego-Largo, Trinidad | MDPI | 2018Road vehicles include more and more assistance systems that perform tasks to facilitate driving and make it safer and more efficient. However, the automated vehicles currently on the market do not exceed SAE level 2 and only in some cases reach [...]texto impreso
Truchado, Daniel A. ; Llanos Garrido, Alejandro ; Oropesa Olmedo, David A. ; Cerrada, Belén ; Cea, Pablo ; Moens, Michaël André Jean ; Gomez-Lucia, Esperanza ; Doménech, Ana ; Milá, Borja ; Pérez Tris, Javier ; Cadar, Daniel ; Benítez Rico, Laura | MDPI | 2020-11-26Our understanding about viruses carried by wild animals is still scarce. The viral diversity of wildlife may be best described with discovery-driven approaches to the study of viral diversity that broaden research efforts towards non-canonical h[...]texto impreso
Abuín-Porras, Vanesa ; Maldonado-Tello, Paula ; de la Cueva-Reguera, Mónica ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Calvo Lobo, César ; López-López, Daniel ; Navarro-Flores, Emmanuel ; Romero-Morales, Carlos | MDPI | 2020-02-19Background and Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to quantify and compare lateral abdominal musculature thickness, including the transverse abdominis (TrA), internal oblique (IO), and external oblique (EO) muscles, via rehabilitati[...]texto impreso
The microstructure of the rostrum solidum of Jurassic belemnites is compared with that of Sepia cuttlebones, in order to examine possible convergences in their style of growth. For this study, transmitted and polarized light, cathodoluminescence[...]texto impreso
Costa, Filipe ; Traoré-Dubuis, Ali ; Álvarez, Lidia ; Lozano, Ana I. ; Ren, Xueguang ; Dorn, Alexander ; Limão-Vieira, Paulo ; Blanco Ramos, Francisco ; Oller, Juan C. ; Muñoz, Antonio ; García-Abenza, Adrián ; Gorfinkiel, Jimena D. ; Barbosa, Alessandra S. ; Bettega, Marcio H. F. ; Stokes, Peter ; White, Ronald D. ; Jones, Darryl B. ; Brunger, Michael J. ; García, Gustavo | MDPI | 2020-09-22Electron scattering cross sections for pyridine in the energy range 0-100 eV, which we previously measured or calculated, have been critically compiled and complemented here with new measurements of electron energy loss spectra and double differ[...]texto impreso
Salete, Eduardo ; Vargas, A. M. ; García, Ángel ; Negreanu, Mihaela ; Benito, Juan J. ; Ureña, Francisco | MDPI | 2020-12-20In this paper we obtain a novel implementation for irregular clouds of nodes of the meshless method called Generalized Finite Difference Method for solving the complex Ginzburg–Landau equation. We derive the explicit formulae for the spatial der[...]texto impreso
García-Díaz, Marta ; Gil-Serna, Jessica ; Vázquez, Covadonga ; Botia, María Nieves ; Patiño Álvarez, Belén | MDPI | 2020-01-20Mycotoxin contamination is one of the main problems affecting corn production, due to its significant risk to human and animal health. The Fusarium and Aspergillus species are the main producers of mycotoxins in maize, infecting both pre-harvest[...]texto impreso
The current debate about a possible change of paradigm from a single universe to a multiverse scenario could have deep implications on our view of cosmology and of science in general. These implications therefore deserve to be analyzed from a fu[...]texto impreso
Palomo-López, Patricia ; López-López, Daniel ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Fernández-Carnero, Josué ; Martiniano, João ; Calvo Lobo, César | MDPI | 2019-11-19Background and Objectives: Foot problems may be considered to be a prevalent condition and impact the health-related quality of life (QoL). Considering these Spanish-validated tools, the Foot Health Status questionnaire (FHSQ) may provide a heal[...]texto impreso
Chulluncuy, Roberto ; Espiche, Carlos ; Nakamoto, Jose-Alberto ; Fabbretti, Attilio ; Milon, Pohl | MDPI | 2019-02-06T14:45:12ZAminoglycoside antibiotics are widely used to treat infectious diseases. Among them, streptomycin and kanamycin (and derivatives) are of importance to battle multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both drugs bind the small ribosom[...]texto impreso
Peral Cerdá, Assumpta ; Martínez Águila, Alejandro ; Pastrana, Cristina ; Huete Toral, Fernando ; Carpena Torres, Carlos ; Carracedo Rodríguez, Juan Gonzalo | MDPI | 2020-07-27Glaucoma is an optical neuropathy associated to a progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells with visual field loss and is the main cause of irreversible blindness in the world. The treatment has the aim to reduce intraocular pressure. T[...]texto impreso
