363 results on '"Grau, Marta"'
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102. Does Electoral Competition Curb Party Favoritism?
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Curto-Grau, Marta, primary, Sole-Olle, Albert, additional, and Sorribas-Navarro, Pilar, additional
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- 2017
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103. Stereodivergent synthesis of right- and left-handed iminoxylitol heterodimers and monomers. Study of their impact on β-glucocerebrosidase activity
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Stauffert, Fabien, primary, Serra-Vinardell, Jenny, additional, Gómez-Grau, Marta, additional, Michelakakis, Helen, additional, Mavridou, Irene, additional, Grinberg, Daniel, additional, Vilageliu, Lluïsa, additional, Casas, Josefina, additional, Bodlenner, Anne, additional, Delgado, Antonio, additional, and Compain, Philippe, additional
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- 2017
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104. Correction: Stereodivergent synthesis of right- and left-handed iminoxylitol heterodimers and monomers. Study of their impact on β-glucocerebrosidase activity
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Stauffert, Fabien, primary, Serra-Vinardell, Jenny, additional, Gómez-Grau, Marta, additional, Michelakakis, Helen, additional, Mavridou, Irene, additional, Grinberg, Daniel, additional, Vilageliu, Lluïsa, additional, Casas, Josefina, additional, Bodlenner, Anne, additional, Delgado, Antonio, additional, and Compain, Philippe, additional
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- 2017
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105. Screening for cognitive dysfunction in ALS: validation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) using age and education adjusted normative data
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Pinto-Grau, Marta, primary, Burke, Tom, additional, Lonergan, Katie, additional, McHugh, Caroline, additional, Mays, Iain, additional, Madden, Caoifa, additional, Vajda, Alice, additional, Heverin, Mark, additional, Elamin, Marwa, additional, Hardiman, Orla, additional, and Pender, Niall, additional
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- 2016
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106. Identifying behavioural changes in ALS: Validation of the Beaumont Behavioural Inventory (BBI)
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Elamin, Marwa, primary, Pinto-Grau, Marta, additional, Burke, Tom, additional, Bede, Peter, additional, Rooney, James, additional, O’Sullivan, Meabhdh, additional, Lonergan, Katie, additional, Kirby, Emma, additional, Quinlan, Emma, additional, Breen, Nadia, additional, Vajda, Alice, additional, Heverin, Mark, additional, Pender, Niall, additional, and Hardiman, Orla, additional
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- 2016
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107. Preliminary findings on the effect of the pig appeasing pheromone in a slow releasing block on the welfare of pigs at weaning
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Temple, Déborah, Barthélémy, Héloïse, Mainau, Eva, Cozzi, Alessandro, Amat Grau, Marta, Canozzi, Maria Eugênia, Pageat, Patrick, Manteca Vilanova, Xavier, Temple, Déborah, Barthélémy, Héloïse, Mainau, Eva, Cozzi, Alessandro, Amat Grau, Marta, Canozzi, Maria Eugênia, Pageat, Patrick, and Manteca Vilanova, Xavier
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The pig appeasing pheromone (PAP) applied in spray has shown to be effective in reducing the frequency of aggression and the stress response of young and adult pigs under experimental conditions. This preliminary experiment investigates the effect of the PAP in a slow releasing block on the behaviour and skin lesions of weaners after mixing on a commercial farm. Two identical rooms containing six replicates per treatment of a commercial weaner building were used. There were two treatments (PAP block and Control) and each room contained one treatment. In the PAP treatment, the day before weaning and after washing and disinfection, two PAP blocks (1 block / 20 m 2) were placed hanging on top of the pens. Six hours after mixing, there was a significant effect of the PAP block treatment on the occurrence of social negative behaviour (PAP mean; median [95 % CI] for median = 3.6; 2.7 [1.5-5.4] % vs. Control 8.3; 8.7 [6.1-11.3] % P = 0.003, social positive behaviour (PAP 5.5; 5.1 [4.5-6.8] % vs. Control 1.4; 1.3 [0-2.8] % P = 0.02), feeding (PAP 9.1; 7.4 [5.5-16.5] % vs. Control 1.6; 0.0 [0-6.1] % P = 0.02, drinking (PAP 3.1; 2.9 [2.5-3.9] % vs. Control 0.8; 0.5 [0-1.7] % P = 0.04) as well as on the sitting position (PAP 1.2; 0.9 [0-2.4] % vs. Control 4.1; 4.2 [2.1-6.0] % P = 0.02). Except for social positive behaviour (PAP 5.6; 6.0 [3.9-7.5] % vs. Control 2.9; 2.8 [1.6-4.2] % P = 0.02) those differences were not significant 24 h post-mixing anymore. The prevalence of wounded animals was not significantly different between treatments. The PAP in block form may be a promising tool to reduce food neophobia and aggression after mixing. Still, further research is needed to increase the effect of the PAP block over time under commercial farming conditions.
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108. Aprenentatge basat en la participació activa
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Tolosa Grau, Marta, Hurtado Ruiz, Mónica, and Universitat Jaume I. Departament de Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural
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Máster Universitario en Profesor/a de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas ,natural history ,Master's Degree in Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching ,participation ,ciencias naturales ,participación ,Màster Universitari en Professor/a d'Educació Secundària Obligatòria i Batxillerat, Formació Professional i Ensenyaments d'Idiomes - Abstract
Treball Final del Màster Universitari en Professor/a d'Educació Secundària Obligatòria i Batxillerat, Formació Professional i Ensenyaments d'Idiomes. Codi: SAP139. Curs: 2013-2014 Aquest Treball Final de Màster conté la investigació realitzada durant la meva estada a l’IES Bovalar de Castelló de la Plana, en el qual s’ha implementat la unitat didàctica “Els ésservs vius més senzills” als alumnes de primer curs d’Educació Secundària Obligatòria (ESO) mitjançant un procés d’ensenyament-aprenentatge significatiu basat en la participació activa.
