Intrinsic biological mechanisms transduce psychological stress into physiological adaptation that requires energy, but the role of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in this process has not been defined in humans. ...

An efficient method has been developed for the multiresidue and multiclass determination of 16 emerging contaminants (parabens, hormones, anti-inflammatory drugs, triclosan and bisphenol A) in water samples using rotating-disk ...

Our objective was to explore families’ food provisioning strategies among households headed by working mothers in Santiago of Chile, through qualitative and ethnographical methods. We used in-depth individual interviews ...

The aim was to assess dual- versus single-task training for motor performance and cognitive performance in adolescents. Two experiments were performed. In the first, 30 adolescents were randomized to three groups to determine ...

Our study aims to give a global perspective regarding scientific research on retailing for the 1990–2014 period. The research shows a knowledge-domain-map that identifies the collaboration networks between authors and the ...

Forest insect outbreaks are one of the major biotic disturbances on natural and artificial landscapes. Although abundant literature of insect outbreaks exists in the Northern Hemisphere, studies for the Southern Hemisphere ...

Northern Chile is one of the most arid regions in the world, as it includes the Atacama Desert. At high elevations, most precipitation is observed only during a short period of the year, from December until March. This ...

Due to the high volatility in electricity prices, power-intensive industrial plants often have to frequently shift load in order to remain cost-competitive. Capacity planning is required for assessing the value of additional ...