Souza, Wellington Silva de ; Iranfar, Arman ; Braulio, Anderson ; Zapater, Marina ; Souza, Samuel Xavier de ; Olcoz Herrero, Katzalin ; Atienza, David | MDPI | 2020-05Run-time profiling of software applications is key to energy efficiency. Even the most optimized hardware combined to an optimally designed software may become inefficient if operated poorly. Moreover, the diversification of modern computing pla[...]texto impreso
Cucumis metuliferus Fruit Extract Loaded Acetate Cellulose Coatings for Antioxidant Active Packaging
Arrieta Dillon, Marina Patricia ; Garrido, Luan ; Faba, Simón ; Guarda, Abel ; Galotto, María José ; López de Dicastillo, Carol | MDPI | 2020A new active coating was developed by using Cucumis metuliferus fruit extract as antioxidant additive with the aim of obtaining an easy way to functionalize low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films for food packaging applications. Thus, an extracti[...]texto impreso
Historic city centres of European cities are one of the most important elements of the European cultural heritage. They are places that attract many visitors due to their relevance in terms of heritage, but the recent growth of tourist flows con[...]texto impreso
Drilling is one of the most common machining operations in the aeronautic and aerospace industries. For assembling parts, a large number of holes are usually drilled into the parts so that they can be joined later by rivets. As these holes are s[...]texto impreso
Kolosovas Machuca, Eleazar Samuel ; Cuadrado Conde, Alexander ; Ojeda Galván, Hiram Joazet ; Ortiz Dosal, Luis Carlos ; Hernández Arteaga, Aida Catalina ; Rodríguez Aranda, María del Carmen ; Navarro Contreras, Hugo Ricardo ; Alda, Javier ; González Contreras, Francisco Javier | MDPI | 2019-02-06In this paper, we report a fast and easy method to detect histamine dihydrochloride using gold nanostars in colloidal aqueous solution as a highly active SERS platform with potential applications in biomedicine and food science. This colloid was[...]texto impreso
Vu, B.N. ; Sánchez, O. ; Bi, J. ; Xiao, Q. ; Hansel, N.N. ; Checkley, W. ; Gonzales, G.F. ; Steenland, K. ; Liu, Y. | MDPI | 2019-07-04T16:59:28ZIt is well recognized that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) affects health adversely, yet few studies from South America have documented such associations due to the sparsity of PM 2.5 measurements. Lima's topography and aging vehic[...]texto impreso
Vu, B.N. ; Sánchez, O. ; Bi, J. ; Xiao, Q. ; Hansel, N.N. ; Checkley, W. ; Gonzales, G.F. ; Steenland, K. ; Liu, Y. | MDPI | 2019-12-06T21:02:55ZIt is well recognized that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) affects health adversely, yet few studies from South America have documented such associations due to the sparsity of PM2.5 measurements. Lima's topography and aging vehicula[...]texto impreso
Casado-Hernández, Israel ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Soriano-Medrano, Alfredo ; Morales-Ponce, Ángel ; Martiniano, João ; López-López, Daniel ; Calvo-Lobo, César | MDPI | 2020-03-26Objectives: Our primary aim was to develop a transcultural adaptation of a cycling questionnaire using the Borg CR-10 scale as a tool to describe the discomfort among motorcyclists during the riding process in two trial sessions. Design: A trans[...]texto impreso
Herrero Fernández, María Josefa ; Marfil, Rafaela ; Escavy Fernández, José Ignacio ; Al-Aasm, Ihsan ; Scherer, Michael | MDPI | 2020Within the Upper Triassic successions in the Iberian Basin (Spain), the occurrence of both idiomorphic bipyramidal quartz crystals as well as pseudohexagonal aragonite crystals are related to mudstone and evaporite bearing sequences. Bipyramidal[...]texto impreso
This contribution, based on the DICONALE ON LINE (FFI2012-32658) and COMBIDIGILEX (FFI2015-64476-P) research projects, aims to create an onomasiological bilingual dictionary with online access for German and Spanish verbal lexemes. The objective[...]texto impreso
Lavado-Garcia, Jesus ; Puerto-Parejo, Luis ; Roncero-Martin, Raul ; Moran, Jose ; Pedrera-Zamorano, Juan ; Aliaga Vera, Ignacio ; Leal-Hernández, Olga ; Canal-Macias, Maria | MDPI | 2017The bone is one of the relevant target organs of heavy metals, and heavy metal toxicity is associated with several degenerative processes, such osteoporosis and bone mineral alterations, that could lead to fractures. We aimed to study a presumed[...]texto impreso
García-Oliveira, Ana Luisa ; Martíns-Lópes, Paula ; Tolrà, Roser ; Poschenrieder, Charlotte ; Guedes-Pinto, Henrique ; Benito Jiménez, Cesar | MDPI | 2016-12-07The major limitation of cereal production in acidic soils is aluminium (Al) phytotoxicity which inhibits root growth. Recent evidence indicates that different genotypes within the same species have evolved different mechanisms to cope with this [...]texto impreso
