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Dr. Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera
Center for Research in Sport and Physical Activity, European University of Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain

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Journal article
Published: 16 July 2021 in Applied Sciences
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COVID-19 restrictions stipulate the mandatory use of surgical masks during outdoor and indoor physical activities. The impact of this on athletic performance and especially on anaerobic physical activities is poorly known. The aim of the present research was to analyze the effect of surgical mask use on the anaerobic running performance of athletes. Modifications in running time, blood lactate, blood glucose, blood oxygen saturation, subjective perceived stress, rating of perceived exertion, and heart rate variability were measured in 50 m and 400 m maximal running tests with and without the use of surgical masks in 72 athletes. The use of a surgical mask increased blood lactate concentration, sympathetic autonomic modulation, perceived exertion, perceived stress, and decreased blood oxygen saturation in 50 and 400 m running tests. Thus, the higher levels of blood lactate and lower blood oxygen saturation require adaptation of the athlete’s rest and recovery periods to the acute workload. The higher level of sympathetic activation makes the acute and chronic control of autonomic modulation essential for an efficient training periodization. Finally, the use of acid buffers such as bicarbonate or sodium citrate would be a recommended ergogenic strategy.

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José Tornero-Aguilera; Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz; Alvaro Bustamante-Sánchez; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. The Effect of Surgical Mask Use in Anaerobic Running Performance. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 6555 .

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José Tornero-Aguilera, Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz, Alvaro Bustamante-Sánchez, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. The Effect of Surgical Mask Use in Anaerobic Running Performance. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (14):6555.

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José Tornero-Aguilera; Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz; Alvaro Bustamante-Sánchez; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "The Effect of Surgical Mask Use in Anaerobic Running Performance." Applied Sciences 11, no. 14: 6555.

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Published: 14 July 2021
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Background: Authors have proposed that depending on the type of fatigue, either central or peripherical, as well as previous training and experience, shooting impairment may occur in different gradients. However, the effects of different stressor stimuli on fine motor skills as shooting is yet not fully understood.Methods: The present research aimed to analyze the effect of endurance and resisted physical stressors on the psychophysiological response and pistol marksmanship of soldiers, and the possible differences by gender and weigh. Variables of heart rate, isometric hand strength, rated of perceived exertion and pistol marksmanship were analyzed in 86 soldiers in basal, endurance and resisted stress protocols moments.Results: Isometric hand strength, HR and RPE were significantly higher in both resisted and endurance physical stress protocols than in basal sample. Gender differences were seen, among strength, cardiovascular and RPE values. Also, soldiers with larger BMI presented significantly higher isometric hand strength and higher marksmanship in all moments evaluated. Conclusions: An endurance stress protocol produced a higher cardiovascular and perceived exertion than a resisted one, not affecting hand strength, shooting heart rate and marksmanship. Females presented lower hand strength marksmanship and higher rated of perceived exertion and heart rate during the endurance and resisted stress protocols than males. Overweight soldiers have higher heart rate during both protocols, higher hand strength and marksmanship, and similar hear rate while shooting than normoweight soldiers.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; Jaime Gil-Cabrera; Agustín Curiel Regueros; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Effect of Different Exercise Stressors on Soldier’s Psychophysiological Response and Marksmanship. 2021, 1 .

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera, Jaime Gil-Cabrera, Agustín Curiel Regueros, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Effect of Different Exercise Stressors on Soldier’s Psychophysiological Response and Marksmanship. . 2021; ():1.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; Jaime Gil-Cabrera; Agustín Curiel Regueros; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Effect of Different Exercise Stressors on Soldier’s Psychophysiological Response and Marksmanship." , no. : 1.

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Published: 10 June 2021 in Physiology & Behavior
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Objective: To analyze the psychophysiological response during takeoff, landing, air-air attack and air-ground attack maneuvers. Methods: A total of 11 expert pilots (age=33.36 (5.37)) from the Spanish Air Force participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants had to complete in a flight simulator the following missions: 1) takeoff; 2) Air-air attack; 3) Air-Ground attack, and 4) Landing. The electroencephalographic activity (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) were collected during all these maneuvers. Results: Significant higher values of theta (during takeoff, air-air attack and air-ground attack) EEG power spectrum were obtained when compared to baseline. Significant difference in the P3 scalp location was observed between landing and takeoff maneuvers in the beta EEG power spectrum. Furthermore, significant lower values of HRV were obtained during takeoff, landing, air-air attack and air-ground attack when compared to baseline values. Also, landing showed a higher sympathetic response when compared to takeoff maneuver. Conclusion: Takeoff, landing, air-air attack or air-ground attack maneuvers performed in a flight simulator produced significant changes in the electroencephalographic activity and autonomic modulation of professional pilots. Beta EEG power spectrum modifications suggest that landing maneuvers induced more attentional resources than takeoff. In the same line, a reduced HRV during landing was obtained when compared to takeoff. These results should be considered to training purposes.

