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Effects of reversible SERCA inhibition on catecholamine exocytosis and intracellular [Ca2+] signaling in chromaffin cells from normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats by Parada-Parra, Oscar J., Hernández-Cruz, Arturo

“…Intracellular Ca 2+ ([Ca 2+ ]i) signaling and catecholamine (CA) exocytosis from adrenal chromaffin cells (CCs) differ between mammalian species. These…”
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A Google Earth Engine Application to Retrieve Long-Term Surface Temperature for Small Lakes. Case: San Pedro Lagoons, Chile by Pedreros-Guarda, María, Abarca-del-Río, Rodrigo, Escalona, Karen, García, Ignacio, Parra, Óscar

“…Lake surface water temperature (LSWT) is a crucial water quality parameter that modulates many lake and reservoir processes. Therefore, it is necessary to…”
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Effect of process parameters on ice crystals and air bubbles size distributions of sorbets in a scraped surface heat exchanger by Parra, Oscar Darío Hernández, Ndoye, Fatou-Toutie, Benkhelifa, Hayat, Flick, Denis, Alvarez, Graciela

“…•A low-temperature microscopy method was developed for crystals and bubbles size measurement.•The influences of refrigerant fluid temperature and air flowrate…”
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Longitudinal study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diet and physical activity among Latinos of Mexican ancestry by Muscogiuri, Giovanna, Kohler, Lindsay, Parra, Oscar, Soltani, Lisa, Spegman, Douglas, Coletta, Dawn, Mandarino, Lawrence J

“…The COVID-19 pandemic caused societal disruption in the United States and most of the world, affecting many aspects of life, including healthcare and…”
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Modeling flow and heat transfer in a scraped surface heat exchanger during the production of sorbet by Hernández-Parra, Oscar Darío, Plana-Fattori, Artemio, Alvarez, Graciela, Ndoye, Fatou-Toutie, Benkhelifa, Hayat, Flick, Denis

“…A computational fluid dynamics model was implemented for studying the production of non-aerated sorbet in a scraped surface heat exchanger under different…”
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Influence of operating conditions on residence time distributions in a scraped surface heat exchanger during aerated sorbet production by Ndoye, Fatou Toutie, Hernandez-Parra, Oscar, Benkhelifa, Hayat, Alvarez, Graciela, Flick, Denis

“…The residence time distribution (RTD) inside a scraped surface heat exchanger (SSHE) during simultaneous crystallization-foaming process for continuous…”
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Tools to Measure Health Literacy among Adult Hispanic Populations with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of the Literature by Standage-Beier, Carrie S, Ziller, Shelby G, Bakhshi, Bahar, Parra, Oscar D, Mandarino, Lawrence J, Kohler, Lindsay N, Coletta, Dawn K

“…Health literacy (HL) is associated with short- and long-term health outcomes, and this is particularly relevant in Hispanics, who are disproportionally…”
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Fruit, Vegetable, and Physical Activity Guideline Adherence and Metabolic Syndrome in El Banco por Salud by Standage-Beier, Carrie S, Bakhshi, Bahar, Parra, Oscar D, Soltani, Lisa, Spegman, Douglas J, Molina, Patty, Pereira, Eladio, Landes, Lori, Mandarino, Lawrence J, Kohler, Lindsay N

“…Adherence to dietary and physical activity recommendations has been associated with reductions in morbidity and mortality. The association between baseline…”
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Abundance of Benthic Algae in Forestry Watersheds and the Associated Forest Cover Factors by Guillermo Barrientos, Andrés Iroumé, Héctor Ulloa, Silvia Basualto, Oscar Parra

“…We analyzed the abundance of benthic algae in nine forested headwater watersheds in south-central Chile to study the relationship between the variability of…”
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Studies on raspy crickets: New Triaenogryllacris species (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) by Cadena-Castañeda, Oscar J, Díaz, Carlos Julio Arango, Rodríguez, Nixon Oscar Parra, García, Alexander García

