Diet quality of Chilean schoolchildren: How is it linked to adherence to dietary guidelines? by Anna Christina Pinheiro Fernandes, Jacqueline Araneda Flores, Daiana Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Tito Pizarro Quevedo, Maria Rita Marques de Oliveira

“…This study analyzes food consumption in Chilean schoolchildren and the association of this with the Chilean Dietary Guidelines Based on Foods (DGBF) and the HPF consumption.…”
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One-minute sit-to-stand test: Reference values for the Chilean population. by Matías Otto-Yáñez, Rodrigo Torres-Castro, Marisol Barros-Poblete, Marcela Barros, Carola Valencia, Alex Campos, Leticia Jadue, Homero Puppo, Pamela Serón, Jordi Vilaró

“…It is easily implementable and of significant clinical utility; however, no reference values are currently available for the Chilean population. The objective of this study was to establish reference values for the 1min-STST in a healthy Chilean population.…”
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The response of the water cycle to landscape configuration and composition in two Chilean basins by Marieta Hernández-Sosa, Mauricio Aguayo, Jorge Hurtado, Ovidio Llompart

“…The relationship between landscape metrics and hydrological variables in two Chilean basins was analyzed for the last 4 decades. …”
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Points of Improvement: Reflective Strategy to Support Chilean EFL Pre-Service Teachers’ Lesson Planning by Nataly Telles Quezada, María-Jesús Inostroza Araos, Maritza Rosas-Maldonado

“… This action research study aims to explore the contribution of the use of points of improvement as a reflective strategy to support eleven Chilean EFL pre-service teachers’ ability to plan communicative-oriented lessons. …”
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The role of the behavioral immune system in the expression of short and long-term orientation in young Chilean men during the COVID-19 pandemic by Oriana Figueroa, Pablo Polo, Daniel Torrico-Bazoberry, Gabriela Fajardo, Carlos Rodríguez-Sickert, Nohelia Valenzuela, Abigail Arenas, Paula Pavez, Montserrat Belinchon, Gabriela Valdebenito, José Antonio Muñoz-Reyes

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Does the Chilean TURFs achieve the sustainability of its fisheries?... by Pedro Romero, Bryan Bularz, Gabriela Arenas-Proaño, Daniel Moreno

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Cancer Burden Disease Attributable to PM2.5 and Health Risk by PM2.5-bound Toxic Species in Two Urban Chilean Municipalities by Ye Li, Franz Muñoz-lbañéz, Ana Maldonado-Alcaíno, Darby Jack, Beizhan Yan, Li Xu, Marco Acuña, Manuel Leiva-Guzman, Ana Valdés, Dante D. Cáceres

“…Abstract This study aimed to estimate the environmental cancer disease burden in adults attributable to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure using Ostro’s function methodology, and health risk indexes for particle-bound toxic chemicals through hazard quotients (HQ, HI) and carcinogenic risk (CR, CRI) indexes from EPA guidelines, of two urban Chilean Municipalities: Coyhaique and Independencia. …”
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New record of Frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884 (Chondrichthyes: Hexanchiformes) in the South Pacific Ocean by Maria J. Indurain, Angel Mancilla, Leandro Brizuela, Carolina Vargas-Caro, Carlos Bustamante

“…In 1976, one specimen was recorded for the first time in the South East Pacific Ocean; however, this study provides new evidence for the presence of Chlamydoselachus anguineus in Chilean waters, extending its distribution range 850 km south of the previous record. …”
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TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IN CHILE. A CASE STUDY by PEDRO MUÑOZ, VIVIANA LETELIER, LUMINITA BIBIRE, LUIS MUÑOZ

“…The methodology and tools used for its implementation are described and related to obtained results within the Chilean context. It concludes that this teaching method contributes with learning enhancement in terms of strengthening of technical and transversal competencies, while also resulting in a significant improvement of grades, as well as a marked reduction in the absenteeism rate. …”
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Elicitation Study Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour that analyses the intention to Adopt Electronic Commerce in the Elderly by Nadia Soto-Hernández, Elizabeth E. Grandón, Patricio Ramírez-Correa

“…The instrument is developed through an elicitation study following a qualitative methodology. Thirty-four older Chilean people were interviewed based on a questionnaire of open questions associated with consequences, social referents, and obstacles to the use of electronic commerce. …”
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