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Santos Villafaina; Juan Pedro Fuentes-García; Narcis Gusi; José F. Tornero-Aguilera; Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez. Psychophysiological response of military pilots in different combat flight maneuvers in a flight simulator. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 238, 113483 .

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Santos Villafaina, Juan Pedro Fuentes-García, Narcis Gusi, José F. Tornero-Aguilera, Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez. Psychophysiological response of military pilots in different combat flight maneuvers in a flight simulator. Physiology & Behavior. 2021; 238 ():113483.

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Santos Villafaina; Juan Pedro Fuentes-García; Narcis Gusi; José F. Tornero-Aguilera; Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Psychophysiological response of military pilots in different combat flight maneuvers in a flight simulator." Physiology & Behavior 238, no. : 113483.

Review
Published: 03 June 2021 in Nutrients
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The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shocked world health authorities generating a global health crisis. The present study discusses the main finding in nutrition sciences associated with COVID-19 in the literature. We conducted a consensus critical review using primary sources, scientific articles, and secondary bibliographic indexes, databases, and web pages. The method was a narrative literature review of the available literature regarding nutrition interventions and nutrition-related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main search engines used in the present research were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. We found how the COVID-19 lockdown promoted unhealthy dietary changes and increases in body weight of the population, showing obesity and low physical activity levels as increased risk factors of COVID-19 affection and physiopathology. In addition, hospitalized COVID-19 patients presented malnutrition and deficiencies in vitamin C, D, B12 selenium, iron, omega-3, and medium and long-chain fatty acids highlighting the potential health effect of vitamin C and D interventions. Further investigations are needed to show the complete role and implications of nutrition both in the prevention and in the treatment of patients with COVID-19.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Domingo Ramos-Campo; Juan Mielgo-Ayuso; Athanasios Dalamitros; Pantelis Nikolaidis; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2021, 13, 1924 .

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez, Domingo Ramos-Campo, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso, Athanasios Dalamitros, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2021; 13 (6):1924.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Domingo Ramos-Campo; Juan Mielgo-Ayuso; Athanasios Dalamitros; Pantelis Nikolaidis; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review." Nutrients 13, no. 6: 1924.

Review
Published: 02 June 2021 in Sustainability
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In late December 2019, a series of acute atypical respiratory disease occurred in Wuhan, China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel coronavirus was responsible, named the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2, 2019-nCoV). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population’s health is unprecedented in recent years and the impact on a social level even more so. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most large-scale pandemic on earth this century, and the impact in all life sectors is devasting and directly affected human activity in the first wave. The impact on the economy, social care systems, and human relationships is causing an unprecedented global crisis. SARS-CoV-2 has a strong direct acute impact on population health, not only at the physiological level but also at the psychological level for those who suffer it, those close to them, and the general population, who suffer from the social consequences of the pandemic. In this line, the economic recession increased, even more, the social imbalance and inequity, hitting the most vulnerable families, and creating a difficult context for public institutions to address. We are facing one of the greatest challenges of social intervention, which requires fast, effective, and well-coordinated responses from public institutions, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations to serve an increasingly hopeless population with increasingly urgent needs. Long-term legislation is necessary to reduce the vulnerability of the less fortunate, as well as to analyze the societal response to improve the social organization management of available resources. Therefore, in this scoping review, a consensus and critical review were performed using both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a narrative literature review of the available literature. The aim was to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population health, where the possible interventions at the health level are discussed, the impact in economic and social areas, and the government and health systems interventions in the pandemic, and finally, possible economic models for the recovery of the crisis are proposed.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Libertad Moreno-Luna; María Saavedra-Serrano; Manuel Jimenez; Juan Simón; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6314 .

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Libertad Moreno-Luna, María Saavedra-Serrano, Manuel Jimenez, Juan Simón, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6314.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Libertad Moreno-Luna; María Saavedra-Serrano; Manuel Jimenez; Juan Simón; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6314.

Review
Published: 14 May 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The actual coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the limit of emergency systems worldwide, leading to the collapse of health systems, police, first responders, as well as other areas. Various ways of dealing with this world crisis have been proposed from many aspects, with fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis being a method that can be applied to a wide range of emergency systems and professional groups, aiming to confront several associated issues and challenges. The purpose of this critical review was to discuss the basic principles, present current applications during the first pandemic wave, and propose future implications of this methodology. For this purpose, both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases, were used. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a systematic literature review of the available literature regarding the performance of the fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis of emergency systems in the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study highlight the importance of the fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis method as a beneficial tool for healthcare workers and first responders’ emergency professionals to face this pandemic as well as to manage the created uncertainty and its related risks.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Pablo Ruisoto; Athanasios Dalamitros; Ana Beltran-Velasco; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5208 .

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Pablo Ruisoto, Athanasios Dalamitros, Ana Beltran-Velasco, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (10):5208.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Pablo Ruisoto; Athanasios Dalamitros; Ana Beltran-Velasco; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10: 5208.

Journal article
Published: 08 April 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The actual COVID-19 pandemic scenario has generated a context of uncertainty, helplessness, and inequality. Yet, the perception of COVID-19 risk has influenced nutritional, psychological, and physical activity patterns depending on gender. We conducted the present research with the aim of studying gender differences of university students in the perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in psychological, nutritional, oral health, and physical activity habits. To reach the study’s aim, 300 volunteer university students completed an online questionnaire which analyzed variables of perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological profiles, and nutritional, oral health, and physical activity habits. Results showed that females presented a higher perception of danger to the COVID-19 virus than males but showed no differences in how the pandemic has affected personal lives. Females showed higher values of anxiety, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience, while males presented higher values of extraversion. Nutritionally, males presented greater consumption of soft drinks, meat, and pasta or rice, and lower buccal hygiene. Yet, no differences were found regarding physical activity patterns. Results from the present study could be used by various educational institutions to implement multidisciplinary interventions to reduce the stress and risk perception.

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Stephanie Rodriguez-Besteiro; José Tornero-Aguilera; Jesús Fernández-Lucas; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Perception, Psychology, and Behaviors of Spanish University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3908 .

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Stephanie Rodriguez-Besteiro, José Tornero-Aguilera, Jesús Fernández-Lucas, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Perception, Psychology, and Behaviors of Spanish University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (8):3908.

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Stephanie Rodriguez-Besteiro; José Tornero-Aguilera; Jesús Fernández-Lucas; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Perception, Psychology, and Behaviors of Spanish University Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 3908.

Review
Published: 15 March 2021 in Sustainability
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has surprised health authorities around the world producing a global health crisis. This research discusses the main psychosocial stressors associated with COVID-19 in the literature, and the responses of global public mental health services to these events. Thus, a consensus and critical review were performed using both primary sources, such as scientific articles and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a systematic literature review (SLR) of the available literature regarding mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic to conduct the present narrative review. Different stressors are identified in this pandemic, from psychophysiological, confinement, to social and work. Depending on the level of severity and the country of origin, various interventions have been applied that mark different ways of returning to normality and preparing new interventions. This new stressor has a direct impact on the mental health of the population, provoking governments, and health services to become more flexible, innovate and adapt to the changing situation. The use of technology and mass media could be an important tool in this aim. Independent of this, preparing the general population for possible future waves of the pandemic is currently the best measure to mitigate more serious effects on the mental health of the population.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Manuel Jimenez; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Marina Martinez-Gonzalez; Juan Benitez-Agudelo; Natalia Perez-Palencia; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Public Mental Health: An Extensive Narrative Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3221 .

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Manuel Jimenez, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Marina Martinez-Gonzalez, Juan Benitez-Agudelo, Natalia Perez-Palencia, Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Public Mental Health: An Extensive Narrative Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3221.

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Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Manuel Jimenez; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Marina Martinez-Gonzalez; Juan Benitez-Agudelo; Natalia Perez-Palencia; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Public Mental Health: An Extensive Narrative Review." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3221.

