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  1. Article ; Online: High-Throughput Protein Crystallization in an Integrated Droplet-Based Microfluidic Platform.

    Ferreira, Joana / Castro, Filipa

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2023  Volume 2652, Page(s) 347–359

    Abstract: We present an integrated droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput protein crystallization experimentation. The device consists of commercially available micro-junctions and PFA tubing assembled for different functions: droplet generation, ... ...

    Abstract We present an integrated droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput protein crystallization experimentation. The device consists of commercially available micro-junctions and PFA tubing assembled for different functions: droplet generation, incubation, and observation. Herein, we describe a complete methodology to generate hundreds of droplets with controlled properties (i.e., size, generation frequency, and composition). Therefore, multiple trials can be carried out under controlled experimental conditions for the screening and optimization of protein crystallization conditions.
    MeSH term(s) Microfluidics/methods ; Crystallization/methods ; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques ; Proteins/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-0716-3147-8_20
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  2. Article ; Online: Augmented action observation: Theory and practical applications in sensorimotor rehabilitation.

    Castro, Fabio / Schenke, Kimberley C

    Neuropsychological rehabilitation

    2023  , Page(s) 1–20

    Abstract: Sensory feedback is a fundamental aspect of effective motor learning in sport and clinical contexts. One way to provide this is through sensory augmentation, where extrinsic sensory information are associated with, and modulated by, movement. ... ...

    Abstract Sensory feedback is a fundamental aspect of effective motor learning in sport and clinical contexts. One way to provide this is through sensory augmentation, where extrinsic sensory information are associated with, and modulated by, movement. Traditionally, sensory augmentation has been used as an online strategy, where feedback is provided during physical execution of an action. In this article, we argue that action observation can be an additional effective channel to provide augmented feedback, which would be complementary to other, more traditional, motor learning and sensory augmentation strategies. Given these similarities between observing and executing an action, action observation could be used when physical training is difficult or not feasible, for example during immobilization or during the initial stages of a rehabilitation protocol when peripheral fatigue is a common issue. We review the benefits of observational learning and preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of using augmented action observation to improve learning. We also highlight current knowledge gaps which make the transition from laboratory to practical contexts difficult. Finally, we highlight the key areas of focus for future research.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1080508-4
    ISSN 1464-0694 ; 0960-2011
    ISSN (online) 1464-0694
    ISSN 0960-2011
    DOI 10.1080/09602011.2023.2286012
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  3. Article ; Online: Modelling of the second (and subsequent) waves of the coronavirus epidemic. Spain and Germany as case studies

    de Castro, F.

    Abstract: The first wave of the coronavirus pandemic is waning in many countries. Some of them are starting to lift the confinement measures adopted to control it, but there is considerable uncertainty about if it is too soon and it may cause a second wave of the ... ...

    Abstract The first wave of the coronavirus pandemic is waning in many countries. Some of them are starting to lift the confinement measures adopted to control it, but there is considerable uncertainty about if it is too soon and it may cause a second wave of the epidemic. To explore this issue, I fitted a SEIR model with time-dependent transmission and mortality rates to data from Spain and Germany as contrasting case studies. The model reached an excellent fit to the data. I then simulated the post-confinement epidemic under several scenarios. The model shows that (in the absence of a vaccine) a second wave is likely inevitable and will arrive soon, and that a strategy of adaptive confinement may be effective to control it. The model also shows that just a few days delay in starting the confinement may have caused and excess of thousands of deaths in Spain.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher MedRxiv; WHO
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2020.06.12.20129429
    Database COVID19

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  4. Article ; Online: Near-real time flash drought monitoring system and dataset for Spain.

    Noguera, I / Domínguez-Castro, F / Vicente-Serrano, S M / Reig, F

    Data in brief

    2023  Volume 47, Page(s) 108908

    Abstract: Flash droughts are characterized by rapid development and intensification, which makes early warning and monitoring difficult. Flash drought monitor (FDM) is a near-real time monitoring system for Spain (https://flash-drought.csic.es) based on the ... ...

    Abstract Flash droughts are characterized by rapid development and intensification, which makes early warning and monitoring difficult. Flash drought monitor (FDM) is a near-real time monitoring system for Spain (https://flash-drought.csic.es) based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). Flash drought identification was based on rapid and anomalous declines in SPEI at a short time scale (1-month). Thus, FDM enables operational tracking of flash drought conditions in Spain at high spatial resolution (1.1 × 1.1 km) and high temporal frequency (weekly). Likewise, to put flash drought monitoring into a temporal context, the FDM also provides weekly flash drought conditions recorded in Spain from 1961 to the present. The FDM is a useful tool for preparedness and mitigation of flash droughts in Spain. Furthermore, the data provided by the FDM could be useful to develop future studies in relation to the flash drought in Spain.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-17
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2786545-9
    ISSN 2352-3409 ; 2352-3409
    ISSN (online) 2352-3409
    ISSN 2352-3409
    DOI 10.1016/j.dib.2023.108908
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  5. Article ; Online: Enhanced weak superconductivity in trigonal

    Zabala, J / Correa, V F / Castro, F J / Pedrazzini, P

    Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal

    2024  Volume 36, Issue 28

    Abstract: Electrical resistivity experiments show superconductivity atTc=1.1K in a high-quality single crystal of ... ...

    Abstract Electrical resistivity experiments show superconductivity atTc=1.1K in a high-quality single crystal of trigonal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1472968-4
    ISSN 1361-648X ; 0953-8984
    ISSN (online) 1361-648X
    ISSN 0953-8984
    DOI 10.1088/1361-648X/ad3878
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  6. Article ; Online: A Hybrid Protection Scheme for the Gait Analysis in Early Dementia Recognition.