Suárez-Canto, Julián ; Suárez-Sánchez, Faustino ; Domínguez-Iglesias, Francisco ; Hernández Vallejo, Gonzalo ; García Pedrero, Juana ; de Vicente, Juan | MDPI | 2018Zinc finger AN1-type containing 4 (ZFAND4) has emerged as a promising prognostic marker and predictor of metastasis for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). However, further validation is fundamental before clinical implementation.[...]texto impreso
Lan-Chow-Wing, Olivier ; Confente, Francesca ; Herrera-Pérez, Patricia ; Isorna Alonso, Esther ; Chereguini, Olvido ; Rendón, Maria ; Falcón, Jack ; Muñoz-Cueto, José | MDPI | 2014-11-13Melatonin actions are mediated through G protein-coupled transmembrane receptors. Recently, mt1, mt2, and mel1c melatonin receptors were cloned in the Senegalese sole. Here, their day-night and developmental expressions were analyzed by quantita[...]texto impreso
Alcaraz, Lorena ; Escudero, María Esther ; Alguacil, Francisco José ; Llorente, Irene ; Urbieta Quiroga, Ana Irene ; Fernández Sánchez, Paloma ; López, Félix Antonio | MDPI | 2019-10This paper describes the physicochemical study of the adsorption of dysprosium (Dy^(3+)) in aqueous solution onto two types of activated carbons synthesized from spent coffee ground. Potassium hydroxide (KOH)-activated carbon is a microporous ma[...]texto impreso
A vocabulary is a linguistic resource that helps manage, query and retrieve information and/or knowledge via words. If vocabularies are built and used in electronic format, they are referred as e-vocabularies. E-vocabularies have been used in Ed[...]texto impreso
Rodríguez Sousa, Antonio Alberto ; Barandica Fernández, Jesús María ; Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier | MDPI | 2019-08-28In the last 50 years, both the agricultural labour force and irrigated land area have increased almost eightfold in Spain. The main objective of irrigation, in the short term, is to increase agricultural production. However, in the long term, th[...]texto impreso
Ramírez-Soto, Max C. ; Aguilar-Ancori, Elsa G. ; Tirado-Sánchez, Andrés ; Bonifaz, Alexandro | MDPI | 2018-11-30T03:10:44ZEcological determinants of sporotrichosis etiological agents remain poorly understood. For this reason, we performed explorations using local climate estimates to determine the temperature and humidity ranges of the environment where clinically [...]texto impreso
Education in Sustainable Development Goals is a basic step in attaining its objectives, and, therefore, it has been undertaken by broad sectors of the teaching community. Nevertheless, the “sustainability curriculum” derived from the Sustainable[...]texto impreso
Beltrán González, Freddys ; Arrieta Dillon, Marina Patricia ; Gaspar Roa, Gerald Manuel ; Orden Hernández, María Ulagares de la ; Martínez Urreaga, Joaquín | MDPI | 2020-07-29In this work, yerba mate nanoparticles (YMNs) were extracted from Ilex paraguairiencis yerba mate wastes and further used to improve the overall performance of mechanically recycled PLA (PLAR). Recycled PLA was obtained by melt reprocessing PLA [...]texto impreso
Sanchiz, Africa ; Cuadrado, Carmen ; Haddad, Joseph ; Linacero de la Fuente, Rosario | MDPI | 2020-06-03Tree nuts show nutritional properties and human health benefits. However, they contain allergenic proteins, which make them harmful to the sensitised population. The presence of tree nuts on food labelling is mandatory and, consequently, the dev[...]texto impreso
Sanchiz Giraldo, África ; Cuadrado, Carmen ; Haddad, Joseph ; Linacero de la Fuente, Rosario | MDPI | 2020-06-03Tree nuts show nutritional properties and human health benefits. However, they contain allergenic proteins, which make them harmful to the sensitised population. The presence of tree nuts on food labelling is mandatory and, consequently, the dev[...]texto impreso
Benito de Pedro, María ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; López-López, Daniel ; Cosín Matamoros, Julia María ; Martínez Jiménez, Eva ; Calvo Lobo, César | MDPI | 2019-10-05Background: Deep dry needling (DDN) and ischemic compression technic (ICT) may be considered as interventions used for the treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) in latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). The immediate effectiveness of bo[...]texto impreso
