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• 2006

  Biogas production from llama and cow manure at high altitude

  Alvarez Apaza, R., Villca, S. & Lidén, G., Jan 2006, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 30, 1, p. 66-75 10 p.

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

• Caracterización geno-fenotípica de aislados de Escherichia coli (AEEC) de pacientes pediátricos con procesos diarreicos infecciosos en la ciudad de La Paz: Implicancias para el diagnóstico y epidemiología de las enfermedades diarreicas agudas

  Translated title of the contribution: Geno-phenotypic characterization of AEEC Escherichia coli isolated from children with infectious diarrhea in La Paz: Epidemiology and diagnostic implicationsSánchez, S., Ropmecin, P., Guachalla, L. M. & Iñíguez Rojas, V., Aug 2006, In: Revista Chilena de Pediatria. 77, 4, p. 412-427 16 p.

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

  3 Scopus citations

• Composition and abundance of birds in Andean alder (Alnus acuminata) patches with past and present harvest in Bolivia

  Vidaurre, M., Pacheco, L. F. & Roldán, A. I., Sep 2006, In: Biological Conservation. 132, 1, p. 12-21 10 p.

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

• Concordance between neurologic screening test and neurologic examination in newborns

  Pereira, C. L., Aguilar, A. M., Rivera, F., Cruz, L., Santos, I. & Poblano, A., 2006, In: Clinical Pediatrics. 45, 4, p. 315-323 9 p.

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

• Contribution from glaciers and snow cover to runoff from mountains in different climates

  Hock, R., Rees, G., Williams, M. W. & Ramirez, E., 30 Jun 2006, In: Hydrological Processes. 20, 10, p. 2089-2090 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
  30 Scopus citations

• Damage by large mammals to subsistence crops within a protected area in a montane forest of Bolivia

  Pérez, E. & Pacheco Acosta, L., Sep 2006, In: Crop Protection. 25, 9, p. 933-939 7 p.

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

• Enhancement of sulphide production in anaerobic packed bed bench-scale biofilm reactors by sulphate reducing bacteria

  Alvarez Aliaga, M. T. A., Pozzo, T. & Mattiasson, B., Feb 2006, In: Biotechnology Letters. 28, 3, p. 175-181 7 p.

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

• Large ignimbrite eruptions and volcano-tectonic depressions in the Central Andes: A thermomechanical perspective

  De Silva, S., Zandt, G., Trumbull, R., Viramonte, J. G., Salas, G. & Jiménez, N., 2006, Mechanisms of Activity and Unrest at Large Calderas. Troise, C., De Natale, G. & Kilburn, C. R. J. (eds.). p. 47-63 17 p. (Geological Society Special Publication; vol. 269).

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

• Long-lived solar neutron emission in comparison with electron-produced radiation in the 2005 September 7 solar flare

  Sako, T., Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Tsujihara, H., Yamashita, M., Sakai, T., Shibata, S., Valdés-Galicia, J. F., González, L. X., Hurtado, A., Musalem, O., Miranda, P., Martinic, N., Ticona, R., Velarde, A., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tsunesada, Y., Tokuno, H., & 6 othersTanaka, Y. T., Yoshikawa, I., Terasawa, T., Saito, Y., Mukai, T. & Gros, M., 1 Nov 2006, In: Astrophysical Journal. 651, 1 II, p. L69-L72

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

• Long-term and extreme water level variations of the shallow Lake Poopó, Bolivia

  Zolá, R. P. & Bengtsson, L., Feb 2006, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 51, 1, p. 98-114 17 p.

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

  Open Access
  45 Scopus citations

• Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) predation on agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)

  Aliaga Rossel, E. R., Moreno, R. S., Kays, R. W. & Giacalone, J., Sep 2006, In: Biotropica. 38, 5, p. 691-694 4 p.

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

• Polymerase chain reaction detection and serologic follow-up after treatment with benznidazole in Bolivian children infected with a natural mixture of Trypanosoma cruzi I and II

  Flores-Chavez, M., Bosseno, M. F., Bastrenta, B., Dalenz, J. L. A., Hontebeyrie, M., Revollo, S. & Brenière, S. F., 2006, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 75, 3, p. 497-501 5 p.

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

• Representation of Andean dry ecoregions in the protected areas of Bolivia: The situation in relation to the new phytogeographical findings

  López, R. P. & Zambrana-Torrelio, C., Jun 2006, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 15, 7, p. 2163-2175 13 p.

