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Javier Llorca

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Javier Llorca

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A numerical approximation to the elastic properties of sphere-reinforced composites

J Segurado, J Llorca - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2002 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional cubic unit cells containing 30 non-overlapping identical spheres randomly
distributed were generated using a new, modified random sequential adsortion algorithm …

Mechanical behavior of unidirectional fiber-reinforced polymers under transverse compression: Microscopic mechanisms and modeling

C González, J LLorca - Composites Science and Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
The mechanical behavior of polymer–matrix composites unidirectionally reinforced with
carbon or glass fibers subjected to compression perpendicular to the fibers was studied using …

Bias

M Delgado-Rodriguez, J Llorca - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 2004 - jech.bmj.com
The concept of bias is the lack of internal validity or incorrect assessment of the association
between an exposure and an effect in the target population in which the statistic estimated …

Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

…, R Szulkin, M Eklund, M Kogevinas, J Llorca… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and fine-mapping efforts to date have identified
more than 100 prostate cancer (PrCa)-susceptibility loci. We meta-analyzed genotype data …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

…, C Gonzalez‐Juanatey, J Martin, J Llorca - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - academia.edu
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called Horton or granulomatous arteritis, is a large-and
medium-sized blood vessel systemic vasculitis characterized by the granulomatous involvement of …

Directionally solidified eutectic ceramic oxides

J LLorca, VM Orera - Progress in materials science, 2006 - Elsevier
The processing, structure and properties (mechanical and functional) of directionally solidified
eutectic ceramic oxides are reviewed with particular attention to the developments in the …

HLA–DRB1 and persistent chronic inflammation contribute to cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, WER Ollier, J Martin, J Llorca - Arthritis Care & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most common cause of mortality in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We assessed the contribution of epidemiologic features, clinical …

Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

…, J Mohler, JA Taylor, M Kogevinas, J Llorca… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is a highly heritable disease with large disparities in incidence rates across
ancestry populations. We conducted a multiancestry meta-analysis of prostate cancer …

Visual manifestations of giant cell arteritis: trends and clinical spectrum in 161 patients

MA González-Gay, C García-Porrúa, J Llorca… - Medicine, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in Western countries
(24, 32). GCA is a multisystemic disease of elderly people (30, 32, 33). Itinvolves large …

Metal matrix composites

A Mortensen, J Llorca - Annual review of materials research, 2010 - annualreviews.org
In metal matrix composites, a metal is combined with another, often nonmetallic, phase to
produce a novel material having attractive engineering attributes of its own. A subject of much …