This article delves into the emergence of afro-descendant presence in Arica (Chile) from the sensitive, creative and reflective dimensions of the performance of the Tumbe Carnaval and the beginnings of the first Afroariquena ...

Dermatophyte fungal infections are difficult to treat because they need long-term treatments. 4-Nerolidylcatechol (4-NC) is a compound found in Piper umbellatum that has been reported to demonstrate significant antifungal ...

Introduction Transfusion medicine develops and disseminates guidelines that govern the optimal conditions for transfusion. The purpose of this article is to review the current evidence on the use of blood components. ...

Background Osteoarthritis is an important health condition due to its prevalence and functional deterioration, being the most common cause of disability in people over 65 years of age. The Chilean Explicit Health- Guarantees ...

Filifolinol is a natural occurring spirodihydrobenzofuran isolated from the resinous exudates of Heliotropium filifolium, a Chilean endemic shrub. Filifolinol and some of its derivatives have shown interesting biological ...

The adult ankle of early reptiles had five distal tarsal (dt) bones, but in Dinosauria, these were reduced to only two: dt3 and dt4, articulated to metatarsals (mt) mt3 and mt4. Birds have a single distal tarsal ossification ...

Opioids are arguably one of the most important pharmacologic classes, mainly due to their rich history, their useful and potent analgesic effects, and also, just as importantly, their “Dark Side”, constituted by their ...

El concepto de «codigofagia», acuñado por Bolívar Echeverría, permite ampliar una comprensión semiótico-ontológica de la cultura y propone una base conceptual útil para una reflexión crítica sobre el Libellus de medicinalibus ...

Introduction Healthcare systems are developed in imperfect scenarios, in which there are constant failures (uncertainty, information asymmetry, agency relationship problem, and supply-induced demand). These failures, ...