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• 2013

  Penicillium purpurogenum produces two GH family 43 enzymes with β-xylosidase activity, one monofunctional and the other bifunctional: Biochemical and structural analyses explain the difference

  Ravanal, M. C., Alegría-Arcos, M., Gonzalez-Nilo, F. D. & Eyzaguirre, J., 2013, In: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 540, 1-2, p. 117-124 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Scopus citations

• Phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, and in vitro α-amylase inhibitory potential of tea infusions (Camellia sinensis) commercialized in Chile

  Quesille-Villalobos, A. M., Torricoa, J. S. & Ranilla, L. G., Feb 2013, In: CYTA - Journal of Food. 11, 1, p. 60-67 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  25 Scopus citations

• Physiological copper exposure in Jurkat cells induces changes in the expression of genes encoding cholesterol biosynthesis proteins

  Gutiérrez-García, R., Del Pozo, T., Suazo, M., Cambiazo, V. & González, M., Dec 2013, In: BioMetals. 26, 6, p. 1033-1040 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  8 Scopus citations

• Potential of Chilean native corn (Zea mays L.) accessions as natural sources of phenolic antioxidants and in vitro bioactivity for hyperglycemia and hypertension management

  González-Muñoz, A., Quesille-Villalobos, A. M., Fuentealba, C., Shetty, K. & Gálvez Ranilla, L., 20 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61, 46, p. 10995-11007 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  58 Scopus citations

• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in obese Chilean children and association with gene variants of the leptin-melanocortin system

  Suazo, J., Hodgson, M. I., Obregón, A. M., Valladares, M., Weisstaub, G., Amador, P. & Santos, J. L., Nov 2013, In: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 26, 11-12, p. 1131-1139 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Scopus citations

• Removal of pentachlorophenol in a rhizotron system with ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum)

  Urrutia, C., Rubilar, O., Paredes, C., Benítez, E., Azcón, R. & Diez, M. C., Jun 2013, In: Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 13, 2, p. 499-510 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Scopus citations

• Second global Congress for Qualitative Health Research: What stand will medicine take?

  Ayala, R. A. & Koch, T. F., Apr 2013, In: Revista Medica de Chile. 141, 4, p. 543-544 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Shannon Entropy and Mutual Information for Multivariate Skew-Elliptical Distributions

  Arellano-Valle, R. B., Contreras-Reyes, J. E. & Genton, M. G., Mar 2013, In: Scandinavian Journal of Statistics. 40, 1, p. 42-62 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  74 Scopus citations

• Shear strength of aggregates compared with bulk soil of two haploxerolls from Chile

  Fuentes, I., Seguel, O. & Casanova, M., 2013, In: Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 13, 4, p. 819-831 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  9 Scopus citations

• Simple steps for synthesis of silicon oxide Mesoporous materials used as template

  Velez, J., Arce, R., Alburquenque, D., Gautier, J. L., Zuñiga, C. & Herrera, F., Dec 2013, In: Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society. 58, 4, p. 1998-2000 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  9 Scopus citations

• Standardization of the institutional address

  Krauskopf, E., Mar 2013, In: Scientometrics. 94, 3, p. 1313-1315 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations

• Statistical analysis of autoregressive fractionally integrated moving average models in R

  Contreras-Reyes, J. E. & Palma, W., Oct 2013, In: Computational Statistics. 28, 5, p. 2309-2331 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  45 Scopus citations

• Styrene copolymerization using a metallocene-MAO initiator system. Homo- and copolymerization of styrene with some cycloalkenes

  Rabagliati, F. M., Yañez, D. E., Canales, D., Quijada, R. & Zapata, P. A., Jul 2013, In: Polymer Bulletin. 70, 7, p. 2111-2123 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Scopus citations

• SVCT2 vitamin C transporter expression in progenitor cells of the postnatal neurogenic niche

