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• 2012

  Natural arsenic occurrence and its removal from drinking water using a tubular photo-reactor enhanced with a solar concentrator in Cochabamba, Bolivia

  Ormachea, M., Huallpara, L., Quintanilla, J., Ormachea, O., Escalera, R. & Bhattacharya, P., 2012, Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic, As 2012 - 4th International Congress: Arsenic in the Environment. Taylor and Francis - Balkema, p. 305-306 2 p. (Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic, As 2012 - 4th International Congress: Arsenic in the Environment).

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

• Plant invasions research in Latin America: Fast track to a more focused agenda

  Gardener, M. R., Bustamante, R. O., Herrera, I., Durigan, G., PivelloVâ, V. R., Moro, M. F., Stoll, A., Langdon, B., Baruch, Z., Rico, A., Arredondo-Nuñez, A. & Flores, S., Jun 2012, In: Plant Ecology and Diversity. 5, 2, p. 225-232 8 p.

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

• Precipitation changes in the South American Altiplano since 1300 AD reconstructed by tree-rings

  Morales, M. S., Christie, D. A., Villalba, R., Argollo, J., Pacajes, J., Silva, J. S., Alvarez, C. A., Llancabure, J. C. & Gamboa, C. C. S., 2012, In: Climate of the Past. 8, 2, p. 653-666 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  92 Scopus citations

• Sources and behavior of arsenic and trace elements in groundwater and surface water in the Poopó Lake Basin, Bolivian Altiplano

  Ramos Ramos, O. E., Cáceres, L. F., Ormachea Muñoz, M. R., Bhattacharya, P., Quino, I., Quintanilla, J., Sracek, O., Thunvik, R., Bundschuh, J. & García, M. E., Jun 2012, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 66, 3, p. 793-807 15 p.

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

• Sulfate-reducing Bacteria and Mercury Methylation in the Water Column of the Lake 658 of the Experimental Lake Area

  Achá Cordero, D., Hintelmann, H. & Pabón, C. A., Sep 2012, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 29, 7, p. 667-674 8 p.

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

• Synthesis and antimalarial activity of new haemanthamine-type derivatives

  Cedrón, J. C., Gutiérrez, D., Flores Quisbert, E. N. F. Q., Ravelo, Á. G. & Estévez-Braun, A., 15 Sep 2012, In: Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 20, 18, p. 5464-5472 9 p.

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

• Two-soliton precession state in a parametrically driven magnetic wire

  Urzagasti, D., Laroze, D., Clerc, M. G., Coulibaly, S. & Pleiner, H., 1 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 111, 7, 07D111.

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

• Variations of the muon flux at sea level associated with interplanetary icmes and corotating interaction regions

  Augusto, C. R. A., Kopenkin, V., Navia, C. E., Tsui, K. H., Shigueoka, H., Fauth, A. C., Kemp, E., Manganote, E. J. T., Leigui De Oliveira, M. A., Miranda, P., Ticona, R. & Velarde, A., 10 Nov 2012, In: Astrophysical Journal. 759, 2, 143.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Scopus citations
• 2011

  ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar chronostratigraphy of Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex ignimbrites reveals the development of a major magmatic province

  Salisbury, M. J., Jicha, B. R., de Silva, S. L., Singer, B. S., Jiménez Chavez, N. C. & Ort, M. H., May 2011, In: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 123, 5, p. 821-840 20 p.

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

• Adrenocortical suppression in highland chick embryos is restored during incubation at sea level

  Salinas, C. E., Villena, M., Blanco, C. E. & Giussani, D. A., 1 Apr 2011, In: High Altitude Medicine and Biology. 12, 1, p. 79-87 9 p.

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

• Air-showers, bursts and high energy families detected by hybrid experiments atMt.Chacaltaya

  Aoki, H., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kawasumi, N., Martinic, N., Ochi, N., Ohmori, N., Ohsawa, A., Tamada, M., Ticona Peralta, R. & Yamasaki, T., 2011, p. 205-208. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations

• A mathematical model for the Andean Tiwanaku civilization collapse: Climate variations

  Flores, J. C., Bologna, M. & Urzagasti Guerrero, D. A. U. G., 21 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 291, 1, p. 29-32 4 p.

