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Investigating how perceived risk and availability of marijuana relate to marijuana use among adolescents in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay over time
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2019)Aims: Amid changing marijuana policies in the Southern Cone, we examined relationships between marijuana related risk factors and marijuana use among adolescents in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay from 2001 to 2016. Methods: ... -
Investigating the use of humor in ELT: How prepared are English teachers using humor in the classroom?
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2021)La presente tesis propone investigar qué tan preparados se encuentran los profesores chilenos de la asignatura de Inglés para implementar el humor como herramienta pedagógica en las clases EFL y exponer la correlación entre ... -
Involvement of specific laminins and nidogens in the active remodeling of the basal lamina of labial salivary glands from patients with Sjogren's syndrome
(CIENCIAS, 2006)OBJECTIVE: To investigate remodeling of the basal lamina of labial salivary glands (LSGs) from patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) by analyzing the expression of specific components that participate in its assembly and ... -
Involvement of the food industry in nutrition conferences in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-04)Objective: Identify and characterise the food industry's involvement in nutrition and dietetics national and regional events in Latin America and the Caribbean. Design: Between February and April 2020, we conducted desk-based ... -
Ion implantation in nanodiamonds: size effect and energy dependence
(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2018)Nanoparticles are ubiquitous in nature and are increasingly important for technology. They are subject to bombardment by ionizing radiation in a diverse range of environments. In particular, nanodiamonds represent a variety ... -
IRE1 alpha governs cytoskeleton remodelling and cell migration through a direct interaction with filamin A
(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2018)Maintenance of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis is controlled by a signalling network known as the unfolded protein response (UPR). Here, we identified filamin A as a major binding partner of the ER stress transducer ... -
IRE1α RIDD activity induced under ER stress drives neuronal death by the degradation of 14-3-3 θ mRNA in cortical neurons during glucose deprivation
(SPRINGER NATURE, 2021-06-03)Altered protein homeostasis is associated with neurodegenerative diseases and acute brain injury induced under energy depletion conditions such as ischemia. The accumulation of damaged or unfolded proteins triggers the ... -
Iron, copper and immunocompetence
(CIENCIAS, 2007)Microminerals including copper and iron are essential to immunity and health in human beings. The development of powerful tools in analytical cell biology and molecular genetics has facilitated efforts to identify specific ... -
Iron-induced derangement in hepatic Delta-5 and Delta-6 desaturation capacity and fatty acid profile leading to steatosis: Impact on extrahepatic tissues and prevention by antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2020)The administration of iron induces liver oxidative stress and depletion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), n-6/n-3 LCPUFA ratio enhancement and fat accumulation, which may be prevented by antioxidant-rich ... -
Is entheses ultrasound reliable? A reading Latin American exercise
(CIENCIAS, 2016)The objective of this study is to evaluate inter-reader entheses ultrasound (US) reliability and the influence of the type of image or degree of sonographer experience on US reliability in patients with spondyloarthritis ... -
Is gamification through the use of games an effective way to teach english as a foreign language?
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2021)Desde que tenemos conocimiento acerca de qué es una sala de clases, estamos acostumbrados al típico ambiente en el cual es el profesor quien más habla y los estudiantes son los que copian la información en sus cuadernos. ... -
Is neck circumference an appropriate tool to predict cardiovascular risk in clinical practice? A cross-sectional study in Chilean population
(BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019)Objectives Neck circumference has emerged as a predictor of obesity and metabolic syndrome, but its clinical usefulness for different groups of population is not clearly defined. The aim is to evaluate the predictive ... -
Is physical fitness related with in-game physical performance? A case study through local positioning system in professional basketball players
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD., 2023-09)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness and external load determined by local positioning system (LPS) in a simulated basketball game. Fourteen professional male basketball ... -
Is the same pollinator species equally effective in different populations of the generalist herb Alstroemeria ligtu var. simsii?
(EDICIONES UNIV, CONCEPCION, 2019)En esta investigación estimamos la efectividad de polinización en tres poblaciones de Alstroemeria ligtu. Los resultados muestran que Lasia es el género de polinizador más frecuente, cuya efectividad varía entre poblaciones. ... -
Is There a Recent Epidemic of Women's Drinking? A Critical Review of National Studies
(WILEY, 2019)Alcohol consumption is increasing in the United States, as is alcohol-attributable mortality. Historically, men have had higher rates of alcohol consumption than women, though evidence for birth cohort effects on gender ... -
Is there difference of Streptococcus mutans count and adherence on amalgam and resin occlusal restorations? A blind clinical study
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2015)AIM: To compare the number of colony forming units CFU and agar adherence of S. mutans on amalgam AM and resin composite RC occlusal restorations. Sixty-five healthy patients older than 18 years with high caries risk who ... -
Is there spatial variation in phenotypic selection on floral traits in a generalist plant-pollinator system?
(SPRINGER, 2019)The selective role of pollinators on the floral phenotype has been identified as the main force behind angiosperm diversification. However, in generalized plant-pollinator interactions this association may not be that ... -
Is waist-to-height ratio a better predictor of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than body mass index and waist circumference in the Chilean population?
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-12)Objective: The aim of this study was to identify which anthropometric measurement (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], or waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes and hypertension ... -
Isidora Zegers: Descubriendo sus partituras para piano
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2019-05)Isidora Zegers: Descubriendo sus partituras para piano es el nombre del álbum que intenta poner en valor las obras de esta destacada compositora del siglo XIX y, por primera vez, acceder a ellas en plataformas digitales ...