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Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years; an interational comparison in eigth Latina American countries
(2020-01-21)Background: Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this ... -
Antimicrobial activity of myotoxic phospholipases A2 from crotalid snake venoms and synthetic peptide variants derived from their C-terminal region
(2005)A short peptide derived from the C-terminal region of Bothrops asper myotoxin II, a Lys49 phospholipase A2 (PLA2), was previously found to reproduce the bactericidal activity of its parent molecule. In this study, a panel ... -
Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory in Vitro Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Tropical Highland Blackberry (Rubus adenotrichos)
(2013-05-22)This study evaluates the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in a polyphenol extract from blackberries. The antioxidant activity measured via oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) was higher for the blackberry ... -
Apoptotic events induced by naturally occurring retinoids ATRA and 13-cis retinoic acid on human hepatoma cell lines Hep3B and HepG2
(2005)Two hepatoma cell lines were incubated for 72 h with ATRA and its analog 13cisRA and according to MTT assay, Hep3B cells were highly susceptible whereas HepG2 cells were more resistant to the treatment. At the high ... -
Aportes de la Neurociencia al entendimiento del desarrollo en los primeros años de vida
(2011)En su informe parcial de labores, de media-dos del 2010, el Programa de Investigación en Neurociencias de la UCR y el Departamento de Educación Preescolar del MEP señalaron algunos retos puntuales para el mejoramiento del ... -
Asociación de trombofilia con mutaciones en el gen que codifica para el factor V, la protrombina y la metiltetrahidrofolato reductasa: descripción de dos casos familiares
(2016-06-03)Las trombofilias son alteraciones del equilibrio homeostático, esto predispone a la formación de pequeños trombos a nivel venoso y raramente en las arterias. Las trombofilias se han clasificado en hereditarias y adquiridas ... -
Aspectos básicos del bordaje Integral de las supervivientes de cáncer de mama
(2017-01)Debido a los avances en el manejo multidisciplinario del cáncer se ha incrementado la supervivencia de las pacientes tratadas por cáncer de mama con intención curativa, de la mano con este aumento, también es necesario ... -
Association between Active Transportation and Public Transportation with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-To-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Latin American Countries
(2021)This study aimed to examine the associations between active transportation and public transport and the objectively measured meeting of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and steps per day guidelines in adults ... -
Association between built environment and physical activity in Latin American countries: a multicentre cross-sectional study
(2021)Abstract Objective: To assess the association between the physical activity level and the built environment by accessibility, microinfrastructure and security in Latin America (LA). Design: We conducted a multicentre ... -
Association between Perceived Neighborhood Built Environment and Walking and Cycling for Transport among Inhabitants from Latin America: The ELANS Study
(2020)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the associations of the perceived neighborhood built environment with walking and cycling for transport in inhabitants from Latin American countries. Methods: This cross-sectional ... -
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 ... -
Association of moderate-to vigorous physical activity with neck circumference in eigth Latin American countries
(2019)Background: Physical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are relatively few studies that explore the effect of accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ... -
Autoeficacia en la búsqueda y administración del tratamiento en pacientes con lepra Costa Rica
(2021-10-24)Resumen: El objetivo de la presente investigación fueidentificar la autoeficacia relacionada con la búsqueda y con la administración del tratamiento en pacientes con lepra o que han padecido lepra,basados en ... -
Automated Video-Image Analysis of Behavioral Asymmetries
(1995)The analysis of behavioral asymmetries is a widely employed approach to investigate behavior in relation to functions of the brain. Out of the repertory of presently available measures, turning behavior is probably the one ... -
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 ... -
b-Ionone Modulates the Expression of miRNAs and Genes Involved in the Metastatic Phenotype of Microdissected Persistent Preneoplastic Lesions in Rats Submitted to Hepatocarcinogenesis
(2016)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional gene expression regulators which expression is frequently altered in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). b-ionone (bI) is noted for its ability to inhibit persistent preneoplastic ... -
Bacteriemia por Staphylococcus aureus. Un abordaje inicial simplificado
(2017-11)El Staphylococcus aureus es un germen causante de infecciones severas que ponen en riesgo la vida de los pacientes. La bacteriemia constituye una infecciones, con un abordaje y tratamiento que a menudo resultan complejo La ... -
Bases fisiológicas de la analgesia: Desde la modulación periférica hasta la regulación cortical
(2020)La analgesia ha sido un objetivo terapéutico a lo largo de los años, y se ha estudiado con énfasis en la capacidad propia del organismo de hacer sentir alivio parcial o total del dolor ante la presencia de estímulos ... -
Bases teórico-conceptuales para el análisis de inequidades sociales en salud: una discusión
(2019-09)Las Inequidades Sociales en Salud (ISS) continúan representando un gran reto para la salud pública en los diferentes países del mundo. Por su parte, el estudio, análisis y generación de conocimiento en esta materia ha sido ... -
Behavioral and neurochemical characterization of maternal care effects on juvenile Sprague–Dawley rats
(2013)Maternal care represents a major constituent of early life environment and has the potential to modulate critical neurobehavioral responses to stress. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of naturally ...