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- 2014
109. Perspectives sobre el contracte sexual-social: John Locke i Carole Pateman
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Jorba i Grau, Marta
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La teoria del contracte social o contractualisme és una teoria política que explica l'origen i el propòsit de l'estat i del drets civils que hi van lligats. La idea bàsica del contractualisme clàssic és que l'estat es forma a través d'un acord real o fictici entre els membres d'un determinat grup que es troben en l'estat de naturalesa, mitjançant el qual s'estableixen una sèrie de drets i deures entre l'estat i la societat civil o els ciutadans. En aquest article presentarem la teoria contractualista de John Locke i la crítica feminista que la teòrica política Carole Pateman fa als fonaments d'aquesta teoria. Pateman identifica tres contradiccions en la teoria de Locke que mostren l'absència d'una explicació per a la situació de les dones en la teoria i proposa explicar aquesta situació mitjançant la teoria del contracte sexual. Veurem les implicacions d'aquesta crítica per a la teoria de Locke i per a la nostra actualitat política i social, i examinaren possibles objeccions que se li poden fer., The social contract theory or contractualism is a political theory that explains the origin and purpose of the state and the civil rights tied to it. The basic idea of classical contractualism is that the state is formed through an agreement real or fictional among the members of a certain group in the state of nature, where a set of rights and duties are established between the state and the civil society or the citizens. In this article I will present John Lockes contractualist theory and the feminist critique that the political theorist Carole Pateman raises against the foundations of this theory. Pateman identifies three contradictions in Lockes theory that show the absence of an explanation of the situation of women in the theory and she proposes to explain this situation through the theory of the sexual contract, a previous contract to the social contract on which the social contract is based. I will then draw the implications of this critique for the theory and for our present time and some possible objections will be discussed.
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- 2014
110. Voters’ responsiveness to public employment policies [WP]
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Curto Grau, Marta
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Programes electorals ,Partits polítics ,Political parties ,Political party platforms ,Elections ,Eleccions - Abstract
This paper examines whether the distribution of public employment affects the electoral support for the incumbent government that allocates jobs. To do this we focus on the Spanish Plan for Rural Employment (PER), a program of temporary public employment introduced by the central government in two lagging regions. We evaluate voters’ responsiveness to this policy using municipal-level electoral data and employing an estimator that combines propensity score matching with a difference-indifferences strategy (Heckman et al., Econometrica 65 (1998) 2). We show that the average treatment effect on the treated is a 2 percentage-point increase of the vote share for the ruling party at general elections and we also find evidence of an increase in electoral participation.
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111. Voters’ responsiveness to public employment policies
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Curto-Grau, Marta, primary
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112. Measurement of Social Cognition in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Population Based Study
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Burke, Tom, primary, Pinto-Grau, Marta, additional, Lonergan, Katie, additional, Elamin, Marwa, additional, Bede, Peter, additional, Costello, Emmet, additional, Hardiman, Orla, additional, and Pender, Niall, additional
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- 2016
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113. Discordant performance on the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test, based on disease onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Burke, Tom, primary, Elamin, Marwa, additional, Bede, Peter, additional, Pinto-Grau, Marta, additional, Lonergan, Katie, additional, Hardiman, Orla, additional, and Pender, Niall, additional
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- 2016
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114. Party Discipline and Government Spending: Theory and Evidence
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Curto-Grau, Marta, primary and Zudenkova, Galina, additional
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- 2016
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115. The Political Economy of the Tactical Allocation of Public Spending: Evidence from Spain
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Curto Grau, Marta, Solé Solé, Albert, Sorribas, Pilar, and Universitat de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia Pública, Economia Política i Economia Espanyola
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Clientelisme ,Public expenditures ,Relacions fiscals intergovernamentals ,"Pork barrel" ,Despeses públiques ,Gasto público ,Transferencias intergubernamentales ,Intergovernmental fiscal relations ,Political patronage ,Despesa pública ,Clientelismo ,Transferències entre governs ,Intergovernmental transfers ,Ciències Jurídiques, Econòmiques i Socials - Abstract
[eng] Nevertheless, this peculiarity of the Spanish political system did not eliminate the incentives for governments to use pork-barrel policies. On the one hand, despite electoral results being centrally planned, Madrid’s limited capacity to intervene in society implied that elections outcomes had to be negotiated with the local elites, who demanded compensations (such as public funds) for their districts’ electoral support. On the other hand, the two-party system may be seen as a duopoly regime, in which opposition districts were actually those which did not respect the alternation system, and voted for either the dynastic party that was going to lose the election or for a third political force. Restoration Spain provides therefore an interesting case of a political system in which a dominating duopoly used pork-barrel strategies to persuade the electorate to change the sign of their votes in every electoral call. In this setting, two kinds of political economy models may be relevant to analyze pork-barrel in Restoration Spain. One can see the Spanish Restoration as a semi-democratic regime ruled by a duopoly that furthered its political goals by using the geographical allocation of public resources. More specifically, governments showered resources on those districts that were loyal to the alternation system, and starved the rebellious ones. This would be similar to a typical semi-democratic system, although one in which the hegemonic political force was not a single party but a duopoly. On the other hand, given the importance of local elites, non-partisan motivations may also offer a partial description of the political process. In non-partisan models, the distribution of public funds reflects the influence and ability of individual MPs, who compete for administrative resources to reinforce their links with their electorates. Indeed, bringing home the pork increases MPs’ reputation with local elites (Levitt and Snyder, 1995; Levitt and Poterba, 1999; Milligan and Smart, 2005).
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- 2013
116. Intencionalitat (Intentionalität)
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Jorba i Grau, Marta
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L'objectiu principal d'aquest article és presentar el concepte d'intencionalitat en la fenomenologia de Husserl, en tant que descriu una de les principals característiques de l'experiència conscient: el seu estar dirigida a alguna cosa o el seu ser sobre alguna cosa. Husserl hereta una discussió sobre representacions sense objecte de l'escola de Brentano i en fa una primera aproximació a l'obra inacabada Objectes Intencionals (1894). És a les Investigacions Lògiques (1900/1901) on Husserl desenvolupa una primera teoria de la intencionalitat, a partir de la tematització de les vivències intencionals, o actes, que tenen uns continguts intencionals i uns objectes intencionals, els quals queden fora del corrent de consciència i de la descripció fenomenològica. Aquesta teoria és modificada a partir de la introducció del mètode de la reducció transcendental que permet a Husserl la formulació d'una segona teoria de la intencionalitat a Idees I (1913). Segons aquesta teoria, l'objecte intencional passa a formar part del corrent de vivències i, així, pot ser descrit fenomenològicament. Es tematitza sota la noció de «noema», que és el correlat objectiu de la «noesi». El tipus d'intencionalitat desenvolupada en aquestes obres és la intencionalitat objectivant, que Husserl complementa amb la tematització de la intencionalitat impressional, pròpia de la consciència del món «predonat» i de la relació «prereflexiva» del subjecte amb si mateix. Aquest tipus d'intencionalitat es tematitza sobretot a partir de les anàlisis sobre el subjecte carnal i la consciència del temps, en l'etapa husserliana de la fenomenologia genètica. Finalitzem l'article amb una breu indicació de la recepció del concepte per part de l'escola fenomenològica posterior i de la filosofia analítica., The concept of intentionality is a central concept in the phenomenological school, as it describes one of the main features of conscious experience: its being directed at something or its being about something. Husserl inherits a discussion over representations without object from Brentanos school and he first approaches the topic in the unfinished work Intentional Objects (1894). It is in the Logical Investigations (1900/1901) where Husserl develops a first theory of intentionality, thematizing intentional experiences, or acts, that have intentional contents and intentional objects, which are left outside the stream of consciousness and the phenomenological description. This theory is modified with the introduction of the method of the transcendental reduction, that allowsHusserl to formulate the second theory of intentionality in Ideas I (1913). According to this theory, the intentional object becomes part of the stream of consciousness and thus can be phenomenologically described. It is thematized under the notion of «noema», that is the objective correlate of the «noesis». The kind of intentionality developed in these works is objectifying intentionality, which Husserl complements with the thematization of impressional intentionality, peculiar to the consciousness of the «pregiven» world and to the «prereflexive» relation of the subject with itself. This kind of intentionality is thematized with the analysis of the embodied subject and time consciousness, in the husserlian stage of genetic phenomenology. We finish the article with a brief indication of the reception of the concept in the phenomenological school after Husserl and in the analytic philosophy.
