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Strain rates normal to approaching iso-scalar surfaces in a turbulent premixed flame by Dopazo, Cesar, Cifuentes, Luis, Martin, Jesus, Jimenez, Carmen

“…A Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) dataset of a turbulent premixed propagating flame with an Arrhenius one-step chemistry in an input–output configuration is…”
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The influence of risk awareness and government trust on risk perception and preparedness for natural hazards by Cisternas, Pamela C., Cifuentes, Luis A., Bronfman, Nicolás C., Repetto, Paula B.

“…Risk perception is considered the primary motivator for taking preparedness actions. But people with prior experience and a high‐risk perception are not…”
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Human–environmental drivers and impacts of the globally extreme 2017 Chilean fires by Bowman, David M. J. S., Moreira-Muñoz, Andrés, Kolden, Crystal A., Chávez, Roberto O., Muñoz, Ariel A., Salinas, Fernanda, González-Reyes, Álvaro, Rocco, Ronald, de la Barrera, Francisco, Williamson, Grant J., Borchers, Nicolás, Cifuentes, Luis A., Abatzoglou, John T., Johnston, Fay H.

“…In January 2017, hundreds of fires in Mediterranean Chile burnt more than 5000 km², an area nearly 14 times the 40-year mean. We contextualize these fires in…”
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Understanding social acceptance of electricity generation sources by Bronfman, Nicolás C., Jiménez, Raquel B., Arévalo, Pilar C., Cifuentes, Luis A.

“…Social acceptability is a determinant factor in the failure or success of the government's decisions about which electricity generation sources will satisfy…”
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Trust and risk perception of natural hazards: implications for risk preparedness in Chile by Bronfman, Nicolás C., Cisternas, Pamela C., López-Vázquez, Esperanza, Cifuentes, Luis A.

“…It has been found that both preparedness for disasters and public response are significantly influenced by risk perceptions and trust in authorities and…”
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Chronic exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and mortality: Evidence from Chile by Busch, Pablo, Cifuentes, Luis Abdón, Cabrera, Camila

“…Many Chilean cities suffer from high air pollution from industrial, mobile, and residential wood-burning sources. Several studies have linked PM air pollution…”
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The Physics of Scalar Gradients in Turbulent Premixed Combustion and Its Relevance to Modeling by Dopazo, Cesar, Cifuentes, Luis

“…Equations for the absolute value of the scalar gradient and for the infinitesimal distance, between two adjacent iso-scalar non-material surfaces are obtained…”
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“Bien mirado”: Absolute Clause and Discourse Marker by Cifuentes Honrubia, José Luis

“…This paper analyzes the construction bien mirado as a discursive marker. In the first part, based on the data provided by the CDH and CORPES corpora, we will…”
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Mobile Diagnostic Units for Rural Patients in Colombia by Cifuentes, Luis Fernando

“…The literature on the use of mobile diagnostic units for the adult population is limited. This is a report for the first time in Colombia (Latin America) on…”
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Vulnerability to heat-related mortality in Latin America: a case-crossover study in São Paulo, Brazil, Santiago, Chile and Mexico City, Mexico by Bell, Michelle L, O’Neill, Marie S, Ranjit, Nalini, Borja-Aburto, Victor H, Cifuentes, Luis A, Gouveia, Nelson C

“…Background Factors affecting vulnerability to heat-related mortality are not well understood. Identifying susceptible populations is of particular importance…”
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Effects of environmental alerts and pre-emergencies on pollutant concentrations in Santiago, Chile by Troncoso, Rodrigo, de Grange, Louis, Cifuentes, Luis A.

“…To reduce air pollution levels in Santiago, Chile on days when the weather is expected to create poor ventilation conditions and increased air pollutant…”
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Ancillary human health benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation by Bell, Michelle L, Davis, Devra L, Cifuentes, Luis A, Krupnick, Alan J, Morgenstern, Richard D, Thurston, George D

“…Greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies can provide ancillary benefits in terms of short-term improvements in air quality and associated health benefits…”
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Turbulence effects on the formation and growth of nano-particles in three-dimensional premixed and non-premixed flames by Cifuentes, Luis, Wlokas, Irenäus, Wollny, Patrick, Kempf, Andreas

“…This study examines the impact of turbulence on particle-forming flames via three-dimensional direct numerical simulations. The simulations employ the finite…”
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Short-term exposure to fine particulate pollution and elderly mortality in Chile by Busch, Pablo, Rocha, Paulo, Lee, Kyung Jin, Cifuentes, Luis Abdón, Tai, Xiao Hui

“…Abstract Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) is known to cause adverse health outcomes. Most of the evidence has been derived from developed…”
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Health and Economic Benefits of Complying With the World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate Matter in Nine Major Latin American Cities by Madaniyazi, Lina, Alpízar, Jefferson, Cifuentes, Luis Abdón, Riojas-Rodríguez, Horacio, Hurtado Díaz, Magali, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho, Micheline, Abrutzky, Rosana, Osorio, Samuel, Carrasco Escobar, Gabriel, Valdés Ortega, Nicolás, Colistro, Valentina, Roye, Dominic, Tobías, Aurelio

“…This study aims to estimate the short-term preventable mortality and associated economic costs of complying with the World Health Organization (WHO) air…”
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Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against cancer 1st edition: Environment, occupation, and cancer by Blanco, Estela, Algranti, Eduardo, Cifuentes, Luis Abdon, López-Carrillo, Lizbeth, Mora, Ana M., Rodríguez-Guzmán, Julietta, Rodríguez-Villamizar, Laura Andrea, Veiga, Lene H.S., Canelo-Aybar, Carlos, Nieto-Gutierrez, Wendy, Feliu, Ariadna, Espina, Carolina, Ferreccio, Catterina

“…Within the framework of the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) Code Against Cancer 1st edition, the current work presents recommendations to reduce…”
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Micro-scale Mixing in Turbulent Constant Density Reacting Flows and Premixed Combustion by Dopazo, Cesar, Cifuentes, Luis, Hierro, Juan, Martin, Jesus

“…DNS datasets for inert and reactive scalars in statistically homogeneous and stationary turbulence of constant density fluid, and for turbulent premixed flames…”
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Carbon footprint and water inventory of the production of lithium in the Atacama Salt Flat, Chile by Lagos, Gustavo, Cifuentes, Luis, Peters, David, Castro, Laura, Valdés, José Miguel

“…•Carbon footprint obtained from primary data for both operations in Atacama Salt Flat.•First estimation of carbon footprint of all lithium production in…”
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Multicity study of air pollution and mortality in Latin America (the ESCALA study) by Romieu, Isabelle, Gouveia, Nelson, Cifuentes, Luis A, de Leon, Antonio Ponce, Junger, Washington, Vera, Jeanette, Strappa, Valentina, Hurtado-Díaz, Magali, Miranda-Soberanis, Victor, Rojas-Bracho, Leonora, Carbajal-Arroyo, Luz, Tzintzun-Cervantes, Guadalupe

“…The ESCALA* project (Estudio de Salud y Contaminación del Aire en Latinoamérica) is an HEI-funded study that aims to examine the association between exposure…”
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Voracious misreadings: Simone de Beauvoir in Spain circa 1955 by Fernández Cifuentes, Luis

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