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Assessing understory development in forest plantations using laser imaging detection and ranging (LiDAR)
(2013)
Forestry plantations are expected to be managed in ways to conserve biodiversity while producing goods and services.
This goal implies a signifi cant challenge as plantations tend to reduce species richness. The presence ...
Spironolactone decreases DOCA-salt-induced organ damage by blocking the activation of T helper 17 and the downregulation of regulatory T lymphocytes
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
Adaptive immune response has been implicated in inflammation and fibrosis as a result of exposure to mineralocorticoids and a high-salt diet. We hypothesized that in mineralocorticoid-salt-induced hypertension, activation ...
Pan-American mDNA haplogroups in Chilean patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
(2014)
Purpose: The clinical impact of mDNA mutations on the development of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) may be modulated by mitochondrial haplogroups, which vary across populations. The aim of this research was to ...
Structure of excitatory synapses and GABA
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc., 2014)
Formation, maintenance, and activity of excitatory and inhibitory synapses are essential for neuronal network function. Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are crucially involved in these processes. The CAM neuroplastin-65 ...
Impact of CYP1A1, GSTM1, and GSTT1 polymorphisms in overall and specific prostate cancer survival
(Elsevier Inc., 2014)
Objective: Prognostic biomarkers that distinguish between patients with good or poor outcome can be used to guide decisions of whom to treat and how aggressively. In this sense, several groups have proposed genetic ...
Contribution of Ca2+ release channels to hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial memory: Potential redox modulation
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2014)
Significance: Memory is an essential human cognitive function. Consequently, to unravel the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for the synaptic plasticity events underlying memory formation, storage and loss ...
Children's attachment evolution with the educational staff in chilean child care centers Evolución del vínculo que establece el niño con el personal educativo en salas cuna chilenas
(2013)
The present study pretends to evaluate the bond that the children develop with their care centre staff in Chilean crèches, analyzing the caregiver sensitivity and the cooperative child response. A group of 43 toddlers ...
Pediatric liver transplant outcome using severe hypernatremic donors
(2013)
Introduction Pediatric liver transplantation is limited by donation. In the last 5 years, urgent conditions have forced transplant teams to accept donors with minor suboptimal conditions, termed "extended donor criteria." ...
A review of the non-bulimulid terrestrial mollusca from the Region of Atacama, northern Chile
(Pensoft Publishers, 2014)
Terrestrial mollusca are sparsely studied in Chile and, for the first time, a formal record of the diversity of land snails in northern Chile is reported. Coastal and desertic areas in the Region of Atacama, in the border ...
Arguments connecting social sciences and philosophy
(Inst. fur Klinische Psychologie und Gemeindepsychologie, 2014)
In an interview with Francisco OSORIO, Ian JARVIE talks about social sciences and philosophy in his role as an editor of the journal Philosophy of the Social Sciences. The conversation between JARVIE and OSORIO explores ...