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Collectibles can trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder in vulnerable people

Although collecting articles with moderation has good psychological effects on collectors, this habit can become a psychological disorder. Porcelain dolls, precious stones, world thimbles, watches, fans, dinosaurs, language courses, and tanks and ships in parts are some of the collections that often crowd our stands The massive marketing campaigns launched by publishing houses at the… Seguir Leyendo Collectibles can trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder in vulnerable people

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J’ouabilité’ caractéristique que doit posséder un jeu vidéo pour avoir du succès

Des scientifiques de l’UGR créent un modèle de jeu vidéo qui servira à étudier n’importe quel aspect en rapport avec ceux-ci et à définir un cadre conceptuel qui permette de caractériser l’expérience du joueur en jeux vidéo. Pour mener à bien cette recherche, ses auteurs se sont basés sur leur propre expérience en projets préalables… Seguir Leyendo J’ouabilité’ caractéristique que doit posséder un jeu vidéo pour avoir du succès

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New techniques to help forest land flourish in Mediterranean area

Scientists from the University of Granada in Spain have developed new afforestation procedures for farmland based on the relationship between land and plants in order to enhance the survival and development of plants in the Mediterranean environment. The results of the study were partially published in the journal Annals of Forest Science. Maria Noelia Jiménez… Seguir Leyendo New techniques to help forest land flourish in Mediterranean area

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Spain leads quest to fight child trafficking in Haiti

Spain leads quest to fight child trafficking in Haiti An international humanitarian project led by the Spanish government will provide critical support to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has impacted the lives of more than 3.5 million people, officials in Madrid have announced. The aim of the \’DNA-Prokids in Haiti\’ project… Seguir Leyendo Spain leads quest to fight child trafficking in Haiti

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Analysis of the personality of psychopaths by means of their drawings

Analysis of the personality of psychopaths by means of their drawings The ‘Analysis of the structure of language and dynamic of personality’ research group of the University of Granada has developed a method to analyse the personality of people with psychopathologic disorders by means of their drawings. It consists of a series of Graphic Projective… Seguir Leyendo Analysis of the personality of psychopaths by means of their drawings

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Molecules with a higher selective ability to exterminate cancer cells

Molecules with a higher selective ability to exterminate cancer cells Researchers of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the University of Granada (UGR), led by Joaquín Campos Rosa, have obtained a new type of molecules which have proven -in in vitro cultivations- a high level of efficiency against cancer cells, as well as very low… Seguir Leyendo Molecules with a higher selective ability to exterminate cancer cells

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Weight determines the future cognitive development of children born very premature

Weight determines the future cognitive development of children born very premature Researchers of the Department of Neuroscience and Health Sciences of the University of Almería and Hospital Torrecárdenas are carrying out an assessment of the physical neuropsychological characteristics of children born before 32 weeks’ gestation or whose weight is lower than 1500 grams –very premature-.… Seguir Leyendo Weight determines the future cognitive development of children born very premature

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Researchers patent a process of ornamental stone consolidation to make it more resistant

Researchers patent a process of ornamental stone consolidation to make it more resistant The University if Granada has patented a product and an implementation method to obtain the activation of the microorganisms that produce the carbonates found in construction and ornamental materials. Thanks to this, the formation of a calcium carbonate cement is induced, which… Seguir Leyendo Researchers patent a process of ornamental stone consolidation to make it more resistant

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Experts of the University of Granada predict tumour growth with Math Model

Experts of the University of Granada predict tumour growth with Math Model Experts of the University of Granada (on the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Medicine and Physics) have found a Math model that will allow them to carry out experiments on tumour cell proliferation processes and find out their behaviour. ‘Acting on the cell-cell communication… Seguir Leyendo Experts of the University of Granada predict tumour growth with Math Model

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Ice structures show mysteries of universe

Ice structures show mysteries of universe Very cold ice films on interstellar dust particles are found in the universe but detailed information about the films\’ structure has not been readily available, scientists say. Now, state-of-the-art technology is giving researchers a chance to create ice films in cold conditions similar to those found in outer space,… Seguir Leyendo Ice structures show mysteries of universe