Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Comprehensive analysis of factors influencing temporal changes in airborne grass pollen

Grass pollen is considered a primary allergenic source worldwide and constitutes an important global public health concern. This is due to several characteristics, including massive pollen production for wind pollination and the abundance of grass-dominated vegetation near densel...

Scrolling away from our insecurity. The mediating role of affective job satisfaction in the relationship between job insecurity and cyberloafing

Cyberloafing, namely the use of the Internet during working hours for personal purposes, has gained increasing popularity in literature; however, the underlying job stressors and processes driving its occurrence remain insufficiently understood. Drawing on the Conservation of Res...

The transcription factor NF-Y promotes myeloid cell survival and protects from inflammatory vascular disease

Abstract Background Myeloid cells orchestrate vascular inflammation through transcriptional programs that regulate their maturation, effector function, and survival. While lineage-determining transcription factors establish myeloid identity, understanding of the transcriptional r...

Potential of Mobile LiDAR Sensors in Hiking Trail Management

The LiDAR sensor embedded in recent iPhone Pro devices offers new opportunities for rapid, low-cost, and spatially detailed assessment of outdoor recreational infrastructure. Framed within mobile sensing and IoT-based environmental monitoring, this proof-of-concept case study eva...

Clean Extraction Methodologies for High-Added-Value Olive Oil Production and Whole Valorization of the Olive Fruit

Olive oil production is an economically and culturally important agro-industrial activity, particularly in Mediterranean regions, but conventional extraction processes generate significant quantities of by-products and may lead to the loss of valuable bioactive compounds. In this...

Decoding Atypical G‐Quadruplexes and Their Interactome in Liquid Biopsies via Integrated Electroanalytical–Proteomic Technologies

A multipurpose electroanalytical biotechnology to advance the role of atypical G-quadruplex (G4) structures as emerging, multifunctional DNA biomarkers is reported. The technology presented enables determination, selective isolation, and in-depth characterization of G4 motifs fro...

Temporal shifts in antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in indicator and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from Spanish livestock during a period of reduced veterinary antimicrobial sales

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food-producing animals is a major One Health concern. In Europe, surveillance programs monitor resistance in commensal Escherichia coli as an indicator organism. However, single-drug metrics often overlook co-resistance patterns and link...

Common Food Emulsifiers Impair Epithelial Barrier Integrity and Trigger Pro‐Inflammatory Responses and IgE Production

The global rise in allergic and autoimmune diseases since the 1960s has been associated with environmental disruptions of epithelial barriers, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract. Among the implicated factors are food emulsifiers, which have become increasingly prevalent i...

Mitochondrial bioenergetic remodeling underlies fingolimod-induced immunometabolic adaptation in multiple sclerosis

Mitochondrial dysfunction and immune cell metabolic reprogramming are central mechanisms driving the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Fingolimod (FTY720), a sphingosine-1-phosphate analog widely used in MS, limits lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs; ho...

Approximation of solutions of parameter-dependent problems by residual neural networks

Abstract We develop a convergent scheme to train neural networks involving analytic activation functions based on gradient flows. Convergence properties are guaranteed by Lojasiewicz theory. The main advantage of this approach is its simplicity of implementation. The coefficients...

Post-match biochemical signatures and their association with video tracking metrics in elite soccer (football) players using multiplatform targeted metabolomics

Abstract Urinary metabolomics offers promise for monitoring exercise‑induced physiological stress in football, yet evidence linking post‑match urinary markers to match workload in elite players remains limited. This study investigated pre‑ to post‑match changes in the urinary met...

Implant-Supported and Conventional Dentures: A Meta-Analysis in Older Adults

Statement of problem Edentulism is highly prevalent among older adults, with approximately 30% of adults aged ≥60 years affected by complete tooth loss in at least one dental arch. Conventional complete dentures (CCDs) often provide suboptimal retention and stability, negatively...

Epitactic Growthduring the Fluid-Driven Aragonite-to-CalciteTransformation

Abstract Aragonite and calcite (CaCO3) are the most abundant polymorphs of calcium carbonate in the Earth’s crust and are relevant industrial minerals. The factors that control the solid-state transformation of aragonite, the high-pressure polymorph, into calcite, the stable poly...

Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Ligand‐Mediated Targeted Imaging

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are widely employed as platforms for ligand-mediated targeting in multimodal imaging and targeted therapeutic applications owing to their intrinsic magnetic properties and versatility for surface and core modification. In additi...

Implications of dominance deviations for reproductive and morphological traits in the genetic management of the Pura Raza Española horse

Abstract Background Dominance is a non-additive genetic effect involving allele interaction at the same locus. In animal breeding, it has often been ignored due to its complexity and the low accuracy of pedigree-based estimates. This study analysed dominance variance components f...

Diagnostic Methods for Detecting Dental Cracks: A Systematic Review

Background: Dental cracks are a common yet diagnostically challenging condition due to their asymptomatic clinical nature and difficulty in early detection. Accurate diagnosis is essential to prevent crack progression and potential tooth loss; however, no universally accepted dia...

Antecedents of genetically modified food acceptance and rejection. Findings from correlational and configurational analysis

This study explores willingness to try (WTR) genetically modified food (GMF) through perceived benefits (BEN), risk (RISK), value (PVAL), knowledge (KNOWL), food neophobia (NPHOB), subjective norms (SNORM), gender, and age. Structural equation modeling shows that BEN, PVAL, and S...

Treatment-free remission after bosutinib discontinuation (BOSUTFR): results from a multicenter real-world study by the Spanish CML group

Treatment-free remission (TFR) is an established therapeutic goal for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) achieving sustained deep molecular response (DMR) on tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, evidence on TFR following bosutinib discontinuation remains limited....

When technical standards fail. Questionnaire wording and the comparability of PISA truancy data

Abstract This paper presents a case study of how an undetected wording change in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) may have led to erroneous conclusions. We focus on a survey question intended to measure student truancy across countries and over tim...