Turmoil at Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica): Degassing and eruptive behavior inferred from high-frequency gas monitoring

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de Moor, J Maarten; Aiuppa, Alessandro; Avard, Geoffroy; Wehrmann, Heidi; Dunbar, Nelia W; Muller, Cyril; Tamburello, Giancarlo; Guidice, Gaetano; Liuzzo, Marco; Moretti, Roberto; Conde, A Vladimir; Galle, Bo

2016-01-01

Eruptive activity at Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) has escalated significantly since 2014, causing airport and school closures in the capital city of San José. Whether or not new magma is involved in the current unrest seems probable but remains a matter of debate as ash deposits are dominated by hydrothermal material. Here, we use high frequency gas monitoring to track the behavior of the volcano between 2014 and 2015, and to decipher magmatic vs. hydrothermal contributions to the eruptions...

Assessment of weeds as alternative hosts of plant-parasitic nematodes in coffee plantations in Costa Rica

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Walter Peraza-Padilla; Martha Orozco-Aceves

2018-01-01

There is potential for weeds to be alternative hosts of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN), but a methodology that assesses the phytosanitary risk derived from the presence of weeds in plantations is not available. This research was conducted in order to determine if the presence of weeds in coffee plantations (organic and conventional) represented a phytosanitary risk due to their role as alternative hosts of PPN. The research was developed into two plantation located in Aserrí, San José, Costa...

Cerrando espacios, abriendo brechas. Urbanizaciones cerradas en San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica

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Alejandro Alvarado Alcázar

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo estudia el fenómeno de las urbanizaciones cerradas en el distrito de San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica. La tesis central es que las urbanizaciones cerradas producen cambios en la urbanidad mediante la introducción de transformaciones socio-espaciales manifiestas en la materialidad de las urbanizaciones cerradas, las funciones de estas y el tipo de relaciones sociales que sus residentes mantienen entre sí y con su entorno cercano. El artículo cierra sugiriendo explorar la noción de “urbanidad privada” como una forma de entender la producción de espacio promovida desde los intereses privados expresados en la construcción de conjuntos inmobiliarios cerrados, de los cuales las urbanizaciones cerradas son una de sus manifestaciones más visibles. Los resultados presentados en este ensayo, son producto de la investigación titulada “Urbanizaciones cerradas en Costa Rica: transformaciones socio-espaciales en la urbanidad y segregación socio-residencial en el distrito de San Rafael de Escazú (1990-2012”. This paper examines the phenomenon of gated communities in Costa Rica, specifically in the district of San Rafael, Escazú. The central thesis is that gated communities to changes in urbanity by introducing socio-spatial transformations evident in the materiality of gated communities, the functions of these communities and the type of social relations that its residents have with one another and with their immediate environment. The article suggests exploring the notion of “private urbanity” as a way to understand the production of space promoted by private interests and expressed in the construction of closed real estate developments, most visibly manifested by gated communities.. The results presented are the product of research entitled “Urbanizaciones cerradas en Costa Rica: transformaciones socio-espaciales en la urbanidad y segregación socio- residencial en el distrito de San Rafael de Escazú (1990

Social perception and environmental behavior of communities close to a tropical urban river in Costa Rica

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Ureña Santos, Claudio; Barrientos, Zaidett

2017-01-01

Urban green areas are important to keep balance in the cities, but few studies consider people`s perception of these areas. We evaluated and compared the environmental perception of two urban communities in San José, Costa Rica. The analyzed communities are separated by the Ocloro River; one has a low socioeconomic status and the other a medium-high level. We conducted surveys in 40 homes located less than 150 m from the river, and local government employees in charge of natural resources man...

Una geografía del crimen: patrones, tendencias y percepciones urbanas.

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Isabel Avendaño Flores

2011-01-01

En diciembre del 2000, en la Escuela de Geografía se presentaron públicamente dos documentos que se inscriben dentro en la Geografía Humana. Ambos conforman una unidad, se complementan y permiten repensar la ciudad de San José y su área de influencia: “Análisis espacial de la criminalidad urbana en el Área Metropolitana. Costa Rica. 1990-2000”, y “Percepción de la criminalidad urbana en el casco central de la ciudad de San José. Costa Rica. 2000”. Si en Costa Rica existiera la planificación t...

