Publications by authors named "M Rita Gascon"
Humpback whales undertake one of the longest known migrations of any mammal. While their migration route generally extends between latitudes, the breeding stocks are longitudinally separated and display high site fidelity to their feeding grounds. While there is an indication of certain breeding stocks overlapping with each other, the current information on the migration routes of humpback whales within the Southern Hemisphere limits our understanding of the extent of this exchange.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Loneliness, a major public health concern, could be alleviated through social interventions with nature contact as a primary component. "Friends in Nature" is a complex nature-based social intervention designed to be implemented as part of "Reimagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces" (RECETAS). This project aims to alleviate loneliness and promote health-related quality of life in six different geographic areas worldwide.
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- 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.
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- The study investigates the effects of legacy and next-generation PFAS on fetal growth and fetoplacental hemodynamics in a cohort of 747 pregnant women in Barcelona.
- It measures various PFAS levels in maternal plasma, evaluates fetal growth via ultrasounds, and uses Doppler ultrasound to assess blood flow dynamics.
- Findings indicate potential links between legacy PFAS exposure and decreased fetal growth, although most associations are not statistically significant; future research is needed to explore next-generation PFAS effects.
Background: Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor for health. Assessing outdoor air pollution exposure with detailed spatial and temporal variability in urban areas is crucial for evaluating its health effects.
Aim: We developed and compared Land Use Regression (LUR), dispersion (DM), and hybrid (HM) models to estimate outdoor concentrations for NO, PM, black carbon (BC), and PM (Fe, Cu, Zn) in Barcelona.