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117. Cognitive phenomenology: a non-reductive account
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Jorba Grau, Marta, Pereña, Francesc, García-Carpintero, Manuel, and Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Lògica, Història i Filosofia de la Ciència
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Cognición ,Intencionalitat (Filosofia) ,Consciousness ,Fenomenologia ,Conciencia ,Fenomenología ,Ciències Humanes i Socials ,Thinking ,Cognition ,Consciència ,Pensamiento ,Cognició ,Phenomenology ,Intencionalidad (Filosofía) ,Pensament ,Intentionality (Philosophy) - Abstract
The aim of this dissertation is to provide a non-reductive account of cognitive phenomenology and the experience of thinking. The nature of conscious thought is an issue that has occupied philosophers since ancient times, and still many questions in this domain remain unanswered. One of them is the relation between thought and experience or phenomenal consciousness, in the particular way explored in this thesis: when we undergo a certain cognitive mental episode, should we recognize an experience like our other sensory, perceptual, or emotional experiences or should we rather recognize a very different sort of experience? Experiences are usually characterized by a phenomenal character or what-it-is-likeness for the subject to undergo them, which is usually taken as the mark of phenomenal consciousness and which, for mainstream contemporary philosophy of mind, has been limited to sensory and perceptual experiences, or even to emotional experiences. My general thesis is that conscious thought should be included in the domain of phenomenal consciousness and that there is an experience of thinking or conscious thought with a specific phenomenal character, namely, a phenomenal character that cannot be reduced to other non-cognitive kinds of phenomenologies. The thesis has three main parts, which are divided in several chapters. In the first part, Introduction, I present the basic elements to be able to start the investigation. I firstly clarify the relevant issues involved in the debate (Chapter 1), I justify the terminology chosen and I present the main views and a brief history of the problem. I then propose a way to approach the experience of thinking from a methodological point of view (Chapter 2), through a study of some methodological problems in philosophy and psychology, mainly related to introspection and introspective evidence. In the second part of the thesis, Main Arguments in Cognitive Phenomenology, I defend my non-reductive view with several arguments. I present the obvious argument (Chapter 3) for the conclusion that conscious thoughts have phenomenal properties and I resist some putative cases against the argument. I then present my version of the phenomenal argument (Chapter 4), which shows that there is a phenomenal change between two cognitive experiences contrasted and that this change cannot be explained by appealing to the sensory/emotional elements that by hypothesis remain constant. My presentation of this argument is complemented by a defense against some restrictivist views (Chapter 5). I then present the epistemic argument, which claims that we have introspective immediate knowledge of the kind of mental episode we are in (and of different cognitive atittudes), and that this would not be possible unless cognitive episodes have a specific cognitive phenomenology (Chapter 6). I finally consider another argument, the ontological argument, that might support the reductionist view , but I argue that it does not succeed (Chapter 7). In the third part of the thesis, The Specification of Cognitive Phenomenology, and as a further step in the discussion, I propose a specification of cognitive phenomenology in relation to intentionality and its two main components in conscious thought, cognitive content (Chapter 8) and cognitive attitude (Chapter 9). This proposal provides us with a way of determining similarities and differences in cognitive phenomenology that result in different experiential kinds and different types of conscious thought in virtue of their phenomenology. Moreover, it offers an answer to the question of the relation of determination between both components and their phenomenal character. This dissertation questions well some well-established assumptions in philosophy of mind and consciousness studies: (i) it implies a comprehension of phenomenal consciousness as including cognition, (ii) it rejects the assymetry between sensory/perceptual experience and cognitive one (regarding temporal structure and specification attempts) and (iii) it questions separatist positions between intentionality and phenomenal consciousness. It also opens new research in relation to other philosophical topics and empirical studies and it contributes to the examination of two research fields (consciousness and cognition) that have normally been investigated separately., L’objectiu d’aquesta tesi és presentar una teoria no reductivista de la fenomenologia cognitiva i de l’experiència del pensament. La naturalesa del pensament conscient és una qüestió que ha preocupat als filòsofs des de l’antiguitat i un àmbit on encara trobem moltes qüestions que no tenen resposta. Una d’elles és la relació entre el pensament i l’experiència o la consciencia fenomènica, en el sentit particular que exploro en aquesta tesi: quan tenim una experiència d’un cert episodi mental cognitiu, es tracta d’una experiència com les altres experiències sensorials, perceptives o emocionals, o bé es tracta d’un tipus molt diferent d’experiència? Les experiències normalment es caracteritzen per tenir un caràcter fenomènic o un “com a què és” (what it is like) pel subjecte tenir aquestes experiències, que es prèn com la marca de la consciència fenomènica i que, en filosofia contemporània de la ment, generalment es restringeix a les experiències sensorials, perceptives o, fins i tot, emocionals. La tesi general que defenso és que el pensament conscient ha de ser inclòs en l’extensió de la consciència fenomènica i que existeix una experiència de pensament conscient amb un caràcter fenomènic específic, és a dir, un caràcter fenomènic que no es pot reduir a altres tipus de fenomenologies. Aquesta conclusió general qüestiona alguns supòsits ben establerts en filosofia de la ment i estudis sobre consciència, i així obre la porta a noves investigacions en aquesta direcció. Per tal de defensar aquesta teoria no reductivista, primerament clarifico les qüestions rellevants en el debat i examino com hem d’aproximar-nos a l’experiència del pensament (Capítols 1 i 2). En segon lloc, presento una sèrie d’arguments a favor de la meva tesi (Capítols 3, 4 i 6) i argumento en contra d’estratègies restrictivistes (Capítols 5 i 7). Finalment, com a un pas més en la discussió, proposo una especificació de la fenomenologia cognitiva en relació a la intencionalitat i els seus dos components principals en el pensament conscient, el contingut cognitiu (Capítol 8) i l’actitud cognitiva (Capítol 9), oferint respostes a la qüestió de la relació de determinació entre ambdós components i el seu caràcter fenomènic.
