Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions

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    • Energy and water policies in Chile, two different endings with implications in the water-energy nexus 
      Bórquez, Roxana; Fuster Gómez, Rodrigo (MDPI, 2021)
      Energy and water have faced important levels of conflicts in the last 20–25 years in Chile. However, the way that they have been politically addressed in the last decade differs. These differences emerge from how these ...
    • Enactive or symbolic representation? When the order alters the product 
      Wolff Cecchi, María Cecilia; Cárcamo, Mauricio (Univ Politécnica Valencia, Spain, 2021)
      This paper reviews a pedagogic exercise related to the degree of Architecture being taught at the University of Chile. This exercise, which is based on the action of folding paper, integrates knowledge areas from the ...
    • Efficacy prediction of four pharmaceutical formulations for intramammary administration containing Aloe ... 
      Forno Bell, Natalia; Muñoz, Marcos A.; Chacón, Óscar; Pachá, Paulina; Iragüen, Daniela; Cornejo Kelly, Javiera; San Martín Núñez, Betty Verónica (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Synergy or additive effect between Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. and beta-lactam (b-lactam) antibiotics has been reported against Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most important etiological agents of cow mastitis. The goal of ...
    • Long-term spatiotemporal variability in high andean wetlands in northern Chile 
      Fuente Stranger, Alberto Patricio de la; Meruane Naranjo, Carolina Beatriz; Suárez, Francisco (Elsevier, 2021)
      High Andean wetlands of the elevated plateaus of the Andes Mountains of Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia are true oases that sustain life in this arid region. Despite their ecological value, they have been rarely studied ...
    • Magnesium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: current trends and future perspectives 
      Shah, Raj; Mittal, Vikram; Matsil, Eliana; Rosenkranz, Andreas (SAGE, 2021)
      Lithium-ion batteries have enabled electric vehicles to achieve a foothold in the automobile market. Due to an increasing environmental consciousness, electric vehicles are expected to take a larger portion of the market, ...
    • Macrocystis pyrifera extract residual as nutrient source for the production of sophorolipids compounds by ... 
      Leyton, Alison; Araya, Michael; Tala, Fadia; Flores, Liset; Lienqueo Contreras, María Elena; Shene, Carolina (MDPI, 2021)
      Seaweed processing generates liquid fraction residual that could be used as a low-cost nutrient source for microbial production of metabolites. The Rhodotorula strain is able to produce antimicrobial compounds known as ...
    • Survey of zoonotic bacterial pathogens in native foxes in central Chile: first record of brucella canis exposure 
      Galarce Gálvez, Nicolás Elías; Fuente González, Sebastián Ignacio de la; Escobar González, Beatriz del Carmen; Dettleff Faúndes, Phillip James; Ábalos Pineda, Pedro Enrique; Hormazábal, Juan Carlos; Flores, Roberto; Sallaberry Pincheira, Nicole; Martínez Mondaca, Víctor Agustín (MDPI, 2021)
      Simple Summary Wild canids play a crucial role in the environment, being an ecological agent of flora dispersal, top predators, and environmental sentinels for zoonotic emerging pathogens, such as Brucella spp. and pathogenic ...
    • A randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of pre- and post-surgical pelvic floor physiotherapy ... 
      Sacomori, Cinara; Lorca, Luz Alejandra; Martínez Mardones, Mónica; Salas Ocaranza, Roberto; Reyes Reyes, Guillermo Patricio; Pizarro Hinojosa, Marta Natalia; Plasser Troncoso, Jorge Isaías (BMC, 2021)
      BackgroundThere is scarcity of trials about preventative strategies for low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) in rectal cancer patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pre- and post-surgical ...
    • Mechanobiology of autophagy: the unexplored side of cancer 
      Hernández Cáceres, María Paz; Muñoz, Leslie; Pradenas, Javiera M.; Pena, Francisco; Lagos, Pablo; Aceiton, Pablo; Owen, Gareth I.; Morselli, Eugenia; Criollo Céspedes, Alfredo Guillermo; Ravasio, Andrea; Bertocchi, Cristina (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Proper execution of cellular function, maintenance of cellular homeostasis and cell survival depend on functional integration of cellular processes and correct orchestration of cellular responses to stresses. Cancer ...
    • Synthesis of sustainable, lightweight and electrically conductive polymer brushes grafted multi-layer ... 
      Aguilar Bolados, Héctor Esteban; Yazdani Pedram, Pedram; Quinteros Jara, Eduardo Andres; Cuenca Bracamonte, Quimberly; Quijada Abarca, Juan Raúl; Carretero González, Javier; Avilés, Francis; Lopez Manchado, Miguel A.; Verdejo, Raquel (Elsevier, 2021)
      This work reports the synthesis of poly (monomethyl itaconate) grafted multi-layer graphene oxide (PMMI-g-GO) by atom transfer radical polymerization using activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET-ATRP). PMMIg-GO ...
    • Role of oxidative stress in the mechanisms of anthracyclineInduced cardiotoxicity: effects of preventive strategies 
      Carrasco, Rodrigo; Castillo Peñaloza, Rodrigo Luis; Gormaz Araya, Juan Guillermo; Carrillo, Montserrat; Thavendiranathan, Paaladinesh (Hindawi, 2021)
      Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC) persists as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer survivors. Although many protective strategies have been evaluated, cardiotoxicity remains an ongoing threat. ...