  Pastor, P., Cisternas, P., Salazar, K., Silva-Alvarez, C., Oyarce, K., Jara, N., Espinoza, F., Martínez, A. D. & Nualart, F., 2013, In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. JUL

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  28 Scopus citations

• The type VI secretion system encoded in salmonella pathogenicity island 19 is required for Salmonella enterica serotype gallinarum survival within infected macrophages

  Blondel, C. J., Jiménez, J. C., Leiva, L. E., Álvarez, S. A., Pinto, B. I., Contreras, F., Pezoa, D., Santiviago, C. A. & Contreras, I., Apr 2013, In: Infection and Immunity. 81, 4, p. 1207-1220 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  55 Scopus citations

• The Type VI Secretion System Encoded in SPI-6 Plays a Role in Gastrointestinal Colonization and Systemic Spread of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in the Chicken

  Pezoa, D., Yang, H. J., Blondel, C. J., Santiviago, C. A., Andrews-Polymenis, H. L. & Contreras, I., 14 May 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5, e63917.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  43 Scopus citations

• Understanding the statement of a written examination, what is the problem?

  Ayala-Valenzuela, R. & Messing-Grube, H., 2013, In: Revista Cubana de Educacion Medica Superior. 27, 2, p. 211-219 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  2 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Academisation of nursing: An ethnography of social transformations in Chile

  Ayala, R. A., Fealy, G. M., Vanderstraeten, R. & Bracke, P., Apr 2014, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 51, 4, p. 603-611 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  18 Scopus citations

• A coumarinylaldoxime as a specific sensor for Cu²⁺ and its biological application

  García-Beltrán, O., Cassels, B. K., Mena, N., Nuñez, M. T., Yañez, O. & Caballero, J., 22 Jan 2014, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 55, 4, p. 873-876 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  22 Scopus citations

• A new genome of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans provides insights into adaptation to a bioleaching environment

  Travisany, D., Cortés, M. P., Latorre, M., Di Genova, A., Budinich, M., Bobadilla-Fazzini, R. A., Parada, P., González, M. & Maass, A., 1 Nov 2014, In: Research in Microbiology. 165, 9, p. 743-752 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  50 Scopus citations

• Asociación entre obesidad y cáncer de ovario

  Translated title of the contribution: Association between obesity and ovarian cancerValladares, M., Corsini, G. & Romero, C., May 2014, In: Revista Medica de Chile. 142, 5, p. 593-598 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  7 Scopus citations

• Asymptotic form of the Kullback-Leibler divergence for multivariate asymmetric heavy-tailed distributions

  Contreras-Reyes, J. E., 1 Feb 2014, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 395, p. 200-208 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  36 Scopus citations

• Blessed art thou among women: Male nursing students and gender inequalities in Chile

  Ayala, R. A., Holmqvist, M. T., Messing, H. B. & Browne, R. F., 2014, In: Nurse Education Today. 34, 12, p. 1480-1484 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Scopus citations

• Bovine IgG subclasses and fertility of Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cysts

  Riesle, S., García, M. P., Hidalgo, C., Galanti, N., Saenz, L. & Paredes, R., 2014, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 205, 1-2, p. 125-133 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Scopus citations

• Capture and accumulation of perchlorate in lettuce. Effect of genotype, temperature, perchlorate concentration, and competition with anions

  Calderón, R., Palma, P., Parker, D. & Escudey, M., Sep 2014, In: Chemosphere. 111, p. 195-200 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Scopus citations

• Chromosome number of two Chilean species of Nothofagus (Nothofagaceae)

  Jara-Seguel, P., Cárcamo-Fincheira, P., Palma-Rojas, C. & Von Brand, E., 2014, In: Gayana - Botanica. 71, 2, p. 287-289 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  1 Scopus citations

• Comparative gene expression analysis of Dtg, a novel target gene of Dpp signaling pathway in the early Drosophila melanogaster embryo

