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1. Quantitative First-Pass Perfusion CMR: from technical principles to clinical practice

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Carvalho, Catarina N, Gaspar, Andreia, Real, Carlos, Galán-Arriola, Carlos, Moya-Sáez, Elisa, Menchón-Lara, Rosa-María, Sanchez, Javier, Alberola-López, Carlos, Nunes, Rita G, Ibáñez, Borja, and Correia, Teresa M

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Quantitative Biology - Quantitative Methods, Physics - Medical Physics
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Myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance (pCMR) using first-pass contrast-enhanced imaging could play an important role in the detection of epicardial and microvascular coronary artery disease. Recently, the emergence of quantitative pCMR has provided a more reliable and observer-independent analysis compared to visual interpretation of dynamic images. This review aims to cover the basics of quantitative pCMR, from acquisition protocols, its use in preclinical and clinical studies, image reconstruction and motion handling, to automated quantitative pCMR pipelines. It also offers an overview of emerging tools in the field, including artificial intelligence-based methods., Comment: All copyright for this preprint belongs to the authors. The work is protected under copyright and may not be reproduced, distributed, or used without proper citation and permission, unless otherwise specified

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2025

2. Holistic approach of the care of the infant with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Spain

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Juan Arnaez, Nuria Herranz-Rubia, Alfredo Garcia-Alix, J. Diez-Delgado, I. Benavente-Fernández, I. Tofé, A.E. Jerez, J.A. Hurtado, J.M. Ceballos, M.L. Millán, M.D. Esquivel, C. Ruiz, M. Baca, E. Tapia, M. Losada, E. Torres, A. Pavón, P.J. Jiménez, F. Jiménez, M.P. Ventura, S. Rite, T. González, R.P. Arias, P.R. Balliu, J.M. Lloreda-García, J.L. Alcaráz, C. Tapia, A. de la Morena, I. Centelles, I. Güemes, J. Estañ, A. Alberola, S. Aparici, R. López, J. Beceiro, B. García, L. Martínez, E. González, L. Arruza, M.D. Blanco, M.T. Moral, B. Arias, F. Mar, J. Jiménez, G. Romera, A. Cuñarro, C. Muñóz, F. Cabañas, E. Valverde, R. Montero, J.C. Tejedor, C. Santana, B. Reyes, S. Romero, A. Orizaola, M. Baquero, D. Hernández, A. Pantoja, C. Vega-del-Val, L. Castañón, E.P. Gutiérrez, M. Benito, S. Caserío, G. Arca, M.J. García, M.A. López-Vílchez, L. Castells, M. Domingo, W. Coroleu, H. Boix, R. Porta, A. García-Alix, S. Martínez-Nadal, E. Jiménez, E. Sole, M. Albújar, E.M. Fernández, A.R. Barrio, E. Piñán, A. Avila-Alvarez, M.E. Vázquez, N. Balado, P.A. Crespo, M.L. Couce, A. Concheiro-Guisán, I. Esteban, A. Lavilla, V. Alzina, A. Aguirre, B. Loureiro, I. Echániz, M.D. Elorza, and A. Euba

