An expert patient program to improve the empowerment and quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis: protocol for a multicenter pre-post intervention study. [PDF]
Robles-Sanchez MA +10 more
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“How Important to a City Are Tourists and Daytrippers? The Economic Impact of Tourism on The City of Barcelona” [PDF]
In this paper, we devise a methodology that is able to objectively quantify the impact of tourism on the urban economy. This methodology takes various dimensions into account.
Esther Vayá +3 more
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Session at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans on the civic-political dimension of the oeuvre of historian Jaume Vicens Vives [PDF]
On the 18th of February 2010, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) contributed to the celebrations of Jaume Vicens Vives Year, the year that marks the centennial of this historian’s birth, with an academic session entitled “Vicens Vives ...
Oficina OAH
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The Decade 1989-1998 in Spanish Psychology: An Analysis of Research in Social Psychology. [PDF]
Sin ...
Blanco, Amalio, Corte, Luis de la
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities
Abstract This article deals with the somehow complex equilibrium of languages used in Catalonia, with a particular analysis of the role of English vis‐a‐vis the national language (Spanish) and the regional official language (Catalan). A discussion of the supremacy of standard languages over local ones in modern history, followed by an account of the ...
Enric Llurda
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Effect and safety of listening to music or audiobooks as a coadjuvant treatment for chronic pain patients under opioid treatment: a study protocol for an open-label, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, proof-of-concept clinical trial in a tertiary hospital in the Barcelona South Metropolitan area. [PDF]
Grau-Sánchez J +11 more
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Abstract Laccases are versatile, multicopper oxidases with broad biotechnological applications due to their ability to oxidize a wide range of substrates. Here, we introduce a computational pipeline that combines sequence filtering, Monte Carlo simulations, and quantum mechanical spin density calculations to identify laccase candidates tailored to ...
Ruite Xiang +5 more
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The Quality Management Ecosystem in Cell Therapy in Catalonia (Spain): An Opportunity for Integrating Standards and Streamlining Quality Compliance. [PDF]
Vives J, Sòria MG, McGrath E, Magri M.
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No Difference in Face Scanning Patterns Between Monolingual and Bilingual Infants at 5 Months of Age
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that bilinguals take greater advantage of visual speech cues than monolinguals. Therefore, in a sample of 474 (47.3% females) monolingual and 101 (48.5% females) bilingual infants at 5 months of age, we examined the tendency to look at the eyes versus the mouth of dynamic faces, as well as the latency and ratio of looking
Charlotte Viktorsson +1 more
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