Universidad de La Laguna

Phytolith evidence for Last Glacial Maximum grass-rich landscapes and postglacial forest development in the highlands of Tenerife

Transitions from glacial to interglacial periods are well documented across many regions through paleoenvironmental records, indicating that most forests suffered transformations linked to global climatic shifts through species migration or decline. On mountainous islands, forest...

Predicting SILENT after lithium poisoning: a multicenter cohort study and pragmatic risk stratification model

INTRODUCTION: The Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated Neurotoxicity (SILENT) is a rare but potentially devastating complication of lithium poisoning. Current evidence rests on case reports and small series, leaving its true incidence, risk factors, and follow-up tools po...

Longitudinal factorial stability and growth of foundational reading skills in at-risk and non–at-risk kindergarteners

Abstract This study examined the longitudinal factorial invariance and growth trajectories of a Spanish curriculum-based measurement (CBM) of foundational reading skills in kindergarten within a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework. A total of 196 Spanish-speaking kindergarte...

From experience to action: a comparative evaluation of pedagogical methods for environmental co-learning in non-formal settings

Environmental education (EE) in non-formal settings demands pedagogical methods that simultaneously build ecological knowledge, foster affective engagement and develop learners’ action competence. Yet comparative evidence on how specific methods differentially support these analy...

Lifestyle and its relationship with health literacy, sense of coherence and sociodemographic factors in a Spanish primary care population: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Health behaviors are driven by a complex interplay of individual and structural factors. While health literacy and sense of coherence are widely studied as psychosocial enablers of healthy lifestyles, evidence comparing their impact against broader social determinants of health r...

The systems mapping matrix: an educational framework based on complex adaptive systems for integrating contemporary psychiatric science into undergraduate medical education

Abstract Background Contemporary psychiatric science has evolved beyond reductionist models toward a multidimensional understanding of mental disorders that incorporates genetic vulnerability, epigenetic regulation, attachment, identity development, symptom networks, environmenta...

A bottom-up perspective on multicenter bonding in discrete molecular systems

The understanding of the properties of advanced materials requires a deep knowledge of chemical bonding beyond the classical chemical bonding picture of covalent, ionic, and metallic bonds. For this purpose, we need to include multicenter bonds into the equation. Here, we approac...

J-PAS: Semisupervised Sim-to-Obs Transfer for Robust Star–Galaxy–Quasar Classification

Abstract Modern astrophysics and cosmology increasingly rely on simulations and cross-survey analyses, yet differences in instrumentation, calibration, and modeling introduce distribution mismatches between simulated and observed datasets (domain shift). This occurs when the join...

The efficient star-forming regions of stripped-envelope supernovae

Abstract Massive stars ($\ge 8\, \rm {M}_{\odot }$) play a key role in shaping the interstellar medium of galaxies through stellar feedback. However, how these stars form and evolve before exploding as core-collapse supernovae (SNe) remains elusive. We compute for the first time...

Expanding CIRdb, a comprehensive catalog of whole-exome sequencing data of Canary Islanders.

) gene, which is associated with body mass index, cardiovascular health, and metabolic and respiratory traits. Taken together, our findings show that CIRdb presents a valuable resource of exome-wide genetic variation in a population at the edge of Southwestern European genetic di...

Evidence of a massive accretion event 1.8 billion years before the Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus merger

Abstract The merger history of the Galaxy has been traced back firmly to a redshift of 2 (10 billion years ago). While evidence for the existence of at least one more substantial merger before this time has been presented, its interpretation is yet to be fully established. Here w...

Tunable Osmium Complexes as pH-Insensitive Redox Reportersfor Electrochemical Biosensing

Abstract The lack of robust and tunable redox reporters continues to hinder the development of high-performance electrochemical biosensors. In this work, we present a combined computational and experimental investigation of a family of water-compatible Os(II) complexes as pH-inse...

Exercise Training Characteristics and Psycho-Bio-Chemical Outcomes in Individuals with Addictive Behaviours: A Scoping Review

Addictive behaviours are associated with substantial neurobiological, psychological, and behavioural impairments. Exercise training has emerged as a potential complementary strategy in addiction treatment; however, the characteristics of exercise interventions and their associate...

Identification of a membrane transporter for dimethylsulfoniopropionate uptake in marine eukaryotic phytoplankton

Marine microalgae obtain essential sulfur through energetically costly, assimilatory reduction of sea-salt sulfate, so the ability for osmotrophic incorporation of reduced sulfur would confer them adaptability in energy-limiting conditions. Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is a...

ClimDiT: A Generative Latent Diffusion Transformer Framework for Multivariate Climate Downscaling

Abstract Accurate, high-resolution local climate projections are essential for climate adaptation and impact assessment. Most statistical downscaling approaches rely on regression-based models that produce single deterministic estimates, thereby limiting their ability to capture...