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    • Bacteriostatic poly rthylene glycol plasma coatings for orthodontic titanium mini-implants 

      Rodríguez Fernández, Juan Carlos; Pastor, Francisco; Barrera Mora, Jose Maria; Brizuela, Aritza; Puigdollers, Andreu; Espinar, Eduardo; Gil, FJ (Materials, 2022)
      Titanium mini-implants are used as anchorage for orthodontic tooth movements. However, these implants present problems due to the infection of surrounding tissues. The aim of this work was to obtain a ...

    • Balancing basic and applied research outputs: a study of the trade-offs between publishing and patenting 

      Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina; Sabaté Garriga, Ferran (Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2015)
      This study examines the relationship between academic publications and patents. First, we use regression models to investigate those factors that act as potential drivers when considering papers and ...

    • Barreras para la sostenibilidad integral en la Universidad 

      Albareda-Tiana, Silvia; Morilla, Fernández; Mallarach, Josep Maria; VIDAL RAMÉNTOL, SALVADOR (Revista Iberoamericana de Educación, 2017)
      Durante el 2015, ha habido importantes acontecimientos para la promoción del Desarrollo Sostenible a nivel internacional, como la Declaración de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), la ...

    • Barriers or motivation? Career progress in the family firm: daughters' perspective 

      Akhmedova, Anna; Cavallotti, Rita; Marimon, Frederic (European Journal of Family Business, 2018)
      Women are under-represented in high-level management and administrative positions in family businesses. To date, the research on career motivation remains in the shadow of research on gender barriers. ...

    • Basic life support and external defibrillation competences after instruction and at 6 months comparing face-to-face and blended training. Randomised trial 

      Castillo, Jordi; Gallart Fernández-Puebla, Alberto; Rodríguez, Encarnación; Castillo, Jorge; Gomar, Carmen (Nurse Education Today, 2018)
      Aim of the Study: The objective of this study was to compare the immediate and 6-month efficacy of basic life support (BLS) and automatic external defibrillation (AED) training using standard or blended ...

    • Behavioral profiles of consumers of online travel agencies 

      Martínez-Costa, Carme; Pladevall Viladecans, Julia; Mas-Machuca, Marta; Marimon, Frederic (International Journal for Quality Research, 2018)
      The aim of the article is threefold: analyzing (1) the antecedents of satisfaction of online travel agencies (OTAs)' customers, and the mediating role of loyalty, and word of mouth; (2) the different ...

    • Beneficial effect of corticosteroids in preventing mortality in patients receiving tocilizumab to treat severe COVID-19 illness 

      Rubio-Rivas, Manuel; Ronda, Mar; Padullés, Ariadna; Mitjavila, Francesca; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; García-Forero, Carlos; Iriarte, Adriana; Mora-Luján, José María; Padullés, Núria; Gonzalez, Monica; Solanich, Xavier; Gasa, Merce; Suarez-Cuartin, Guillermo; Sabater-Riera, Joan; Perez-Fernandez, Xose L.; Santacana, Eugenia; Leiva, Elisabet; Ariza-Sole, Albert; Dallaglio, Paolo D.; Quero, Maria; Soriano, Antonio; Pasqualetto, Alberto; Koo, Maylin; Esteve-Luque, Virginia; Antolí, Arnau; Moreno-Gónzalez, Rafael; Yun, Sergi; Cerdà, Pau; Llaberia, Mariona; Formiga, Francesc; Fanlo-Maresma, Marta; Montero, Abelardo; Chivite, David; Capdevila, Olga; Bolao, Ferran; Pintó, Xavier; Llop, Josep; Sabate, Antoni; Guardiola, Jordi; Cruzado, Josep M.; Comin-Colet, Josep; Santos, Salud; Jodar, Ramon; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Elsevier, 2020-12)
      Objectives: To assess the characteristics and risk factors for mortality in patients with severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) treated with tocilizumab (TCZ), alone or in combination with ...

    • Benefits of ISO 20000 IT service management certification 

      Cots, Santi; Casadesus, Marti; Marimon, Frederic (Information Systems and e-Business Management, 2014-12-31)
      This paper explores the benefits organizations perceive that they have attained by their ISO 20000 service management system standard certification. The paper proposes a classification of benefits and ...

    • Benefits of residual aluminum oxide for sand blasting titanium dental implants: osseointegration and bactericidal effects 

      Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Pérez Antoñanzas, Román; Herrero-Climent, Mariano; Rizo-Gorrita, María; Torres-Lagares, Daniel; Gutierrez, Jose Luis (Materials, 2022)
      Objectives. The purpose of this work was to determine the influence of residual alumina after sand blasting treatment in titanium dental implants. This paper studied the effect of alumina on physico-chemical ...

