Publications by authors named "William Quintero"

We introduce a non-orthogonal configuration interaction approach to investigate nuclear quantum effects on energies and densities of confined fermionic nuclei. The Hamiltonian employed draws parallels between confined systems and many-electron atoms, where effective non-Coulombic potentials represent the interactions of the trapped particles. One advantage of this method is its generality, as it offers the potential to study the nuclear quantum effects of various confined species affected by effective isotropic or anisotropic potentials.

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Cytoreg is an ionic therapeutic agent comprising a mixture of hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrofluoric, oxalic, and citric acids. In diluted form, it has demonstrated efficacy against human cancers in vitro and in vivo. Although Cytoreg is well tolerated in mice, rats, rabbits, and dogs by oral and intravenous administration, its mechanism of action is not documented.

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  • Leprosy, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and Chagas disease (CD) are neglected tropical diseases prevalent in Colombia, causing significant psychosocial burden, particularly in mental distress and stigma.
  • In a 2018 study with 305 patients, it was found that 50% of CD and 49% of leprosy patients experienced mental distress, while participation restrictions were highest in leprosy patients (27%).
  • The study concluded that leprosy patients faced greater stigma and psychosocial issues compared to CL and CD patients, suggesting a need for targeted, evidence-based interventions to address these challenges.
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In this work we propose schemes based on the extended Koopmans' theorem for quantum nuclei (eKT), in the framework of the any particle molecular orbital approach (APMO/KT), for the quantitative prediction of gas phase proton affinities (PAs). The performance of these schemes has been tested on a set of 300 organic molecules containing diverse functional groups. The APMO/KT scheme scaled by functional group (APMO/KT-SC-FG) displays an overall mean absolute error of 1.

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