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Hipoxia-isquemia, Asfixia, Neonato, Hipotermia terapéutica, Biomarcadores, Pronóstico, Pediatrics, RJ1-570
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Introduction: There is not much information about the care of infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in Spain. This includes whether protocols are routinely used, the type of neuro-monitoring performed, and how information on the neurological prognosis is presented to families. The answers to these would allow to detect and implement areas of improvement. Method: A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the responses to structured questionnaires sent to all the Spanish neonatal units that were performing TH in June 2015. Questions were divided into 5 sections: (1) the availability of protocols and technological resources, (2) the use of neuro-monitoring tools, (3) the knowledge and training of the professionals; (4) the prognostic information given to the parents; and (5) the discharge report and the follow-up plan. Results: Most centres (95%) use servo controlled whole-body cooling methods and have specific management protocols. Sedation is used in 70% of centres, and in 68% of them the onset of enteral feeding is delayed until the end of the cooling period. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography monitoring is used in more than 80% of the centres, although only in 50% are nurses able to interpret it. Cerebral oxygen saturation is not often monitored (16%). As regards diagnostic-prognostic studies, neuroimaging is universal, but brain damage biomarkers are hardly used (29%). Prognostic information is offered within the first 72 posnatal hours in 21% of the centres, and is given without the presence of the nurse in 70% of the centres. Follow-up is performed by a neuro-paediatrician (84%), with an uneven duration between centres. Conclusions: The care of infants with HIE treated with TH in Spain is generally adequate, although there are areas for improvement in neuromonitoring, sedation, prognostic information, teamwork, and duration of follow-up. Resumen: Introducción: Apenas conocemos cómo es la asistencia de los recién nacidos (RN) con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica (EHI) en hipotermia terapéutica (HT), especialmente si existen protocolos asistenciales, la neuromonitorización que se realiza o cómo es la aproximación al pronóstico neurológico. Este conocimiento permite detectar e implementar áreas de mejora asistencial. Método: Estudio transversal de los 57 hospitales españoles que realizaban HT en 2015, mediante cuestionario sobre: 1) la disponibilidad de protocolos y de recursos tecnológicos; 2) el uso de herramientas de neuromonitorización; 3) los conocimientos de los profesionales; 4) la información pronóstica que se da los padres, y 5) el informe al alta y del plan de seguimiento. Resultados: El 95% utiliza enfriamiento corporal-total servocontrolado y dispone de protocolos específicos de actuación. El 70% utiliza sedación y el 68% deja al paciente a dieta absoluta. La monitorización con electroencefalografía integrada por amplitud se utiliza en más del 80% de los centros, aunque solo en el 50% la enfermera es capaz de interpretarlo. La saturación de oxígeno cerebral es escasamente monitorizada (16%). Entre los estudios diagnóstico-pronósticos, la neuroimagen es universal, pero los neurobiomarcadores apenas se utilizan (29%). Solo el 21% ofrece información pronóstica antes de las 72 h de vida; sin presencia de la enfermera en el 70%. El seguimiento lo realiza el neuropediatra (84%), con una duración desigual entre centros. Conclusiones: La asistencia del RN con EHI en España es adecuada, con áreas de mejora en: neuromonitorización, sedación, marco temporal de la información pronóstica, trabajo en equipo y estandarización de la duración del seguimiento.

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2020
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3. Atención integral del neonato con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica en España

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Juan Arnaez, Nuria Herranz-Rubia, Alfredo Garcia-Alix, J. Diez-Delgado, I. Benavente-Fernández, I. Tofé, A.E. Jerez, J.A. Hurtado, J.M. Ceballos, M.L. Millán, M.D. Esquivel, C. Ruiz, M. Baca, E. Tapia, M. Losada, E. Torres, A. Pavón, P.J. Jiménez, F. Jiménez, M.P. Ventura, S. Rite, T. González, R.P. Arias, P.R. Balliu, J.M. Lloreda-García, J.L. Alcaráz, C. Tapia, A. de la Morena, I. Centelles, I. Güemes, J. Estañ, A. Alberola, S. Aparici, R. López, J. Beceiro, B. García, L. Martínez, E. González, L. Arruza, M.D. Blanco, M.T. Moral, B. Arias, F. Mar, J. Jiménez, G. Romera, A. Cuñarro, C. Muñóz, F. Cabañas, E. Valverde, R. Montero, J.C. Tejedor, C. Santana, B. Reyes, S. Romero, A. Orizaola, M. Baquero, D. Hernández, A. Pantoja, C. Vega-del-Val, L. Castañón, E.P. Gutiérrez, M. Benito, S. Caserío, G. Arca, M.J. García, M.A. López-Vílchez, L. Castells, M. Domingo, W. Coroleu, H. Boix, R. Porta, A. García-Alix, S. Martínez-Nadal, E. Jiménez, E. Sole, M. Albújar, E.M. Fernández, A.R. Barrio, E. Piñán, A. Avila-Alvarez, M.E. Vázquez, N. Balado, P.A. Crespo, M.L. Couce, A. Concheiro-Guisán, I. Esteban, A. Lavilla, V. Alzina, A. Aguirre, B. Loureiro, I. Echániz, M.D. Elorza, and A. Euba

