The enigmatic near-infrared transient VVV-WIT-06 underwent a large-amplitude eruption of unclear origin in 2013 July. Based on its light curve properties and late-time post-outburst spectra, various possibilities have been proposed in the literature for the origin of the object, namely a Type I s...
Banerjee, D.P.K.
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Hsiao, E.Y.
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Diamond, T.
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Galbany, L.
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Morrell, N.
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Minniti, D.
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Kuncarayakti, H.
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Mattila, S.
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Harmanen, J.
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[Unraveling the Infrared Transient VVV-WIT-06: The Case for the Origin as a Classical Nova]
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Unraveling the Infrared Transient VVV-WIT-06: The Case for the Origin as a Classical Nova
We present Li, Na, Al, and Fe abundances of 199 lower red giant branch star members of the stellar system Omega Centauri, using high-resolution spectra acquired with FLAMES at the Very Large Telescope. The A(Li) distribution is peaked at A(Li) ∼ 1 dex with a prominent tail towards lower values. T...
Mucciarelli, A.
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Salaris, M.
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Monaco, L.
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Bonifacio, P.
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Fu, X.
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Villanova, S.
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[Lithium abundance in lower red giant branch stars of Omega Centauri]
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Lithium abundance in lower red giant branch stars of Omega Centauri
The study aimed to establish whether there is a relationship between L2 aptitude, pronunciation learning strategies (PLSs), and pronunciation performance in pre-service English language teachers in Chile. In so doing, the study also uncovers PLS use by the participants. Through a correlational an...
Véliz-Campos, M.
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[Pronunciation learning strategies, aptitude, and their relationship with pronunciation performance in pre-service English language teachers in Chile]
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Pronunciation learning strategies, aptitude, and their relationship with pronunciation performance in pre-service English language teachers in Chile
Darwin's frogs Rhinoderma spp. are the only known mouth-brooding frogs on Earth. The southern Darwin's frog, R. darwinii, is found in the temperate forests of southern South America, is listed as Endangered and could be the only extant representative of this genus. Based on stomach contents, inve...
Molina-Burgos, B.E.
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Valenzuela-Sánchez, A.
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Alvarado-Rybak, M.
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Klarian, S.
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Soto-Azat, C.
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[Trophic ecology of the Endangered Darwin's frog inferred by stable isotopes]
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Trophic ecology of the Endangered Darwin's frog inferred by stable isotopes
Background: Numerous studies have proposed the use of fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles or quantum dots (QDs) as novel tools to label cells and tumors. However, QD applications are limited by their toxicity in biological systems and little is known about whether QDs affect the capacity of c...
Díaz-García, V.M.
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Guerrero, S.
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Díaz-Valdivia, N.
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Lobos-González, L.
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Kogan, M.
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Pérez-Donoso, J.M.
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Quest, A.F.G.
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[Biomimetic quantum dot-labeled B16F10 murine melanoma cells as a tool to monitor early steps of lung metastasis by in vivo imaging]
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Biomimetic quantum dot-labeled B16F10 murine melanoma cells as a tool to monitor early steps of lung metastasis by in vivo imaging
In this study, we explored new properties of the bioinspired pyridine benzimidazole compound B2 (2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-2-yl)phenol) regarding its potential use as a differential biomarker. For that, we performed 1D 1HNMR (TOCSY), UV-Vis absorption spectra in different org...
Llancalahuen, F.M.
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Fuentes, J.A.
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Carreño, A.
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Zúñiga, C.
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Páez-Hernández, D.
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Gacitúa, M.
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Polanco, R.
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Preite, M.D.
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Arratia-Pérez, R.
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Otero, C.
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[New properties of a bioinspired pyridine benzimidazole compound as a novel differential staining agent for endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus in fluorescence live cell imaging]
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New properties of a bioinspired pyridine benzimidazole compound as a novel differential staining agent for endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus in fluorescence live cell imaging
Tomato crops can be affected by several infectious diseases produced by bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes. Four phytopathogens are of special concern because of the major economic losses they generate worldwide in tomato production; Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and Pseudomonas syri...
Montenegro, I.
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Madrid, A.
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Cuellar, M.
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Seeger, M.
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Alfaro, J.F.
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Besoain, X.
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Martínez, J.P.
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Ramirez, I.
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Olguín, Y.
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Valenzuela, M.
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[Biopesticide activity from drimanic compounds to control tomato pathogens]
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Biopesticide activity from drimanic compounds to control tomato pathogens
A number of studies have shown pharmacologic evidence indicating that stimulation of type I dopamine receptor (DR), favors T-helper-17 (Th17)-mediated immunity involved in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and in some other inflammatory disorders. Nevertheless, the lack of drugs tha...
Osorio-Barrios, F.
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Prado, C.
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Contreras, F.
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Pacheco, R.
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[Dopamine receptor D5 signaling plays a dual role in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis potentiating Th17-mediated immunity and favoring suppressive activity of regulatory T-cells]
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Dopamine receptor D5 signaling plays a dual role in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis potentiating Th17-mediated immunity and favoring suppressive activity of regulatory T-cells
Neurons encode electrical signals with critically tuned voltage-gated ion channels and enzymes. Dedicated voltage sensor domains (VSDs) in these membrane proteins activate coordinately with an unresolved structural change. Such change conveys the transmembrane translocation of four positively cha...
Díaz-Franulic, I.
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González-Pérez, V.
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Moldenhauer, H.
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Navarro-Quezada, N.
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Naranjo, D.
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[Gating-induced large aqueous volumetric remodeling and aspartate tolerance in the voltage sensor domain of Shaker K+ channels]
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Gating-induced large aqueous volumetric remodeling and aspartate tolerance in the voltage sensor domain of Shaker K+ channels
We completed the search for microlensing events in the zero latitude area of the Galactic bulge using the VVV Survey near-infrared (near-IR) data obtained between 2010 and 2015. We have now a total sample of N = 630 events Using the near-IR color-magnitude diagram we selected the red clump (RC) s...