Centro de gastronomía y entretenimiento

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Felipe Chaverri Peralta

2015-07-01

Full Text Available El Centro de Gastronomía y Entretenimiento fue una práctica de proyecto arquitectónico del Taller de Diseño Nivel 7, Grupo 02, de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR, realizado en el segundo semestre del año 2014. Este proyecto fue ubicado en al noreste del centro de la ciudad de San José, Costa Rica The Food and Entertainment Center was a practice of architectural project Design Workshop Level 7, Group 02, of the School of Architecture at the University of Costa Rica(UCR, in the second half of 2014. This project was located in the northeast downtown San José, Costa Rica.

PUBLIC SPACE, STREET VEND ORS AND COSTUMERS IN SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA

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Luis Armando Durán Segura

2013-12-01

Full Text Available The article analyzes the relationship between the existence of street vendors and the city flow of pedestrians and travellers in constant movement. This interdependence increases and shift places within the city accordingly with the costumers that are also itinerants. It is assumed that, informal commercial activities in public spaces (or listed as public access have been developed in a analog way to the itinerant consum practices of street buyers within the "metropolization" of the city of San José.

Proceso para transferir el conocimiento en la adquisición de software en la Gerencia de Tecnologías de Información del BAC San José

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Castillo Rivera, Roberto

2016-01-01

Proyecto final de graduación, Maestría profesional El presente proyecto es el resultado de la aplicación de las mejores prácticas tomando como base la metodología de ITIL en su versión 3 para la liberación final de productos de software, específicamente en cuanto a la transferencia del conocimiento obtenido durante el proceso de adquisición de software aplicativo en la Gerencia de Tecnologías de Información del Banco BAC San José. El Banco BAC San José es una entidad financiera privada,...

The influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents.

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Monge-Rojas, Rafael; Fuster-Baraona, Tamara; Garita, Carlos; Sánchez, Marta; Smith-Castro, Vanesa; Valverde-Cerros, Oscar; Colon-Ramos, Uriyoán

2015-01-01

To identify the influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents. Qualitative, descriptive research was used in this study. Adolescents and parents were recruited from socioeconomically diverse populations in rural and urban areas of San José, Costa Rica. Subjects were 92 adolescents (14 to 17 years old) and 48 parents. Focus group data were transcribed and entered into the qualitative data analysis software Atlas.ti version 5.0. Analyses were grounded on the social cognitive theory. Five themes emerged from the focus group discussions: (1) Costa Rican adolescents associate the consumption of moderate quantities of healthy foods with femininity and male homosexuality. (2) The consumption of hearty portions of nonhealthy foods was associated with masculinity and male heterosexuality. (3) There is an emerging view that it is acceptable for heterosexual male adolescents to take care of their bodies through healthy eating. (4) Body care among female adolescents is an element of femininity and body image. (5) Parents reinforce their daughters' persistent concern with weight control because they perceive it as feminine behavior. Health promoters should be aware of the existing and changing food stereotypes around gender as an avenue for the promotion of healthy eating.

Percepción social y comportamiento ambiental de comunidades cercanas a un río urbano tropical en Costa Rica

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Santos, Claudio Ureña; Barrientos, Zaidett

2017-01-01

ResumenLas áreas verdes urbanas son de gran importancia para mantener el equilibrio en las ciudades, sin embargo, hay pocos estudios que analicen la percepción social sobre estas áreas. Realizamos una evaluación comparativa de la percepción ambiental que existe en dos comunidades urbanas de San José, Costa Rica. Las comunidades evaluadas se encuentran separadas por el río Ocloro; una presenta un nivel socioeconómico bajo y la otra un nivel medio-alto. Aplicamos encuestas en 40 casas ubicadas ...

Evaluación de los niveles de partículas PM10 y dióxido de nitrógeno en la Ciudad de San José, Costa Rica: 2005-2006

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Jorge Herrera Murillo; Susana Rodríguez Román

2009-01-01

Se determinó los niveles de material particulado PM10 en dos sitios de la Ciudad de San José (Catedral Metropolitana y Junta de Educación) durante un año (setiembre 2005-setiembre 2006), obteniendo como promedio anual 36 ± 8 μg/m3 y 25 ± 7 μg/ m3, respectivamente. En forma adicional, se midió los niveles de sulfatos, nitratos y cloruros para ambos sitios y las medias anuales resultaron no ser significativamente diferentes para ambos sitios, con un nivel de significancia del 5%. En tres de los...

