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Epidemiological characterization of bites: A retrospective study of dog bites to humans in Chile during 2009
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2019)
Accidents involving dog bites to humans have high incidence worldwide. According to studies conducted in different countries, dogs are responsible for 60%-95% of all bites. This type of incident is a growing public health ...
Historical trends in the grade of onset and sequence of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among adolescents from 1976-2016: Implications for"Gateway"patterns in adolescence
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2019)
Introduction: In the past decade, marijuana use prevalence among adolescents has remained relatively steady while cigarette and alcohol prevalence has declined. We examined historical trends in: average grade of onset of ...
Hematene: a 2D magnetic material in van der Waals or non-van der Waals heterostructures
(IOP PUBLISHING LTD, 2019)
In this article, we study theoretically the properties of hematene, a new antiferromagnetic 2D material exfoliated from hematite. Hematene is not a van-der Waals material, but it can still be obtained by liquid exfoliation ...
Psychological well-being related to screen time, physical activity after school, and weight status in Chilean schoolchildren
(ARAN EDICIONES, S L, 2019)
Background: the relationship between physical activity (PA) patterns and mental health in children is receiving considerable attention. Aims: the aim of this study was to compare psychological well-being in groups of ...
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 ...
Modelos de efectos mixtos de altura-diámetro para Drimys winteri en el sur 841-43° S) de Chile
(UNIV AUSTRAL CHILE, FAC CIENCIAS FORESTALES, 2019)
Drimys winteri is an abundant tree species in the natural forests of Chile, growing as secondary forest of high ecological and economical importance between 41 degrees and 43 degrees S. The height-diameter relationship is ...
Top Incomes in Chile: A Historical Perspective on Income Inequality, 1964-2017
(WILEY, 2019)
We present a novel series of Chilean top-income shares covering half a century, mainly based on income-tax declarations and the National Accounts. Such a time frame of analysis is still rare in the literature of developing ...
Verticalización inmobiliaria y valorización de renta de suelo por infraestructura pública: un análisis econométrico del Gran Santiago, 2008-2011
(PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, INST ESTUDIOS URBANOS TERRITORIALES, 2019)
Investments in public infrastructure and land upzoning aimed to high-rise redevelopment are both factors that considerably increase ground rent values in the city. Drawing on a dataset of new departments sold between 2008 ...
Mitochondria in Developmental and Adult Neurogenesis
(SPRINGER, 2019)
Generation of new neurons is a tightly regulated process that involves several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Among them, a metabolic switch from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation, together with mitochondrial ...
Do physical activity, commuting mode, cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behaviours modify the genetic predisposition to higher BMI? Findings from a UK Biobank study
(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019)
Objective To investigate whether the association between a genetic profile risk score for obesity (GPRS-obesity) (based on 93 SNPs) and body mass index (BMI) was modified by physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness, ...