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Improving Knowledge about the Sustainable Development Goals through a Collaborative Learning Methodology and Serious Game
(MDPI, 2020-07-31)The university is a key agent in the process of transformation towards sustainability within the framework of the 2030 Agenda. This study aims to analyze the usefulness of the collaborative learning methodology through a ... -
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Improving Reading Through Videogames and Digital Apps: A Systematic Review
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2021)Background: The use of electronic interventions to improve reading is becoming a common resource. This systematic review aims to describe the main characteristics of randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental ... -
Improving Skills in Mechanism and Machine Science Using GIM Software
(MDPI, 2021-08-26)The field of education has evolved significantly in recent years as it has incorporated new pedagogical methodologies. Many of these methodologies are designed to encourage students’ participation in the learning process. ... -
Improving Stability Prediction in Peripheral Milling of Al7075T6
(MDPI, 2018-08)Chatter is an old enemy to machinists but, even today, is far from being defeated. Current requirements around aerospace components call for stronger and thinner workpieces which are more prone to vibrations. This study ... -
Improving the Antitumor Effect of Chemotherapy with Ocoxin as a Novel Adjuvant Agent to Treat Prostate Cancer
(MDPI, 2023-05-29)Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Although many patients respond favorably to first-line treatments, castration—and chemotherapy—resistance arises after a few years, leading to metastasis. Thus, ... -
Improving the barrier character of poly(caprolactone): transport properties and free volume of immiscible blends
(Elsevier, 2019-03-11)Miscible and thermally stable blends of biodegradable poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) with poly(hydroxy ether of bisphenol A) (PH) are investigated to obtain membranes for packaging applications. Previously ... -
Improving the Efficiency for the Production of Bis-(2-Hydroxyethyl) Terephtalate (BHET) from the Glycolysis Reaction of Poly(Ethylene Terephtalate) (PET) in a Pressure Reactor
(MDPI, 2021-04-30)The depolymerization process of PET by glycolysis into BHET monomer is optimized in terms of reaction temperature and time, by carrying out the process under pressure to be faster for reducing the energy required. Almost ... -
Improving the fire behavior of flexible polyurethane foams using eco-friendly fillers
(2018-11-19)This research work is focused on the preparation and characterization of flexible polyurethane foams and also on the modification and introduction of different eco-friendly fillers into polyurethane formulations. Nowadays ... -
Improving the precision of recordings acquired with digital occlusal analyzers: A dental technique
(Elsevier, 2023-09-01)A technique to improve the precision of recordings acquired with the 2 main digital occlusal analyzers on the market (T-Scan and OccluSense) is presented. This technique consists of using digital occlusal analyzers with a ... -
Improving the quality of preschool outdoor environments: Getting children involved
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-04-09)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was the first international treaty to emphasize the importance of listening to children’s views and including them in decision-making processes. In that line, the ... -
Improving the Recyclability of an Epoxy Resin through the Addition of New Biobased Vitrimer
(MDPI, 2023-09-12)In recent decades, the use of thermoset epoxy resins (ER) has spread to countless applications due to their mechanical properties, heat resistance and stability. However, these ERs are neither biodegradable nor recyclable ... -
Improving the Representativeness of a Simple Random Sample: An Optimization Model and Its Application to the Continuous Sample of Working Lives
(MDPI, 2020-07-25)This paper proposes an optimization model for selecting a larger subsample that improves the representativeness of a simple random sample previously obtained from a population larger than the population of interest. The ... -
Improving the signal detection accuracy of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(NeuroImage, 2018)A major drawback of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) concerns the lack of detection accuracy of the measured signal. Although this limitation stems in part from the neuro-vascular nature of the fMRI signal, it ... -
Improving the Sustainability of Catalytic Glycolysis of Complex PET Waste through Bio-Solvolysis
(MDPI, 2024-01-02)This work addresses a novel bio-solvolysis process for the treatment of complex poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste using a biobased monoethylene glycol (BioMEG) as a depolymerization agent in order to achieve a more ... -
Improving the understanding of individual and household characteristics in the analysis of poverty in Bolivia
(2022)This thesis aims to determine to what extent differences in individual and household characteristics within the same country affect the poverty of different areas of Bolivia or different social groups. The analysis is ... -
La improvisación estructurada en la dirección de actores y la interpretación para la pantalla. El método de creación cinematográfica de Mike Leigh.
(2023-05-26)Esta tesis propone la improvisación estructurada como método para implementar la dirección de actores en los procesos creativos de un proyecto cinematográfico, e investiga el método de creación cinematográfica de Mike Leigh ... -
La improvisación oral en América Latina según sus protagonistas femeninas
(Universidad de Jaén, 2023)[ES] La improvisación oral en América Latina encapsula una variedad de tradiciones que coexisten en el continente. Si bien estas tradiciones parten de contextos muy específicos, todas comparten un origen similar, producto ... -
El impuesto al carbono como medida de mitigación del cambio climático
(2023-06-02)Es innegable que el cambio climático es una realidad que amenaza con alterar los sistemas económicos y sociales. Es por ello que se necesita una acción inmediata por parte de la sociedad y de los Estados para conseguir la ... -
Un impuesto singular: el diezmo-señor y la sal en Añana, siglos XVI-XIX
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2007)[ES]Cuando a partir de 1564 las salinas de Añana comenzaron a producir para la Corona, sus propietarios se vieron obligados a pagar al rey un tributo anual por el uso de las mueras, admitidas como un ius regalia de la ...