Las historias que narra el Palacio San José. Una aproximación al mensaje del museo

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Luis Angel Cerrudo

2015-05-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo presenta al Palacio San José, Monumento Histórico Nacional y sede del Museo Urquiza. El objetivo es analizar los diferentes componentes que intervienen en la conformación del mensaje que esta institución brinda a la comunidad, en su doble condición de monumento y museo, incorporando las demandas que la sociedad actual y la práctica de la museología plantean a nuestras instituciones en un contexto democrático y participativo. En este marco se describe el Programa Museo Siglo XXI, a partir del cual se modificó la estructura de los equipos de trabajo y se elaboró un nuevo guión y se actualizó la exhibición.   We present here the San José Palace, a National Historic Landmark and home to the Museum Urquiza. The aim of this paper is, first, to analyze the different components involved in shaping the message that this institution provides to the community, in its dual capacity as monument and museum, taking into account the demands which today's society and the practice of museology pose to our institutions in a democratic and participative context. This framework describes the program ‘Museum XXI Century’, based on which the structure of the teams were modified, a script was written and an exhibition was mounted.

La carrera pedestre por la línea del tren, San José Puntarenas 1914-1938.

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Jorge Lobo Di Palma

2011-08-01

Full Text Available El propósito de este artículo es identificar los motivos por el cual, se realizo en Costa Rica, en las primeras décadas del siglo XX, un evento deportivo único de carácter mundial, que consistió de una carrera pedestre de más 100 kilómetros de recorrido, entre San José y Puntarenas, realizándose principalmente sobre los durmientes de la línea férrea. Lo novedoso de esta investigación histórica, es que se analiza el impacto deportivo en la sociedad costarricense desde una perspectiva social más amplia, que la simple descripción anecdótica y cronológica tradicional de un evento de tal magnitud, identificando los principales actores involucrados en tan particular evento, y analizado el desarrollo del mismo y los principales motivos de su suspensión desde un punto de vista técnico. El trabajo está dividido en tres capítulos. El primer de ellos contiene información sobre quienes organizaron el evento y su finalidad, cuál fue su recorrido, número de participantes y premiación. En el segundo, se describe los principales acontecimientos sucedidos de tan particular competencia, quienes fueron sus principales protagonistas y como se preparaban. Y en el último, se analiza los motivos por los cuales en 1938 se realizó por última vez, y quienes influyeron a que dicho espectáculo deportivo de dejara de realizar.

Perfil de lípidos y lipoproteínas en inmigrantes chinos residentes en Costa Rica

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Holst, Ileana; Monge-Rojas, Rafael; Marín, Rita Ma; Hidalgo, Karol; Kelly, Mónica

2002-01-01

Se estudió el perfil de lípidos y el patrón de consumo de una población de 50 adultos chinos inmigrantes residentes en San José, Costa Rica durante el año de 1999. Los resultados indican que el 35% de éstos(as) inmigrantes presenta niveles altos de CT ( > o = 5,16 mmol/L) y el 51% concentraciones elevadas de LDL-C ( > o = 2,84 mmol/L). Asimismo, en el 36% de la muestra se evidenciaron niveles elevados de Tg (> 1,69 mmol/L) y solamente en el 15% concentraciones bajas de HDL-C ( or = 5,16 mm...

La subcultura emo en Costa Rica. Exploración de sus características ideológicas e identitarias

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Luis A. Rodríguez-Campos

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente artículo fue identificar, de forma exploratoria, los principales rasgos identitarios e ideológicos de la subcultura emo en San José, Costa Rica, en el año 2010. Se realizaron entrevistas a siete jóvenes emo y se recolectaron opiniones en foros de Internet. Se pudo encontrar que dichos jóvenes buscan expresar su mundo interior de una manera acorde con sus sentimientos de frustración y soledad, pero también alegría y regocijo, en medio de una búsqueda de identidad y aceptación

Chemical analyses for selected wells in San Joaquin County and part of Contra Costa County, California

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Keeter, Gail L.