    • Investigating mechanisms underlying genetic resistance to salmon rickettsial syndrome in Atlantic salmon ... 
      Moraleda, Carolina P.; Robledo, Diego; Gutiérrez, Alejandro P.; Pozo, Jorge del; Yáñez López, José Manuel; Houston, Ross D. (BMC, 2021)
      BackgroundSalmon Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS), caused by Piscirickettsia salmonis, is one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality in Atlantic salmon aquaculture, particularly in Chile. Host resistance is a heritable ...
    • Performance of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test compared with real-time RT-PCR in asymptomatic individuals 
      Peña, Mónica; Ampuero Martínez, Manuel Andrés; Garcés, Carlos; Gaggero Brillouet, Aldo Andres; García, Patricia; Velásquez, María Soledad; Luza, Ricardo; Álvarez, Pía; Paredes, Fabio; Acevedo, Johanna; Farfán Urzúa, Mauricio Javier; Solari, Sandra; Soto Rifo, Ricardo Andrés; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando Andrés (Elsevier, 2021)
      Screening, testing and contact tracing plays a pivotal role in control of the COVID-19 pandemic. To enable this it is necessary to increase the testing capacity. This study compared a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test (RAT) ...
    • Canine distemper outbreak by natural infection in a group of vaccinated maned wolves in captivity 
      Vergara Wilson, Vicente; Hidalgo Hermoso, Ezequiel; Sánchez, Carlos R.; Abarca Adaros, María José; Navarro Venegas, Carlos Osvaldo; Celis Diez, Sebastián; Soto Guerrero, Pilar; Díaz Ayala, Nataly; Zordan, Martin; Cifuentes Ramos, Federico Francisco José; Cabello Stom, Javier (MDPI, 2021)
      Canine distemper virus (CDV) is one of the most significant infectious disease threats to the health and conservation of free-ranging and captive wild carnivores. CDV vaccination using recombinant canarypox-based vaccines ...
    • Insights into neutralizing antibody responses in individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in Chile 
      Beltrán Pavez, Carolina Alejandra; Riquelme Barrios, Sebastian Andres; Oyarzún Arrau, Aarón; Gaete Argel, Aracelly Janis; González Stegmaier, Roxana; Cereceda Solis, Karina; Aguirre, Adam; Travisany Flores, Dante Felipe; Palma Vejares, Ricardo Fernando; Barriga Pinto, Gonzalo Andrés; Gaggero Brillouet, Aldo Andres; Martínez Valdebenito, Constanza; Le Corre, Nicole; Ferres Garrido, Marcela Viviana; Balcells, María Elvira; Fernández, Jorge; Ramírez, Eugenio; Villarroel, Franz; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando Andrés; Soto Rifo, Ricardo Andrés (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021)
      Chile has one of the worst numbers worldwide in terms of SARS-CoV-2 positive cases and COVID-19-related deaths per million inhabitants; thus, characterization of neutralizing antibody (NAb) responses in the general population ...
    • A review of public transport economics 
      Hörcher, Daniel; Tirachini Hernández, Alejandro Andrés (Elsevier, 2021)
      Public transport provision requires substantial organisational efforts, careful planning, financial contributions from the public, and coordination between millions of passengers and staff members in large systems. Efficient ...
    • Flowering phenology adjustment and flower longevity in a South American alpine species 
      Arroyo, Mary T. K.; Tamburrino Widner, Ítalo Francisco; Pliscoff, Patricio; Robles Jarpa, Valeria Francisca; Colldecarrera Sunyer, María Rosa; Guerrero, Pablo (MDPI, 2021)
      Delayed flowering due to later snowmelt and colder temperatures at higher elevations in the alpine are expected to lead to flowering phenological adjustment to prevent decoupling of peak flowering from the warmest time of ...
    • Solventless preparation of thoria and its inclusion into SiO2 and TiO2: a luminescence and photocatalysis study 
      Díaz Valenzuela, Carlos Manuel; Valenzuela, M. L.; Laguna Bercero, Miguel A.; Carrillo Agüero, Daniel Andrés; Segovia Monrroy, Marjorie Meryann; Mendoza, Karina; Cartes Lara, Patricio Andrés (American Chemical Society, 2021)
      Thoria was prepared using a solid-state method from the macromolecular precursor Chitosan center dot Th(NO3)(4) (chitosan) and PS-co-4-PVP center dot Th(NO3)(4) (PVP). The morphology and the average size of ThO2 depend of ...
    • Trends in orthopedic surgery in Chile: analysis between 2004 and 2020 
      Barahona Vásquez, Nicolás Rafael; Santos, Diego de los; Díaz Morales, Nicolás Héctor; Barrientos Mendoza, Cristian Nelson; Infante Calvo, Carlos Alberto (Cureus, 2021)
      Purpose To describe the trends of orthopedic surgery in Chile since 2004 in terms of the number and gender of surgeons, the incidence of procedures per 100,000 inhabitants (IR), and access by health insurance and type ...
    • Surgical management of cavernous sinus mucormycosis through minipterional approach 
      Mura Castro, Jorge Marcelo; Luna, Felipe; Nunes Rabelo, Nicollas; Zimelewicz Oberman, Dan; Gadelha Figueiredo, Eberval (Elsevier, 2021)
      Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis is a rare fulminant fungal infection, that mostly occurs in individuals with committed immunity. The delay caused by late occurrence of cerebral manifestations led to poor prognosis. The treatment ...