María E. Latorre, Diego Ezequiel Velazquez, Peter P. Purslow,
Differences in the thermal shrinkage and collagen solubility between bovine Semitendinosus (ST) and Pectoralis profundus (PP) muscles and their interactions with ageing were evaluated by studying collagen solubility, hydrothermal isometric tension and thermal denaturation properties of intramuscular connective tissue after 5–20 days post-mortem storage at 4 °C. Collagen solubility was higher in ST than in PP muscle at 5–13 days, but the differences between the two muscles decreased at longer ageing ...
Tópico(s): Thermoregulation and physiological responses
2017 - Elsevier BV | Meat Science
María E. Latorre, Diego Ezequiel Velazquez, Peter P. Purslow,
The thermal denaturation of collagen the perimysium of intramuscular connective tissue isolated from bovine Semitendinosus (ST) and Perctoralis profundus (PP) muscles was investigated using a range of heating rates in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and analyzed by application of the Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS) and Lumry-Eyring models. Thermograms showed a broadening of endotherms and a shift towards higher temperatures as the thermal scanning rate increased. These features are consistent ...
Tópico(s): Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
2018 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
María E. Latorre, Diego Ezequiel Velazquez,
There is still interest in understanding how the collagen characteristics of the intramuscular connective tissue (IMCT)-perimysium contributes to the tenderness and tenacity in different meat cuts after the cooking process. In the present work, the analysis of the changes in IMCT after thermal treatments is proposed. The study of the thermal treatment (1 h) at different temperatures (25−65 °C) was designed to focus on the chemical, mechanical and thermal properties of the collagen present in isolated ...
Tópico(s): Dermatologic Treatments and Research
2020 - Elsevier BV | Food Structure
Roberto Oropeza Tena, María Luisa Ávalos Latorre, Diego Agustín Ferreyra Murillo,
El presente trabajo muestra los resultados de una investigación cuantitativa, transversal y analítica que tuvo por objetivo identificar si existen diferencias entre universitarios (hombres y mujeres) con y sin práctica deportiva en rendimiento académico (promedio de calificaciones y calificaciones en asignaturas) y autoeficacia. A pesar de que el rendimiento académico y la autoeficacia son considerados como algunas de las dimensiones multifactoriales más importantes en el ámbito educativo, son escasas ...
Tópico(s): Various Academic Research Studies
2016 - University of Costa Rica | Actualidades Investigativas en Educación
Mathieu Pruvot, Emily Denstedt, Alice Latinne, Alice Porco, Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Kongsy Khammavong, Phonesavanh Milavong, Souchinda Phouangsouvanh, Manoly Sisavanh, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nga, Pham Thi Bich Ngoc, Vo Duy Thanh, Sokha Chea, Sreyem Sours, Phouvong Phommachanh, Watthana Theppangna, Sithong Phiphakhavong, Chhuon Vanna, Kry Masphal, Sothyra Tum, San Sorn, Hong Chamnan, Thanh Long Pham, Diep Nguyen, Vũ Trọng Dược, Patrick Zimmer, Kevin Brown, Sarah H. Olson, Amanda E. Fine,
Wildlife and wildlife interfaces with people and livestock are essential surveillance targets to monitor emergent or endemic pathogens or new threats affecting wildlife, livestock, and human health. However, limitations of previous investments in scope and duration have resulted in a neglect of wildlife health surveillance (WHS) systems at national and global scales, particularly in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). Building on decades of wildlife health activities in LMICs, we demonstrate ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Vectors
2022 - Elsevier BV | The Science of The Total Environment
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Tracey Goldstein, Kirsten Gilardi, David J. Wolking, Elizabeth Van Wormer, Rudovick Kazwala, Benard Ssebide, Julius Nziza, Zikankuba Sijali, Michael R. Cranfield, Jonna A. K. Mazet,
Abstract Background Bats provide important ecosystem services; however, current evidence supports that they host several zoonotic viruses, including species of the Coronaviridae family. If bats in close interaction with humans host and shed coronaviruses with zoonotic potential, such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus, spillover may occur. Therefore, strategies aiming to mitigate potential spillover and disease emergence, while supporting the conservation of bats and their important ...
Tópico(s): COVID-19 epidemiological studies
2020 - BioMed Central | One Health Outlook
C. Drew Harvell, Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Jamie M. Caldwell, Jenn M. Burt, KL Bosley, Aimee A. Keller, Scott F. Heron, Anne K. Salomon, Lynn C. Lee, Ondine Pontier, Christy V. Pattengill‐Semmens, Joseph K. Gaydos,
The sunflower sea star, P. helianthoides , has collapsed across most of its range, in both shallow and deep waters.