1980-01-01

The study area of this report includes the eastern valley area of Contra Costa County and all of San Joaquin County, an area of approximately 1,600 square miles in the northern part of the San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Between December 1977 and December 1978, 1,489 wells were selectively canvassed. During May and June in 1978 and 1979, water samples were collected for chemical analysis from 321 of these wells. Field determinations of alkalinity, conductance, pH, and temperature were made, and individual constituents were analyzed. This report is the fourth in a series of baseline data reports on wells in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. (USGS)

Estudio experimental de la radiación global ultravioleta en San Jose, Costa Rica (ING

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Jaime Wright

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Se midieron las radiaciones ultravioleta global y solar global en San José, Costa Rica (latitud: 9°56´, longitud: 84°54´, altitud: 1.172m durante el periodo de octubre 1993 a enero 1995 y se analizaron en función de su variación estacional y de la correlación entre ambas. La dependencia entre la radiación ultravioleta y el índice de claridad del cielo también fue investigada, y se encontró una pobre correlación entre el cociente de la radiación ultravioleta y la radiación solar global (Hv/Hg y el índice de claridad. El coeficiente de correlación entre Hv/Hg y Hg/Ho no fue mayor de 0,25 para cuatro categorías de tipos de cielos, i.e., cielos cubiertos, cielos despejados, así como dos ámbitos intermedios, lo que demuestra que la radiación ultravioleta no solamente está asociada con la claridad del cielo, sino también con otras condiciones de transmisión atmosférica. Un análisis de regresión entre los valores horarios de las radiaciones ultravioleta y global mostró una relación lineal con un coeficiente de determinación mayor del 98%. Esta regresión simple es confiable para la estimación de la radiación ultravioleta a partir de datos de radiación global.

Estudio etnobotánico de las plantas medicinales de San José de Suaita, Suaita (Santander, Colombia)

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Édgar Moreno Castillo; Édgar Leonardo Linares Castillo

2005-01-01

Se presenta un inventario de las especies vegetales utilizadas con fines medicinales, los componentes culturales en torno al uso medicinal de las plantas registradas y una aproximación al conocimiento de la transmisión de saberes entre generaciones; realizados entre mayo y octubre de 2004 en la Inspección de Policía de San José de Suaita, ubicada en el municipio de Suaita, departamento de Santander, Colombia entre 1.100 y 1.700 m de altitud. Como resultados se registró información para 118...

Estudio etnobotánico de las plantas medicinales de san josé de suaita, suaita (santander, colombia)

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Moreno Castillo, Édgar; Linares Castillo, Édgar Leonardo

2011-01-01

Se presenta un inventario de las especies vegetales utilizadas con fines medicinales, los componentes culturales en torno al uso medicinal de las plantas registradas y una aproximación al
conocimiento de la transmisión de saberes entre generaciones; realizados entre mayo y octubre de 2004 en la Inspección de Policía de San José de Suaita, ubicada en el municipio de Suaita, departamento de Santander, Colombia entre 1.100 y 1.700 m de altitud. Como resultados se registró información ...

Patrimony and production in the rural environments of Buenos Aires. San José de Flores, 1800-1875 Patrimonio y producción en los entornos rurales de Buenos Aires. San José de Flores, 1800-1875

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Valeria Ciliberto

2007-01-01

Full Text Available In the present article, I aim to reconstruct the productive characteristics of the crop and grain farms in San Jose de Flores district through the analysis of the information provided by wills and testaments and postmortem inventories. In addition, I approach the study of the investment schemes of the proprietors and/or tenants of these farms in order to outline a socioeconomic and political profile, focusing on those tenants that have obtained the legal property of the lands.En el presente artículo reconstruimos a partir de la información proporcionada por testamentos e inventarios post mortem las características productivas de los establecimientos frutihortícolas y cerealeros del partido de San José de Flores. Abordamos, además, el estudio de los esquemas de inversión de los propietarios y/o arrendatarios de estas unidades esbozando su perfil socioeconómico y político, deteniéndonos especialmente en aquellos que han accedido a la propiedad legal de los terrenos.