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Hypoxia-ischaemia, Asphyxia, Newborn, Therapeutic hypothermia, Biomarkers, Prognosis, Pediatrics, RJ1-570
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Resumen: Introducción: Apenas conocemos cómo es la asistencia de los recién nacidos (RN) con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica (EHI) en hipotermia terapéutica (HT), especialmente si existen protocolos asistenciales, la neuromonitorización que se realiza o cómo es la aproximación al pronóstico neurológico. Este conocimiento permite detectar e implementar áreas de mejora asistencial. Método: Estudio transversal de los 57 hospitales españoles que realizaban HT en 2015, mediante cuestionario sobre: 1) la disponibilidad de protocolos y de recursos tecnológicos; 2) el uso de herramientas de neuromonitorización; 3) los conocimientos de los profesionales; 4) la información pronóstica que se da los padres, y 5) el informe al alta y del plan de seguimiento. Resultados: El 95% utiliza enfriamiento corporal-total servocontrolado y dispone de protocolos específicos de actuación. El 70% utiliza sedación y el 68% deja al paciente a dieta absoluta. La monitorización con electroencefalografía integrada por amplitud se utiliza en más del 80% de los centros, aunque solo en el 50% la enfermera es capaz de interpretarlo. La saturación de oxígeno cerebral es escasamente monitorizada (16%). Entre los estudios diagnóstico-pronósticos, la neuroimagen es universal, pero los neurobiomarcadores apenas se utilizan (29%). Solo el 21% ofrece información pronóstica antes de las 72 h de vida; sin presencia de la enfermera en el 70%. El seguimiento lo realiza el neuropediatra (84%), con una duración desigual entre centros. Conclusiones: La asistencia del RN con EHI en España es adecuada, con áreas de mejora en: neuromonitorización, sedación, marco temporal de la información pronóstica, trabajo en equipo y estandarización de la duración del seguimiento. Abstract: Introduction: There is not much information about the care of infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in Spain. This includes whether protocols are routinely used, the type of neuro-monitoring performed, and how information on the neurological prognosis is presented to families. The answers to these would allow to detect and implement areas of improvement. Method: A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the responses to structured questionnaires sent to all the Spanish neonatal units that were performing TH in June 2015. Questions were divided into 5 sections: 1) the availability of protocols and technological resources, 2) the use of neuro-monitoring tools, 3) the knowledge and training of the professionals; 4) the prognostic information given to the parents; and 5) the discharge report and the follow-up plan. Results: Most centres (95%) use servo controlled whole-body cooling methods and have specific management protocols. Sedation is used in 70% of centres, and in 68% of them the onset of enteral feeding is delayed until the end of the cooling period. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography monitoring is used in more than 80% of the centres, although only in 50% are nurses able to interpret it. Cerebral oxygen saturation is not often monitored (16%). As regards diagnostic-prognostic studies, neuroimaging is universal, but brain damage biomarkers are hardly used (29%). Prognostic information is offered within the first 72 posnatal hours in 21% of the centres, and is given without the presence of the nurse in 70% of the centres. Follow-up is performed by a neuro-paediatrician (84%), with an uneven duration between centres. Conclusions: The care of infants with HIE treated with TH in Spain is generally adequate, although there are areas for improvement in neuromonitoring, sedation, prognostic information, teamwork, and duration of follow-up.

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2020
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4. A Grid-Based Approach for Ambulance Dispatch in Critical Emergencies Within Static Systems

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Cubillas, Carlos, Alberola, Juan Miguel, Sanchez-Anguix, Victor, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Julian, Vicente, editor, Camacho, David, editor, Yin, Hujun, editor, Alberola, Juan M., editor, Nogueira, Vitor Beires, editor, Novais, Paulo, editor, and Tallón-Ballesteros, Antonio, editor

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2025
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5. Optimizing UCO Container Placement in Urban Environments: A Genetic Algorithm Approach

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Moreno, Joan C., Alberola, Juan M., Sanchez-Anguix, Victor, Jordán, Jaume, Julián, Vicente, Botti, Vicent, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Julian, Vicente, editor, Camacho, David, editor, Yin, Hujun, editor, Alberola, Juan M., editor, Nogueira, Vitor Beires, editor, Novais, Paulo, editor, and Tallón-Ballesteros, Antonio, editor

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2025
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6. Optimizing Pedestrian Paths to Minimize Exposure to Urban Pollution Through Traffic Data Analysis

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Nadal, Silvia, Jordán, Jaume, Sanchez-Anguix, Victor, Alberola, Juan M., Julián, Vicente, Botti, Vicent, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Julian, Vicente, editor, Camacho, David, editor, Yin, Hujun, editor, Alberola, Juan M., editor, Nogueira, Vitor Beires, editor, Novais, Paulo, editor, and Tallón-Ballesteros, Antonio, editor

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2025
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7. Optimizing Vehicle Coordination at Multi-lane Intersections Using Traffic Control Algorithms

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González, Cesar L., Delgado, Santiago L., Alberola, Juan Miguel, Niño, Luis F., Julian, Vicente, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Julian, Vicente, editor, Camacho, David, editor, Yin, Hujun, editor, Alberola, Juan M., editor, Nogueira, Vitor Beires, editor, Novais, Paulo, editor, and Tallón-Ballesteros, Antonio, editor

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2025
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8. A Supervised Clustering Approach to Detect Similar Soccer Players

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Vidal, Andreu Simó, Sanchez-Anguix, Victor, Alberola, Juan M., Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Julian, Vicente, editor, Camacho, David, editor, Yin, Hujun, editor, Alberola, Juan M., editor, Nogueira, Vitor Beires, editor, Novais, Paulo, editor, and Tallón-Ballesteros, Antonio, editor

