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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 ...
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, ...
Synaptotagmin-1 overexpression under inflammatory conditions affects secretion in salivary glands from Sjogren's syndrome patients
(ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2019)
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune exocrinopathy associated with severe secretory alterations by disruption of the glandular architecture integrity, which is fundamental for a correct function and localization of the ...
Multidecadal environmental pollution in a mega-industrial area in central Chile registered by tree rings
(ELSEVIER, 2019)
One of the most polluted areas in Chile is the Ventanas Industrial Area (VIA; 32.74 degrees S / 71.48 degrees W), which started in 1958 and today comprises around 16 industries in an area of ca. 4 km(2). A lack of consistent ...