• Selective breeding of rats for high (HAB) and low (LAB) anxiety-related behaviour: A unique model for comorbid depression and social dysfunctions 

  Gryksa, Katharina; Schmidtner, Anna K.; Masís Calvo, Marianella; Rodríguez Villagra, Odir Antonio; Havasi, Andrea; Wirobski, Gwendolyn; Maloumby, Rodrigue; Jägle, Herbert; Bosch, Oliver J.; Slattery, David A.; Neumann, Inga D. (2023)

  Animal models of selective breeding for extremes in emotionality are a strong experimental approach to model psychopathologies. They became indispensable in order to increase our understanding of neurobiological, genetic, ...

• Fermi-LAT detection of G118.4+37.0: a supernova remnant in the Galactic halo seen around the Calvera pulsar 

  Araya Arguedas, Miguel (2023)

  The discovery of a non-thermal radio ring of low surface brightness about one degree in diameter has been recently reported around the location in the sky of the Calvera pulsar, at a high Galactic latitude. The radio ...

• Tropical easterly waves over Costa Rica and their relationship to the diurnal cycle of rainfall 

  Wiggins, Rani M.; Lintner, Benjamin R.; Serra, Yolande L.; Durán Quesada, Ana María; Garbanzo Salas, Marcial; Hernández Deckers, Daniel; Torri, Giuseppe (2023-01)

  Using an index of tropical easterly wave (TEW) activity derived from spacetime-filtered outgoing longwave radiation, we construct composites of long-term hourly surface meteorological observations and morningtime sounding ...

• Taxonomía multifásica de hongos endófitos del orden hypocreales en rubiaceae de bosque natural de Costa Rica 

  Escudero Leyva, Efraín (2023)

  Los problemas fitosanitarios relacionados al café en Latinoamérica y otras áreas en el mundo, han registrado un aumento en la frecuencia y la severidad de las enfermedades producidas por hongos como Hemileia vastatrix ó ...

• Guía de lectura de la Base de Datos para el Estudio de Inteligencia Tecnológica y Científica del Cannabidiol (CBD) 

  Varela Vásquez, Stefany (2023)

  El Excel cuenta con 3 hojas, donde la primera corresponde a Artículos Científicos, la segunda a Patentes y la última a CIP detalle, las cuales son las siglas para Código Internacional de Patentes. De esta manera, en cada ...

• Evaluación del hipotético sistema de falla transcurrente este-oeste de Costa Rica 

  Fernández Arce, Mario Enrique (1996)

  Se analizaron los siguientess criterios que ayudan a evaluar la existencia de un sistema de fallas mayor en la parte central de Costa Rica: configuración geologica del territorio costarricense, fallamiento, distribución ...

• Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Ganoderma (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) in Costa Rica 

  Mardones Hidalgo, Melissa; Carranza Velázquez, Julieta; Mata Hidalgo, Milagro; Amador Fernández, Xaviera; Urbina, Hector (2023)

  Ganoderma species are well recognized by their significant role in the recycling of nutrients in ecosystems, and by their production of secondary metabolites of medical and biotechnological importance. Ganoderma spp. are ...

• Establishment of cell suspension cultures of two Costa Rican Jatropha species (Euphorbiaceae). 

  Solís Ramos, Laura Yesenia; Miranda Carballo, Laura; Valdez Melara, Marta (2013-09-01)

  J. curcas has been studied in different countries and some interesting agronomic, pharmacological and industrial properties have been reported. More recently, it has been considered an important alternative source for ...

• Micropropagation and genetic transformation of Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata L.): A Review 

  Porras Murrillo, Romano; Williamson Benavides, Bruce; Solís Ramos, Laura Yesenia (2019-05)

  Cedrela odorata L. (Meliaceae) is a timber tree of high economic value. Currently, this species faces serious problems due to selective cutting and environmental degradation, which together have contributed to the decline ...

• Expression analysis of two SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS RECEPTOR KINASE (SERK) genes during in vitro morphogenesis in Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata L.) 

