The presence of nitrate in groundwater, due to intensive farming and agricultural activities which include high levels of fertilizer application and animal waste disposal, is a worldwide problem and could increase the incidence of some diseases....
Air pollutants have been linked with a number of adverse health effects. Air pollution is defined as a mixture of particulate matter, gases, and organic compounds. These particles are a complex mixture of solids and liquids, which can vary significantly...
Inclusion bodies or amyloids are nanostructured protein aggregates produced inside a cell, frequent in certain bacteria, and with interesting biomedical applications such as drug protein delivery. Until now, the use of inclusion bodies was limited by the presence of own toxins from the...
During psychological treatment many patients with pathological gambling relapse or dropout. In this study we aim to find out predictors of these two factors of therapeutic failure, focusing on personality...
Lluís Roura i Aulinas, professor of the Department of Modern and Early Modern History at the UAB recently published a book containing the first publication of Ephemérides comentáreas de la Quinta del...
Nanomaterials, with a size one hundred million times smaller than an apple, are an alternative to conventional materials and have useful applications in fields such as electronics and biochemical sensors. However, one must prevent the risk of uncontrollable release and...
In this paper, the authors analyse and discuss the learning patterns of higher education students from Spain and three Latin-American countries (Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela). The study is based on Vermunt’s model about learning...
Currently, liquid crystals are of considerable interest due mainly to their applications in electronics and optics (TV, mobile phones or table screen). These materials are formed by sets of molecules that are organised in different ways depending on their composition. This study shows how...
Exotic plants can strongly affect the composition, structure and functioning of the invaded ecosystems and it seems that they are able to change their own chemical composition and toxicity. To determine whether these changes actually take place, the Chemical Ecology and...
This study examines how design features in learning environments based on digital simulation regulate efficacy and learning transfer. The results indicate that high levels of user control, as well as feedback after the performance simulation,...
