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Universidad Andrés Bello
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Ixodes ricinus is the most widespread tick species in Europe, parasitizing a broad range of vertebrate hosts, including reptiles. However, the role of lizards in the ecology of tick-borne pathogens remains poorly understood. This study investigated tick infestation level...
- Society & Economics
Gender gaps in education and labor, human-capital efficiency and inclusive regional growth in Chile
Purpose This study investigates whether reducing gender gaps in education and labor markets contributes to regional economic growth in Chile. It provides empirical evidence on the economic costs of gender inequality across the country's diverse sixteen regions, highlighting how t...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
ABSTRACT Objectives Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion, and increased cardiometabolic and inflammatory burden. Zinc plays a key biological role in insulin synthesis, storage, signalling and antiox...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
This study examines human evacuation performance in complex building environments under highly uncertain fire conditions, with a focus on how spatial knowledge and decision-making strategies influence exposure to hazardous conditions during emergencies in smart building contexts....
- Health & Medicine
Lifestyle medicine (LM) takes an evidence-based approach to the prevention and management of many conditions affecting women; however, no dedicated competency framework currently guides its application across the life span. We aimed to develop a comprehensive set of core competen...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Giant kelp forests, Macrocystis pyrifera, dominate the coasts of southern Patagonia and are particularly abundant in the coastal ecosystems of Cape Froward, where they play a key role in biodiversity conservation and the provision of multiple ecosystem services, establishing them...
- Society & Economics
Strategic responses to digital disruption: lessons from online business education in Chile
Purpose This paper provides a strategic and capability-based longitudinal analysis of the evolution of online undergraduate business education in Chile between 2012 and 2024. Rather than treating digital expansion as a purely technological shift, this study aims to examine how bu...
- Biology
Abstract Nuclear receptor-binding SET domain 3 (NSD3) is a methyltransferase responsible for mono- and di-methylation of histone H3 lysine 36, whose hyperactivation is linked to accelerated cancer cell proliferation. Isolated NSD3 is autoinhibited due to a conformation that preve...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
The deployment of natural-language-to-SQL (NL-to-SQL) systems in primary healthcare requires more than accurate query generation: it also requires governed data access, robustness to local terminology, and reliable handling of ambiguous user requests. This study evaluated a pilot...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most frequently reported anatomical variant of the thoracic systemic venous system. While its association with congenital heart disease (CHD) is well recognized, its prevalence within CHD populations and its relative occurrence co...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Low Back Pain as a Nursing Education Priority
Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of years lived with disability globally, and a major rehabilitation priority, yet nursing education often does not translate burden evidence into first-contact actions across care settings. This article aimed to develop a nursing education...