Tópico(s): Marine animal studies overview
2019 - American Association for the Advancement of Science | Science Advances
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Brian L. Cypher, Jaime L. Rudd, Deana L. Clifford, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Janet E. Foley,
Sarcoptic mange is a skin disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei that can devastate populations of wild species. S. scabiei can survive off-host and remain infective for specific periods. In den-dwelling species, dislodged mites could be protected from the environmental conditions that impair their survival thus supporting pathogen transmission. To assess the potential role of dens in the spread, establishment, and persistence of sarcoptic mange in a population of hosts, we constructed an ...
Tópico(s): Study of Mite Species
2019 - Elsevier BV | Epidemics
Francesco Menzella, Manuela Latorre, Patrizia Ruggiero, Diego Bagnasco, Enrico Heffler,
Introduction: Subjects with severe Th2-high endotype usually respond to oral corticosteroids (OCS). However, they often require high dosages with incremental side effects and health-care costs. The advent of biological therapies provides an effective strategy to improve asthma control, as well as reduce OCS use. Various molecules have been developed, each targeting different pathways. We analyzed the two anti-IL-5 strategies, benralizumab and mepolizumab, based on pivotal trials (RCTs), mechanisms ...
Tópico(s): Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
2019 - Taylor & Francis | Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Christopher M. Barker,
In temperate climates, transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) is detectable rarely during the coldest months (late fall through early spring), yet the virus has reappeared consistently during the next warm season. Several mechanisms may contribute to WNV persistence through winter, including bird-to-bird transmission among highly viremic species. Here we consider whether, under realistic scenarios supported by field and laboratory evidence, a winter bird community could sustain WNV through the winter ...
Tópico(s): Malaria Research and Control
2018 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, William San Martín,
We surveyed professionals from the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture working with small-scale farmers to characterize the attacks of free-ranging dogs across Chile. Nationwide, in a single year, free-ranging dogs attacked 25% of the ca. 8500 farms included in the survey, killing or injuring about 10 000 small ruminants. These dogs were ranked as the main cause of animal losses for small-scale farmers, representing a threat to the livelihoods of this vulnerable group. Further, free-ranging dogs attacking ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2018 - Springer Science+Business Media | AMBIO
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Morgan E. Eisenlord, Mo Turner, Reyn M. Yoshioka, C. Drew Harvell, Christy V. Pattengill‐Semmens, Janna D. Nichols, Joseph K. Gaydos,
Sea star wasting disease devastated intertidal sea star populations from Mexico to Alaska between 2013-15, but little detail is known about its impacts to subtidal species. We assessed the impacts of sea star wasting disease in the Salish Sea, a Canadian / United States transboundary marine ecosystem, and world-wide hotspot for temperate asteroid species diversity with a high degree of endemism. We analyzed roving diver survey data for the three most common subtidal sea star species collected by trained ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2016 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Gregory D. Hoke, Carmala N. Garzione, Diego Araneo, Claudio Latorre, Manfred R. Strecker, Kendra J. Williams,
... Site Citation Gregory D. Hoke, Carmala N. Garzione, Diego C. Araneo, Claudio Latorre, Manfred R. Strecker, Kendra J. Williams; The stable ...
Tópico(s): earthquake and tectonic studies
2009 - Geological Society of America | Geology
María E. Latorre, María I. Palacio, Diego Ezequiel Velazquez, Peter P. Purslow,
Long-time low-temperature (LTLT) cooking of meat is known to produce a tender product. The current work tested the hypothesis that LTLT cooking for periods of up to 24 h at 60 °C reduces the contribution of intramuscular connective tissue to cooked meat toughness. Tensile tests on perimysium excised after cooking showed that its strength diminished with cooking time, although not as markedly as the Warner-Bratzler peak force measure of toughness. A gradually increasing susceptibility to trypsin digestion ...
Tópico(s): Muscle metabolism and nutrition
2019 - Elsevier BV | Meat Science
Leire Pérez‐Latorre, Matilde Sánchez‐Conde, Diego Rincón, Pilar Miralles, Teresa Aldámiz‐Echevarría, A. Carrero, Francisco Tejerina, Cristina Díez, José M. Bellón, Rafael Bañares, Juan Berenguer,
Background. Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is the best indicator of prognosis in patients with compensated cirrhosis. We compared HVPG and transient elastography (TE) for the prediction of liver-related events (LREs) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)–related cirrhosis with or without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection. Methods. This was a retrospective review of all consecutive patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis who were assessed simultaneously using TE and HVPG ...
