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Far distant, far distant: Orwell, my father & Catalonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Reflections on the current situation in Catalonia with reference to George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia and James Maley's experiences with the International Brigades in 1937, dramatized in the play, From the Calton to Catalonia, by John & Willy ...
Maley, Willy
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Pere Vieta (1779–1856), promoter of free public teaching of physics in Catalonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Free public teaching of physics in Catalonia started in the early 19th century, even if the interest in experimental physics goes back to the 18th century, where this discipline was discussed at various learned societies.
Puig Pla, Carles
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ReAFFIRM: Real-time Assessment of Flash Flood Impacts: a Regional high-resolution Method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Flash floods evolve rapidly in time, which poses particular challenges to emergency managers. One way to support decision-making is to complement models that estimate the flash flood hazard (e.g.
Berenguer Ferrer, Marc   +4 more
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Repeat Expansions in PLIN4 Cause Autosomal Dominant Vacuolar Myopathy With Sarcolemmal Features

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We aim to describe and characterize two unrelated Spanish families suffering from an autosomal dominant autophagic vacuolar myopathy caused by repeat expansions in PLIN4. Methods We evaluated the clinical phenotype and muscle imaging, and performed a genetic workup that included exome sequencing, muscle RNAseq, and long‐read genome ...
Laura Llansó   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

SPAIN AS THE STATE OF AUTONOMIES. PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION BETWEEN 1978 AND 1983

open access: yesHumanities and Social Sciences, 2020
This article examines the territorial configuration of Spain between 1978 and 1983. The article investigates whether the scope of autonomy granted to the regions inhabited by “the historical nationalities” fulfilled their need of being independent from ...
Joanna JAROSZYK
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of an excise tax on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in young people living in poorer neighbourhoods of Catalonia, Spain: a difference in differences study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is contributing to the obesity epidemic. On 28 March 2017, Catalonia enacted a law levying an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages for public health reasons. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the
M. Royo-Bordonada   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Carles Puigdemont gambled and failed. The consequences will live on [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published in The Guardian on 06/11/2017, available online: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/06/catalonia-carles-puigdemont-belgium The accepted version of the publication may differ from ...
Kassimeris, George
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Descriptive and spatial epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis in North-Eastern Spain (Catalonia).

open access: yes, 2008
From March 2005 to December 2007, 284 animals from 67 cattle farms (24 dairy and 43 beef) affected by bovine cysticercosis were detected in the region of Catalonia (North-Eastern Spain).
Alba, A   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Independence in Europe: Secession, Sovereignty, and the European Union [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The aim of this thesis is to explore the experiences of four cohorts of students from their first semester until one year after graduation, with the focus on how they perceive their opportunities to influence their study conditions transition to work ...
Connolly, Christopher K.
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Effects of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions for the Management of Sleep Problems in People With Fibromyalgia: Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. Almost everyone with fibromyalgia has sleep problems. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of current interventions for the management of fibromyalgia‐related sleep problems.
Jemma Hudson   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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