Publications by authors named "M Angeles Llorens"

Hematology patients require central venous catheters for cancer treatment and nutrition, which increases their risk of intravascular device-associated bacteremia. In the absence of recent data, we investigated intravascular device-associated bacteremia in this specific context. A three-month surveillance was conducted annually in 27 hematology wards, using a protocol derived from the HAI-Net ICU ECDC protocol (2020-2024).

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Background: Children with genetic conditions are at increased risk for mental health and neurodevelopmental problems, often accompanied by significant parental distress. Genetic and family factors can impact children and parents' mental health. Early parenting interventions, like the Incredible Years® programs, have demonstrated to improve parental distress and children's mental health.

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Only a few localised ice streams drain most of the ice from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Thus, understanding ice stream behaviour and its temporal variability is crucially important to predict future sea-level change. The interior trunk of the 700 km-long North-East Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) is remarkable due to the lack of any clear bedrock channel to explain its presence.

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  • The study examined the relationship between hair cortisol concentration (HCC) and cognitive functioning in adolescents with ADHD, with a focus on how sex and childhood maltreatment might influence this association.
  • Fifty-three adolescents with ADHD participated in the study, undergoing various assessments including cognitive tasks and psychological questionnaires to measure ADHD severity and trauma history.
  • The findings indicated that higher HCCs were linked to better attention and memory performance, particularly in boys, while no significant connections were found between HCCs and executive functioning or general ADHD symptoms.
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