Tópico(s): Hepatitis C virus research
2013 - Oxford University Press | Clinical Infectious Diseases
Isabel Jaén-Torrejimeno, Raquel Latorre-Fragua, Diego López-Guerra, Adela Rojas-Holguín, Alba Manuel Vázquez, Gerardo Blanco‐Fernández, José Manuel Ramia,
Tópico(s): Amoebic Infections and Treatments
2021 - Springer Science+Business Media | Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
Raquel García Latorre, Javier Vaquero, Diego Rincón, Marta Puerto, María D. Ponce, Fernando Sarnago, José A. Matamoros, Enrique de Ramón, Jaime Elı́zaga, Rafael Bañares, Cristina Ripoll,
Abstract Background & Aims Different mechanisms including portal hypertension and hypersplenism have been involved in the development of thrombocytopenia in cirrhosis. However, the relative contribution of each one is unknown. The aim was to evaluate simultaneously different mechanisms that determine platelet count in cirrhosis. Methods Cross‐sectional study including cirrhotics ( n = 120) with hepatic venous pressure gradient ( HVPG ) measurement. Samples were obtained from peripheral (P) veins to evaluate ...
Tópico(s): Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
2015 - Wiley | Liver International
Daniele Da Re, Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Sophie Vanwambeke, Matteo Marcantonio,
Aedes aegypti are feared invasive mosquitoes as they transmit pathogens which cause debilitating diseases in humans. Although mainland Europe has not yet witnessed re-establishment and dispersal of Ae. aegypti populations, several urban areas along coastlines represent suitable habitats for the species. In addition, European coastal areas are characterised by high exotic species propagule pressure, due to dense international ship traffic. To assess the likelihood of establishment in order to guide ...
Tópico(s): Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
2020 - Elsevier BV | Ecological Informatics
Pedro Latorre‐Muro, Francisco José Serón Arbeloa, Diego Gutiérrez,
Tópico(s): Advanced optical system design
2011 - Springer Science+Business Media | The Visual Computer
Ramón Latorre, Fabián Muñoz, Carlos González, Diego Cosmelli,
Potassium channels in plants play a variety of important physiological roles including K+ uptake into roots, stomatal and leaf movements, and release of K+ into the xylem. This review summarizes current knowledge about a class of plant genes whose products are K+ channel-forming proteins. Potassium channels of this class belong to a superfamily characterized by six membrane-spanning domains (S1-6), a positively charged S4 domain and a region between the S5 and S6 segments that forms the channel selectivity ...
Tópico(s): Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
2003 - Informa | Molecular Membrane Biology
Fabio Ernesto Martínez-Maldonado, Leidy Yibeth Deantonio Florido, Gustavo Alfonso Araujo-Carrillo, Edwin Rojas, Douglas Andrés Gómez Latorre, Diego F. Alzate, Lilia Astrid Ortiz Ortiz, Elizabeth Aguilera G., José F. Boshell-Villamarin,
The agricultural sector in Colombia and especially, small-scale agriculture subsector in the Colombian Caribbean has been very vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate variability in part due to the poor existence and lack of access to agro-climatic information. The objective was to build a methodology for agroclimatic zoning for crops growing in Colombian dry Caribbean. To achieve this goal, a case study of tomato crop growing in the municipality of Repelon (Atlantico, Colombia) was selected. ...
Tópico(s): Environmental and Ecological Studies
2016 - Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Agronomía Colombiana
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Tracey Goldstein, T. Ross Kelly, David J. Wolking, Adam Kindunda, Godphrey Kongo, Samuel Bel‐Nono, Rudovick Kazwala, Richard Suu‐Ire, Christopher M. Barker, Christine K. Johnson, Jonna A. K. Mazet,
The straw-colored fruit bat ( Eidolon helvum ) is a pteropodid whose conservation is crucial for maintaining functional connectivity of plant populations in tropical Africa. Land conversion has pushed this species to adapt to roosting in urban centers across its range. These colonies often host millions of individuals, creating intensive human-bat contact interfaces that could facilitate the spillover of coronaviruses shed by these bats. A better understanding of coronavirus dynamics in these roosts ...
Tópico(s): Viral Infections and Vectors
2022 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Md Rashedul Sarker, Hasanul Karim, Ricardo Martínez, Diego Delfin, R Latorre Enriquez, Mohammad Arif Ishtiaque Shuvo, Norman Love, Yirong Lin,
Temperature measurements from a power generation system could improve its overall safety and efficiency. In addition, real time temperature measurement could lead to a qualitative assessment of the health of the energy system. The challenge of real time temperature measurement inside of a power generation unit lies in the sustainability and the reliability of sensing materials in high temperature and corrosive environments. In this paper, a pyroelectric ceramic material (lithium niobate, LiNbO3) ...