The power of reality construction by the media: the incident at San José’s coal mine (ChileO poder de construção de realidades pela mídia: o incidente na mina San José (Chile

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Letícia Albanez de Oliveira

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho aborda reflexões sobre os meios de comunicação e seu poder de induzir o olhar do público, direcionando-o, às vezes, a uma realidade distorcida a partir da manipulação das informações presentes em textos e imagens. Considerando questões que envolvem a fotografia, como tempo, memória, afetividades, intencionalidades, é discutido o valor de uma imagem – sua criação, sua utilização e seus sentidos. Focamos a análise na capa da revista Veja, de 1º de setembro de 2010, sobre o incidente na mina San José, no Chile. São utilizados autores como Perseu Abramo, Samira Chalhub, Martine Joly e Eni Orlandi para avaliar a maneira como a mídia pode utilizar elementos visuais e verbais para distorcer a realidade e influenciar pensamentos e comportamentos.This paper reflects upon the media and its power to induce the audience’s opinion, directing it, sometimes, towards a distorted reality, by manipulating information present in texts and images. Considering questions about photography, such as time, memory, affections and intentionalities, this article discusses the value of an image – its creation, application and meanings. The analysis is focused on the cover page of Veja Magazine, September 1st 2010, about the incident at the coal mine of San José, in Chile. Authors like Perseu Abramo, Samira Chalhub, Martine Joly and Eni Orlandi are consulted, to evaluate how the media can use visual and verbal elements to distort the reality and influence thoughts and behaviours.

A Fatal Urban Case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Presenting an Eschar in San José, Costa Rica

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Argüello, Ana Patricia; Hun, Laya; Rivera, Patricia; Taylor, Lizeth

2012-01-01

This study reports the first urban human case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, in Costa Rica. An 8-year-old female who died at the National Children's Hospital 4 days after her admission, and an important and significant observation was the presence of an “eschar” (tache noire), which is typical in some rickettsial infections but not frequent in Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases. PMID:22855769

A Fatal Urban Case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Presenting an Eschar in San José, Costa Rica

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Argüello, Ana Patricia; Hun, Laya; Rivera, Patricia; Taylor, Lizeth

2012-01-01

This study reports the first urban human case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, in Costa Rica. An 8-year-old female who died at the National Children's Hospital 4 days after her admission, and an important and significant observation was the presence of an “eschar” (tache noire), which is typical in some rickettsial infections but not frequent in Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases.

Systematics and faunistics of Neotropical Eucosmini. 1. Chimoptesis Powell, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).

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Razowski, Ózef; Becker, Vitor Osmar

2015-03-31

Twenty-one new species of Chimoptesis are described and illustrated: C. costaricae (TL: Costa Rica: San José), C. phanera (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. rubigo (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. rosariana (TL: Cuba: Pinar Rio), C. miniaula (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. kallion (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. potosiana (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. obliquaria (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. angulata (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. dentitia (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. faceta (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. caera (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. castanescens (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. albomixta (TL: Mexico: Distrito Federal), C. cornigera (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. mitrion (TL: Mexico: Nuevo Leon), C. setoses (TL: Cuba: Santiago), C. juniptesis (TL: Mexico: Chiapas), C. tamaulipasia (TL: Mexico: Tamaulipas), C. zoquiapana (Mexico: Distrito Federal), and C. rufobrunnea (TL: Costa Rica: San José). Formerly known only from the U.S., Chimoptesis is recorded south to Costa Rica in Central America and Cuba in the Caribbean.

José Segundo de Lema : Arquitectura del siglo XIX en Aranjuez

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Magdalena Merlos Romero

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El arquitecto José Segundo de Lema es autor de varias obras en Aranjuez en el siglo XIX. Se valora el estilo del arquitecto, la tipología arquitectónica y su integración en el concepto urbano del real sitio. Se analizan la reforma del Hospital de San Carlos, el cementerio y varios palacios privados.The architect José Segundo de Lema is the autor of several works in Aranjuez in the XIXth Century. We value the architect’s style, the architectural typology and its integration in the urban concept of the Royal Site of Aranjuez. We analyse the reform of the San Carlos Hospital, the cemetery and several private palaces.

Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in Captive Psittacines from Costa Rica.