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2025
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10. A Supervised Clustering Approach for Subrole Discovery in a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Game

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Canut, Carlos M., Sanchez-Anguix, Victor, Alberola, Juan M., Jordán, Jaume, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Quintián, Héctor, editor, Corchado, Emilio, editor, Troncoso Lora, Alicia, editor, Pérez García, Hilde, editor, Jove Pérez, Esteban, editor, Calvo Rolle, José Luis, editor, Martínez de Pisón, Francisco Javier, editor, García Bringas, Pablo, editor, Martínez Álvarez, Francisco, editor, Herrero, Álvaro, editor, and Fosci, Paolo, editor

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2025
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11. Exogenous Agent-Free Synthetic Post-contrast Imaging with a Cascade of Deep Networks for Enhancement Prediction After Tumor Resection. A Parametric-Map Oriented Approach

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Moya-Sáez, Elisa, de Luis-García, Rodrigo, Nunez-Gonzalez, Laura, Alberola-López, Carlos, Hernández-Tamames, Juan Antonio, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Fernandez, Virginia, editor, Wolterink, Jelmer M., editor, Wiesner, David, editor, Remedios, Samuel, editor, Zuo, Lianrui, editor, and Casamitjana, Adrià, editor

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2025
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12. Care of the newborn with perinatal asphyxia candidate for therapeutic hypothermia during the first six hours of life in Spain

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Juan Arnaez, Alfredo Garcia-Alix, Sara Calvo, Simón Lubián-López, J. Diez-Delgado, I. Benavente, I. Tofé, A.E. Jerez, J.A. Hurtado, J.M. Ceballos, M.L. Millán, M.D. Esquivel, C. Ruiz, M. Baca, E. Tapia, M. Losada, E. Torres, A. Pavón, P.J. Jiménez, F. Jiménez, M.P. Ventura, S. Rite, T. González, R.P. Arias, P.R. Balliu, J.M. Lloreda-García, J.L. Alcaráz, C. Tapia, A. de la Morena, I. Centelles, I. Güemes, J. Estañ, A. Alberola, S. Aparici, R. López, J. Beceiro, B. García, L. Martínez, E. González, L. Arruza, M.D. Blanco, M.T. Moral, B. Arias, F. Mar, J. Jiménez, G. Romera, A. Cuñarro, C. Muñóz, F. Cabañas, E. Valverde, R. Montero, J.C. Tejedor, C. Santana, B. Reyes, S. Romero, A. Orizaola, M. Baquero, D. Hernández, A. Pantoja, C. Vega, L. Castañón, E.P. Gutiérrez, M. Benito, S. Caserío, G. Arca, M.J. García, M.A. López-Vílchez, L. Castells, M. Domingo, W. Coroleu, H. Boix, R. Porta, A. García-Alix, S. Martínez-Nadal, E. Jiménez, E. Sole, M. Albújar, E.M. Fernández, A.R. Barrio, E. Piñán, A. Avila-Alvarez, M.E. Vázquez, N. Balado, P.A. Crespo, M.L. Couce, A. Concheiro-Guisán, I. Esteban, A. Lavilla, V. Alzina, A. Aguirre, B. Loureiro, I. Echániz, and M.D. Elorza A. Euba

