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Objective: There is evidence that competitive conflicts are the main form of intrasexual competition among men. The capacity to recognize visual cues of fighting ability in competitors is thought to be an important characteristic that allows men to avoid the costs of contest competition. However,...

Inorganic arsenic (As) is a toxic xenobiotic and carcinogen associated with severe health conditions. The urban population from the Atacama Desert in northern Chile was exposed to extremely high As levels(upto600 mg/l)in drink ing water between 1958 and 1971, leading to increased incidence of uri...

The diagnosis and management of pain is an everyday occurrence in dentistry, and its effective control is essential to ensure the wellbeing of patients. Most tooth-associated pain originates from the dental pulp, a highly vascularized and innervated tissue, which is encased within mineralized den...

Small mammals present in areas where hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) cases had occurred in central and southern Chile were captured and analyzed to evaluate theabundance of rodents and seroprevalence rates of antibodies to Andes orthohantavirus (ANDV). Sampling areas ranged from the Co...

Microvesicles are key players in cellular communication. As glandular secretions present a rich source of active exosomes, we hypothesized that exosome-like vesicles are present in Apis mellifera hypopharyngeal gland secretomal products (honey, royal jelly and bee pollen), and participate in thei...

Background: Some evidence suggests that higher doses of mobilization could have benefits on functional status. However, the impact of increasing the availability of Physical Therapist in the intensive care unit to provide critical care for these conditions is unclear. Objective: to determine the...

Este proyecto pretende estudiar y poner en valor los íconos históricos que se encuentran en las zonas patrimoniales de Valparaíso, específicamente en el sector de Playa Ancha, tomando como objeto de análisis la iconografía histórica patrimonial de casas y palacios. Desde el punto de vista metodol...

El presente artículo elabora una revisión literaria sobre el tema de la memoria, con la intención de proveer una base teórica para guiar la construcción de un acervo gráfico de patrones de baldosas hidráulicas en Brasil. Esto es parte de una investigación más extensa, que pretende identificar y d...

El proyecto Baldosas de Santiago busca ser un aporte a la valoración del diseño ornamental y patrimonio urbano de nuestra ciudad, indagando en su historia y reconociendo sus valores estéticos y funcionales. La investigación propone un rescate de diseños, patrones de uso y colores en pisos de bald...