Ageing and the promotion of personal autonomy. Reorientation of the tourism sector towards new consumers of products with special needs. Economic, environmental and social challenges of urban areas and their interrelationship, from an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.
The research group aims at the application and validation of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Linehan, 1993) in: borderline personality disorder, cluster B personality disorders, and other psychological disorders with problems in the regulation of affect.
Analysis of the impact of growth processes on personal inequality in income distribution and on inequality between countries. Historical determinants of global inequality and the impact of public policies.
Research group on the perception, understanding and dissemination of science and technology in today's society.
In this line of research, new non-invasive microscopy techniques with high optical sectioning are developed, such as confocal microscopy, structured illumination microscopy (SIM) or digital holographic microscopy (DHM).
Development in the implementation of 3D image capture techniques based on taking multiple images with different perspectives. This multi-perspective information allows both the reconstruction of the original 3D scene and the development of new 3D digital processing techniques.
ADME-tox prediction of drugs using Molecular Topology.
Our major aim now is identifying longevity-related genes, finding ways of upregulating these genes by physiological, nutritional, and pharmacological intervention and determining how to promote healthy ageing.
This line studies the agricultural transformations in contemporary Spain, with the aim of influencing recent debates on the degree of development of the primary sector, its characteristics and its contribution to the industrialisation process.
Study of the relationship between air pollution and health effects, with multi-centre studies being carried out. Studies are also carried out to evaluate the impact of pollution on the health of populations.
Airway tissue engineering. We work on designing tissue engineered substitutes for tracheal and bronchial prostheses including PCL constructs, hyaluronic acid, combined PLA scaffolds and alginate/agarose hydrogels and decellularised tissue matrices. This line of research is funded by the Carlos III through grant PI16/01315.
The longitudinal assessment of the characteristics associated with childhood and adolescence allows the identification of healthy psychosocial profiles.
Research in the field of Augmented Reality, where real world information is increased with synthetic information. Augmented Reality systems require position locators, creation of synthetic information (usually 3D environments), and systems that integrate the real world with the synthetic one.
Methodological developments and applications for the measurement of non-response in surveys and for the correction of their effects, especially the biases that can be introduced in the inferential process.
Large database analysis in which there are three characteristics that make them special: growth velocity, variety in the data classes and volume.
Biomedical applications of bacteriophages, including diagnosis, prevention, and therapy, as an alternative tool against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Isolation and characterization of novel phages, directed evolution for phage optimization, resistant emergence, and nanotechnology.
This line argues that the body is essential in the configuration of identity and in the understanding of psychological processes. The main objective is to analyse the bodily processes involved in psychopathological alterations, as well as the psychological effect of the manipulation of the body.
Isolation and characterisation of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in different helminth parasites. Identification of molecules present in EVs. Analysis for the usefulness of EVs in helminthiasis control and other diseases (diagnosis, vaccination and treatment).
Innovative activity may require different organizational solutions depending on the objectives of the innovative projects. This line tries to shed light on these problems.
Describe the level of exposure and pollution during gestation and early childhood, assess the role of common environmental pollutants and protective dietary factors on foetal growth and neuro-endocrine-immune development to develop health indicators.
The aim of this line is to investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying chronic pain and to test the therapeutic efficacy of treatments targeting these mechanisms.
Cilia and ciliopathies. We evaluate the ultrastructure of the ciliary apparatus in patients diagnosed with CPD and other ciliopathies by combining diagnostic support techniques such as high-definition video capture and molecular biology marker analysis. This line has been funded by the Carlos III through different grants (PI06/60726, PI16/01315).
Molecular and genetic basis of neurocognitive alterations in patients with SMI, in order to develop biomarkers, diagnostic assessment tools and therapeutic interventions helping to improve the functional prognosis, the autonomy and the life quality of these people.
Analysis of the process of information dissemination, interaction and effects on the public conveyed through NICTs in processes of social and political mobilisation, both formalised (elections, for example) and non-formalised (protest concentrations).
Social involvement processes should result in the self-development of these communities that have been subjects of training, monitoring and planning. The self-development methodology has proven to be a positive strategy to cement social change in the municipalities with high rates of poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion.Involvement, self-development, strategic planning, social change.
Community Social Services are the gateway to the social welfare system and its different benefits and programmes that address the needs of the most vulnerable groups. Its analysis and evaluation allows to make improvements in local social welfare structures.
Social Services are part of public policies for local development because they facilitate the social inclusion of groups with subjective difficulties in integrating into the labour market. Active employment policies aimed at the population at risk of social exclusion are the target population of this line.Local development, community-based social services, inclusion of vulnerable groups, active employment policiesLocal development, community-based social services, inclusion of vulnerable groups, active employment policies
Identification and policy development of the values pursued by the UN. Legal protection (at an international, European and national level) of these values. Identification and policy development of the values pursued by the European Union. Legal protection (at an European and national level) of these values.
Administrative information on the Internet, transparency, active advertising, right of access and its limits, especially with regard to data protection and privacy.
Dental pathology: epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. Quality of care and user satisfaction.
Historical analysis of the profound determinants of economic growth in Europe and Latin America. Relations between institutional change and technological development.
Immortalisation of monocytes and hepatocytes from patients with severe AATD (ZZ). Cell cultures derived from nasal ciliated epithelium by using the Air-Liquid technique (ALI).
Research in emotional education focuses on the knowledge and skills (competences), which children and adolescents have and which allow them to identify their own and other people's emotions, as well as to express and regulate pleasant and unpleasant emotions.
Design and synthesis of new chiral ligands capable of forming complexes with metal ions useful as chiral catalysts (Lewis acids). Design and synthesis of new chiral organic catalysts by proton transfer, hydrogen bridge formation or phase transfer.
Use of chiral catalysts (metal complexes and organocatalysts) in new reactions of interest in organic synthesis in which C-C bonds and stereogenic centres are generated simultaneously. Synthesis of chiral building blocks.
Impact of the concept of sustainable development on the various sectors of international law (international economic law, international environmental law, international human rights law, etc.). International and European conceptual and normative developments.
Diffractive lenses are very interesting elements because they are compact, lightweight and economical optical components. In this line of research, new designs are being developed for application in ophthalmology in the form of both intraocular (IOL) lenses and contact lenses.
Optical devices for manipulating pulses of tens of femtoseconds by using diffractive optical elements allowing spatial control of the wavefront of the pulsed beam, as well as the shaping of the temporal envelope of the ultra-short pulses.
Analysis of the changes caused in the cultural industry as a result of the impact of new technologies and the process of digitising content.
Comprehend the unexpected associations between apparently different diseases, like cancer and certain diseases of the central nervous system.
To study customer dissatisfaction on the basis of claim management, complaint behaviour, change of supplier and the different aspects which are linked to a negative evaluation of service provision by the customer.
Discovery of individual behaviours from aggregated information.
Epidemiological (life cycle, transmission, population dynamic) and ecological (influence of biotic and abiotic factors) analysis of human and animal parasites (especially rodents). Analysis of behaviour and response of parasites after natural disasters.
The main objective of this line of research is to analyse the main financial and economic crises and their impact and the economic policy responses adopted after the economic crises in Spain throughout history.
Study of the causes of the economic growth of the Spanish economy and the way out of the vicious circle of backwardness in history. The research deals with different questions to explain economic growth and industrial progress in Spain.
Current developments in the connection between the education system and the labour market make it necessary to pay attention to some effects that are already visible on the condition of young people. The first question that will be analysed in this line concerns the concept of human capital and its capacity to create new youth subjectivities that respond to the idea of the entrepreneur of oneself. This idea has been developed by political philosophy in recent decades. Human capital is a machine for activating subjects, which entrepreneurialises social relationships and introduce us the other as a competitor. This is a disturbing scenario for social and human relationships that hovers over today's youth. Human capital is connected to a series of notions such as employability or entrepreneurial spirit that guide the educational and labour conceptions of young people. The second issue studied in this line is the brain drain of Spanish young people as a result of the economic crisis of 2007. The third question refers to free work (internships, scholarships) which is increasingly becoming a compulsory requirement for young university students and opens up a whole field for possible exploitative, abusive and arbitrary practices.
Quantitative analysis of factors determinative of elite and citizen votes in the national elections of their corresponding countries.
Application and development of models for electoral prediction.
