Improving the communication skills of healthcare professionals and increasing the time they can devote to patients is a prerequisite for introducing shared decision-making in screening programmes. A proactive attitude from both sides would also facilitate its implementation
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This first educational proposal of its kind at postgraduate level in Catalonia comes at a turning point in the healthcare field when large amounts of biomedical data need processing
Results from a landmark European project have laid the foundations to strengthen the seafood production and processing industry in Europe and safeguard sustainable seafood for future generations
A study by the URV and the Jordi Gol Institute of Research into Primary Care (IDIAP) concludes that more than half of the pregnant women in the Mediterranean basin have low levels of vitamin D. Above all, this affects women who are Arabian dark-skinned or obese, who lead a sedentary lifestyle and have a low socioeconomic level
Its name, Canis orcensis, is dedicated to the Andalusian town where it has been found
Some of the samples were obtained from Atapuerca, a confirmed international benchmark for genetic studies of the first hominin populations
274 individual European scientists and 26 expert associations have signed a Call demanding the European Commission “to adopt Nutriscore as soon as possible in the interest of both consumers and public health”
A study by two URV-IISPV research groups shows that in patients with a lupus flare up, when artery cells come in contact with LDL lipoproteins, the reaction is similar to arteriosclerosis, which involves a blockage of the arteries. It is shown for the first time that, during flare ups, these lipoproteins cause cells to respond differently and are therefore more dangerous for the arteries
Researchers from URV, IRTA and UPC present a study that faces the challenge of agriculture to minimize the impact on the environment and analyses the models used to estimate nitrogen emissions. The results can be useful for Life Cycle Assessment practitioners
For the fourth consecutive year, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili appears in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering retain their places and two more have been added: Archaeology and Medicine, which until now had not featured on this list
Jennifer Masip will present the paper at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, which brings together more than 4000 leading researchers in HIV from almost 90 countries. Ms Masip is a member of the Infection and Immunity Research Group of the Joan XXIII University Hospital in Tarragona, the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute and the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
The presence of macaques in northern Africa dates back to the upper Miocene, about 6-7 million years ago. Shortly thereafter (about 5,5 million years ago), first representatives are found in Europe (Spain and Italy), which migrated on during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Now, an article published in Journal of Human Evolution and led by research staff from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), the Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Results of the European study SATIN (SATiety INnovation) reveal a relation between certain metabolites in the blood and the satiety perceived after consuming food
17/02/2021
Italian students train online at the URV
This week sees the start of the first online version of the URV’s Study Abroad programme, involving 53 students in Translation from the Università Ca’Foscari Venezia. The course is the result of collaboration between Ester Torres, coordinator of the University Master’s Degree in Professional English-Spanish Translation, and the Italian university
The Universitat Rovira i Virgili researchers are part of a European consortium formed by 10 European partners located in seven countries. MobiDataLab project, launched on February 1st, 2021, has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
The results of the study by a research team from the URV and the IISPV show a potential reduction of the current rate of reintubation from 9% to 1% by using machine learning tools. Data from a thousand intensive-care patients with respiratory difficulties has been processed and analysed to create this tool
Experts in climatology from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the State Meteorology Agency and the University of Bonn (Germany) make headway in identifying the most reliable methods that help to correct these biases
Members of the Markets and Financial Analysis Research Group at URV have analysed the Spanish bioeconomy products and their influence on the foreign sector. Their results are a useful tool for developing policies focused on fostering the bioeconomy and economic growth in Spain
The journal Nature Communications publishes the results of the first scientific study to assess the reliability of the application. One of the participants is the URV professor Àlex Arenas
A study carried out by URV researchers in various districts of Barcelona confirms that the impact of the virus depends on the characteristics of each area