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Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation under a High-Fat Diet Modulates Stomach Protein Expression and Intestinal Microbiota in Adult Mice by Chaplin, Alice, Parra, Pilar, Serra, Francisca, Palou, Andreu

“…The gastrointestinal tract constitutes a physiological interface integrating nutrient and microbiota-host metabolism. Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) have been…”
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Expression of adipose microRNAs is sensitive to dietary conjugated linoleic acid treatment in mice by Parra, Pilar, Serra, Francisca, Palou, Andreu

“…Investigation of microRNAs (miRNAs) in obesity, their genetic targets and influence by dietary modulators is of great interest because it may potentially…”
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Extinction risk, reconstructed catches and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean by Talwar, Brendan S., Anderson, Brooke, Avalos‐Castillo, Cristopher G., Pilar Blanco‐Parra, María, Briones, Alejandra, Cardeñosa, Diego, Carlson, John K., Charvet, Patricia, Cotton, Charles F., Crysler, Zoe, Derrick, Danielle H., Heithaus, Michael R., Herman, Katelyn B., Koubrak, Olga, Kulka, David W., Kyne, Peter M., Lasso‐Alcalá, Oscar M., Mejía‐Falla, Paola A., Morales‐Saldaña, Jorge Manuel, Naranjo‐Elizondo, Beatriz, Navia, Andrés F., Pacoureau, Nathan, Peréz‐Jiménez, Juan C., Pollom, Riley A., Rigby, Cassandra L., Schneider, Eric V. C., Simpson, Nikola, Dulvy, Nicholas K.

“…Chondrichthyan fishes are among the most threatened vertebrates on the planet because many species have slow life histories that are outpaced by intense…”
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Elasmobranchs of the Mexican Caribbean: biodiversity and conservation status by del Pilar Blanco-Parra, María, Niño-Torres, Carlos Alberto

“…The present study includes a list of elasmobranch species present in the Mexican Caribbean and the conservation status of each species with recommendations to…”
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Breaking Trivium Stream Cipher Implemented in ASIC Using Experimental Attacks and DFA by Potestad-Ordóñez, Francisco Eugenio, Valencia-Barrero, Manuel, Baena-Oliva, Carmen, Parra-Fernández, Pilar, Jiménez-Fernández, Carlos Jesús

“…One of the best methods to improve the security of cryptographic systems used to exchange sensitive information is to attack them to find their vulnerabilities…”
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Home food safety knowledge, risk perception, and practices among Mexican-Americans by Parra, Pilar A., Kim, HyeKyung, Shapiro, Michael A., Gravani, Robert B., Bradley, Samuel D.

“…Little is known about the home food safety practices of Mexican-Americans living in the U.S. The current study examined the knowledge, perception of food…”
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Cognitive Interviewing to Enhance Comprehension and Accuracy of Responses to a Spanish-Language Nutrition Program Evaluation Tool by Dickin, Katherine L., PhD, Larios, Flor, BS, Parra, Pilar A., PhD

“…Abstract Objective To cognitively test a Spanish translation of a questionnaire evaluating parent and child food and activity behaviors and assess accuracy of…”
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Strong Ties, Weak Ties, and Human Capital: Latino Immigrant Employment Outside the Enclave by Pfeffer, Max J, Parra, Pilar A

“…This study focuses on the role of social ties and human capital in the integration of Latino immigrants into the local economy. This analysis extends earlier…”
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Identifying the interplay between protective measures and settings on the SARS-CoV-2 transmission using a Bayesian network by Fuster-Parra, Pilar, Huguet-Torres, Aina, Castro-Sánchez, Enrique, Bennasar-Veny, Miquel, Yañez, Aina M

“…Contact tracing played a crucial role in minimizing the onward dissemination of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the recent…”
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Identification of Action Units Related to Affective States in a Tutoring System for Mathematics by Gustavo Padrón-Rivera, Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez, Pilar Pozos Parra, N. Sofia Huerta-Pacheco

“…Affect is an important element of the learning process both in the classroom and with educational technology. This paper presents analyses in relation to the…”
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An Academic Approach to FPGA Design Based on a Distance Meter Circuit by Jimenez-Fernandez, Carlos Jesus, Oliva, Carmen Baena, Fernandez, Pilar Parra, Potestad-Ordonez, F. Eugenio, Valencia-Barrero, Manuel

“…Digital design learning at Register Transfer (RT) level requires practical and complex examples as learning progresses. FPGAs and development boards offer a…”
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Two-Swim Operators in the Modified Bacterial Foraging Algorithm for the Optimal Synthesis of Four-Bar Mechanisms by Betania Hernández-Ocaña, Ma. Del Pilar Pozos-Parra, Efrén Mezura-Montes, Edgar Alfredo Portilla-Flores, Eduardo Vega-Alvarado, Maria Bárbara Calva-Yáñez

“…This paper presents two-swim operators to be added to the chemotaxis process of the modified bacterial foraging optimization algorithm to solve three instances…”
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Moderate doses of conjugated linoleic acid reduce fat gain, maintain insulin sensitivity without impairing inflammatory adipose tissue status in mice fed a high-fat diet by Parra, Pilar, Palou, Andreu, Serra, Francisca

“…Background: The enrichment of diet with nutrients with potential benefits on body composition is a strategy to combat obesity. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)…”
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Arginase I Induction during Leishmania major Infection Mediates the Development of Disease by Iniesta, Virginia, Carcelén, Jesualdo, Molano, Isabel, Peixoto, Pablo M. V, Redondo, Eloy, Parra, Pilar, Mangas, Marina, Monroy, Isabel, Campo, Maria Luisa, Nieto, Carlos Gómez, Corraliza, Inés

“…In a previous work, we demonstrated that the induction of arginase I favored the replication of Leishmania inside macrophages. Now we have analyzed the…”
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Sex and age differences in the association of fatty liver index-defined non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with cardiometabolic risk factors: a cross-sectional study by Fresneda, Sergio, Abbate, Manuela, Busquets-Cortés, Carla, López-González, Arturo, Fuster-Parra, Pilar, Bennasar-Veny, Miquel, Yáéez, Aina M

“…Background Despite the extensive scientific evidence accumulating on the epidemiological risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), evidence…”
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Effects of milk supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid on weight control and body composition in healthy overweight people by López-Plaza, Bricia, Bermejo, Laura M, Koester Weber, Thabata, Parra, Pilar, Serra, Francisca, Hernández, Marta, Palma Milla, Samara, Gómez-Candela, Carmen

“…Conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) have shown beneficial effects in weight control therapy however this relation is not clear. The aim of the study was to…”
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Transcriptional analysis reveals a high impact of conjugated linoleic acid on stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 1 mRNA expression in mice gastrocnemius muscle by Parra, Pilar, Serra, Francisca, Palou, Andreu

“…We examined the potential implication of skeletal muscle in the fat-lowering effect observed in mice treated with moderate doses of CLA. In experiment 1, mice…”
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A Bayesian Approach to Sport Injuries Likelihood: Does Player's Self-Efficacy and Environmental Factors Plays the Main Role? by Olmedilla, Aurelio, Rubio, Víctor J, Fuster-Parra, Pilar, Pujals, Constanza, García-Mas, Alexandre

“…The psychological factors of sports injuries constitute a growing field of study, even from the point of view of the prediction of their occurrence. Most of…”
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Mitochondrial DNA genome evidence for the existence of a third divergent lineage in the western Atlantic Ocean for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) by Laurrabaquio‐Alvarado, Nadia Sandoval, Díaz‐Jaimes, Píndaro, Hinojosa‐Álvarez, Silvia, Blanco‐Parra, Maria del Pilar, Adams, Douglas H., Pérez‐Jiménez, Juan Carlos, Castillo‐Géniz, J. Leonardo

“…We report for the first time a highly divergent lineage in the Caribbean Sea for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) based on the analysis of 51 mitochondrial…”
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Mitochondrial DNA patterns describe the evolutionary history of the bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo (Linneus 1758) complex in the western Atlantic Ocean by Ochoa-Zavala, Maried, Mar-Silva, Adan Fernando, Pérez-Rodríguez, Rodolfo, Palacios-Barreto, Paola, Adams, Douglas H, Blanco-Parra, María Del Pilar, Díaz-Jaimes, Píndaro

“…The apparent lack of physical barriers in the marine realm has created the conception that many groups have a constant gene flow. However, changes in ocean…”
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