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Overview

Manuel F. Varela is affiliated with Eastern New Mexico University in the United States. Their research contributions primarily span the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pharmacy.

The researcher's recent publications reflect a concentration on surgical and clinical topics, particularly related to abdominal and gallbladder conditions. The following recent papers illustrate the scope and content of their work:

  • "Enfoque STEAM y modelo TPACK en los métodos numéricos aplicados con software" (2024), published in Tecnura
  • "Morbimortalidad en pacientes con peritonitis apendicular sometidos a cirugía laparoscópica" (2023), published in Revista Digital de Postgrado
  • "Eficacia y seguridad de la técnica americana modificada en un puerto de trabajo para colecistectomía laparoscópica" (2024), published in Revista Digital de Postgrado
  • "Conceptos matemáticos asociados a la elaboración de circulares y sillas artesanales" (2022), published in Investigación y acción.

The topics addressed across these papers include appendicitis diagnosis and management, intraperitoneal and appendiceal malignancies, abdominal surgery and associated complications, gallbladder and bile duct disorders, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and medical malpractice and liability issues.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Varela have included:

  • Luis Aquiles Turmero
  • Eduin Rodríguez
  • Joselin Mendoza
  • Wilfredo Rangel
  • Sonia Valbuena Duarte

The researcher's publications are notably present in venues such as Revista Digital de Postgrado, Tecnura, and Investigación y acción., indicative of a focus on medical and applied scientific research communities.

Best Publications

  • Database of diazotrophs in global ocean: abundance, biomass and nitrogen fixation rates

    Y. W. Luo;S. C. Doney;L. A. Anderson;Mar Benavides

  • Patterns of phytoplankton size structure and productivity in contrasting open-ocean environments

    Emilio Marañón;Patrick M. Holligan;Rosa Barciela;Natalia González

  • Basin-scale variability of phytoplankton biomass, production and growth in the Atlantic Ocean

    Emilio Marañón;Patrick M. Holligan;Manuel Varela;Beatriz Mouriño

  • Phytoplankton assemblages in the Gerlache and Bransfield Straits (Antarctic Peninsula) determined by light microscopy and CHEMTAX analysis of HPLC pigment data

    Francisco Rodriguez;Manuel Varela;Manuel Zapata;Manuel Zapata

  • Size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass and primary production in the Gerlache and south Bransfield Straits (Antarctic Peninsula) in Austral summer 1995–1996

    Manuel Varela;Emilio Fernandez;Pablo Serret;Pablo Serret

  • Fisheries and oceanography off Galicia, NW Spain: Mesoscale spatial and temporal changes in physical processes and resultant patterns of biological productivity

    K. R. Tenore;M. Alonso-Noval;M. Alvarez-Ossorio;L. P. Atkinson

  • Phytoplankton and macrophyte contributions to littoral food webs in the Galician upwelling estimated from stable isotopes

    Antonio Bode;Maria Teresa Alvarez-Ossorio;Manuel Varela

  • Stable nitrogen isotope studies of the pelagic food web on the Atlantic shelf of the Iberian Peninsula

    Antonio Bode;M. Teresa Alvarez-Ossorio;M. Emilia Cunha;Susana Garrido

  • The effect of the “Prestige” oil spill on the plankton of the N–NW Spanish coast

    Manuel Varela;Antonio Bode;Jorge Lorenzo;M. Teresa Álvarez-Ossorio

  • Nutrient dynamics in the Galician coastal area (Northwestern Iberian Peninsula): Do the Rias Bajas receive more nutrient salts than the Rias Altas?

    Ricardo Prego;Marı́a del Carmen Barciela;Manuel Varela

  • Physical–biological coupling in the Strait of Gibraltar

    Fidel Echevarrı́a;Jesús Garcı́a Lafuente;Miguel Bruno;Gabriel Gorsky

  • Primary production of benthic microalgae in an intertidal sand flat of the Ria de Arosa, NW Spain

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  • Latitudinal distribution of Trichodesmium spp. and N 2 fixation in the Atlantic Ocean

    A. Fernández;B. Mouriño-Carballido;A. Bode;M. Varela

  • Influence of upwelling and river runoff interaction on phytoplankton assemblages in a Middle Galician Ria and Comparison with northern and southern rias (NW Iberian Peninsula)

    Manuel Varela;Ricardo Prego;Yolanda Pazos;Ángeles Moroño

  • Primary production and phytoplankton in three Galician Rias Altas (NW Spain): seasonal and spatial variability

    Antonio Bode;Manuel Varela

  • Phytoplankton biomass and production in shelf waters off NW Spain: spatial and seasonal variability in relation to upwelling

    Antonio Bode;Benita Casas;Emilio Fernández;Emilio Marañón

  • Importance of N2 fixation vs. nitrate eddy diffusion along a latitudinal transect in the Atlantic Ocean

    Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido;Rocío Graña;Ana Fernàndez;Antonio Bode

  • Phytoplankton and pigment distributions in an anticyclonic slope water oceanic eddy (SWODDY) in the southern Bay of Biscay

    F. Rodríguez;M. Varela;E. Fernández;M. Zapata

  • General patterns in the size scaling of phytoplankton abundance in coastal waters during a 10-year time series.

    María Huete-Ortega;Emilio Marañón;Manuel Varela;Antonio Bode

  • Preliminary Studies on the Export of Organic Matter During Phytoplankton Blooms off La Coruña (Northwestern Spain)

    Antonio Bode;Manuel Varela;Susana Barquero;Ma Teresa Ossorio-Alvarez

  • Pelagic bacteria and phytoplankton in oceanic waters near the Canary Islands in summer

    Antonio Bode;Susana Barquero;Manuel Varela;Jose G. Braun

  • A global diatom database ¿ abundance, biovolume and biomass in the world ocean.

    K. Leblanc;J. Arístegui;L. Armand;P. Assmy

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Bode
Antonio Bode Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Ricardo Prego
Ricardo Prego Spanish National Research Council
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández Universidade de Vigo
Emilio Marañón
Emilio Marañón Universidade de Vigo
Moncho Gómez-Gesteira
Moncho Gómez-Gesteira Universidade de Vigo
Eva Teira
Eva Teira Universidade de Vigo
Xosé Anxelu G. Morán
Xosé Anxelu G. Morán Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado
Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado Spanish National Research Council
Francisco G. Figueiras
Francisco G. Figueiras Spanish National Research Council
Josep M. Gasol
Josep M. Gasol Spanish National Research Council

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