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This paper examines whether consumer confidence forecasts future consumption in Chile. The results show that consumer confidence indicators are positively related to consumption growth during the month following the indicators, demonstrating that consumption increases after periods of high consum...

Background: Cardiovascular complications can occur in up to 80% of adolescent patients with eating disorders (ED) and account for 30% of their mortality. Aim: To evaluate cardiovascular complications in adolescents with ED and their evolution after refeeding. Patients and Methods: In adolescents ...

Campylobacter spp., especially C. jejuni, are recognized worldwide as the bacterial species that most commonly cause food-related diarrhea. C. jejuni possesses many different virulence factors, has the ability to survive in different reservoirs, and has shown among isolates the emergence of Antim...

Background: Spontaneous dissections of visceral arteries are rare and usually secondary to other disease. There is paucity of information about their natural course. Aim: To describe the imaging, clinical characteristics and follow-up of spontaneous visceral artery dissections diagnosed at our in...

Rare diseases (RDs) are a large number of diverse conditions with low individual prevalence, but collectively may affect up to 3.5-5.9% of the population. They have psychosocial and economic impact on patients and societies, and are a significant problem for healthcare systems, especially for cou...

This paper proposes an approach to develop schedules for charging batteries in a battery center. This problem arises in warehouses and logistics centers that attempt to provide uninterrupted operations with battery powered machinery such as stackers. These operations often require recharging batt...

Background: Epanorin (EP) is a secondary metabolite of the Acarospora lichenic species. EP has been found in lichenic extracts with antimicrobial activity, and UV-absorption properties have been described for closely related molecules; however, its antiproliferative activity in cancer cells has n...

Connexin (Cx) proteins form hemichannels that a allow bidirectional flow of ions and metabolites between the cytoplasm and extracellular space. Under physiological conditions, hemichannels have a very low probability of opening, but in certain pathologies, hemichannels activity can increase and i...

Seismic vulnerability evaluations of buildings and critical infrastructure in densely populated cities strongly rely on fragility curves to estimate the probability of reaching or exceeding a given state of damage. Currently, however, the predicting capabilities of these models is limited. This p...