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David Gabriel is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and has a research profile spanning multiple disciplines related to motor control, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering. Their scholarly work includes a significant focus on muscle activation, electromyography studies, and motor control and adaptation.

The main fields of study for this scientist include Engineering and Neuroscience, with notable subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Neurology. This interdisciplinary approach supports a broad exploration of the mechanisms underlying motor function and muscle behavior.

Research topics covered by David Gabriel include:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research

The scientist has published frequently in several academic venues, including:

  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  • Experimental Physiology
  • Human Movement Science

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Sex differences in motor unit discharge rates at maximal and submaximal levels of force output (2020, Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism)
  • Sex differences in the modulation of the motor unit discharge rate leads to reduced force steadiness (2021, Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism)
  • The effects of local forearm heating and cooling on motor unit properties during submaximal contractions (2020, Experimental Physiology)
  • The reliability of surface EMG derived motor unit variables (2020, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology)
  • Influence of muscle fatigue on motor task performance of the hand and wrist: A systematic review (2021, Human Movement Science)

David Gabriel collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors, which includes:

  • Michael W.R. Holmes
  • Bareket Falk
  • James Inglis
  • Garrick N. Forman
  • Michael Sonne

Best Publications

  • Estimate of the Optimum Cutoff Frequency for the Butterworth Low-Pass Digital Filter

    Bing Yu;David Gabriel;Larry Noble;Kai Nan An

  • Retrofitting existing chemical scrubbers to biotrickling filters for H2S emission control

    David Gabriel;Marc A. Deshusses

  • Child—Adult Differences in Muscle Activation — A Review

    Raffy Dotan;Cameron Mitchell;Rotem Cohen;Panagiota Klentrou

  • Biological sweetening of energy gases mimics in biotrickling filters.

    Marc Fortuny;Juan A. Baeza;Xavier Gamisans;Carles Casas

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste composting

    Antoni Sánchez;Adriana Artola;Xavier Font;Teresa Gea

  • Effect of internal recycle on the nitrogen removal efficiency of an anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A2/O) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)

    J.A Baeza;D Gabriel;J Lafuente

  • Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms for environmental monitoring

    Roberto Pol;Francisco Céspedes;David Gabriel;Mireia Baeza

  • Simultaneous methylmercaptan and hydrogen sulfide removal in the desulfurization of biogas in aerobic and anoxic biotrickling filters

    Andrea M. Montebello;Maikel Fernández;Fernando Almenglo;Martín Ramírez

  • A detailed model of a biofilter for ammonia removal: Model parameters analysis and model validation

    Guillermo Baquerizo;Juan P. Maestre;Takeyuki Sakuma;Marc A. Deshusses

  • Performance of a full‐scale biotrickling filter treating H2S at a gas contact time of 1.6 to 2.2 seconds

    David Gabriel;Marc A. Deshusses

  • Fungal biofilters for toluene biofiltration: Evaluation of the performance with four packing materials under different operating conditions

    Juan P. Maestre;Xavier Gamisans;David Gabriel;Javier Lafuente

  • Biotrickling filters for biogas sweetening: Oxygen transfer improvement for a reliable operation

    Ginesta Rodriguez;Antonio D. Dorado;Marc Fortuny;David Gabriel

  • Child―adult differences in muscle strength and activation pattern during isometric elbow flexion and extension

    Bareket FalkB. Falk;Charlotte UsselmanC. Usselman;Raffy DotanR. Dotan;Laura BruntonL. Brunton

  • Modeling of a bacterial and fungal biofilter applied to toluene abatement: kinetic parameters estimation and model validation

    Antoni David Dorado;Guillermo Baquerizo;Juan Pedro Maestre;Xavier Gamisans

  • Treatment of high-strength sulfate wastewater using an autotrophic biocathode in view of elemental sulfur recovery

    Enric Blázquez;David Gabriel;Juan Antonio Baeza;Albert Guisasola

  • Life cycle assessment of different physical-chemical and biological technologies for biogas desulfurization in sewage treatment plants

    Patricio I. Cano;Joan Colón;Martín Ramírez;Javier Lafuente

  • Operational aspects of the desulfurization process of energy gases mimics in biotrickling filters

    Marc Fortuny;Xavier Gamisans;Marc A. Deshusses;Javier Lafuente

  • Conversion of Full-Scale Wet Scrubbers to Biotrickling Filters for H2S Control at Publicly Owned Treatment Works

    David Gabriel;Huub H.J. Cox;Marc A. Deshusses

  • A comparative study based on physical characteristics of suitable packing materials in biofiltration

    A.D. Dorado;F.J. Lafuente;D. Gabriel;X. Gamisans

  • Simultaneous Removal of H2S, NH3, and Ethyl Mercaptan in Biotrickling Filters Packed with Poplar Wood and Polyurethane Foam: Impact of pH During Startup and Crossed Effects Evaluation

    J. Hernández;J. Lafuente;Ó. J. Prado;D. Gabriel

  • Improving the nitrogen removal efficiency of an A2/O based WWTP by using an on-line knowledge based expert system.

    J.A Baeza;D Gabriel;J Lafuente

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Lafuente
Javier Lafuente Autonomous University of Barcelona
Juan A. Baeza
Juan A. Baeza Autonomous University of Barcelona
Marc A. Deshusses
Marc A. Deshusses Duke University
Antoni Sánchez
Antoni Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Xavier Font
Xavier Font Autonomous University of Barcelona
Kai Nan An
Kai Nan An Mayo Clinic
Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero
Miguel A. Sánchez-Monedero Spanish National Research Council
Maria Luz Cayuela
Maria Luz Cayuela Spanish National Research Council
Asunción Roig
Asunción Roig Spanish National Research Council
Robbert Kleerebezem
Robbert Kleerebezem Delft University of Technology

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