Comparative life cycle analysis between commercial porcelain stoneware and new ones designed by using volcanic scraps.

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, many companies have started implementing sustainability policies. The aim of this work, as result of collaboration between Universities and companies, is to assess the environmental impacts associated with the production of alternative formulations of porcelain stoneware. The proposed formulations contain extraction scraps and chamotte and have promising technological properties.

Analysis of Sleep Quality in People With Dementia: A Preliminary Study.

Between 25% and 60% of subjects with dementia have shown sleep disturbances. Causes are diverse and seem to be related to factors such as aging, the presence of psychiatric diseases, or the consumption of drugs. This study aims to determine the influence of dementia on sleep quality and to analyze the factors that influence sleep quality in subjects ≥65 years.

[Care complexity and place of death in palliative home care].

Objective: To examine the associations between the dimensions of the HexCom care complexity model and the place of death.

Method: Multicenter longitudinal observational study in patients with advanced illness cared for by home care support teams in Catalonia. Age, gender, type of illness, main caregiver, external support, place of death and the sub-areas of care complexity provided by HexCom were registered.

Feasible Intervention through Simple Exercise for Risk of Falls in Dementia Patients: A Pilot Study.

Physical exercise can help older people maintain capacities such as muscle strength, balance, postural control, bone mass, and functionality in ADL that usually decline with age. Dementia patients can attend day care centers where they participate in activities such as cognitive training, music and art therapy, and physical exercise sessions. This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of simple lower limb strength and single leg stance training, feasible in the facilities of day care centers, to reduce the risk of falls in the elderly with dementia.

Preventing Violence by Teachers in Primary Schools: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Haiti.

Context: Although teacher violence at schools is a serious problem in Haiti, there is a lack of systematic evidence on the effectiveness of school-based interventions in reducing teacher violence in this low-income country.

Objective: To test the effectiveness of the preventative intervention aiming to reduce teachers' use of violent disciplinary strategies and to improve their interaction competences with children in the Haitian context.

Design Setting Participants: The study is designed as a two-arm matched cluster randomized controlled trial.

Gender and Observed Complexity in Palliative Home Care: A Prospective Multicentre Study Using the HexCom Model.

This study analyses gender differences in the complexity observed in palliative home care through a multicentre longitudinal observational study of patients with advanced disease treated by palliative home care teams in Catalonia (Spain). We used the HexCom model, which includes six dimensions and measures three levels of complexity: high (non-modifiable situation), medium (difficult) and low. Results: = 1677 people, 44% women.

[Wish to hasten death in home palliative care. Look for your seven percent.].

Objective: The wish to hasten death has been little researched in the area of Mediterranean countries and we are not aware of specific studies on its particularities in home care in our setting. The aim of this work was to investigate the prevalence and evolution of wish to hasten death in home care, analysing its relationship with physical, emotional, spiritual, ethical and social-family unrest.

Methods: Longitudinal observational study in palliative home care in Catalonia.

Evaluation of the Environmental Benefits Associated with the Addition of Olive Pomace in the Manufacture of Lightweight Aggregates.

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) using SimaPro software has been carried out concerning the manufacture of artificial lightweight aggregates (LWAs). The study aims to evaluate the changes in the environmental impact when an additive of residual origin, specifically olive pomace (OP), is added following the principles of the Circular Economy. This residue (commonly known as alperujo) was used as a substitute for clay in 1.

Describing Complexity in Palliative Home Care Through HexCom: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study.

Background: Complexity has become a core issue in caring for patients with advanced disease and/or at the end-of-life. The Hexagon of Complexity (HexCom) is a complexity assessment model in the process of validation in health-care settings. Our objective is to use the instrument to describe differences in complexity across disease groups in specific home care for advanced disease and/or at the end-of-life patients, both in general and as relates to each domain and subdomain.

International remittances, cash transfer assistance and voter turnout in Mexico.

Most research on the political consequences of international migration conceptualizes financial remittances as being a substitute for state-provided assistance. This paper tests the actual validity of this assumption. Using data from the 2012-2016 Americas Barometer, the analysis confirms previous findings on the negative impact of financial remittances on electoral turnout intentions.

Structural and functional alterations of the heart in Parkinson's disease.

Unlabelled: Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have most frequently heart failure. The cause of this increased prevalence is not known. We designed a study to assess the cardiac function and cardiac structure in patients with PD compared to a control group.

Searching for novel molecular targets of chronic rejection in an orthotopic experimental lung transplantation model.

Background: Chronic rejection (CR) is the main reason for the limited survival rates among lung transplant (LT) recipients. There remains no effective treatment for CR. The aim of this study was to identify new molecular mechanisms involved in CR by using DNA microarray analysis.

Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in Madrid and correlation with cytological data.

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Infection with certain human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes is the most important risk factor associated with cervical cancer. This study analysed the distribution of type-specific HPV infection among women with normal and abnormal cytology, to assess the potential benefit of prophylaxis with anti-HPV vaccines.

Technical modifications of the orthotopic lung transplantation model in rats with brain-dead donors.

Background: Microsurgical lung transplantation in rats has allowed us to obtain new knowledge about lung transplantation. However, some aspects in human transplantation technique still have not been included in this model, which could interfere with the clinical interpretation and extrapolation of results.

Methods: Twenty left lung transplantations were performed with a cuff technique and technical modifications, such as brain death induction, the control of ischemia time and retrograde perfusion in the donor and the controlled sequential reperfusion of the implanted lung in the recipient.

[Assessment of ischemia-reperfusion injury and early acute rejection in experimental lung transplantation after prolonged ischemia].

Objective: To assess ischemia-reperfusion injury and early acute rejection of the lung subjected to ischemia for 10 hours.

Material And Methods: Fifteen of 30 Sprague-Dawley rats underwent transplantation of a left lung that had been subjected to ischemic times of 4 (n=5), 6 (n=5), or 10 hours (n=5). The cardiopulmonary block was removed from the donor, the left lung was dissected, and the transplant was carried out using the cuff technique.