Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes Towards Silver Diamine Fluoride Therapy Among Dentists and Students in Southeastern Spain by Clara Serna-Muñoz, Marina Lucas-Porras, Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto, Amparo Pérez-Silva, Francisco Javier Ibañez-López, Antonio José Ortiz-Ruiz

“…The aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge and the attitude of Spanish dentists (GDPs) and final-year dental students (DSs) regarding the use of SDF. …”
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Acquiring Pragmatic Competence during Short-Term Study Abroad: The Service Encounter Request by Todd Hernández, Paulo Boero

“…Findings indicated that incorporating pragmatic instruction before and during students’ SA experience is an effective method for facilitating their L2 pragmatic development. Abstract (Spanish) Este estudio investiga el impacto de la enseñanza explícita de la pragmática y el estudio en el extranjero sobre la producción de peticiones de servicio por parte de estudiantes que participaron en un programa de cuatro semanas en Valladolid, España. …”
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A video intervention to improve patient understanding of tumor genomic testing in patients with cancer by Deloris J. Veney, Lai Y. Wei, Amanda E. Toland, Carolyn J. Presley, Heather L. Hampel, Tasleem J. Padamsee, Clara N. Lee, William J. Irvin Jr, Michael J. Bishop, James J. Kim, Shelly R. Hovick, Leigha A. Senter, Daniel G. Stover

“…Methods Based on a quality improvement cycle, an animated video was created to be applicable to any cancer type, incorporating culturally diverse images, available in English and Spanish. Patients undergoing standard‐of‐care TGT were enrolled at a tertiary academic institution and completed survey instruments prior to video viewing (T1) and immediately post‐viewing (T2). …”
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Impact of cigarette taxes and prices in Latin America tobacco smoking prevalence: A systematic review by Ana Leticia Mores, Maria Eduarda Pérez-de-Oliveira, Ana Gabriela Costa Normando, Leticia Rodrigues-Oliveira, Gustavo Nader Marta, Renata Ferrarotto, Thaís Bianca Brandão, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Ana Carolina Prado-Ribeiro

“…The searches were made in 5 databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and LILACS) in addition to the grey literature, without limitation of year, and published in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Studies which analyzed cigarette taxes and prices on tobacco smoking prevalence in Latin America were eligible for inclusion. …”
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Framework for smartphone-based grape detection and vineyard management using UAV-trained AI by Sergio Vélez, Mar Ariza-Sentís, Mario Triviño, Antonio Carlos Cob-Parro, Miquel Mila, João Valente

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Do Unresectable Giant Cell Tumors of Bone Treated With Denosumab Progress After Discontinuation of Treatment? by DENO Research Group, Carolina de laCalva, Manuel Angulo, Paula González‐Rojo, Ana Peiró, Pau Machado, Juan Luis Cebrián, Roberto García‐Maroto, Antonio Valcárcel, Pablo Puertas, Gregorio Valero‐Cifuentes, Óscar Pablos, Miriam Maireles, María Luisa Fontalva, Iván Chaves, Aida Orce, Luis Coll‐Mesa, Israel Pérez, Fausto González, María delCarmen Sanz, Isidro Gracia

“…Methods and Results This is a multicenter, retrospective, descriptive study carried out in seven Spanish hospitals with multidisciplinary sarcoma and musculoskeletal tumor boards, between 2009 and 2019. …”
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An Open-Source Multi-Robot Framework System for Collaborative Environments Based on ROS2 by Francisco Yumbla, Marcelo Fajardo-Pruna, Anthonny Piguave, Diego Ronquillo, Ricardo Ortiz, Jongseong Brad Choi, Gabriel Diaz, Xabiel G. Paneda, Hyungpil Moon

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Effects of prior air pollution exposure on functional recovery after a myocardial infarction by Jordi Bañeras, Alejandro Berenguel-Senén, Eulogio Pleguezuelos, José Antonio Alarcón, Jesús Vallejo, Paz Sanz-Ayán, Juan Izquierdo-García, José Garcia, Rafael Colman, Juan Ignacio Castillo-Martín, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina

“…To assess the effect of different pollutants on post-MI rehabilitation, we included 137 post-MI patients from 7 Spanish hospitals that were enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program who underwent two cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) within a 12-week period. …”
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COMUNICARE ALL’UNIVERSITÀ: QUANDO L’INTERAZIONE ORALE SI FA PLURILINGUE by Cristiana Cervini, Emanuela Paone

“…In this contribution, we aim to explore the characteristics of academic communication in teaching and learning contexts of intercomprehension between Romance languages, based on a corpus of oral interactions in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, video-recorded during training courses addressed to students of Management Engineering and Veterinary Medical Sciences from the University of Bologna, the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, and the Universidade de São Paulo. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Ozone Treatment in Patients with Persistent Numbness and Tingling Secondary to Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. A Retrospective Study by Bernardino Clavo MD, PhD, Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu MD, PhD, Saray Galván-Ruiz MD, Mario Federico MD, PhD, Angeles Cánovas-Molina RN, Yolanda Ramallo-Fariña MSc, Carla Antonilli MD, Gretel Benítez MD, Himar Fabelo BEng MSc, PhD, Carla García-Lourve RN, MRes, Damián González-Beltrán CNS, MSc, Ignacio J. Jorge MD, PhD, Francisco Rodríguez-Esparragón BSc, PhD, Gustavo M. Callico MEng, PhD

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A national population-based study of mortality and risk factors in COVID-19-hospitalized patients in Spain (2020–2021) by José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, José Sánchez-Paya, Pilar González-De-La-Aleja, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Esperanza Merino, Esperanza Merino