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Hipoxia-isquemia, Asfixia, Recién nacido, Hipotermia terapéutica, España, Horas de oro, Pediatrics, RJ1-570
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Introduction: The process of care and assistance from birth to the starting of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is crucial in order to improve its effectiveness and prevent the worsening of hypoxic-ischaemic injury. Methods: A national cross-sectional study carried out in 2015 by use of a questionnaire sent to all level III units on the care of the newborn ≥ 35 weeks gestation within the first hours of life after a perinatal asphyxia event. According to clinical practice guidelines, the quality of care was compared between the hospitals that carried out or did not carry out TH, and according to the level of care. Results: A total of 89/90 hospitals participated, of which 57/90 performed TH. They all used resuscitation protocols and turned off the radiant warmer after stabilisation. All of them performed glucose and blood gas analysis, monitored the central temperature, put the newborn on a diet, and performed at least two examinations for the diagnosis of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Greater than one-third (35%) of hospitals did not have amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram, and 6/57 were TH-hospitals. The quality of care among hospitals with and without TH was similar, childbirth being better in those that performed TH, and those with a higher level of care. Level IIIc hospitals had higher scores than the others. The TH-hospitals mentioned not always having neonatologists with experience in neurological assessment and interpretation of amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram (25%), or in brain ultrasound (62%). Conclusions: In response to the recommendations of the asphyxiated newborn, there is a proper national health care standard with differences according to the level of care and whether TH is offered. More amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram devices are necessary, as well as more neonatologists trained in the evaluations that will be required by the newborn with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Resumen: Introducción: El proceso asistencial hasta el inicio de la hipotermia terapéutica (HT) es crucial para mejorar su efectividad y prevenir el agravamiento del daño hipóxico-isquémico. Método: Estudio transversal nacional realizado en 2015 mediante cuestionario a todas las unidades nivel iii sobre la asistencia al recién nacido (RN) con asfixia perinatal en las primeras horas de vida. Se comparó la calidad asistencial entre los hospitales que realizaban o no HT y según el nivel asistencial, de acuerdo a las guías de práctica clínica. Resultados: Participaron 89/90 hospitales, 57/90 realizaban HT. Todos utilizaban protocolos de reanimación y apagaban la cuna tras estabilización. Fue universal realizar medición de glucemia y gasometría, monitorizar la temperatura, dejar al RN a dieta y realizar al menos 2 exploraciones para el diagnóstico de encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica. El 35% no disponía de electroencefalograma integrado por amplitud; 6/57 eran hospitales que realizaban HT. La calidad asistencial entre los hospitales con/sin HT fue similar, siendo mejor la del parto en los que hacían HT, y la de aquellos con mayor nivel asistencial. El 25% de aquellos que realizaban HT no tenían neonatólogos con experiencia en la exploración neurológica o en la interpretación del electroencefalograma integrado por amplitud; ni en la realización de ecografía cerebral en el 62%. Conclusiones: Atendiendo a las recomendaciones del RN asfíctico, existe un adecuado estándar asistencial nacional, con diferencias según el nivel asistencial y si realizan o no hipotermia. Son necesarios más equipos de electroencefalograma integrado por amplitud y formación de los neonatólogos en las evaluaciones que requerirá el RN con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica.

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2018
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13. DiPRO1 distinctly reprograms muscle and mesenchymal cancer cells

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Rich, Jeremy, Bennaroch, Melanie, Notel, Laura, Patalakh, Polina, Alberola, Julien, Issa, Fayez, Opolon, Paule, Bawa, Olivia, Rondof, Windy, Marchais, Antonin, Dessen, Philippe, Meurice, Guillaume, Le-Gall, Morgane, Polrot, Melanie, Ser-Le Roux, Karine, Mamchaoui, Kamel, Droin, Nathalie, Raslova, Hana, Maire, Pascal, Geoerger, Birgit, and Pirozhkova, Iryna

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2024
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16. KomaMRI.jl: An Open-Source Framework for General MRI Simulations with GPU Acceleration

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Castillo-Passi, Carlos, Coronado, Ronal, Varela-Mattatall, Gabriel, Alberola-López, Carlos, Botnar, René, and Irarrazaval, Pablo

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Physics - Medical Physics
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Purpose: To develop an open-source, high-performance, easy-to-use, extensible, cross-platform, and general MRI simulation framework (Koma). Methods: Koma was developed using the Julia programming language. Like other MRI simulators, it solves the Bloch equations with CPU and GPU parallelization. The inputs are the scanner parameters, the phantom, and the pulse sequence that is Pulseq-compatible. The raw data is stored in the ISMRMRD format. For the reconstruction, MRIReco.jl is used. A graphical user interface utilizing web technologies was also designed. Two types of experiments were performed: one to compare the quality of the results and the execution speed, and the second to compare its usability. Finally, the use of Koma in quantitative imaging was demonstrated by simulating Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting (MRF) acquisitions. Results: Koma was compared to two well-known open-source MRI simulators, JEMRIS and MRiLab. Highly accurate results (with MAEs below 0.1% compared to JEMRIS) and better GPU performance than MRiLab were demonstrated. In an experiment with students, Koma was proved to be easy to use, eight times faster on personal computers than JEMRIS, and 65% of them recommended it. The potential for designing acquisition and reconstruction techniques was also shown through the simulation of MRF acquisitions, with conclusions that agree with the literature. Conclusions: Koma's speed and flexibility have the potential to make simulations more accessible for education and research. Koma is expected to be used for designing and testing novel pulse sequences before implementing them in the scanner with Pulseq files, and for creating synthetic data to train machine learning models., Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables

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2023
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17. Physics-informed self-supervised deep learning reconstruction for accelerated first-pass perfusion cardiac MRI

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Martín-González, Elena, Alskaf, Ebraham, Chiribiri, Amedeo, Casaseca-de-la-Higuera, Pablo, Alberola-López, Carlos, Nunes, Rita G, and Correia, Teresa M

