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Assessing the influence of allometry on sexual and non-sexual traits: An example in Cicindelidia trifasciata (Coleoptera: Cicindelinae) using geometric morphometrics
(2020)
Based on a quantitative mathematical revolution, the study of morphology has had an important emphasis by developing statistical shape analysis. This made possible the combination of multivariate statistical methods and ...
Decreased alertness reconfigures cognitive control networks
(2020)
Humans' remarkable capacity to flexibly adapt their behavior based on rapid situational changes is termed cognitive control. Intuitively, cognitive control is thought to be affected by the state of alertness; for example, ...
Shear locking in one-dimensional finite element methods
(2020)
The accuracy of the results obtained with Finite Element Methods depends on the basis functions employed to approximate the displacement fields. If the beam is very thin, there can be shear locking and the numerical ...
Universal mental health screening with a focus on suicidal behaviour using smartphones in a mexican rural community: protocol for the smartscreen population-based survey
(2020)
Introduction: Mental disorders represent the second cause of years lived with disability worldwide. Suicide mortality has been targeted as a key public health concern by the WHO. Smartphone technology provides a huge ...
Association between different modes of travelling and adiposity in chilean population: findings from the chilean national health survey 2016–2017
(2020)
Background: Active travel has been suggested as a feasible way of increasing physical activity levels. Although international studies have demonstrated its effect over different health outcomes and adiposity, there is still ...
Avocado crops as a floral resource for native bees of Chile
(2020)
Background: Chile is the second largest avocado producer in the world. However, there have been few studies on interactions between native bees and avocado pollination in a Chilean environment. The flowering period of ...
The effect on the compressive strength of concrete produced by the incorporation of boiler-calcined biomass ash into sand from the Maule River, Chile
(2020)
The pulp industry generates large amounts of wood biomass ash (WBA) as waste, which causes economic and environmental problems. However, WBA has pozzolanic and cementing properties that can complement cement in concrete ...
Towards a sustainable and harmonized education in the mapuche context
(2020)
The intercultural education in the Mapuche context has been generating many criticisms in the Chilean context. One of the main criticisms is that intercultural education programs have been imposed by the State, but do not ...
Distribution model of toxic agents and runoff phenomenon in flat aquatic regions
(2020)
The study presents a model of distribution of toxic agents in flat aquatic regions such as lakes, lagoons, and coastal seas, two sources of pollution are modeled, one from the waste of industrial plants and another one, a ...
Cancer cases and deaths attributable to lifestyle risk factors in Chile
(2020)
Background: To identify modifiable risk factors that contribute to cancer holds important public health relevance for setting up prevention strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of ...