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Analysis of working fluids applicable in Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Nitrous oxide as an alternative working fluid
(Energy, 2018-08)
This document presents a study into the working fluids that can be used at an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) plant as a way of making efficient, large-scale use of the enormous resources offered by geothermal energy.
First, ...
The Source of New HIV Infections are People not being Treated or Unaware of their Status
(AIDS Reviews, 2019-04)
The advent of antiretroviral therapy has represented a major breakthrough in infectious diseases. The use of HAART prevents HIV disease progression and restores immunity in HIV carriers. In addition, further transmissions ...
Journalism ethics in a digital environment: How journalistic codes of ethics have been adapted to the Internet and ICTs in countries around the world
(Telematics and Informatics, 2015-11)
Journalism is facing new ethical issues because of the emergence of the Internet and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). In this article, we examine how journalistic codes of ethics have been updated to ...
Bereaved relatives' decision about deceased organ donation: An integrated psycho-social study conducted in Spain
(SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 2018-05)
Rationale: Family refusal to organ donation of a deceased relative represents one of the most important barriers to organ transplantation. Although a large literature about family decisions has amassed, the existing evidence ...
Improvement of Body Satisfaction in Older People: An Experimental Study
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2019-12-12)
Aging typically manifests itself in a variety of physical and cognitive alterations and challenges that are not always easily accepted. Feeling dissatisfied with these changes can also affect the mood and self-esteem of ...
Institutions, paradoxes, and compensation logics: evidence from corporate values of the largest Chinese and US companies
(Asia Pacific Business Review, 2018-07-19)
This study introduces the concept of Institutional Compensation Logics, which suggests that organizations can dynamically balance coexisting local and global logics, through a process known as the ‘paradox of embedded ...
Learning Management Systems Activity Records for Students' Assessment of Generic Skills
(IEEE Access, 2018)
Students' acquisition of generic skills is a key to their incorporation into the job world. However, teachers encounter several difficulties when measuring their students' performance in generic skills. These difficulties ...
A cluster-analytic profiling of heroin-dependent patients based on level, clinical adequacy, and patient-desired adjustment of buprenorphine dosage during buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance treatment in sixteen Spanish centers
(Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2018)
Background: Buprenorphine dosage is a crucial factor influencing outcomes of buprenorphine treatment for heroin use disorders. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to identify naturally occurring profiles of ...
Unveiling the relationship between the use of open educational resources and the adoption of open teaching practices in higher education
(Sustainability (Switzerland), 2019-10-01)
The goal of this paper is to advance the understanding of the way university educators
currently adopt open educational practices (OEP) by analyzing the relation between the use of open
educational resources (OER) and ...
AIDS Clinical Research in SpainLarge HIV Population, Geniality of Doctors, and Missing Opportunities
(Viruses.Basel, 2018-06)
The first cases of AIDS in Spain were reported in 1982. Since then over 85,000 persons with AIDS have been cumulated, with 60,000 deaths. Current estimates for people living with HIV are of 145,000, of whom 20% are unaware ...