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The association of family and peer factors with tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among Chilean adolescents in neighborhood context
(2011)Research on adolescent use of substances has long sought to understand the family factors that may be associated with use of different substances such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. However, scant attention has been ... -
Examining the factor structure of anxiety and depression symptom items among adolescents in Santiago, Chile
(2011-01)The co-occurrence of emotional disorders among adolescents has received considerable empirical attention. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of co-occurring anxiety and depression by examining the factor ... -
La observación sistemática de vecindarios: el caso de Chile y sus perspectivas para trabajo social
(2011)El estudio acerca de las características de los vecindarios y sus efectos sobre las personas ha llegado a ser un área de creciente atención por parte de investigadores de diversas disciplinas en países desarrollados. Aunque ... -
Project impact assessment on deforestation and forest degradation: Forest Disturbance Dataset
(Boston University, 2018-08-31)Guatemala has 259 designated protected areas covering approximately 32% of its land (or around 35,000 km2). From 2012-2017, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Guatemala invested in the mapping and demarcation ... -
Family and parenting characteristics associated with marijuana use by Chilean adolescents
(2011)OBJECTIVE: Family involvement and several characteristics of parenting have been suggested to be protective factors for adolescent substance use. Some parenting behaviors may have stronger relationships with adolescent ... -
Does gender moderate associations between social capital and smoking? An Asian American study
(2011)Growing research finds that social capital is associated with smoking. However, most studies focus on white populations and do not take into account potential differences between genders. The present study examines the ... -
Multi-omic investigation of the mechanisms underlying the pathobiology of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
(2018)Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is an aggressive malignancy associated with molecular heterogeneity, locoregional spread, resistance to therapy and relapse after initial treatment. Increasing evidence suggests ... -
Effect of cyclic fatigue on the failure load of screw and cement-retained CAD/CAM implant crowns
(2018)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this in-vitro study is to assess the effect of cyclic loading fatigue on failure load of CAD/CAM cement-retained implant crowns and screw-retained implant crowns with screw access holes sealed with ... -
The comparative effect on physical properties of denture cleanser, ultrasonic cleaning, and brushing on denture base resin
(2018)This study aims to compare the physical properties of denture base resin after staining by beverages, treatment by four cleaning methods, and selecting the optimal cleaning method. Two hundred and ninety square Lucitone ... -
Rothia aeria gluten degradation under gastro-duodenal conditions
(2018)INTRODUCTION: Celiac disease is a T-cell mediated-inflammatory disorder of the small intestine precipitated by gluten ingestion. Gluten can be effectively degraded by Rothia aeria, a natural resident oral microbe. Rothia ...
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