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WALDENSTRÖM MACROGLOBULINEMIA; CASE REPORT AND UPDATE
(2013-03-05)The Waldenström Macroglobulinemia is a rare hematologic malignancy characterized by medullar infiltration of lymphocytes clonally related, which secrete monoclonal IgM protein. According to the World Health Organization ... -
Walking and cycling as active transportation, and obesity factors in adolescents from eight countries
(2022-08-30)Background: Evidence has shown that active transportation decreases obesity rates, but considering walking or cycling as separate modes could provide additional information on the health benefts in adolescents. This study ... -
Walter Benjamin o la historia a contrapelo
(2003)En este breve ensayo se presenta una interpretación de las “Tesis de filosofía de la historia” de Walter Benjamin. La actualización de este texto ya canónico se lleva a cabo aplicando los principios metodológicos que el ... -
Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity
(2006-08-18)Western United States forest wildfire activity is widely thought to have increased in recent decades, yet neither the extent of recent changes nor the degree to which climate may be driving regional changes in wildfire has ... -
Wasp florivory decreases reproductive success in an epiphytic bromeliad
(2009)Flower predation or florivory may alter the sexual expression, floral display, and reduce the reproductive success in plants. In this article, we estimated the effect of florivory on the reproductive success of the epiphytic ... -
Wastewater monitoring for detection of public health markers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Near-source monitoring of schools in England over an academic year
(2023-05-30)Schools are high-risk settings for infectious disease transmission. Wastewater monitoring for infectious diseases has been used to identify and mitigate outbreaks in many near-source settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... -
Wastewater-based epidemiology of enteric viruses and surveillance of acute gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in a resource-limited region
(2021)Acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality among all ages. This study applied the principles ofwastewater-based epidemiology for the preventive identification of ... -
Water consumption by agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean: impact of climate change and applications of nuclear and isotopic techniques
(2022)The main aim of this review is to examine agricultural water consumption in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) regions to understand how climate change will impact water availability and how the application of nuclear ... -
Water quality conditions on coral reefs at the Marino Ballena National Park, Pacific Costa Rica
(2009)Marino Ballena National Park is located in an area thought to be chronically affected by high terrigenous sediment and nutrient loads, and high temperatures. Five coral reefs at MBNP were monitored monthly between August ... -
Water quality in Costa Rica
(2019)This book provides an overview of surface and groundwater quality and impacts on human consumption, agriculture and ecosystem services in each country, thereby creating a hemisphere-wide picture of the current status and ... -
Water stable isotopes reveal the hydrological response of Costa Rican glacial lakes to climate variability
(2022)Lakes are generally considered a key information source for understanding paleoclimate. Here, we use stable water isotopes (δ2H and δ18O) in a high-elevation tropical glacial lake to inform about modern climate variability ... -
Watery rot of pseudo-stem (Dickeya sp.) management in banana (Musa sp.) under greenhouse conditions
(2014-12-01)This crop has serious constraints with diseases, including those caused by bacteria, such as Dickeya sp. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of 4 resistance inductors and 3 doses in Chlorine Dioxide in handling ... -
Wave characteristics on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica for energy production
(2020-02-12)The iMARES group of the University of Costa Rica has carried out a continuous measurement of the Pacific waves of Costa Rica, from which wave characteristics have been determined and how these can influence the ... -
Wavelet analysis of dengue incidence and its correlation with weather and vegetation variables in Costa Rica
(2021)Dengue represents a serious public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The number of dengue cases and its geographical expansion has increased in recent decades, driven mostly after by social and ...