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Open AccessOne-Pot Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Over Bifunctional Ion-Exchange Resins: Unravelling the Role of Resins Structure and Active Pd or Cu Phases on Sintering, Leaching and Catalytic Activity
This work evaluates the catalytic activity of gel-type and macroreticular sulfonic styrene-divinylbenzene ion-exchange resins (IERs) incorporating metallic Pd or Cu nanoparticles for the synthesis of methyl is...
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Open AccessDefining well-being in psoriasis: A Delphi consensus among healthcare professionals and patients
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that negatively impacts on patient’s life. A holistic approach integrating well-being assessment could improve disease management. Since a consensus definition of well-being...
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Open AccessComparison of arthropod communities between high and low input maize farms in Mexico
Animal communities are vulnerable to agricultural practices. Intensive farming considerably reduces overall arthropod diversity, but not necessarily pest abundance. Natural control of herbivores in agroecosyst...
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Differential iron management in monocotyledon and dicotyledon plants from the Río Tinto basin
The study of plants adapted to an extreme environment with a high concentration of iron such as Río Tinto allowed the study of important elements for the development and control of plant growth including their...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Seismic Assessment of the Matera Cathedral
This paper presents the seismic assessment of the Cathedral of Matera, in southern Italy, to determine the capacity of the structure when subjected to earthquakes. This church dates back to the 13th century and i...
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Open AccessSitagliptin improved glucose assimilation in detriment of fatty-acid utilization in experimental type-II diabetes: role of GLP-1 isoforms in Glut4 receptor trafficking
The distribution of glucose and fatty-acid transporters in the heart is crucial for energy consecution and myocardial function. In this sense, the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) enhancer, sitagliptin, improve...
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Reliability of the synthesis of C10–C16 linear ethers from 1-alkanols over acidic ion-exchange resins
More-than-nine-carbon-atom-containing linear ethers such as ethyl octyl ether (EOE), di-n-pentyl ether (DNPE), di-n-hexyl ether (DNHE) or di-n-octyl ether (DNOE) increase the quality of the diesel blends making t...
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Body composition prediction equations based on deuterium oxide dilution method in Mexican children: a national study
Obesity and undernutrition co-exist in many regions of Mexico. However, accurate assessments are difficult because epidemiological data on body composition are not available. The aim of this study was to facil...
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Use of antifungal agents in pediatric and adult high-risk areas
The purpose of this investigation was to describe the characteristics of the use of systemic antifungal agents (AFAs) and to evaluate their appropriateness of use. A prospective drug-utilisation study was cond...
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Mitochondrial DNA sequences for 118 individuals from northeastern Spain
A population database was generated from 118 unrelated Caucasoid individuals living in Spain. Sequence polymorphisms of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region, hypervariable regions I and II (HVRI and H...
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Allele frequency distributions of 13 PCR-based systems in a population from North-East Spain
Population data studies were carried out on a Caucasian population from North-East Spain (n = 129– 292 individuals) for 13 PCR-based polymorphic DNA loci: six short tandem repeat loci (HumTH01, HumTPOX, HumCSF1P...
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UV radiation effects on SiO2 gels doped with organic dyes
Silica gels prepared by the sol-gel method with TEOS, as a precursor and doped with the organic dyes rhodamine B, Na fluoresceine and eosine G were exposed to UV radiation pulses from a nitrogen laser. The abs...
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UV Radiation Effects on SiO2 Gels Doped with Organic Dyes
Silica gels prepared by the sol-gel method with TEOS as a precursor and doped with the organic dyes rhodamine B, Na fluoresceine and eosine G were exposed to UV radiation pulses from a nitrogen laser. The abso...
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Some questions on the corrosion of steel in concrete. Part II: Corrosion mechanism and monitoring, service life prediction and protection methods
This second part addresses some important issues that remain controversial despite the vast amounts of work devoted to investigating corrosion in concrete-embedded steel. Specifically, these refer to: 1) the r...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Population Study for the HLA-DQA1, LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8 and GC Loci in North-East of Spain
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Allele Frequency Distribution of Five VNTR Loci and Paternity Testing in North-East of Spain
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Forensic use of PCR DNA Analysis in Hairs, Envelopes and Cigarette Ends
The advances in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) development enables a great discrimination in analysis of forensic traces. Samples such as bloodstains and semen stains can be identified, but it also allows...
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Some questions on the corrosion of steel in concrete—Part I: when, how and how much steel corrodes
It is widely accepted that concrete-embedded steel is in a passive state. However, there are some exceptional circumstances that induce corosion in an active state within concrete structures, thereby severely ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
D1S80 Population Data in North-East of Spain
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Allele Frequencies of Four STRs (HUMTH01, HUMVWFA31, HUMF13A01, HUMFESFPS) in North-East of Spain
