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City characteristics that attract Airbnb travellers: evidence from Europe
This paper investigates the reviews posted by Airbnb customers in order to assess the customer satisfaction, and to understand the criteria of Airbnb customers in short-term accommodation rentals. The objective is to ... -
Adecuando el aprendizaje a los requerimientos de la empresa: una actividad de aprendizaje basado en proyectos
Son numerosos los estudios que claman por una mayor adecuación del aprendizaje a las competencias requeridas por el mercado laboral. Estas competencias que deben desarrollarse durante la etapa estudiantil incluyen ... -
Dealing with heterogeneity: an analysis of Spanish universities
Universities are highly dependent on regulatory frameworks, the geographical setting as well as on requirements for the creation of the different outputs they pursue. As a result, universities are heterogeneous organizations. ... -
Evaluación de la aplicación de un protocolo de cribado nutricional en pacientes ingresados en el Servicio de Medicina de un hospital comarcal
Antecedentes: las técnicas de cribado e intervención nutricional en pacientes hospitalizados son una medida coste-efectiva. En la práctica clínica, el problema radica en cómo aplicarlas. Objetivo: evaluar la aplicación de ... -
Fabrication and deposition of copper and copper oxide nanoparticles by laser ablation in open air
The proximity of the “post-antibiotic era”, where infections and minor injuries could be a cause of death, there are urges to seek an alternative for the cure of infectious diseases. Copper nanoparticles and their huge ... -
Red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic factor of mortality in elderly patients firstly hospitalized due to heart failure
Background: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a risk factor related to adverse outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). Less is known about its role in patients in their first hospitalization for HF. Aims: Our ... -
Ozenoxacin, a new effective and safe topical treatment for impetigo in children and adolescents
Background: Ozenoxacin is a topical antibiotic approved in Europe to treat non-bullous impetigo in adults and children aged ≥6 months. This analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of ozenoxacin in paediatric patients ... -
A self-calibrating and multiplexed electrochemical lab-on-a-chip for cell culture analysis and high-resolution imaging
In vitro analysis requires cell proliferation in conditions close to physiological ones. Lab-on-a-chip (LoC) devices simplify, miniaturize and automate traditional protocols, with the advantages of being less expensive and ... -
Pomace olive oil concentrated in triterpenic acids restores vascular function, glucose tolerance and obesity progression in mice
Pomace olive oil, an olive oil sub-product, is a promising source of bioactive triterpenoids such as oleanolic acid and maslinic acid. Considering the vascular actions of pomace olive oil and the potential effects of the ... -
Fracture and fatigue of titanium narrow dental implants: new trends in order to improve the mechanical response
Sixty-four fractured commercially pure titanium (cp-Ti) narrow dental implants (NDIs) with similar macrogeometry and connection designs were studied after different implantation times in humans in order to determine their ... -
Contact dermatitis in children: a 16-year study of 396 children
Background: Contact dermatitis in continuing to be increasingly recognized in pediatric populations, especially in those with atopic dispositions. Exposures in children parallel those seen in adult populations. In fact, ... -
Prevalencia de hogares libres de humo y exposición pasiva al tabaco en población pediátrica (niños de 3 a 36 meses)
Fundamentos: La población pediátrica es la más vulnerable a la exposición pasiva al humo ambiental del tabaco (HAT), siendo los hogares la fuente principal de exposición en niños. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir ... -
Allergic contact dermatitis by beryllium chloride as unique sensitivity: a case report
Beryllium can be found in silver alloy, in costume jewelry and in dental prosthesis. It is also used in aerospace industry and might be also found in precision instruments. Pure contact dermatitis to Beryllium has never ... -
Pool palms: a case report
Pool palms is a relatively unknown entity among doctor and this may lead to its misdiagnosis. While it might look like an allergic contact dermatitis it is more related to the friction of children’s hands and feet while ... -
Evaluación de competencias en comunicación clínica en estudiantes de medicina con paciente simulado
Background: Communication skills are not learnt innately. It is therefore necessary to both train and evaluate medical students in this area. Aim: To evaluate communication skills of fourth-year medical students with the ... -
High flow conditioned oxygen therapy for prevention of reintubation in critically ill patients: a preliminary cohort study
Objective: To determine the impact of delivering high flow conditioned oxygen therapy (HFO) through nasal cannula on prevention of reintubation in mechanically ventilated (MV) critically ill patients. Design: Prospective ... -
A nucleotide-based drug protects against glutamate- and MPP+ -induced neurotoxicity
Nucleo CMP Forte® is a nucleotide-based drug consisting of cytidinemonophosphate, uridinemonophosphate, uridin-ediphosphate and uridinetriphosphate. It has been prescribed for peripheral nervous system disorders, such as ... -
Prevención del delito en la empresa: límites ético–jurídicos en la implementación de sistemas de videovigilancia
En el marco de la criminalidad en el interior de la empresa, se originan ciertos deberes de vigilancia y control del empresario respecto de aquellos delitos que llegan a cometerse en su esfera de organización, en virtud ... -
¿Menores infractores o víctimas de pornografía infantil? Respuestas legales e hipótesis criminológicas ante el Sexting
Ante la aparición de los nuevos fenómenos de "Sexting", existe en la actualidad cierta des-orientación en las estrategias de política criminal en tanto que algunas tendencias, a pesar de tener el propósito evidente de ...