Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) was discovered in 2015 in the United States of America. Since then, it has been detected worldwide in pigs with different clinical signs, as...
Electrons travelling along an electronic device produce an oscillating electric field which propagates along the device towards the metallic contacts. This phenomenon generates...
Researchers from the Centre for the Study of Archaeological Heritage (CEPARQ-UAB) recently made an exceptional discovery at the Cova Gran de Santa Linya: the remains of a female Homo sapiens dating back 14,000 years. They have called “Linya, the woman of
Many times the contrast level of Magnetic resonance images (MRI) is not enough for unequivocal diagnosis and, for this reason, the so-called contrast agents (CAs) are used. Rosa Ortuño, researcher at the Department of Chemistry, explains how the...
In recent years, "pay what you want" experiences have become popular around the world: a system in which consumers freely decide how much they want to pay for a product or service offered in the market (including the possibility of not...
Societies make progress. They are not static, but they change their societal ideals and the way in which their members relate to each other, both in public and in private. Joint physical custody involves...
RAWMINA H2020 project has been launched, an Integrated Innovative Pilot System For Critical Raw Materials Recovery From Mines Wastes In A Circular Economy Context. It is driven by 19 partners, with the participation of researchers from the Department of Chemistry of the...
Suicide is a serious public health problem that has increased in recent decades, and this has led to the creation of different intervention programs that aim to identify and help...
Proliferation of tourist rentals presents two opposite mechanisms. On the one hand, it reverses the impact on the increase in price of long-term rentals and home purchases. On the other, in the areas where they are located there is an increase in...
How does the current scenario of global warming affect the development of plants? Are the parameters of the current models for predicting the change in vegetation cover sufficient? A study...