Journal article
Published: 18 January 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Objective: The present research aimed to analyse the autonomic, anxiety, perceived exertion, and self-confidence response during real and simulated flights. Methods: This cross-sectional study participated 12 experienced male pilots (age = 33.08 (5.21)) from the Spanish Air Force. Participants had to complete a real and a simulated flight mission randomly. The heart rate variability (HRV), anxiety, self-confidence, and rating of perceived exertion were collected before and after both manoeuvres, and HRV was also collected during both simulated and real flights. Results: When studying the acute effects of real and simulated flights, the mean heart rate, the R-to-R interval, the cognitive anxiety and the perceived exertion were significantly impacted only by real flights. Furthermore, significant differences in the mean heart rate and RR interval were found when compared to the acute effects of real and simulated flights (with higher acute effects observed in real flights). Additionally, when compared the HRV values during simulated and real flights, significant differences were observed in the RR and heart rate mean (with lower RR interval and higher heart rate mean observed during real flights). Conclusion: Real flights significantly reduced the RR interval and cognitive anxiety while increased the heart rate mean and the rating of perceived exertion, whereas simulated flights did not induce any significant change in the autonomic modulation.

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Juan Fuentes-García; Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Miguel Marazuela-Martínez; José Tornero-Aguilera; Santos Villafaina. Impact of Real and Simulated Flights on Psychophysiological Response of Military Pilots. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 787 .

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Juan Fuentes-García, Vicente Clemente-Suárez, Miguel Marazuela-Martínez, José Tornero-Aguilera, Santos Villafaina. Impact of Real and Simulated Flights on Psychophysiological Response of Military Pilots. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (2):787.

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Juan Fuentes-García; Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Miguel Marazuela-Martínez; José Tornero-Aguilera; Santos Villafaina. 2021. "Impact of Real and Simulated Flights on Psychophysiological Response of Military Pilots." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 787.

Research article
Published: 21 December 2020 in BioMed Research International
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The aim of the present study was to analyse the gender differences in stress-related factors of university professors. A cross-sectional study was carried out, where gender differences in psychological, nutrition, physical activity, and oral health stress-related factors were analysed in 470 Spanish university professors (58.7% male and 41.3% female, 42.1 ± 9.2 years ) through a compendium of questionnaires. The results showed how females presented significantly ( p ≤ 0.05 ) higher scores than males in perceived stress (females: 22.15 ± 4.40 vs. males: 19.69 ± 3.61 ), emotional exhaustion (females: 20.86 ± 9.51 vs. males: 16.44 ± 9.12 ), and neuroticism (females: 5.53 ± 1.97 vs. males: 4.77 ± 1.96 ). These results may be related to higher probabilities to suffer the burnout syndrome, showing possible physical symptoms of this psychological disorder such as dry mouth and gastritis or heartburn. We concluded that female professors presented higher burnout perceived stress, emotional exhaustion, and neuroticism levels than males. Females also presented higher dry mouth, gastritis, and heartburn than males. Female professors showed healthier nutritional habits than males, presenting higher consumption of milk products and fruit per day, a higher number of meals, and less eating between hours and fried food consumption. Nevertheless, females consumed fewer water glasses and practised less weekly sport than male professors.

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Laura Redondo-Flórez; José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Gender Differences in Stress- and Burnout-Related Factors of University Professors. BioMed Research International 2020, 2020, 1 -9.

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Laura Redondo-Flórez, José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Gender Differences in Stress- and Burnout-Related Factors of University Professors. BioMed Research International. 2020; 2020 ():1-9.

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Laura Redondo-Flórez; José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2020. "Gender Differences in Stress- and Burnout-Related Factors of University Professors." BioMed Research International 2020, no. : 1-9.

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Published: 23 November 2020 in The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology
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The lack of information on active military pilots has led to the present study, which aimed to analyze the sense of aviation-associated spatial disorientation and the incidence of visual illusions of fighter and transport military pilots through a post-flight survey. Background: The advance of aeronautics has led to further aircraft developments, increasing heights and speeds which increase the psychophysiological demands, thus leading to greater incidence of spatial disorientation and visual illusions. 60 male pilots with large professional experience (1012 h ± 250 accumulated flying hours) between 7 and 18 years in their respective units and experience in international missions in the current conflict areas as Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq, were subjected to a post-flight visual experience questionnaire. Our findings suggest that transport pilots tend to present significant higher disorientation situations than fighter pilots, while fighter pilots presented greater sense of aviation-associated spatial disorientation but experimented more visual illusions. These differences are related with the demands of the different aircrafts used by each pilot, thus specific, individualized and larger simulated training sessions in simulated environments are suggested. Further research should focus on the analysis of peripheral and central fatigue as constructs that may help to the appearance of greater spatial disorientation and visual illusions.

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Jaime Gil-Cabrera; José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; Miguel Angel Sanchez-Tena; Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina; Carolina Valbuena-Iglesias; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Aviation-Associated Spatial Disorientation and Incidence of Visual Illusions Survey in Military Pilots. The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology 2020, 31, 17 -24.