Garrido-Castells, Xavier ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Calvo Lobo, César ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; Navarro-Flores, Emmanuel ; López-López, Daniel | MDPI | 2019-09-27Background: Leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) may be considered a co-adjuvant intervention that may play a key role in blood coagulation and tissue repair after nail surgeries. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of[...]texto impreso
Moreno-Gutierrez, Diamantina ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Luis Barboza, Jose ; Contreras-Mancilla, Juan ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Rodriguez, Hugo ; Carrasco-Escobar, Gabriel ; Boreux, Raphael ; Hayette, Marie-Pierre ; Beutels, Philippe ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Rosas-Aguirre, Angel | MDPI | 2019-03-05T15:23:27ZBackground: Faced with the resurgence of malaria, malaria surveillance in the Peruvian Amazon incorporated consecutive active case detection (ACD) interventions using light microscopy (LM) as reactive measure in communities with an unusual high [...]texto impreso
Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta ; Martínez Jiménez, Eva ; Muñoz-García, Daniel ; Pérez-Boal, Eduardo ; Calvo-Lobo, César ; López-López, Daniel | MDPI | 2018-11-21Objective: To assess clinical differences in the Achilles tendons of runners with ankle equinus wearing either compressive or standard stockings. Design: Case–control study. Methods: In this study, we conducted clinical examinations of 98 sports[...]texto impreso
Moran, Jose ; Roncero-Martin, Raul ; Rodriguez-Velasco, Francisco ; Calderon-Garcia, Julian ; Rey-Sanchez, Purificacion ; Vera González, Vicente ; Canal-Macias, Maria ; Pedrera-Zamorano, Juan | MDPI | 2012Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is found in the rhizomes of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa L.) and has been used for centuries as a dietary spice and as a traditional Indian medicine used to treat different conditions. At the cellular level, cur[...]texto impreso
García-Caparrós, Pedro ; Llanderal, Alfonso ; Hegarat, Elodie ; Jiménez-Lao, María ; Lao, María Teresa | MDPI | 2020-01-15We evaluated two osmotic adjustment substances (glycine betaine (GB) and glycine (G) and a combination of both glycine + glycine betaine (G + GB) using two modes of application; irrigation and foliar sprays with Dracaena sanderiana plants. The p[...]texto impreso
Haro, Andrés ; Gonzalez, Javier ; Evan, Trinidad de ; Fuente Vázquez, Jesús de la ; Carro, María Dolores | MDPI | 2019-07-04The objective of this study was to analyze the efficacy of a treatment (MAH) of sunflower seed (SS) and meal (SM) with a malic acid solution (1 M; 400 mL/kg) and heating (150 ?C, 2 h) to protect protein against rumen degradation and to improve t[...]texto impreso
Rebollada Merino, Agustín ; Bárcena Asensio, Carmen ; Ugarte Ruiz, María ; Porras González, Néstor ; Mayoral Alegre, Francisco Jesús ; Tomé Sánchez, Irene ; Domínguez Rodríguez, Lucas ; Rodríguez Bertos, Antonio Manuel | MDPI | 2019-11-09The olive oil sector is currently adapting its traditional function to also become a supplier of high-value by-products that possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the ferme[...]texto impreso
Casado Hernández, Israel ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; López-López, Daniel ; Rodríguez Sanz, David ; Martínez Jiménez, Eva María ; Calvo-Lobo, César | MDPI | 2019-05-15Customized foot insoles (CFI) have been recognized to reduce the prevalence of foot disorders in sport. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of four types of CFI on the activity patterns of the lower limb muscles (LLM) in healthy peo[...]texto impreso
De la Torre, Paz ; Paris, J. L. ; Fernández de la Torre, Miguel ; Vallet Regí, María ; Flores, Ana I. | MDPI | 2021-02-10Combination therapies constitute a powerful tool for cancer treatment. By combining drugs with different mechanisms of action, the limitations of each individual agent can be overcome, while increasing therapeutic benefit. Here, we propose emplo[...]texto impreso
Chacón Sombría, Jesús ; Besada Portas, Eva ; Carazo Barbero, Gonzalo ; López Orozco, José Antonio | MDPI | 2021-02Easy JavaScript Simulations (EJsS) is an open-source tool that allows teachers with limited programming experience to straightforwardly bundle an interactive computer science or engineer simulation in an HTML+ JavaScript webpage. Its prominent p[...]texto impreso
Alfaro Sánchez, David ; Rodríguez Sosa, Mariano R. ; Zapata González, Agustín Gregorio | MDPI | 2020-01-22Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as important therapeutic agents, owing to their easy isolation and culture, and their remarkable immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. However, MSCs constitute a heterogeneous cell [...]texto impreso