The current analytic chemistry and the adaptation of the new available instrumentation to research, allows the detection and characterisation of compounds at very low concentration levels, allowing the study of emerging pollulants, which only a few years ago was not possible to detect.
Enantioselective synthesis of compounds with known or potential biological or pharmacological activity by chemical transformation of chiral products obtained by asymmetric catalysis.
Endodontic materials. Irrigation techniques. Root canal preparation and obturation procedures. Material/dental tissue interface studies. Pathology of the dentin-pulp complex and its periapical complications.
The group studies the mechanisms of this enigmatic and common disease, its physiopathology and ways of early detection. It's also involved in the development of new medication for its treatment via clinical trials.
Molecular haplotyping of Triatominae insects transmitting Chagas disease for the differentiation of species, subspecies and populations for phylogenetic and taxonomic reconstruction and study of gene flow between wild, peridomiciliary and intradomiciliary populations.
Study on the administration and management of co-operative enterprises and the Social Economy. It includes its strategic diagnosis, the design of the system of objectives with the mission, vision and values statements, the formulation of corporate and competitive strategies and their implementation.
Connections between entrepreneurship, innovation and business performance are crucial for the company's competitiveness.
Analysis and assessment of the European security and defence policies, such as military and civil operations, geopolitics, the Global Strategy in security and defence of the European Union, regional strategies for the Mediterranean, Sahel missions, counter terrorist struggle of the EU in Sahel.
Study of the evolution of complete genomes and the genes present in them, with special emphasis on bacteria and viruses.
The main research lines are: i) Evolution of symbiosis ii) Synthetic biology iii) Genetic study of aphids
Our major aim was originally to test whether free radicals associated with exercise could lead to damage in muscle and to protect these muscles by various interventions such as training and nutrition.
We use viruses as model organisms in the laboratory to study evolutionary processes on an experimental basis.
Study and improvement of ovarian tissue cryopreservation techniques, detection of occult metastatic diseases in breast cancer patients, in vitro activation and maturation, fertility preservation in leukaemia patients and uterus transplant.
Analysis of the agents, markets and institutions that make up the modern financial system, i.e. from its beginnings in the 19th century to the present day.
Epidemiological study of food-transmitted human parasites (protozoa and helminths). Study of the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factor on parasitism. Morphological and molecular diagnosis and identification of parasite species. Anisakiasis study.
Prevention of fragility signs in populations at risk by assessing human functions (functional and neurocognitive assessment) and by incorporating nutritional medicine studies on Omega 3.
Analysis of the projection of freedoms on the net and social networks, judicial guarantees, limits, special focus on hate speech.
Concept of gender violence, legal perspective: study of the impact of the Law on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender Violence, public policies against gender violence Psychological perspective of gender violence. Feminicide.
Women and the labour market. Socio-economic situation of women. Equality policies. Labour insertion and unpaid work. Wage gap, labour segregation and glass ceiling. Co-responsibility. Budgets with a gender perspective. Gender, social sustainability and ICTs.
Policies for gender equality, against poverty and promotion of social participation at local, national and international levels. Gender and international cooperation, humanitarian action, awareness raising and education for development. Exclusion and marginalisation from a gender perspective.
Genome editing and repair by using the CRISPR/Cas9 system and non-viral gene therapy techniques of the Z mutation of the SERPINA1 gene that encodes for the alpha-1 antitrypsin gene in monocytes and hepatocytes of patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
Creation of Geographic Information Systems with the use of satellite images and thematic maps (climate, surface, parasitological parameters, etc.) for the modelling of epidemiology and the transmission of human / animal parasites, as well as the influence of climate change on them.
Evolution of the institutional framework for sustainable development, both globally (United Nations system) and regionally (America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Arctic), with particular emphasis on the European Union and the Council of Europe.
Networking on the burden of disease.
The study of the impact of the first globalisation (1880-1913) and technology: on the labour market and on pay gap in the first and second globalisation (1980)
The research line focuses on research in health services and technologies applied to health, and on the design, implementation and evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention interventions.
Analysis of health-related psychosocial factors that have an impact on people's quality of life. Prevention and treatment protocol for chronic patients. Especially in the areas of oncology, infertility and ageing.
All types of health technology evaluation, taking into account the broad concept of health technology ranging from medicines and procedures to health technology and techniques.
