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Conflictividad y acción colectiva en el valle del Huasco (1990-2019)
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
This article analyses a set of socio-environmental conflicts that have affected Huasco Valley, Chile, for the last thirty years. This territory shows the progressive advance of the level of sensitivity and conflict since ...
Legacy and novel flame retardants from indoor dust in Antarctica: Sources and human exposure
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
The air humidity in Antarctica is very low and this peculiar weather parameter make the use of flame retardants in research facilities highly needed for safety reasons, as fires are a major risk. Legacy and novel flame ...
Comparación entre el auto-reporte de actividad física y la medición con acelerómetro según factores sociodemográficos
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
Introduction: Determining level of physical activity (PA) can be done with objective measurement, through accelerometer, or by subjective measurement through self-report questionnaire. The aim of this study was to compare ...
Water Crisis in Petorca Basin, Chile: The Combined Effects of a Mega-Drought and Water Management
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
Since 2010, Chile has experienced one of the most severe droughts over the last century, the so-called mega-drought (MD). The MD conditions, combined with intensive agricultural activities and the current water management ...
Water Balance Assessment in Schools and Households of Rural Areas of Coquimbo Region, North-Central Chile: Potential for Greywater Reuse
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
Population growth, global warming, and increased demand for water have caused global concern about increasing water scarcity. Chile has an unequal geographical distribution of water resources. The north-central area where ...
Obesidad en lactantes: efecto protector de la lactancia materna versus fórmulas lácteas
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
El objetivo del trabajo fue analizar el posible efecto protector de la lactancia materna respecto a la obesidad infantil versus fórmulas lácteas. Se consultaron las bases de datos PubMed, Web of Science y Scielo, considerándose ...
Test cardiopulmonar: una herramienta de utilidad diagnóstica y pronóstica
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
The functional assessment of patients with dyspnea usually uses static or submaximal exercise tests, which provide limited information because they do not expose patients to the real situation that causes exercise intolerance. ...
Ca2+ transfer to mitochondria: a spark of life in unexpected conditions
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
The inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (InsP3R)-mediated calcium (Ca2+) transfer to mitochondria is important to maintain mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics in normal and cancer cells, even though cancer cells ...
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
Urban green space (UGS) is an essential element in the urban environment, providing multiple ecosystem services as well as beneficial effects on physical and mental health. In a time of societal crisis these effects may ...
Utilization of industrial by-product fungal biomass from Aspergillus niger and Fusarium culmorum to obtain biosorbents for removal of pesticide and metal ions from aqueous solutions
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
In this work, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium culmorum cell wall by-products were chosen as microbial sources for chitin and chitosan production. Both polysaccharides were characterized by FTIR and C-13-CPMAS NMR, but GPC ...