    • A beta version of an application based on computer vision for the assessment of knee valgus angle: a validity and reliability study 

      Ceballos Laita, Luis; Marimon Serra, Xavier; Masip-Alvarez, Albert; Cabanillas-Barea, Sara; Jiménez, Sandra; Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni (Healthcare, 2023)
      Background: In handball, the kinematics of the frontal plane seem to be one of the most important factors for the development of lower limb injuries. The knee valgus angle is a fundamental axis for ...

    • Bibliografia i altres treballs de Víctor Ferro Pomà 

      Serrano Daura, Josep (Revista de Dret Històric Català, 2009)

    • Bibliografía sobre Carlos Pujol 

      Vallès-Botey, Teresa (Ínsula: revista de letras y ciencias humanas, 2017-09)
      Esta bibliografía recoge las publicaciones que tratan sobre las obras de Carlos Pujol. La mayoría son reseñas, entrevistas y artículos publicados en la prensa que reflejan la primera recepción de alguna ...

    • Biceps femoris activation during hamstring strength exercises: a systematic review 

      Llurda-Almuzara, Luis; Labata-Lezaun, Noé; López de Celis, Carlos; Aiguadé Aiguadé, Ramón; Romaní-Sánchez, Sergi; Rodríguez-Sanz, Jacobo; Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César; Pérez Bellmunt, Albert (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)
      Background: The aim of the study was to systematically evaluate the biceps femoris long head activation across cross-sectional hamstring strength exercise studies. Methods: A systematic review design ...

    • Bildung i formació de l’universal al pensament hegelià 

      Moya Ruiz, Albert (Temps d’Educació, 2019)
      El peculiar concepte alemany de Bildung, pràcticament sense equivalències en altres idiomes pel seu ampli espectre semàntic, té un paper determinant a la tradició idealista alemanya i en particular al ...

    • Biofabrication of collagen tissue-engineered blood vessels with direct co-axial extrusion 

      Bosch Rué, Elia; Díez-Tercero, Leire; Delgado, Luis Maria; Perez, Roman (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022)
      Cardiovascular diseases are considered one of the worldwide causes of death, with atherosclerosis being the most predominant. Nowadays, the gold standard treatment is blood vessel replacement by bypass ...

    • Biofabrication of tissue engineering vascular systems 

      Zhang, Qiao; Bosch-Rué, Elia; Pérez Antoñanzas, Roman; Truskey, George A. (APL Bioengineering, 2021-05)
      Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among persons aged 65 and older in the United States and many other developed countries. Tissue engineered vascular systems (TEVS) can serve ...

    • Biofunctional polyethylene glycol coatings on titanium: an in vitro-based comparison of functionalization methods 

      Buxadera-Palomero, Judit; Calvo Muñoz, Cristina; Torrent Camarero, Sergi; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Mas-Moruno, Carlos; Canal Barnils, Cristina; Rodríguez Rius, Daniel (Colloids and Surfaces B. Biointerfaces, 2017)
      Three methods for the production of Polyethylene glycol (PEG) coatings on titanium are compared, i.e. plasma polymerization, electrodeposition and silanization. The compared deposition methods presented ...

    • Biofunctionalization strategies on tantalum-based materials for osseointegrative applications 

      Mas Moruno, Carlos; Garrido, Beatriz; Rodriguez, Daniel; Rupérez de Gracia, Elisa; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier (Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2015)
      The use of tantalum as biomaterial for orthopedic applications is gaining considerable attention in the clinical practice because it presents an excellent chemical stability, body fluid resistance, ...

    • Biofunctionalization with a TGFβ-1 inhibitor peptide in the osseointegration of synthetic bone grafts: an in vivo study in beagle dogs 

      Cirera, Andrea; Manzanares-Céspedes, Maria Cristina; Sevilla Sánchez, Pablo; Ortiz-Hernández, Monica; Galindo-Moreno, Pablo; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier (Materials, 2019-09-27)
      Objectives: The aim of this research was to determine the osseointegration of two presentations of biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) biomaterial—one untreated and another submitted to biofunctionalization ...

    • Biological roles and delivery strategies for ions to promote osteogenic induction 

      Bosch-Rué, Elia; Diez-Tercero, Leire; Giordano-Kelhoffer, Barbara; Delgado, Luis M.; Bosch Canals, Begoña María; Hoyos Nogués, Mireia; Mateos-Timoneda, Miguel Angel; Tran, Phong A.; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Pérez Antoñanzas, Roman (Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021-01-14)
      Bone is the most studied tissue in the field of tissue regeneration. Even though it has intrinsic capability to regenerate upon injury, several pathologies and injuries could hamper the highly orchestrated ...