Study of the historical evolution of economic theory and its impact on the process of economic development in Spain.
Molecular characterisation of Trematode Fasciolidae parasites of humans and animals from human endemic areas in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia and of Lymnaeidae molluscs transmitting Fascioliasis.
RRDs are very complex and are associated with alterations in multiple metabolic pathways. An important aspect for the RRD diagnosis, prognosis and treatment is to identify the aberrant changes that may occur in these metabolic pathways and to elucidate their connection with the disease. In this regard, we will use high performance trials such as microarrays and mass sequencing for the analysis of biological samples from patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome in order to identify possible metabolic pathways involved in the development of these diseases, and with the aim, in turn, of identifying new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers (including treatment response) and of identifying new therapeutic targets.
... in emergency myelopoiesis during candidiasis and reveal the mechanisms involved in trained innate immunity during fungal infections.
The hypothesis we are currently working on is that HSPCs can directly detect microorganisms and contribute to protection against infection by different mechanisms, including their ability to differentiate into myeloid cells with an enhanced (trained) phenotype to face the pathogen and initiate the immune response.
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Host- and parasite-dependent factors that determine resistance to intestinal helminths or the development of chronic infections are discussed.
This research line seeks to understand how ovaries in female patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation work and to improve the results by reducing complications.
Analysis and evolution of the level of citizen and elite trust towards State institutions particularly in economic crisis situations.
We are currently working on forms of knowledge representation that allow the supervision of the students tasks resolution, as well as the incorporation of affective support through the detection of emotions by means of typical techniques within the field of computer vision
Application of automatic learning techniques for problems with prediction, classification and recognition of patterns or trends.
Cooperation for the improvement of human development rates and social cohesion. Methodologies for carrying out participative citizen diagnoses, their systematisation and the elaboration of public policies from the citizen's proposal. Analysis of Social Security Systems.Cooperación para la mejora de los índices de desarrollo humano y la cohesión social. Metodologías para la realización de diagnósticos ciudadanos participativos, su sistematización y la elaboración de políticas públicas desde la propuesta ciudadana. Análisis de los Sistemas de Seguridad Social.
Analysis and assessment of security policies, such as military and civil operations, geopolitics, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, economic sanctions.
Epidemiological studies of intestinal parasitosis in populations living in poverty and/or exclusion or similar situations.
Access of young people to the labour market. Barriers and difficulties in worker participation and ways to improve working conditions. Sport as an instrument of integration in degraded urban contexts or with socially disadvantaged groups - immigrants, young people, women.
Strategic decisions in matter of innovation have important implications for the organization.
It investigates the background and consequences of leadership in organisations and their units.
Analysis of the processes of regional economic growth in the historical experiences of European and Latin American countries. Impact of growth on territorial inequality. Impact of public policies on regional development in Europe and Latin America.
Longitudinal and survival data joint models with time or survival targets are studied, with special emphasis on dynamic predictive targets.
Molecular characterisation of Culicidae of vectorial interest for infectious diseases currently present in areas that in the past were endemic for Malaria in Spain.
Diagnosis and epidemiological study of human ectoparasite arthropods (mosquitoes, myiasis, lice, bedbugs, etc.). Pest control and vectors on an individual level. Analysis of vector-transmitted parasitic diseases and influence of climate change on them.
Our goal is to explore the mechanistic principles of membrane protein insertion, folding and assembly into lipid membranes and to investigate the factors that determine membrane protein stability.
Overexpression of membrane proteins is often essential for structural and functional studies, but yields are frequently too low. Therefore, we investigate the consequences of overexpression of different membrane proteins in search for new components to improve such yields.
Aimed at developing the validation strategies for the analytical parameters of a procedure.
Psychological interventions based on mindfulness and compassion have strongly burst into the field of psychological treatments. This line of research aims to investigate the effects of their practice on different psychological aspects, such as attention, emotional regulation or values.
New analysis strategies in miniaturised chromatographic techniques which incorporate solid phase microextraction in tubes with new (nano)materials.
Our group addresses the problem of model selection from a Bayesian target point of view. We particularly work on the study of criteria that allow us to establish optimal prior distributions in order to carry out an effective selection and modeling.
