Search Results - "Alba, Liliana"
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Two-Step Strategy for Optimizing the Preoperative Classification of Adnexal Masses in a University Hospital, Using International Ovarian Tumor Analysis Models: Simple Rules and Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adneXa Model
Published in Journal of ultrasound in medicine (01-02-2022)“…To evaluate the performance of a two-step strategy compared with the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) - Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the…”
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Prevalence of modifiable behavioral risk factors associated to non-communicable diseases in Latin American college students: a systematic review
Published in Nutrición hospitalaria : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral (24-10-2017)“…Physical inactivity, smoking, harmful use of alcohol and an unhealthy diet are considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the four main behavioral…”
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Melanosomes: Biogenesis, Properties, and Evolution of an Ancient Organelle
Published in Physiological reviews (01-01-2019)“…Melanosomes are organelles that produce and store melanin, a widespread biological pigment with a unique suite of properties including high refractive index,…”
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Interactions between colour-producing mechanisms and their effects on the integumentary colour palette
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (05-07-2017)“…Animal integumentary coloration plays a crucial role in visual communication and camouflage, and varies extensively among and within species and populations…”
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Immune Response to Mucosal Brucella Infection
Published in Frontiers in immunology (20-08-2019)“…Brucellosis is one of the most prevalent bacterial zoonosis of worldwide distribution. The disease is caused by spp., facultative intracellular pathogens…”
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Structure-based analysis of five novel disease-causing mutations in 21-hydroxylase-deficient patients
Published in PloS one (11-01-2011)“…Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most frequent inborn error of metabolism, and accounts for 90-95% of CAH cases…”
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Exposure to UV radiance predicts repeated evolution of concealed black skin in birds
Published in Nature communications (15-05-2020)“…Plumage is among the most well-studied components of integumentary colouration. However, plumage conceals most skin in birds, and as a result the presence,…”
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The link between body size, colouration and thermoregulation and their integration into ecogeographical rules: a critical appraisal in light of climate change
Published in Oikos (01-06-2022)“…Biological rules describe general morphological, structural and genetic patterns within and across species. Within these, ecogeographical rules correlate…”
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Misregulation effect of a novel allelic variant in the Z promoter region found in cis with the CYP21A2 p.P482S mutation: implications for 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Published in Endocrine (01-09-2015)“…The aim of the current study was to search for the presence of genetic variants in the CYP21A2 Z promoter regulatory region in patients with congenital adrenal…”
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Body size and substrate use affect ventral, but not dorsal, brightness evolution in lizards
Published in Evolution (01-06-2023)“…Substrate properties can affect the thermal balance of organisms, and the colored integument, alongside other factors, may influence heat transfer via…”
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Egg pigmentation probably has an early Archosaurian origin
Published in Nature (London) (01-06-2019)“…A recent paper2 used Raman spectroscopy to show evidence of preservation of the two colour-producing pigments in avian eggs (biliverdin and protoporphyrin IX)…”
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A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution
Published in Nature communications (15-01-2018)“…The Jurassic Yanliao theropods have offered rare glimpses of the early paravian evolution and particularly of bird origins, but, with the exception of the…”
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The microstructure of white feathers predicts their visible and near-infrared reflectance properties
Published in PloS one (05-07-2018)“…Research on the optical properties of animal integuments, including fur, feather, skin and cuticle, has focussed almost exclusively on animal-visible…”
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F. Hayek y R. Coase. Formas de coordinación económica y el conocimiento disperso: la firma y el mercado
Published in Ensayos de Economía (01-07-2017)“…El artículo que se presenta a continuación hace referencia a los mecanismos de coordinación desarrollados por F. Hayek y R. Coase. La postura de Hayek acerca…”
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How melanism affects the sensitivity of lizards to climate change
Published in Functional ecology (01-04-2022)“…The impact of climate change on global biodiversity is firmly established, but the differential effect of climate change on populations within the same species…”
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Análisis de sincronización de semáforos utilizando el programa Synchro
Published in Infraestructura vial (En línea) (31-07-2020)“…La congestión del tránsito es un problema que se manifiesta a nivel internacional y del cual Cuba no está exenta, a pesar de que los niveles existentes no…”
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Rapid and reversible humidity-dependent colour change by water film formation in a scaled springtail
Published in Journal of the Royal Society interface (04-10-2023)“…Colour is often not a static trait but can change over time either through biotic or abiotic factors. Humidity-dependent colour change can occur through either…”
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Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers
Published in Journal of experimental biology (15-04-2012)“…Understanding the mechanistic bases of natural color diversity can provide insight into its evolution and inspiration for biomimetic optical structures…”
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Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs
Published in Nature (London) (20-03-2014)“…Sampling of extant and fossil amniotes reveals that the diversity of melanosome morphologies increased sharply around the time of the origin of pinnate…”
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Multiple components of feather microstructure contribute to structural plumage colour diversity in fairy-wrens
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (18-10-2019)“…Abstract Closely related species often differ in coloration. Understanding the mechanistic bases of such differences can reveal whether evolutionary changes in…”
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