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Do it yourself in education: leadership for learning across physical and virtual borders
(International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2016-01)Today more than ever, educational institutions need educational leaders who are able to promote profound, substantive and sustainable change. This paper is based on the efforts and results of the first ... -
Do penicillin-allergic patients present a higher rate of implant failure?
(International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 2018)Purpose: The aim of this clinical study was to determinate if patients allergic to penicillin present a higher incidence of dental implant failure compared with nonallergic patients. Materials and ... -
Do quality consultants offer a quality service?
(Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 2002-09)By the end of year 2000, more than 3800 Spanish companies had been ISO certified (ISO, 2001). Aiming for a quality certification is still the most extended practice leading to quality improvements in ... -
Do reductions of standard hours affect employment transitions?: evidence from Chile
(Labour Economics, 2013)This study exploits the reduction of weekly working hours from 48 to 45 announced in Chile in 2001 and implemented in 2005. Our results suggest that non-anticipatory behavior of firms was found on key ... -
Do titanium mini-implants have the same quality of finishing and degree of contamination before and after different manipulations? An in vitro study
(Metals, 2021)Evaluate the quality of finishing and degree of contamination before and after handling and surface treatment of titanium (Ti) orthodontic mini-implants (OMIs). A scanning electron microscope (SEM) study ... -
Do topical applications of bisphosphonates improve bone formation in oral implantology? A systematic review
(Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal, 2017)Background: The aim of this systematic literature review was to evaluate the feasibility of topical bisphosphonate application for preserving/enhancing alveolar bone in oral implantology. Material and ... -
Does a mandatory reduction of standard working hours improve employees' health status?
(Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016)Most of the empirical evidence regarding the impact of reductions of standard working hours analyzes its effects on employment outcomes, family life balance, and social networks, but there is no empirical ... -
Does root development status affect the outcome of tooth autotransplantation? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Materials, 2022)Background: Tooth autotransplantation is defined as the surgical repositioning of an autogenous tooth in another surgical site within the same individual. Aim: The aim of this research was to analyze ... -
Does self-myofascial release cause a remote hamstring stretching effect based on myofascial chains? A randomized controlled trial
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)Background: The hamstring muscles are described as forming part of myofascial chains or meridians, and the superficial back line (SBL) is one such chain. Good hamstring flexibility is fundamental to ... -
Does the addition of manual therapy approach to a cervical exercise program improve clinical outcomes for patients with chronic neck pain in short -and mid-term? A randomized controlled trial
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020)Chronic neck pain is one of today’s most prevalent pathologies. The International Classification of Diseases categorizes four subgroups based on patients’ associated symptoms. However, this classification ... -
Does upper cervical manual therapy provide additional benefit in disability and mobility over a physiotherapy primary care program for chronic cervicalgia? A randomized controlled trial
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020-11-11)Introduction: Neck pain is a condition with a high incidence in primary care. Patients with chronic neck pain often experience reduction in neck mobility. However, no study to date has investigated the ... -
El dolor de los otros y su expresión dramática: fenomenología y performance
(Isegoría: Revista de Filosofia Moral y Política, 2019)El propósito del siguiente artículo consiste en elucidar algunos aspectos de la dinámica intersubjetiva de la expresión y el reconocimiento del dolor ajeno. Para ello se ha acudido a la noción artística ... -
El dolor y la enfermedad en las películas de los años noventa. ¿Una nueva sensibilidad?
(Communication & Society, 1994)A finales de los años ochenta, una bocanada de aire fresco y renovado pareció abrirse paso en la trillada y convencional estrategia de las grandes compañías hollywoodienses. La atención a los disminuidos ... -
La Drassana Reial de Barcelona a l'edat mitjana: organització institucional i construcció naval a la Corona d'Aragó, d'Albert Estrada-Rius
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Dret urbanístic de la Mediterrània, de Jaume Ribalta i Haro
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Dynamic force spectroscopy of DNA hairpins: I. Force kinetics and free energy landscapes
(Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2009)We investigate the thermodynamics and kinetics of DNA hairpins that fold/unfold under the action of applied mechanical force. We introduce the concept of the molecular free energy landscape and derive ... -
Dynamic force spectroscopy of DNA hairpins: II. Irreversibility and dissipation
(Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2009)We investigate irreversibility and dissipation in single molecules that cooperatively fold/unfold in a two-state manner under the action of mechanical force. We apply path thermodynamics to derive ... -
Dynamic implant surgery— an accurate alternative to stereolithographic guides— systematic review and meta-analysis
(Dentistry Journal, 2023)(1) Background: Dynamic guided surgery is a computer-guided freehand technology that allows highly accurate procedures to be carried out in real time through motion-tracking instruments. The aim of this ... -
Dynamic implant surgery—an accurate alternative to stereolithographic guides—systematic review and meta-analysis
(Dentistry Journal, 2023)(1) Background: Dynamic guided surgery is a computer-guided freehand technology that allows highly accurate procedures to be carried out in real time through motion-tracking instruments. The aim of this ... -
Dysregulation of the immune system in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients according to liver stiffness status
(Cells, 2018)Background: Advanced cirrhosis is related to alterations in immunity. We aimed to evaluate the levels of peripheral CD4+ T cells (Tregs) and plasma cytokine in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency ...