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• 2014

  Geochemical processes controlling mobilization of arsenic and trace elements in shallow aquifers and surface waters in the Antequera and Poopó mining regions, Bolivian Altiplano

  Ramos Ramos, O. E., Rötting, T. S., French, M., Sracek, O., Bundschuh, J., Quintanilla, J. & Bhattacharya, P., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Hydrology. 518, PC, p. 421-433 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  36 Scopus citations

• Geochemical processes controlling mobilization of arsenic and Trace Elements in shallow aquifers in mining regions, Bolivian Altiplano

  Ramos Ramos, O. E., Quino, I., Quintanilla, J., Bhattacharya, P. & Bundschuh, J., 2014, One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. CRC Press/Balkema, p. 239-241 3 p. (One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Geochemistry and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronology of lavas from Tunupa volcano, Bolivia: Implications for plateau volcanism in the central Andean Plateau

  Salisbury, M. J., Kent, A. J. R., Jiménez, N. & Jicha, B. R., 29 Dec 2014, In: Lithosphere. 7, 2, p. 95-107 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  5 Scopus citations

• Growth and early seedling survival of four Atacama Desert shrub species under experimental light and water availability regimes

  Carvajal, D. E., Loayza, A. P., López, R. P., Toro, P. J. & Squeo, F. A., 26 Nov 2014, In: Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 87, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 28.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations

• High-altitude hypoxia and echocardiographic indices of pulmonary hypertension in male and female chickens at adulthood

  Salinas Salmón, C. E., Blanco, C. E., Villena, M. & Giussani, D. A., 2014, In: Circulation Journal. 78, 6, p. 1459-1464 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  19 Scopus citations

• High Levels of Resveratrol in Grapes Cultivated at High Altitude Valleys in Bolivia

  Taquichiri, M., Ayarde, R., Gutierrez, P., Bustos, A. S., Paredes, C., Callisaya, J. C., Surco, J. C., Palenque, E. R., Ghezzi, F., Alvarado, J. A. & Mauricio Peñarrieta, J., Jul 2014, In: International Journal of Fruit Science. 14, 3, p. 311-326 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  3 Scopus citations

• How do small differences in nonidentical pulse-coupled oscillators induce great changes in their synchronous behavior?

  Ramírez Ávila, G. M., Kurths, J., Guisset, J. L. & Deneubourg, J. L., 13 Dec 2014, In: European Physical Journal: Special Topics. 223, 13, p. 2759-2773 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  3 Scopus citations

• Improvement through low cost biofilm carrier in anaerobic tubular digestion in cold climate regions

  Martí-Herrero, J., Alvarez Apaza, R., Rojas, M. R., Aliaga, L., Céspedes, R. & Carbonell, J., Sep 2014, In: Bioresource Technology. 167, p. 87-93 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  34 Scopus citations

• Introducción a la educación virtual en comunidades indígenas-Jardín Botánico Tumupasa

  Translated title of the contribution: Introduction to virtual education in indigenous communities - Tumupasa Botanical GardenDolz, F. C. & Tovar, E., 2014, CISCI 2014 - Decima Tercera Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernetica e Informatica, Undecimo Simposium Iberoamericano en Educacion, Cibernetica e Informatica, SIECI 2014 - Memorias. Callaos, N., Sanchez, B., Baralt, J., Oropeza, A. & Tremante, A. (eds.). International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, IIIS, p. 183-187 5 p. (CISCI 2014 - Decima Tercera Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernetica e Informatica, Undecimo Simposium Iberoamericano en Educacion, Cibernetica e Informatica, SIECI 2014 - Memorias).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  1 Scopus citations

• In vitro effects of triterpenic acids from olive leaf extracts on the mitochondrial membrane potential of promastigote stage of Leishmania spp

  Sifaoui, I., López-Arencibia, A., Martín-Navarro, C. M., Ticona Huallpara, J. C., Reyes-Batlle, M., Mejri, M., Jiménez, A. I., Lopez-Bazzocchi, I., Valladares, B., Lorenzo-Morales, J., Abderabba, M. & Piñero, J. E., 15 Oct 2014, In: Phytomedicine. 21, 12, p. 1689-1694 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  25 Scopus citations

• Localized chaotic patterns in weakly dissipative systems

  Urzagasti Guerrero, D. A. U. G., Laroze, D. & Pleiner, H., Jan 2014, In: European Physical Journal: Special Topics. 223, 1, p. 141-154 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Scopus citations

• Mitigación de daños provocados por fauna silvestre en cultivos agrícolas en un bosque montano de Bolivia

  Translated title of the contribution: Wildlife damage mitigation in agricultural crops in a Bolivian montane forestPérez L., E. & Pacheco Acosta, L., 2014, In: Revista de Biologia Tropical. 62, 4, p. 1495-1508 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  6 Scopus citations

• Natural arsenic occurrence in drinking water and assessment of water quality in the southern part of the Poopó lake basin, Bolivian Altiplano

  Ormachea Muñoz, M. R., Huallpara, L., Blanco Coariti, E., García Aróstegui, J. L., Kohfahl, C., Hidalgo Estévez, M. C. & Bhattacharya, P., 2014, One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. CRC Press/Balkema, p. 154-156 3 p. (One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations

• New air Cherenkov light detectors to study mass composition of cosmic rays with energies above knee region

  Tsunesada, Y., Katsuya, R., Mitsumori, Y., Nakayama, K., Kakimoto, F., Tokuno, H., Tajima, N., Miranda, P., Salinas, J. & Tavera, W., 1 Nov 2014, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 763, p. 320-328 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Scopus citations

• Progressive glacial retreat in the Southern Altiplano (Uturuncu volcano, 22°S) between 65 and 14ka constrained by cosmogenic ³He dating

  Blard, P. H., Lave, J. Ô., Farley, K. A., Ramirez, V., Jimenez, N., Martin, L. C. P., Charreau, J., Tibari, B. & Fornari, M., Jul 2014, In: Quaternary Research. 82, 1, p. 209-221 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  27 Scopus citations

• Proposal for a modification of the UVI risk scale

  Zaratti, F., Piacentini, R. D., Guillén, H. A., Cabrera, S. H., Liley, J. B. & McKenzie, R. L., Jul 2014, In: Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. 13, 7, p. 980-985 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  37 Scopus citations

• Semiclassical tight-binding dynamics in rapidly oscillating fields plus a static arbitrary potential

  Martínez, L. A., Sanjinés, D. & Gallinar, J. P., 10 Oct 2014, In: International Journal of Modern Physics B. 28, 25, 1450173.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Soliton-antisoliton interaction in a parametrically driven easy-plane magnetic wire

  Urzagasti Guerrero, D. A. U. G., Aramayo, A. & Laroze, D., 11 Jul 2014, In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics. 378, 35, p. 2614-2618 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  10 Scopus citations

• Spatial patterns of above-ground structure, biomass and composition in a network of six Andean elevation transects

  Girardin, C. A. J., Farfan-Rios, W., Garcia, K., Feeley, K. J., Jørgensen, P. M., Murakami, A. A., Cayola Pérez, L., Seidel, R., Paniagua, N., Fuentes Claros, A. F., Maldonado, C., Silman, M., Salinas, N., Reynel, C., Neill, D. A., Serrano, M., Caballero, C. J., La Torre Cuadros, M. D. L. A., Macía, M. J., Killeen, T. J., & 1 othersMalhi, Y., 2014, In: Plant Ecology and Diversity. 7, 1-2, p. 161-171 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  74 Scopus citations

• Synthesis gas production for GTL applications: Thermodynamic equilibrium approach and potential for carbon formation in a catalytic partial oxidation pre-reformer

  Velasco, J. A., Lopez, L., Cabrera, S., Boutonnet, M. & Järås, S., Sep 2014, In: Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 20, p. 175-183 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Scopus citations

