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Cáncer de recto: factibilidad del abordaje de pacientes con cáncer de recto mediante protocolo de observación en la seguridad social de Costa Rica
(2021)La presente investigación se enfoca en estudiar y analizar los costos promedio asociados con el tratamiento de pacientes con cáncer de recto en un hospital de la seguridad social de Costa Rica y compararlos ... -
Cáncer en Costa Rica: Epidemiología descriptiva: Mortalidad 1970-1990, incidencia 1984-1990
(1995)El propósito de esta monografía es describir el problema del cáncer en el país, la incidencia en el periodo 1984-1990 y la mortalidad de 1970 a 1990. Se muestra la distribución geográfica del cáncer por localización ... -
Cáncer gástrico, epidemiología y prevención
(Acta Médica Costarricense 44(2):55-61, 2002)El cáncer gástrico es una de las neoplasias que produce mayor mortalidad en la población mundial. A pesar de que las tasas de incidencia están disminuyendo, sigue siendo un problema de salud pública. La información y el ... -
Cáncer Ginecológico y Ganglio Centinela: propuesta de protocolo para la validación de la técnica de Ganglio Centinela en cáncer temprano de Endometrio, Cérvix y Vulva en el Servicio de Ginecología Oncológica del Hospital Calderón Guardia
(2020)El cáncer y sus complicaciones generan una importante carga social y económica para los sistemas de salud. Los cáncer ginecológicos representan aproximadamente un 20% del total de casos que se presenta por año en mujeres ... -
Cáncer: Mortalidad e incidencia en Costa Rica
(1986)Los patrones de morbilidad y mortalidad por cáncer varían considerablemente entre países; sin embargo, las razones para explicar este fenómeno no parecen claras. En algunos casos influyen los servicios de salud, pero la ... -
Cefalea en racimos
(Acta Médica Costarricense, Julio-Setiembre 2003, vol 45 (3) 97-101, 2003)La cefalea en racimos (CR) o “neuralgia de Horton”, es un tipo relativamente raro de cefalea que se presenta en forma de ataques y cuya severidad le ha dado el nombre de “dolor de cabeza suicida”. Debido a que la CR es una ... -
Cefalea postpunción dural: más allá del parche hemático
(2023-10-16)Se propone realizar una revisión bibliográfica exhaustiva que aporta la evidencia más reciente que respalda las medidas de manejo conservador (ArevaloRodriguez et al., 2017; Basurto Ona et al., 2015; Mowafy & Ellatif, ... -
Cell surface nucleolin interacts with and internalizes Bothrops asper Lys49 phospholipase A2 and mediates its toxic activity
(2018)Phospholipases A2 are a major component of snake venoms. Some of them cause severe muscle necrosis through an unknown mechanism. Phospholipid hydrolysis is a possible explanation of their toxic action, but catalytic and ... -
Cellular pathology induced by snake venom phospholipase A2 myotoxins and neurotoxins: common aspects of their mechanisms of action
(2008-06-20)A large variety of snake toxins evolved from PLA2 digestive enzymes through a process of ‘accelerated evolution’. These toxins have different tissue targets, membrane receptors and mechanisms of alteration of the cell ... -
Centenarian clocks: epigenetic clocks for validating claims of exceptional longevity.
(2023)Claims surrounding exceptional longevity are sometimes disputed or dismissed for lack of credible evidence. Here, we present three DNA methylation-based age estimators (epigenetic clocks) for verifying age claims of ... -
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: clinical and neuroradiological analysis of 10 consecutive cases at Hospital Mexico between january and december 2013
(2018-10-01)Abstract: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon and potentially life neurological emergency. The annual incidence is estimated at 2 occlusion with a clot into a venous sinus causes an acute increase of ... -
Cerveza como rehidratante
(2014-10-10)Entrevista televisiva del Doctor Gustavo Gutierrez Espeleta en el programa ConCiencia (Canal UCR) a los investigadores Rebeca Flores y Luis Fernando Aragón sobre los resultados de su imvestigación sobre la cerveza como ... -
Challenges detecting SARS-CoV-2 in Costa Rican domestic wastewater and river water
(2023-11-01)This study presents the development of a SARS-CoV-2 detection method for domestic wastewater and river water in Costa Rica, a middle-income country in Central America. Over a three-year period (November to December 2020, ... -
Changes in oral-health related quality of life before and after dental treatment in 8- to 12-year-old Costa Rican schoolchildren
(2023-04-27)Aims: The aims of this study were to (1) evaluate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in 8–12-year-old Costa Rican schoolchildren before and after dental treatment and (2) collect clinical and sociodemographic ... -
Changing attitudes and perceptions of hispanic men ages 18 to 25 about rape and rape prevention
(2012-12)This exploratory study was designed to test the effectiveness of Foubert's intervention, The Men's Program, on a sample of 18- to 25-year-old Hispanic men who are not enrolled at a University or College. We explored ... -
Chapter 11: Antiviral, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm Properties of Biosurfactants
(2021-04-01)In an era of increasing drug resistance, the search for antimicrobial agents is crucial for the development of a sustainable future. Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules with recognised surface tension, and biological ... -
Chapter 5 - Transport, fate, and bioavailability of emerging pollutants in soil, sediment, and wastewater treatment plants: potential environmental impacts
(2022)Emerging contaminants (ECs) are chemicals of natural or synthetic origin that have been recently discovered and are not commonly monitored. These ECs have potential to contaminate the environment and have adverse effects ... -
Characterization and Comparison of quality management systems for cosmetic products in the world
(2021)The quality management systems are tools that can be implemented in different types of industry with the purpose of achieving improved quality standards on the products or services they develop, mainly looking to satisfy ...