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A tailored decomposition approach for optimization under uncertainty of carbon removal technologies in the EU power system
(Computers & Chemical Engineering. 2024;187, August :108691, 2024-05-22)The broad portfolio of negative emissions technologies calls for integrated analyses to explore the synergies between them and the power sector, with which they display strong links. These analyses ... -
Expanding the chitin oligosaccharide portfolio by engineering NodC chitin synthases in Escherichia coli
(Current Research in Biotechnology. 2024;8:100255, 2024-09-17)Synthetic biology greatly accelerated the building process of potential microbial cell factories for the production of industrially relevant compounds, e.g., chitooligosaccharides (COS) which have an ... -
Unravelling the role of individual components in pBAE/polynucleotide polyplexes in the synthesis of tailored carriers for specific applications: on the road to rational formulations
(Nanoscale Advances 2023, 7 (6), 2023-03)Oligopeptide end–modified poly(β-amino ester)s (OM-pBAEs) offer a means for the effective implementation of gene therapeutics in the near future. A fine-tuning of OM-pBAEs to meet application requirements ... -
Effects of low-load blood flow restriction training in healthy adult tendons: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2024, 39: 13-23, 2024-07)Objective To systematically review the effects of low-load blood flow restriction training (LL-BFR) on healthy adult tendons. Design A systematic review with meta-analysis. Literature search Six ... -
Ultrasound-guided gluteal nerves electrical stimulation to enhance strength and power in individuals with chronic knee pain: a randomized controlled pilot trial
(Frontiers in Medicine, 2024, 11: 1410495, 2024-07)Introduction: Various pathophysiological contexts can be accompanied by weakness, arthrogenic muscle inhibition, and even disability. In this scenario, peripheral nerve stimulation has been studied not ... -
Effectiveness of home-based exercise delivered by digital health in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Age and ageing, 2022, 51(11): 1-10, 2022-11)Background regular physical exercise is essential to maintain or improve functional capacity in older adults. Multimorbidity, functional limitation, social barriers and currently, coronavirus disease ... -
Matrix of Architectural Solutions for the Conflict between Transport Infrastructures, Landscape and Urban Habitat along the Mediterranean Coastline: The Case of the Maresme Region in Barcelona, Spain
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, Núm. 18, 2021-09-16)Maresme is a littoral region of Barcelona (Spain) in which the railway and an important road run along the coastline with a high landscape impact. Over time, several facilities connected to these transport ... -
Methodology to Diagnose the Integration of Campsites in Rural Cultural Landscapes—An Applied Research in Catalonia, Spain
(Land, Vol. 11, Núm. 3, 2022-03-02)Campsites are one of the most sustainable models of tourism because of their temporality and close relationship with the natural environment, enhanced by the comparatively light footprint that camping ... -
Germán Rodríguez Arias en Ibiza. Paisaje y arquitectura en Portinatx (1961-66)
(Revista de Arquitectura, Vol. 28 Núm. 44 (2023), 2023-06)En su regreso después del exilio en Chile (1939-1957), el arquitecto catalán Germán Rodríguez Arias (1902-1987), miembro del GATCPAC, se estableció en Ibiza, donde desarrolló una importante labor, que ... -
Thermodynamic Characterization of Gas Mixtures for Non-Thermal Plasma CO2 Conversion Applications with Soft-SAFT
(Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2023, 68, 1376-1387, 2023-06-08)Carbon dioxide (CO2) transformation into added-value products through non-thermal plasma (NTP) represents a novel technology of interest. The process involves, apart from CO2, mixtures of different gases ... -
Neuronal Prosurvival Role of Ceramide Synthase 2 by Olidogendrocyte-to-Neuron Extracellular Vesicle Transfer
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24(6), 5986, 2023-03)Ageing is associated with notorious alterations in neurons, i.e., in gene expression, mitochondrial function, membrane degradation or intercellular communication. However, neurons live for the entire ... -
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Conjugated with Amikacin and Combined with Hyperthermia against Drug-Resistant and Biofilm-Producing Strains
(Microbiology Spectrum 2023, 11 (3), 2023-06)In view of the current increase and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), there is an urgent need to find new strategies to combat it. This study had two aims. First, we synthesized highly monodispersed ... -
Mitochondria-Targeted COUPY Photocages: Synthesis and Visible-Light Photoactivation in Living Cells
(The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023, 88, 7128-7140, 2023-06-02)Releasing bioactive molecules in specific subcellular locations from the corresponding caged precursors offers great potential in photopharmacology, especially when using biologically compatible visible ... -
NanoFN10: A High-Contrast Turn-On Fluorescence Nanoprobe for Multiphoton Singlet Oxygen Imaging
(Sensors 2023, 23(10), 4603, 2023-05)An “off-on” fluorescent nanoprobe for near-infrared multiphoton imaging of singlet oxygen has been developed. The nanoprobe comprises a naphthoxazole fluorescent unit and a singlet-oxygen-sensitive furan ... -
De-Novo Design of pre-miR-21 Maturation Inhibitors: Synthesis and Activity Assessment
(Chemistry - A European Journal 2023, 29(40),e202300825, 2023-07-14)Targeting RNA with small molecules is a major challenge of current medicinal chemistry, and the identification and design of original scaffolds able to selectively interact with an RNA target remains ... -
Biomineralization in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds Based on Bacterial Nanocellulose for Bone Tissue Engineering: Feature Characterization and Stem Cell Differentiation
(Polymers 2023, 15(9), 2012, 2023-05)Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has a negative surface charge in physiological environments, which allows the adsorption of calcium ions to initiate the nucleation of different calcium phosphate phases. ... -
Poly(β-amino ester)s-Based Delivery Systems for Targeted Transdermal Vaccination
(Pharmaceutics 2023, 15(4), 1262, 2023-04)Nucleic acid vaccines have become a transformative technology to fight emerging infectious diseases and cancer. Delivery of such via the transdermal route could boost their efficacy given the complex ... -
Cognitive decline in diabetic mice predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease is greater than in wild type
(Life Science Alliance 2023, 6 (6), e202201789, 2023-06)In this work, we tested the hypothesis that the development of dementia in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) requires a genetic background of predisposition to neurodegenerative disease. As a proof ... -
Optimization of 3D autologous chondrocyte-seeded polyglycolic acid scaffolds to mimic human ear cartilage
(Biomaterials Science 2023, 13 (10), 2023-05)Auricular reconstruction in children with microtia is one of the more complex procedures in plastic surgery. Obtaining sufficient native material to build an ear requires harvesting large fragments of ... -
Overview of the current situation relating to chemical engineering degree courses
(Education for Chemical Engineers 2023, 43, 2023-04)In 2020, the Conference of Chemical Engineering Directors and Deans (CODDIQ) proposed the creation of an observatory to monitor chemical engineering degrees in Spain. This representative radiography of ...