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Mapping the risk of Aedes aegypti larval habitats using tree cover in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(2010-08)
Tree cover and other characteristics of urban structure have been associated in urban environments with abundance and productivity of Aedes aegypti and other mosquito larval habitats. Tree cover can conceal containers, ...
Experiencia de la Universidad de Costa Rica en la restauración de material biológico
(2017-10)
INTRODUCCIÓN: El material cadavérico con el que cuenta el Departamento de Anatomía de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Costa Rica, no cuenta con una estandarización de la técnica utilizada para embalsamar cuerpos, ...
New developments in sports nutrition: introduction and historical overview
(2003)
The science of sports nutrition is quickly growing to maturity. The last two decades have seen the publication of the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and many sound textbooks such as those edited by Ron Maughan ...
Associations between urban structure and Aedes aegypti larval habitats in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(2008-12)
Geospatial technologies have been increasingly applied to study vector-borne diseases, although their use in urban setting has been limited. In this study, high-resolution satellite imagery from QuickBird was analyzed to ...
Modeling dengue cases in health Regions of Costa Rica using El Niño Southern Oscillation and local vegetation dynamics
(2009-11)
Temporal behavior of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DH/DHF) has been associated with climate, which may modulate mosquito vector populations. El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) fluctuations can be related to ...
Cómo distinguir entre la ciencia y la especulación en la nutrición deportiva
(1998)
Se analiza cómo muchas personas son presa de su propio deseo de lograr resultados sin hacer el esfuerzo correspondiente. Además, se presentan sugerencias sobre cómo discernir la afirmaciones falsas de las que quizás sí ...
In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Ethanolic Extracts from Whole Plants of Three Impatiens Species (Balsaminaceae) (documento borrador)
(2005-03)
Objetivos
Este documento discute la comercialización de productos farmacéuticos que son
terapéuticamente equivalentes, y por lo tanto intercambiables pero son producidos por
diferentes fabricantes.
Declaración de ...
A geographical sampling strategy for field surveys in an urban area using high-resolution satellite imagery
(2006-11)
Field evaluations for studying the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases like dengue in urban areas are often restricted to selection of households and buildings for field surveys. Therefore, the resulting sampling frame ...
Evaluación del efecto de la espirulina para reducción de peso en mujeres universitarias
(1996)
Este estudio evaluó el efecto del alga espirulina en el tratamiento de reducción de peso en 15 mujeres universitarias, grupo control (n=7) y grupo experimental (n=8). El tratamiento consistió en tres tomas de una cápsula ...
Evaluation of predictive maps for Aedes aegypti larval habitats in two urban areas of Costa Rica
(2011-12)
The abundance of Aedes aegypti can be associated with urban structure and tree cover, which conceals and protects containers. The purpose of this study was to create and evaluate predictive maps for Ae. Aegypti larval ...