Tópico(s): Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
2015 - Elsevier BV | Measurement
Jorge Jiménez, Diego Gutiérrez, Pedro Latorre‐Muro,
We present an alternative interface that allows users to perceive new sensa- tions in virtual environments. Gaze-based interaction in virtual environments creates the feeling of controlling objects with the mind, arguably translating into a more in- tense immersion sensation. Additionally, it is also free of some of the most cumbersome aspects of interacting in virtual worlds. By incorporating a real-time physics engine, the sensation of moving something real is further accentuated. We also describe ...
Tópico(s): Interactive and Immersive Displays
2008 - Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz | JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science
Andrea Chaves, Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Paloma Alcázar, Gerardo Suzán,
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entire world, causing a great number of mortality of humans and affecting the economy, while conservation efforts are finally recognized to prevent further pandemics. The wildlife rehabilitation centers (WRCs) play a relevant role in animal welfare; nevertheless, they also represent an imminent risk of pathogen transmission between humans-to-animals and between animals. Moreover, WRCs could spread pathogens into natural habitats through the reintroduction of ...
Tópico(s): SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
2021 - Wiley | Biotropica
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Xunde Li, Chengling Xiao, Edward R. Atwill,
Wildlife are increasingly recognized as important biological reservoirs of zoonotic species of Cryptosporidium that might contaminate water and cause human exposure to this protozoal parasite. The habitat range of the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) overlaps extensively with the watershed boundaries of municipal water supplies for California communities along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. We conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study to estimate the fecal shedding of Cryptosporidium ...
Tópico(s): Amoebic Infections and Treatments
2015 - Elsevier BV | International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
Luis Fernando Valencia Flórez, Diego M. Trejo-Escobar, Laura Inés Latorre Vásquez, Andrés Hurtado-Benavides, Diego Fernando Mejía-España,
Las variedades nativas presentan la oportunidad para recuperar la biodiversidad y contribuir a la seguridad alimentaria en algunas regiones de bajo desarrollo, sin embargo no han sido estudiadas lo suficiente. Se someten a diferentes temperaturas de almacenamiento las variedades de papa nativa Curiquinga y Ratona Morada cultivadas en el departamento de Nariño para observar el comportamiento de característicascomo humedad, pérdida de peso, contenido de glucosa y ácido ascórbico. La variedad Ratona ...
Tópico(s): Potato Plant Research
2019 - National University of Colombia | DYNA
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Diego H. Macedo, Rafaella Pereira Barbosa, Gabriel Souza-Silva, Paula Ladeira Ortolani,
Endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitors from snake blood (sbPLIs) have been isolated from several species around the world, with the primary function of self-protection against the action of toxic phospholipases A2. In American snakes, sbPLIs were solely described in pit vipers, in which the natural protection role is justified. In this study, we described a sbPLI in Boa constrictor (popularly known as jiboia), a non-venomous snake species from America.PLA2 inhibitory activity was tested in the blood ...
Tópico(s): Rabies epidemiology and control
2020 - BioMed Central | The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases
Diego Montecino‐Latorre, Constanza Napolitano, Cristóbal Briceño, Marcela Uhart,
Sarcoptic mange has been anecdotally reported in Chilean wildlife during the last decade. Although this disease can have devastating outcomes for biodiversity, there is no comprehensive assessment of this potential threat in Chile. Because the current capacity to monitor sarcoptic mange and other wildlife diseases is limited in this country, we used abnormal alopecia to search for suspect cases across several sources of information to identify, to the extent available data allow, the location and ...
Tópico(s): Zoonotic diseases and public health
2020 - Elsevier BV | Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Rosario Gil, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, Sergio López-Madrigal, Diego Santos-García, Amparo Latorre, Andrés Moyá,
Many insects rely on bacterial endosymbionts to obtain nutrients that are scarce in their highly specialized diets. The most surprising example corresponds to the endosymbiotic system found in mealybugs from subfamily Pseudococcinae in which two bacteria, the betaproteobacterium 'Candidatus Tremblaya princeps' and a gammaproteobacterium, maintain a nested endosymbiotic consortium. In the sister subfamily Phenacoccinae, however, a single beta-endosymbiont, 'Candidatus Tremblaya phenacola', has been ...
Tópico(s): Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
2017 - Springer Nature | The ISME Journal