The Dental Health Status of Pre-Columbian Peruvians: A Study of Dental Caries, Missing Teeth, Attrition, Osteitis, Calculus, and Bone Loss [PDF]
Prior to the recent reports of Sawyer et al and Elzay et al on the characteristics and dental health status of ancient Peruvian cultures, only Stewart, Leigh, and Goaz and Miller had reported on the dental morphology and pathology of the pre-Columbian ...
Allison, Marvin J. +3 more
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Se registra por primera vez para Perú a Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) en la tortuga verde del Pacífico oriental (Chelonia mydas agassizii).
Luis A. Gomez-Puerta +5 more
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Miscellaneous skin lesions of unknown aetiology in cetaceans from South America. Scientific Committee document SC/60/DW4, International Whaling Commission, June 2008, Santiago, Chile [PDF]
We report on miscellaneous skin diseases or syndromes of unknown aetiology including whitish, velvety lesions (WVL, often associated with unrelated skin injuries, scars and tooth rakes), large, rounded lesions (LRL, large to very large lesions with an ...
Crespo, E. +12 more
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Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the gut microbiome of children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: which strains act as health players? [PDF]
Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), considered the leading cause of chronic liver disease in children, can often progress from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Alisi, A +9 more
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Andean Lima Bean Ecology and Its Potential Contribution to Food Security
ABSTRACT The Andean lima bean (ALB) (Phaseolus lunatus L.), also known as “Pallar” in Peru, is a large, semi‐flat, kidney‐shaped rarely investigated legume. This ancestral legume lacks in‐depth scientific reports and is mainly cultivated in the coastal region of the Ica valley. Its consumption dates back to ancient times, as evidenced by archaeological
Isabel Milagros Gavilan‐Figari +4 more
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MODELO DE DISPERSION DE CONTAMINANTES EN AGUAS RASAS
El estudio presenta un modelo de dispersión de contaminantes bidimensional construido sobre la base de un modelo hidrodinámico desarrollado en un trabajo anterior.
Víctor A. Yzocupe
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Maxillary and Mandibular Jaw Size in Pre-Columbian Peru [PDF]
Varying techniques of measurement coupled with lack of sufficient data have presented great difficulties in the comparison of dental arch dimensions obtained by different workers. Several authors have attempted to delineate the arches.
Allison, Marvin J. +4 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of skin disorders in cetaceans from South American waters [PDF]
We document the macroscopic phenotypic characteristics (relative size, location, pattern, colour, extension), prevalence and evolution of five types of skin disorders of unknown aetiology, including ‘green-brown plaques’ (GBP), ‘orange patches’ (OPA ...
Echegaray, M. +8 more
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An impact evaluation of conservation investments targeting long‐distance migratory species
Abstract We evaluated the impact of a philanthropic program investing in the conservation of sites along the Pacific Americas Flyway, which spans >16,000 km of coastline and is used by millions of shorebirds. Using a quasi‐experimental, mixed methods approach, we estimated what would have happened to shorebird populations at 17 wintering sites without ...
C. Josh Donlan +10 more
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Spatial and temporal correlation of Late Permian‐Triassic Mitu Group continental and volcanic facies showing two main pulses of volcanism. Abstract In the late Permian and Triassic, the continental Mitu Group formed in extensional basins along the length of the Cordillera Oriental and Altiplano of present‐day Peru.
Fernando Panca +5 more
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