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118. PPAR βδ: A Key Therapeutic Target in Metabolic Disorders.
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Palomer, Xavier, Barroso, Emma, Pizarro-Delgado, Javier, Peña, Lucía, Botteri, Gaia, Zarei, Mohammad, Aguilar, David, Montori-Grau, Marta, and Vázquez-Carrera, Manuel
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METABOLIC disorders ,PEROXISOME proliferator-activated receptors ,HOMEOSTASIS ,OBESITY ,TYPE 2 diabetes - Abstract
Research in recent years on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)β/δ indicates that it plays a key role in the maintenance of energy homeostasis, both at the cellular level and within the organism as a whole. PPARβ/δ activation might help prevent the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This review highlights research findings on the PPARβ/δ regulation of energy metabolism and the development of diseases related to altered cellular and body metabolism. It also describes the potential of the pharmacological activation of PPARβ/δ as a treatment for human metabolic disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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119. Measuring reliable change in cognition using the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS).
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Crockford, Christopher, Newton, Judith, Lonergan, Katie, Madden, Caoifa, Mays, Iain, O'Sullivan, Meabhdh, Costello, Emmet, Pinto-Grau, Marta, Vajda, Alice, Heverin, Mark, Pender, Niall, Al-Chalabi, Ammar, Hardiman, Orla, and Abrahams, Sharon
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AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis ,COGNITIVE therapy ,NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,REGRESSION analysis ,COGNITIVE ability ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Background: Cognitive impairment affects approximately 50% of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Research has indicated that impairment may worsen with disease progression. The Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) was designed to measure neuropsychological functioning in ALS, with its alternate forms (ECAS-A, B, and C) allowing for serial assessment over time.Objective: The aim of the present study was to establish reliable change scores for the alternate forms of the ECAS, and to explore practice effects and test-retest reliability of the ECAS’s alternate forms.Method: Eighty healthy participants were recruited, with 57 completing two and 51 completing three assessments. Participants were administered alternate versions of the ECAS serially (A-B-C) at four-month intervals. Intra-class correlation analysis was employed to explore test-retest reliability, while analysis of variance was used to examine the presence of practice effects. Reliable change indices (RCI) and regression-based methods were utilized to establish change scores for the ECAS alternate forms.Results: Test-retest reliability was excellent for ALS Specific, ALS Non-Specific, and ECAS Total scores of the combined ECAS A, B, and C (all > .90). No significant practice effects were observed over the three testing sessions. RCI and regression-based methods produced similar change scores.Conclusion: The alternate forms of the ECAS possess excellent test-retest reliability in a healthy control sample, with no significant practice effects. The use of conservative RCI scores is recommended. Therefore, a change of ≥8, ≥4, and ≥9 for ALS Specific, ALS Non-Specific, and ECAS Total score is required for reliable change. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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120. Clustering of Neuropsychiatric Disease in First-Degree and Second-Degree Relatives of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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O'Brien, Margaret, Burke, Tom, Heverin, Mark, Vajda, Alice, McLaughlin, Russell, Gibbons, John, Byrne, Susan, Pinto-Grau, Marta, Elamin, Marwa, Pender, Niall, and Hardiman, Orla
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- 2017
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121. Pork Barrel politics in semi-democracies: the Spanish 'Parlamentary roads', 1874-1915
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Curto Grau, Marta, Herranz Loncán, Alfonso, Solé Ollé, Albert, and Universitat de Barcelona
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Economics ,Spain ,Transportation buildings ,Infraestructures (Transport) ,Creixement econòmic ,Economia ,Espanya ,Economic growth - Abstract
This paper analyzes the effects of parliamentary representation on road infrastructure expenditure during the Spanish Restoration. Using a panel dataset of Spanish provinces in 1880-1914 we find that the allocation of administrative resources among provinces depended both on the delegation characteristics (such as the share of MPs with party leadership positions, and their degree of electoral independence), and the regime"s global search for stability. These results point to the importance of electoral dynamics within semi-democratic political systems, and offer an example of the influence of government tactics on infrastructure allocation.
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- 2012
122. Factores de riesgo implicados en el comportamiento agresivo del perro y del gato
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Amat Grau, Marta, Manteca Vilanova, Xavier, Ruiz de la Torre Casañas, José Luis, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments
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Agresividad ,Ciències Socials ,Perro ,Gato - Abstract
El presente trabajo se centra en el estudio de algunos aspectos de la agresividad del perro y del gato. El estudio de la agresividad canina y felina es importante por varios motivos. En primer lugar, los problemas de agresividad del perro y del gato son muy frecuentes y, al menos en los centros de referencia, son el principal problema de comportamiento. La agresividad del perro y del gato también es importante, porque constituye una de las principales causas de eutanasia y abandono de perros y gatos sanos. A las razones citadas anteriormente debemos añadir que la mayoría de los problemas de agresividad afectan negativamente al bienestar del animal ya que estimulan los centros nerviosos responsables del castigo, es decir, generan un estado afectivo negativo y, además, van acompañadas de una respuesta de estrés. El primer objetivo del trabajo era estudiar la epidemiología de los problemas de comportamiento del gato, incluyendo su prevalencia y los factores de riesgo relativos a la raza, sexo, estado reproductor, procedencia, acceso al exterior y número de gatos que conviven en un mismo domicilio. En este sentido se obtuvo que los problemas de agresividad y los problemas de eliminación inadecuada suponen la mayoría de las consultas de etología clínica felina recibidas en el Servicio de Etología de la Fundació Hospital Clínic Veterinari. Los problemas de agresividad entre gatos son más frecuentes que los problemas de agresividad hacia las personas. En relación a los problemas de agresividad hacia las personas, los miembros de la familia son el blanco más frecuente. Dentro de la categoría de problemas de eliminación inadecuada, los más frecuentes son los de micción inadecuada, seguidos por los problemas que afectan tanto a la micción como a la defecación y finalmente por los que afectan a la defecación. Los gatos de raza Persa presentan significativamente más problemas de eliminación inadecuada que las otras razas. En la categoría de problemas de agresividad, los dos diagnósticos más comunes son la agresividad por falta de tolerancia a la manipulación y la agresividad por juego. En la categoría de problemas de eliminación inadecuada, el diagnóstico más común son los problemas de aversión a la bandeja. Estos resultados indican que el desconocimiento de los propietarios acerca del comportamiento normal del gato contribuye en muy buena medida