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(Elsevier, 2020)Solar Hot Water (SHW) systems are a sustainable and renewable alternative for domestic and low- temperature industrial applications. As solar energy is a variable resource, performance prediction methods are useful tools ...
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(2010)Objective.This study was designed to assess the diagnostic potency of different androgens in hyperandrogenaemia criterion on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) based on receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves analysis. ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)© 2013, Sociedad Medica de Santiago, All rights reserved. Background: Hypertension is associated with elevated sodium and low potassium intakes. The determination of sodium and potassium intake by dietary records is ...
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(2008)Background: The clinical assessment of asthma control is fundamental to evaluate the results of treatment. The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is a questionnaire with five scored items, that differentiates between a well controlled ...
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(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2017)© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of a natural mediotrusive contact influences electromyographic (EMG) pattern activity ...
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(Springer, 2021)Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPI) such as banning public events or instituting lockdowns have been widely applied around the world to control the current COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, this type of intervention is imposed ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2016)The Department of Multiple Myeloma of the University Hospital Heidelberg uses a scientific database to enter clinical data for research purposes. Entered data is about demographic, diagnostic, laboratory and treatment ...
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(Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica, 2010)The effect of biosolid application on the distribution and extractability of Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn was assessed in Mollisol soils from an important agricultural zone in central Chile. These were amended with biosolids at ...
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(BIOMED Central, 2016)Background: Mastitis resistance is a complex and multifactorial trait, and its expression depends on both genetic and environmental factors, including infection pressure. The objective of this research was to determine the ...
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(1997)Background: Chilean girls of middle and low socioeconomic levels are shorter than their European or North American counterparts. Aim: To challenge the hypothesis that undernutrition is the cause of the shorter stature of ...
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(Elsevier, 2016)This work aims to assess geothermal power potential in identified high enthalpy geothermal areas in the Chilean Andes, based on reservoir temperature and volume. In addition, we present a set of highly favorable geothermal ...
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(Springer, 2017)Two micro-catchments, tributaries of the Elqui River in the coastal range of the semiarid central-northern Chile were analyzed to establish the hazard potentials associated with extreme rainfall and their effects on the ...
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(WILEY-BLACKWEL, 2016)Intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with short and long-term metabolic and cardiovascular alterations. Mice and rats have been extensively used to study the effects of IUGR, but there are notable differences ...
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(MDPI, 2018-04)Cyanide recovery in the gold-mining industry is a crucial step in terms of the cost of operation. Currently, a process such as AVR (acidification, volatilization and recycling), based on packed towers for stripping and ...
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(BMC, 2020)Bombus terrestris is a European bumblebee extensively commercialized worldwide for crop pollination. In Chile, this species was introduced in 1997 and after confinement escape, it has spread and established in several ...
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(1992)The knowledge about standardized CPR of 41 physicians and 30 7th grade medical students was evaluated using a written multiple choice test. Results showed a severe lack of information about CPR in both groups; the test was ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2012)Intensive precipitations in desert areas are a very scarce phenomenon. Nevertheless, from time to time these events take place, as in 1997 in Southern Atacama Desert in Chile. The study area within the Copiapó catchment ...
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(Springer, 2018-07)Contrasting soil profiles (coarse-textured and fine-textured) treated with brilliant blue (BB) dye tracer, inorganic nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations along and between stained preferential flow pathways were ...
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(Ecological Society of America, 2000)A two-year field study was conducted to evaluate the potential of two cactus species, Echinopsis chilensis and Eulychnia acida, to evolve defensive traits against the parasitic mistletoe Tristerix aphyllus (Loranthaceae). ...
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(Elsevier, 2018)Background: Parenteral nutrition (PN) prescription can be challenging in patients with complex conditions and has potential complications. Objective: To assess PN prescription, monitoring, and PN-related complications ...