Modelling and design of waveguides and other photonic devices, such as photonic-crystal fibers, integrated semiconductor and dielectric guides and resonators, fibre optic lasers, or metamaterials.
This line of research focuses on the study of the epidemiology of rotavirus and norovirus through the application of molecular techniques (RT-PCR, qPCR, cDNA sequencing, etc.) and the detection of new variants of viral genotypes.
Use of genetic and genomic information of pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) to study their spread in human populations and in their natural reservoirs, complementing the tasks of epidemiological care and control.
Development of human-computer interaction technologies making use of different communication channels between user and computer.
Methodological and software developments to find solutions to the problem of partial non-response in surveys and gaps in databases.
The research is planned in two directions: nanomaterials characterisation including strategies for its detection and/or analytic determination and the study of its characteristics and its influence in the improvement of analytic parameters.
Extraction of structured information and knowledge from the analysis of free texts and a priori unstructured information.
This line of research focuses on the development of new network architectures and protocols, as well as on the creation of advanced telecommunication systems to improve communications between users. This work includes the development and implementation of our new services, technologies and network architectures centred on enhancing the quality of the final user’s experience.
Persigue desarrollar conocimiento científico que genere nuevas herramientas que se adapten a las necesidades actuales de la sociedad. Los beneficios que pueden aportar son: bajo coste, no consumen energía, versatilidad del emplazamiento, uso puntual, evaluación de grandes áreas con resolución específica.
Biomechanics of intraradicular pins. Materials and techniques for dental restoration. Tooth reconstruction with root canal treatment.
It investigates the processes of formation of the climate and culture of the organisations, as well as the effects of the climate and culture on the functioning, results, and quality of working life of the organisations and their units.
Innovative activity involves organizational learning and requires effective knowledge management.
The line focuses on the application of high performance computing techniques, and the development and optimisation of distributed platforms within the cloud computing paradigm, for Big Data, multimedia applications and intelligent systems problem solving.
There's an analysis for the parasites-food intolerance relationship and the prevalence, transmission routes and risk factors of suffering from intestinal parasitosis, the correlation between parasitosis and the reception of breastfeeding, as well as the parasites-child development relationship.
The aim of this line of research is to study the pathogenic mechanisms and the immune response of infections by the two main enteric viruses (rotavirus and norovirus).
Pathogenic bacteria in aquaculture: fish and zoonotic pathogens. Biology of pathogen-host interaction. Immune response to pathogens. Diagnosis and control of fish diseases. Vaccines.
Recognition and machine learning techniques applied to linear and nonlinear models. Continuous Distance Learning. Heterogeneous and multi-dimensional data mining, with special emphasis on image analysis and recovery and the processing of audio and video signals.
Financial-actuarial analysis of the pension systems and main contingencies: retirement, disability, widowhood, orphanage, family member, unemployment and dependency. It also studies the financial and insurance products that are best suited to the needs of individuals.
To determine the intercellular mechanisms of toxicity of amyloid beta, its interaction with mitochondrial metabolism and its consequences in cell signalling. Our idea is that Alzheimer’s and Tau toxicities are related and that free radicals play a major signalling role in this process.
To assess the effect of therapeutic exercise and physiotherapy on cardiocirculatory function in adults and older adults with cardiovascular disease, as well as to study the effectiveness of strategies to improve adherence to a physically active lifestyle in these subjects.
Physiotherapy from a global perspective can improve the health of patients with respiratory problems. This line of research aims to develop new tools and implement interventions to assess the prognosis and improve the functional capacity of these patients.
This line focuses on the search for assessment tools and the definition of health promotion and specialised physiotherapy intervention programmes for young children with psychomotor developmental disorders as well as for children or adults with neurological pathologies.
Policies and strategies for local and territorial development: socioeconomic transformation processes, new activities, actors in territorial management and territorial development policies.
Les polítiques de protecció a la família són una assignatura pendent per al sistema de benestar social espanyol. A més, tenim constància que són en les entitats socials on es poden generar resultats d'investigació aplicats a la solució de les problemàtiques de família i de conciliació entre vida laboral i familiar.
Positive Psychology defends the importance of studying the well-being of individuals. In the research group we aim to investigate in this field, developing Positive Interventions applied through ICTs and studying the processes involved in well-being.
