Universitat de València

Rapid FTIR-based serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae using the IR Biotyper: a comparative study against WGS and PCR-hybridization for clinical algorithm integration

ABSTRACT Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae is essential for epidemiological surveillance and vaccine formulation. While the Quellung reaction remains the gold standard, it is limited by its technical demands and cost. Genomic approaches such as whole-genome sequencing (WGS)...

Landmark-defined two-dimensional lung configuration in women with osteogenesis imperfecta type III: an exploratory geometric morphometric pilot study

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type III is a rare disorder in which severe thoracic deformity may alter pulmonary anatomy. This exploratory pilot study assessed whether the relative two-dimensional configuration of four reproducible pulmonary landmarks differs between adult women w...

Severe fat embolism syndrome following minor trauma in a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case report

Background Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication classically associated with long-bone fractures and orthopedic procedures. Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are at increased risk because of severe osteoporosis, chronic...

When Motivation and Cultural Participation Diverge: Measuring the Motive-Participation Mismatch and Its Economic Relevance

Cultural tourism research has long recognised that the reasons for taking a trip and the activities undertaken at the destination are not equivalent. This study measures that difference within the same population-based travel microdata and examines its economic relevance. Using 3...

Frailty and its Association With Strength and Balance Variables in Chilean Older Adults: A Structural Equation Model

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome associated with adverse health outcomes in older adults. However, the specific contribution of neuromuscular factors-including inspiratory strength, lower-limb strength, and balance-to frailty development remains unclear. PURPOSE: This...

Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: a meta-regression approach

Abstract Social behaviour is a heritable trait linked to well-being and mental health, yet it varies across social context, including social domains, informants and development, which may shape its underlying genomic architecture. Here, we conducted a genome-wide meta-regression...

Responsiveness of the Stair Climb Test Across Follow‐Up Periods and Baseline Severity in Knee Osteoarthritis

ABSTRACT Background and Purpose The properties of the Stair Climb Test (SCT) remain to be determined in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the responsiveness and clinically meaningful improvement of the SCT across different follow‐up periods and...

Possible evidences for cosmological massive neutrinos

Abstract A key question in cosmology is whether massive neutrinos exist on cosmic scales. Current cosmological observations have severely compressed the viable range for neutrino masses and even prefer phenomenologically an effective negative mass. This poses a great challenge to...

Risk Factors and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Against Migrant Women: A Systematic Review From an Ecological Perspective

In the context of increasing migration and forced displacement worldwide, intimate partner violence (IPV) against migrant women represents a major social and public health concern requiring analysis across individual, microsystem, exosystem, and macrosystem levels. Guided by Heis...

Hypoxic Preconditioning Prevents the Neonatal Lung Against Hyperoxia-Induced Ferroptosis Through the Nrf2–CBS Axis

Aims: Hyperoxia-induced oxidative injury contributes to ferroptosis and abnormal lung remodeling in preterm infants receiving oxygen therapy. We previously demonstrated that postnatal hypoxic preconditioning (HP) reduces hyperoxia-induced lung injury in a neonatal mouse model. In...

The four-day working week: from managerial innovation to European policy experimentation

Purpose This article maps the four-day working week (4DWW) as a policy idea in Europe. It contributes a theoretical map of working-time perspectives, a conceptual genealogy of the 4DWW from a compressed model to a reduced-hours formulation and a comparative mapping of recent Euro...

Stage-to-Stage Changes in Heart Rate–Power Output Coupling During Cycling Stage Races: Associations with Race-Derived Performance and Stage Context

This study examines whether model-derived heart rate–power output (HR–PO) parameters changed across consecutive stages of elite under-23 stage races and whether their longitudinal trajectories were associated with race-derived performance characteristics and stage context. Race f...

Spatial Variability and Magnitude of Soil Erosion in Vineyards Across Spain: Insights from Standardized ISUM Measurements

Soil erosion and sediment redistribution in vineyards often exceed tolerable thresholds, but comparative field measurements across regions remain limited because studies use different methods and sampling designs. This study assesses soil redistribution in vineyards using a commo...

Craniofacial Morphology and Foot Posture: Prevalence of Foot and Postural Deviations and Their Association with Sagittal Skeletal Class in a Cross-Sectional Clinical Study

Objectives: To describe foot and global postural deviations in a mixed-age university-clinic sample and examine their associations with cephalometrically defined sagittal skeletal class and facial growth pattern. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 98 individuals aged 8–...

Eye-Tracking Assessment of Visual, Oculomotor, and Pupillary Biomarkers During Reading in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with visual, cognitive, and oculomotor alterations that may impair reading, highlighting the potential of eye tracking to objectively characterise these changes during a task. An observational study included 46 patients with PD, classified a...

The Psychological Impact of Cystic Fibrosis and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Adolescence: A Systematic Review

Adolescence is marked by significant emotional changes, which may be intensified by the presence of a rare respiratory disease. The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological outcomes and challenges associated with these conditions during adolescence. Following the PR...

Circulating tumor DNA-guided de-escalation or escalation of adjuvant therapy in high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer: the phase 2 PEGASUS trial

Oxaliplatin–fluoropyrimidine combinations are standard adjuvant therapy after radical resection of high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer but expose many patients to toxicity while failing to prevent relapse in others. PEGASUS was a multicenter, single-arm, phase 2 trial e...

Building masculinities through sport: a study of physical activity in prison contexts

This article examines how imprisonment reshapes incarcerated men’s masculine identities, focusing on how sport and physical activity contribute to the reproduction, negotiation, and transformation of masculinities in prison. The study draws on a two-and-a-half-year ethnography co...

Effects of Polyaromatic Film Interfaces on Cu Catalysts for Selective Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Abstract Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2RR) offers a sustainable pathway to convert CO2 into energy-dense fuels and value-added chemicals, addressing both climate and energy storage challenges. This study investigates the effect of polyaromatic film (PAF) coatings on Cu-based...

Direct Growth of BODIPY‐Based Conjugated Porous Polymer Shell on Upconversion Nanoparticles for NIR‐Driven Photocatalysis

ABSTRACT The great applications of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can be further extended by their encapsulation within conjugated porous polymers (CPPs). However, the synthesis of monodisperse core@shell based CPPs upconversion nanohybrids remains a challenge. Herein, we rep...