Search
Now showing items 481-490 of 723
Development and validation of the EspaiJove.net mental health literacy (EMHL) test for spanish adolescents
(MDPI, 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 ...
Meaning in life as a mediator between physical impairment and the wish to hasten death in patients with advanced cancer
(Elsevier Ltd., 2017-12)
Context. Meaning in life (MiL) is a key factor for ensuring spiritual well-being and quality of life among patients with life threatening illnesses. However, the role of MiL in relation to the wish to ...
Mevalonate pathway activity as a determinant of radiation sensitivity in head and neck cancer
(Wiley, 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 ...
Where do nursing students make mistakes when calculating drug doses? A retrospective study
(Springer Nature, 2022)
Background: Research internationally shows that nursing students find dosage calculation difficult. Identifying the specific aspects of dose calculation procedures that are most commonly associated with ...
Porous titanium-hydroxyapatite composite coating obtained on titanium by cold gas spray with high bond strength for biomedical applications
(Elsevier, 2019-04-24)
The lack of bioactivity of titanium (Ti) is one of the main drawbacks for its application in biomedical implants since it can considerable reduce its osseointegration capacities. One strategy to overcome ...
Impact of the 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine on the direct costs of invasive pneumococcal disease requiring hospital admission in children aged < 5 years: a prospective study
(MDPI, 2020)
The lack of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) cost studies may underestimate the eect of pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugated vaccines (PCV). The objective of this study was to estimate the direct ...
Subfoveal choroidal thickness changes in carotid cavernous fistula following spontaneous resolution
(Springer Nature, 2016)
Background: We report the enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) characteristics and variations in a patient with subretinal fluid secondary to a carotid cavernous fistula.Case ...
Evaluation of the immunomodulatory effects of cobalt, copper and magnesium ions in a pro inflammatory environment
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Biomaterials and scaffolds for Tissue Engineering are widely used for an effective healing and regeneration. However, the implantation of these scaffolds causes an innate immune response in which the ...
Serotypes and clonal composition of streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing IPD in children and adults in Catalonia before 2013 to 2015 and after 2017 to 2019 systematic introduction of PCV13
(American Society for Microbiology, 2021)
The goal of this study was to investigate the distribution of serotypes and clonal composition of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Catalonia, before and ...
Knowledge management for systems biology a general and visually driven framework applied to translational medicine
(BMC Systems Biology, 2011)
Background: To enhance our understanding of complex biological systems like diseases we need to put all of the available data into context and use this to detect relations, pattern and rules which allow ...