  Porras Murrillo, Romano; Andrade Torres, Antonio; Solís Ramos, Laura Yesenia (2018-11-08)

  Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is one of the most important steps during regeneration, but the molecular mechanism of SE remains unclear for Cedrela odorata. SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE (SERK) is one of the genes ...

• Efectos de la dieta de cafetería y del consumo voluntario de alcohol en la expresión de genes relacionados con plasticidad neuronal en el sistema de recompensa 

  Castro Murillo, Maripaz (2023)

  El aumento de la obesidad a nivel global y regional representa un problema de salud pública, dadas las complicaciones crónicas asociadas a esta condición. La obesidad es un rasgo complejo en el que intervienen factores ...

• DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots 

  Lahaye, Renaud; van der Bank, Michelle; Bogarín Chaves, Diego Gerardo; Warner Pineda, Jorge; Pupulin, Franco; Gigot, Guillaume; Maurin, Olivier; Duthoit, Sylvie; Barraclough, Timothy; Savolainen, Vincent (2008-02-26)

  DNA barcoding is a technique in which species identification is performed by using DNA sequences from a small fragment of the genome, with the aim of contributing to a wide range of ecological and conservation ...

• Anathallis transtalamancana Karremans & Chinchilla, sp. nov. 

  Karremans Lok, Adam Philip; Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián (2020-08-18)

  The new species is similar to A. endresii (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, but can be distinguished by the 1-2-flowered raceme (vs. 3-4-flowered), the yellowish (vs. purple), glabrous, 4.6-4.8 mm long sepals (vs. ciliate, ...

• Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in remediation of anthropogenic soil pollution 

  Solís Ramos, Laura Yesenia; Coto López, Cristofer; Andrade Torres, Antonio (2021-05)

  Agricultural and industrial activity generates high concentrations of organic and inorganic pollutants, many of which are incorporated into the trophic chain, affecting ecosystems. There are several strategies for the ...

• Sarcoglottis C.Presl 

  Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián; Bogarín Chaves, Diego Gerardo; Pupulin, Franco (2022-12)

  The genus Sarcoglottis was named in 1827 by Czech botanist Carl Borivoj Presl, a professor at the University of Prague. The name comes from the Greek sarkos, meaning flesh, and glotta, tongue, in reference to the texture ...

• Habenaria Willd. 

  Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián (2022-12)

  The genus Habenaria was named in 1805 by the famous German botanist, dendrologist, and pharmacist Carl Ludwig Willdenow, a professor at the University of Berlin, member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and director of the ...

• Goodyera R.Br. 

  Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián (2022-12-01)

  The genus Goodyera was named in 1813 by leading Scottish botanist Robert Brown, who was director of the botany department of the British Museum, and president of the Linnaean Society of London. The name honors the English ...

• Columnea blancoi (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the central Pacific region of Costa Rica 

  Jiménez Vargas, José Esteban; Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián; Kriebel Haehner, Ricardo (2023-06)

  We describe and illustrate a new species of Columnea from the Central Pacific region of Costa Rica. Columnea blancoi sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Columnea canarina, from Panama which it can be distinguished by ...

• Composición florística de la regeneración natural de un bosque muy húmedo premontano en Poás, Costa Rica 

  Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián; Goebel Otárola, Nathalie Ann (2023-02)

  Introduction: Natural restoration is a low cost and nature-based way to restore part of habitats degraded by deforestation. Objective: To document the floristic composition of a regenerating vegetation fragment of very ...

• Pruebas técnicas de aceptación de la PET/CT del modelo Biograph Vision 450 de Siemens 

  Ramírez Morera, Óscar Paul (2023-11-09)

  Esta tesis académica, para optar por el título de maestría académica en física médica, versa sobre las pruebas técnicas de aceptación del sistema tomográfico PET/CT BV 450, el cual pertenece al proyecto ciclotrón-PET/CT ...

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