• Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

  GBD Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators (Elsevier, 2020)

  Background: Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma. In this study, we ...
• Clinical-based and expert selection of terms related to depression for twitter streaming and language analysis

  Leis Machin, Angela; Mayer, Miguel Ángel, 1960-; Ronzano, Francesco; Torrens, Marta; Castillo, Claudio; Furlong, Laura I., 1971-; Sanz, Ferran (IOS Press, 2020)

  People use language to express their thoughts and feelings, unveiling important aspects of their psychological traits and social interactions. Although there are several studies describing methodologies to create a collection ...
• A multi-omic analysis of birthweight in newborn cord blood reveals new underlying mechanisms related to cholesterol metabolism

  Alfano, Rossella; Kogevinas, Manolis; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Vrijheid, Martine; Plusquin, Michelle (Elsevier, 2020)

  Background: Birthweight reflects in utero exposures and later health evolution. Despite existing studies employing high-dimensional molecular measurements, the understanding of underlying mechanisms of birthweight remains ...
• Multiple genomic events altering hominin SIGLEC biology and innate immunity predated the common ancestor of humans and archaic hominins

  Khan, Naazneen; de Manuel, Marc; Peyregne, Stephane; Do, Raymond; Prufer, Kay; Marquès i Bonet, Tomàs, 1975-; Varki, Nissi; Gagneux, Pascal; Varki, Ajit (Oxford University Press, 2020)

  Human-specific pseudogenization of the CMAH gene eliminated the mammalian sialic acid (Sia) Neu5Gc (generating an excess of its precursor Neu5Ac), thus changing ubiquitous cell surface "self-associated molecular patterns" ...
• Características y contenidos de los programas de maestría en salud pública en España

  Llimós, Mireia; Vives Cases, Carmen; Davó-Blanes, M. Carmen; Carrasco Garrido, Pilar; Garin Boronat, Olatz, 1979-; Ronda-Pérez, Elena; Benavides, Fernando G. (Fernando García) (Elsevier, 2020)

  Objetivo: Comparar las principales características académicas y los contenidos de los distintos programas de máster en salud pública ofertados actualmente en España. Método: Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en el Registro ...
• Research Note: residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries

  Elliott, Lewis R.; White, Mathew P.; Grellier, James; Garrett, Joanne K.; Cirach, Marta; Wheeler, Benedict W.; Bratman, Gregory N.; van den Bosch, Matilda A.; Ojala, Ann; Roiko, Anne; Lima, Maria L.; O'Connor, Aisling; Gascon, Mireia; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Fleming, Lora E. (Elsevier, 2020)

  Varied categorisations of residential distance to bluespace in population health studies make comparisons difficult. Using survey data from eighteen countries, we modelled relationships between residential distance to blue ...
• Is diet partly responsible for differences in COVID-19 death rates between and within countries?

  Bousquet, Jean; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; ARIA group (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Reported COVID-19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the population was put forward. Most current debates on ...
• The rate and spectrum of mosaic mutations during embryogenesis revealed by RNA sequencing of 49 tissues

  Muyas Remolar, Francesc, 1992-; Zapata Ortiz, Luis, 1985-; Guigó Serra, Roderic; Ossowski, Stephan (BioMed Central, 2020)

  Background: Mosaic mutations acquired during early embryogenesis can lead to severe early-onset genetic disorders and cancer predisposition, but are often undetectable in blood samples. The rate and mutational spectrum of ...
• Low serum DHEA-S is associated with impaired lung function in women

  Pesce, Giancarlo; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; García Aymerich, Judith; Leynaert, Bénédicte (Elsevier, 2020)

  Background: Emerging evidence suggests that androgens and estrogens have a role in respiratory health, but it is largely unknown whether levels of these hormones can affect lung function in adults from the general population. ...
• Qué proyectos STEM diseña y qué dificultades expresa el profesorado de secundaria sobre Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos

  Domènech Casal, Jordi; Lope Pastor, Silvia; Mora, Lluís (Asociación de Profesores Amigos de la Ciencia Eureka, 2019)

  El movimiento educativo STEM persigue incrementar las vocaciones científico-tecnológicas y conecta distintas herramientas, perspectivas y metodologías didácticas. El aprendizaje basado en proyectos (ABP) es una metodología ...
• Comportamiento de la ciudadanía respecto a la información sobre salud: exposición, acceso y usos

  Revuelta, Gema (Departamento de Comunicación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y la Asociación Española de Comunicación Sanitaria, 2019)

  Introducción: Los comportamientos de la ciudadanía respecto a la información de salud pueden influir en sus relaciones con otras personas y en sus propias decisiones. Objetivos: Aumentar la comprensión sobre los cambios ...
• MASK (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network). La solución integral de ARIA por app móvil para la multimorbilidad de rinitis alérgica y asma