Predicting adverse drug effects using Molecular Topology.
Development of reinforcement learning models and dynamic programming for cost reduction, the improvement of important parameters and the increase of efficiency.
To analyse attitudes, professional values and other parameters related to professional ethics and health in physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and patients. To design and validate assessment tools. To study the effectiveness of innovative programmes on ethics and health in physiotherapy.
The way of living has an impact on the physical and mental health of individuals. The research group aims to investigate and provide strategies to achieve a better quality of life in people, developing interventions applied through ICTs.
The use of ICTs is growing exponentially in the field of Clinical Psychology. Our aim is to design applications (web platforms, virtual reality, mobile systems) that serve as therapeutic tools in the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders.
Use of formalism of quantum mechanics to improve the performance of machine learning algorithms. Use of machine learning for the description and extraction of quantum phenomena knowledge.
Development of product recommendation engines based on the characteristics of the customer and management of personalised promotions.
To identify the benefits that the incorporation of ICT, and with them relationship-based innovation between enterprises and enterprises with their customers, can bring to retail businesses in particular and to service companies in general.
Molecular characterisation of vectors: sequence analysis, phylogenies, population genetics and haplotyping using ribosomal and mitochondrial markers; influence of human migrations; analysis of potential risk of transmission.
To analyse the different aspects that define consumer behaviour and especially satisfaction, which focuses on the study of the management of consumer expectations, the analysis of the emotions that influence the consumer buying behaviour and their loyalty.
Search for new drugs for colon cancer using Molecular Topology.
Search for new drugs for orphan diseases (antiparasitic and antiprotozoal drugs) using Molecular Topology.
Public services in rural areas (education, health, social services, commercial activity, infrastructures, leisure, tourism and cultural facilities, etc.) as factors of demographic attraction, economic dynamization (incomes and labour market) and social cohesion.
Development of equipment and algorithms custom-made for their aqcuisition and signal processing.
Advanced methods for the capture, analysis and synthesis of acoustic signals, including musical and voice processes, acoustic simulation of rooms, 3D reproduction methods and intelligent monitoring of acoustic environments.
Study by computational tools of chemical reactions in enzymes and aqueous solution by means of QM/MM Molecular Dynamica.
Social capital and territorial development: social networks, power elites and leadership in rural areas. In this line of research, the Social Media Analysis approach is used. The subject of crisis and resilience in local communities is tackled as well.
Vulnerabilities, social exclusion and (new) poverty in rural areas as a result of the crisis and the Welfare State withdrawal (reduction and/or disappearance of the social benefits, privatization and/or deregulation of public services, etc.). This line of research is based on the application of the social networks approach to the health field, with particular reference to rural areas.
Methodological developments and applications for active listening on the Internet, favouring the identification of feelings and authors to convert the huge flows of data and opinions into information.
Development of statistical methodologies for the rapid and reliable detection of influenza epidemics. We approach the inference and prediction of these models from the Bayesian paradigm, which allows the implementation of complex models with spatial, temporal and hierarchical structures.
Deepen knowledge of common musculoskeletal injuries in patients with haemophilia and their sequelae, as well as design and validate assessment methods. Study the effectiveness of physiotherapy techniques and protocols to improve physical function and quality of life.
Development of models to predict the spatial and spatial-temporal distribution of species. The incorporation of uncertainty in covariates, the problems generated by missing values, the effect of preferential sampling and the handling of large volumes of data are addressed.
To observe the evolution of commercialisation channels, and to study fields such as service quality, image, value of service, logistics and the management of the point of sale, both related to large-scale distribution and traditional businesses.
Study by means of Flow Cytometry techniques of REDOX biology in patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Syndrome.
Tissue engineering applied to the osteoarticular system. We evaluate different biomaterials for their application to articular cartilage regeneration. We have evaluated substitutes based on chitosan discs, PCL and hyaluronic acid, as well as other elements including mixed hydrogels and microspheres both in vitro and in vivo. This line of research has been funded by the ministry without interruption since 2004 (MAT2004-04980, MAT2007-66759, MAT2013-46467-C4-4-R and MAT2016-76039-C4-2-R).
Study of corneal induction and regeneration.