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Jaime Gil-Cabrera, José Francisco Tornero Aguilera, Miguel Angel Sanchez-Tena, Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina, Carolina Valbuena-Iglesias, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Aviation-Associated Spatial Disorientation and Incidence of Visual Illusions Survey in Military Pilots. The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology. 2020; 31 (1):17-24.

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Jaime Gil-Cabrera; José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; Miguel Angel Sanchez-Tena; Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina; Carolina Valbuena-Iglesias; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2020. "Aviation-Associated Spatial Disorientation and Incidence of Visual Illusions Survey in Military Pilots." The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology 31, no. 1: 17-24.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2020 in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
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Speleology/Caving is a recreational outdoor activity that has drawn an increasing number of participants in recent years, but there is little information on the physiological and psychological demands of this outdoor activity. This research aimed to analyze the psychophysiological response of novice cavers to a caving route. Modifications in autonomic modulation, ratings of perceived exertion, and perceived stress were evaluated in physically active participants before, during, and after a caving route of 3-h duration. Eighteen participants were assessed. We found an anticipatory anxiety response in the participants before starting the route and significant increases in the ratings of perceived exertion, stress perception, autonomous sympathetic modulation as evaluated by heart rate variability while on the route, and sympathetic modulation 30 min after finishing the caving route. A speleology route produced an anticipatory anxiety response, an increase in the sympathetic stress response, fatigue symptoms at the autonomic nervous system level, and low perception of stress and effort compared with the autonomic stress response. This information could help to better prepare participants for this demanding event, potentially avoiding accidents and injuries and increasing safety for cavers.

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José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; Joaquín Sanchez-Molina; Valentín E. Fernández-Elías; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Psychophysiological Stress Response of Novice Cavers in a Speleology Route. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2020, 31, 259 -265.

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José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, Joaquín Sanchez-Molina, Valentín E. Fernández-Elías, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Psychophysiological Stress Response of Novice Cavers in a Speleology Route. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2020; 31 (3):259-265.

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José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; Joaquín Sanchez-Molina; Valentín E. Fernández-Elías; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2020. "Psychophysiological Stress Response of Novice Cavers in a Speleology Route." Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 31, no. 3: 259-265.

Article
Published: 11 June 2020 in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
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Covering war conflicts may compromise the psychological and physical health of journalists because chronic exposure to these environments has been related to depression, memory dissociative processes, and post-traumatic stress disorder; however, acute effects have not been studied yet. Thus, a combat simulation was carried out replicating actual warfare scenarios, including personnel and equipment. Psychophysiological response, memory, and information-processing were analysed of 40 professional soldiers (21 males and 19 females) and 19 journalists (12 males and 7 females) with international experience in current conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo, in relation to their experience of a combat intervention. A significant increase (p < 0.05) in metabolic, muscular, cardiovascular, and cortical and psychological anxiety response, as well as a decrease in memory accuracy directly after and 24 h and 72 h post-combat were found; these modifications were modulated by the nature of the stimulus. Journalists presented higher cognitive and memory impairment than soldiers, resulting in a press reporting of real events accuracy of only 27%.

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José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; José Juan Robles-Pérez; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Could Combat Stress Affect Journalists’ News Reporting? A Psychophysiological Response. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 2020, 45, 231 -239.

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José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, José Juan Robles-Pérez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Could Combat Stress Affect Journalists’ News Reporting? A Psychophysiological Response. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 2020; 45 (4):231-239.

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José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; José Juan Robles-Pérez; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2020. "Could Combat Stress Affect Journalists’ News Reporting? A Psychophysiological Response." Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 45, no. 4: 231-239.

Review
Published: 19 May 2020 in Vaccines
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The novel Coronavirus 2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cov-2) has led to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has surprised health authorities around the world, quickly producing a global health crisis. Different actions to cope with this situation are being developed, including confinement, different treatments to improve symptoms, and the creation of the first vaccines. In epidemiology, herd immunity is presented as an area that could also solve this new global threat. In this review, we present the basis of herd immunology, the dynamics of infection transmission that induces specific immunity, and how the application of immunoepidemiology and herd immunology could be used to control the actual COVID-19 pandemic, along with a discussion of its effectiveness, limitations, and applications.

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Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Manuel Jiménez; Juan Camilo Benitez-Agudelo; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Natalia Perez-Palencia; Ronald Maestre-Serrano; Carmen Cecilia Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera. Dynamics of Population Immunity Due to the Herd Effect in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Vaccines 2020, 8, 236 .

