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The advancement of computational resources has allowed researchers to run convection-permitting regional climate model (CPRCM) simulations. A pioneering effort promoting a multimodel ensemble of such simulatio...
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Cisgenic Crops in Ecuador: Research and Perspectives
Crops are constantly challenged by different (a)biotic stress including pests and diseases, or environmental factors such as cold or drought; that could lead to low yields, compromising the food security and i...
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Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is one of the most common causes of pain and functional disability in western countries and there is still no definitive cure. Low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) has anti-inflammatory ...
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5-year results of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) with SBRT (stereotactic body radiation therapy) and exactrac adaptive gating (Novalis®) for very early breast cancer patients: was it all worth it?
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Moderate hypofractionated post-prostatectomy radiation therapy is feasible and well tolerated: experience from a single tertiary cancer centre
Conventional post-prostatectomy radiation therapy comprises 6.5–8 weeks of treatment, therefore, hypofractionated and shortened schemes arouse increasing interest. We describe our experience regarding feasibil...
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Kaluza-Klein Dilatonic Matter: a Simplified Toy Model
We construct a field theoretical toy model for dilatonic matter using the five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory in the compactified approach. Kaluza’s ideas and basic aspects of compactification are examined in...
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Open AccessEfficacy of transcutaneous perineal electrostimulation versus intracavitary anal electrostimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence after a radical prostatectomy: randomized controlled trial study protocol
Radical prostatectomy is the gold standard treatment for men with localized prostate cancer. This technique is associated with post-operative urinary incontinence. Pelvic floor physiotherapy is a conservative,...
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A prospective observational study of the clinical and pathological impact of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) as a neoadjuvant strategy of chemoradiation in pancreatic cancer
To improve the curative resection rates and prognoses, a variety of neoadjuvant (NA) strategies have been explored in PDAC. In our institution, non-metastatic PDACs have been treated with a NA intent with indu...
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Open AccessFuture heat waves over the Mediterranean from an Euro-CORDEX regional climate model ensemble
Heat waves are among the most relevant extreme climatic events due to their effects on society, agriculture and environment. The aim of this work is to improve our understanding of heat waves over the Mediterr...
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Consistency of climate change projections from multiple global and regional model intercomparison projects
We present an unprecedented ensemble of 196 future climate projections arising from different global and regional model intercomparison projects (MIPs): CMIP3, CMIP5, ENSEMBLES, ESCENA, EURO- and Med-CORDEX. T...
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Analysis of a Reaction-Diffusion Epidemic Model
A model of an epidemic is introduced to describe an indirect transmission of the disease through the density of pathogens in the environment. The scenario of an emerging disease in a contaminated environment i...
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Assessment of climate change impacts on crops in regions of complex orography such as the Iberian Peninsula (IP) requires climate model output which is able to describe accurately the observed climate. The hig...
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Open AccessErratum to: Molecular characterization and classification of Trypanosoma spp. Venezuelan isolates based on microsatellite markers and kinetoplast maxicircle genes
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Regional climate modelling in CLARIS-LPB: a concerted approach towards twentyfirst century projections of regional temperature and precipitation over South America
The results of an ensemble of regional climate model (RCM) simulations over South America are presented. This is the first coordinated exercise of regional climate modelling studies over the continent, as par...
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