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From privatisation to the human right to water in Latin America: a closer look at Uruguay, Argentina and the plurinational state of Bolivia
(2017-05-25)Following the many failed private-sector management contracts in Latin America, the anti-privatisation campaigns have gradually risen in numbers and shifted their attention towards the Human Right to ... -
Crises, capital & the immigrant: the impact of platform-delivery work on the socio-spacial integration of immigrant riders in Barcelona
(2020-05-29)In his 1872 polemic, "The Housing Question", German philosopher Friedrich Engels addressed the housing problems faced by the proletariat migrant workers in major industrial centres. He asserted that ... -
The resilience balancing act: how New York has balanced built environment and community approaches in it’s resilience framework
(2019-05-27)Ensuring that cities are resilient against increasing risks of flooding is one of the greatest challenges for planners, especially within coastal cities like New York. Current literature has examined ... -
(IN)formal conquers: a critical assessment of manteros’ public space occupation in Barcelona
(2018-05-22)Cities bonded to tourism in the global North are facing a series of issues in their public spaces that have to do with informality, materialized as unofficial street vending. This dynamic phenomenon is ... -
Spaces of cultural exchange: integration of migrant communities in urban life through commoning practices in Athens
(2019-05-20)Greece is a country with a large number of immigrant populations having various integration needs. To a large extent, these needs are covered by facilities open to migrant communities that help them ... -
The temporal migrant city: a study on the relationship between sub-saharan migrants and the city of Algiers
(2019-05-20)Over the last fifteen years, there has been an increase in migratory flows of West Africans to Maghreb and Europe. Studies indicate that the trans-Saharan migration to the Maghreb region by sub-Saharan ... -
Integrating refugees in shrinking cities through adaptative reuse: architectural principles for refugee housing projects
(2020-05-29)In the current European context, characterised by an already tight housing market, finding adequate affordable housing to ensure successful integration for a growing influx of refugees is a major ... -
Negotiating cultural identities in post-conflict spaces: the memorial landscapes of Nicosia
(2016-05-17)During the last fortytwo years, Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus has been a city divided by the Green Line after a long period of intercommunal conflicts and the Turkish military invasion in 1974. ... -
Memory space as symbolic repair in post-conflict situation: the case of Bojayá
(2020-05-29)During the last fifty years of armed conflict in Colombia, the Pacific region was one of the most affected with both severity and frequency. The Bojayá massacre (May 2, 2002), marked forever the lives ... -
Residents’ perceptions: a collective critical cartography of gentrification in Vallcarca, Barcelona
(2018-05-29)Displacement of low-income workers as a result of speculation processes is a challenge recognized by the current government of Barcelona. The physicality of speculation can be broadly noticed when a ... -
Towards preventative urban health resilience: a case study of Cairo’s heliopolis
(2020-06-08)The increasing prevalence of diseases in urban populations caused by poor living conditions and social inequities is a major concern for cities and their dwellers alike. This concern has become even ... -
Effect of stabilized martensite on the long-term performance of superelastic NiTi endodontic files
(Materials, 2023)One of the most used rotary files in endodontics is NiTi files due to their superelastic properties. This property means that this instrument has extraordinary flexion that can adapt to large angles ... -
Feasibility of a home-based mirror therapy program in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy
(Healthcare, 2023)Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy (US CP) have motor and somatosensory impairments that affect one side of their body, impacting upper limb functioning. These impairments contribute ... -
Evaluation of plasma lipocalin-2 as a predictor of etiology and severity in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia
(Microorganisms, 2023)The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of plasma Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) concentration in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to determine its etiology, severity ... -
CDK6 is activated by the atypical cyclin I to promote E2F-mediated gene expression and cancer cell proliferation
(Molecular Oncology, 2023)Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), together with their cyclin partners, are the master cell cycle regulators. Remarkably, the cyclin family was extended to include atypical cyclins, characterized by ... -
Alterations in p53, microsatellite stability and lack of MUC5AC expression as molecular features of colorectal carcinoma associated with inflammatory bowel disease
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023)Colitis-associated colorectal carcinoma (CAC) occurs in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) because of the “chronic inflammation-dysplasia-cancer” carcinogenesis pathway characterized by p53 alterations ... -
The influence of background factors on children’s level of learning about disaster: the case of Bandung metropolitan area
(2023)After one decade of internalizing disaster management in a national plan, including in disaster education at schools, the disaster awareness level in Indonesia is still low. One of the possible factors ... -
The coming-of-age story in Smile: using the graphic novel to boost students’ critical thinking in the EFL classroom
(2023)Graphic novel has gained respect during the last years among parents and educators thus being currently included in more school curricula in the present days. However, this format still prompts considerable ... -
Enquesta personal docent i investigador: volem conèixer la vostra opinió
(Instagram - Servei de Biblioteca (@bibliouic) - UIC Barcelona, 2023-06-14)PERSONAL DOCENT I INVESTIGADOR, la vostra opinió ens importa i molt. Per aquest motiu a la Biblioteca hem creat una enquesta per conèixer-vos una mica més. Us oferim l'oportunitat de dir-nos allò que ... -
Could dietary restrictions affect periodontal disease? A systematic review
(Clinical Oral Investigations, 2023)Objective: This review aimed at evaluating the possible benefits that caloric restriction (CR) may provide to periodontal disease progression and response to treatment. Material and methods: Electronic ...