A team from the Ethnoecology laboratory hosted by ICTA at the UAB has done a study with a community of semi-nomadic herders from Gujarat (India) to determine how traditional ecological knowledge is transmitted. The main finding of the study is that...
Nowadays, superficial bladder cancer is treated with Mycobacterium bovis BCG, which is effective in preventing tumour recurrence but can have several adverse effects in patients. The Mycobacteria Research Group at the UAB has discovered the...
The Eastern enlargement (2004) represented an important challenge for the European Union (EU). In this article, we analyze the changes incurred in the trade direction and composition inside the EU after 2004. Our...
Sea spiders (pycnogonids) are marine arthropods that inhabit all waters: from tropical to polar and from very shallow to very deep. In this work 65 species of sea spiders found in Iberian waters were studied. The results show a greater richness in...
Transition metal oxides are an essential material for many industrial processes. Electrodeposition, which consists in the growth of a material on a substrate through the reduction (gain of electrons) of an ion present in an electrolyte (dissolution), allows preparing...
A study has explored how 32 students of elementary education perceive Education for Sustainable Development. The results show which are the most important aspects in EDS as judged by future teachers, who barely appreciate...
Biodiversity conservation policies based on the use of economic incentives are spreading around the world, especially in developing countries, but there is a lack of studies on their effectiveness. This paper has evaluated the forest cover protected...
The brain is one of the organs that generate most research, especially because there is still a lack of understanding of its operating mechanisms. Two examples are the cause and development of neurodegenerative diseases, widespread in Western countries, which cause a significant loss of quality of...
Selenium is an essential element for human beings. One of the most important sources of selenium is wheat, which obtains selenium from the soil. A study in hydroponics explains how the two main inorganic forms behave and shows that low concentrations of selenium act as a...
The vast majority of children aged 5 to 10 years do some extracurricular activity. Sporting activities entail benefits like increased self-esteem...
