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Research can be integrated into public health policy-making: global lessons for and from Spanish economic evaluations
(Springer Nature, 2022)
WHO promotes the use of research in policy-making to drive improvements in health, including in achieving Sustainable Development Goals such as tobacco control. The European Union’s new €95 billion ...
Does self-myofascial release cause a remote hamstring stretching effect based on myofascial chains? A randomized controlled trial
(MDPI, 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 ...
Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors in the oldest old: a cross sectional study in the octabaix cohort
(Elsevier, 2017-06)
Background: The leading high-risk state for diabetes mellitus (DM) – prediabetes – is increasing; however, a lack of information exists in oldest old subjects. The objective of this study is to describe ...
Commentary: Grand challenge: ELSI in a changing global environment
(Frontiers Media, 2017-09-26)
Role of the NUDT enzymes in breast cancer
(MDPI, 2021)
Despite global research efforts, breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. The majority of these deaths are due to metastasis occurring years after the initial treatment ...
Automatic glaucoma classification using color fundus images based on convolutional neural networks and transfer learning
(Optical Society of America, 2019-02-01)
Glaucoma detection in color fundus images is a challenging task that requires expertise and years of practice. In this study we exploited the application of different Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) ...
Serotype and clonal distribution dynamics of invasive pneumococcal strains after PCV13 introduction (2011-2016): surveillance data from 23 sites in Catalonia, Spain
(Public Library of Science, 2020-02)
Background: The objective of this study is to describe incidence and shifts of serotype and clonal distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in four different age groups (<5 years, 5–17 ...
Study on balance and postural control sccording to the stabilometry in indoor skydivers: a cross-sectional study
(MDPI, 2023)
Background: The wind tunnel is a compression cabin through which a stream of air rises homogeneously, generated by fans. To perform different acrobatics, indoor skydivers have to change their body ...
Limited joint mobility progression in type 1 diabetes: a 15-year follow-up study
(Hindawi Limited, 2018)
Objective. To assess the evolution of joint mobility over a period of 15 years in type 1 diabetic patients and healthy controls and to determine whether microalbuminuria is associated with a different ...
Mucosal perforators and mucosal perforasomes from the facial artery. Posible clinical uses and refinements in the harvesting perfofator flap techniques
(Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 2016-06-30)
BACKGROUND: Neither the oral mucosal perforators of the facial artery, nor their mucosal perforasomes they perfused, have been described.
Septal perforation is a frequent complication of snorting ...