• Synthesis of poinsettifolin A

  Escobar, Z., Solano, C., Larsson, R., Johansson, M., Salamanca, E., Gimenez, A., Muñoz, E. & Sterner, O., 25 Nov 2014, In: Tetrahedron. 70, 47, p. 9052-9056 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  10 Scopus citations

• The economic burden of pediatric gastroenteritis to Bolivian families: A cross-sectional study of correlates of catastrophic cost and overall cost burden

  Burke, R. M., Smith, E. R., Dahl, R. M., Rebolledo, P. A., Del Carmen Calderón, M., Cañipa, B., Chavez, E., Pinto, R., Tamayo, L., Terán, C., Veizaga, Á., Zumaran, R., Iñiguez, V. & Leon, J. S., 24 Jun 2014, In: BMC Public Health. 14, 1, 642.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  12 Scopus citations

• The extreme 2014 flood in south-western Amazon basin: The role of tropical-subtropical South Atlantic SST gradient

  Espinoza, J. C., Marengo, J. A., Ronchail, J., Carpio, J. M., Flores, L. N. & Guyot, J. L., 1 Dec 2014, In: Environmental Research Letters. 9, 12, 124007.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  136 Scopus citations

• The recovery of a population of the Vulnerable taruka Hippocamelus antisensis near La Paz, Bolivia: Opportunities for conservation and education

  Rechberger, J., Pacheco, L. F., Nuñez, A., Roldán, A. I., Martínez, O. & Mendieta, G., Jul 2014, In: Oryx. 48, 3, p. 445-450 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations

• Towards an instrumental harmonization in the framework of LALINET: Dataset of technical specifications

  Guerrero-Rascado, J. L., Landulfo, E., Antuña, J. C., Barbosa, H. M. J., Barja, B., Bastidas, A. E., Bedoya, A. E., Da Costa, R., Estevan, R., Forno, R. N., Gouveia, D. A., Jiménez, C., Larroza, E. G., Lopes, F. J. S., Montilla-Rosero, E., Moreira, G. A., Nakaema, W. M., Nisperuza, D., Otero, L., Pallotta, J. V., & 8 othersPapandrea, S., Pawelko, E., Quel, E. J., Ristori, P., Rodrigues, P. F., Salvador, J., Sánchez, M. F. & Silva, A., 2014, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing X. Pappalardo, G. & Singh, U. N. (eds.). SPIE, 92460O. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 9246).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  11 Scopus citations

• Treatment and prevention of malnutrition in Latin America: Focus on Chile and Bolivia

  Weisstaub, G., Aguilar, A. M. & Uauy, R., 1 Jun 2014, In: Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 35, p. S39-S46

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  12 Scopus citations

• U-Pb detrital zircon ages from the Aguapeí Group (Brazil): Implications for the geological evolution of the SW border of the Amazonian Craton

  Geraldes, M. C., Nogueira, C., Vargas-Mattos, G., Matos Salinas, R. S., Teixeira, W., Valencia, V. & Ruiz, J., May 2014, In: Precambrian Research. 244, 1, p. 306-316 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  18 Scopus citations

• Using potential distribution models for patterns of species richness, endemism, and phytogeography of palm species in Bolivia

  Moraes Mónica, R., Ríos-Uzeda, B., Moreno, L. R., Huanca-Huarachi, G. & Larrea-Alcázar, D., Mar 2014, In: Tropical Conservation Science. 7, 1, p. 45-60 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Scopus citations

• X-Ray fluorescence to determine zn in bolivian children using hair samples

  Tellería Narvaez, C. A., Fernández Alcázar, S., Barrientos Zamora, F. G., Chungara Castro, J., Luna Lauracia, I., Mamani Tola, H., Mita Peralta, E., Muñoz Gosálvez, A. O., Romero Bolaños, L. E. & Ramírez Ávila, G. M., Jun 2014, In: Nuclear Data Sheets. 120, p. 258-260 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Accuracy assessment of SRTM v4 and ASTER GDEM v2 over the Altiplano watershed using ICESat/GLAS data