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

• Screening of Latin American plants for cytotoxic activity

  Calderón, Á. I., Vázquez, Y., Solís, P. N., Caballero-George, C., Zacchino, S., Gimenez Turba, A. J., Pinzón, R., Cáceres, A., Tamayo, G., Correa, M. & Gupta, M. P., Mar 2006, In: Pharmaceutical Biology. 44, 2, p. 130-140 11 p.

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

  Open Access
  34 Scopus citations

• Sequential removal of heavy metals ions and organic pollutants using an algal-bacterial consortium

  Muñoz, R., Alvarez, M. T., Muñoz, A., Terrazas, E., Guieysse, B. & Mattiasson, B., May 2006, In: Chemosphere. 63, 6, p. 903-911 9 p.

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

• Solar neutron events in association with large solar flares in November 2003

  Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Murakami, K., Sako, T., Miranda, P., Ticona, R., Velarde, A., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tokuno, H., Tsuchiya, H., Shibata, S., Sakai, T., Mizumoto, Y., Ogasawara, R., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, A. & Lopate, C., 2006, In: Advances in Space Research. 38, 3, p. 425-430 6 p.

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

• The arid and dry plant formations of South America and their floristic connections: New data, new interpretation?

  López, R. P., Alcázar, D. L. & Macía, M. J., Jul 2006, In: Darwiniana. 44, 1, p. 18-31 14 p.

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

  24 Scopus citations

• The effect of dung and dispersal on postdispersal seed predation of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) by bruchid beetles

  Rios, R. S. & Pacheco Acosta, L., Nov 2006, In: Biotropica. 38, 6, p. 778-781 4 p.

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

• The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) consensus on science with treatment recommendations for pediatric and neonatal patients: Neonatal resuscitation

  Perlman, J. M., Kattwinkel, J., Richmond, S., Boyle, D., Byrne, S., Carlo, W., Engle, W. A., Escobedo, M., Goldsmith, J. P., Guinsburg, R., Halamek, L. P., McGowan, J. E., Morley, C., Niermeyer, S., Singhal, N., Speer, M., Stenson, B. J., Szyld, E., Udaeta, E., Velaphi, S., & 6 othersVidyasagar, D., Watkinson, M., Weiner, G. M., Wyckoff, M. H., Wyllie, J. & Simon, W. M., May 2006, In: Pediatrics. 117, 5, p. e978-e988

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

• The total ozone field separated into meteorological regimes -Part II: Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude total ozone trends

  Hudson, R. D., Andrade, M. F., Follette, M. B. & Frolov, A. D., 2006, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 6, 12, p. 5183-5191 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  105 Scopus citations
• 2005

  Actividad antiplasmódica in vitro e inhibición de la formación de la β-hematina de plantas Colombianas de la familia annonaceae

  Translated title of the contribution: In vitro antiplasmodial activity and inhibition of β-hematin formation of Colombian plants of the family annonaceaeOsorio, E., Arango, G., García, E., Muñoz, K., Ruiz, G., Gutiérrez, D., Paco, M. A. & Gimenez Turba, A. J., Oct 2005, In: Acta Farmaceutica Bonaerense. 24, 4, p. 527-532 6 p.

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

  3 Scopus citations

• An estimation of the floristic richness of Bolivia's Andean dry valleys

  Larrea-Alcázar, D. & López, R. P., Jul 2005, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 14, 8, p. 1923-1927 5 p.

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

• An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants commercialized in the markets of la Paz and El Alto, Bolivia

  Macía, M. J., García, E. & Vidaurre, P. J., 28 Feb 2005, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 97, 2, p. 337-350 14 p.

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

• Antiplasmodial activity of naphthoquinones related to lapachol and β-lapachone

  Pérez-Sacau, E., Estévez-Braun, A., Ravelo, Á. G., Gutiérrez Yapu, D. & Giménez Turba, A., 2005, In: Chemistry and Biodiversity. 2, 2, p. 264-274 11 p.

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

• Diurnal circulation of the Bolivian Altiplano. Part I: Observations

  Egger, J., Blacutt, L., Ghezzi, F., Heinrich, R., Kolb, P., Lämmlein, S., Leeb, M., Mayer, S., Palenque, E., Reuder, J., Schäper, W., Schween, J., Torrez, R. & Zaratti, F., Apr 2005, In: Monthly Weather Review. 133, 4, p. 911-924 14 p.

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

  Open Access
  40 Scopus citations

• Effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental changes on riverine fish assemblages: A framework for ecological assessment of rivers

  Tejerina-Garro, F. L., Maldonado, M., Ibañez, C., Pont, D., Roset, N. & Oberdorff, T., Jan 2005, In: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 48, 1, p. 91-108 18 p.