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Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Image and Video Processing, Computer Science - Machine Learning, Physics - Medical Physics
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First-pass perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (FPP-CMR) is becoming an essential non-invasive imaging method for detecting deficits of myocardial blood flow, allowing the assessment of coronary heart disease. Nevertheless, acquisitions suffer from relatively low spatial resolution and limited heart coverage. Compressed sensing (CS) methods have been proposed to accelerate FPP-CMR and achieve higher spatial resolution. However, the long reconstruction times have limited the widespread clinical use of CS in FPP-CMR. Deep learning techniques based on supervised learning have emerged as alternatives for speeding up reconstructions. However, these approaches require fully sampled data for training, which is not possible to obtain, particularly high-resolution FPP-CMR images. Here, we propose a physics-informed self-supervised deep learning FPP-CMR reconstruction approach for accelerating FPP-CMR scans and hence facilitate high spatial resolution imaging. The proposed method provides high-quality FPP-CMR images from 10x undersampled data without using fully sampled reference data., Comment: Workshop on Machine Learning for Medical Image Reconstruction, MLMIR 2021, held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2021

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2023
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18. High Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) with Recruitment Maneuvers versus Low PEEP during General Anesthesia for Surgery: A Bayesian Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Three Randomized Clinical Trials

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Mazzinari, Guido, Zampieri, Fernando G., Ball, Lorenzo, Campos, Niklas S., Bluth, Thomas, Hemmes, Sabrine N. T., Ferrando, Carlos, Librero, Julian, Soro, Marina, Pelosi, Paolo, Gama de Abreu, Marcelo, Schultz, Marcus J., Serpa Neto, Ary, Campos, Niklas S., Bluth, Thomas, Hemmes, Sabrine N.T., Ferrando, Carlos, Pelosi, Paolo, de Abreu, Marcelo Gama, Schultz, Marcus J., Neto, Ary Serpa, Campos, Niklas S., Bluth, Thomas, Hemmes, Sabrine N.T., Librero, Julian, Pozo, Natividad, Ferrando, Carlos, Ball, Lorenzo, Mazzinari, Guido, Pelosi, Paolo, de Abreu, Marcelo Gama, Schultz, Marcus J., Neto, Ary Serpa, Hemmes, Sabrine N.T., Gama de Abreu, Marcelo, Severgnini, Paolo, Hollmann, Markus W., Binnekade, Jan M., Wrigge, Hermann, Canet, Jaume, Hiesmayr, Michael, Schmid, Werner, Tschernko, Edda, Jaber, Samir, Hedenstierna, Göran, Putensen, Christian, Pelosi, Paolo, Schultz, Marcus J., Marti, Agnes, Bacuzzi, Alessandro, Brodhun, Alexander, Molin, Alexandre, Merten, Alfred, Parera, Ana, Brunelli, Andrea, Cortegiani, Andrea, Güldner, Andreas, Reske, Andreas W., Gratarola, Angelo, Giarratano, Antonino, Bastin, 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Şule, Pace, Maria Caterina, Pacheco, Marcos, Packianathaswamy, Balaji, Palma Gonzalez, Estefania, Papaspyros, Fotios, Paredes, Sebastián, Passavanti, Maria Beatrice, Pedemonte, Juan Cristobal, Pelosi, Paolo, Peremin, Sanja, Philipsenburg, Christoph, Pinho, Daniela, Pinho, Silvia, Posthuma, Linda M., Pota, Vincenzo, Preckel, Benedikt, Priani, Paolo, Putensen, Christian, Rached, Mohamed Aymen, Radoeshki, Aleksandar, Ragazzi, Riccardo, Rajamanickam, Tamilselvan, Rajamohan, Arthi, Ramakrishna, Harish, Rangarajan, Desikan, Reiterer, Christian, Renew, J. Ross, Reynaud, Thomas, Rhys, Rhidian, Rivas, Eva, Robitzky, Luisa, Rossaint, Rolf, Rubulotta, Francesca, Sabbatini, Giovanni, Samuels, Jon D, Sanahuja, Josep Martí, Sansone, Pasquale, Santos, Alice, Sayedalahl, Mohamed, Schaefer, Maximilian S., Scharffenberg, Martin, Schiffer, Eduardo, Schliewe, Nadja, Schorer, Raoul, Schultz, Marcus J., Schumann, Roman, Selmo, Gabriele, Sendra, Mar, Senturk, Mert, Severgnini, Paolo, Shaw, Kate, Shosholcheva, Mirjana, Sibai, Abdulrazak, Simon, Philipp, Simonassi, Francesca, Sinno, Claudia, Sivrikoz, Nukhet, Skandalou, Vasiliki, Smith, Neil, Soares, Maria, Socorro Artiles, Tania, Sousa Castro, Diogo, Sousa, Miguel, Spadaro, Savino, Sprung, Juraj, Stamatakis, Emmanouil, Steiner, Luzius A., Stevenazzi, Andrea, Suarez-de-la-Rica, Alejandro, Suppan, Mélanie, Teichmann, Robert, Tena Guerrero, José Maria, Thiel, Bram, Tolós, Raquel, Tucci, Michelle, Turnbull, Zachary A., Turudić, Žana, Unterberg, Matthias, Van Limmen, Jurgen, Van Nieuwenhove, Yves, Van Waesberghe, Julia, Vidal Melo, Marcos Francisco, Vitković, Bibiana, Vivona, Luigi, Vizcaychipi, Marcela, Volta, Carlo Alberto, Weber, Anne, Weingarten, Toby N., Wittenstein, Jakob, Wrigge, Hermann, Wyffels, Piet, Yagüe, Julio, Yates, David, Yavru, Ayşen, Zac, Lilach, and Zhong, Jing