  Satgé, F., Bonnet, M. P., Timouk, F., Calmant, S., Pillco, R., Molina, J., Lavado-Casimiro, W., Arsen, A., Crétaux, J. F. & Garnier, J., 17 Jan 2015, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 36, 2, p. 465-488 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  81 Scopus citations

• Agroecological and Agronomic Cultural Practices of Quinoa in South America

  Garcia Cárdenas, M., Condori, B. & Del Castillo, C., 6 Jul 2015, Quinoa: Improvement and Sustainable Production. wiley, p. 25-45 21 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  19 Scopus citations

• Analysis of background cosmic ray rate in the 2010-2012 period from the LAGO-chacaltaya detectors

  Asorey, H., Miranda Loza, P., Núñez-Castiñeyra, A., Núñez, L. A., Salinas, J., Sarmiento-Cano, C., Ticona Peralta, R. & Velarde, A., 2015, In: Proceedings of Science. 30-July-2015, 414.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

  4 Scopus citations

• Andean bird responses to human disturbances along an elevational gradient

  Montaño-Centellas, F. A. & Garitano-Zavala, Á., 1 May 2015, In: Acta Oecologica. 65-66, p. 51-60 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Scopus citations

• An Efficient, Robust, and Inexpensive Grinding Device for Herbal Samples Like Cinchona Bark

  Hansen, S. H., Holmfred, E., Cornett, C., Maldonado, C. & Rønsted, N., 2015, In: Scientia Pharmaceutica. 83, 2, p. 369-376 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  5 Scopus citations

• Arsenic and other trace elements in thermal springs and in cold waters from drinking water wells on the Bolivian Altiplano

  Ormachea Muñoz, M., Bhattacharya, P., Sracek, O., Ramos Ramos, O., Quintanilla Aguirre, J., Bundschuh, J. & Maity, J. P., 1 Jul 2015, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 60, p. 10-20 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  44 Scopus citations

• A semi-quantitative approach for modelling crop response to soil fertility: Evaluation of the AquaCrop procedure

  Van Gaelen, H., Tsegay, A., Delbecque, N., Shrestha, N., Garcia, M., Fajardo, H., Miranda, R., Vanuytrecht, E., Abrha, B., Diels, J. & Raes, D., 6 Sep 2015, In: Journal of Agricultural Science. 153, 7, p. 1218-1233 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Scopus citations

• Bracken fern facilitates tree seedling recruitment in tropical fire-degraded habitats

  Gallegos, S. C., Hensen, I., Saavedra, F. & Schleuning, M., 1 Feb 2015, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 337, p. 135-143 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Scopus citations

• Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived synthesis gas to fuels

  París, R. S., Lopez, L., Barrientos, J., Pardo, F., Boutonneta, M. & Järås, S., 19 Feb 2015, Catalysis. Spivey, J. J., Han, Y-F. & Dooley, K. M. (eds.). Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 62-143 82 p. (Catalysis; vol. 27).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  19 Scopus citations

• Catalytic partial oxidation of methane over nickel and ruthenium based catalysts under low O₂/CH₄ ratios and with addition of steam

  Velasco, J. A., Fernandez, C., Lopez, L., Cabrera, S., Boutonnet, M. & Järås, S., 1 Aug 2015, In: Fuel. 153, p. 192-201 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  37 Scopus citations

