Universidad del Valle

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Systematic Literature Reviews in Metabolic Phenotyping: A Methodological Framework and Validation Study

Abstract Systematic literature reviews are widely acknowledged to be at the top of most evidence hierarchies but are very time-consuming and labour-intensive. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) offers possibilities to accelerate the review process. We propose a systematic...

Corporate Sustainability, Environmental and Financial Performance in Emerging Markets: An Empirical Approach from the Colombian Manufacturing Industry

<ns5:p>Background Sustainability has become an important component of corporate strategy, especially in manufacturing industries. However, the literature has not reached a consensus on the relationship between investments in environmentally friendly forms of production and firm p...

Phenomic Medicine and Metabolic Disease Trajectories: Measuring and Modelling the Health to Disease Continuum

Abstract Phenomic medicine is an emerging field that involves measurement and modelling of multidimensional phenotypic data to provide a systems-level framework to understand how health and disease evolve over time and inform decision making in a clinical context . Unlike genomic...

Classification proposal of obliterated canals based on the position of the target point and the caliber of the root canal

Objectives: This study aimed to propose a classification system for calcified root canals based on the location of the target point or canal starting point and root canal lumen caliber to facilitate the evaluation of dynamically guided techniques in endodontic treatment. Methods:...

Microbial self-healing of cracks in 3D-printed cementitious materials: Use of recycled sand and bentonite as bio-carriers

A bacterial self-healing system for 3D printing of mortars to mitigate shrinkage cracking and improve the durability of printed elements is presented. In this study, the impacts of incorporating Bacillus subtilis (BS) cultures and calcium lactate (CL), optimizing their concentrat...

Exploratory Analysis of Glaucoma-Associated SNPs in a Colombian Cohort Highlights Potential Involvement of Oxidative, Vascular, and Neurodegenerative Pathways

Background/Objectives: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a complex multifactorial optic neuropathy involving genetic, vascular, oxidative, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative mechanisms. Despite advances in genome-wide studies, the contribution of genetic variants remains inc...

Exploratory serum mass spectral fingerprinting and machine learning for case-control classification of preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific hypertensive disorder associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality and can increase the risk of vascular diseases after pregnancy. However, a timely and unequivocal diagnosis in the first weeks allows access to appropriate me...

Catalytic Ozonation of Environmentally Relevant Pharmaceuticals Using Oxygen- and Nitrogen-Doped Activated Carbons

Catalytic ozonation is one of the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) that have yielded promising results in the treatment of emerging pollutants, in which the catalyst plays a fundamental role. In this study, surface oxygen and nitrogen groups were introduced onto two commercial...

More Than a Fishery: Ark Clams (Piangua, Anadara spp.) as Cultural Keystones and Gendered Economic Lifelines in Coastal Tropics

Ark clam fisheries of Anadara tuberculosa and Anadara similis , locally known in Colombia as piangua , play a key role in supporting communities along their distribution. Nevertheless, piangua faces increasing social–ecological threats. This study investigates the cultural and ec...