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Understanding perceived availability and importance of tobacco control interventions to inform European adoption of a UK economic model: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2018-02-14)Background: The evidence on the extent to which stakeholders in different European countries agree with availability and importance of tobacco-control interventions is limited. This study assessed and ... -
Unemployment in Japan: a look at the lost decade
(Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, 2008)The ‘lost decade’ in Japan was a period of steep surge in unemployment. It started in 1991 with the unemployment rate at 2.1%, and ended in 2002 when it reached a historical maximum of 5.5%. To assess ... -
Unha nova base de datos para a romanística a partir do "Atlas Linguistique Roman"
(Verba: Anuario Galego de Filoloxía, 2014)O Centro Ramón Piñeiro para a Investigación en Humanidades (CRPIH) está a elaborar, a partir da explotación do "Atlas Linguistique Roman" (ALiR), unha gran base de datos informatizada con información ... -
Unilateral hypertrophy of the inner lip
(Journal of Biomedical and Allied Research, 2019-09-30)Variations on normality on the vulvar aspect have generated many difficulties among general pediatricians.The great amount of aesthetical perfection has led to an increasing number of adolescents seeking ... -
El universo metatextual de Fariña: cuatro medios, una historia
(Palabra Clave, 2024)En 1948 André Bazin profetizó el advenimiento de un “reinado de la adaptación” en el que un crítico del año 2050 se encontraría “no con una novela de la que se habrían ‘obtenido’ una obra de teatro y ... -
El universo narrativo transmedia de MasterChef: un modelo narrativo estructurado
(Comunicación Y Sociedad, 2023)El objetivo es descubrir los elementos que construyen el universo narrativo transmedia de MasterChef para examinar si posee un modelo estructurado que pueda aplicarse a otros casos. Para ello, se combinan ... -
UnivQual: a holistic scale to assess student perceptions of service quality at universities
(Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 2017-03-20)The aim of this study is twofold. First, we validate a scale to assess the quality of the university experienced by students (UnivQual). Three main dimensions are envisioned: (i) “curriculum”, which ... -
Unliganded progesterone receptor governs estrogen receptor gene expression by regulating DNA methylation in breast cancer cells
(Cancers, 2018)Breast cancer prognosis and response to endocrine therapy strongly depends on the expression of the estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER and PR, respectively). Although much is known about ERα gene ... -
Unmasking the barriers to financing social enterprises
(VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 2022)The institutional complexity of social enterprises (SEs) often hinders their access to financing from conventional investors. To align the interests of SEs and their investors, innovative investment ... -
Unmet needs in Cushing’s syndrome: the patients’ perspective
(Endocrine Connections, 2022)Background: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare condition of chronically elevated cortisol levels resulting in diverse comorbidities, many of which endure beyond successful treatment affecting the quality ... -
Unravelling the encapsulation of DNA and other biomolecules in HAp microcalcifications of human breast cancer tissues by raman imaging
(Cancers, 2021)Microcalcifications are detected through mammography screening and, depending on their morphology and distribution (BI-RADS classification), they can be considered one of the first indicators of suspicious ... -
Up-regulation of PARP1 expression significantly correlated with poor survival in mucosal melanomas
(Cells, 2020)Introduction: Mucosal melanoma is rare and associated with poorer prognosis in comparison to conventional melanoma subtypes. Little is known about the prognostic significance as well as possible ... -
Urban environment and physical activity and capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Environmental Research, 2022)Background: Physical activity and exercise capacity are key prognostic factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but their environmental determinants are unknown. Objectives: To test the ... -
Urban-tissue optimization through evolutionary computation
(Mathematics, 2018-10-02)The experiments analyzed in this paper focus their research on the use of Evolutionary Computation (EC) applied to a parametrized urban tissue. Through the application of EC, it is possible to develop ... -
Uridine 5'-triphosphate promotes in vitro Schwannoma cell migration through matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation
(PLoS One, 2014-06-06)In response to peripheral nerve injury, Schwann cells adopt a migratory phenotype and modify the extracellular matrix to make it permissive for cell migration and axonal re-growth. Uridine 5′-triphosphate ... -
Use and misuse of PRP clinical trial proposal to help find PRP’s true efficacy
(Journal of Dermatological Research, 2018-04)Introduction: Since the early 1970s, Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been used in many fields as a potential remedy for having regenerative properties. In dermatology, its use is extended to different ... -
The use of next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of rare inherited anaemias: a joint BSH/EHA good practice paper
(British Journal of Haematology, 2022)The British Society for Haematology (BSH) produces Good Practice Papers to recommend good practice in areas where there is a limited evidence base but for which a degree of consensus or uniformity is ... -
The use of PEEK in implantology: a narrative review
(British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research, 2022)The present paper reviewed the literature on PEEK and its applications in implant dentistry. Materials and Methods: In vivo in human and animal models, in vitro studies, case reports and cases series ... -
Use of porous titanium trabecular as a bone defect regenerator: in vivo study
(Metals, 2022)The application of porous materials is increasingly being used in orthopaedic surgery due to its good results. Bone growth within the pores results in excellent mechanical fixation with the bone, as ... -
The use of ultrasonography to evaluate muscle thickness and subcutaneous fat in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
(Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2018)Objective: To compare muscle thickness and subcutaneous fat in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and healthy controls using ultrasonography (US), and to correlate US findings with nutritional, clinical and ...