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Assessment and treatment of the withdrawal syndrome in paediatric intensive care units
2020
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Immune Modulating Effects of NKT Cells in a Physiologically Low Dose Leishmania major Infection Model after αGalCer Analog PBS57 Stimulation
2014
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection affecting ∼12 million people worldwide, mostly in developing countries. Treatment options are limited and no effective vaccines exist to date. Natural Killer T (NKT) cells are a conserved innate-like lymphocyte population with immunomodulating effects in various settings. A number of reports state a role of NKT cells in different models of Leishmania infection. Here, we investigated the effect of NKT cells in a physiologically relevant, intradermal low dose infection model. After inoculation of 103 infectious-stage L. major, comparable numbers of skin-immigrating NKT cells in both susceptible BALB/c mice and resistant C57BL/6 mice were noted. Compared …
Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area
2013
Background: Studies exploring the role of diet during pregnancy are still scarce, in part due to the complexity of measuring diet and to the lack of valid instruments. The aim of this study was to examine the reproducibility and validity (against biochemical biomarkers) of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in pregnant women. Methods: Participants were 740 pregnant women from a population-based birth cohort study in Valencia (INMA Study). We compared nutrient and food intakes from FFQs estimated for two periods of pregnancy (reproducibility), and compared energy-adjusted intake of several carotenoids, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin C and a-tocopherol of the FFQ in the firs…
Tuberculosis among Migrant Populations in Sicily: A Field Report
2021
Background. In the EU, tuberculosis (TB) mainly affects vulnerable people, including migrants. From 2014 to 2017, we have estimated the frequency of both tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among the migrant population hosted in 41 reception centers in western Sicily (ITaCA network). Materials and Methods. All migrants were consecutively recruited for the screening of TB infection with physical examination and TST in 1,020 migrants and with IGRA in the others 2,690. The screening was carried out 4–8 weeks after landing in Sicily. For all migrants with a positive screening test, chest X-ray and smear examination were performed. LTBI was defined by positivity of TST or IGRA …
Miten käsitteellistää ammatillista toimijuutta työssä?
2014
Artikkelissa tarkastellaan, miten toimijuus on ymmärretty monitieteisessä keskustelussa. Lisäksi pohditaan, miten ammatillista toimijuutta työssä tulisi käsitteellistää. peerReviewed
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Fermi and Swift during the LIGO-Virgo Run O3a
2022
Abbott, R., et al. (LIGO and VIRGO Collaboration)
CALIBRATION OF LÉVY PROCESSES USING OPTIMAL CONTROL OF KOLMOGOROV EQUATIONS WITH PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
2018
We present an optimal control approach to the problem of model calibration for L\'evy processes based on a non parametric estimation procedure. The calibration problem is of considerable interest in mathematical finance and beyond. Calibration of L\'evy processes is particularly challenging as the jump distribution is given by an arbitrary L\'evy measure, which form a infinite dimensional space. In this work, we follow an approach which is related to the maximum likelihood theory of sieves. The sampling of the L\'evy process is modelled as independent observations of the stochastic process at some terminal time $T$. We use a generic spline discretization of the L\'evy jump measure and selec…
Estudio, diseño e implementación del módulo de preprocesado de datos del sistema Read out Driver para el calorímetro tilecal del experimento Atlas/LH…
2005
El objeto de esta Tesis es el diseño, programación e integración del Módulo de Preprocesado de Datos del Sistema Read Out Driver (ROD) dentro de los trabajos que se están realizando en el Laboratorio Europeo de Física de Partículas (CERN). Se trata de un paso definitivo para la puesta en marcha de este sistema que se instalará en el detector ATLAS dentro del acelerador de partículas (LHC) que se está terminando de construir en el CERN.Este Sistema ROD forma parte del sistema de adquisición de datos del subdetector TileCal incluido en ATLAS, en concreto del sistema de lectura y envío de datos a la frecuencia de cruce de haz que se produce en el acelerador (40 MHz). Incluido entre los niveles…
Cloud screening algorithm for MERIS and CHRIS multispectral sensors.
2008
Earth Observation systems monitor our Planet by measuring, at different wavelengths, the electromagnetic radiation that is reflected by the surface, crosses the atmosphere, and reaches the sensor at the satellite platform. In this process, clouds are one of the most important components of the Earth's atmosphere affecting the quality of the measured electromagnetic signal and, consequently, the properties retrieved from these signals. This Thesis faces the challenging problem of cloud screening in multispectral and hyperspectral images acquired by space-borne sensors working in the visible and near-infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The main objective is to provide new operatio…
Effects of school-based physical activity on mathematics performance in children: a systematic review
2019
AbstractBackgroundThe benefits of physical activity (PA) on children’s health and wellbeing are well established. However, the benefits of PA on academic performance and particularly on mathematics performance warrant systematic analysis. Mathematics is one of the core subjects in school education globally.MethodsWe systematically searched, analysed and synthesized the literature on the effects of school-based PA interventions on mathematics performance in children aged 4–16. A total of 29 studies consisting of randomised trials and other interventions with control groups were identified through a systematic search, and 11 of them provided sufficient data and appropriate design for a meta-a…