“…The objective was to assess the impact of vaccination on IHM and identify associated risk factors, using data from Spain’s national hospitalization registry.MethodsThis retrospective analysis used data from the Spanish National Surveillance System for Hospital Data. …”
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Explorando el potencial de la inteligencia artificial en traumatología: respuestas conversacionales a preguntas específicas by F. Canillas del Rey, M. Canillas Arias

“…These bots can engage in dialogue using natural language indistinguishable from humans and are a potential source of information for patients.The aim of this study is to examine the performance of these bots in solving specific issues related to orthopedic surgery and traumatology using questions from the Spanish MIR exam between 2008 and 2023. Material and methods: Three «chatbot» models (ChatGPT, Bard and Perplexity) were analyzed by answering 114 questions from the MIR. …”
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Profiling of Somatic Mutations in Phaeochromocytoma and Paraganglioma by Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Analysis by Andrea Luchetti, Diana Walsh, Fay Rodger, Graeme Clark, Tom Martin, Richard Irving, Mario Sanna, Masahiro Yao, Mercedes Robledo, Hartmut P. H. Neumann, Emma R. Woodward, Farida Latif, Stephen Abbs, Howard Martin, Eamonn R. Maher

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[Translated article] Exploring the potential of artificial intelligence in traumatology: Conversational answers to specific questions by F. Canillas del Rey, M. Canillas Arias

“…The aim of this study is to examine the performance of these bots in solving specific issues related to orthopedic surgery and traumatology using questions from the Spanish MIR exam between 2008 and 2023. Material and methods: Three “chatbot” models (ChatGPT, Bard and Perplexity) were analyzed by answering 114 questions from the MIR. …”
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Mamá Empoderada: study protocol for a pilot trial of a novel parenting and mental health prevention intervention for migrant mothers with young children at the Mexico-US border by Gudelia Rangel, Shira M Goldenberg, Eileen Pitpitan, Kaylee Ramage, Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela, Cecilia Martinez-Torteya, Katherine Rosenblum, Chelsie Hernandez, Monica Alvarez

“…This is an evidence-based intervention that has been previously evaluated in the USA and has been recently adapted for Spanish-speaking mothers. We have recently adapted this intervention for MMC in Mexico and will conduct a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the intervention with MMC (n=100; Ntreatment=50; Ncontrol=50). …”
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Tritordeum, barley landraces and ear photosynthesis are key players in cereal resilience under future extreme drought conditions by Ander Yoldi-Achalandabaso, Aitor Agirresarobe, Artūrs Katamadze, Giulia Burini, Omar Vergara-Díaz, Mariana Mota, Cristina Oliveira, Usue Pérez-López, Rubén Vicente

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Effectiveness of multicomponent interventions in primary healthcare settings to promote continuous smoking cessation in adults: a systematic review by Carlos Martín Cantera, Elisa Puigdomènech, Jose Luis Ballvé, Olga Lucía Arias, Lourdes Clemente, Ramon Casas, Lydia Roig, Santiago Pérez-Tortosa, Laura Díaz-Gete, Sílvia Granollers

“…Objective The objective of the present review is to evaluate multicomponent/complex primary care (PC) interventions for their effectiveness in continuous smoking abstinence by adult smokers.Design A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials was undertaken.Eligibility criteria for included studies Selected studies met the following criteria: evaluated effects of a multicomponent/complex intervention (with 2 or more intervention components) in achieving at least 6-month abstinence in adult smokers who visited a PC, biochemical confirmation of abstinence, intention-to-treat analysis and results published in English/Spanish.Methods We followed PRISMA statement to report the review. …”
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UPDATE ON CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION MANAGEMENT IN ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS by José Luis Piñana, Estela Giménez, Lourdes Vázquez, María Ángeles Marcos, Manuel Guerreiro, Rafael Duarte, Ariadna Pérez, Carlos de Miguel, Ildefonso Espigado, Marta González-Vicent, María Suarez-Lledó, Irene García-Cadenas, Rodrigo Martino, Angel Cedillo, Monserrat Rovira, Rafael de la Cámara, David Navarro, Carlos Solano

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Are we serologically prepared against an avian influenza pandemic and could seasonal flu vaccines help us? by Iván Sanz-Muñoz, Javier Sánchez-Martínez, Carla Rodríguez-Crespo, Corina S. Concha-Santos, Marta Hernández, Silvia Rojo-Rello, Marta Domínguez-Gil, Ahmed Mostafa, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Jose M. Eiros, Aitor Nogales

“…Our results indicate that subtype-specific serological protection against H5N1 and H7N9 in the representative Spanish population evaluated was limited or nonexistent. …”
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Beyond LDL cholesterol: remnant cholesterol is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children by Ana Torres-Costoso, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, Andreia Oliveira, Mairena Sánchez-López, Eva Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Sergio Núñez de Arenas-Arroyo, Montserrat Solera-Martínez, Blanca Notario-Pacheco, Vanessa Martínez-Madrid, Arthur Eumann Mesas

“…Methods Cardiometabolic risk factors (plasma insulin levels, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), waist circumference (WC), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)) were examined in 3417 Spanish schoolchildren aged 8–11 years. The children were categorized into four subgroups (low vs. high) based on the cutoff of ≥ 110 mg/dL for LDL-c and of ≥ 15 mg/dL for RC to define higher levels, and ANCOVA models were applied to assess the role of both lipid parameters in cardiometabolic risk. …”
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