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

• Analysis of seasonal variations in mass balance and meltwater discharge of the tropical Zongo Glacier by application of a distributed energy balance model

  Sicart, J. E., Hock, R., Ribstein, P., Litt, M. & Ramirez, E., 2011, In: Journal of Geophysical Research. 116, 13, D13105.

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

• A new subhaplogroup of native American Y-Chromosomes from the Andes

  Jota, M. S., Lacerda, D. R., Sandoval, J. R., Vieira, P. P. R., Santos-Lopes, S. S., Bisso-Machado, R., Paixão-Cortes, V. R., Revollo, S., Paz-Y-Miño, C., Fujita, R., Salzano, F. M., Bonatto, S. L., Bortolini, M. C. & Santos, F. R., Dec 2011, In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 146, 4, p. 553-559 7 p.

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

• Antimalarial activity of imidazo[2,1-a]isoindol-5-ol derivatives and related compounds

  Olmo, E. D., Barboza, B., Chiaradia, L. D., Moreno, A., Carrero-Lérida, J., González-Pacanowska, D., Muñoz, V., López-Pérez, J. L., Giménez, A., Benito, A., Martínez, A. R., Ruiz-Pérez, L. M. & San Feliciano, A., Nov 2011, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46, 11, p. 5379-5386 8 p.

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

• Antioxidant and antimutagenic polyisoprenylated benzophenones and xanthones from Rheedia acuminata

  Almanza Vega, G. R. A. V., Quispe, R., Mollinedo Portugal, P. A., Rodrigo, G., Fukushima, O., Villagomez, R., Akesson, B. & Sterner, O., Sep 2011, In: Natural Product Communications. 6, 9, p. 1269-1274 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  9 Scopus citations

• A rich vein? Mining and the pursuit of sustainability

  Amezaga, J. M., Rötting, T. S., Younger, P. L., Nairn, R. W., Noles, A. J., Oyarzún, R. & Quintanilla, J., 1 Jan 2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 1, p. 21-26 6 p.

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

• Cazadores recolectores del periodo arcaico en los valles y serranías de la región de san lucas, Chuquisaca, Bolivia

  Translated title of the contribution: Hunter gatherers of the archaic period in the valleys and mountains of san lucas, Chuquisaca, BoliviaCasanovas, C. R. & Maldonado, S. C., 2011, In: Chungara. 43, 2 2-ESP, p. 433-454 22 p.

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

  Open Access
  1 Scopus citations

• Changes in phenolic antioxidants during chuño production (traditional Andean freeze and sun-dried potato)

  Peñarrieta, J. M., Salluca, T., Tejeda, L., Alvarado, J. A. & Bergenståhl, B., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 24, 4-5, p. 580-587 8 p.

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

• Characterization and catalytic evaluation of aluminum oxides obtained by the atrane route

  García, G., Falco, M., Crespo, P., Cabrera, S. & Sedran, U., 30 May 2011, In: Catalysis Today. 166, 1, p. 60-66 7 p.

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

• Characterization of ten polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Andean pupfish Orestias agassizii, with cross-amplification in the sympatric O. luteus

  Esquer Garrigos, Y., Lambourdière, J., Ibañez, C. & Gaubert, P., Jan 2011, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 3, 1, p. 17-19 3 p.

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

• Chemical composition of essential oils of piper jacquemontianum and piper variabile from Guatemala and bioactivity of the dichloromethane and methanol extracts

  Cruz, S. M., Cáceres, A., Álvarez, L., Morales, J., Apel, M. A., Henriques, A. T., Salamanca, E., Giménez, A., Vásquez, Y. & Gupta, M. P., 2011, In: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 21, 4, p. 587-593 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  14 Scopus citations

• Clonal relatedness of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains expressing LT and CS17 isolated from children with diarrhoea in La Paz, Bolivia

  Rodas, C., Klena, J. D., Nicklasson, M., Iniguez, V. & Sjöling, Å., 29 Nov 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 11, e18313.

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

  Open Access
  13 Scopus citations

• Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Bolivia from the state perspective

  Smith, E. R., Rowlinson, E. E., Iniguez, V., Etienne, K. A., Rivera, R., Mamani, N., Rheingans, R., Patzi, M., Halkyer, P. & Leon, J. S., 2 Sep 2011, In: Vaccine. 29, 38, p. 6704-6711 8 p.

