OBJECTIVES Drug interactions, poor adherence to medication and high-risk sexual behaviour may occur in individuals with HIV using recreational drugs. Thus, we aimed to assess the prevalence of recreational drugs use and to explore its clinical impact in HIV patients on treatment. METHODS Observational, cross sectional, study conducted in a 700 bed university hospital, Barcelona, Spain. A tota...

ClipBoard is a novel system aimed at improving the accessibility of movies. Although subtitles and audio description are already provided for some TV programs and by a limited number of movie theaters, the availability of accessible content still depends on the choice of the film distributor. Through ClipBoard it is possible to synchronize in real-time, using a portable device such as a smartph...

background: acanthamoeba spp. is the causative agent of blindness keratitis and fatal encephalaitis. presence of acanthamoeba spp. in a wide variety of niches such as different water types can lead to exposure of high risk people such as contact lens wearers. the main aim of the present study was to explore the occurrence of acanthamoeba genotypes in the recreational water sources using both mo...

Great concern arises from recreational noise exposure, which might lead to noise-induced hearing loss in young adults. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of recreational noise exposure on hearing function in young adults. A questionnaire concerning recreational noise exposures and an audiological test battery were completed by 163 subjects (aged 18-30 years). Based o...

Air travel, especially long distance, expose passengers a number of factors that may cause them both physiological and psychological discomfort and even stress. In-flight entertainment system is commonly installed on the long-haul aircraft to improve the passenger’s satisfaction level. However, the current installed and commercially available in-flight entertainment systems do not fully explore...