The cells in the organ of Corti do not exhibit spontaneous cell regeneration; hair cells that die after damage are not replaced. Supporting cells can be induced to transdifferentiate into hair cells, but that would deplete ...

Prosocial organizations are emerging to tackle the effects of a New Normal. As they navigate its fragile and liquid institutional membranes, they prioritize cooperative forms of governance. These forms allow for collaboration ...

The Cerro El Plomo mummy is an Inca (1,500 AD) child of about 8,09 years old. The boy was found near the top of Cerro El Plomo, Santiago, in the year 1954 and is now under the care of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, ...

Glucocorticoids (cortisol in humans) are essential for numerous biological functions. Among critically ill patients, therapy with cortisol has gained strength in recent years, but clinical results have been mixed. A series ...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the parallel artery and vein sign at color Doppler breast ultrasound as a predictor of the benign nature of breast masses. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A prospective study was ...

The wavelet tree has become a very useful data structure to efficiently represent and query large volumes of data in many different domains, from bioinformatics to geographic information systems. One problem with wavelet ...

La consulta previa indígena ha sido un asunto que no ha estado lejos de la controversia en Colombia y Chile. Frente a escenarios de incertidumbre respecto al alcance de la consulta previa en razón a vacíos legales que ...

El presente documento se focaliza en analizar la participación ciudadana, a través del Consejo Comunal de la Sociedad Civil y el Plan de Desarrollo Comunal, como instancias establecidas para el fortalecimiento de ...