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Josep Costa
Researcher at University of Girona
Publications - 248
Citations - 10814
Josep Costa is an academic researcher from University of Girona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Delamination & Hepatitis C virus. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 235 publications receiving 9667 citations. Previous affiliations of Josep Costa include Carlos III Health Institute & Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
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Comparative study of three methods for genotyping hepatitis C virus strains in samples from Spanish patients.
Xavier Forns,M. D. Maluenda,F X López-Labrador,Sergi Ampurdanés,E Olmedo,Josep Costa,Peter Simmonds,José-María Sánchez-Tapias,M. T. Jimenez de Anta,Joan Rodés +9 more
TL;DR: Three procedures evaluated in this study are reliable for investigation of HCV genotype, and type-specific PCR provides information about HCV subtypes, but a mixed infection detected with this method should be interpreted with caution.
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Numerical investigation to prevent crack jumping in Double Cantilever Beam tests of multidirectional composite laminates
TL;DR: In this paper, a finite element model using cohesive elements for interlaminar delamination and an intralaminar ply failure criterion are exploited to thoroughly investigate the effect of specimen stiffness and thermal residual stresses on crack jumping and asymmetric crack growth occurring in multidirectional DCB specimens.
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Incidence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection in a haemodialysis unit.
Xavier Forns,Patricia Fernández-Llama,Mònica Pons,Josep Costa,Sergi Ampurdanés,F X López-Labrador,E Olmedo,J López-Pedret,Anna Darnell,Revert L,José-María Sánchez-Tapias,Joan Rodés +11 more
TL;DR: HCV acquisition in patients on haemodialysis is currently not related to blood transfusion, and nosocomial transmission within the haemmodialysis unit seems to be the main mechanism of HCV infection.
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Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in Catalonia, Spain.
M Vall Mayans,Xavier Calvet,Jordi Bruix,Miquel Bruguera,Josep Costa,Jacques Estève,F. X. Bosch,Conxita Bru,Joan Rodés +8 more
TL;DR: Although hepatitis B infection was strongly associated with HCC, alcohol abuse leading to cirrhosis appears to be one of the main causes of HCC in this region.
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Damage resistance and damage tolerance of dispersed CFRP laminates: Design and optimization
TL;DR: In this paper, the ant colony optimization algorithm is used to minimize the predicted induced damage during a low velocity drop weight impact event on a dispersed panel, where the orientation angle for each layer can be selected as a discrete variable in the domain of −85° to 90°.