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

• El delfín de río boliviano en los ríos Ibare y Tijamuchi (Cuenca alta del madera) durante la estación de lluvias en el evento de "La Niña"

  Translated title of the contribution: The Bolivian river dolphin in the Tijamuchi and Ibare rivers (Upper Madeira basin) during the rainy season in "La Niña" eventAliaga Rossel, E. R. & Quevedo Sandra, A., Jul 2011, In: Mastozoologia Neotropical. 18, 2, p. 293-299 7 p.

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

  2 Scopus citations

• Enhanced erythropoietin expression in the brainstem of newborn rats at high altitude

  Seaborn, T., Gonzales, M., Villalpando, G., Grenacher, B., Soria, R. & Soliz, J., 8 Sep 2011, In: Neuroscience Letters. 502, 1, p. 33-36 4 p.

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

• Enterotoxins, colonization factors, serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains isolated from hospitalized children with diarrhea in Bolivia

  Rodas, C., Mamani, R., Blanco, J., Blanco, J. E., Wiklund, G., Svennerholm, A. M., Sjöling, Å. & Iniguez, V., 2011, In: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 15, 2, p. 132-137 6 p.

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

  Open Access
  34 Scopus citations

• High altitude water cherenkov detector performance

  Cotzomi, J., Moreno, E., Martínez, O., Salazar, H. & Miranda, P., 2011, p. 315-317. 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Importance of sulfate reducing bacteria in mercury methylation and demethylation in periphyton from Bolivian Amazon region

  Achá Cordero, D., Hintelmann, H. & Yee, J., Feb 2011, In: Chemosphere. 82, 6, p. 911-916 6 p.

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

• Influence of dehulling pretreatment on physicochemical properties of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. gum

  Jian, H. L., Cristhian, C., Zhang, W. M. & Jiang, J. X., Jul 2011, In: Food Hydrocolloids. 25, 5, p. 1337-1343 7 p.

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

• In vitro antiplasmodial activity of sesquiterpene lactones from Ambrosia tenuifolia

  Martino, V., Sülsen, V., Gutierrez Yappu, D., Laurella, L., Anesini, C., Gimenez Turba, A. & Muschietti, L., 2011, In: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011, 352938.

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

  Open Access
  14 Scopus citations

• Laccase mediator system for activation of agarose gel: Application for immobilization of proteins

  Mendoza, L., Mamo, G., Flores Quisbert, E. N. F. Q., Gimenez Turba, A. J. & Hatti-Kaul, R., Mar 2011, In: Journal of Molecular Catalysis - B Enzymatic. 68, 3-4, p. 270-274 5 p.

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

• Macroinvertebrate food web structure in a floodplain lake of the Bolivian Amazon

  Molina, C. I., Gibon, F. M., Oberdorff, T., Dominguez, E., Pinto, J., Marín, R. & Roulet, M., Mar 2011, In: Hydrobiologia. 663, 1, p. 135-153 19 p.

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

• Metabolites from roots of Colubrina greggii var. Yucatanensis and Evaluation of their Antiprotozoan, Cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities

  Domínguez-Carmona, D. B., Escalante-Erosa, F., García-Sosa, K., Ruiz-Pinell, G., Gutierrez-Yapu, D., Chan-Bacab, M. J., Moo-Puc, R. E., Veitch, N. C., Giménez-Turba, A. & Peña-Rodríguez, L. M., 2011, In: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 22, 7, p. 1279-1285 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  9 Scopus citations

• Overview of How Ecosystem Changes Can Affect Human Health

  Confalonieri, U. E. C. & Effen, M. A., 1 Jan 2011, Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. Elsevier Inc., p. 291-299 9 p.

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

• PCR-RFLP of ribosomal internal transcribed spacers highlights inter and intra-species variation among Leishmania strains native to La Paz, Bolivia

  Buitrago, R., Cupolillo, E., Bastrenta, B., Le Pont, F., Martínez Avendaño, E. O. M. A., Barnabé, C. & Brenière, S. F., Apr 2011, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 11, 3, p. 557-563 7 p.

