Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)Background: The geographical distribution of genes plays a key role in genetic epidemiology. The Chilean population has three major stem groups (Native American, European and African). Aim: To estimate the regional rate ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)Background: In medical education there has been increasing emphasis on faculty development programs aimed at the professionalization of teaching and increasing students' learning. However, these programs have been shown ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2014)Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is highly prevalent among obese children and adolescents and is considered a predictor for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity is associated ...
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(Portland Press Ltd, 2014)Chronic RAS (renin-angiotensin system) activation by both AngII (angiotensin II) and aldosterone leads to hypertension and perpetuates a cascade of pro-hypertrophic, pro-inflammatory, pro-thrombotic and atherogenic effects ...
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(American Medical Association, 2014)Clinical decisions should be based on the totality of the best evidence and not the results of individual studies. When clinicians apply the results of a systematic review or meta-analysis to patient care, they should start ...
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(Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag GmbH and Co. KG, 2014)We investigated gene expression pattern obtained from microarray data of 10 schizophrenia patients and 10 control subjects. Brain tissue samples were obtained postmortem; thus, the different ages of the patients at death ...
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(Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2014)Objective: To assess the impact of a nutrition education program for teachers in the nutritional status, food knowledge and food consumption of their pre basic and basic students, and in the controls. Materials and methods: ...
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(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2014)Objectives-To assess hair morphology in androgenetic alopecia on sonography and electron microscopy. Methods-A prospective study was performed in 33 patients with androgenetic alopecia and 10 unaffected control participants. ...
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(Springer-Verlag France, 2014)Sagittal balance and its relationship with back pain and functional outcomes has become an important factor in the management of thoracolumbar fractures. The kyphosis threshold at the thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) that ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2014)Delayed wound healing and scar formation are among the most frequent complications after surgical interventions. Although biodegradable surgical sutures present an excellent drug delivery opportunity, their primary function ...
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(Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2014)Introduction: The aim of the study was to estimate if B12 deficiency is associated with the use of metformin in the elderly diabetics. Methods: Case-control study in diabetic OP. Cases (n = 137) were defined as elderly ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2014)Melanocytes are dendritic cells located in the skin and mucosae that synthesize melanin. Some infections induce hypo-or hyperpigmentation, which is associated with the activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), especially ...
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(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2014)Serotonin (5-HT) production and expression of 5-HT receptors (5-HTRs) occur early during prenatal development. Recent evidence suggests that, in addition to its classical role as a neurotransmitter, 5-HT regulates neuronal ...
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(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2014)The disruption of the energy or nutrient balance triggers endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, a process that mobilizes various strategies, collectively called the unfolded protein response (UPR), which reestablish homeostasis ...
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(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2014)We examine factors that influence male mating success in the glass frog Centrolene savagei; in addition, we describe courtship behaviour, oviposition and early parental behaviour. Fieldwork was conducted in the Colombian ...
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(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014)Perinatal asphyxia constitutes a prototype of obstetric complications occurring when pulmonary oxygenation is delayed or interrupted. The primary insult relates to the duration of the period lacking oxygenation, leading ...
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(Company of Biologists Ltd, 2014)Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy has been associated with diminished mitochondrial metabolism. Mitochondria are crucial organelles for the production of ATP, and their morphology and function are regulated by the dynamic processes ...
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(Informa Healthcare, 2014)During the past years, buccal drug delivery has attracted the attention of researchers looking for alternative delivery routes of administration. As an alternative to oral drug delivery, the buccal mucosal route avoids the ...
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(Grupo Aula Medica S.A., 2014)The incidence of atopic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis and food allergies has increased exponentially in recent decades. Although atopic diseases have a clear genetic basis, environmental factors such as the ...
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(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2014)ObjectivesTo develop the Test Your Memory (TYM) - Spanish version (TYM-S), a self-administered cognitive screening test, in a Chilean older sample and to estimate its psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy. ...
