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    • Defective in mitotic arrest 1 (Dma1) ubiquitin ligase controls G1 cyclin degradation 

      Hernández-Ortega, Sara; Bru Rullo, Samuel; Ricco Pacheco, Natalia; Ramírez, Sara; Casals i Farré, Núria; Jiménez, Javier; Isasa, Marta; Crosas, Bernat; Clotet Erra, Josep (Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013-02)
      Progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle is controlled by diverse cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) that might be associated to numerous cyclin isoforms. Given such complexity, regulation of ...

    • Definition and validation of the nursing diagnosis label “wish to die”: a research protocol 

      Monforte-Royo, Cristina; Goni-Fuste, Blanca; Crespo, Iris; Pergolizzi, Denise; Martin Delgado, Leandra; Fuster, Pilar; Bellido Perez, Mercedes; Tomás Sábado, Joaquín; Rodríguez Prat, Andrea (BMC Nursing, 2024)
      Background: Euthanasia has been incorporated into the health services of seven countries. The legalisation of these practices has important repercussions for the competences of nurses, and it raises ...

    • Deformations and ruptures in human lenses with cortical cataract subjected to ex vivo simulated accommodation 

      Michael, Ralph; D'Antin, Justin Christopher; Pinilla Cortés, Laura; Burd, Harvey John; Sheil, Brian; Barraquer, Rafael I. (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2021)
      Purpose: Human cortical opacities are most commonly accompanied by changes in lens fiber structure in the equatorial region at the lens nucleus–cortex interface. Cortex and nucleus have different elastic ...

    • Delayed cerebral vasculopathy in pneumococcal meningitis: epidemiology and clinical outcome. A cohort study 

      Boix-Palop, Lucía; Fernández, Tamara; Pelegrín, Iván; Obradors, Meritxell; García-Roulston, Kevin; Xercavins Valls, Mariona; García-Somoza, Dolors; Ardanuy, Carmen; Grau, Javier; Calbo Sebastián, Esther; Cabellos, Carmen (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020-08)
      Background: To describe the prevalence, clinical characteristics, impact of systemic steroids exposure and outcomes of delayed cerebral vasculopathy (DCV) in a cohort of adult patients with pneumococcal ...

    • Demanda de autonomía en la relación entre los adolescentes y sus padres 

      Alonso Stuyck, Paloma; Aliaga, Francisco M. (Estudios sobre Educación, 2017)
      In a family setting, disagreements between parents and their teenage children are commonplace. This study seeks to measure a teenager's degree of independence alongside their level of communication with ...

    • The dermoscopic “chromosome arms sign” for terra firma-forme dermatosis 

      Cutrone, Mario; Van Gysel, Julie; Grimalt Santacana, Ramon (Openventio, 2021)
      Introduction: Terra firma-forme dermatosis (TFFD) belongs to the group of “dirty dermatoses” and represents a not well-known and surely underestimated skin condition. Clinical cases: We present 2 cases ...

    • Desarrollo de materiales educativos para pacientes crónicos y familiares 

      Navarro Rubio, María Dolors; Gálvez Hernández, Pablo; González de Paz, Lluís; Virumbrales Cancio, Montserrat; Borrás Santos, Alicia; Santesmases Masana, Rosalia; Real Gatius, Jordi; Amo, Isabel; Macías, Felipe (Educación Médica, 2019)
      Un nivel bajo de alfabetización puede dificultar la comprensión de la información necesaria para tomar decisiones apropiadas en relación con la propia salud. Esta situación está relacionada con una peor ...

    • Descriptive analysis of cystic fibrosis patients followed by the Pediatric Pulmonology Unit of a university hospital in Porto Alegre-RS 

      Gava Chakr, Valentina C. B.; Vendrusculo, Fernanda Maria; Tomedi Leites, Gabriela; Fagundes Donadio, Márcio Vinícius; Frescura Paim, Taísa; Cauduro Marostica, Paulo José; Rúbia Silveira, Mara (Scientia Medica, 2006)
      Aims: To provide a descriptive analysis of patients followed in a local cystic fibrosis treatment center and compare the collected data with those found in the literature. Methods: Relevant data for ...