Rodríguez Sousa, Antonio Alberto ; Barandica Fernández, Jesús María ; Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier | MDPI | 2019-11-21Spain is the world’s leading producer of olive oil, with the largest number of olive agro-systems in the Andalusia region. However, rural migration, low profitability, and biophysical limitations to production have compromised their sustainabili[...]texto impreso
Sánchez de Miguel, Alejandro ; Bará, Salvador ; Aubé, Martin ; Cardiel López, Nicolás | MDPI | 2019-04Night-time lights interact with human physiology through different pathways starting at the retinal layers of the eye; from the signals provided by the rods; the S-, L- and M-cones; and the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ip[...]texto impreso
Puerto Parejo, Luis ; Aliaga Vera, Ignacio ; Canal Macias, María ; Leal Hernandez, Olga ; Roncero Martín, Raul ; Rico Martín, Sergio ; Moran, Jose | MDPI | 2017Background: Heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium, and mercury, are absorbed through contaminated food sources and water. Few studies have investigated the extent to which dietary heavy metals are associated with low bone mineral density. Aims: W[...]texto impreso
Rodríguez Sousa, Antonio Alberto ; Parra López, Carlos ; Sayadi-Gmada, Samar ; Barandica Fernández, Jesús María ; Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier | MDPI | 2020-10-01Olive groves are representative of the landscape and culture of Spain. They occupy 2.5 M ha. (1.5 M ha in Andalusia) and are characterised by their multifunctionality. In recent years, socio-economic and environmental factors (i.e., erosion) hav[...]texto impreso
Martos Villa, Rubén ; Mata, M. Pilar ; Williams, Lynda B. ; Nieto, Fernando ; Arroyo Rey, Xabier ; Saínz-Díaz, C.I. | MDPI | 2020Clay dehydration at great depth generates fluids and overpressures in organic-rich sediments that can release isotopically light boron from mature organic matter, producing 10B-rich fluids. The B can be incorporated into the tetrahedral sites of[...]texto impreso
Two stratigraphic sections of carbonate sediments with significant thickness differences and without appreciable tectonic deformation were studied near the trough and on a threshold zone at the Álava Trough. Such characteristics make them approp[...]texto impreso
Barquero, Nuria ; Gomez Lucia, Esperanza ; Arjona, Alvaro ; Toural, Cristina ; Heras, Alfonso las ; Fernández Garayzábal, José F ; Doménech, Ana | MDPI | 2013-10-22The diagnosis of Small Ruminant Lentivirus (SRLV) is based on clinical signs, pathological lesions and laboratory testing. No standard reference test for the diagnosis of maedi visna has been validated up to the present, and it is puzzling that [...]texto impreso
Ariza García, Rocío ; Sotillo Buzarra, Belén ; Pavón Martínez, Fernando ; Urbieta Quiroga, Ana Irene ; Fernández Sánchez, Paloma | MDPI | 2020-12-01The investigated materials have great potential for integrated optoelectronic devices. The possibility to integrate them into the same material as optical resonator and light guide opens the door to the fabrication of highly compact devices. The[...]texto impreso
Rodríguez Sousa, Antonio Alberto ; Barandica Fernández, Jesús María ; Aguilera, Pedro A. ; Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier | MDPI | 2020-10-29Olive groves form characteristic Mediterranean socio-ecological landscapes, occupying more than 5 M ha; 2.5 M ha in Spain. In recent decades, traditional extensive management of olive groves has shifted to an intensive regime, with some cases of[...]texto impreso
Experimental Study for Improving the Repair of Magnesium–Aluminium Hybrid Parts by Turning Processes
Rubio, Eva ; Villeta López, María del Carmen ; Valencia Delfa, José Luis ; Sáenz de Pipaón, José | MDPI | 2018One of the lightest metallic materials used in the aeronautics, aerospace, and automotive industries, among others, is magnesium, due to its excellent weight/strength ratio. Most parts used in these industries need to be made of materials that a[...]texto impreso
Urban centres in Europe have been recently affected by touristification processes which endanger their sustainable development. In this context, education in urban sustainability is gaining great importance at all stages of education. It has bee[...]texto impreso
