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A 68 ka precipitation record from the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile
(Elsevier, 2020-01)
[Abstract] The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest deserts on Earth. Hyperaridity persists at least since the Miocene and was punctuated by pluvial phases. However, very little is known about the timing, ...
A hybrid neural network-based technique to improve the flow forecasting of physical and data-driven models: Methodology and case studies in Andean watersheds
(Elsevier, 2020)
[Abstract:]
Study region
The present study was conducted in the Machángara Alto and Chulco rivers, which belong to the Paute basin in the provinces of Azuay and Cañar in southern Ecuador.
Study focus
Andean watersheds ...
Efficient processing of raster and vector data
(Public Library of Science, 2020-01-10)
[Abstract] In this work, we propose a framework to store and manage spatial data, which includes new efficient algorithms to perform operations accepting as input a raster dataset and a vector dataset. More concretely, we ...
A New Technique for Improved Use of Thermal Energy from Waste Effluents
(M D P I AG, 2020-01-09)
[Abstract] Energy sustainability and environmental protection in general are at the heart of engineering and industry discussions. Countless efforts have been devoted to improving the energy efficiency of industrial processes ...
Marine natural products from the Yucatan peninsula
(MDPI AG, 2020-01-16)
[Abstract]: Mexico is one of the three areas of the world with the greatest terrestrial and cultural biological diversity. The diversity of Mexican medicinal flora has been studied for a long time and several bioactive ...
The importance of attitudes towards risk to explain indebtedness in southern European countries
(Federación Española de Sociología, 2020)
[Abstract] The aim of this paper is to analyse the socio-demographic determinants and individuals’ attitudes towards risk to explain indebtedness in southern European countries. This analysis is done within the context of ...
Innovative three-step microwave-promoted synthesis of N-propargyltetrahydroquinoline and 1,2,3-triazole derivatives as a potential factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors: drug design, synthesis, and biological evaluation
(MDPI AG, 2020-01-23)
[Abstract]: The coagulation cascade is the process of the conversion of soluble fibrinogen to insoluble fibrin that terminates in production of a clot. Factor Xa (FXa) is a serine protease involved in the blood coagulation ...
La ficción de la historia. Teoría y práctica de la novela en Jorge Edwards
(Universidad de Alicante, 2020)
[Resumen] La obra literaria de Jorge Edwards sostiene un diálogo constante entre historia y novela. En estas páginas establecemos
los fundamentos teóricos de la propuesta estética de Edwards, según la cual historia y ...
Identifying children with developmental coordination disorder via parental questionnaires. Spanish reference norms for the DCDDaily-Q-ES and correlation with the DCDQ-ES
(MDPI, 2020-01-15)
[Abstract]
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is one of the most prevalent
neurodevelopmental disorders in school-aged children, with major consequences in psychosocial
and physical health. Adequate identification ...
Approach to sexuality from occupational therapy in people with acquired brain injury in subacute stage: study protocol
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-01-20)
[Abstract]
Project title: Occupational Therapy Approach to Sexuality in People with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) in Subacute Stage.
Design: Qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Context of Study: The relevance ...