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2025
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22. A Metaheuristic Algorithm Guided by Simulation for Optimizing the Static Allocation of Emergency Medical Vehicles

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Gallego, Carlos, Alberola, Juan M., Sánchez-Anguix, Victor, Villa, Fulgencia, Julián, Vicente, Botti, Vicente, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Gomide, Fernando, Advisory Editor, Kaynak, Okyay, Advisory Editor, Liu, Derong, Advisory Editor, Pedrycz, Witold, Advisory Editor, Polycarpou, Marios M., Advisory Editor, Rudas, Imre J., Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Quintián, Héctor, editor, Corchado, Emilio, editor, Troncoso Lora, Alicia, editor, Pérez García, Hilde, editor, Jove, Esteban, editor, Calvo Rolle, José Luis, editor, Martínez de Pisón, Francisco Javier, editor, García Bringas, Pablo, editor, Martínez Álvarez, Francisco, editor, Herrero Cosío, Álvaro, editor, and Fosci, Paolo, editor

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2024
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26. A single-cell atlas of the aging mouse ovary

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Isola, José V. V., Ocañas, Sarah R., Hubbart, Chase R., Ko, Sunghwan, Mondal, Samim Ali, Hense, Jessica D., Carter, Hannah N. C., Schneider, Augusto, Kovats, Susan, Alberola-Ila, José, Freeman, Willard M., and Stout, Michael B.

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2024
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27. Teachers' Beliefs about the Role of Digital Educational Resources in Educational Practice: A Qualitative Study

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Alberola-Mulet, Ivan, Iglesias-Martínez, Marcos Jesús, and Lozano-Cabezas, Inés

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Information and Communication Technologies and Digital Educational Resources have undergone a rapid evolution and have been swiftly introduced into educational contexts. Teachers play a key role in integrating these technological resources into the classroom. The objective of the present study was to determine the value that teachers attribute to digital resources in their educational practice. Based on a qualitative methodology, the necessary information was obtained via an open-ended interview, in which a Spanish school's Early Childhood and Primary Education teachers participated. The results revealed that teachers value the integration of digital resources into the classroom, though no consensus was reached as to the suitable level of integration. Use satisfaction was mainly related to student motivation. Certain problems or limitations also came to light, however, linked to students' digital training. An important conclusion according to the perception of teachers is that the integration of digital resources in their educational practice was significant and improved the quality of the educational process.

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2021

39. Contributors

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Aja-Fernández, Santiago, primary, Alberola-López, Carlos, additional, Altmann, Andre, additional, Bano, Sophia, additional, Christlein, Vincent, additional, Cong, Shan, additional, Conjeti, Sailesh, additional, Cootes, Tim, additional, Curiale, Ariel H., additional, de Bruijne, Marleen, additional, Demirci, Stefanie, additional, de Vos, Bob D., additional, Duncan, James S., additional, Frangi, Alejandro F., additional, Graham, Simon, additional, Heinrich, Mattias, additional, Išgum, Ivana, additional, Lorenzi, Marco, additional, Lu, Cheng, additional, Madabhushi, Anant, additional, Maier, Andreas, additional, Martin, Melissa, additional, Moreau, Thomas, additional, Mullan, Sean, additional, Oguz, Ipek, additional, Paragios, Nikos, additional, Petersen, Jens, additional, Prince, Jerry L., additional, Rajpoot, Nasir, additional, Ramos-Llordén, Gabriel, additional, Ravikumar, Nishant, additional, Schnabel, Julia, additional, Shen, Li, additional, Shinohara, Russell T., additional, Sokooti, Hessam, additional, Sonka, Milan, additional, Sotiras, Aristeidis, additional, Sporring, Jon, additional, Staib, Lawrence H., additional, Staring, Marius, additional, Stoyanov, Danail, additional, Unberath, Mathias, additional, Vegas Sánchez-Ferrero, Gonzalo, additional, Wassermann, Demian, additional, Xia, Yan, additional, Yushkevich, Paul A., additional, Zakeri, Arezoo, additional, Zhang, Honghai, additional, Zhang, Lichun, additional, and Zhang, Miaomiao, additional