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Sheleby-Elías, Jessica; Solórzano-Morales, Antony; Romero-Zuñiga, Juan José; Dolz, Gaby

2013-01-01

Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88) and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29) were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive birds in Costa Rica. Samples were collected during 2009 from a total of 19 different species of parrots, with Ara macao (33), Amazona autumnalis (24), Amazona ochrocephala (21), and Ara ararauna (8) being the most representative species sampled. C. psittaci was detected in four (3.4%) birds using molecular detection (PCR). The positive samples belonged to birds presented at veterinary clinics; three of them were Ara macao and one Amazona ochrocephala. Three birds were adults; all positive birds showed no symptoms of illness and lived in homes with other birds, two in San José and two in Heredia. Sequencing was used to confirm the PCR positive results, showing that two samples of C. psittaci belonged to genotype A, representing the first report of the presence of this genotype in Costa Rica. The detection of this bacterium in captive psittacine birds shows that there is a potential risk for people living or having contact with them and that there is a possibility of infecting other birds.

Traumatismos dentales en niños de 12 a 14 años en el municipio San José de las Lajas Traumatic dental injures in 12-14 years-old children from San José de las Lajas municipality

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Jesús Gallego Rodríguez

2004-08-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio epidemiológico retrospectivo en 1 280 alumnos, 679 varones y 601 hembras de las secundarias básicas del municipio San José de las Lajas, provincia de La Habana, cuyas edades oscilaron entre los 12 y 14 años de edad, para conocer los tipos, la prevalencia y la etiología de los traumatismos dentarios en los dientes antero-superiores. Se utilizó la clasificación de Andreassen para determinar los tipos de fracturas coronarias. La fractura simple de esmalte predominó, con el 63,1 %, la principal causa de traumatismos dentarios se debió a caídas (75,3 % seguidas de choques con personas u objetos inanimados (10,3 %; los varones sufrieron más lesiones en los dientes que las hembras (63,2 y 36,7 %, respectivamente. El diente más afectado fue el incisivo central derecho (47,4 %. La mayoría de los alumnos (77,1 % no concurrieron a las clínicas estomatológicas para recibir tratamiento.A prospective cross-sectional study of 1280 students (679 boys and 601 girls aged 12-14 years-old from high schools located in San José de las Lajas municipality, La Habana province was conducted. The objective was to find out types, prevalence and etiology of traumatic dental injures in upper anterior teeth. Andreassen´s classification was used to determine the type of dental fracture. Simple enamel fracture predominated (63.1%. The main cause of dental injures was fall (75.3% followed by collisions with persons or objects (10,3%. Boys experienced more injures than girls (63,2 vs. 36,7% did. The most affected tooth was right central incisor (47,4%. The majority of students (77,1% that suffered dental injures did not go to a dental clinic to be treated.

Experimental study of the ultraviolet global radiation in San Jose, Costa Rica

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Wright, J.

1996-01-01

The ultraviolet global radiation and the global solar radiation at San Jose, Costa Rica (latitude: 9 0 56', longitude: 84 0 54', altitude: 1.172 m.) during the period October 1993 to January 1995 were analyzed with respect to their seasonal variations and their independence. The dependence between the ultraviolet radiation and the clearness index of the skies was also investigated. A poor correlation was found between the quotient of the ultraviolet radiation (Hv/Hg) and between the global solar radiation and the extraterrestrial solar radiation (Hg/Ho). The correlation coefficient found between Hv/Hg and Hg/Ho was not greater than 0.25 for four categories of clearness index, i.e., covered skies, clear skies, and two intermediate conditions. This demonstrates that the ultraviolet radiation is not only associated with other atmospheric transmission conditions. A regression analysis between the hourly values of the ultraviolet and global radiation yielded a linear relationship with a determination coefficient greater than 98%. Thus a simple linear regression is reliable for the estimation of the ultraviolet in San Jose from global solar radiation data. (author) [es

Impacto económico del sector cerámico en San José de Cúcuta (Colombia

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Johanna Milena Mogrovejo Andrade

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Esta investigación tuvo como finalidad determinar el impacto económico de las empresas del sector cerámico en la ciudad de San José Cúcuta (Colombia en el periodo 2008-2011. Se utilizó como instrumento un cuestionario estructurado aplicado a los empresarios del sector. Igualmente, se efectuaron entrevistas a directivos de organizaciones gremiales. El impacto económico se analizó siguiendo la metodología propuesta por Soto y Bergoeing (1998, Arbeláez y Sandoval (2006 y Molina, Coronado y Rivera (2008. Se concluye que este sector, en el periodo estudiado, presentó gran impacto económico, en particular en lo relativo al nivel de empleo, el aporte en impuestos al municipio, el consumo intermedio y el valor agregado.

