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Dry deposition of air pollutants on trees at regional scale: A case study in the Basque Country
(Elsevier, 2020)
There is increased interest in the role of trees to reduce air pollution and thereby improve human health and well-being. This study determined the removal of air pollutants by dry deposition of trees across the Basque ...
Reduce blue water scarcity and increase nutritional and economic water productivity through changing the cropping pattern in a catchment
(Elsevier, 2020)
Water-stressed countries need to plan their food security and reduce the pressure on their limited water resources. Agriculture, the largest water-using sector, has a major role in addressing water scarcity and food security ...
Urinary Tartaric Acid, a Biomarker of Wine Intake, Correlates with Lower Total and LDL Cholesterol
(MDPI, 2021-08-22)
Postmenopausal women are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases due to changes in lipid profile and body fat, among others. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of urinary tartaric acid, a ...
Tool Wear Analysis during Ultrasonic Assisted Turning of Nimonic-90 under Dry and Wet Conditions
(MDPI, 2021-08-07)
Nickel-based superalloys are widely used in the aerospace, automotive, marine and medical sectors, owing to their high mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. However, they exhibit poor machinability due to low thermal ...
Fungi Sensitization in Spain: Importance of the Alternaria alternata Species and Its Major Allergen Alt a 1 in the Allergenicity
(MDPI, 2021-08-03)
Prevalence of allergy to fungi is around 3–10%. The most prevalent species involved in sensitizations are Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus fumigatus, Cladosporium herbarum, and Penicillium notatum. Our main objective was ...
Special Issue on “Multifunctional Hybrid Materials Based on Polymers: Design and Performance”
(MDPI, 2021-08-20)
Hybrids and composite materials offer a synergic combination of polymer and inorganic features [...]
Non-Pharmacological Strategies for Self-Directed and Interpersonal Violence in People with Severe Mental Illness: a Rapid Overview of Systematic Reviews
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
Introduction Self-directed and interpersonal violence among people with severe mental illness has become a health priority. Though non-pharmacological interventions have been investigated, to our knowledge, no summary of ...
Effect of environmental humidity on the ionic transport of poly(ethylene oxide) thin films by local dielectric spectroscopy
(RSC, 2020-03-03)
The effect of humidity on the ionic transport in the amorphous phase of poly(ethylene
oxide) thin films has been studied by via local dielectric spectroscopy. We explored a
controlled humidity range between 15 %RH and ...
Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice Settings:: Where should be the limits of Artificial Intelligence in legal decision-making? Should an AI device make a decision about human justice?
(2020-06-15)
The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems for high-stakes decision making is currently out for debate. In the Criminal
Justice System, it can provide great benefits as well as aggravate systematic biases and ...
Sensorimotor Mapping With MEG: An Update on the Current State of Clinical Research and Practice With Considerations for Clinical Practice Guidelines
(Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2020)
In this article, we present the clinical indications and
advances in the use of magnetoencephalography to map the
primary sensorimotor (SM1) cortex in neurosurgical patients
noninvasively. We emphasize the advantages ...