It is estimated that, by 2030, obese population will increase to 573 million. Apart from other diseases related to obesity, experts have discovered that the higher the weight of people, the more likely they are to have osteoarthritis....
This article reviews the techniques and methodologies currently used for the detection and treatment of pig slurry, and specifically of nitrates, which are the main source of environmental contamination caused by pig manure. The authors demand joint...
Sensitivity analyses, which relate the variability of output values to the input values of a process, are applied to a very broad range of research fields. Researcher Andrea Saltelli observed however that 96% of these types of analyses published in scientific journals...
Users of the Catalonia's national health system perceive the continuity of care between primary and secondary care is existent, although they also highlight where is the room for improvement....
Despite a lack of planning and monitoring, the reintroduction of the alpine marmot in the Pyrenees has been a success. However, reintroduced populations of Andorra, La Cerdanya and El Ripollès have low genetic diversity. Only time will tell whether this inconvenience...
Moving towards a more urbanized world implies rethinking the effect that our infrastructures have on the environment. This PhD dissertation by Francesc...
Substance abuse, compulsive gambling and obesity show to have a very similar cognitive profile when it comes to the decision making process. This process drives individuals to choose determinate actions, over others, after...
Human activity has caused an increase in nitrogen emissions. The use of resin-based rain collectors will allow a less frequent sampling of nitrogen deposition than with conventional collectors. This will...
Researchers from the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy at the UAB and from the Department of Animal Production at the University of Lleida observed that the infection in laboratory of the N. caninum...
Fingerprints printed in ceramic pieces from Bronze Ages allow creating the profile of its manufacturer. A team of investigators from the Biologic Anthropology Unity of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has applied forensic techniques to...
