Here, we compare arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ( AMF ) communities and fatty acids in soils
under different no‐till ( NT ) agricultural managements over two seasons in two consecutive …

Background: maternal smoking during pregnancy may impair lung development, increasing
the risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma later in life. Aim: to evaluate the association …

There is widespread agreement that an adequate understanding of the nature of science (NOS)
is a critical component of scientific literacy and a major goal in science education. …

The results of studies of the nature of science (NOS) as a factor that enhances students’
understanding of evolution have been inconclusive. Therefore, the main purpose of this study …

Despite the importance of the theory of evolution (TE) to scientific knowledge, a number of
misconceptions continue to be found among biology teachers. In this context, the first …

… NOS is in the new standard documents (Cofré, 2012), but most of the science teacher
education programs do not include NOS as a topic to be covered (Cofré et al., 2010, 2012). The …

… Figure 3A shows that in 10T1/2 fibroblasts, the maximal inhibitory effect of TGF-β1 was
observed at 10 ng/mL, although inhibition was evident with 1.0 ng/mL. As a positive control of the …

… After 3 days of BaCl 2 injections, an intramuscular injection of 20 ng of TGF-β1 in the
presence or absence of 10 μg of the LRR6 region was performed. 4 days post-injury, tibialis …

… C2C12 cells were seeded in 6-well plates to reach 60–70% confluence, starved overnight
and treated with 10 ng/mL TGF-β (R&D Systems) or vehicle for 8 h. Total RNA were extracted …

… to teach NOS (Vergara and Cofré 2014) and have a very scarce or even nonexistent
knowledge about HOS, despite topics included in the national curriculum (Cofré et al. 2010). …