Iris Crespo and Eugenia Resmini, in the 747 group at CIBERER, have researched the relation between emotional alterations such as anxiety and depression and cognitive problems in persons suffering from acromegaly, a disease characterised by...
The detection and diagnose of improper uses of the internet and ICTs among youngsters help prevent and act in time against their potential negative effects. With this aim, the Organitzational Development Team (EDO) carried out a research in 2014 in several Spanish localities, with the...
The TRITON network, funded by the CYTED program, aims to promote the treatment and recycling of wastewater from the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Latin American region by using...
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is once again the top university in Spain according to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2016-2017
Q Fever is a disease that can be severe for humans. It is caused by Coxiella burnetii infection and cattle, goats and sheep are considered its main reservoir, but it and can also be found in wild ruminants. Jorge Ramón López Olvera, from the Servicio...
Debates on identity and citizenship in Catalonia and England have many things in common. A study to compare the perceptions of secondary school students in both countries was conducted, and the results suggest that curricular reforms do not contribute to the creation of more inclusive models of...
Some nematodes that parasite on insects can cause their hosts to look halfway between a male and a female. In the case of Culicoides mosquitoes, males are feminized. Francesc...
This study aims to stimulate the discussion on the effect of working time on environmental pressures. By distinguishing between different time periods for developed and developing country groups respectively, we confirmed the significant relationship between...
Researchers at the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona recently began a pilot project to test contraceptives in wild boars of wild boars wandering around the urban and peri-urban areas of the Vallès Occidnetal's group of...
Personality disorders are mental health problem whose prevalence in the general population is 10%, a much higher percentage compared to other mental disorders. The authors of this paper have conducted a study of nearly a thousand people whose...
