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Energy-Efficient Real Estate or How It Is Perceived by Potential Homebuyers in Four Latin American Countries
(MDPI, 2019)This article analyses how energy efficiency regulatory frameworks have been developed in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, within a context of developing countries, and it discusses if this context has been able to ... -
Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eight Latin American countries
(BMC, 2019)BackgroundPhysical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are relatively few studies that explore the effect of accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ... -
Hydroclimatic variations reveal differences in carbon capture in two sympatric conifers in northern Mexico
(PEERJ INC, 2019)Background. Forest ecosystems are considered among the largest terrestrial carbon sinks. The dynamics of forest carbon depend on where the carbon is stored and its responses to environmental factors, as well as the physiology ... -
Protective effect of inactivated blastoconidia in keratinocytes and human reconstituted epithelium against C. albicans infection
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2019)Candida albicans is commensal yeast that colonizes skin and mucosa; however, it can become an opportunist pathogen by changing from blastoconidia (commensal form) into hypha (pathogenic form). Each form activates a different ... -
The urban matrix matters: Quantifying the effects of surrounding urban vegetation on natural habitat remnants in Santiago de Chile
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2019)Urbanization destroys and fragments natural habitats, resulting in a system of natural remnants embedded in an urban matrix. Urban natural remnants (UNRs) can provide multiple ecosystem services for urban areas. Nevertheless, ... -
Response of xerophytic plants to glacial cycles in southern South America
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2019)Background and Aim Quaternary glaciations strongly affected the distribution of species from arid and semi-arid environments, as temperature drops were accompanied by strong fluctuations in rainfall. In this study, we ... -
Association between adiposity and asthma
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)Background: In people with asthma, adiposity is associated with more symptoms and less control of the disease whereas on those without asthma adiposity is associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. Aim: To ... -
Biocitizenship fetichism
(UNIV CATOLICA NORTE, 2019)The notion of a unique turn of Western modernity in the ways of engagement between politics and life has brought the idea of a political landscape dominated by authoritative discourses promoted by an array of biological ... -
Variation of Secondary Metabolites in the Aerial Biomass of Cryptocarya alba
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2019)Cryptocarya alba is an important tree species in the Chilean sclerophyllous forest. Its leaves and bark are used in traditional medicine to treat liver diseases and rheumatism. Analyses of the essential oil (EO) show serious ... -
Safety and serological response to multivalent canine distemper virus vaccine in red foxes (vulpes vulpes)
(AMER ASSOC ZOO VETERINARIANS, 2019)Canine distemper virus (CDV) vaccination using commercial vaccines has been recommended as a useful preventive tool in zoological collections worldwide for the past 30 yr. Zoological facilities have not conducted studies ... -
Fluid Restriction Decreases Solid Food Consumption Post-Exercise
(MDPI, 2019)Dehydration in rodents induces anorexia. In humans however, the role of dehydration in energy intake is controversial. This study investigated the effect of extreme fluid restriction on acute energy intake during and after ... -
Decreased autophagy in salivary glands of primary Sjogren's syndrome patients could be associated with an increased expression of inflammatory markers
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Promoter dna methylation and HSA-MIR-424-5P regulate ATF6 alpha expression in salivary glands of patients with Sjogren's syndrome
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Immediate Small-Diameter Implants as Abutments for an Overdenture in the Edentulous Atrophic Mandible: Report of Immersion Endoscopic Bone in vivo, and Histologic Bone-Implant Evaluation After 6 Months of Function
(SOC CHILENA ANATOMIA, 2019)The aim of this report was to endoscopically evaluate bone quality in vivo in the immediate installation of temporary small-diameter implants, and again after 6 months of function, through an attachments system for ... -
What is the prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity in Chile?
(SOC CHILENA NUTRICION, BROMATOLOGIA & TOXICOLOGIA, 2019)Obesity is an important cardiovascular risk factor. However, not all obese individuals have an unhealthy metabolic profile and vice versa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different ... -
Synthesis and Properties of Poly(imides) and Poly(imides)/Ionic Liquid Composites Bearing a Benzimidazole Moiety
(MDPI, 2019)Three new aromatic poly(imides) containing benzimidazole units in the backbone were synthesized and characterized by several spectroscopic techniques. Flexible spacer groups were incorporated into the poly(imides) structure ... -
Shrub influences on seedling performance when restoring the slow-growing conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum in southern bog forests
(WILEY, 2020)Forest restoration is most efficient if it can take advantage of facilitative interactions between established vegetation and planted trees. However, positive and negative interactions have been identified in a number of ... -
Fast High-Fidelity Quantum Nondemolition Qubit Readout via a Nonperturbative Cross-Kerr Coupling
(AMER PHYSICAL SOC, 2020)Qubit readout is an indispensable element of any quantum information processor. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate a nonperturbative cross-Kerr couplingbetween a transmon and polariton mode which enables an improved ... -
Polyclonal Campylobacter fetus Infections Among Unrelated Patients, Montevideo, Uruguay, 2013-2018
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2020)In Montevideo (2013-2018), 8 Campylobacter fetus extraintestinal infections were reported. The polyclonal nature of strains revealed by whole-genome sequencing and the apparent lack of epidemiological links was incompatible ...