SIMAC: Development and implementation of a coral reef monitoring network in Colombia
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Significant coral reef decline has been observed in Colombia during the last three decades. However, due to the lack of monitoring activities, most of the information about health and changes was fragmentary or inadequate.
Jaime Garzón-Ferreira +1 more
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Serum Adropin Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]
Life, 2022 Adropin is a secretory protein that mainly modulates metabolic homeostasis and endothelial function. There is growing evidence supporting association of adropin with various inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Petra Simac +5 more
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Effects of recreational SCUBA diving practiced once a week on neurohormonal response and myokines-mediated communication between muscles and the brain [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 ObjectiveDuring physical activity, activation of muscular, endocrine, and nervous systems, results in intensive crosstalk between muscles and other organs, which enables response to physiological stress.
Marina Njire Braticevic +5 more
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A Potential Role of Adropin in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases—What Do We Know So Far? [PDF]
BiomedicinesAdropin is a regulatory peptide hormone involved in metabolic homeostasis, cardiovascular protection, and immune modulation. Recent evidence suggests that adropin plays a role in the pathophysiology of autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) by influencing ...
Petra Simac +3 more
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Survival and abundance of polar bears in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, 2001–2016 [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The Arctic Ocean is undergoing rapid transformation toward a seasonally ice‐free ecosystem. As ice‐adapted apex predators, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are challenged to cope with ongoing habitat degradation and changes in their prey base driven by food‐
Jeffrey F. Bromaghin +4 more
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Serum catestatin levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Catestatin (CST) is an important peptide that influences various inflammatory diseases. Our goal was to investigate CST concentrations in patients with RA compared to healthy subjects. This cross-sectional observational study included 80 patients with RA
Petra Simac +6 more
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Aortic Regurgitation in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis/Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Overlap Syndrome (Rhupus): Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseBackground/Objectives: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including valvular heart disease (VHD), remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Mislav Radić +6 more
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Recent dynamics and condition of coral reefs in the Colombian Caribbean [PDF]
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Long-term monitoring data provide a basis to recognize changes in coral reef communities and to implement appropriate management strategies. Unfortunately, coral reef dynamics have been poorly documented at any temporal scale in the Southern Caribbean ...
Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez +7 more
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Proteomic and phosphoproteomic study of the macrophage response to candida albicans using silac and simac [PDF]
, 2011 Comunicaciones a ...
Gil, C. +4 more
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Coral diseases and bleaching on Colombian Caribbean coral reefs [PDF]
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Since 1998 the National Monitoring System for the Coral Reefs of Colombia (SIMAC) has monitored the occurrence of coral bleaching and diseases in some Colombian coral reefs (permanent stations at San Andres Island, Rosario Islands, Tayrona, San Bernardo ...
Raúl Navas-Camacho +4 more
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