Study of the extent of myocardial infarction and its determining factors. In this line, we work on the histopathological evaluation of myocardial infarction from a morphometric approach, assessing distortion at the level of cellular and conjunctive elements of the cardiac wall.
We test different materials including titanium prostheses or decellularised dental matrices for the regeneration of dental and peridental tissues. We also evaluate connective tissues such as dental pulp or periodontal ligament as sources of stem cells with different potentials. This line is funded by different projects financed in competitive public calls including IMPORTOX or NerBIO.
The aim of this line of research is to study the interactions that occur between enteric viruses and the host without excluding the interactions that occur between enteric viruses and the intestinal microbiota or the interaction between the intestinal microbiota and the host.
Study of molecular interactions between helminth parasites and their hosts. Tools destined to the control of said parasitosis (proteins and recombinant peptides along with polyclonal antibodies) stem from identified molecules.
Research is carried out on the instruments of legislative quality as a mechanism to improve legal certainty and thus enhance democratic quality, especially in the field of private law.
Analysis and preparation of opinion surveys and polls.
The socio-technical processes applied to the sustainability of integrated social and health systems are investigated, based on the principles of user satisfaction and system efficiency.
Study on entrepreneurship and the creation of enterprises in general, especially social enterprises. Analysis of the entrepreneur concept, its characteristics and application of the different theories of entrepreneurship. Study of sustainable entrepreneurship
Epidemiological study of teniasis / cisticercosis, with special reference to the third new parasitic tapeworm: Taenia asiatica. Ultrastructural studies of infective forms. Secretomics analysis of cisticercosis' infective forms (eggs) of the three human Taenia species.
Municipal public policies require a territorial analysis to be able to implement plans, programmes and projects adapted to the emerging priority needs for citizens. The participatory action research methodology has been identified as strategic to provide a solution to this type of policy and relevant results have been produced in this regard.
The constructivist paradigm is gaining ground among qualitative researchers and new methodologies such as the narrative are opening up for research in local communities. Especially on problems that are not usually visible and that, through the recognition of the strategy of the citizens’ involvement in the solution of them, it is possible to plan processes of social change that recognize the need to generate public policies of community development.
Legal nature of the concept of sustainable development; content of the notion of development in its economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects; basic characteristics of the criterion of sustainability; disparities in the development of towns; common but differentiated responsibilities, etc.
Electoral regulations, parity, political parties. Study on the behaviour of political parties in the design of electoral lists. Positions held by women in politics, parties and institutions.
Search for new compounds, of natural and synthetic origin, potentially effective against ulcerative colitis, applying Molecular Topology.
Social Economy: strategies for sustainable economy and social cohesion. Design of indicators. Design, evaluation and promotion for the implementation of CSR strategies. Dissemination and consolidation of social entrepreneurship. Generation of motivation for entrepreneurship and employment M 3.0.
Diagnosis and treatment of dental colour pathology. Colorimetry. In vivo and in vitro studies on bleaching agents and procedures.
To study the key trends for strategic management and academic research in tourism: e-tourism and its perceived value as a substantial topic in the study of customer behaviour, delving into its effects (background, mediators or moderators) on relationships.
The impact of international trade on economic growth through the construction of a highly disaggregated database. The higher level of disaggregation makes it possible to distinguish between the number of goods traded, as well as the destinations, and the values (unit quantities and values).
Analysis of the characteristics, composition and evolution of the digital communication ecosystem in the Valencian Community.
Monitoring natural and anthropogenic environments for disease surveillance, specially viral outbreaks. Detection of emerging viruses in natural environments and development of quantification techniques for population monitoring. Study of new transmission routes of emerging viruses.
Using various experimental approaches, we aim to identify and characterise mechanisms in the generation of RNA virus diversity, and to obtain quantitative estimates of mutation rates in RNA viruses.
To study virtual communities and networks as a mechanism for social innovation and a way of managing and sharing knowledge. On the one hand, organisational management strategies (facilitating conditions, existing rules for sharing or support from the community manager) are analysed, as well as structural factors (leadership and prestige of the community) and their influence on the results for users and professionals (sense of community, quality of knowledge, proactive participation, satisfaction, innovation...). In addition, the influence that technological (navigation, interactivity), personal (expectations of results, self-efficacy) and/or motivational (identification, reciprocity and confidence) factors may have on efficient functioning is also studied. To this end, the perceptions of users or professionals of virtual communities of practice in relation to the aforementioned variables are analysed. The results allow us to outline a set of guidelines oriented towards the efficient design and optimal management of these virtual communities.