    • Detection and expression analysis of tet(B) in streptococcus oralis 

      Arredondo, Alexandre; Àlvarez, Gerard; Nart Molina, José; Mor Reinoso, Carolina; Blanc, Vanessa; León, Rubén (Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2019)
      Tetracycline resistance can be achieved through tet genes, which code for efflux pumps, ribosomal protection proteins and inactivation enzymes. Some of these genes have only been described in either ...

    • Determinants of depressive symptoms in people living with HIV: findings from a population-based study with a gender perspective 

      Bayés Marín, Ivet; Egea Cortés, Laia; Palacio Vieira, Jorge; Bruguera Riera, Andreu; Mesías Gazmuri, Jocelyn; Llibre, Josep M; Fernández, Emma; Imaz, Arkaitz; G. Forero, Carlos; Agustí, Cristina; Arbones, Laia; Miro, Jose M; Casabona, Jordi; Reyes Ureña, Juliana (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
      Depressive symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLWH). The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of depressive symptoms in PLWH in Spain. A total of 1060 PLWH participated in ...

    • Determinants of study completion and response to a 12-month behavioral physical activity intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cohort study 

      Koreny, Maria; Demeyer, Heleen; Arbillaga-Etxarri, Ane; Gimeno-Santos, Elena; Barberan-Garcia, Anael; Benages Albert, Marta; Balcells, Eva; Borrell, Eulàlia; Marín, Alicia; Rodríguez Chiaradía, Diego A.; Vall Casas, Pere; Vilaró, Jordi; Rodríguez-Roisin, Robert; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (PLoS ONE, 2019-05-20)
      Objectives: Physical activity is key to improve the prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To help to tailor future interventions we aimed to identify the baseline characteristics ...

    • Determination of fluid leakages in the different screw-retained implant-abutment connections in a mechanical artificial mouth 

      Martin Gili, David; Molmeneu Trias, Meritxell; Fernández Yagüe, Marc Antoni; Punset Fuste, Miquel; Giner Tarrida, Lluís; Armengou, Jaume; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier (Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2015-07-15)
      This study shows the potential risk of microfiltration between two different types of implant-abutment connections screwed at 45 Ncm: external and internal. For the first time the use of a mechanical ...

    • Determination of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in saliva samples and its association with nicotine 

      Bru, Samuel; González-Marrón, Adrián; Lidón-Moyano, Cristina; Carballar, Reyes; Martínez-Lainez, Joan Marc; Pérez-Martín, Hipólito; Fu, Marcela; Pérez-Ortuno, Raúl; Ballbè, Montse; Pascual, Jose A.; Fernandez, Esteve; Clotet, Josep; Martínez-Sanchez, Jose M. (Environmental Research, 2023)
      Introduction: The Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the main receptor of the SARS-CoV-2. There is contradictory evidence on how the exposure to nicotine may module the concentration of soluble ...

    • Determining the value of two biologic drugs for chronic inflammatory skin diseases: results of a multi-criteria decision analysis 

      Zozaya, Néboa; Martínez-Galdeano, Lucía; Alcala, Bleric; Armario-Hita, Jose Carlos; Carmona, Concepción; Carrascosa, Jose Manuel; Herranz, Pedro; Lamas, María Jesús; Trapero Bertran, Marta; Hidalgo-Vega, Álvaro (BioDrugs, 2018)
      Background and Objective: Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a tool that systematically considers multiple factors relevant to health decision-making. The aim of this study was to use an MCDA ...

    • Development and validation of a questionnaire of the perioperative nursing competencies in patient safety 

      Peñataro-Pintado, Ester; Rodríguez-Higueras, Encarna; Llauradó-Serra, Mireia; Gómez-Delgado, Noelia; Llorens-Ortega, Rafael; Díaz-Agea, José Luis (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
      Background: This research presents the CUCEQS© (Spanish acronym for Questionnaire of Perioperative Nursing Safety Competencies), which evaluates the perception of perioperative nurses about their ...