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

  Open Access
  95 Scopus citations

• Observed trends in indices of daily temperature extremes in South America 1960-2000

  Vincent, L. A., Peterson, T. C., Barros, V. R., Marino, M. B., Rusticucci, M., Carrasco, G., Ramirez, E., Alves, L. M., Ambrizzi, T., Berlato, M. A., Grimm, A. M., Marengo, J. A., Molion, L., Moncunill, D. F., Rebello, E., Anunciação, Y. M. T., Quintana, J., Santos, J. L., Baez, J., Coronel, G., & 5 othersGarcia, J., Trebejo, I., Bidegain, M., Haylock, M. R. & Karoly, D., 1 Dec 2005, In: Journal of Climate. 18, 23, p. 5011-5023 13 p.

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

• Rare particle searches with the high altitude SLIM experiment

  Giacomelli, G., Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, R., Giorgini, M., Kumar, A., Manzoor, S., McDonald, J., Margiotta, A., Medinaceli, E., Nogales, J., Patrizii, L., Pinfold, J., Popa, V., Qureshi, I., Saavedra, O., Sher, G., Shahzad, M., Spurio, M., & 4 othersTicona, R., Togo, V., Velarde, A. & Zanini, A., 2005, In: Proceedings of Science. 21

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

• Search for intermediate mass magnetic monopoles and nuclearites with the SLIM experiment

  Cecchini, S., Chiarusi, T., Di Ferdinando, D., Cozzi, M., Frutti, M., Giacomelli, G., Kumar, A., Manzoor, S., McDonald, J., Medinaceli, E., Nogales, J., Patrizii, L., Pinfold, J., Popa, V., Qureshi, I. E., Saavedra, O., Sher, G., Shahzad, M. I., Spurio, M., Ticona, R., & 2 othersTogo, V. & Velarde, A., Nov 2005, In: Radiation Measurements. 40, 2-6, p. 405-409 5 p.

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

• Search for massive rare particles with the SLIM experiment

  Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, G., Kumar, A., Manzoor, S., McDonald, J., Medinaceli, E., Nogales, J., Patrizii, L., Pinfold, J., Popa, V., Qureshi, I., Saavedra, O., Sher, G., Shahzad, M., Spurio, M., Ticona, R., Togo, V., Velarde, A., & 1 othersZanini, A., 2005, p. 223-226. 4 p.

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

  1 Scopus citations

• Search for solar neutrons associated with proton flares in solar cycle 23

  Matsubara, Y., Muraki, Y., Sako, T., Watanabe, K., Masuda, S., Sakai, T., Shibata, S., Flückiger, E., Bütikofer, R., Chilingarian, A., Hovsepyan, G., Tan, Y. H., Yuda, T., Ohnishi, M., Tsuchiya, H., Katayose, Y., Ogasawara, R., Mizumoto, Y., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, A., & 3 othersVelarde, A., Ticona, R. & Martinic, N., 2005, p. 17-20. 4 p.

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

  4 Scopus citations

• Solar neutron event associated with an X8.3 flare on 2003 November 2

  Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Sako, T., Velarde, A., Ticona, R., Martinic, N., Miranda, P., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tsunesada, Y. & Tokuno, H., 2005, p. 29-32. 4 p.

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

  1 Scopus citations

• Solar neutron events associated with large solar flares in solar cycle 23

  Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Sako, T., Sakai, T., Tsuchiya, H., Shibata, S., Masuda, S., Yoshimori, M., Ohmori, N., Velarde, A., Ticona, R., Martinic, N., Miranda, P., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tsunesada, Y., Tokuno, H., Shirasaki, Y., Valdés-Galicia, J. F., & 11 othersHurtado, A., Musalem, O., Gonzalez, L. X., Ogasawara, R., Mizumoto, Y., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, A., Stoker, P. H., Lopate, C., Kudela, K. & Gros, M., 2005, p. 37-40. 4 p.

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

  10 Scopus citations

• Sulfate-reducing bacteria in floating macrophyte rhizospheres from an Amazonian floodplain lake in Bolivia and their association with Hg methylation

  Achá, D., Iñiguez, V., Roulet, M., Guimarães, J. R. D., Luna, R., Alanoca, L. & Sanchez, S., Nov 2005, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71, 11, p. 7531-7535 5 p.

