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Uptake and factors that influence the use of 'sit less, move more' occupational intervention strategies in Spanish office employees
(Biomed Central, 2014-12-10)
Background: Little is known about the types of 'sit less, move more' strategies that appeal to office employees, or what factors influence their use. This study assessed the uptake of strategies in Spanish university office ...
Injection, transport and manipulation of pure spin currents in metallic lateral spin valves
(2014-12-15)
El trabajo realizado en esta tesis se basa en el uso de válvulas de espín laterales (LSV de las siglas en inglés), las cuales consisten de dos electrodos ferromagnéticos (FM) conectados por un canal no magnético (NM), para ...
Prediction of Multi-Target Networks of Neuroprotective Compounds with Entropy Indices and Synthesis, Assay, and Theoretical Study of New Asymmetric 1,2-Rasagiline Carbamates
(MDPI, 2014-09)
In a multi-target complex network, the links (L-ij) represent the interactions between the drug (d(i)) and the target (t(j)), characterized by different experimental measures (K-i, K-m, IC50, etc.) obtained in pharmacological ...
Social, economic, and health impact of the respiratory syncytial virus: a systematic search
(Biomed Central, 2014-10-30)
Background: Bronchiolitis caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its related complications are common in infants born prematurely, with severe congenital heart disease, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well ...
Energy demands of diverse spiking cells from the neocortex, hippocampus, and thalamus
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014-04-08)
It has long been known that neurons in the brain are not physiologically homogeneous. In response to current stimulus, they can fire several distinct patterns of action potentials that are associated with different ...
Novel Evidence hat Attributing Affectively Salient Signal to Random Noise Is Associated with Psychosis
(Public Library Science, 2014-07-14)
We wished to replicate evidence that an experimental paradigm of speech illusions is associated with psychotic experiences. Fifty-four patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) and 150 healthy subjects were examined ...
Birth Weight, Working Memory and Epigenetic Signatures in IGF2 and Related Genes: A MZ Twin Study
(Public Library Science, 2014-08-29)
Neurodevelopmental disruptions caused by obstetric complications play a role in the etiology of several phenotypes associated with neuropsychiatric diseases and cognitive dysfunctions. Importantly, it has been noticed that ...
Energy retrofits in social housing. Analysis of its thermal behaviour.
(Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua, 2014-04-03)
This PhD thesis deals with the evaluation of energy renovations in buildings, facing the different parts involved in that process, such as data acquisition and monitoring, data treatment (by means of building models) and ...
SU-8 microprobes for biomedical applications
(2014-01-30)
[ES]La presente tesis doctoral aborda el diseño, fabricación, encapsulado, y caracterización de microagujas de SU-8 para aplicaciones médicas. En la actualidad existe una amplia variedad de agujas para el registro, ...
Novel mechanisms for regulation of cell survival and migration by ceramide 1-phosphate
(2014-02-07)
Ceramide 1-phosphate is a bioactive sphingolipid that regulates important cell functions, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration or inflammation. Cell homeostasis is essential for the normal development of any ...