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Effects of intermittent exposure to hypobaria and cold on the microarchitecture and morphofunctional profile of rat gastrocnemius muscle

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (IHH) enhances oxygen transport, muscle metabolism, and cardiovascular health; however, the combined effects of hypobaria and cold are less well understood. Exposure to these stressful environmental factors, even intermittently, can affect skeletal muscle due to its plasticity, thereby altering its metabolic and ...
Garoa Santocildes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emotional experiences and stigma among families benefiting from Barcelona's shock plan against school segregation and for inclusion and equal opportunities and educational success

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the emotional experiences and processes of stigmatisation encountered by families benefiting from the Shock Plan Against Segregation and for Inclusion, Equal Opportunities and Educational Success (SP), implemented in Barcelona.
Andrea Jover   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of biological invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Communicating nationalism in a changing Europe: The media coverage of Catalan’s attempt at independence

open access: yesStudies in Communication Sciences, 2019
Since 2008, Europe is immersed in a situation of political and social upheaval marked by, among other processes – such as the Brexit, the Scottish referendum on independence or the growth of new populist parties – , the strengthening of nationalism in ...
Marcos Martínez-Solanilla
doaj   +1 more source

Language knowledge and earnings in Catalonia [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we are aimed to investigate the relationship between Catalan knowledge and individual earnings in Catalonia. Using data from 2006, we find a positive earning return to Catalan proficiency; however, when accounting for self-selection into ...
Antonio Di Paolo, Josep Lluís Raymond
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Strategic Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Multidimensional Index for Decision Making in Decentralised Economies

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article evaluates the average business performance of construction firms across Spain's 17 autonomous communities within a decentralised governance framework. A regional composite sustainability index is developed, integrating economic, social and environmental intensity indicators.
Francisco José Castillo‐Díaz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Métodos de fertilización y balance de nutrientes en la agricultura orgánica tradicional de la biorregión mediterránea: Cataluña (España) en la década de 1860

open access: yesRevista de Historia, 2012
¿Hasta qué punto eran sostenibles las agriculturas orgánicas tardías en la bioregión del noroeste del Mediterráneo antes de la revolución verde? ¿Se reponían los nutrientes extraídos del suelo?
Elena Galán   +4 more
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Arene Incorporation and Ring Expansion in the Thermal Decomposition of a Divanadium(III) Complex With Four Bridging Methyl Groups

open access: yesChemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Thermolysis of [{VCp*(µ‐CH3)2}2] (Cp* = η5‐C5Me5) in hexane leads to a tetranuclear cube‐type methylidene complex [{VCp*(µ3‐CH2)}4], while in benzenic solvents C6H5R produces the formal insertion of a CH fragment into the six‐membered aromatic ring of a solvent molecule to give trovacene derivatives with η7‐cycloheptatrienyl ligands [VCp*(η7‐C7H6R ...
Adrián Calvo‐Molina   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing Catalonia

open access: yesCoolabah, 2009
Catalonia, in common with other nations, has long been concerned with the question of identity and difference. Its problematic relationship with Spain has led to an emphasis on differentiating itself from its larger neighbour (if we are to accept, as most Spaniards do not, that Catalonia is not Spain), a situation complicated by the loss of the Spanish
openaire   +5 more sources

Teaching geography for a sustainable world: a case study of a secondary school in Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Geography has a major responsibility in delivering education for sustainable development (ESD), especially because the geographical concepts of place and space are key dimensions for the analysis and pursuit of sustainability.
Granados Sanchez, Jesus
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