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

• Synchronization in chains of light-controlled oscillators

  Ramírez Ávila, G. M., Guisset, J. L. & Deneubourg, J. L., 1 Jan 2005, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 23, 1, p. 252-258 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations
• 2004

  A halo event observed with an emulsion chamber and air shower array at Mt Chacaltaya

  Aoki, H., Hashimoto, K., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kawasumi, N., Martinic, N., Navia O, C., Ochi, N., Ohmori, N., Ohsawa, A., Oliveira, L. C., Shinozaki, K., Tamada, M., Ticona, R. & Tsushima, I., Feb 2004, In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 30, 2, p. 137-155 19 p.

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

• A search for natural bioactive compounds in Bolivia through a multidisciplinary approach: Part VI. Evaluation of the antimalarial activity of plants used by Isoceño-Guaraní Indians

  Bourdy, G., Oporto, P., Gimenez Turba, A. J. & Deharo, E., Aug 2004, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 93, 2-3, p. 269-277 9 p.

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

• Dynamics of reference evapotranspiration in the Bolivian highlands (Altiplano)

  Garcia Cárdenas, M., Raes, D., Allen, R. & Herbas, C., 20 Sep 2004, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 125, 1-2, p. 67-82 16 p.

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

• Enhanced manganese content in Mn-MCM-41 mesoporous silicas

  El Haskouri, J., Cabrera Medina, S. O., Beltran, A., Guillem, C., Beltran, D., Latorre, J., Marcos, M. D. & Amoros, P., 2004, In: Journal De Physique. IV : JP. 123, p. 65-69 5 p.

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

• Flow modelling in a high mountain valley equipped with hydropower plants: Rio Zongo Valley, Cordillera Real, Bolivia

  Caballero, Y., Chevallier, P., Gallaire, R. & Pillco, R., 15 Apr 2004, In: Hydrological Processes. 18, 5, p. 939-957 19 p.

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

• Geography and culture matter for malnutrition in Bolivia

  Morales, R., Aguilar Liendo, A. M. & Calzadilla, A., Dec 2004, In: Economics and Human Biology. 2, 3 SPEC. ISS., p. 373-389 17 p.

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

• Glacier mass balance reconstruction by remote sensing in the French alps: Comparison with ground measurements

  Dedieu, J. P., Rabatel, A., Vincent, C. & Soruco Sologuren, Á., 2004, p. 3002-3004. 3 p.

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

  1 Scopus citations

• Halomonas boliviensis sp. nov., an alkalitolerant, moderate halophile isolated from soil around a Bolivian hypersaline lake

  Quillaguamán, J., Hatti-Kaul, R., Mattiasson, B., Alvarez, M. T. & Delgado, O., May 2004, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54, 3, p. 721-725 5 p.

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

  Open Access
  117 Scopus citations

• High cobalt content mesoporous silicas

  El Haskouri, J., Cabrera Medina, S. O., Gómez-García, C. J., Guillem, C., Latorre, J., Beltrán, A., Beltrán, D., Marcos, M. D. & Amorós, P., 13 Jul 2004, In: Chemistry of Materials. 16, 14, p. 2805-2813 9 p.

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

• In vitro immunomodulatory activity of plants used by the Tacana ethnic group in Bolivia

  Deharo, E., Baelmans, R., Gimenez Turba, A. J., Quenevo, C. & Bourdy, G., Sep 2004, In: Phytomedicine. 11, 6, p. 516-522 7 p.

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

• Is Lutzomyia serrana (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) present in Ecuador?

  Dujardin, J. P., Le Pont, F. & Martínez Avendaño, E. O. M. A., Jun 2004, In: Parasite. 11, 2, p. 211-217 7 p.

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

  Open Access
  8 Scopus citations

• Large estimates of minimum viable population sizes

  Pacheco Acosta, L., Reed, D. H., O'Grady, J. J., Brook, B. W., Ballou, J. D. & Frankham, R., Oct 2004, In: Conservation Biology. 18, 5, p. 1178-1179 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations

• Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Neotropical tanagers in the genus Tangara

  Burns, K. J. & Naoki, K., Sep 2004, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 32, 3, p. 838-854 17 p.

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

• Monitoreo de grandes mamíferos en praderas altoandinas y bosques nublados de Bolivia

  Translated title of the contribution: Monitoring large mammals in high Andean prairies and cloud forests in BoliviaPacheco, L. F., Dec 2004, In: Ecologia Austral. 14, 2, p. 121-133 13 p.

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

• Mulinane-type diterpenoids from Azorella compacta display antiplasmodial activity

  Loyola, L. A., Bórquez, J., Morales, G., San-Martín, A., Darias, J., Flores Quisbert, E. N. F. Q. & Gimenez Turba, A. J., Jul 2004, In: Phytochemistry. 65, 13, p. 1931-1935 5 p.

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