The aim of this work was to study the effect of temperature and air velocity on the drying kinetics and quality attributes of apple (var. Granny Smith) slices during drying. Experiments were conducted at 40, 60 and 80 °C, ...
Background: The Spanish Palliative Care Strategy recommends an intermediate level of training for primary care physicians in order to provide them with knowledge and skills. Most of the training involves face-to-face courses ...
García Gabaldón, Montserrat; Pérez-Herranz, Valentín; Ortega Navarro, Emma María(Elsevier, 2011-01-19)
The transport properties of two ion-exchange membranes in the presence of tin, as Sn(II) and Sn(IV), were investigated by chronopotentiometry and current-voltage curves. Since tin forms positively or negatively charged ...
Background: This study sought to determine pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP), BNP, N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) and GATA-4 in the same cardiac tissue, the correlation among them, and the influence of ischemic etiology ...
Purpose: To study the capacity of an internally cooled radiofrequency (RF) bipolar applicator to create sufficiently deep thermal lesions in hepatic tissue. Materials and methods: Three complementary methodologies were ...
[EN] Fibrinogen (FG) adsorption on surfaces with controlled fraction of -OH groups was investigated with AFM and correlated to the initial interaction of primary endothelial cells (HUVEC). The -OH content was tailored ...
Rangel, Ezequiel; Alfaro Fernández, Ana Olvido; Font San Ambrosio, Maria Isabel; Luis-Arteaga, M.; Rubio, Luis(Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011-12)
[EN] Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), a member of the genus Tobamovirus, infects several ornamental and horticultural crops worldwide. In this study, the nucleotide sequences of the coat protein gene of worldwide ToMV isolates ...
Hydrological classification constitutes the first step of a new holistic framework for developing regional environmental flow criteria: the "Ecological Limits of Hydrologic Alteration (ELOHA)". The aim of this study was ...
The indoor radon risk in Valencia (Spain) was studied more than twenty years ago in two surveys using
different methodologies and leading to contradictory results. We report here on new indoor radon
measurements with the ...
[EN] We investigate for the first time the influence of heart failure (HF) on nucleolar organization and proteins in patients with ischemic (ICM) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). A total of 71 human hearts from ICM (n= 38) ...
Barredo Damas, Sergio; Alcaina Miranda, María Isabel; GEMMA, MATTEO; Iborra Clar, María Isabel; Mendoza Roca, José Antonio(IWA Publishing, 2011)
[EN] This work studies the performance of three commercial ceramic ultrafiltration membranes (ZrO 2-TiO 2) treating raw effluent from a textile industry. The effect of crossflow velocity at 3, 4 and 5 m s -1 as well as ...
Pérez Igualada, Luz María; Peñaranda, D.S.; Dufour, S.; Baloche, S.; Palstra, A. P.; Van den Thillart, G.E.E.J.M.; Asturiano Nemesio, Juan Francisco(Elsevier, 2011-10-01)
[EN] We examined the effect of temperature in European silver eels during their maturation induced by injections of carp pituitary extract on endocrine parameters: pituitary fshß and lhß expression, plasma 17ß-estradiol ...
Castelló Gómez, María Luisa; Heredia Gutiérrez, Ana Belén; Dominguez, E.; Ortolá Ortolá, Mª Dolores; Tarrazo Morell, José(Elsevier, 2011-09-15)
The aim of this work was to develop osmodehydrated products from cubes of persimmon (var. Rojo Brillante), which could be spread as a jam but keeping the typical aroma, flavour and colour of fresh fruit. The application ...
Background: Insects are associated with microorganisms that contribute to the digestion and processing of nutrients. The European Corn Borer (ECB) is a moth present world-wide, causing severe economical damage as a pest ...
The determination of dimethoate using either its native chemiluminescent (CL) properties or its photoinduced chemiluminescence obtained by irradiation with a 15W low-pressure mercury lamp was studied. Thereby, two flow ...
Bodí, Vicente; Rumiz, Eva; Merlos, Pilar; Nunez, Julio; Lopez-Lereu, Maria P.; Monmeneu, José V.; Chaustre Mendoza, Luis Fabián; Moratal Pérez, David; Trapero, Isabel; Blasco, Maria L.; Oltra, Ricardo; Sanjuán, Rafael; Chorro, Francisco J.; Llàcer, Àngel; Sanchis, Juan(Elsevier, 2011)
[EN] Introduction and objectives: Pharmacoinvasive strategy represents an attractive alternative to primary angioplasty. Using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging we compared the left ventricular outcome of the ...
Objective: To test the reliability of dietary intake data measured with an online food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) applied to a university population by comparing the results with those from a paper and pencil version. ...
[EN] Background: In advanced-stage (IIIB or IV) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), combination chemotherapy has demonstrated response rates of 20% and a 1-year survival rate of 30%. We conducted a multicentre, open-label, ...
Calatayud, V.; García Breijo, Francisco José; Cervero, J; Reig Armiñana, José; Sanz Sánchez, Maria Jose(Elsevier, 2011-07)
Ozone effects on the perennial forb Lamottea dianae were studied in an open-top chamber experiment. Ozone was found to induce reductions in CO 2 assimilation and water use efficiency in the leaves of this species. These ...
Page Del Pozo, Alvaro Felipe; De Rosario Martínez, Helios; Galvez Griso, Jose Antonio; Mata Amela, Vicente(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2011-02-24)
[EN] We propose to model planar movements between two human segments by means of rolling-without-slipping kinematic pairs. We compute the path traced by the instantaneous center of rotation (ICR) as seen from the proximal ...