al desarrollo de problemas de comportamiento en esta especie. Según la base de datos del Servicio de Etología, los gatos que proceden de tiendas, que no tienen acceso al exterior y que no conviven con otros gatos, presentan significativamente más problemas de comportamiento. El primero de estos resultados sugiere que una socialización deficiente es un factor importante en el desarrollo de los problemas de comportamiento del gato. Las gatas no castradas presentan más problemas de agresividad que las castradas. No hay diferencias entre machos y hembras en la prevalencia de problemas de comportamiento. Estos resultados indican que los factores hormonales desempeñan un papel diferente en la agresividad del gato y la del perro. El segundo objetivo del trabajo era estudiar el estímulo desencadenante, el blanco alternativo, la postura corporal y los factores de riesgo de la agresividad redirigida del gato. Según nuestra base de datos, el 9% de los casos de comportamiento agresivo del gato analizados son compatibles con un diagnóstico de agresividad redirigida. Los sonidos intensos y las interacciones con otros gatos son los detonantes más comunes. Los propietarios y otros gatos de la vivienda son los blancos alternativos más frecuentes. En la mayoría de episodios de agresividad redirigida el gato adopta una postura defensiva. Los gatos que muestran agresividad redirigida no suelen tener acceso al exterior y presentan frecuentemente fobia a los ruidos. Estos resultados sugieren que el mecanismo responsable de la agresividad redirigida del gato está relacionado con la respuesta de miedo y estrés. El tercer objetivo era estudiar la epidemiología del comportamiento agresivo de los perros de raza Cocker Spaniel Inglés, incluyendo su prevalencia y los factores de riesgo relativos al sexo, estado reproductor, procedencia y color de la capa. Según la base de datos del Servicio de Etología de la Fundació Hospital Clínic Veterinari, el Cocker Spaniel Inglés es la raza que presenta más problemas de agresividad. La agresividad hacia la familia es el problema que se presenta con más frecuencia en esta raza. Los machos presentan significativamente más problemas de agresividad que las hembras y los individuos de capa dorada presentan más problemas de agresividad que los individuos de otras capas. Este último resultado sugiere que el Cocker Spaniel Inglés es un buen modelo para estudiar la relación entre el color de la capa y el temperamento en los animales. El cuarto objetivo era caracterizar el comportamiento agresivo del Cocker Spaniel Inglés para determinar si esta raza presenta una mayor frecuencia de agresividad impulsiva que otras razas de perros. Al comparar una población de perros de raza Cocker Spaniel Inglés con una población de perros de otras razas, ambas con problemas de agresividad, se observa que la impulsividad es una característica más frecuente en la población de Cockers El quinto objetivo era determinar la concentración sérica de serotonina en perros agresivos de raza Cocker Spaniel Inglés como posible mecanismo responsable de la impulsividad en la conducta agresiva de esta raza. La concentración sérica de serotonina es inferior en perros agresivos de raza Cocker Spaniel Inglés que en perros agresivos de otras razas. Los dos resultados anteriores indican que el Cocker Spaniel Inglés podría ser un buen modelo para estudiar los mecanismos fisiológicos responsables de la impulsividad., The present work is focused in the study of canine and feline aggression. The study of canine and feline aggression is important for several reasons. First, these problems are very common, and at least in referral behavior services, they are the main owner’s complaint. The canine and feline aggression is also important because represents one of the main causes of euthanasia and relinquishment of healthy dogs and cats. Moreover, the majority of aggression problems could affect the animal’s well-being since there is evidence that aggressive behavior may involve a stress response. The first objective was to study the epidemiology of feline behaviour problems, including their prevalence and the risk factors related to the breed, sex, neutered status, origin of the cat, the possibility to go outside and the number of cats that live in the same household. According to the results, the aggressive and elimination problems represent the majority of feline cases attended to the Animal Behaviour Services at the Barcelona School of Veterinary Medicine. The intercat aggression problems are more frequent that the aggression towards people. In relation to the aggression towards people, the family members are the most common target. In the category of elimination problems, most of the elimination cases involved urination, followed by urination and defecation, and defecation. Persian cats showed elimination problems out the litter box more frequently than other breeds. The most frequent diagnosis is litterbox aversion. In the category of aggression problems, most cases meet the criteria of play related aggression and petting related aggression. These results point out that the lack of knowledge of the owners about the normal behaviour contributes to the development of some of behavior problems in this specie. According the caseload of Animal Behaviour Services, cats purchased from petshops, without access to the outside, and living alone, show more behavior problems. First result suggests that an inadequate socialization may be an important factor in the development of feline behaviours problems. The intact females show more aggression problems that neutered ones. In relation to the prevalence of behavior problems, there are no differences between males and females. These results suggest that the hormones may play a different role in the canine and feline aggression. The second objective was to identify inciting causes, alternative targets, and risk factors associated with redirected aggression in cats. According our caseload, 9% of the aggressive cases are reported to have displayed behaviour compatible with redirected aggression. The most common inciting stimuli are loud noises followed by interactions with other cats. The most commonly reported alternative target is the owner, followed by another cat living in the same household. In the majority of episodes, the owner describes a defensive posture. Cats with redirected aggression are significantly more likely to have sound phobia and less likely to be outdoor. These results suggest that the physiologic and functional bases of redirected aggression may be related to fear and stress. The third objective was to study the aggressive behavior of English cocker spaniel (ECS) presented for aggression problems to the Animal Behaviour Services at the Barcelona School of Veterinary Medicine, including the prevalence and the risk factors related to the sex, neutering status, source from which the dog was obtained and coat color. According our caseload, English cocker spaniel is the breed that shows more aggression problems. Owner directed aggression is the most commonly reported problem in this breed. Males show more frequently aggression problems than females, and the golden coat cockers show are more common in the group of aggressive ECS than in the group of non-aggressive ECS. This result suggests that this breed coud be a good model to understand the relationship between the coat colour and the behavior of the animals. The fourth objective was to find out if this breed shows more frequently impulsiveness than other breeds. A population of aggressive ECS was compare with a population of aggressive dogs of other breeds. ECSs show impulsiveness more frequently than other breeds. The fifth objective was to analyze possible differences in serum serotonin levels between aggressive ECSs and aggressive dogs of other breeds as a mechanism to understand the impulsiveness. ECSs have lower levels of serum serotonin than aggressive dogs of other breeds. The last two results suggest that the ECS may be a good model to study the physiologic mechanisms underlying impulsiveness.
