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Background: Retinoblastoma is a hereditary cancer of childhood caused by mutations in the RB1 tumor suppressor gene. An early diagnosis is critical for survival and eye preservation, thus identification of RB1 mutations ...

We have shown that mice infected with mouse hepatitis virus A59 develop autoantibodies (autoAb) to liver and kidney fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH). Because it has been proposed that the immune system is stimulated b...

The little known geophilomorph centipede Chilenophilus corralinus (Attems, 1903) (Myriapoda: Chilopoda, Geophilidae), a large geophilid species from South America is herein redescribed and illustrated based on new specim...

There has been much debate surrounding the way in which Ptolemy handled the observations that are behind his planetary models. This article aims at presenting an interesting case of manipulation of observational data wit...

This paper is about practices and perceptions regarding the study of adolescents from low-income sectors in the City of Buenos Aires. The methodology consisted of 26 in-depth interviews with low-income adolescents and pa...

The presence of apoplastic proteins without predicted signal peptide in the gene sequence suggests the existence of protein secretion independent of the ER/Golgi classical route. In animals, one of the pathways proposed ...

The initial step in most object-based classification methodologies is the application of a segmentation algorithm to define objects. In the context of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image analysis, the presence of speckl...

Autophagy is a well-conserved process of self-digestion of intracellular components. T. cruzi is a protozoan parasite with a complex life-cycle that involves insect vectors and mammalian hosts. Like other eukaryotic orga...

The traditional definition of retranslation as the second or later rendering of a work into one same language is necessarily transformed when seen from a perspective informed by multimodality and intermediality. While th...

Morphology of the shell, radula, jaw, anatomy and sculpture of the inner wall of the reproductive system are described and compared for three species belonging to the Bostryx tortoranus species complex. On the basis of t...

Introduction: Vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease virus is regarded as the most effective way to prevent disease. Selection of appropriate vaccine strains is challenging due to lack of cross-protection between ser...

This paper offers a critique on state formation theories used in the explanation of the rise of the biblical United Monarchy. The last three decades of archaeological and biblical research have shown that there is no fir...

Chemokine network is central to the innate and adaptive immunity and entails a variety of proteins and membrane receptors that control physiological processes such as wound healing, angiogenesis, embryo growth and develo...

According to Deleuze, stupidity (bêtise) is the properly human form of bestiality. With this notion, he does not seek the properly human aspect of man in a difference vis-a-vis animals (be it of degree or of nature), bu...

Las palabras se mueven a través del tiempo y del espacio, ganando nuevos significados que dependen del contexto. En este artículo abordamos lo que el concepto de crisis significa hoy para los emigrantes latinoamericano...

En la Región Oriental del Paraguay se encuentran los humedales del Complejo Ypoá, declarados como sitio RAMSAR y categorizados como Reserva de Recursos Manejados. Pese a estas categorías de protección, su biodiversid...

Trichomycetes, mainly from nonbiting midge (Chironomidae), mosquito (Culicidae) and black fly (Simuliidae) larvae (Insecta: Diptera), are reported from diverse freshwater environments principally from previously unexplor...

The floral nectary of Bertholletia excelsa was studied through permanent, histological cross-sections. The flower showed two rings of androecial vascular bundles, the inner for the fertile stamens and the outer for the a...

Fur ranching has been a prosperous industry for decades. Despite its worldwide distribution, little published information is available regarding the importance of the various causes of death in chinchilla (Chinchilla lan...

Desde 2004 implementamos una investigación colaborativa basada en talleres participativos, para indagar acerca de la construcción de una cooperativa de recicladoras/es y la organización de su proceso de trabajo. Acomp...

We study the role of the State in education through the most significantgovernment periods in Argentina in the last 50 years. We use a socioculturalapproach, contemplating the historical development of educational polici...

Interleukin-10 (IL10) is an immune regulatory cytokine. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL10 promoter have been associated with prognosis in adult classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). We analyzed IL10 SNPs −1082...

We report the first results of a shooting experiment performed with lithic point replicas of Fishtailpoints hafted as darts pursuing the aim to estimate the points’ use-lives and related size changesusing survival and ...

Species limits in the Poospiza nigrorufa/whitii complex are not well understood. Three taxa formally described as species are now considered as subspecies (nigrorufa, whitii and wagneri) of a widespread species. The heav...