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An Integrated Psychosocial Model of Relatives' Decision About Deceased Organ Donation (IMROD): Joining Pieces of the Puzzle
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2018-04-10)
Organ transplantation remains currently limited because the demand for organs far exceeds the supply. Though organ procurement is a complex process involving social, organizational, and clinical factors, one of the most ...
Supporting academic decision making at higher educational institutions using machine learning-based algorithms
(Soft Computing, 2018)
Decisions made by deans and university managers greatly impact the entire academic community as well as society as a whole. In this paper, we present survey results on which academic decisions they concern and the variables ...
Influence of Waste Brick Powder in the Mechanical Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete
(Sustainability, 2018-04)
Brick and concrete are the main materials contributing to demolition and construction waste. Considering this precedent, the effects of using both residuals in medium strength concretes are analyzed. Waste brick powder is ...
Validación de constructo de un instrumento para medir la competencia digital docente de los profesores (CDD)
(Revista Española de Pedagogía, 2018-01)
La competencia digital docente se ha convertido en un aspecto esencial en la formación de los profesores que deben promover un aprendizaje en sus alumnos que se aleja del modelo de transmisión del conocimiento par acercarse ...
High glycine concentration increases collagen synthesis by articular chondrocytes in vitro: acute glycine deficiency could be an important cause of osteoarthritis
(Amino Acids, 2018-10)
Collagen synthesis is severely diminished in osteoarthritis; thus, enhancing it may help the regeneration of cartilage. This requires large amounts of glycine, proline and lysine. Previous works of our group have shown ...
Viability of Green Roofs as a Flood Mitigation Element in the Central Region of Chile
(Sustainability, 2018-04)
Population increase and urban development over the last 20 years in Chile have outgrown most rainwater drainage and evacuation systems. Many cities located in the central region suffer from frequent floods in some of their ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...