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123. La intencionalidad : entre Husserl y la filosofía de la mente contemporánea
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Las discusiones sobre la intencionalidad en la Filosofía de la mente con-temporánea se plantean en un marco un tanto ajeno al de la Fenomenología, bajo la suposición, de modo bastante generalizado, de que hay una separación entre in-tencionalidad y c
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124. RESEÑA de : Ortega y Gasset, José, Gaos, José, Xirau, Joaquín, Palacios, L. Eulogio, Serrano de Haro, Agustín. Cuerpo vivido. Madrid : Encuentro, 2010
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125. Evaluation of Aminoglycoside and Non-Aminoglycoside Compounds for Stop-Codon Readthrough Therapy in Four Lysosomal Storage Diseases
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Gómez-Grau, Marta, primary, Garrido, Elena, additional, Cozar, Mónica, additional, Rodriguez-Sureda, Víctor, additional, Domínguez, Carmen, additional, Arenas, Concepción, additional, Gatti, Richard A., additional, Cormand, Bru, additional, Grinberg, Daniel, additional, and Vilageliu, Lluïsa, additional
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126. Functional Connectivity Changes in Resting-State EEG as Potential Biomarker for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Iyer, Parameswaran Mahadeva, primary, Egan, Catriona, additional, Pinto-Grau, Marta, additional, Burke, Tom, additional, Elamin, Marwa, additional, Nasseroleslami, Bahman, additional, Pender, Niall, additional, Lalor, Edmund C., additional, and Hardiman, Orla, additional
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127. Behavioral Change in ALS as a Phenotypic Marker of Disease Subtypes (P1.223)
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Burke, Tom, primary, Elamin, Marwa, additional, Bede, Peter, additional, Pinto Grau, Marta, additional, Vajda, Alice, additional, McLaughlin, Russel, additional, Pender, Niall, additional, and Hardiman, Orla, additional
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128. Factores ambientales implicados en el control de la conducta del perro y del gato : dieta, manejo y ejercicio
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Mariotti, Valentina Maria, Amat Grau, Marta, Hervera Abad, Marta, Baucells Sánchez, María Dolores, and Manteca Vilanova, Xavier
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129. Apuntes de... Etología : Diagnósticos diferenciales y factores implicados en un problema de destructividad en el perro
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Mariotti, V. Mª, Fatjó i Ríos, Jaume, Amat Grau, Marta, and Manteca Vilanova, Xavier
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Ante la queja de un exceso de destructividad en el perro, muy común por parte de los propietarios, el veterinario debe poder realizar un diagnóstico diferencial para determinar la causa del problema. En muchos casos el clínico puede ofrecer directamente al cliente unas pautas de tratamiento o, si es preciso, consultar con el especialista. En primer lugar se debe tener en cuenta que no todas las conductas indeseables, por muy molestas que le resulten al propietario, se deben considerar necesariamente patológicas: en muchos casos se trata de la expresión llevada al extremo de comportamientos naturales en una determinada especie. La destructividad en el perro, por ejemplo, puede ser debida a una manifestación excesiva de la conducta exploratoria, que por otro lado se considera normal en un animal joven. Además de la edad, otros factores intrínsecos influyen sobre esta tendencia, como la raza o el sexo. Por otra parte, una destructividad excesiva puede ser la forma en la que se presenta un problema de hiperactividad que, cuando no es patológica o primaria (se denomina hiperquinesis, pero es muy esporádica) puede ser el resultado de errores de manejo por parte del propietario, o bien derivar de un ambiente muy pobre en estímulos. Además, puede que los destrozos aparezcan como resultado de una reacción de estrés cada vez que el perro se queda solo. Cuando se presenta de esta forma, la destructividad es la manifestación de un trastorno de la conducta llamado ansiedad por separación, que presenta entre sus síntomas principales vocalizaciones excesivas, falta de control sobre las eliminaciones y una marcada tendencia a destrozar objetos de la casa, rascar puertas y paredes en ausencia de los propietarios. Finalmente, los destrozos pueden ser secundarios a un problema de fobia a ruidos: el perro intenta hacer frente al miedo que experimenta destrozando objetos en el intento de escaparse, esconderse y así disminuir la ansiedad. En el esquema que ofrecemos a continuación quedan resumidos los factores principales que intervienen en la aparición de un comportamiento destructivo en el perro.
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130. Identifying behavioural changes in ALS: Validation of the Beaumont Behavioural Inventory (BBI).
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Elamin, Marwa, Pinto-Grau, Marta, Burke, Tom, Bede, Peter, Rooney, James, O'Sullivan, Meabhdh, Lonergan, Katie, Kirby, Emma, Quinlan, Emma, Breen, Nadia, Vajda, Alice, Heverin, Mark, Pender, Niall, and Hardiman, Orla
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Objective: Behavioural changes are an important part of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, most tools do not account for the influence of motor impairment. Furthermore, they do not fully measure the broad range of behavioural changes specific to ALS. This study aimed to develop and validate an ALS specific behavioural inventory, the Beaumont Behavioural Inventory (BBI). Methods: The BBI was validated in a cohort of ALS patients (n = 85) and 78 age-, gender-, and education-matched controls. The scale was validated against the Frontal Systems Behaviour Scale (FrSBe) and The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) for convergent validity, and against other non-behavioural measures to assess discriminant validity. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach's alpha. Results: The instrument showed high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha value =0.891). BBI scores highly correlated with the FrSBe and moderately with the FAB. However, the measure was independent from non-behavioural measures. Using a cut-off score of 7 for mild behavioural changes, the BBI displayed high sensitivity and specificity (87.9% and 78.85%, respectively). The cut-off score for moderate changes, consistent with a diagnosis of ALS-FTD, is set at 22.5, showing 90% sensitivity and 96% specificity. Discussion: The BBI is a sensitive and specific tool to assess the entire behavioural spectrum of ALS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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131. Screening for cognitive dysfunction in ALS: validation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) using age and education adjusted normative data.
