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Implications of climate change for semi-arid dualistic agriculture: a case study in Central Chile
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2019)
The nexus between climate change, agriculture, and poverty has become a major topic of concern, especially for dry regions, which represent a large share of the world's population and ecosystems vulnerable to climate change. ...
Comparison of different land degradation indicators: Do the world regions really matter?
(WILEY, 2019)
In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity created the Aichi Biodiversity targets to aid the restoration of degraded ecosystems, which include the restoration of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020. A crucial ...
Sodium tungstate: Is it a safe option for a chronic disease setting, such as diabetes?
(WILEY, 2019)
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder triggered by the deficient secretion of insulin by pancreatic cells, the resistance of peripheral tissues to the action of the hormone, or both, and is characterized by chronic ...
Climate signals from intra-annual wood density fluctuations in Abies durangensis
(BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2019)
Ongoing climate change is expected to alter forests by affecting forest productivity, with implications for the ecological functions of these systems. Despite its great dendrochronological potential, little research has ...
Nursing Consultation in a Public Bathhouse: A Community Resource for the Vulnerable Population in a European Capital
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2019)
Background: In Portugal's capital, Lisbon, there are 19 public showers (PS) attended by a vulnerable population. Aim: To describe the assessment and interventions performed during nursing consultations. Method: This is a ...
Relación entre sobrepeso, obesidad y niveles de autoestima en escolares
(FEDERACION ESPANOLA ASOC DOCENTES EDUCACION FISICA-FEADEF, 2019)
The increase of childhood obesity has become a major public health problem in Chile; however, there is little evidence of its impact on psychological factors in preadolescent and adolescent populations. The purpose of this ...
Stress and salivary telomere length in the second half of life: A comparison of life-course models
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2019)
Background: Previous research has explored the relationship between childhood and adulthood stressful life events (SLEs) and adult salivary telomere length (TL), but no research to date has tested different life-course ...
Thomas Hobbes's a priori notion of contract
(VITA PENSIERO, 2019)
Thomas Hobbes's theory of social contract has received much attention and commentary from scholars. Less attention has been given to his theory of contract as a theory of private law contracts. But it has not been noted ...
What is the Effectiveness of HIIT Body Work on Energy Expenditure in Active Male Adults
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019)
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Stress, sleep, and sex: A review of endocrinological research in Octodon degus
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2019)
The Common Degu (Octodon degus) is a small rodent endemic to central Chile. It has become an important model for comparative vertebrate endocrinology because of several uncommon life-history features - it is diurnal, shows ...