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Open AccessCooperative housing under a grant-of-use in Catalonia and health: pre-post analysis
Housing is considered a social determinant of health. In Catalonia and Spain, ensuring affordable housing is challenging and cooperative housing under a grant-of-use emerges as an alternative, challenging trad...
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Open AccessEnd-of-life care needs in cancer patients: a qualitative study of patient and family experiences
Cancer is a disease that transcends what is purely medical, profoundly affecting the day-to-day life of both patients and family members. Previous research has shown that the consequences of cancer are greatly...
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Open AccessEffects of life-work balance on health, according to gender, housing insecurity, and social class: an intersectional study
The study aim was to analyse the differences in work-life balance between and within genders (1159 women, 1077 men, and 5 trans*), and their effects on health outcomes, according to housing insecurity, and soc...
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Open AccessNeuroEPO plus (NeuralCIM®) in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s clinical syndrome: the ATHENEA randomized clinical trial
NeuroEPO plus is a recombinant human erythropoietin without erythropoietic activity and shorter plasma half-life due to its low sialic acid content. NeuroEPO plus prevents oxidative damage, neuroinflammation, ...
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An Integral View on Calcium Channels and Transporters Sha** Calcium and Exocytotic Signals in Chromaffin Cells
This chapter focuses on calcium movements and their impact on exocytosis in adrenal medullary chromaffin cells (CCs). Upon depolarization, Ca2+ enters the cell through open plasmalemmal voltage-dependent calcium ...
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Are organizational and economic proximity driving factors of scientific collaboration? Evidence from Spanish universities, 2001–2010
This paper aims to explore the effects that organizational and economic proximity have on scientific collaboration (SC) among Spanish universities, which are institutions in a peripheral country to EU-15. The ...
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Open AccessOur lives in boxes: perceived community mediators between housing insecurity and health using a PHOTOVOICE approach
While the negative effects of housing insecurity on health are well known, the mechanisms and mediators of these effects have been less well studied. The aim of this study is to identify perceived mediators in...
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Open AccessCommunity intervention to reduce social isolation in older adults in disadvantaged urban areas: study protocol for a mixed methods multi-approach evaluation
The proportion of older people has dramatically increased in recent decades. Moreover, social and demographic trends show a global increase of older people at risk of loneliness and lack of social relationship...
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Open AccessPrognostic factors for survival with nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in metastatic pancreatic cancer in real-life practice: the ANICE-PaC study
Treatment with nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine increases survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. However, the assessment of treatment efficacy and safety in non-selected patients in a real-life...
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Open AccessThe syndrome of central hypothyroidism and macroorchidism: IGSF1 controls TRHR and FSHB expression by differential modulation of pituitary TGFβ and Activin pathways
IGSF1 (Immunoglobulin Superfamily 1) gene defects cause central hypothyroidism and macroorchidism. However, the pathogenic mechanisms of the disease remain unclear. Based on a patient with a full deletion of IGSF...
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Hydrological regime and modeling of three ponds of the Mediterranean area (south of Córdoba, Spain)
In this investigation, hydrological time series of three ponds located in the province of Córdoba (southern Spain) at a daily scale has been analyzed. For the first time, a detailed evolution of the water leve...
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Gender differences in the impact of mental disorders and chronic physical conditions on health-related quality of life among non-demented primary care elderly patients
This paper aims to estimate the comorbidity of mental disorders and chronic physical conditions and to describe the impact of these conditions on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of older pri...
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Open AccessAttitudes and intended behaviour to mental disorders and associated factors in catalan population, Spain: cross-sectional population-based survey
Mental disorders have a huge impact on the European population. Two of the main causes of this impact are stigma and discrimination. The aim of this paper is to assess the stigma regarding mental disorder in C...
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Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on the 3D Porosity Distribution and Mechanical Behavior of a High Pressure Die Cast Mg AZ91 Alloy
A limiting factor of high pressure die cast (HPDC) Mg alloys is the presence of porosity, which has a detrimental effect on the mechanical strength and gives rise to a large variability in the ductility. The a...
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Orthotopic Kidney Transplant: a Valid Surgical Alternative for Complex Patients
Kidney transplant is the best alternative of treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). At present, a significant part of patients admitted to waiting list are older and have previous transpla...
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Open AccessFactors affecting collaboration between general practitioners and community pharmacists: a qualitative study
Although general practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists (CPs) are encouraged to collaborate, a true collaborative relationship does not exist between them. Our objective was to identify and analyze fact...
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Circulating tumour cells in peripheral blood: potential impact on breast cancer outcome
In breast cancer, the metastatic process may involve the dissemination of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) through the blood and lymphatic system prior to the colonisation of distant organs. Here we demonstrate...
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Prevalence of mental disorders in primary care: results from the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in primary care study (DASMAP)
Previous epidemiological studies have revealed a high prevalence of mental disorders among primary care (PC) patients. However, most studies have methodological limitations (e.g. absence of structured clinical...
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Exploring the quality of environmental technology in Europe: evidence from patent citations
In this paper we carry out an empirical analysis to address some questions concerning the production and quality of technology in environmental sectors. The methodology involves patents as a measure of the gen...
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Estimating the frequency of Asian cytochrome B haplotypes in standard European and local Spanish pig breeds
Mitochondrial DNA has been widely used to perform phylogenetic studies in different animal species. In pigs, genetic variability at the cytochrome B gene and the D-loop region has been used as a tool to dissec...
