Publications by authors named "A M Uranga"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how effective a fourth dose of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is for individuals over 60, especially when compared to those who have only received three doses.
- Results show that the fourth dose significantly reduces the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death.
- Additionally, having a history of prior COVID-19 infection lowers the risk of adverse outcomes in both groups, highlighting the importance of both vaccination and previous infections in protection against severe disease.
Improved phenotyping in pneumonia is necessary to strengthen risk assessment. Via a feasible and multidimensional approach with basic parameters, we aimed to evaluate the effect of host response at admission on severity stratification in COVID-19 and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Three COVID-19 and one CAP multicenter cohorts including hospitalized patients were recruited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe propose detecting the moment an atom emits a photon by means of a nearly classical macroscopic clock and discuss its viability. It is shown that what happens in such a measurement depends on the relation between the clock's accuracy and the width of the energy range available to the photon. Implications of the analysis for the long standing Schrödinger's cat problem are reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetal Microelectromechanical Resonator Exhibiting Fast Human Activity Detection.
Sensors (Basel)
November 2023
This work presents a MEMS resonator used as an ultra-high resolution water vapor sensor (humidity sensing) to detect human activity through finger movement as a demonstrator example. This microelectromechanical resonator is designed as a clamped-clamped beam fabricated using the top metal layer of a commercial CMOS technology (0.35 μm CMOS-AMS) and monolithically integrated with conditioning and readout circuitry.
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- The study investigates the long-term mortality rates associated with COVID-19 and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients who were hospitalized and later discharged.
- It utilizes a retrospective analysis of two cohorts, applying Bayesian logistic regression to control for confounding factors while assessing mortality outcomes after one year.
- Findings suggest that both types of pneumonia have comparable long-term mortality rates, with no significant difference after adjustments, indicating a low probability of distinguishing between them based on mortality risk.