Publications by authors named "M Dolors Coll"

Small-scale fisheries, especially those from developing countries, are vital for millions. Understanding the impact of environmental and human factors on fish stocks and yields and how they might change is crucial to ensure the sustainable use of aquatic resources. We developed an ecosystem model using Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE) to investigate changes in target species biomass and ecosystem attributes over 83 years (2017-2100) caused by different scenarios of fishing pressure and ocean warming in the Brazilian Northeastern continental shelf.

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Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) was considered an uncommon disease until a few years ago, but advances in the epidemiology and non-invasive diagnostic tests have increased its timely detection. We report a 71 years-old man with history of hypertension and an incidental carcinoma of the left kidney detected 6 years ago, without heart failure who was performed cardiac magnetic resonance images (MRI) by suspicion of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Before his cardiologist be aware of the result, he suffered a severe sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT) that required emergency cardioversion.

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Background & Aims: Expression of P21, encoded by the gene, has been associated with fibrosis progression in steatotic liver disease (SLD); however, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In the present study, we investigated the function of CDKN1A in SLD.

Methods: expression levels were evaluated in different patient cohorts with SLD, fibrosis, and advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD).

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  • Photoferroelectric BiFeO (BFO) is a lead-free material being studied for use in thin film photovoltaic devices, but its efficiency remains low despite ongoing improvements in device architecture.
  • This research investigates how adding a ZnO layer to a BiFeCoO (BFCO) heterostructure affects its ferroelectric and photoresponse properties, revealing a significant increase in short circuit current when compared to devices without ZnO.
  • Findings indicate that the enhanced performance is due to better band energy alignment at the ZnO/BFCO interface, which minimizes charge recombination, highlighting ZnO's potential in improving the functionality of BFO-based optoelectronic devices.
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  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) often results in debilitating fatigue, impacting over 80% of patients and their quality of life and independence.
  • This study aims to identify and evaluate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that specifically measure fatigue in MS patients, focusing on their psychometric properties and risk of bias.
  • The review included 34 studies, highlighting a mix of low and high risk levels in terms of measurement reliability, with many studies showing a low risk for certain properties like internal consistency and criterion validity, but concerns about bias in others.
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