• Challenges and opportunities for the Bolivian Biodiversity Observation Network

  Fernández, M., Navarro, L. M., Apaza-Quevedo, A., Gallegos, S. C., Marques, A., Zambrana-Torrelio, C., Wolf, F., Hamilton, H., Aguilar-Kirigin, A. J., Aguirre, L. F., Alvear, M., Aparicio, J., Apaza-Vargas, L., Arellano, G., Armijo, E., Ascarrunz, N., Barrera, S., Beck, S. G., Cabrera-Condarco, H., Campos-Villanueva, C., & 29 othersCayola, L., Flores-Saldana, N. P., Fuentes, A. F., García-Lino, M. C., Gómez, M. I., Higueras, Y. S., Kessler, M., Ledezma, J. C., Limachi, J. M., López, R. P., Loza, M. I., Macía, M. J., Meneses, R. I., Miranda, T. B., Miranda-Calle, A. B., Molina-Rodriguez, R. F., Moraes R, M., Moya-Diaz, M. I., Ocampo, M., Perotto-Baldivieso, H. L., Plata, O., Reichle, S., Rivero, K., Seidel, R., Soria, L., Terán, M. F., Toledo, M., Zenteno-Ruiz, F. S. & Pereira, H. M., 3 Jul 2015, In: Biodiversity. 16, 2-3, p. 86-98 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Scopus citations

• Comment on "record solar UV irradiance in the tropical Andes, by Cabrol et al."

  McKenzie, R. L., Bernhard, G., Madronich, S. & Zaratti, F., 30 Apr 2015, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 3, APR, 26.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access
  13 Scopus citations

• Continental-scale analysis reveals deep diversification within the polytypic Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica, Cardinalidae)

  Lavinia, P. D., Escalante, P., García, N. C., Barreira, A. S., Trujillo-Arias, N., Tubaro, P. L., Naoki, K., Miyaki, C. Y., Santos, F. R. & Lijtmaer, D. A., 1 Aug 2015, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 89, p. 182-193 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  18 Scopus citations

• Contribution of glacier runoff to water resources of La Paz city, Bolivia (16° S)

  Soruco, A., Vincent, C., Rabatel, A., Francou, B., Thibert, E., Sicart, J. E. & Condom, T., 2015, In: Annals of Glaciology. 56, 70, p. 147-154 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  65 Scopus citations

• Cow, sheep and llama manure at psychrophilic anaerobic co-digestion with low cost tubular digesters in cold climate and high altitude

  Martí-Herrero, J., Alvarez Apaza, R., Cespedes, R., Rojas, M. R., Conde, V., Aliaga, L., Balboa, M. & Danov, S., 1 Apr 2015, In: Bioresource Technology. 181, p. 238-246 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Scopus citations

• Deforested habitats lack seeds of late-successional and large-seeded plant species in tropical montane forests

  Saavedra, F., Hensen, I. & Schleuning, M., 1 Oct 2015, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 18, 4, p. 603-612 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Scopus citations

• Description and evaluation of zigzag furrow irrigation in the inter-Andean Valleys of Bolivia

  Roldán-Cañas, J., Chipana, R., Moreno-Pérez, M. F. & Chipana, G., 1 Nov 2015, In: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering - ASCE. 141, 11, 04015019.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations

• Detecting natural hybridization between two vulnerable Andean pupfishes (Orestias agassizii and O. luteus) representative of the Altiplano endemic fisheries

  Esquer-Garrigos, Y., Hugueny, B., Ibañez, C., Zepita, C., Koerner, K., Lambourdière, J., Couloux, A. & Gaubert, P., 1 Jun 2015, In: Conservation Genetics. 16, 3, p. 717-727 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations

• Divergent physiological responses in laboratory rats and mice raised at high altitude

  Jochmans-Lemoine, A., Villalpando, G., Gonzales, M., Valverde, I., Soria, R. & Joseph, V., 1 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 218, 7, p. 1035-1043 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  25 Scopus citations

• Effect of natural and semisynthetic pseudoguianolides on the stability of NF-κB: DNA complex studied by agarose gel electrophoresis

  Villagomez, R., Hatti-Kaul, R., Sterner, O., Almanza, G. & Linares-Pastén, J. A., 23 Jan 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 1, e0115819.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  11 Scopus citations

• Effect of syngas conversion and catalyst reduction temperature in the synthesis of ethanol: concentration of water vapor in mesoporous Rh/MCM-41 catalyst

  Lopez, L., Velasco, J., Cabrera, S., Boutonnet, M. & Järås, S., 3 Jul 2015, In: Catalysis Communications. 69, p. 183-187 5 p., 4365.

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  6 Scopus citations