  Hodar, C., Zuñiga, A., Pulgar, R., Travisany, D., Chacon, C., Pino, M., Maass, A. & Cambiazo, V., 10 Feb 2014, In: Gene. 535, 2, p. 210-217 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Scopus citations

• Comparing growth curves with asymmetric heavy-tailed errors: Application to the southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis)

  Contreras-Reyes, J. E., Arellano-Valle, R. B. & Canales, T. M., Nov 2014, In: Fisheries Research. 159, p. 88-94 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Scopus citations

• Competencia léxica, comprensión lectora y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de enseñanza media

  Translated title of the contribution: Lexical competence, reading comprehension and academic performance in high school studentsOcares, B. R., Reyes, F. R., Lagos, A. N., De Vos, M. V. & Yáñez, G. C., 2014, In: Literatura y Linguistica. 30, p. 165-180 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  11 Scopus citations

• Endophytic bacteria from selenium-supplemented wheat plants could be useful for plant-growth promotion, biofortification and Gaeumannomyces graminis biocontrol in wheat production

  Durán, P., Acuña, J. J., Jorquera, M. A., Azcón, R., Paredes, C., Rengel, Z. & de la Luz Mora, M., Aug 2014, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50, 6, p. 983-990 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  99 Scopus citations

• Endotoxin-induced endothelial fibrosis is dependent on expression of transforming growth factors β1 and β2

  Echeverría, C., Montorfano, I., Tapia, P., Riedel, C., Cabello-Verrugio, C. & Simon, F., 2014, In: Infection and Immunity. 82, 9, p. 3678-3686 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  32 Scopus citations

• Endotoxin-induced vascular endothelial cell migration is dependent on TLR4/NF-κB pathway, NAD(P)H oxidase activation, and transient receptor potential melastatin 7 calcium channel activity

  Sarmiento, D., Montorfano, I., Cáceres, M., Echeverría, C., Fernández, R., Cabello-Verrugio, C., Cerda, O., Tapia, P. & Simon, F., Oct 2014, In: International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 55, p. 11-23 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  40 Scopus citations

• Endotoxin induces fibrosis in vascular endothelial cells through a mechanism dependent on transient receptor protein melastatin 7 activity

  Echeverría, C., Montorfano, I., Hermosilla, T., Armisén, R., Velásquez, L. A., Cabello-Verrugio, C., Varela, D. & Simon, F., 7 Apr 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 4, e94146.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  35 Scopus citations

• Estimating Water Rights Demand and Supply: Are Non-market Factors Important?

  Donoso, G., Melo, O. & Jordán, C., 1 Jul 2014, In: Water Resources Management. 28, 12, p. 4201-4218 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  18 Scopus citations

• Expression of FaXTH1 and FaXTH2 genes in strawberry fruit. Cloning of promoter regions and effect of plant growth regulators

  Nardi, C. F., Villarreal, N. M., Opazo, M. C., Martínez, G. A., Moya-León, M. A. & Civello, P. M., 22 Jan 2014, In: Scientia Horticulturae. 165, p. 111-122 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  42 Scopus citations

• Integration of Land-Sharing and Land-Sparing Conservation Strategies Through Regional Networking: The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor as a Lifeline for Carnivores in El Salvador

  Crespin, S. J. & García-Villalta, J. E., 1 Oct 2014, In: Ambio. 43, 6, p. 820-824 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  18 Scopus citations

• Interaction effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and Glomus intraradices and Trichoderma harzianum on melon seedling production in arid

  Santander, C. & Olave, J., May 2014, In: Idesia. 32, 2, p. 21-28 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Scopus citations

• Is Alzheimer's disease related to metabolic syndrome? A Wnt signaling conundrum

  Ríos, J. A., Cisternas, P., Arrese, M., Barja, S. & Inestrosa, N. C., 1 Oct 2014, In: Progress in Neurobiology. 121, p. 125-146 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  93 Scopus citations