Reyes Resina, Irene ; Alkozi, Hanan Awad ; Ser-Badia, Anna, del ; Sánchez Naves, Juan ; Lillo, Jaume ; Jiménez Cano, Jasmina ; Pintor, Jesús ; Navarro Brugal, Gemma ; Franco Fernández, Rafael | MDPI | 2020-01-08Background: Experiments in the late nineties showed an inverse relationship in the eye levels of melatonin and dopamine, thereby constituting an example of eye parameters that are prone to circadian variations. The underlying mechanisms are not [...]texto impreso
Benito, Gerardo ; Sánchez Moya, Yolanda ; Medialdea, Alicia ; Barriendos, Mariano ; Calle, Mikel ; Rico, Mayte ; Sopeña, Alfonso ; Machado, María J. | MDPI | 2020Climate change implies changes in the frequency and magnitude of flood events. The influence of climate variability on flooding was evaluated by an analysis of sedimentary (palaeofloods) and documentary archives. A 500-year palaeoflood record at[...]texto impreso
Billings, Joshua-D. ; Joseph-Davey, Dvora-L. ; Konda, Kelika-A. ; Bristow, Claire-C. ; Chow, Jeremy ; Klausner, Jeffrey-D. ; Caceres, Carlos-F. | MDPI | 2019-02-06T14:51:17ZThe aim of the study was to identify factors associated with undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women in Lima, Peru.We analyzed characteristics of 378 MS[...]texto impreso
López Quintás, Ignacio ; Rebollar, Esther ; Ávila Brande, David ; Izquierdo, Jesús G. ; Díaz-Guerra Viejo, Carlos ; Urbieta Quiroga, Ana Irene ; Castillejo, Marta ; Nalda, Rebeca de ; Martín, Margarita | MDPI | 2020-11Nanostructured thin films of Co-doped zinc sulfide were synthesized through femtosecond pulsed laser deposition. The scheme involved ablation of physically mixed Co and ZnS with pairs of ultrashort pulses separated in time in the 0-300 ps range.[...]texto impreso
Canullo, Luigi ; Genova, Tullio ; Gross Trujillo, Esperanza ; Pradíes Ramiro, Guillermo ; Petrillo, Sara ; Muzzi, Maurizio ; Carossa, Stefano ; Mussano, Federico | MDPI | 2020Background: Attaining an effective mucosal attachment to the transmucosal part of the implant could protect the peri-implant bone. Aim: To evaluate if chair side surface treatments (plasma of Argon and ultraviolet light) may affect fibroblast ad[...]texto impreso
Humans and fire form a coupled and co-evolving natural-human system in Mediterranean-climate ecosystems. In this context, recent trends in landscape change, such as urban sprawl or the abandoning of agricultural and forest land management in lin[...]texto impreso
Garrote Revilla, Julio ; Díez Herrero, Andrés ; Bodoque del Pozo, José María ; Perucha, M.A. ; Mayer, Pablo L. | MDPI | 2017-12-31Las Angustias River is an ungauged stream in the Caldera de Taburiente National Park (Spain), where frequent intense flash-flood events occur. The aim of this research is to analyze the flood hazard at the Playa de Taburiente. Based on the limit[...]texto impreso
Studies looking at flood risk analysis and assessment (FRA) reviews are not customary, and they usually approach to methodological and spatial scale issues, uncertainty, mapping or economic damage topics. However, most of these reviews provide a[...]texto impreso
Gomez-Lucia, Esperanza ; Collado Alcalá, Victorio Manuel ; Miró, Guadalupe ; Martín, Sonsoles ; Benítez Rico, Laura ; Doménech, Ana | MDPI | 2019-09-11Specific treatments for the long-life infections by feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are either toxic, expensive or not too effective. Interferon ? (IFN-?) is an immunomodulatory molecule which has been shown [...]texto impreso
Perez-Leon, Silvana ; Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Aya Pastrana, Nathaly ; Raman, Shivani ; Miranda, Jaime ; Suggs, L. Suzanne | MDPI | 2018-11-30T03:10:46ZPeru is undergoing a nutrition transition and, at the country level, it faces a double burden of disease where several different conditions require dietary changes to maintain a healthy life and prevent complications. Through semistructured inte[...]texto impreso
López-López, Daniel ; Vilar-Fernández, Juan ; Barros-García, Gonzalo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Calvo-Lobo, César | MDPI | 2018-07-23Background: Variations in the foot structure related with the high or low arch are identified common lower limb conditions, and it is supposed to be the effect on the quality of life (QoL) associated to foot health in adults. Here we aimed to de[...]texto impreso
Rodríguez Temiño, Ignacio ; Yáñez Vega, Ana ; Jorge Villar, Susana ; Reyes Mateo, Álvaro ; Rufino Rus, Javier ; Salas Álvarez, Jesús ; Lavín Berdonces, Ana | MDPI | 2018For most of its history, archaeology has too often taken an indulgent attitude toward looting and antiquities trafficking. The primary response to these dangers has been to publish the main findings made outside of academia. As a result of this [...]texto impreso
