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On the Preparation of Thin Films of Stearyl Methacrylate Directly Photo-polymerized at the Air–Water Interface by Maine, A., Encinas, M.V., Pavez, J., Urzúa, M., Günther, G., Reyes, I., Briones, X.

“…Characterization of bidimensional polymeric films at the air–water interface in the Langmuir trough, despite being a recurrent topic, usually refers to films…”
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Porous Nanogold/Polyurethane Scaffolds with Improved Antibiofilm, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and with Reduced Effects on Cell Viability: A Suitable Material for Soft Tissue Applications by Tamayo, L, Acuña, D, Riveros, A. L, Kogan, M. J, Azócar, M. I, Páez, M, Leal, M, Urzúa, M, Cerda, E

“…The use of implants carries on a series of problems, among them infections, poor biocompatibility, high levels of cytotoxicity, and significant mechanical…”
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The Balassa-Samuelson and the capital-intensity hypotheses in a nutshell by Urzúa, Carlos M.

“…By means of duality theory, this paper generalizes the Balassa-Samuelson model as is used to explain the Penn effect; namely, the fact that national price…”
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AN ODDITY IN THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX by Urzúa, Carlos M., Vilbert, Jean

“…The Human Development Index is a summary measure of a country’s achievement in key dimensions of human progress. It is estimated using three indicators: Life…”
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Mental health and stress by acculturation in immigrants from South America in northern Chile by Urzúa M, Alfonso, Heredia B, Osvaldo, Caqueo-Urízar, Alejandra

“…Coping with changes brought about by immigration and social circumstances that often characterize this process may cause mental health problems. To analyze the…”
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The Psychometric Structure of the Spanish Language Version of The Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure in Spain and Chile by Buunk, Abraham, Barelds, Dick, Alfonso Urzúa, M, Zurriaga, Rosario, González-Navarro, Pilar, Dijkstra, Pieternel D, Gibbons, Frederick

“…The present study investigated the structure of the Spanish version of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM-E), an 11-item measure that…”
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Lippia graveolens photochemopreventive effect against UVB radiation-induced skin carcinogenesis by García-Bores, A.M., Espinosa-González, A.M., Reyna-Campos, A., Cruz-Toscano, S., Benítez-Flores, J.C., Hernández-Delgado, C.T., Flores-Maya, S., Urzúa-Meza, M., Peñalosa-Castro, I., Céspedes-Acuña, C.L., Avila-Acevedo, J.G.

“…Lippia graveolens HBK (Mexican oregano) is a species that is regularly used as a condiment in Mexican cuisine. In traditional medicine, it is used for the…”
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Testing for Zipf’s law: A common pitfall by Urzua, Carlos M

“…It is noted that the regression procedure commonly used when testing for Zipf’s law is erroneous. ► The rank-size relation is not a probability law. ► The…”
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Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud: Elementos conceptuales by ALFONSO URZÚA M

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Mirror trade statistics between China and Latin America by Benita, Francisco, Urzúa, Carlos M.

“…Purpose This paper aims to examine the accuracy of the trade statistics between the People’s Republic of China and 20 Latin American countries: Argentina,…”
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Los valores culturales afectan el bienestar humano? Evidencias desde los reportes de investigación by Gutiérrez-Carmona, Andrés, Urzúa, Alfonso

“…El bienestar ha sido estudiado ampliamente en las últimas décadas, y se le ha relacionado con múltiples variables. El presente artículo describe la relación…”
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Estrategias de aculturación e identidad étnica: un estudio en migrantes sursur en el norte de Chile by Arenas, Pablo, Urzúa M, Alfonso

“…Bajo un diseño no experimental, analítico y transversal, el estudio describe la relación existente entre las estrategias de aculturación propuestas por Berry,…”
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A simple test for power-law behavior by Urzúa, Carlos M.

“…In this article, I propose a new test for power-law behavior. The statistical test, pwlaw, is locally optimal if the possible alternative distributions are…”
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Does Bacterial Elasticity Affect Adhesion to Polymer Fibers? by Tamayo, Laura, Melo, Francisco, Caballero, Leonardo, Hamm, Eugenio, Díaz, M, Leal, M. S, Guiliani, N, Urzúa, M. D

“…The factors governing bacterial adhesion to substrates with different topographies are still not fully identified. The present work seeks to elucidate for the…”
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Fuentes de estrés por aculturación en la infancia y adolescencia. Propuesta del instrumento de medición FEAC-IA by Urzúa M., Alfonso, Caqueo-Urízar, Alejandra, Flores, Jerome

“…El estrés por aculturación ha sido asociado fuertemente al surgimiento de problemas en la salud de las personas, principalmente en la salud mental. Pese a su…”
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Validez y Confiabilidad de la Versión Adaptada al Español de la Escala de Dificultades de Regulación Emocional (DERS-E) en Población Chilena by Guzmán-González, Mónica, Trabucco, Caterina, Urzúa M, Alfonso, Garrido, Lusmenia, Leiva, José

“…El objetivo de esta investigación fue examinar la confiabilidad y validez de la versión adaptada al español de la Escala de Dificultades de Regulación…”
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ESTRATEGIAS DE ACULTURACIÓN E IDENTIDAD ÉTNICA. UN ESTUDIO EN MIGRANTES SUR-SUR EN EL NORTE DE CHILE by Arenas, Pablo, Urzúa M., Alfonso

“…Bajo un diseño no experimental, analítico y transversal, el estudio describe la relación existente entre las Estrategias de Aculturación propuestas por Berry…”
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Amino Acid-Functionalized Polyelectrolyte Films as Bioactive Surfaces for Cell Adhesion by Leal, M. S, Briones, X, Villalobos, V, Queneau, Y, Leiva, A, Ríos, H. E, Pavez, J, Silva, C. P, Carrasco, C, Neira-Carrillo, Andrónico, Roth, A. D, Tamayo, L, Urzúa, M. D

“…Surfaces were prepared with polyelectrolyte derivatives of poly­(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PSMA) functionalized with amino acids of different hydropathy…”
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Adherencia a la medicación antipsicótica en pacientes indígenas con esquizofrenia by Caqueo-Urízar, Alejandra, Urzúa-M, Alfonso, Miranda-Castillo, Claudia, Irarrázaval, Matías

“…Resumen Introducción. La falta de adherencia a la medicación antipsicótica sigue siendo un problema en el tratamiento de pacientes con esquizofrenia, más aún…”
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A simple and efficient test for Zipf’s law by Urzúa, Carlos M

“…This paper presents a simple and locally optimal test for Zipf’s law. Its use is illustrated in the case of the largest US metropolitan areas. An objection to…”
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