Research in the interaction paradigm based on immersive virtual environments where the user is isolated from the environment and introduced in a synthetic environment in order to perform a training or live a different experience. Includes use of specific devices.
Vulnerabilities, social exclusion and (new) poverty in rural areas as a result of the crisis and the Welfare State withdrawal (reduction and/or disappearance of the social benefits, privatization and/or deregulation of public services, etc.). This line of research is based on the application of the social networks approach to the health field, with particular reference to rural areas.
Evaluation of the relationship between climatic factors and weather variables, especially ambient temperature and health, as well as public health measures that can minimise the impact of foreseeable future climate changes.
Research is conducted on: the improvement of the quality of life of people with disabilities (intellectual, brain damage, illness, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit and hyperactivity), the educational response to their special needs, and on the psychosocial impact on families.
The general objective of this line of research is to analyse the individual and collective well-being of the VTs, as well as the impact that the creation of subgroups and the development of the group's emotional management can have on both their well-being and their effectiveness. To do so, a longitudinal experimental study is developed, where four different experimental conditions are considered, as a result of the combination of the two central variables: creation or not of subgroups and training or not in emotional management. An interactive platform is used with different applications created ad-hoc for this purpose. All the groups are made up of four people and work over five working sessions solving tasks of an individual and collective nature. The results will contribute to the design of healthy virtual teams, with members with high well-being and at the same time effective. As well as the design of specific training programmes in emotional management for virtual collaborative contexts.
This line of research aims to research the emerging forms of work both in terms of their material insecurity and in terms of the new configuration of subjectivities that are taking shape. The recent changes in the world of work linked to cognitive work, digital work, platform capitalism and new forms of work organisation that particularly affect young people - project work, the rise of independent forms of work and freelances- are giving room to new precariousness. The aim is to research the effects of jobs in which: 1) The frontier between work and personal life is narrowing; 2) Cognitive, creative and emotional skills are expanding; those that take advantage of personal qualities and open up a whole new scenario of cognitive exploitation; 3) New business demands are being made for involvement, vocation and dedication in these jobs, which call for a "psychological contract", for the identification with the company; 4) Work is recently identified as a space for recognition, reputation, the brand of the corresponding individualisation; 5) Autonomy is glorified as a competence and as an employment situation, which leads us towards the predominance of the entrepreneurial and the independent worker figures; 6) The capacity for negotiation on wages and working conditions is low and increases precarious situations. The weakness of the trade union movement and the protective family framework - which provides support for young people in precarious situations - strengthen the negotiating power of the company, which establishes precarious material conditions with little resistance. Initially, the qualitative approach will guide the research methodologically.
The latest economic recession that has hit the Western countries has revealed not only the fragility of the capitalist system and the social guarantees that have been associated for some years to Fordism, but also the existence of a deep systemic crisis of a structural rather than a conjunctural nature. Those who are young today have grown up immersed in this crisis and in the uncertainty that the ineffectiveness of social structures produces. In the face of the challenge of "growing up" in this context, young people are adopting the most diverse strategies. This line of research aims precisely to analyse what these strategies are by trying to identify the existence of patterns and construct some new theoretical categorisations. Starting with Hirshman's famous "exit, voice or loyalty", protest or conformity, the studies carried out in this line analyse the phenomenology of these reactions: processes such as emigration, protest and participation that are manifested in the new social movements, innovation as the construction of new paths, are the central phenomena of this line. The destructuring of Western societies and their organisation is generating, on the one hand, a lack of univocal orientation in the processes of socialisation in favour of the pluralisation of life paths and, on the other hand, an urgent need to build new "solutions" in the life of the community in all areas. From the models of coexistence and the pluralisation of family models, to the ways in which work is organised, including training processes, the life of young people is characterised by a very interesting mixture of conservation and innovation, of ruptures and the emergence of new identities, where subjective processes and interpersonal relations take on great importance. Hence the key use of qualitative research methodologies.
