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    • Determinants of on-line booking loyalties for airline ticket purchasing 

      Llach Pagès, Josep; Marimon, Frederic; ALONSO ALMEIDA, MARIA DEL MAR; Bernardo Vilamitjana, Mercè (Tourism Management, 2013-04)
      The aim of the present study is to understand the impact of e-quality on costumer’s loyalty in the context of the online airplane ticket purchase. For this purpose, quality is divided in two dimensions: ...

    • 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 ...

    • Developing STEM skills in kindergarten: opportunities and challenges from the perspective of future teachers 

      Zdybel, Dorota; Pulak, Irena; Crotty, Yvonne ; Fuertes Camacho, M. Teresa; cinque, maria (Edukacja Elementarna w Teorii i Praktyce, 2019)
      The article has been written as a part of Erasmus+ Project KLab4Kids. Its main aim is to present the idea of STEM education to readers, to explain the interdisciplinary nature of STEM education as a ...

    • 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 ...

    • Development of ARCADIA: a tool for assessing the quality of peer-review reports in biomedical research 

      Superchi, Cecilia; Hren, Darko; Blanco de Tena Davila, David; Rius, Roser; Recchioni, Alessandro; Boutron, Isabelle; González, José Antonio (BMJ Open, 2020)
      Objective: To develop a tool to assess the quality of peer-review reports in biomedical research. Methods We conducted an online survey intended for biomedical editors and authors. The survey aimed to ...

    • Development of biomimetic NiTi alloy: influence of thermo-chemical treatment on the physical, mechanical and biological behavior 

      Rupérez de Gracia, Elisa; Manero Planella, José María; Bravo-González, Luis Alberto; Espinar-Escalona, Eduardo; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier (Materials, 2016)
      A bioactive layer, free of nickel, has been performed for its greater acceptability and reliability in clinical applications for NiTi shape memory alloys. In the first step, a safe barrier against Ni ...

    • Development of standard protocols for biofilm-biomaterial interface testing 

      Cieplik, Fabian; Aparicio, Conrado; Kreth, Jens; Schmalz, Gottfried (JADA Foundational Science, 2022)
      The oral biofilm is associated with the most common oral diseases such as caries, periodontitis, and peri-implantitis. It is also linked to failures of dental treatment approaches (eg, direct or indirect ...

    • Development of tantalum scaffold for orthopaedic applications produced by space-holder method 

      Rupérez de Gracia, Elisa; Manero Planella, José María; Riccardi Hernandez, Kiara; Li, Yuping; Aparicio Bádenas, Conrado José; Gil Mur, Francisco Javier (Materials & Design, 2015-10-15)
      In the present study, production of tantalum porous scaffolds using the space holder technique was performed. The effect of size and content of sodium chloride particles, used as space holder, as well ...

    • Una década explorando el liderazgo educativo, ¿y ahora qué? 

      Tintore, Mireia (International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2023)

    • Diagnostic accuracy and detection rate of glaucoma screening with optic disk photos, optical coherence tomography images, and telemedicine 

      Anton, Alfonso; Nolivos, Karen; Pazos, Marta; Fatti, Gianluca; Ayala, Miriam Eleonora; Martínez-Prats, Elena; Peral, Oscar; Poposki, Vladimir; Tsiroukis, Evangelos; Morilla-Grasa, Antonio; Comas, Merce; Castells, Xavier (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022)
      Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and retinography in the detection of glaucoma through a telemedicine program. Methods: A ...

    • Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence for histologic melanoma recognition compared to 18 international expert pathologists 

      Brinker, Titus J.; Schmitt, Max; Krieghoff-Henning, Eva I.; Barnhill, Raymond L.; Beltraminelli, Helmut; Braun, Stephan A.; Carr, Richard; Fernandez Figueras, Maria-Teresa; Ferrara, Gerardo; Fraitag, Sylvie; Gianotti, Raffaele; Llamas-Velasco, Mar; Müller, Cornelia S.L.; Perasole, Antonio; Requena, Luis; Sangueza, Omar P.; Santonja, Carlos; Starz, Hans; Vale, Esmeralda; Weyers, Wolfgang; Dipl-Inform, Achim Hekler; Kather, Jakob N.; Fröhling, Stefan; Krahl, Dieter; Holland-Letz, Tim; Utikal, Jochen S.; Saggini, Andrea; Kutzner, Heinz (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2021-02)
      To the Editor: Currently, pathologic melanoma classification is based on the—inevitably somewhat subjective—integration of several histologic features.1 Thus, discordance between pathologists classifying ...

    • Diagnostic performance of the physical activity-related question of the GINA questionnaire to detect exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in asthma 

      Schiwe, Daniele; Heinzmann-Filho, João Paulo; Silva Schindel, Cláudia; Gheller, Mailise Fátima; Evangelista Campos, Natália; Santos, Giovana; Fagundes Donadio, Márcio Vinícius; Pitrez, Paulo Márcio (Anales de Pediatría, 2021-07)
      Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the item concerning physical activity of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) asthma control questionnaire for detection ...