Colegio Mounier de Las Condes

02/01/2020

'It's still a bit weird for me to shoot eight or nine 3s': The reprogramming of Kristaps Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis has been pushed to adapt his game and become the sidekick within one of the most efficient offenses in NBA history.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28390018/a-different-kristaps-porzingis-leading-mavericks-alongside-luka-doncic

02/01/2020

How World War I launched mapmaking at National Geographic

This Veterans Day marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. It was during the war that National Geographic Society began producing original maps.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140716-world-war-maps-history-cartography/

02/01/2020

Iron Metabolism in the Peripheral Nervous System: The Role of DMT1, Ferritin, and Transferrin Receptor in Schwann Cell Maturation and Myelination

Iron is an essential cofactor for many cellular enzymes involved in myelin synthesis, and iron homeostasis unbalance is a central component of peripheral neuropathies. However, iron absorption and man
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/short/39/50/9940?rss=1

02/01/2020

Environmental influences on preschoolers' physical activity levels in various early-learning facilities

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to: (a) compare the physical activity (PA) levels (i.e., moderate-to-vigorous PA [MVPA] and total PA [TPA]) of preschoolers in 3 different early-learning environments (center-based childcare, home-based childcare, and full-day kindergarten [FDK]); and (b) assess which char...

02/01/2020

The 24 Absolute Best Movies of the 2010s

From the cloistered college campus of 'The Social Network' to the sands of 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' these are the movies that defined the decade.
https://www.wired.com/story/best-movies-2010s

01/01/2020

Messi, Ronaldo, Rapinoe, Mbappe and more -- back in 2009

The biggest names in football have changed over the past 10 years.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-the-toe-poke/story/4024232/messi-ronaldo-rapinoe-mbappe-and-more-in-2009-see-how-much-theyve-changed

01/01/2020

Intermittent Failure of Spike Propagation in Primary Afferent Neurons during Tactile Stimulation

Primary afferent neurons convey somatosensory information to the CNS. Low-threshold mechanoreceptors are classified as slow-adapting (SA) or rapid-adapting (RA) based on whether or not they spike repe
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/short/39/50/9927?rss=1

01/01/2020

The Decade That YouTube Changed TV

In the last 10 years, traditional celebs have begun clamoring for a spot on the erstwhile cat video haven, even as it's churned out stars of its own.
https://www.wired.com/story/decade-youtube-changed-tv

31/12/2019

2020 NHL Winter Classic: Schedule, jerseys, matchups and predictions

Here's everything you need to know, and what you didn't think you needed to know, about the Stars-Predators showdown at the Cotton Bowl.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28398157/2020-nhl-winter-classic-schedule-jerseys-matchups-predictions