• Sobre ciencia, religión, cientificismo y fanatismo 

  Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2020-07-01)

  Artículo de opinión para responder a los artículos del 31 de marzo 2020 (Ciencia y religión) y 19 de mayo 2020 (¿Por qué creemos en dios y lo tomamos como real?) en el Semanario Universidad.

• Entrevista Repretel termometría, ejercicio y Covid-19 

  Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2020-06-30)

  En este video original de la estación de televisión se registra la entrevista realizada al Dr. Aragón el 30 de junio de 2020 sobre las limitaciones que tiene le medición de la temperatura en la frente como medida preventiva ...

• El comunismo “a la tica” y la primera ola de la revolución centroamericana 

  Herrera Zúñiga, José Roberto (2013-01)

  Este artículo analiza el surgimiento de la ideología/estrategia del comunismo “a la tica” en el contexto de la situación revolucionaria centroamericana de los años treinta, compara el significado político del comunismo “a ...

• Costa Rica a la luz del Censo del 2000 

  Centro Centroamericano de Población (CCP) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (2004)

  Un censo siempre es importante, pero el Censo Costa Rica 2000 es excepcionalmente importante. La razón más obvia de ello es el valor simbólico del año 2000, umbral de siglo y de milenio. Un censo en ese año permite valorar ...

• Crítica del “comunismo a la tica” desde el marxismo latinoamericano descolonizado 

  Herrera Zúñiga, José Roberto (2010-12-15)

  Este trabajo se inscribe en el marco de un historia de las ideas políticas en América Latina, a estas se ingresa con criterios de análisis marxista (estructural y situacional) y desde un marco que es la construcción de una ...

• Types of Household, Family Life Cycle and Poverty in Costa Rica 

  Barquero Barquero, Jorge A.; Trejos Solórzano, Juan Diego (2003)

  Over the last ten years, improvement in poverty conditions has stalled in Costa Rica, but there have been significant advances in aspects relating to the demographic transition. Poverty levels ...

• α-Linolenic acid, Δ6-desaturase gene polymorphism, and the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction 

  Baylin, Ana; Ruiz Narváez, Edward A.; Kraft, Peter; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2007)

  Background:Δ6-Desaturase (FADS2) is the rate-limiting step in the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) biosynthetic pathway. Objective: The aim was to test whether the common deletion [T/-] in the promoter of FADS2 affects ...

• Genetic polymorphism of the adenosine A2A receptor is associated with habitual caffeine consumption 

  Cornelis, Marilyn C.; El-Sohemy, Ahmed; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2007)

  Background: Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, and individual differences in response to its stimulating effects may explain some of the variability in caffeine consumption within a population. ...

• Abdominal obesity and hyperglycemia mask the effect of a common APOC3 haplotype on the risk of myocardial infarction 

  Ruiz Narváez, Edward A.; Sacks, Frank M.; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2008)

  Background: Plasma apolipoprotein (apo) C-III strongly predicts myocardial infarction (MI) and directly activates atherogenic processes in vascular cells. Genetic variation in the insulin response element of the APOC3 ...

• Triggers of Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rica: Heavy Physical Exertion, Sexual Activity, and Infection 

  Baylin, Ana; Hernández Díaz, Sonia; Siles Díaz, Xinia; Kabagambe, Edmond K.; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2007)

  Purpose There are no data for factors that could trigger myocardial infarction (MI) in the context of lifestyles in developing countries. Methods Using a case–crossover design, we assessed the effect of heavy physical ...

• Microsomal epoxide hydrolase genotype and risk of myocardial infarction 

  Cornelis, Marilyn C.; El-Sohemy, Ahmed; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2007)

  DNA damage caused by mutagens found in tobacco smoke may contribute to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1) is involved in the metabolism of tobacco smoke mutagens and an ...

• Nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in Costa Rica: modifiable risk factors, population-attributable risks, and adherence to dietary guidelines 

  Kabagambe, Edmond K.; Baylin, Ana; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2007)

  Disability and mortality resulting from cardiovascular disease (CVD) are on the rise in many developing countries, partly because of the nutritional transition and westernization of lifestyles. Developing countries account ...

• Adipose tissue arachidonic acid and the metabolic syndrome in Costa Rican adults 

  Williams, Erick S.; Baylin, Ana; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2007)

  Arachidonic acid, a precursor to a series of inflammatory mediators, may contribute to the development of insulin resistance. We examined the association between adipose tissue arachidonic acid and the metabolic syndrome ...

• The relation between trans fatty acid levels and increased risk of myocardial infarction does not hold at lower levels of trans fatty acids in the costa rican food supply 

  Colón Ramos, Uriyoán; Baylin, Ana; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2006)

  Data on the effects of recent industrial modifications that reduced the trans fatty acid (TFA) content in food supplies are scarce. In this study, incident cases (n = 1797) of a first nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) ...

• Fasting Whole Blood as a Biomarker of Essential Fatty Acid Intake in Epidemiologic Studies: Comparison with Adipose Tissue and Plasma 

  Baylin, Ana; Kyung Kim, Mi; Donovan Palmer, Amy; Siles Díaz, Xinia; Dougherty, Lauren; Tocco, Paula; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2005)

  Biomarkers could provide a more accurate measure of long-term intake than questionnaires. Adipose tissue is considered the best indicator of long-term essential fatty acid intake, but other tissues may prove equally valid. ...

• The Type of Oil Used for Cooking Is Associated with the Risk of Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rica 

  Kabagambe, Edmond K.; Baylin, Ana; Ascherio, Alberto; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2005)

  Palm oil and soybean oil are the 2 most widely used cooking oils in the world. Palm oil is consumed mainly in developing countries, where morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) are on the rise. Although ...

• Virulencia de hongos nativos del orden Hypocreales sobre Bemisia tabaci, estudio de las condiciones óptimas para el desarrollo de los hongos y registros de moscas blancas silvestres para Costa Rica 

  Campos Esquivel, Laura (2020)

  Los hongos Hypocreales son hongos entomopatógenos con potencial en control biológico de insectos plaga. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar especies de hongos patógenos que parasitan insectos de la familia Aleyrodidae ...

• Decreased Consumption of Dried Mature Beans Is Positively Associated with Urbanization and Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction 

  Kabagambe, Edmond K.; Baylin, Ana; Ruiz Narváez, Edward A.; Siles Díaz, Xinia; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2005)

  Legumes may protect against myocardial infarction (MI). The objective of this study was to determine whether consumption of dried mature beans (referred to as beans), the main legume in Latin America, is associated with ...

• Transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) for case–control studies 

  Ruiz Narváez, Edward A.; Campos Núñez, Hannia (2004)

  Genetic association, case–control studies are becoming a major instrument in the attempt to identify disease susceptibility markers of complex diseases. However, a major drawback of population-based studies of genetic ...

• Reseña y comentario de: Molina Jiménez, I. (2019). Huelgas democratizadoras. La rebelión estudiantil en el Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (1980-1982). San José: Centro de Investigaciones Históricas de América Central y Editoriales Universitarias Públicas Costarricenses 

  Chaves Zamora, Randall (2020)

  El texto realiza un balance sobre las producciones académicas realizadas por historiadores e historiadoras costarricenses sobre el movimiento estudiantil universitario de Costa Rica con el fin de valorar el aporte al ...

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