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Ecografia Uroginecològica en dones intervingudes d’incontinència urinària d’esforç amb bandes suburetrals

Escura Sancho, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2022-12-19)

[cat] HIPÒTESIS: a) Hipòtesis principals: 1. L’ecografia uroginecològica (EUG) presenta patrons ecogràfics que permeten avaluar el funcionalisme del dispositiu col·locat a nivell suburetral per a tractar la IUE, de ...

An economic perspective on the challenges associated with tackling neglected diseases: from product development to implementation and adoption

Aerts, Céline (Date of defense: 2020-09-14)

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified over 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), affecting 1.5 billion people worldwide (Uniting to combat neglected tropical diseases, 2017). While being all infectious diseases, ...

Efectes sobre l’audició i l’equilibri de la co-exposició al soroll ric en baixes freqüències i el disulfur de carboni (CS2)

Carreres Pons, Maria (Date of defense: 2018-03-23)

El disulfur de carboni (CS2) és un solvent utilitzat, per exemple, en la fabricació de cel·lulosa, de fibres de viscosa i esponges. La seva co-exposició amb el soroll és freqüent. S’ha demostrat que l’exposició professional ...

Efectividad y seguridad en el tratamiento de la psoriasis vulgar con terapias anti interleucina 17A en condiciones de práctica clínica habitual

Notario Rosa, Jaime (Date of defense: 2022-12-14)

[spa] Los objetivos principales de este trabajo de tesis es evaluar la efectividad y seguridad en el tratamiento de pacientes con psoriasis con los agentes biológicos anti IL-17A aprobados (secukinumab e ixekizumab) en ...

Effect of maternal HIV and malaria on the transplacental transfer of antibodies against prevalent pathogens and vaccines in Mozambican women

Alonso Galindo, Selena (Date of defense: 2021-06-10)

Infectious diseases are one of the main causes of mortality in newborns born in Mozambique. Transplacental transfer of antibodies is essential for conferring protection during the first months of life against these ...

Effects of dietary polyphenol intake on metabolic syndrome, body composition and obesity-related inflammation

Castro Barquero, Sara (Date of defense: 2022-05-30)

[eng] INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of different cardiovascular and cardiometabolic risk factors. In developed countries, MetS prevalence has risen to 20- 25% in the adult population, and its ...

Eficàcia de la hidratació oral com a mesura preventiva de la lesió renal aguda postcontrast iodat

Sebastià Cerqueda, Carmen (Date of defense: 2021-12-21)

INTRODUCCIÓ: La lesió renal aguda postcontrast (LRA-PC) es defineix com un increment de la creatinina sèrica (Cr) ≥ 0,3mg/dl (26,5μmol/l) o ≥ 1,5 vegades comparada amb el valor basal de la Cr que apareix entre les 48-72 ...

Eficàcia i anàlisi de costos de dues unitats de cures respiratòries intermèdies, segons complexitat i escenari no pandèmic i pandèmic COVID-19

Galdeano Lozano, Marina (Date of defense: 2022-09-06)

BACKGROUND: Intermediate Respiratory Care Units (UCRI) have experienced growth. We analyze two UCRI from the same health group located in hospitals with different epidemiological situations and level of complexity. HYPOTHESES: ...

Endothelial dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its impact on gas exchange

Piccari, Lucilla (Date of defense: 2024-02-21)

[eng] INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and leads to a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. It is known that patients with COPD ...

Endothelial Mitofusin 2 deficiency improves systemic metabolic health and delays age-associated decline

Chivite Araiz, Íñigo (Date of defense: 2020-01-24)

Blood vessels distribute nutrients and oxygen to every single cell in the body. Endothelial cells define the vessel wall, and thus they are ideally located to crucially modulate nutrient availability and act as metabolic ...

Enhancing CAR-T Cell Therapy for Hematological Malignancies through Dual Targeting and Combination with NK Cells

Bachiller García, Mireia (Date of defense: 2024-03-06)

[eng] CAR-T therapy has represented a milestone for the treatment of hematological patients in relapse or refractory to conventional treatments, leading to the approval by regulatory agencies of four CAR-T products against ...

Environmental and bystanders’ exposure to secondhand aerosols of electronic cigarettes in the European population

Beladenta, Amalia (Date of defense: 2021-06-16)

[eng] INTRODUCTION: In recent years, electronic cigarettes have increased in popularity among youth and adults in many parts of the world, including Europe. Growing evidence indicates that e-cigarette aerosols contain ...

Epidemiological dynamics of Tuberculosis within the prison population and the community

Sequera Buzarquis, Victor Guillermo (Date of defense: 2024-04-30)

[eng] INTRODUCTION: The control of tuberculosis (TB) in Central America and South America has significantly progressed over the past 20 years. However, it has particularly stagnated during the second decade of the 21st ...

Epidemiología de los brotes de gastroenteritis de etiología vírica en instituciones cerradas y semicerradas

Parrón Bernabé, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)

[spa] INTRODUCCIÓN: El principal agente de gastroenteritis aguda (GEA) de etiología vírica es norovirus, aunque también son frecuentes los adenovirus, astrovirus, rotavirus y sapovirus. Las GEA de origen vírico son cuadros ...

Epidemiología y análisis de factores de riesgo de las infecciones relacionadas con la asistencia sanitaria, e impacto de la implementación de programas de optimización de uso de antimicrobianos en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos nacionales

Fresán Ruiz, Elena (Date of defense: 2024-04-18)

[spa] Existe evidencia de que las infecciones relacionadas con la asistencia sanitaria son un problema global de Salud Pública que afecta también a la población pediátrica. Sin embargo, hallamos escasa literatura que englobe ...

Epigenetic information contained in male germ cell chromatin-associated proteins and its potential impact on the reproductive function

Iglesia Rodríguez, Alberto de la (Date of defense: 2022-10-28)

[eng] Contrasting the traditional idea of the male gamete being a simple carrier of the paternal DNA, evidence in the last decades revealed that the sperm cell provides the embryo with different layers of epigenetic ...

Epilepsy from a network perspective

Sala Padró, Jacint (Date of defense: 2024-04-18)

[eng] Epilepsy, as stipulated by the ILAE, is a neurological disease marked by and enduring condition that ensures the persistence of epileptic seizures. It is a very heterogenous disease, with a variety of etiologies, ...

Escala PAINAD: adaptación y validación en pacientes no comunicativos hospitalizados e impacto de una intervención formativa a enfermeras para su administración

Muñoz Narbona, Lucia (Date of defense: 2019-09-20)

INTRODUCCIÓN: El dolor tiene un gran impacto en los pacientes hospitalizados y es un indicador de calidad de los cuidados de enfermería. La escala Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) valora el dolor en personas ...

Estado de salud bucodental de una muestra de pacientes diabéticos: Estudio clínico y radiográfico

Pérez Losada, Flor de Liz (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)

[spa] INTRODUCCION: La diabetes mellitus (DM) se define como un desorden metabólico de causas múltiples caracterizado por una hiperglucemia crónica asociada a alteraciones en el metabolismo de hidratos de carbono, proteínas ...

Estrategias de predicción de la insuficiencia placentaria con repercusiones maternas y fetales

Mula Used, Raquel (Date of defense: 2023-06-16)

[spa] INTRODUCCIÓN: Dos de las manifestaciones más relevantes de la insuficiencia placentaria son la preeclampsia (PE) y la restricción de crecimiento intrauterino (CIR). Ambas patologías comportan una elevada morbimortalidad, ...