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2024
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41. Performance evaluation of the Alinity m system for quantifying cytomegalovirus DNA in samples of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary tract

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Eliseo Albert, Estela Giménez, Juan Alberola, Ignacio Torres, Yolanda López, Ana Marcos, Birgit Reinhardt, and David Navarro

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nucleic acid amplification test, DNA, cytomegalovirus, immunocompromised, high-throughput diagnostic assay, Microbiology, QR1-502
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ABSTRACT Quantitation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA load in specimens other than blood such as bronchoalveolar lavages, intestinal biopsies, or urine has become a common practice as an ancillary tool for the diagnosis of CMV pneumonitis, intestinal disease, or congenital infection, respectively. Nevertheless, most commercially available CMV PCR platforms have not been validated for CMV DNA detection in these specimen types. In this study, a laboratory-developed test based on Alinity m CMV (“Alinity LDT”) was evaluated. Reproducibility assessment using spiked bronchial aspirate (BAS) or urine samples showed low standard deviations of 0.08 and 0.27 Log IU/mL, respectively. Evaluating the clinical performance of Alinity LDT in comparison to a laboratory-developed test based on RealTime CMV (“RealTime LDT”) showed good concordance across 200 clinical specimens including respiratory specimens, intestinal biopsies, urine, and stool. A high Pearson's correlation coefficient of r = 0.92, a low mean bias of −0.12 Log IU/mL, a good qualitative agreement of 90%, and a Cohen's kappa value of 0.76 (substantial agreement) were observed. In separate analyses of the sample types BAS, tracheal aspirates, bronchoalveolar lavage, biopsies, and urine, the assay results correlated well between the two platforms with r values between 0.88 and 0.99 and a bias

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2024
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47. La enfermedad entre líneas: fiebres tercianas y calenturas en la correspondencia de algunos ilustrados españoles en la primera mitad del siglo XVIII

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Armando Alberola Romá

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siglo xviii, epistolarios, medio ambiente, enfermedad, fiebres tercianas, asistencia médica, remedios terapéuticos, History of Spain, DP1-402
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Los intercambios epistolares suelen proporcionar abundante y muy variada información sobre las inquietudes, aspiraciones profesionales, relaciones familiares, vivir cotidiano y todo aquello que pudieran encerrar los universos personales de los respectivos corresponsales. Los mantenidos por Gregorio Mayans y Siscar a lo largo de su vida con innumerables corresponsales constituyen el mejor ejemplo de la rentabilidad que se puede obtener del análisis de esta fuente histórica. En los más de treinta volúmenes publicados, hasta la fecha, por Antonio Mestre y sus colaboradores sobre la correspondencia del ilustrado de Oliva, hallamos numerosas referencias al problema ocasionado por el paludismo o fiebres tercianas en la España del siglo XVIII. En este artículo se efectúa una primera aproximación a esta cuestión tras analizar varios de sus epistolarios.

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2023
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48. A Virtual Exchange to Boost Students’ Intercultural Communication Skills in English

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María Pilar Alberola Colomar and Andrea Menn

Subjects
intercultural communication, virtual exchange, English communication skills, ICT in education, motivation, Literature (General), PN1-6790, Philology. Linguistics, P1-1091
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. How can universities enhance their students’ internationalisation at home? The need to find teaching methodologies that boost students’ intercultural communication skills without travelling abroad has motivated the present study, carried out by two English lecturers from Florida Universitaria in Spain and Jade University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Research was divided into two stages: first, a deep analysis of the intercultural experiences organised in the past at both universities; and second, the implementation of virtual encounters with students from different cultures as tools to promote interculturality at the home university. This paper aims at showing the impact of those exchanges on boosting students’ intercultural communication in English. Two groups of undergraduate students, during their English classes, worked synchronously on topics related to essential aspects of intercultural communication. The main teaching objectives of the Virtual Intercultural Communication (VIC) exchange were to increase participants’ motivation for knowing other cultures, to raise their intercultural awareness, to foster their capacity to change perspectives, and to improve students’ English language skills and their digital abilities. Through the outcomes achieved, students’ self-reported feedback, and lecturers’ observation, it can be concluded that virtual exchanges are effective tools to improve students’ intercultural communication while they meet the English learning objectives.

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2024
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