  Larenas-Linnemann, Desirée; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Hijano Esque, Rafael; Bousquet, Jean (Sociedad Mexicana De Alergia E Imunologia, 2019)

  La mayoría de los pacientes con rinitis alérgica no recibe el manejo idóneo, sino que se automedica. MASK (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network) forma parte integral de un proyecto apoyado por la Unión Europea contra las ...
• Software-aided workflow for predicting protease-specific cleavage sites using physicochemical properties of the natural and unnatural amino acids in peptide-based drug discovery

  Radchenko, Tatiana L., 1984-; Fontaine, Fabien; Morettoni, Luca; Zamora Rico, Ismael (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019)

  Peptide drugs have been used in the treatment of multiple pathologies. During peptide discovery, it is crucially important to be able to map the potential sites of cleavages of the proteases. This knowledge is used to later ...
• Radiochemical examination of transthyretin (TTR) brain penetration assisted by iododiflunisal, a TTR tetramer stabilizer and a new candidate drug for AD

  Rios, Xabier; Gómez Vallejo, Vanessa; Martín, Abraham; Cossío, Unai; Morcillo, Miguel Ángel; Alemi, Mobina; Cardoso, Isabel; Quintana, Jordi; Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús J.; Cotrina, Ellen; Valencia, Gregorio; Arsequell, Gemma; Llop, Jordi (Nature Research, 2019)

  It is well settled that the amyloidogenic properties of the plasma protein transporter transthyretin (TTR) can be modulated by compounds that stabilize its native tetrameric conformation. TTR is also present in cerebrospinal ...
• An exploratory multivariate statistical analysis to assess urban diversity

  Salazar Llano, Lorena; Rosas Casals, Martí; Ortego, Maria Isabel (MDPI, 2019)

  Understanding diversity in complex urban systems is fundamental in facing current and future sustainability challenges. In this article, we apply an exploratory multivariate statistical analysis (i.e., Principal Component ...
• Is the coexistence of Catalan and Spanish possible in Catalonia?

  Seoane, Luís F., 1985-; Loredo, Xaquín; Monteagudo, Henrique; Mira, Jorge (Nature Research, 2019)

  We study the stability of Catalan and Spanish coexistence in Catalonia, a key political and economic European region. Recent, abundant empirical data of language use is analyzed within an analytic model of population ...
• Assessing the ecological and societal impacts of alien parrots in Europe using a transparent and inclusive evidence-mapping scheme

  White, Rachel L.; Strubbe, Diederik; Dallimer, Martin; Davies, Zoe G.; Davis, Amy J.S.; Edelaar, Pim; Groombridge, Jim; Jackson, Hazel A.; Menchetti, Mattia; Mori, Emiliano; Nikolov, Boris P.; Pârâu, Liviu G.; Pečnikar, Živa F.; Pett, Tristan J.; Reino, Luís; Tollington, Simon; Turbé, Anne; Shwartz, Assaf (Pensoft Publishers, 2019)

  Globally, the number of invasive alien species (IAS) continues to increase and management and policy responses typically need to be adopted before conclusive empirical evidence on their environmental and socioeconomic ...
• Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about vaccination in primary healthcare workers involved in the administration of systematic childhood vaccines, Barcelona, 2016/17

  Picchio, Camila Andrea; Garcia Carrasco, Mireia; Sagué Vilavella, Maria; Rius, Cristina (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2019)

  Background: Healthcare professionals are a reliable and impactful source of information on vaccination for parents and children. Objectives: We aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs primary care professionals ...
• Integrating climate and land‐use change scenarios in modelling the future spread of invasive squirrels in Italy

  Febbraro, Mirko; Menchetti, Mattia; Russo, Danilo; Ancillotto, Leonardo; Aloise, Gaetano; Roscioni, Federica; Preatoni, Damiano G.; Loy, Anna; Martinoli, Adriano; Bertolino, Sandro; Mori, Emiliano (Wiley, 2019)

  Aim: The establishment and spread of invasive alien species may be influenced by several mutually interacting factors, whose understanding is paramount to develop effective biosecurity policies. However, studies focused ...
• Orthopedic surgeons' perspectives on the decision-making process for the use of bioprinter cartilage grafts: web-based survey

  Salvador Verges, Àngels; Fernández Luque, Luis; López Seguí, Francesc; Yildirim, Meltem; Salvador i Mata, Bertran; García Cuyàs, Francesc (JMIR Publications, 2019)

  Background: Traumatic and degenerative lesions in the cartilage are one of the most difficult and frustrating types of injuries for orthopedic surgeons and patients. Future developments in medical science, regenerative ...

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