“…The genus Triaenogryllacris is redescribed and a key for identification of the species is provided. When dealing with observations of iNaturalist, accurate…”
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Biobanking in Latinos: current status, principles for conduct, and contribution of a new biobank, El Banco por Salud, designed to improve the health of Latino patients of Mexican ancestry with type 2 diabetes by Parra, Oscar D, Kohler, Lindsay N, Landes, Lori, Soto, Alexis A, Garcia, Diana, Mullins, Jacqueline, Molina, Patty, Pereira, Eladio, Spegman, Douglas J, Soltani, Lisa, Mandarino, Lawrence J

“…Underserved Latino communities experience a greater burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) than the general population. Predictors of glycemic control are…”
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Passive-Sampler Derived Air Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants on a North−South Transect in Chile by Pozo, Karla, Harner, Tom, Shoeib, Mahiba, Urrutia, Roberto, Barra, Ricardo, Parra, Oscar, Focardi, Silvano

“…Passive air samplers consisting of polyurethane foam (PUF) disks, were deployed in six locations in Chile along a north−south transect to investigate gas-phase…”
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Food insecurity and its associations with cardiometabolic health in Latino individuals of Mexican ancestry by Verde, Ludovica, Kohler, Lindsay N, Muscogiuri, Giovanna, Parra, Oscar, Klimentidis, Yann C, Coletta, Dawn K, Mandarino, Lawrence J

“…Latino populations, especially those of Mexican ancestry, face higher rates of both cardiometabolic diseases and food insecurity, compounding negative health…”
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Seasonality of the N2O cycle of the Biobio River during the megadrought by Cornejo-D'Ottone, M, Figueroa, R, Parra, O

“…The mechanisms involved in N2O production, consumption and air-sea interactions in fluvial systems are modulated and affected by several factors, including…”
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Occurrence of toxic blooms of Microcystis aeruginosa in a central Chilean (36° Lat. S) urban lake by Almanza, Viviana, Oscar Parra, Carlos E. De M. Bicudo, Carolina Baeza, Johana Beltran, Ricardo Figueroa, Roberto Urrutia

“…BACKGROUND: During the last decades the frequency and global distribution of toxic cyanobacteria blooms has increased globally, which has been attributed to…”
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How do courts set health policy? The case of the Colombian Constitutional Court by Yamin, Alicia Ely, Parra-Vera, Oscar

“…Alicia Ely Yamin and Oscar Parra-Vera discuss the case of Colombia, where a recent constitutional court decision demonstrates the involvement of the court in…”
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Influence of (extreme) radiation and optical characteristics in physical and biological features of a regulated lake by Rodríguez-López, Lien, Parra, Oscar, Cárdenas, Rolando, González, Lisdelys, Pedreros, Pablo, Karrasch, Bernhard, Almanza, Viviana, Urrutia, Roberto

“…Radiation plays an essential role in the establishment and proliferation of biota in natural environments. The photosynthetic process determines the existence…”
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La Universidad de Concepción y su aporte al desarrollo de la región del Biobío y el país by Barrientos, Oscar Parra, Zaror, Claudio, Hernández, Jorge Rojas

“…La Universidad de Concepción es una Corporación Educacional sin fines de lucro, creada por iniciativa de la comunidad local en 1919 y definida como una…”
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Influence of solar and geomagnetic storms on terrestrial photosynthesis by Rodríguez-López, Lien, González-Rodríguez, Lisdelys, Peñate-Alvariño, Liuba, Cardenas, Rolando, Parra, Oscar

“…It is reviewed the potential influence of solar and geomagnetic storms on terrestrial photosynthesis. Then it is presented a modification of a…”
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Seropositividad a Toxocara spp. en estudiantes atópicos de la Universidad de los Llanos by Jaramillo-Hernández, Dumar Alexander, Tobón-Borrero, Luz Myriam, Herrera-Parra, Oscar Javier, García-Castañeda, Carolina

“…Introducción: Las exposiciones frecuentes o estacionales a helmintos que no provocan infecciones crónicas se asocian a un aumento de la inflamación alérgica,…”
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