Repositorio Universidad Católica del Maule: Envíos recientes
Mostrando publicaciones 741-760 de 5138
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Synthesising performance in the construction industry: an analysis of performance indicators to promote project improvement
(2020)Purpose: There is a long-standing interest in performance improvement within the construction industry. Approaches based upon cost, time and quality (often called the Iron Triangle), have been the focus of attention despite ...
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3D multiple sound source localization by proposed cuboids nested microphone array in combination with adaptive wavelet-based subband GEVD
(2020)Sound source localization is one of the applicable areas in speech signal processing. The main challenge appears when the aim is a simultaneous multiple sound source localization from overlapped speech signals with an ...
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Structural-functional analyses of textile dye degrading azoreductase, laccase and peroxidase: a comparative in silico study
(2020)Background: Textile industry not only plays a vital role in our daily life but also a prominent factor in improving global economy. One of the environmental concern is it releases huge quantities of toxic dyes in the water ...
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Bloodmeal-stealing in wild-caught Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a sylvatic vector of Trypanosoma cruzi
(2021)1. Blood-feeding bugs in the Triatominae are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Mepraia is a sylvatic genus endemic to Chile that transmits T. cruzi in the wild cycle. 2. ...
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Computational analyses on genetic alterations in the NSD genes family and the implications for colorectal cancer development
(2020)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a prevalent tumour throughout the world. CRC symptoms appear only in advanced stages causing decrease in survival of patients. Therefore, it is necessary to establish new strategies to detect CRC ...
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Los saberes científicos y sus perspectivas en torno a las prácticas sexuales entre varones en Chile. 1884-1916
(2020)En el presente artículo, en primer lugar analizaremos los planteamientos de la ciencia médica chilena desde 1884 hasta 1916 en relación con las prácticas sexuales entre varones (la medicina legal, la teoría de la degeneración, ...
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Is wii-based motor training better than task-specific matched training for children with developmental coordination disorder? A randomized controlled trial
(2020)Purpose: To evaluate in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) the effects of Wii-training compared with task-specific matched training (TST). Material and methods: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was ...
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Suppression of high-fat diet-induced obesity-associated liver mitochondrial dysfunction by docosahexaenoic acid and hydroxytyrosol co-administration
(2020)Objective: Obesity-induced by high-fat diet (HFD) is associated with liver steatosis, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction, which can be eluded by the co-administration of the lipid metabolism modulator docosahexaenoic ...
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Preschool teachers' subjective theories about family discipline in eight public and private schools in Chile
(2019)This article presents the main results of a qualitative study intended to describe and interpret preschool teachers' Subjective Theories (STs) about family discipline. Episodic interviews were conducted with 8 preschool ...
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Un estudio sobre la variabilidad en el diagnóstico de la enfermedad
(2019)La variabilidad en el diagnóstico de la enfermedad se ha convertido en un tema importante. Esta variabilidad tiene un impacto en el uso de los recursos médicos, así como en la salud de los pacientes. Este artículo describe ...
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Trayectorias personales de los emprendimientos laborales de inmigrados chilenos en Almería (España)
(2020)El emprendimiento puede ser una fuente de movilidad social colectiva e individual para los inmigrados. En este contexto, el artículo tiene como objetivos describir aspectos sociodemográficos y económicos de emprendedores ...
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Fear of COVID-19 scale: validity, reliability and factorial invariance in Argentina’s general population
(2022)This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Scale of Fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S) in a sample of 1,291 Argentines. The two-related factor structure of the FCV-19S had satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices using ...
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Toward a biosignature of suicide reattempt
(2020)Suicidal behaviour (SB) is a major public health issue, which encompasses both suicide attempts and suicide completions. Suicide tragically accounts for up to almost one million deaths across the world every year. So far, ...
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Targeting n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(2020)Background: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is characterized by abnormal hepatic accumulation of triacylglycerides in the absence of alcohol consumption, in association with Oxidative Stress (OS), a pro-inflammatory ...
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Experiencias de estudiantes en la carrera de enfermería que han reprobado una actividad curricular
(2020)En Chile las altas tasas de repitencia y deserción en estudiantes universitarios ha sido tema de preocupación de docentes y autoridades. Objetivo. Conocer las experiencias de estudiantes que han reprobado alguna actividad ...
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Spatial analysis of risk of morbidity and mortality by COVID-19 in Europe and the mediterranean in the year 2020
(2021)El mapeo de enfermedades busca representar el riesgo de una enfermedad. El objetivo de este trabajo es hacer un análisis del riesgo para la pandemia de COVID-19 en Europa y el Mediterráneo. Se utilizaron los datos de ...
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Genetic structure and diversity in the freshwater gastropod Chilina dombeiana in the Biobío River, Chile
(2020)In river ecosystems, spatial complexity as well as anthropogenic factors operating at different temporal and spatial scales are shaping demography, connectivity and population genetic structure of species inhabiting these ...
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Propagation features of visible light communication in underground mining environments
(2020)Due to the problems that radio-frequency technology presents in hostile environments, especially in mining environments, other forms of more robust as well as efficient communication have been explored in recent years. ...
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Comparative analysis of cooperative routing protocols in cognitive radio networks
(2020)In this work, we investigate and compare cooperative routing protocols for channel selection purposes. In specific, the following efficient protocols: Channel Selection Scheme for Cooperative Routing Protocols (CSCR) and ...