ListarBiología por tema "Latin America"
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Las ciencias del mar en la Revista de Biología Tropical en su 50 aniversario
(Rev. Biol. Trop. 50(3/4): 903-907, 2002, 2002)El primer artículo sobre cualquier tema marino fue publicado en 1963 y desde entonces ha venido aumentando el número de publicaciones marinas hasta llegar a 637. Este número representa el 27% de todos los artículos ... -
Evaluation of pharmacological therapies used in Costa Rica in patients with metastatic gastric cancer: a retrospective study
(2019-01-18)Background: Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. Surgery is regarded as the best curative treatment option for gastric cancer; however, a high proportion of cases are diagnosed at advanced ... -
Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Central America and the Caribbean
(2016)This chapter provides an overview of the species diversity and conservation status of the freshwater decapods in Central America and the Caribbean islands that date back to the late 1800s in both areas. The majority of the ... -
Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, hazard assessment and ecotoxicological evaluation of wastewater treatment plants in Costa Rica
(2020)The continuous release of pharmaceuticals from WWTP effluents to freshwater is a matter of concern, due to their potential effects on non-target organisms. The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in WWTPs and their associated ... -
Predictors of overall survival after surgery in gastric cancer patients from a Latin-American country
(2017)Background: Gastric cancer is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths in several Latin-American countries, including Costa Rica. However, determinants of poor outcomes are fairly unknown for patients from this ... -
Screening of Latin American plants for antiparasitic activities against malaria,Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis
(2010)In order to explore rationally the medical potential of the plant biodiversity of the Central and South American region as a source of novel antiparasitic molecules, a multinational Organization of American States (OAS) ... -
Substance use disorder comorbidity with schizophrenia in families of Mexican and Central American Ancestry
(Schizophrenia Research 120 (2010) 87–94, 2010)Objectives:The aims of this study were to estimate the frequency and course of substances use disorders in Latino patients with schizophrenia and to ascertain risk factors associated with substance use disorders in this ...