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Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Manuel Jiménez, Juan Camilo Benitez-Agudelo, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Natalia Perez-Palencia, Ronald Maestre-Serrano, Carmen Cecilia Laborde-Cárdenas, Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera. Dynamics of Population Immunity Due to the Herd Effect in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Vaccines. 2020; 8 (2):236.

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Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Manuel Jiménez; Juan Camilo Benitez-Agudelo; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Natalia Perez-Palencia; Ronald Maestre-Serrano; Carmen Cecilia Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera. 2020. "Dynamics of Population Immunity Due to the Herd Effect in the COVID-19 Pandemic." Vaccines 8, no. 2: 236.

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Published: 23 March 2020 in BMJ Military Health
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IntroductionExposure to enviromental flight conditions may impair performance and physical integrity, thus training in simulated environments it is a key factor. This research aimed to study the psychophysiological response, cortical arousal and autonomic modulation of pilots and medical aircrew personnel during disorientation exposure, considering gender, experience, flying hours and body mass index (BMI) as influencial variables.MethodsA total of 47 soldiers (37 men and 10 women, 22 medical aircrew personnel and 25 fighter pilots) of Spanish Air Forces faced 25 min of vestibular, proprioceptive and visual disorientation.ResultsDisorientation exposure elicited an increased psychophysiological response, significant increases in isometric hand strength, cortical arousal, autonomic modulation, perceived stress and effort in both groups while a significant decrease in respiratory muscle capacity and blood oxygen saturation in the medical aircrew group were found. Cross-sectional analysis showed gender differences, males presented greater parasympathetic activity and strength. Larger BMI was associated with greater levels and perception of stress as well as lower cardiovascular performance and sympathetic modulation. Furthermore, experience, previous training and larger flying hours correlated with greater parasympathetic modulation.ConclusionDisorientation exposure produces an increase in cortical arousal and decrease in the parasympathetic nervous system either in pilots and medical aircrew personnel. In addition, medical aircrew personnel are less adapted to disorientation stimulus presenting significantly higher psychophysiological stress response, thus complementary physical training should be mandatory.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; J Gil-Cabrera; V J Clemente-Suárez. Determining the psychophysiological responses of military aircrew when exposed to acute disorientation stimuli. BMJ Military Health 2020, 1 .

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera, J Gil-Cabrera, V J Clemente-Suárez. Determining the psychophysiological responses of military aircrew when exposed to acute disorientation stimuli. BMJ Military Health. 2020; ():1.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; J Gil-Cabrera; V J Clemente-Suárez. 2020. "Determining the psychophysiological responses of military aircrew when exposed to acute disorientation stimuli." BMJ Military Health , no. : 1.

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Published: 27 February 2020 in BMJ Military Health
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Introduction The study of chronic and acute responses when exposed to extreme, aggressive and stressful environments, such as in combat environments, is becoming increasingly popular as such information leads to better optimisation of soldiers’ physical and psychological performance, as well as mission effectiveness and efficiency. Due to internal complexity, uncertainty and variability of real combat scenarios, a specific approach to all possible types of military combat scenarios is necessary. Methods Modifications in the autonomic modulation and cortical arousal before and after asymmetrical, symmetrical and close quarter combat simulations were analysed in 31 male professional veteran soldiers (age: 34.5±4.2 years) with between seven and 18 years of experience in their respective units, as well as experience in international missions in current conflict areas such as Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Results The three combat situations produced a non-significant decrease in cortical arousal after combat simulations, presenting a trivial effect size in symmetrical and close quarter combat situations and a small effect size in asymmetrical situations. HR increased significantly in the three combat situations, and close quarter combat produced the highest sympathetic modulation of the three situations analysed. Conclusion Symmetrical, asymmetrical and close quarter combat situations produced an increase in sympathetic modulation, being highest in the close quarter combat situation, where actions are performed at a close distance and in closed spaces.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; V Fernandez Elias; V J Clemente-Suárez. Autonomic and cortical response of soldiers in different combat scenarios. BMJ Military Health 2020, 167, 172 -176.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera, V Fernandez Elias, V J Clemente-Suárez. Autonomic and cortical response of soldiers in different combat scenarios. BMJ Military Health. 2020; 167 (3):172-176.

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José Francisco Tornero Aguilera; V Fernandez Elias; V J Clemente-Suárez. 2020. "Autonomic and cortical response of soldiers in different combat scenarios." BMJ Military Health 167, no. 3: 172-176.