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Wamov: Smart urban design

Wolleter, Antonia (Universidad del Desarrollo. Facultad de Diseño, 2019-12)

Warping of the levator hiatus: how significant is it?

Dietz, Hans; Severino, I; Atan, Kamisan; Shek, Ka Lai; Guzman, Rodrigo (John Wiley & Sons, 2016)

OBJECTIVES: The levator hiatus is the largest potential hernial portal in the human body. Excessive distensibility is associated with female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Distension occurs not just laterally but also ...

Water demand in the Chilean manufacturing industry: Analysis of the economic value of water and demand elasticities

Vásquez Lavín, Felipe; Vargas O., Leonardo; Hernández, José I.; Ponce Oliva, Roberto (2020)

In this article, we estimate both the economic value of water and own-price and cross-price elasticities of water for the Chilean manufacturing industry using the production function approach. Estimating the production ...

Water Resources and Governance Approaches: Insights for Achieving Water Security

Julio, Natalia; Figueroa, Ricardo; Ponce Oliva, Roberto (2021)

Integrated river basin management (IRBM) has been proposed as a means to achieve water security (WS), maximizing economic and social well-being in an equitable manner and maintaining ecosystem sustainability. IRBM is ...

Water Scarcity and the Impact of the Mining and Agricultural Sectors in Chile

Aitken, Douglas; Rivera, Diego; Holzapfel, Eduardo; Godoy Faúndez, Alex (2016)

Chile contains some of the driest areas in the world, yet human activities in these areas require large volumes of water, the result is regions experiencing high water scarcity leading to environmental degradation, conflicts ...

Water Use and Climate Stressors in a Multiuser River Basin Setting: Who Benefits from Adaptation?

Ponce Oliva, Roberto; Arias Montevechio, Esteban; Fernández Jorquera, Francisco; Vásquez-Lavín, Felipe; Stehr, Alejandra (2021)

Adapting to new climate conditions will require an intricate mix of knowledge, planning, coordination, and foresight. There is increasing sectoral evidence on the implementation of successful adaptation actions. However, ...

Water Variability and the Economic Impacts on Small-Scale Farmers. A Farm Risk-Based Integrated Modelling Approach

Fernández, Francisco J.; Ponce Oliva, Roberto; Blanco, María; Rivera, Diego; Vásquez Lavín, Felipe (2016)

Strengthening the planning of hydrological resources to optimize the use of water in agriculture is a key adaptation measure of the Chilean agricultural sector to cope with future climate change. To address this challenge, ...

Wayna

IDEMAX y Fundación Semilla (01/08/2018)

Es una herramienta pedagógica para mejorar la convivencia en las comunidades escolares a través de una metodología lúdico-participativa.

Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in Paediatrics. State of the Art

Valenzuela, Jorge; Araneda, Patricio; Cruces, Pablo (Sociedad Española de Patología Respiratoria, 2014)

Weaning from mechanical ventilation is one of the greatest volume and strength issues in evidence-based medicine in critically ill adults. In these patients, weaning protocols and daily interruption of sedation have been ...

Welfare Effects of Water Variability in Agriculture. Insights from a Multimarket Model

Ponce Oliva, Roberto; Blanco, María; Giupponi, Carlo (2015)

The purpose of this research is to assess the welfare effects of climate change on the Chilean agricultural sector, with special focus on changes in water availability. The productive impacts of climate change on the ...

Well-Being from the Understanding of Children and Adolescents: a Qualitative Metasynthesis

Carrillo, Gisela; Alfaro Inzunza, Jaime; Aspillaga, Carolina; Inostroza, Camila; Ramírez-Casas del valle, Lorena; Villarroel, Alejandra (2021)

Within the framework of the increasing academic valuation of the use of qualitative methodologies for the study of the well-being of children and adolescents, a systematic review of the available empirical production was ...

What are the living conditions and health status of those who don’t report their migration status? a population-based study in Chile

Cabieses, Báltica; Pickett, Kate; Tunstall, Helena (BioMed Central, 2012)

Background: Undocumented immigrants are likely to be missing from population databases, making it impossible to identify an accurate sampling frame in migration research. No population-based data has been collected in Chile ...

What Can Gestures Tell Us About Vygotsky’s Findings?

Fossa, Pablo; González, Nicolás (2021)

What Do We Do When We Discuss? A Micro-genetic Analysis of Couples’ Conflict

Fossa, Pablo; Molina, María Elisa; Puerta, Sofía de la (2016)

This article focuses on dialogic discursive dynamics present in couples’ conversations about unresolved conflicts. The phenomenon of conflict is addressed as a semiotically mediated process of co-construction of the self ...

What exactly is a centrally located lung tumor? Results of an online survey

Casal, Roberto; Vial, Macarena; Miller, Russell; Mudambi, Lakshmi; Grosu, Horiana B.; Eapen, George A.; Jimenez, Carlos A.; Morice, Rodolfo C.; Cornwell, Lorraine; Ost, David (American Thoracic Society, 2017)

RATIONALE: Accurate mediastinal staging is a cornerstone in the management of patients with lung cancer. For patients with radiographically normal mediastinum, current lung cancer guidelines recommend invasive mediastinal ...

What factors explain pregnant women's feeding intentions in Bradford, England: A multi-methods, multi-ethnic study

Cabieses, Báltica; Waiblinger, Dagmar; Santorelli, Gillian; McEachan, Rosemary (2014)

Background Using a multi-methods approach we aimed to explore the relative prediction of demographic, socioeconomic and modifiable predictors from the Theory of Planned behaviour (TPB) in explaining feeding intentions ...

What factors explain pregnant women’s feeding intentions in Bradford, England: A multi-methods, multi-ethnic study

Cabieses, Báltica; Waiblinger, Dagmar; Santorelli, Gillian; McEachan, Rosemary (BioMed Central, 2014)

BACKGROUND: Using a multi-methods approach we aimed to explore the relative prediction of demographic, socioeconomic and modifiable predictors from the Theory of Planned behaviour (TPB) in explaining feeding intentions ...

What is "the embodied" when we says Embodied Mind?

Fossa, Pablo (2018)

The aim of this article was to develop an understanding of embodied mind theory by integrating postulates from other traditions in psychology that have not been contemplated when conceptualizing the embodiment theory. For ...

What Is the Significance of Variant Histology in Urothelial Carcinoma?

Lobo, Niyati; Shariat, Shahrokh; Guo, Charles; Fernández, Mario; Kassouf, Wassim; Choudhury, Ananya; Gao, Jianjun; Williams, Stephen; Galsky, Matthew; Taylor, John; Roupret, Morgan; Kamat, Ashish (European Association of Urology by Elsevier B.V, 2020-07)

Context: Urothelial carcinoma can exhibit a wide range of variant morphologies. Many variants present diagnostic challenges and carry clinical implications that inform prognosis and treatment decisions. Objective: To ...

What's New in the Treatment of Enterococcal Endocarditis?

Nigo, Masayuki; Munita, José; Arias, Cesar; Murray, Barbara (Springer, 2014)

Enterococcus spp. are among the common pathogens causing infective endocarditis (IE). Despite major medical advances and new potent antimicrobial agents, the mortality has not significantly improved for several decades. ...

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