University of Caldas

Socio-Spatial Equity and Resilience of the Healthcare Network Under Flood Hazard: A Multicriteria Spatial Analysis in Santiago de Cali, Colombia

Traditional flood risk assessment of health infrastructure focuses primarily on direct structural building damage, frequently overlooking the logistical functional isolation caused by road network disruption. This study aimed to quantify the spatial distribution of physical–socia...

Foliar Chitosan, Paraburkholderia tropica and Bacillus infantis Alter Chitinase and β-1,3-Glucanase Activity Independently of Meloidogyne spp. Infection and Reduce Nematode Reproduction in Tomato

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are the most economically important group of plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide. We tested whether foliar elicitors induce defense enzymes in leaves and reduce nematode reproduction in the roots of the same plants. Tomato cv. Santa Clara, w...

DisMed-LLM: De-Identifying Spanish Medical Text with Large Language Models

Abstract Patient privacy and compliance with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) necessitate the robust de-identification of clinical texts. This study investigates the feasibility, computational cost, and limitations of de-identifying Spanish medica...

Diagnostic male secondary sexual structures and wing patterns in the Thereus genena species group (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) with the description of nine new species from Colombia, Peru, Brazil and French Guiana

species group is provided using male characters.

Revisiting Animal Reservoirs of Hantavirus and Other Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Cruise Travel: Impact and Prevention

The sustained growth of international maritime tourism and the expansion of the cruise industry have increased the importance of emerging zoonotic diseases as a significant challenge to global public health. Cruise ships constitute complex epidemiological settings characterized b...

Metáforas de la Comunicación Organizacional en la Academia Latinoamericana: Un Diálogo Norte-Sur

Teniendo en cuenta la existencia de una episteme latinoamericana en el ámbito de la comunicación, caracterizada por un pensamiento crítico y una perspectiva subalternizada, y respondiendo a las llamadas a la descolonización de este campo, proponemos, en este ensayo, propiciar un...

Valorization of rice husk-derived cellulose microfibers as sustainable reinforcement in fiber-cement composites through mechanical and microstructural analysis

Fiber-cement composites are used in lightweight construction due to their favorable balance of mechanical and physical properties. This study investigates the influence of rice husk-derived cellulose microfibers on the performance of fiber-cement boards. Specimens were prepared w...

Early-Life Stress Programs a Vulnerable Renal Phenotype Under Metabolic Challenge in a Murine Model

Early-life stress and post-weaning exposure to a high-fat diet (HFD) have been independently associated with renal abnormalities; however, little is known about how these stressors interact to increase renal susceptibility to subsequent metabolic challenges. Therefore, this study...

Applied Statistical Validation of GC–FID Acetaldehyde Determination in Extra-Neutral Alcohol Using Recovery, Relative Bias, and Factorial Analysis of Variance

Acetaldehyde is routinely monitored in neutral alcohol, but pooled precision summaries can obscure changes in performance across the working range. This study evaluated 446 valid GC–FID verification results obtained by three anonymized analysts on two gas chromatographic systems...