Search Results - "Valdés, Jorge"
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans metabolism: from genome sequence to industrial applications
Published in BMC genomics (11-12-2008)“…Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is a major participant in consortia of microorganisms used for the industrial recovery of copper (bioleaching or biomining). It…”
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Does Integrating a Code-Switch During Comprehension Engage Cognitive Control?
Published in Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition (01-04-2020)“…We investigated whether bilinguals' integration of a code-switch during real-time comprehension, which involves resolving among conflicting linguistic…”
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Metal(loid)s content in Concholepas concholepas (Mollusca) and human health assessment in a coastal environmental sacrifice zone, central Chile (∼32°S)
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-12-2023)“…In seafood, the study of metal(loid)s is essential to assess their toxicity and to establish risks of human exposure. This study investigates the content of…”
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Integrative Genomics Sheds Light on Evolutionary Forces Shaping the Acidithiobacillia Class Acidophilic Lifestyle
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (15-02-2022)“…Extreme acidophiles thrive in environments rich in protons (pH values <3) and often high levels of dissolved heavy metals. They are distributed across the…”
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Impact of mining on the metal content of dust in indigenous villages of northern Chile
Published in Environment international (01-11-2022)“…[Display omitted] •Local indigenous communities are exposed to toxic metals from mining activities.•Resuspension from the dry tailings could be transported up…”
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Spatial monitoring of metals and As in coastal sediments of northern Chile: An evaluation of background values for the analysis of local environmental conditions
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-08-2019)“…To assess environmental conditions along the coast of northern Chile, 457 sediment samples were collected between 22° S and 28° S in order to evaluate the Cu,…”
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Processing Code-Switches in the Presence of Others: An ERP Study
Published in Frontiers in psychology (26-06-2020)“…Code-switching is highly socially constrained. For instance, code-switching is only felicitous when those present are fluent in both languages. This means that…”
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Latin Americans show wide-spread Converso ancestry and imprint of local Native ancestry on physical appearance
Published in Nature communications (19-12-2018)“…Historical records and genetic analyses indicate that Latin Americans trace their ancestry mainly to the intermixing (admixture) of Native Americans, Europeans…”
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WHEN GENDER AND LOOKING GO HAND IN HAND: Grammatical Gender Processing In L2 Spanish
Published in Studies in second language acquisition (01-06-2013)“…In a recent study, Lew-Williams and Fernald ( 2007 ) showed that native Spanish speakers use grammatical gender information encoded in Spanish articles to…”
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Oxygen minimum zone variability during the last 700 years in a coastal upwelling area of the Humboldt system (Mejillones, 23° S, Chile). A new approach from geochemical signature
Published in Progress in oceanography (01-04-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Dissolved oxygen controls the preservation of Ni, V, U and Mo in marine sediments.•Paleoxygenation reconstructed with a novel statistical…”
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Heavy metal distribution and enrichment in sediments of Mejillones Bay (23° S), Chile: a spatial and temporal approach
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment (01-09-2012)“…Concentrations of Ni, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn were measured in the surface sediments of Mejillones Bay at 32 sites ranging in depth from 10 to 95 m. A similarity…”
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Metals and metaloid preserved in marine sediments of an industrial complex of central Chile. Environmental assessment using different background values
Published in Environmental and sustainability indicators (01-06-2024)“…This work examines the distribution of metals(oid) in coastal sediments of the Concon-Quintero industrial complexes (central Chile), and evaluates the…”
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Biosorption of Zn(II) from Seawater Solution by the Microalgal Biomass of Tetraselmis marina AC16-MESO
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (26-11-2021)“…Biosorption refers to a physicochemical process where substances are removed from the solution by a biological material (live or dead) via adsorption processes…”
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Metal(oid)s content in High-Andean aquatic systems of the Atacama Desert, Chile: environmental assessment of extreme ecosystems
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-03-2023)“…The high-Andean mountain of northern Chile host numerous water systems that is in risk due to increased mining activities. Total and dissolved Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg,…”
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Anaerobiosis favors biosynthesis of single and multi-element nanostructures
Published in PloS one (07-10-2022)“…Herein we report the use of an environmental multimetal(loid)-resistant strain, MF05, to biosynthesize single- or multi-element nanostructures under anaerobic…”
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Optimization and standardization of procedures in Forensic Identification: A methodology for description and coding of tattoos in Mexico
Published in Science & justice (01-07-2024)“…Tattoos serve as a valuable tool for identification. In the forensic context, it is vital to establish a systematic approach for documenting tattoo-related…”
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Moving Second Language Processing Beyond an Isolationist View: A Commentary on “The Neurocognitive Underpinnings of Second Language Processing: Knowledge Gains From the Past and Future Outlook”
Published in Language learning (01-12-2023)“…This commentary responds to Janet G. van Hell's article "The Neurocognitive Underpinnings of Second Language Processing: Knowledge Gains From the Past and…”
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Anomalous electronic energy losses in protons passing through Gd thin films
Published in Radiation effects and defects in solids (02-01-2023)“…We report a theoretical analysis of recent data on the unexpectedly high electronic energy loss protons in a polycrystalline gadolinium target. These results…”
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Admixture in Latin America: geographic structure, phenotypic diversity and self-perception of ancestry based on 7,342 individuals
Published in PLoS genetics (01-09-2014)“…The current genetic makeup of Latin America has been shaped by a history of extensive admixture between Africans, Europeans and Native Americans, a process…”
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A GWAS in Latin Americans highlights the convergent evolution of lighter skin pigmentation in Eurasia
Published in Nature communications (21-01-2019)“…We report a genome-wide association scan in >6,000 Latin Americans for pigmentation of skin and eyes. We found eighteen signals of association at twelve…”
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