Publications by authors named "K Elias Mora"
Soil health in Europe has reached a critical point: it is estimated that 60-70% of European soils are unhealthy. Changes in land use, its intensity and the quality of management have significant impacts on soil health and soil related ecosystem services. A systems analysis of soil health dynamics requires an understanding of the drivers inducing changes in land use and management.
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- The XENONnT dark matter experiment successfully measured nuclear recoils from solar ^{8}B neutrinos, marking a significant advancement in neutrino detection technology.
- Using a two-phase time projection chamber with a 5.9 t liquid xenon target, the experiment produced 37 observed events, which surpassed the expected background events, indicating a notable signal.
- The results provide a measured solar neutrino flux consistent with previous studies and confirm the neutrino cross section predictions aligned with the Standard Model, showcasing the effectiveness of dark matter detectors in neutrino research.
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- The mammary gland experiences significant structural and compositional changes throughout a woman's life, mainly influenced by hormones and environmental factors, including phases like pregnancy and menopause.
- Research using rodent models has been helpful in understanding these processes but doesn't completely represent human development, leading to interest in using rabbits as alternative models due to their similarities to human mammary biology.
- A new methodology has been developed for preparing and analyzing rabbit mammary gland whole mounts, addressing the technical challenges of thicker tissue and paving the way for better research on mammary gland growth and the impacts of hormonal or toxicant disruptions.
The multi-staged XENON program at INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso aims to detect dark matter with two-phase liquid xenon time projection chambers of increasing size and sensitivity. The XENONnT experiment is the latest detector in the program, planned to be an upgrade of its predecessor XENON1T. It features an active target of 5.
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- Tendons typically face longitudinal tensile forces, but they also experience transverse forces from bone impingement, which affects both normal and abnormal tendon function.
- A study using mouse hindlimb explants and advanced imaging techniques revealed that impingement leads to significant transverse compression in the extracellular matrix and alters cell shape and compression in the pericellular matrix.
- The findings, supported by a finite element model, indicate that the stresses and strains from impingement can greatly exceed those from normal tension, and these effects are influenced by the spacing between cells, highlighting their relevance in understanding tendon injuries.