Laqbaqbi, Mourad ; Sanmartino Rodríguez, Julio Antonio ; Khayet Souhaimi, Mohamed ; García Payo, María del Carmen ; Chaouch, Mehdi | MDPI | 2017-05Various membrane separation processes are being used for seawater desalination and treatment of wastewaters in order to deal with the worldwide water shortage problem. Different types of membranes of distinct morphologies, structures and physico[...]texto impreso
Floods, at present, may constitute the natural phenomenon with the greatest impact on the deterioration of cultural heritage, which is the reason why the study of flood risk becomes essential in any attempt to manage cultural heritage (archaeolo[...]texto impreso
Rivera de la Torre, Esperanza ; Palacios Ortega, Juan ; Slotte, J. Peter ; Gavilanes, José G. ; Martínez del Pozo, Álvaro ; García Linares, Sara | MDPI | 2020-11Venoms constitute complex mixtures of many different molecules arising from evolution in processes driven by continuous prey–predator interactions. One of the most common compounds in these venomous cocktails are pore-forming proteins, a family [...]texto impreso
Gravity can be formulated as a gauge theory by combining symmetry principles and geometrical methods in a consistent mathematical framework. The gauge approach to gravity leads directly to non-Euclidean, post-Riemannian spacetime geometries, pro[...]texto impreso
Olombrada, Miriam ; Lázaro Gorines, Rodrigo ; López Rodríguez, Juan C. ; Martínez del Pozo, Álvaro ; Oñaderra, Mercedes ; Maestro López, Moisés ; Lacadena, Javier ; Gavilanes, José G. ; García Ortega, Lucía | MDPI | 2017Fungi establish a complex network of biological interactions with other organisms in nature. In many cases, these involve the production of toxins for survival or colonization purposes. Among these toxins, ribotoxins stand out as promising candi[...]texto impreso
Delgado Piña, María Isabel ; Rodríguez Ruiz, Óscar ; Rodríguez Duarte, Antonio ; Sastre Castillo, Miguel Ángel | MDPI | 2020The study of the gender composition of top management and its impact for organizations has received increasing attention during recent decades. Despite this, findings have been conflicting and few consistent conclusions have been reached. This p[...]texto impreso
The notion of the orbifold Euler characteristic came from physics at the end of the 1980s. Coincidence (up to sign) of the orbifold Euler characteristics is a necessary condition for crepant resolutions of orbifolds to be mirror symmetric. There[...]texto impreso
García-Rivas, Javier ; Suárez, Mercedes ; Torres, Trinidad ; Sánchez-Palencia, Yolanda ; García Romero, Emilia ; Ortiz, J.E. | MDPI | 2018The Tajo Basin is one of the richest in Mg-clays known around the world. Mg-bentonites, kwon as pink clays and green clays, alter in the Intermediate Unit of the Miocene sediments. In this work, a new approach to the genesis of these bentonites [...]texto impreso
Escayo, Joaquin ; Fernández, José ; Prieto, Juan F. ; Camacho, Antonio G. ; Palano, Mimmo ; Aparicio, Alfredo ; Rodríguez Velasco, Gema ; Ancochea Soto, Eumenio | MDPI | 2020-08-10La Palma is one of the youngest of the Canary Islands, and historically the most active. The recent activity and unrest in the archipelago, the moderate seismicity observed in 2017 and 2018 and the possibility of catastrophic landslides related [...]texto impreso
Perales, María ; Valenzuela, Pedro L. ; Barakat, Ruben ; Cordero Rodríguez, Yaiza ; Peláez, Mireia ; López, Carmen ; Ruilope, Luis M. ; Santos-Lozano, Alejandro ; Lucia, Alejandro | MDPI | 2020We studied the influence of pregnancy exercise on maternal/offspring cardiometabolic health until delivery and at follow-up. We pooled data from two randomized controlled trials from our group that were performed following the same methodology ([...]texto impreso
Avila-Burgos, Leticia ; Montañez-Hernández, Julio César ; Cahuana-Hurtado, Lucero ; Villalobos, Aremis ; Hernandez-Pena, Patricia ; Heredia-Pi, Ileana | MDPI | 2020-07-14T00:00:54ZThe purpose of this study was to assess whether government policies to expand the coverage of maternal health and family planning (MHFP) services were benefiting the adolescents in need. To this end, we estimated government MHFP expenditure for [...]texto impreso
Vera González, Vicente ; Moran, Jose ; Barros, Patricia ; Canal-Macias, Maria ; Guerrero-Bonmatty, Rafael ; Costa-Fernandez, Carmen ; Lavado-Garcia, Jesus ; Roncero-Martin, Raul ; Pedrera-Zamorano, Juan | MDPI | 2015We aimed to investigate and compare the effects of chronic antiepileptic therapy on bone health in pediatric patients using quantitative ultrasound of the phalanges (QUS) and controlling for potential confounding factors, particularly nutrient i[...]texto impreso
