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GRANADA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (parts of "Granada"):
Alhambra (a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages)
Holonyms ("Granada" is a part of...):
Andalucia; Andalusia (a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization)
Context examples:
A pioneering international study, carried out by the University of Granada, Harvard University, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Florida, Laval University and the Jackson Laboratory has conducted an in-depth analysis of the molecular differences between the most common symptoms associated with neuropathic pain.
(Genetic study paves way for new neuropathic pain treatments, University of Granada)
The review was conducted by scientists from different Spanish, European, and American universities, and coordinated by Professor Angel Gil of the University of Granada (UGR) and Professor Rosa M. Ortega of the Complutense University of Madrid.
(Adequate intake of milk and dairy products in different life stages helps prevent chronic diseases, University of Granada)
Given the importance of these species, a team of researchers from Mexican and Spanish institutions, including scientists from the University of Granada (UGR), Spain’s National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC), and Mexico’s National School of Anthropology and History recently conducted a study on the past and current uses of these plants in both countries.
(Scientists examine the ethnobotanical uses of stramonium, University of Granada)
A study led by scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) has discovered that sigma‑1 receptor blockers are capable of increasing the effect of endogenous opioid peptides produced by leukocytes, so that these cells relieve pain instead of producing it when they are in the inflamed tissue.
(Scientists make white blood cells to alleviate pain, instead of producing it, during tissue inflammation, University of Granada)
Scientists from the University of Granada have discovered that, although there were some variations in the eating habits of Megalithic communities over time, there were no significant social differences in the food types or the proportion of proteins consumed.
(Analysis of the Palaeolithic diet finds that, in the prehistoric age, for thousands of years there were no social divisions in food consumption, University of Granada)
The observations were carried out using the CARMENES instrument (Calar Alto High-Resolution Search for M dwarfs with Exoearths with Near-infrared and optical Échelle Spectrographs) at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almería, as well as at smaller, complementary facilities, such as the Sierra Nevada Observatory in Granada and the Joan Oró Telescope at the Observatori Astronomic del Montsec, which pertains to the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC).
(Researchers find two new planets with masses similar to Earth’s near a small neighbouring star, University of Granada)
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have recently published a study, in which they analyse for the first time the link between sedentary time vs. objectively-measured physical activity levels and systemic concentrations of glycaemic, lipid, and inflammatory markers among women in the early stages of pregnancy (n= 50 pregnant women; 33 years of age; body mass index 24.2kg/m2; gestational stage 17 weeks).
(A new study highlights the importance of undertaking physical activity of moderate–vigorous intensity during the early weeks of pregnancy, University of Granada)
Research Group RNM-271 of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Córdoba, in conjunction with Research Group RNM-270 of the University of Granada, has successfully validated a new technology that transforms wastewater sludge more efficiently.
(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)
A multidisciplinary team of scientists from Granada has warned for the first time of the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) and parabens (PBs) in a wide range of plastic medical devices, fabrics, personal care products (including topical creams), and nutritional supplements in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), coming into direct contact with new-born babies.
(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)
The multidisciplinary research group ECsens of the University of Granada, which has 20 years’ experience in the design of electronic instrumentation and sensors, has been working with mobile phones for the last ten years as an affordable tool for chemical (bio) analysis.
(Scientists design platform to conduct chemical analysis using a smartphone, University of Granada)