    Castro, Francesco / Impedovo, Donato / Pirlo, Giuseppe

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 1

    Abstract: Human activity recognition (HAR) through gait analysis is a very promising research area for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases because gait abnormalities are typical symptoms of some neurodegenerative diseases, such as early dementia. While ... ...

    Abstract Human activity recognition (HAR) through gait analysis is a very promising research area for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases because gait abnormalities are typical symptoms of some neurodegenerative diseases, such as early dementia. While working with such biometric data, the performance parameters must be considered along with privacy and security issues. In other words, such biometric data should be processed under specific security and privacy requirements. This work proposes an innovative hybrid protection scheme combining a partially homomorphic encryption scheme and a cancelable biometric technique based on random projection to protect gait features, ensuring patient privacy according to ISO/IEC 24745. The proposed hybrid protection scheme has been implemented along a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network to realize a secure early dementia diagnosis system. The proposed protection scheme is scalable and implementable with any type of neural network because it is independent of the network's architecture. The conducted experiments demonstrate that the proposed protection scheme enables a high trade-off between safety and performance. The accuracy degradation is at most 1.20% compared with the early dementia recognition system without the protection scheme. Moreover, security and computational analyses of the proposed scheme have been conducted and reported.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Gait Analysis ; Gait ; Biometry ; Neurodegenerative Diseases ; Dementia/diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s24010024
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  7. Article: Performance of Eco-Friendly Cement Mortars Incorporating Ceramic Molds Shells and Paraffin Wax.

    Cunha, Sandra / Silva, Raphael / Aguiar, José / Castro, Fernando

    Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 16, Issue 17

    Abstract: The lost wax foundry industry has been rapidly expanding in recent years, generating a large amount of waste due to the fact that most of the durable goods include castings and the need for dimensional precision castings for specific purposes, such as ... ...

    Abstract The lost wax foundry industry has been rapidly expanding in recent years, generating a large amount of waste due to the fact that most of the durable goods include castings and the need for dimensional precision castings for specific purposes, such as the automotive and aeronautics sectors. The waste produced by this industry is currently being deposited in landfills because practical applications are not known and cannot be reused in a new production process, and recycling is also a challenge because of the economics of the process. Thus, the main objective of this study consists in the incorporation of the produced wastes by the lost wax casting foundry industry (ceramic molds shells and paraffin wax) as substitutes for natural aggregate in exterior coatings mortars, evaluating their behavior under normal operating conditions and against freeze-thaw actions. The obtained results revealed porosity, flexural strength, and compressive strength adequate under normal operating conditions. The freeze-thaw performance of the mortars with waste incorporation was similar to the mortars developed with natural aggregates. Thus, the potential of the ceramic mold shells and paraffinic waxes utilization in cementitious mortars for the construction sector was demonstrated.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2487261-1
    ISSN 1996-1944
    ISSN 1996-1944
    DOI 10.3390/ma16175764
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  8. Article ; Online: Annular Erythematous Plaques With Central Hypopigmentation on Sun-Exposed Skin.

    Vaught, Emma K / de Castro, Fernando / Fischer, Ryan

    Cutis

    2023  Volume 111, Issue 3, Page(s) E40–E42

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Skin ; Erythema/diagnosis ; Erythema/etiology ; Albinism, Oculocutaneous
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391840-3
    ISSN 2326-6929 ; 0011-4162 ; 0151-9522
    ISSN (online) 2326-6929
    ISSN 0011-4162 ; 0151-9522
    DOI 10.12788/cutis.0751
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  9. Article ; Online: Correction: Exploring cell and tissue mechanics with optical tweezers.

    Català-Castro, Frederic / Schäffer, Erik / Krieg, Michael

    Journal of cell science

    2023  Volume 136, Issue 23

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2993-2
    ISSN 1477-9137 ; 0021-9533
    ISSN (online) 1477-9137
    ISSN 0021-9533
    DOI 10.1242/jcs.261843
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  10. Article ; Online: Validity Evidence for the Brief Self-Control Scale in the Spanish Adult Population: A Systematic Study.

    García-Castro, F Javier / Bendayan, Rebecca / Blanca, María J

    Journal of personality assessment

    2023  Volume 106, Issue 2, Page(s) 208–217

    Abstract: The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) has been widely studied across languages and populations. However, research examining the Spanish version is scant and limited to the adolescent population. Our aim here was to provide validity evidence for use of the ... ...

    Abstract The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) has been widely studied across languages and populations. However, research examining the Spanish version is scant and limited to the adolescent population. Our aim here was to provide validity evidence for use of the BSCS with Spanish adults by analyzing and comparing the psychometric properties of different versions of the scale (13-item, 10-item, 9-item, 8-item, and 7-item). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the internal structure based on one-factor and two-factor models. Results obtained in a sample of 676 Spanish adults showed adequate fit indices for the two-factor structure of the 9-item, 8-item, and 7-item versions of the BSCS, although only the 9-item and 8-item BSCS were found to be invariant across gender. Item homogeneity and reliability of factor scores for these two versions (9-item and 8-item) were satisfactory. We also provide novel validity evidence based on relationships with indicators of psychological adjustment and wellbeing. Scores on the 9-item and 8-item BSCS correlated with life satisfaction, flourishing, self-esteem, distress, depression, and loneliness, and hence both may be suitable for use in mental health assessment contexts.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Self Concept ; Psychometrics/methods ; Self-Control ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121962-5
    ISSN 1532-7752 ; 0022-3891
    ISSN (online) 1532-7752
    ISSN 0022-3891
    DOI 10.1080/00223891.2023.2220403
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