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Pinto-Grau, Marta, Burke, Tom, Lonergan, Katie, McHugh, Caroline, Mays, Iain, Madden, Caoifa, Vajda, Alice, Heverin, Mark, Elamin, Marwa, Hardiman, Orla, and Pender, Niall
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Background: Cognitive and behavioural changes are an important aspect in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS) briefly assesses these changes in ALS.Objective: To validate the ECAS against a standardised neuropsychological battery and assess its sensitivity and specificity using age and education adjusted cut-off scores.Method: 30 incident ALS cases were assessed on both, ECAS and neuropsychological battery. Age and education adjusted cut-off scores were created from a sample of 82 healthy controls.Results: ECAS composite scores (Total, ALS Specific and Non-Specific) were highly correlated with battery composite scores. High correlations were also observed between ECAS and full battery cognitive domains and subtests. The ECAS Total, ALS Specific and Non-Specific scores were highly sensitive to cognitive impairment. ECAS ALS-Specific cognitive domains also evidenced high sensitivity. Individual subtest sensitivity was medium to low, suggesting that caution should be used when interpreting these scores. Low positive predictive values indicated the presence of false positives.Conclusions: Psychometric properties of the ECAS using age and education adjusted norms indicate that the ECAS, when used as an overall measure of cognitive decline, is highly sensitive. Further comprehensive assessment is required for patients that present as impaired on the ECAS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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132. Voterss Responsiveness to Public Employment Policies
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Curto-Grau, Marta, primary
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133. Partisan targeting of inter-govermental transfers & state interference in local elections: evidence of Spain
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Curto Grau, Marta, Solé Ollé, Albert, Sorribas Navarro, Pilar, Curto Grau, Marta, Solé Ollé, Albert, and Sorribas Navarro, Pilar
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We examine whether state-level incumbents discriminate in the allocation of transfers in favour of local governments controlled by co-partisans, and whether the electoral prospects of local incumbents improve when they are aligned with the state incumbent. Using a new database covering around 3,000 Spanish municipalities during the period 2000-07 and a Regression Discontinuity design, we document a very strong and robust effect: in close races, municipalities aligned with the regional government obtain on average 83% more per capita transfers and their incumbents gain 10% more votes at the local elections. We also show that the effect of alignment is stronger: (i) when regional and local elections are held on the same day, (ii) in regions with less competitive regional elections, and (ii) in regions with more budget resources.
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134. Is there a specific experience of thinking?
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Jorba Grau, Marta and Jorba Grau, Marta
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135. La arquitectura en edificios de oficinas. Clasificación de fachadas según cumplimiento de la CTE
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Construcció, Ivern Oliveras, Laura, Rosell Grau, Marta, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Construcció, Ivern Oliveras, Laura, and Rosell Grau, Marta
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El diseño de un edificio de oficinas está condicionado por el cumplimiento del Código Técnico de la Edificación (CTE) que regula las exigencias básicas de calidad para cada uno de los requisitos básicos de seguridad estructural, seguridad en caso de incendio, seguridad de utilización, higiene, salud y protección del medio ambiente, protección contra el ruido y ahorro de energía y aislamiento térmico que deben cumplir los edificios. El objetivo final del proyecto es establecer los requerimientos mínimos que debe cumplir cualquier tipología de fachada de un edificio de oficinas de la ciudad de Barcelona además de establecer una clasificación de las diferentes fachadas de un edificio según el cumplimiento de los diferentes documentos básicos del CTE. Para realizar el presente proyecto primeramente se ha realizado una búsqueda y clasificación de información dispersada tanto en libros, revistas técnicas como en Internet referente a la arquitectura de edificios de oficinas: los elementos constituyentes de la piel (fachada y cubierta), las divisiones interiores de edificio y sus recubrimientos. En esta parte documental se integran además, criterios de diseño tanto en la fase de proyecto, en la de ejecución y como a lo largo de la vida útil del edificio en referencia a su mantenimiento. Por su volumen, se ha recogido dicha documentación en los anexos que acompañan la presente memoria. Una vez puestos en situación del gran abanico de posibles soluciones de fachadas para un edificio de oficinas y sus elementos complementarios (cubiertas y particiones interiores), el presente proyecto define y cuantifica las exigencias del CTE para fachadas en un edificio de uso administrativo situado en la ciudad de Barcelona. En primer lugar, se determinan los valores límite de los diferentes parámetros estipulados para un edificio de oficinas con una ubicación y unas características dimensionales definidas y posteriormente se clasifican las fachadas del edificio según el cumplimiento del CT
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136. Glucose dependence of glycogen synthase activity regulation by GSK3 and MEK/ERK inhibitors and angiotensin-(1–7) action on these pathways in cultured human myotubes
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Montori-Grau, Marta, primary, Tarrats, Núria, additional, Osorio-Conles, Oscar, additional, Orozco, Anna, additional, Serrano-Marco, Lucía, additional, Vázquez-Carrera, Manuel, additional, and Gómez-Foix, Anna Mª., additional
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137. The Efficacy Versus Toxicity Profile of Combination Virotherapy and TLR Immunotherapy Highlights the Danger of Administering TLR Agonists to Oncolytic Virus-treated Mice
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Rommelfanger, Diana M, primary, Grau, Marta C, additional, Diaz, Rosa M, additional, Ilett, Elizabeth, additional, Alvarez-Vallina, Luis, additional, Thompson, Jill M, additional, Kottke, Timothy J, additional, Melcher, Alan, additional, and Vile, Richard G, additional
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138. Passing the Buck? Central and Sub-National Governments in Times of Fiscal Stress
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Ahrend, Rudiger, primary, Curto-Grau, Marta, additional, and Vam Malle, Camila, additional
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139. Adipose tissue glycogen accumulation is associated with obesity-linked inflammation in humans.