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

• Pollination biology of Oreocereus celsianus (Cactaceae), a columnar cactus inhabiting the high subtropical Andes

  Larrea-Alcázar, D. M. & López, R. P., Aug 2011, In: Plant Systematics and Evolution. 295, 1, p. 129-137 9 p.

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

• Presence of intradomicile colonies of the triatomine bug Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Muñecas, La Paz, Bolivia

  Depickère, S., Durán, P., López, R. & Chávez, T., Feb 2011, In: Acta Tropica. 117, 2, p. 97-100 4 p.

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

• Primer registro de Punomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) en Bolivia

  Translated title of the contribution: First record of Punomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in BoliviaSalazar-Bravo, J., Miralles-Salazar, J., Rico-Cernohorska, A. & Vargas, J., Jan 2011, In: Mastozoologia Neotropical. 18, 1, p. 143-146 4 p.

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

  1 Scopus citations

• Reconstruction of a complex late Quaternary glacial landscape in the Cordillera de Cochabamba (Bolivia) based on a morphostratigraphic and multiple dating approach

  May, J. H., Zech, J., Zech, R., Preusser, F., Argollo, J., Kubik, P. W. & Veit, H., Jul 2011, In: Quaternary Research. 76, 1, p. 106-118 13 p.

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

• Regional differences in south american monsoon precipitation inferred from thegrowth and isotopic composition of tropical trees

  Ballantyne, A. P., Baker, P. A., Chambers, J. Q., Villalba, R. & Argollo, J., Feb 2011, In: Earth Interactions. 15, 5, p. 1-35 35 p.

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

• Scaling laws in the transient dynamics of firefly-like oscillators

  Rubido, N., Cabeza, C., Ávila, G. M. R. & Martí, A., 2011, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 285, 1, 012026.

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

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations

• Simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation of lignocellulosic residues from commercial furfural production and corn kernels using different nutrient media

  Tang, Y., Zhao, D., Cristhian, C. & Jiang, J., 2011, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels. 4, 22.

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

  Open Access
  52 Scopus citations

• Steam pretreatment and fermentation of the straw material "Paja Brava" using simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation

  Carrasco Villanueva, C. A., Baudel, H., Peñarrieta, M., Solano, C., Tejeda, L., Roslander, C., Galbe, M. & Lidén, G., Feb 2011, In: Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 111, 2, p. 167-174 8 p.

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

• Structural and thermal characterization of galactomannans from genus Gleditsia seeds as potential food gum substitutes

  Jiang, J. X., Jian, H. L., Carrasco Villanueva, C. A., Zhang, W. M. & Sun, R. C., Mar 2011, In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 91, 4, p. 732-737 6 p.

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

• Subcutaneous antifungal screening of Latin American plant extracts against Sporothrix schenckii and Fonsecaea pedrosoi

  Gaitán, I., Paz, A. M., Zacchino, S. A., Tamayo, G., Giménez, A., Pinzón, R., Cáceres, A. & Gupta, M. P., Sep 2011, In: Pharmaceutical Biology. 49, 9, p. 907-919 13 p.

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

• Synchronization regions of two pulse-coupled electronic piecewise linear oscillators

  Rubido, N., Cabeza, C., Kahan, S., Ramírez Ávila, G. M. & Marti, A. C., Mar 2011, In: European Physical Journal D. 62, 1, p. 51-56 6 p.

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

• The genus oecetis McLachlan in Bolivia and Northwestern Argentina (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae), with new species and identification key for males of Oecetis species from Mexico, Central and South America

  Martín, P. R., Gibon, F. M. & Molina, C. I., 15 Apr 2011, In: Zootaxa. 2821, p. 19-38 20 p.

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

• Three new species of non-biting moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Bolivia, with notes on higher taxa of the subfamily

  Ježek, J., Le Pont, F., Martínez Avendaño, E. O. M. A. & Mollinedo, S., Jun 2011, In: Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51, 1, p. 183-210 28 p.

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

  15 Scopus citations

• Unroofing the core of the central Andean fold-thrust belt during focused late Miocene exhumation: Evidence from the Tipuani-Mapiri wedge-top basin, Bolivia

  Mosolf, J. G., Horton, B. K., Heizler, M. T. & Matos, R., Jun 2011, In: Basin Research. 23, 3, p. 346-360 15 p.

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