Project of Carbon Capture in Small and Medium Farms in the Brunca Region, Costa Rica

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Gilmar Navarrete

2013-12-01

Full Text Available The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM of the Kyoto Protocol, allows the non Annex 1 countries to receive projects that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable development in developing countries. The CDM, since its inception, has issued credits equivalent to 1.434.737.562 tons of CO2, distributed across 7.450 projects around the world, from 15 different sectors. Sectors 14 that allow forestry projects (such as reforestation and afforestation have registered 53 projects to date; 19 of which are in Latin America. Nevertheless, the contribution of this sector currently represents less than 1% of CDM Certificates of Emissions Reduction (CERs issued. In September 2013, through their National Forestry Financing Fund (FONAFIFO, Costa Rica registered their first CDM project with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, after having complied with all the project cycle processes. The project, known as "Carbon Sequestration in Small and Medium Farms, Brunca Region, Costa Rica" was a project executed by FONAFIFO under their Environmental Services Payment Program. This project was developed in Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica in partnership with the Cooperative Corporation CoopeAgri RL. The total goal of the project is to reduce the greenhouse gas emission by 176,050 ton of CO2-e, in a period of 20 years and commercialize the CERs in the regulated carbon market.

Tratamiento biológico del lixiviado generado en el relleno sanitario "El Guayabal" de la ciudad San José de Cúcuta

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Alexander Álvarez Contreras; John Hermógenes Suárez Gelvez

2006-01-01

En este trabajo se realizó un diagnóstico de calidad y cantidad del lixiviado generado en el relleno sanitario El Guayabal de la ciudad San José de Cúcuta, y se evaluaron dos sistemas de tratamiento biológico a escala laboratorio para este lixiviado. El lixiviado en el momento de la experiencia presentaba un rango de DQO de 7.650 a 28.250 mg/L. Los sistemas de tratamiento ensayados fueron: un reactor anaerobio del tipo UASB y un sistema de Biodiscos. La carga máxima asimilada p...

A preliminary market research about tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum in Costa Rica (ESP

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Raymon van Anrooy

2016-03-01

Full Text Available From January to July 1995, a market trial was conducted in Costa Rica with the fresh water fish species. Colossoma macropomum, commonly named “tambaqui”. About 1200 fish with an average weight of 800g were obtained from the fish culture station of the Universidad Nacional near La Rita, Guápiles. About 20 fish were delivered each Monday initially to three and later to each of four fishdealers in Limón, Guápiles, San José and Heredia. The shopkeepers purchased the fish at a price of $1.40/kg, covering all production and transport costs, and sold it for $1.97/kg. The motivations of the consumers for purchasing the fish were: curiosity, low price, good taste and recommendations by the shopkeepers. Most of the participants appreciated the taste, meat texture, freshness, colour and appearance very much. Some repondents criticized the amount of intramuscular spines in the fish. Eighty nine percent of the consumers intended to purchase more of the fish and 38% preferred this fish species above all other species. There was no effect (p > 0.05 of gender, householdsize or income level on the responses of the costumers. Chinese costumers were the only group discernible in the survey. Almost all participants thought tambaqui could get a good market position in Costa Rica. This trial shows that the price can be increased a little without losing much customers, but promotion would be necessary to get the product more known among the Costa Rican Population. The production of tambaqui could meet part of the demand for low priced fish in Costa Rica.