• La guerra ruso-japonesa y su efecto sobre el mundo periférico

  Translated title of the contribution: The russo-japanese war and its impact on the peripheral worldColoma, C., 1 Jan 2014, In: Estudios de Asia y Africa. 49, 1, p. 71-98 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  1 Scopus citations

• Melanocortin-4 receptor polymorphism rs17782313: Association with obesity and eating in the absence of hunger in Chilean children

  Ho-Urriola, J., Guzmán-Guzmán, I. P., Smalley, S. V., González, A., Weisstaub, G., Domínguez-Vásquez, P., Valladares, M., Amador, P., Hodgson, M. I., Obregón, A. M. & Santos, J. L., Feb 2014, In: Nutrition. 30, 2, p. 145-149 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  30 Scopus citations

• Morphophysical pedotransfer functions for groundwater pollution by nitrate leaching in central Chile

  Fuentes, I., Casanova, M., Seguel, O., Nájera, F. & Salazar, O., 1 Sep 2014, In: Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 74, 3, p. 340-348 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  16 Scopus citations

• Narratividad e intertextualidad como herramientas para el ejercicio de la reflexividad en la investigación feminista: El caso del dolor y el género

  Translated title of the contribution: Narrativity and intertextuality as tools to exercise reflexivity in feminist research: The case of pain and genderGrollmus, N. S. & Pujal i Llombart, M., 2014, In: Athenea Digital. 14, 4, p. 89-112 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  6 Scopus citations

• On exact solutions for the Minmax Regret Spanning Tree problem

  Pérez-Galarce, F., Álvarez-Miranda, E., Candia-Véjar, A. & Toth, P., Jul 2014, In: Computers and Operations Research. 47, p. 114-122 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Scopus citations

• Only one of the two type VI secretion systems encoded in the Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin genome is involved in colonization of the avian and murine hosts

  Pezoa, D., Blondel, C. J., Silva, C. A., Yang, H. J., Andrews-Polymenis, H., Santiviago, C. A. & Contreras, I., 9 Jan 2014, In: Veterinary Research. 45, 1, 2.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  42 Scopus citations

• Oxidative stress mediates the conversion of endothelial cells into myofibroblasts via a TGF-b1 and TGF-b2-dependent pathway

  Montorfano, I., Becerra, A., Cerro, R., Echeverría, C., Sáez, E., Morales, M. G., Fernández, R., Cabello-Verrugio, C. & Simon, F., 1 Jan 2014, In: Laboratory Investigation. 94, 10, p. 1068-1082 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  128 Scopus citations

• Participation of the Salmonella OmpD porin in the infection of RAW264.7 macrophages and BALB/c mice

  Ipinza, F., Collao, B., Monsalva, D., Bustamante, V. H., Luraschi, R., Alegría-Arcos, M., Almonacid, D. E., Aguayo, D., Calderón, I. L., Gil, F., Santiviago, C. A., Morales, E. H., Calva, E. & Saavedra, C. P., 31 Oct 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 10, e111062.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  21 Scopus citations

• Patterns of biological nitrogen fixation during 60 000 years of forest development on volcanic soils from south-central Chile

  Pérez, C. A., Thomas, F. M., Silva, W. A., Segura, B., Gallardo, B. & Armesto, J. J., 15 Jul 2014, In: New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 38, 2, p. 189-200 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  11 Scopus citations

• Perchlorate levels in soil and waters from the Atacama Desert

  Calderón, R., Palma, P., Parker, D., Molina, M., Godoy, F. A. & Escudey, M., Feb 2014, In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 66, 2, p. 155-161 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  43 Scopus citations

• Preparation and characterization of a new polymer/pharmaceutical-based composite. Part I: Meloxicam

  Rabagliati, F. M., Zapata, P. A., Orihuela, G. P., Galvez, P., Canales, D. & Cardenas, H., Dec 2014, In: Polymer Bulletin. 71, 12, p. 3323-3331 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations