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    • Measuring cigarette dependence: a comparison of two scales in two different groups of smokers 

      Fu, Marcela; Carnicer-Pont, Dolors; Castellano, Yolanda; Ballbè, Montse; Sureda Llull, Francisca; Raich, Antonia; Martínez-Sánchez, Jose M; Martinez, Cristina; Baena, Antoni; Riccobene, Anna; Enríquez Mestre, Marta; Fernández, Esteve (Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 2022)
      Introduction: The Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD) and the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS) are usually used to assess cigarette dependence in clinical- and population-based studies. Our ...

    • Mechanical and microstructural characterization of new nickel-free low modulus beta-type titanium wires during thermomechanical treatments 

      Guillem Martí, Jordi; Herranz-Diez, Carolina; Shaffer, J.E.; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Manero Planella, José María (Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2015-06-11)
      NiTi alloy is the only practical shape memory alloy (SMA) in biomedical use because of its excellent mechanical stability and functionality. However, it is estimated that between 4.5% and 28.5% of the ...

    • Mechanical and physicochemical characterization along with biological interactions of a new Ti25Nb21Hf alloy for bone tissue engineering 

      Herranz-Diez, Carolina; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Guillem Martí, Jordi; Manero Planella, José María (Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 2015-03-23)
      Nowadays, one of the main challenges in metal implants for bone substitution is the achievement of an elastic modulus close to that of human cortical bone as well as to provide an adequate interaction ...

    • Mechanisms of CPT1C-Dependent AMPAR trafficking enhancement 

      Gratacòs-Batlle, Esther; Olivella, Mireia; Sánchez-Fernández, Nuria; Yefimenko, Natalia; MIguez-Cabello, Federico; Fadó Andrés, Rut; Casals i Farré, Núria; Gasull, Xavier; Ambrosio, Santiago; Soto, David (Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2018-08-08)
      In neurons, AMPA receptor (AMPAR) function depends essentially on their constituent components: the ion channel forming subunits and ion channel associated proteins. On the other hand, AMPAR trafficking ...

    • Mechanisms of ventilatory limitation to maximum exercise in children and adolescents with chronic airway diseases 

      Fagundes Donadio, Márcio Vinícius; Amor Barbosa, Marta; Vendrusculo, Fernanda Maria; Iturriaga Ramirez, Tamara; Santana-Sosa, Elena; Sanz-Santiago, Veronica; Perez-Ruiz, Margarita (Pediatric Pulmonology, 2023)
      Introduction: Exercise intolerance is common in chronic airway diseases (CAD), but its mechanisms are still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate exercise capacity and its association ...

    • Mental well-being of the general population: direct and indirect effects of socioeconomic, relational and health factors 

      Soldevila‑Domenech, Natalia; Garcia Forero, Carlos; Alayo, Itxaso; Capella, Jordina; Colom, Joan; Malmusi, Davide; Mompart, Anna; Mortier, Philippe; Puértolas, Beatriz; Sánchez, Néstor; Schiafno, Anna; Vilagut, Gemma; Alonso, Jordi (Quality of Life Research, 2021)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyse the association between individual mental well-being and social, economic, lifestyle and health factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study on a representative ...

    • Methylprednisolone pulses plus tacrolimus in addition to standard of care vs. standard of care alone in patients with severe COVID-19. A randomized controlled trial 

      Solanich, Xavier; Antolí, Arnau; Rocamora-Blanch, Gemma; Padullés, Núria; Fanlo-Maresma, Marta; Iriarte, Adriana; Mitjavila, Francesca; Capdevila, Olga; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; Bas, Jordi; Vicens-Zygmunt, Vanesa; Niubó, Jordi; Calvo, Nahum; Bolivar, Santiago; Rigo-Bonnin, Raúl; Mensa-Vilaró, Anna; Arregui, Laura; Tebé, Cristian; Videla, Sebastià; Hereu, Pilar; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Frontiers in Medicine, 2021)
      Introduction: Severe lung injury is triggered by both the SARS-CoV-2 infection and the subsequent host-immune response in some COVID-19 patients. Methods: We conducted a randomized, single-center, ...

    • Mevalonate pathway activity as a determinant of radiation sensitivity in head and neck cancer 

      Ricco Pacheco, Natalia; Flor, Amy; Wolfgeher, Donald; Efimova, Elena V.; Ramamurthy, Aishwarya; Appelbe, Oliver K.; Brinkman, Jacqueline; Truman, Andrew W.; Spiotto, Michael T.; Kron, Stephen J. (Molecular Oncology, 2019-06-21)
      Radioresistance is a major hurdle in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we report that concomitant treatment of HNSCCs with radiotherapy and mevalonate pathway inhibitors ...

    • Mi visita a la enfermería fenomenológica 

      Escribano López, Xavier (Investigaciones Fenomenológicas, 2018)

    • A Midline Maxillary Tusk-Shaped Incisor in an Infant 

      Cutrone, Mario; Piccolo, Vincenzo; Ontiveros Holguín, Alejandro; Grimalt, Ramon (Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2023)
      A 4-month-old boy, who previously presented for a sizable gingival hemangioma on the lower gingiva two months earlier and was being treated with propranolol and monthly follow-up, now presented with a ...

    • Mimicking bone extracellular matrix: integrin-binding peptidomimetics enhance osteoblast-like cells adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation on titanium 

      Fraioli, Roberta; Rechenmacher, Florian; Neubauer, Stefanie; Manero Planella, José María; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Kessler, Horst; Mas Moruno, Carlos (Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2015-04-01)
      Interaction between the surface of implants and biological tissues is a key aspect of biomaterials research. Apart from fulfilling the non-toxicity and structural requirements, synthetic materials are ...

    • Mineralization of titanium surfaces: biomimetic implants 

      Gil Mur, Francisco Javier; Manero Planella, José María; Rupérez de Gracia, Elisa; Velasco-Ortega, Eugenio; Jiménez-Guerra, Alvaro; Ortiz-Garcia, Iván; Monsalve Guil, Loreto (Materials, 2021)
      The surface modification by the formation of apatitic compounds, such as hydroxyapatite, improves biological fixation implants at an early stage after implantation. The structure, which is identical to ...

    • Missense SLC25A38 variations play an important role in autosomal recessive inherited sideroblastic anemia 

      Kannengiesser, Caroline; Sanchez, Mayka; Sweeney, Marion; Hetet, Gilles; Kerr, Briedgeen; Moran, Erica; Fuster Soler, Jose L.; Maloum, Karim; Matthes, Thomas; Oudot, Caroline; Lascaux, Axelle; Pondarré, Corinne; Sevilla Navarro, Julian; Vidyatilake, Sudharma; Beaumont, Carole; Grandchamp, Bernard; May, Alison (Haematologica, 2011)
      Congenital sideroblastic anemias are rare disorders with several genetic causes; they are characterized by erythroblast mitochondrial iron overload, differ greatly in severity and some occur within a ...

    • MMPs/TIMPs and inflammatory signalling de‐regulation in human incisional hernia tissues 

      Guillem Martí, Jordi; Diaz, Ramon; Quiles Pérez, María Teresa; Lopez‐Cano, Manuel; Vilallonga, Ramon; Huguet, Pere; Ramon‐y‐Cajal, Santiago; Sanchez‐Niubo, Albert; Reventós, Jaume; Armengol Carrasco, Manuel; Arbós Vilà, Maria Antonia (Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2009-03-04)
      Incisional hernia is a common and important complication of laparotomies. Epidemiological studies allude to an underlying biological cause, at least in a subset of population. Interest has mainly focused ...

    • Mobility Difficulties, Physical Activity, and All-cause Mortality Risk in a Nationally representative Sample of Older Adults 

      Olaya, Beatriz; moneta, maria victoria; Domènech Abella, Joan; Miret, Marta; Bayés Marín, Ivet; Bayés Marín, Ivet; Ayuso-Mateos, Jose Luis; Haro, Josep Maria (The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2018)
      This study sought to determine the association between levels of physical activity and mobility difficulties and time to death while accounting for the effect of several confounders. We also examined ...

    • Model to predict risk for hospital admission and indicate the safety of reverse triage in a hospital emergency department: A prospective validation study 

      Leey-Echavarría, Connie; Zorrilla-Riveiro, José; Arnau, Anna; Fernàndez-Puigbó, Mireia; Sala-Barcons, Ester; Gené, Emili (2022)
      To prospectively validate a model to predict hospital admission of patients given a low-priority classification on emergency department triage and to indicate the safety of reverse triage. Material ...

    • Modified shuttle test distance correlates with peak oxygen uptake in children and adolescents with severe therapy-resistant asthma 

      Schiwe, Daniele; Heinzmann-Filho, João Paulo; Silva Schindel, Cláudia; Fátima Gheller, Mailise; Evangelista Campos, Natália; Márcio Pitrez, Paulo; Fagundes Donadio, Márcio Vinícius (Frontiers in Physiology, 2019)
      Introduction: Several tests may be used to assess exercise intolerance in severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA), including the gold standard cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and the modified shuttle ...

    • Modulation of macrophage response by copper and magnesium ions in combination with low concentrations of dexamethasone 

      Díez-Tercero, Leire; Delgado, Luis M.; Antoñanzas Perez, Roman (Biomedicines, 2022)
      Macrophages have been deemed crucial for correct tissue regeneration, which is a complex process with multiple overlapping phases, including inflammation. Previous studies have suggested that divalent ...

    • Molecular epidemiology of an enterovirus A71 outbreak associated with severe neurological disease, Spain, 2016 

      González-Sanz, Rubén; Casas-Alba, Didac; Launes, Cristian; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Ruiz-García, María Montserrat; Alonso, Mercedes; González-Abad, María José; Megías, Gregoria; Rabella, Nuria; Del Cuerpo, Margarita; Gozalo Margüello, Mónica; González-Praetorius, Alejandro; Martínez-Sapiña, Ana; Goyanes-Galán, María José; Romero, María Pilar; Calvo, Cristina; Antón, Andrés; Imaz, Manuel; Aranzamendi, Maitane; Hernández-Rodríguez, Águeda; Moreno-Docón, Antonio; Rey-Cao, Sonia; Navasués, Ana; Otero, Almudena; Cabrerizo, María (Eurosurveillance, 2019-02)
      Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) is a small, non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the species Enterovirus A along with 24 other serotypes within the Enterovirus genus [1]. According to the ...

    • Molecular evolution of multiple-level control of heme biosynthesis pathway in animal kingdom 

      Tzou, Wen-Shyong; Chu, Ying; Lin, Tzung-Yi; Hu, Chin-Hwa; Pai, Tun-Wen; Liu, Hsin-Fu; Lin, Han-Jia; Cases, Ildeofonso; Rojas, Ana; Sanchez, Mayka; You, Zong-Ye; Hsu, Ming-Wei (PLoS One, 2014)
      Adaptation of enzymes in a metabolic pathway can occur not only through changes in amino acid sequences but also through variations in transcriptional activation, mRNA splicing and mRNA translation. The ...