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Ceperuelo-Mallafré, Victòria, Ejarque, Miriam, Serena, Carolina, Duran, Xavier, Montori-Grau, Marta, Rodríguez, Miguel Angel, Yanes, Oscar, Núñez-Roa, Catalina, Roche, Kelly, Puthanveetil, Prasanth, Garrido-Sánchez, Lourdes, Saez, Enrique, Tinahones, Francisco J., Garcia-Roves, Pablo M., Gómez-Foix, Anna M a, Saltiel, Alan R., Vendrell, Joan, and Fernández-Veledo, Sonia
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Objective Glycogen metabolism has emerged as a mediator in the control of energy homeostasis and studies in murine models reveal that adipose tissue might contain glycogen stores. Here we investigated the physio(patho)logical role of glycogen in human adipose tissue in the context of obesity and insulin resistance. Methods We studied glucose metabolic flux of hypoxic human adipoctyes by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry-based metabolic approaches. Glycogen synthesis and glycogen content in response to hypoxia was analyzed in human adipocytes and macrophages. To explore the metabolic effects of enforced glycogen deposition in adipocytes and macrophages, we overexpressed PTG, the only glycogen-associated regulatory subunit (PP1-GTS) reported in murine adipocytes. Adipose tissue gene expression analysis was performed on wild type and homozygous PTG KO male mice. Finally, glycogen metabolism gene expression and glycogen accumulation was analyzed in adipose tissue, mature adipocytes and resident macrophages from lean and obese subjects with different degrees of insulin resistance in 2 independent cohorts. Results We show that hypoxia modulates glucose metabolic flux in human adipocytes and macrophages and promotes glycogenesis. Enforced glycogen deposition by overexpression of PTG re-orients adipocyte secretion to a pro-inflammatory response linked to insulin resistance and monocyte/lymphocyte migration. Furthermore, glycogen accumulation is associated with inhibition of mTORC1 signaling and increased basal autophagy flux, correlating with greater leptin release in glycogen-loaded adipocytes. PTG-KO mice have reduced expression of key inflammatory genes in adipose tissue and PTG overexpression in M0 macrophages induces a pro-inflammatory and glycolytic M1 phenotype. Increased glycogen synthase expression correlates with glycogen deposition in subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese patients. Glycogen content in subcutaneous mature adipocytes is associated with BMI and leptin expression. Conclusion Our data establish glycogen mishandling in adipose tissue as a potential key feature of inflammatory-related metabolic stress in human obesity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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140. Partisan Targeting of Inter-Governmental Transfers & State Interference in Local Elections: Evidence from Spain
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Curto-Grau, Marta, primary, Sole-Olle, Albert, additional, and Sorribas-Navarro, Pilar, additional
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141. JOSÉ ORTEGA Y GASSET, JOSÉ GAOS, JOAQUÍN XIRAU, L. EULOGIO PALACIONES, AGUSTÍN SERRANO DE HARO. Cuerpo vivido. Madrid, Encuentro, 2010, 168 pp.
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Jorba i Grau, Marta, primary
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142. La intencionalidad: entre Husserl y la Filosofía de la mente contemporánea
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143. Differential pattern of glycogen accumulation after protein phosphatase 1 glycogen-targeting subunit PPP1R6 overexpression, compared to PPP1R3C and PPP1R3A, in skeletal muscle cells
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Montori-Grau, Marta, primary, Guitart, Maria, additional, García-Martínez, Cèlia, additional, Orozco, Anna, additional, and Gómez-Foix, Anna, additional
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144. Neurofibromatosis tipo 2
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Pérez-Grau, Marta, primary, Miró, Núria, additional, Prades, José, additional, Vergés, Juan, additional, Lareo, Susana, additional, and Roca-Ribas, Francesc, additional
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145. Expression and glycogenic effect of glycogen-targeting protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit GL in cultured human muscle
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Montori-Grau, Marta, primary, Guitart, Maria, additional, Lerin, Carles, additional, Andreu, Antonio L., additional, Newgard, Christopher B., additional, García-Martínez, Cèlia, additional, and Gómez-Foix, Anna M., additional
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146. Long-term cultured human myotubes decrease contractile gene expression and regulate apoptosis-related genes
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Ferrer-Martínez, Andreu, primary, Montell, Eulàlia, additional, Montori-Grau, Marta, additional, García-Martínez, Cèlia, additional, Gómez-Foix, Anna M., additional, Roberts, Matthew-Alan, additional, Mansourian, Robert, additional, and Macé, Katherine, additional
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147. Hemorragia intracerebral clínicamente silente
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Arboix, Adrià, primary, Aguado, Ofelia, additional, Massons, Joan, additional, and Grau, Marta, additional
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148. Pre- and intra-operative prognostic factors of facial nerve function in cerebellopontine angle surgery.
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Gazia, Francesco, Callejo, Àngela, Pérez-Grau, Marta, Lareo, Susana, Prades, José, Roca-Ribas, Francesc, and Amilibia, Emilio
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Purpose: The study assesses whether pre- and intraoperative factors linked to electromyography and direct electrical stimulation (DES) of facial nerve can predict facial nerve function in the short- (12 days) and long-term (1 year) after cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumor resection. Methods: 157 patients who underwent surgical resection of CPA tumors with facial nerve monitoring. Pre-operative factors (age, tumor size, pure tone average), surgical time and intra-operative parameters regarding facial function, minimum stimulation threshold (MST), compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and the difference between proximal and distal CMAP (DPDC) were evaluated. Results: A correlation between tumor size, MST, CMAP and facial function in both short and long term was found. A higher grade of immediate facial paralysis corresponded to a higher risk of poor outcome after one year. A postoperative House–Brackmann (HB) score of V or VI was correlated with poor outcome in 88.8% and 93.8% of cases. A risk of HB 3 or more, in the long term, was correlated with a tumor size of 20.2 mm. Using an MST of 0.1 mA, for long-term predictions, sensitivity and specificity were 0.62 (95% CI 0.46–0.75) and 0.73 (95% CI 0.61–0.82), respectively. With a CMAP cut-off < 200 µV, for long-term prediction, sensitivity was 0.73 (95% CI 0.53–0.87) and specificity 0.73 (95% CI 0.55–0.85). Conclusion: The assessment based on the cut-offs described increases the ability to predict facial function. Improving predictive accuracy enables surgeons to address patients' expectations and to establish an intervention timeline for planning facial reanimation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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149. ¿Se puede reducir el miedo, la ansiedad y el estrés durante la visita al veterinario? El Programa de certificación veterinaria Fear Free te enseñará cómo conseguirlo.
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Amat Grau, Marta
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VETERINARY medicine ,VETERINARIANS ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,ANXIETY - Abstract
An interview with Marta Amat Grau, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the UAB, is presented. Topics discussed include Fear Free Veterinary Certification Program is an online training for veterinarians that exists for years; high percentage of dogs and cats show signs of stress whenever go to the veterinary center and consequences that an animal suffers fear, anxiety, or stress (MAE) during visits to the veterinary center.
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150. Genotyping Recurrence Of Stroke (GRECOS) Project: Two Genes Involved in Hypoxia Responses and Blood Brain Barrier Function Are Associated With Vascular Recurrence in a Preliminary Study
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Mendioroz, Maite, Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel, Adrià Arboix, Palomeras, Ernest, Freijoo, Marimar, Ribo, Marc, Salat, David, Canovas, David, Grau, Marta, Krupinski, Jurek, Angels Font, Maria, Rubio, Francisco, Arenillas, Juan, Davalos, Antonio, Martinez-Zabaleta, Maite, Masjuan, Jaime, Pinana, Carlos, Moniche, Pachi, Serena, Joaquin, Purroy, Francisco, Marti, Joan, Roquer, Jaume, Tejero, Carlos, Aymerich, Nuria, Fernandez-Morales, Jessica, Giralt, Dolors, Del-Rio, Alberto, Alvarez-Sabin, Jose, Montaner, Joan, and Domingues-Montanari, Sophie
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