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Absolute pitch in Costa Rica: Distribution of pitch identification ability and implications for its genetic basis
(2016-08-10)Absolute pitch is the unusual ability to recognize a pitch without an external reference. The current view is that both environmental and genetic factors are involved in the acquisition of the trait. In the present study, ... -
Actividad gastroprotectora del extracto etanólico de hojas de Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritish
(2017-09-05)La especie Licania platypus, localmente conocida como “sonzapote” se encuentra ampliamente distribuida en países tropicales. Tradicionalmente, en América Central se han utilizado diferentes partes de la planta para diversos ... -
Amerindian ancestry and extended longevity in Nicoya, Costa Rica
(2018-01)Objectives: The aim of this study was to address the hypothesis that Amerindian ancestry is associated with extended longevity in the admixed population of Nicoya, Costa Rica. The Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica has been ... -
Association of Apolipoprotein E-e4 and Dementia Declines with Age
(2014-10)To study the association of dementia with apolipoprotein E-e4 (APOE-e4) and its interaction with age in a nonagenarian Costa Rican group (N-sample) and a general elderly contrast group (GE-sample). In both case-control ... -
Avances de la bioinformática en Costa Rica: Vista retrospectiva y perspectivas
(2021-11-09)Introducción: La disciplina científica de la bioinformática tiene el potencial de generar aplicaciones innovadoras para las sociedades humanas. Costa Rica, pequeña en tamaño y población en comparación con otros países de ... -
Bacterial communities in residential wastewater treatment plants are physiologically adapted to high concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds
(2023-08-28)Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) widely used as the active ingredient of disinfectants. Its excessive discharge into wastewater is constant and in high concentrations, likely affecting ... -
Benchmarking AI-based plasmid annotation tools for antibiotic resistance genes mining from metagenome of the Virilla River, Costa Rica
(2023)Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) stand as rapidly evolving tools that have facilitated the annotation of mobile genetic elements (MGEs), enabling the prediction of health risk factors in polluted environments, ... -
Biochemical characterization of the venom of Central American scorpion Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978 (Diplocentridae) and its toxic effects in vivo and in vitro
(2019)non-buthid venoms, for which knowledge is scarce. In this work, we characterized the venom of a Diplocentridae species, Didymocentrus krausi, a small fossorial scorpion that inhabits the Tropical Dry Forest of Central ... -
Caracterización físico-química de dos estuarios en la bahía de Golfito, Golfo Dulce, Pacífico de Costa Rica
(2006-09-01)The temporal and spatial distributions of salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, Secchi disk depth, suspended matter, dissolved inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll a, were determined in two mangrove estuaries at Golfito ... -
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Costa Rica: First Case Report Confirmed by Molecular Methods in Central America
(2020)Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are the most common species of bedbugs that infest homes. Although case reports decreased substantially by the end of the 20th century, bed bugs, and especially C. lectularius, are ... -
Clinical and molecular diagnosis of a Costa Rican family with autosomal recessive myotonia congenital (Becker disease) carrying a new mutation in the CLCN1 gene
(Revista de Biología Tropical 56(1) p.1-11, 2006-08-18)Myotonia congenita is a muscular disease characterized by myotonia, hypertrophy, and stiffness. It is inherited as either autosomal dominant or recessive known as Thomsen and Becker diseases, respectively. Here we confirm ... -
Combustibles forestales superficiales y riesgo de incendio en dos estadios de sucesión secundaria y bosques primarios en el Parque Nacional Palo Verde, Costa Rica
(2015-06-22)Se cuantificó el combustible forestal superficial de los árboles en pie y del mantillo orgánico. También, se caracterizó la composición florística, en tres tratamientos de estadios sucesionales, de 10-25 años (29,88 ha) ... -
Correlates of longitudinal leukocyte telomere length in the Costa Rican Longevity Study of Healthy Aging (CRELES): On the importance of DNA collection and storage procedures
(2019)The objective is to identify cofactors of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in a Latin American population, specifically the association of LTL with 36 socio-demographic, early childhood, and health characteristics, as well ... -
Diagnóstico molecular de ataxias espinocerebelosas: reporte del primer caso de ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 3 (SCA3) en Costa Rica confirmado por análisis molecular
(2017)Antecedentes. Las ataxias hereditarias son un grupo de trastornos genéticos caracterizados por descoordinación progresiva de la marcha, a menudo asociada con una pobre coordinación de las manos, el habla y los movimientos ... -
Distribución espacial de la enfermedad Charcot-Marie-Tooth en Costa Rica, 1990-2003
(2009)Objetivo: Evaluar la distribución espacial como indicador de la incidencia de la enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth por los egresos hospitalarios reportados en Costa Rica entre el período 1990-2003. Métodos: Se aplicó un ... -
DNA repair deficiency in neuropathogenesis: when all roads lead to mitochondria
(2019)Mutations in DNA repair enzymes can cause two neurological clinical manifestations: a developmental impairment and a degenerative disease. Polynucleotide kinase 3′-phosphatase (PNKP) is an enzyme that is actively involved ... -
Ectoparasites of dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
(2012)Reports on ectoparasites on dogs in Central America are scarce. The aim of this study was to identify flea, louse and tick species infesting dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and determine ... -
Efecto del cloruro de benzalconio sobre comunidades microbianas en lodos activados y Aeromonas hydrophila
(2023-09-14)La limpieza, como actividad cotidiana, incluye el uso de una gran cantidad de desinfectantes que terminan siendo descargados en aguas residuales domésticas e industriales, en plantas de tratamiento (PTAR) y finalmente en ... -
Efecto del extracto acuoso de hojas de Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsh. Sobre la protección gástrica y la motilidad gastrointestinal
(2018-09-20)Licania platypus se distribuye ampliamente en países tropicales. Tradicionalmente, en América Central se ha utilizado para diversos problemas de salud, especialmente gastrointestinales. Objetivo: Investigar la actividad ... -
Flavonoids and Ellagitannins Characterization, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Phyllantus acuminatus Vahl.
(2017)The phenolic composition of leaves from Phyllanthus acuminatus L., a plant commonly used in Costa Rica as traditional medicine, was studied using UPLC-ESI-MS on an enriched phenolic extract. A total of 20 phenolic compounds ...