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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Analysis and Evaluation of Discussion Forums in the Teaching Process of Industrial Organization Engineering
(International Journal of Engineering Education, 2018)
A series of practical on-line classroom using the forums as a tool were developed in different subjects of Industrial Organization during five consecutive years instead of the traditional face to face sessions. The purpose ...