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  • Clinical and lung microbiome impact of chronic versus intermittent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in bronchiectasis 

    Fernández Barat, Laia; López Aladid, Rubén; Alcaraz Serrano, Victoria; Vázquez, Nil; Bueno Freire, Leticia; Pastor Ibáñez, Roque; Lingren, Lena; Sanz Fraile, Héctor; Oscanoa, Patricia; Motos Galera, Ana; Cabrera, Roberto; Vila, Jordi; Martínez, Daniel; Otero, Jorge; Farré, Ramon; Høiby, Niels; Torres, Antoni (2025-04-07)
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    Background In patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (BE) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) has been recently associated with low rather than high number of exacerbations without distinguishing chronic versus intermittent ...
  • Transverse coupled resonances for ultrathin lightweight acoustic metamaterials 

    Sal Anglada, Gaston; Yago Llamas, Daniel; Cante Terán, Juan Carlos; Oliver Olivella, Xavier; Pàmies Gómez, Teresa; Roca Cazorla, David (2025-08)
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    Innovations in acoustic metamaterials increasingly focus on optimizing sound insulation capabilities while addressing manufacturing and integration challenges. Previous studies have explored coupled resonance mechanisms ...
  • Imu-based kinematic analysis to enhance upper limb motor function assessment in neuromuscular diseases 

    Favata, Alessandra; Gallart Agut, Roger; Noort, Luc Maarten van; Expósito Escudero, Jéssica; Medina Cantillo, Julita; Torras, Carme; Natera de Benito, Daniel; Font Llagunes, Josep Maria; Pàmies Vilà, Rosa (2025-03-18)
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    Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are neuromuscular diseases that lead to progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Recent therapeutic advances for DMD and SMA highlight the need for ...
  • Enhancing mechanical engineering education through augmented reality: a case study on mechanism and machine theory 

    Pàmies Vilà, Rosa; Puig Ortiz, Joan; Jordi Nebot, Lluïsa (SAGE publishing, 2025-02-12)
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    The study of mechanical engineering disciplines necessitates advanced spatial visualization skills to accurately comprehend the kinematic and dynamic behavior of mechanisms. This paper presents an innovative Augmented ...
  • Inspiring engineering education: service learning in manufacturing projects for ecological entities 

    Fabregat Sanjuan, Albert; Mayolas, Alba; Balsells, O.; Ismael Biosca, Victoria; Huera, Francisco; Pàmies Vilà, Rosa (SAGE publishing, 2025-03-03)
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    This study explores the educational and practical impacts of a service-learning project, focusing on the collaboration between a university and vocational training schools. The project aimed to develop various initiatives ...
  • Dielectric characteristics of various polymers (PVC, HDPE, EVA, PP, PS, PA and ABS) reinforced with out of use tires (GTR) 

    Mujal-Rosas, Ramon Maria; Marín Genescà, Marc; Colom Fajula, Xavier; Salueña Berna, Javier (2024-12-15)
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    The massive storage of reused tires constitutes a serious environmental problem. This article focuses on finding a new application for these reused tires (GTR), and for this, the dust from the reused tires has been mixed ...
  • Experimental and numerical study of a base-isolated building subjected to vibrations induced by railway traffic 

    Soares, Paulo J.; Arcos Villamarín, Robert; Alves Costa, Pedro; Conto Quispe, Kenny Fernando; Liravi, Hassan; Colaço, Aires; Castanheira-Pinto, Alexandre; Godinho, Luis; Cardona, Joan (Elsevier, 2024-10)
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    Control of noise and vibration induced by railway traffic is one of the most prominent environmental challenges. Ground-borne noise and vibration play a crucial role in heavily populated urban areas, where underground ...
  • Biofluid-permeable and erosion-resistant wireless neural-electronic interfaces for neurohomeostasis modulation 

    Wei, Zhidong; Jin, Fei; Li, Tong; He, Yuyuan; Qian, Lili; Ma, Juan; Yuan, Tao; Yu, Xin; Zheng, Weiying; Javanmardi, Negar; Peña Pitarch, Esteve; Wang, Ting; Xu, Jianda; Feng, Zhang Qi (2025-01-17)
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    Neural-electronic interfaces through delivering electroceuticals to lesions and modulating pathological endogenous electrical environments offer exciting opportunities to treat drug-refractory neurological disorders. Such ...
  • Chaotic behaviors of a ground vehicle oscillating system with passengers 

    Fakhraei, Javad; Khanlo, Heshmat Mohammad; Ghayour, Mostafa (2017-06-01)
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    In this paper, some considerations regarding a ground vehicle oscillating system based on chaotic behaviors are studied. The vehicle system is modeled as a full nonlinear seven-degree freedom with an additional degree of ...
  • Numerical investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs 

    Liravi, Hassan; Khajehdezfuly, Amin; Sadeghi, Javad; Aela, Peyman; Shafieyoon, Yazdan; Alizadeh Shiraz, Amir (SAGE publishing, 2024-08-27)
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    Despite the recent surge in the construction of ballastless railway tracks, there exists a notable research gap concerning the rail seat load (RSL) associated with these track types. The RSL is the load transferred from ...
  • Laser-assisted surface modification of TRIP steels: chemical and microstructural evolution, residual stresses, and micromechanical properties 

    Riu Perdrix, Guiomar; Slawik, Sebastian; Gavaldà Díaz, Oriol; Travieso Rodríguez, José Antonio; Fargas Ribas, Gemma; Mateo García, Antonio Manuel; Mücklich, Frank; Roa Rovira, Joan Josep (Springer, 2025-02-03)
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    The use of new lightweight design strategies is implemented in the automotive industry, for applications where high friction forces are present and lubrication systems need to be implemented. Micro-topography modification ...
  • Dynamic modelling of needle-tissue interaction applied to soft tissue damage during needle extraction 

    Chávez Pereda, Erick David; González Rojas, Hernán Alberto; Sánchez Egea, Antonio José (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025)
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    The interaction between the needle and the soft tissue during medical procedures can damage tissue, hindering performance. Reducing tissue damage can improve target accuracy in some procedures, such as biopsies, electrode ...

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