Universidad de Los Lagos

Overlap of Subcutaneous Adiposity Across World Health Organization Body Mass Index-for-Age Categories and Anthropometric Correlates of Handgrip Strength in Children Aged 6–12 Years Participating in Organised Club Sport in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Background/Objectives: Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used screening tool in paediatric nutritional assessment, but it does not measure body fat directly and conveys no information on muscular development. We aimed to (i) compare the sum of six skinfolds (Σ6ST) across W...

Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Determinants of Body Dissatisfaction in a Sample of Spanish Adolescents: The EHDLA Study

Body dissatisfaction is prevalent among adolescents and linked to adverse outcomes. This study examined sociodemographic and anthropometric factors associated with body dissatisfaction in Spanish adolescents. Cross-sectional data from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities...

A review of autonomous and low cost sensor systems for surface water quality monitoring with implications for local decision making

Preserving water quality has become a critical priority due to the increasing pressure on water resources from population growth, production activities and climate change. This article reviews recent studies on water quality monitoring in lakes, rivers and reservoirs, with a focu...

Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Engineering, Process Systems Engineering, and Process Control: A Systematic Review of Emerging Perspectives and Challenges

Agentic artificial intelligence is gaining significance in chemical engineering. Many process decisions involve coordinated actions rather than isolated predictions. These decisions are constrained by physical limitations, uncertain measurements, safety protocols, and human super...

Athletic Performance after Complex Training Compared to Traditional Strength Training

Effects of ≥4‑week Complex Training (CT) in trained/developmental athletes (≥3×/week, local competition) are unclear. This review addressed this gap. Five databases were searched for RCTs (updated June 2025) comparing CT vs. traditional strength training on jump, agility, and spr...

Review of Chilean Cyrtinae (Diptera: Acroceridae) with the Description of Three New Species and the First Record of Villalus inanis from Argentina

species open the doors to disentangling the real biodiversity of spider flies in Chile.

Dietary Fiber Supplementation Reduces Systolic Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial

Background/Objectives: Dietary fiber supplementation has been associated with blood pressure (BP) reduction, but evidence comparing soluble (SDF) and insoluble (IDF) fiber types in high-risk populations is limited. This study aimed to compare the effects of SDF and IDF supplement...

Evidence-Based Quality Assurance in Initial Teacher Education and Educational Sustainability

Quality assurance in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) has evolved from compliance-oriented approaches toward more comprehensive frameworks emphasizing continuous improvement, evidence-informed decision-making, and educational sustainability. Nevertheless, across Latin America, per...

Collector mobilities: Embodiment practices, relationality and sensoriality among seaweed collectors in southern Chile

New approaches to mobility studies have arisen in recent years, though most have focused on practices and experiences in metropolitan contexts. This research aims to expand the theoretical framework with its application in an eminently rural and archipelagic environment, where da...

External Mechanical Workload and Acute Physiological Responses During Intermittent Normobaric Hypoxia in Elite Cyclists

Background: Intermittent normobaric hypoxia (INH) has been proposed as a strategy to increase physiological stress while maintaining a relatively low external mechanical workload. However, the acute physiological responses elicited during standardized INH combined with low-intens...

War, climate change, and mental health: a geopsychiatric perspective on an emerging global polycrisis

Abstract Background War, armed conflict, forced displacement, and climate change are increasingly interconnected determinants of mental health. A geopsychiatric perspective situates their effects within the interacting geographic, geopolitical, environmental, cultural, economic,...

Plural Social Justice in the Graduation Profiles of Social Work Programs at Chilean State Universities

This article analyzes the explicit and implicit presence of social justice in the graduation profiles of Social Work programs at Chilean state universities, as well as the way in which its distributive, recognition, and participatory dimensions are articulated within the declarat...

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Guideline on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Management for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

There is a pressing need to address the unique challenges of managing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where mental health resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. To develop this evidence-based guideline, we conducted a sy...

Functional partitioning among core and peripheral bacteria shapes the giant kelp holobiont

The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera hosts diverse microbial communities integral to its ecological function, yet the distribution of microbial functions across different holobionts remains poorly resolved. Here, we used genome-resolved metagenomics to examine how microbial occupa...