Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

Assessing Mental Health Without Relying on Psychiatric Data

Approximately one in seven people worldwide is affected by a mental disorder, making early identification crucial for preventing symptom progression and chronicity. However, diagnosis remains challenging, with discrepancies between referring physicians’ initial assessments and sp...

Pacing and effort distribution in Hyrox® PRO athletes: differences by sex and performance level

Hyrox ® has rapidly grown into one of the most popular High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT) competitions, combining running and strength-based stations in a comparatively standardised format. Although pacing and effort distribution are established determinants of performance...

SGLT-2 Inhibitors Versus GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study Comparing Adherence and Persistence with Specific Reference to Cardiovascular Disease

Background/Objectives: Poor adherence and persistence to sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are a critical issue in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), especially in patients with cardiovasc...

Instrumental Evaluation of Skin Structural Parameters After 56 Days of Use of a Home-Use LED Photobiomodulation Device

Light-emitting diode (LED) photobiomodulation has emerged as a non-invasive approach for skin quality improvement and reduction in visible aging signs. This study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of a combined skincare regimen consisting of a home-use silicone LED facial m...

Leader standard work and social sustainability: the mediating role of andon in human-centred lean systems

Purpose This study aims to examine how leader standard work (LSW) contributes to social sustainability (SS) in lean manufacturing environments. It also investigates whether the andon system (AS) transmits part of this relationship and whether job position conditions the relations...

Security policies in quantum computing: a systematic review of literature

Abstract The rapid evolution of quantum computing introduces significant challenges for information security, particularly in governance, risk management, and the resilience of existing cryptographic mechanisms. This research reports the results of a systematic literature review...

When populism meets artificial intelligence: AI-generated multimedia content and far-right digital campaigning on Instagram and X in the 2024 European elections

Europe is witnessing an unprecedented rise in far-right populism. Since 2018, the growing political representation of populist leaders, parties, and governments in European institutions has intensified the circulation of disinformation, a phenomenon that became particularly visib...

Early kidney injury occurs in the absence of detectable perirenal adipose tissue remodelling in the Munich Wistar Frömter rat model of chronic kidney disease

Adipose tissue surrounding the kidney, known as perirenal adipose tissue (PRAT), is a metabolically active depot that may influence renal function through inflammatory and fibrotic mediators. In the Munich Wistar Frömter (MWF) rat, a genetic model of spontaneous chronic kidney di...

Baseline Ferritin and Body Composition as Correlates of Longitudinal Metabolic Changes During an Energy-Restricted Mediterranean-Style Intervention Across Three Overweight Phlogistic-Related Clinical Conditions

Background/Objectives: Chronic inflammation accompanies obesity, but correlations of longitudinal changes during dietary follow-up remain unclear. We described inflammatory profiles and examined associations of baseline ferritin and body composition with changes during a 32-week...

Under-the-radar female migrants in Spain as a user moral economy: collective agency in the platform economy

Purpose This article examines how undocumented Latin American migrant women in Spain collectively appropriate WhatsApp to navigate intersecting challenges of irregular status, gendered precarity, and exclusion from formal labor protections. Using the lens of the user moral econom...

Lignans as a Potential Metabolomic Biomarker for Nut Consumption and EAT-Lancet Diet Score Adherence

Abstract Metabolomic biomarkers may represent reliable objective measurements and can be useful for assessing dietary intake and avoiding biases. The objective of this study is to identify novel metabolomic indicators of dietary patterns. Dietary, anthropometric, blood biomarkers...

Can Rising Incomes Support Sustainable Well-Being? No Evidence for a “Double Dividend” in the United Kingdom

The double dividend hypothesis suggests that acting in more pro-environmental ways will not only benefit the environment but also carries a subjective well-being premium for those who do so, hence paying off doubly. We test the well-being payoff part of this hypothesis using a tw...

Interweaving pedagogy, content, language, and technology

Abstract Research in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is beginning to examine learners’ development of bi-/multilingual disciplinary literacies (BMDLs). Digital technologies play a key role in this process, yet little is known about how teachers integrate them in C...

Mental Health and Psychological Constructs Related to Performance in Professional, Semi-Professional, and Competitive Adolescent Women’s Soccer Players: A Scoping Review

Background: Mental health has become a fundamental component of the sports world. Although previous studies have addressed psychological aspects of women’s soccer, no comprehensive review has mapped both mental health symptoms and adaptive psychological resources and psychophysio...

General perceptions and self-reported uses of the internet and social media among Dominican students in different socioeconomic contexts

This study analyses self-reported uses of the Internet and social media (ISM), students’ perceptions of to what extent ISM contributes to expanding basic human capabilities, and the relationship between these uses and perceptions, taking socioeconomic factors into account. A cros...

Psychosocial Factors Related to Social Media Addiction and Adherence to Physical Activity and Sleep Time Guidelines in Spanish University Students

Social media use is high and growing, which implies the possibility of addiction and other serious health problems, being especially important in university students. The objectives of the study were: (1) To analyse the levels of emotional intelligence and the number, type, and a...

Conversational artificial intelligence in early childhood parenting (0–6 years): a systematic review

This systematic review aimed to examine how parents and primary caregivers of children aged 0–6 years are using conversational AI as an educational resource, and to identify reported benefits, challenges, and outcomes. Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and a registered PROSPERO pr...

Empathy and Interpersonal Sensitivity in Pornography Use and Problematic Pornography Use: A Narrative Review

Abstract Purpose of Review Pornography consumption has become increasingly prevalent in digital environments, with a subset of individuals developing problematic pornography use (PPU). Despite growing research interest, limited attention has been given to the role of empathy and...

Back to the Future of qEEG: Lifespan Normative Modeling of Spectral Ratios and Functional Indices with Potential Applications to Therapeutic Monitoring

Quantitative EEG (qEEG) provides objective, millisecond-resolution measures of brain dynamics. Despite decades of methodological advances, clinically relevant derived indices-spectral power ratios, cognitive-emotional state markers, and physiological parameters-are typically repo...