Junta de Castilla y León

Effectiveness of a Physical Exercise Prescription Program in Primary Care to Improve Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Adults Aged 65 Years and Older in a Rural Basic Health Area—Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (PREFIS-AP)

Physical inactivity contributes substantially to morbidity, disability, functional decline, and premature mortality in older adults. General physical activity counselling in primary care does not necessarily translate into structured, individualized exercise prescription. PREFIS-...

A Triadic Programme Combining Universal Design for Learning, Multilevel Instruction and Manipulative Mathematics in Second-Grade Primary Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Mathematical Competence and Attitudes

Evidence on programmes that combine manipulative mathematics, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and multilevel instruction is scarce, particularly for primary students with and without specific learning difficulties (SpLD). This study examined whether a six-session triadic prog...

Optimization of Antimicrobial Concentrations in an Agar-Free, Low-Cost, Wheat Germ-Based Diet for Mass Rearing of Drosophila suzukii

The bottleneck for the mass production of Trichopria drosophilae Perkins (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), the principal parasitoid of the Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is the lack of efficient mass-rearing methods. Here, we optimized the concentrations of fiv...

Acceptance of the possibility of simulated patient death among final-year medical students: a repeated cross-sectional study across eight consecutive cohorts

Simulation scenario design has long been guided by a recommendation that the simulated patient should not be allowed to die, on the grounds that a fatal outcome may impair learning and compromise psychological safety. This "no-death paradigm" rests largely on expert opinion and o...

Faunal Deposits in Pre-Beaker Funerary Contexts at Humanejos (Parla, Madrid, Spain)

This study presents the first zooarchaeological analysis of the faunal remains associated with the pre-Beaker funerary contexts of Humanejos (Parla, Madrid, Spain). A total of 3974 animal remains recovered from 31 burial pits were analysed. Species representation was assessed usi...

Factors Associated with Smoking Status and Self-Reported Physical Activity Among Spanish Nursing Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Modifiable lifestyle behaviours, including physical activity and smoking, are important determinants of health and may influence the mental well-being of nursing professionals. However, evidence simultaneously examining these factors and their associations with sociod...