The entropy of Boltzmann-Gibbs, as proved by Shannon and Khinchin, is based on four axioms, where the fourth one concerns additivity. The group theoretic entropies make use of formal group theory to replace this axiom with a more general composa[...]texto impreso
Sequeira, Catarina Romão ; Rego, Francisco ; Montiel Molina, Cristina ; Morgan, Penelope | MDPI | 2019Wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula were large and frequent in the second half of the 20th century. Land use and land cover (LULC) also changed greatly. Our aim was to understand the relationship between LULC and fire in the western and eastern e[...]texto impreso
Montiel Molina, Cristina ; Vilar, Lara ; Sequeira, Catarina Romão ; Karlsson, Oskar ; Galiana-Martín, Luis ; Madrazo-García de Lomana, Gonzalo ; Palacios Estremera, Mª Teresa | MDPI | 2019Fire is one of the main disturbance factors shaping the landscape, and landscape is a key driver of fire behavior. Considering the role played by land use and land cover (LULC) changes as the main driver of landscape dynamics, the aim of this st[...]texto impreso
Aparicio García, Marta Evelia ; Díaz Ramiro, Eva María ; Rubio Valdehita, Susana ; López Núñez, María Inmaculada ; García-Nieto, Isidro | MDPI | 2018Young transgender and non-binary individuals (TNBI) are exposed to situations of discrimination and have a greater risk of violence. The purpose of this study is to analyze which protective, violence and health and well-being factors have more i[...]texto impreso
Sánchez Gómez, Rubén ; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo ; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena ; Calvo-Lobo, César ; Romero-Morales, Carlos ; Martínez Jiménez, Eva María ; Palomo-López, Patricia ; López-López, Daniel | MDPI | 2019-03-16Hallux abductus valgus (HAV) is a forefoot condition produced by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Shoes with a high heel height and a typical narrow tip toe box can induce deviations in both the proximal phalanx of the hallux (PPH) and the first[...]texto impreso
High-dimensional data and high-dimensional representations of reality are inherent features of modern Artificial Intelligence systems and applications of machine learning. The well-known phenomenon of the “curse of dimensionality” states: many p[...]texto impreso
Morales Casero, Irene ; Hernando Grande, Antonio ; Presa Muñoz del Toro, Patricia de la ; Costo Cámara, Rocío ; Mille, Nicolas ; Bezerra Da Silva, Gustavo ; Carrey, Julian | MDPI | 2018-12In order to understand the properties involved in the heating performance of magnetic nanoparticles during hyperthermia treatments, a systematic study of different gamma-Fe_2O_3 and Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles has been done. High-frequency hysteresis [...]texto impreso
Marino, Egidio ; González, Francisco Javier ; Lunar Hernández, Rosario ; Reyes, Jesús ; Medialdea, Teresa ; Castillo Carrión, Mercedes ; Bellido, Eva ; Somoza Losada, Luis | MDPI | 2018-07-02Two Fe–Mn crusts among 35 samples, from six seamounts in the Canary Island Seamount Province, were selected as representatives of the endpoint members of two distinct types of genetic processes, i.e., mixed diagenetic/hydrogenetic and purely hyd[...]texto impreso
Sánchez Salcedo, Sandra ; Malavasi, Gianluca ; Salinas Sánchez, Antonio J. ; Lusvardi, Gigliola ; Rigamonti, Luca ; Menabue, Ledi ; Vallet Regí, María | MDPI | 2018-03-02Beneficial effects in bone cell growth and antibacterial action are currently attributed to Ga3+ ions. Thus, they can be used to upgrade mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs), investigated for tissue engineering, whenever they released therapeutic[...]texto impreso
Bizhani, Hasti ; Katbab, Ali Asghar ; López Hernández, Emil ; Miranda Pantoja, José Miguel ; Verdejo, Raquel | MDPI | 2020-04The need for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields has risen over the years as the result of our digitally and highly connected lifestyle. This work reports on the development of one such shield based on vulcanized rubber foams. Nanocomposi[...]texto impreso
González-Nieto, Daniel ; Fernández-García, Laura ; Pérez-Rigueiro, José ; Guinea, Gustavo ; Panetsos, Fivos | MDPI | 2018The use of advanced biomaterials as a structural and functional support for stem cells-based therapeutic implants has boosted the development of tissue engineering applications in multiple clinical fields. In relation to neurological disorders, [...]texto impreso
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[...]