    • Development and validation of a sample entropy-based method to identify complex patient-ventilator interactions during mechanical ventilation 

      Sarlabous, Leonardo; Aquino‑Esperanza, José; Magrans, Rudys; De Haro, Candelaria; López-Aguilar, Josefina; Subirà Cuyàs, Carles; Batlle, Montserrat; Rué, Montserrat; Gomà Fernández, Gemma; Ochagavia, Ana; Fernández Fernández, Rafael; Blanch, Lluís (Scientific Reports, 2020)
      Patient-ventilator asynchronies can be detected by close monitoring of ventilator screens by clinicians or through automated algorithms. However, detecting complex patient-ventilator interactions (CP-VI), ...

    • Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net mental health literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents 

      Castellví Obiols, Pere; Casañas, Rocío; Mailen Arfuch, Victoria; Gil Moreno, Juan José; Torres Torres, María; García-Forero, Carlos; Ruiz-Castañeda, Dyanne; Alonso, Jordi; Lalucat-Jo, Lluís (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020)
      There is evidence of the effectiveness of implementing mental health literacy (MHL) programs. However, there are substantial limitations in the instruments available for measuring MHL. This study aimed ...

    • Development of a common scale for measuring healthy ageing across the world: results from the ATHLOS consortium 

      Sanchez‐Niubo, Albert; Garcia Forero, Carlos; Wu, Yu-Tzu; Giné-Vázquez, Iago; Prina, Matthew; De La Fuente, Javier; Daskalopoulou, Christina; Critselis, Elena; De La Torre-Luque, Alejandro; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes; Arndt, Holger; Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis; Bayes-Marin, Ivet; Bickenbach, Jerome; Bobak, Martin; Félix Caballero, Francisco; Chatterji, Somnath; Egea-Cortés, Laia; García-Esquinas, Esther; Leonardi, Matilde; Koskinen, Seppo; Koupil, Ilona; Mellor-Marsa, Blanca; Olaya, Beatriz; Pajak, Andrzej; Prince, Martin; Raggi, Alberto; Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando; Sanderson, Warren; Scherbov, Sergei; Tamosiunas, Abdonas; Tobias-Adamczyk, Beata; Tyrovolas, Stefanos; Haro, Josep Maria; ATHLOS Consortium (International Journal of Epidemiology, 2021-06)
      Background: Research efforts to measure the concept of healthy ageing have been diverse and limited to specific populations. This diversity limits the potential to compare healthy ageing across countries ...

    • Development of a Guide to Multidimensional Needs Assessment in the Palliative Care Initial Encounter (MAP) 

      Goni-Fuste, Blanca; Pergolizzi, Denise; Monforte-Royo, Cristina; Alonso-Babarro, Alberto; Belar, Alazne; Crespo, Iris; Güell, Ernest; Julià-Torras, Joaquim; Moreno-Alonso, Deborah; Nabal Vicuña, Maria; Pascual, Antonio; Porta-Sales, Josep; Rocafort, Javier; Rodríguez-Prat, Andrea; Rodríguez, Dulce; Sala, Carme; Serrano-Bermúdez, Gala; Balaguer, Albert (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2023-10)
      Context: Ensuring patient-centered palliative care requires a comprehensive assessment of needs beginning in the initial encounter. However, there is no generally accepted guide for carrying out this ...

    • Development of a serum-free medium to aid large-scale production of mycoplasma-based therapies 

      Burgos, Raul; Garcia-Ramallo, Eva; Shaw, Daniel; Lluch-Senar, Maria; Serrano, Luis (Microbiology Spectrum, 2023)
      To assist in the advancement of the large-scale production of safe Mycoplasma vaccines and other Mycoplasma-based therapies, we developed a culture medium free of animal serum and other animal components ...