Análisis psicopedagógico del servicio de orientación vocacional de un colegio privado de la provincia de San José

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Laura Patricia Rivera Alvarado

2014-09-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo expone los resultados de una investigación cuantitativa, realizada en 2012, cuyo objetivo fue analizar, desde la perspectiva psicopedagógica, el servicio de orientación vocacional que recibe la población estudiantil de Bachillerato Nacional e Internacional de una institución de educación privada de la provincia de San José, Costa Rica. Para recopilar la información, se trabajó con el estudiantado que cursa el último año de ambas modalidades de bachillerato, a quienes se les aplicó un cuestionario, cuyas respuestas fueron sometidas a análisis estadísticos para obtener frecuencias y porcentajes sobre las características del servicio de orientación vocacional y para determinar la diferencia de los resultados, según el grupo de bachillerato. Los resultados evidenciaron las principales fortalezas y debilidades de este servicio. Asimismo, se determinó que este servicio satisface las necesidades de orientación vocacional de la población estudiantil de Bachillerato Internacional, pero no la de Bachillerato Nacional. Por último, a fin de mejorar dicho servicio en el centro educativo, se demostró que las personas profesionales de psicopedagogía cuentan con las competencias que les permiten contribuir junto con las orientadoras del centro educativo para brindar el servicio a la población estudiantil. The current article presents a series of results extracted from a quantitative research study, performed in 2012, with the objective of analyzing the vocational orientation service received by graduating high school students at a private institution in the San Jose province, Costa Rica from a psychopedagocial point of view. To collect the information, both national and internationally accredited graduating classes were surveyed, using a questionnaire. The answers were subjected to statistical analyses to obtain frequencies and percentages about the vocational orientation service characteristics and to determine the

First record of the genus Ctenipocoris (Heteroptera: Naucoridae) in Central America, with a preliminary key to the American species and description of a new species.

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Herrera, Federico

2013-10-31

A new naucorid species, Ctenipocoris oscari Herrera NEW SPECIES, is herein described for Costa Rica. It is the first species to be described in Central America and the sixth American species. Comparative notes are provided to differentiate this species from the others. Type material is deposited at the Zoological Museum of the University of Costa Rica (MZUCR), San José, Costa Rica. A preliminary key to the American species of the genus is provided.

Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in Captive Psittacines from Costa Rica

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Jessica Sheleby-Elías

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88 and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29 were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive birds in Costa Rica. Samples were collected during 2009 from a total of 19 different species of parrots, with Ara macao (33, Amazona autumnalis (24, Amazona ochrocephala (21, and Ara ararauna (8 being the most representative species sampled. C. psittaci was detected in four (3.4% birds using molecular detection (PCR. The positive samples belonged to birds presented at veterinary clinics; three of them were Ara macao and one Amazona ochrocephala. Three birds were adults; all positive birds showed no symptoms of illness and lived in homes with other birds, two in San José and two in Heredia. Sequencing was used to confirm the PCR positive results, showing that two samples of C. psittaci belonged to genotype A, representing the first report of the presence of this genotype in Costa Rica. The detection of this bacterium in captive psittacine birds shows that there is a potential risk for people living or having contact with them and that there is a possibility of infecting other birds.

Irazu, Costa Rica Images

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — Located 25 km from San Jose, Irazu is the highest volcano in Costa Rica and also has the country's earliest historic eruption (1772).

Los estudios culturales y la construcción social del patrimonio cultural

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Rosa Elena Malavassi Aguilar

2017-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo forma parte una investigación más amplia, cuyo tema es la construcción social del patrimonio urbano y arquitectónico en la ciudad de San José, Costa Rica. El proyecto tiene por objetivo analizar la forma en que se ha construido el concepto de patrimonio en Costa Rica, específicamente en la ciudad de San José, su capital. En este texto se realiza una revisión de los postulados de los principales autores de la corriente de los estudios culturales, para definir un esquema de análisis aplicable al caso de estudio. El artículo se estructura en cuatro apartados: inicia con la obra de los pioneros de este tipo de estudios en Inglaterra, luego se analiza su repercusión en otras latitudes, por ejemplo, el desarrollo de los estudios poscoloniales en lugares como la India, para luego pasar a los trabajos de autores latinoamericanos, y finalmente hacer referencia a su impacto en el desarrollo de los estudios culturales en Costa Rica.

Coastal upwelling ecosystems are known to be parts of the most ...

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Crecimiento y propiedades fisico-mecanicas de la madera de teca (Tectona grandis de 17 anos de edad en San Joaquin de Abangares, