Browsing by Subject "Latin America"

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    • Conservation challenges for the austral and neotropical America section 
      Ceballos, Gerardo; Vale, Mariana M.; Bonacic, Cristian; Calvo Alvarado, Julio; List, Rurik; Bynum, Nora; MedellÍn, Rodrigo A.; Simonetti Zambelli, Javier Andrés; RodrÍguez, Jon Paul (Wiley, 2009)
      The Austral and Neotropical America (ANA) section of the Society for Conservation Biology includes a vast territory with some of the largest relatively pristine ecosystems in the world. With more than 573 million people, ...
    • Latin foo ds activities and challenges during the period of 2009-2012 
      Blanco-Metzler, Adriana; De Pablo, Saturnino; Samman, Norma; De Ariza, Julieta Salazar; Masson, Lilia; De Núñez, Leticia G.; De Menezes, Elizabete Wenzel (Archivos Latinoamericanos Nutricion, 2014)
      The Latin American Network of Food Composition Data System (LATINFOODS) is the regional data center of the global network "International Network on Food Data Systems" (INFOODS) co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture ...
    • New sources of oilseeds from Latin American native fruits 
      Masson, Lilia; Camilo, Conrado; Gonzalez, Katherine; Caceres, Andrea; Jorge, Neuza; Torija, Esperanza M. (2008)
      Three Latin American oilseeds obtained from native fruits: nopal (tuna) (Opuntia ficus-indica), cherimoya (chirimoya) (Annona cherimola), and papaya, Chilean variety (Carica pubescens or C. candamarcensis) were studied for ...
    • Six decades of scientific pan-Americanism - an interview with Jorge E. Allende 
      Allende Connelly, Miguel Luis (Univ Basque Country UPV-EHU Press, Spain, 2021)
      Jorge E. Allende is a biochemist trained in the United States of America who has been a professor at the University of Chile since 1961. He has served in many leadership positions in both Chilean and international scientific ...
    • Sodium intake and cardiovascular disease in the Latin American context Sodio y Enfermedad Cardiovascular: ... 
      Gaitán, Diego; Chamorro Melo, Rodrigo; Cediel, Gustavo; Lozano, Gustavo; Da Silva Gomes, Fabio (Archivos Latinoamericanos Nutricion, 2015)
      Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Latin America (LA). A high sodium intake is one of main risk factors for CVD. Strategies aiming to decrease sodium intake has been shown health ...
    • Stem cell research in Latin America: update, challenges and opportunities in a priority research area 
      Palma Alvarado, Verónica; Pitossi, Fernando; Rehen, Stevens; Touriño, Cristina; Velasco, Iván (Future Medicine, 2015)
      Stem cell research is attracting wide attention as a promising and fast-growing field in Latin America, as it is worldwide. Many countries in the region have defined Regenerative Medicine as a research priority and a ...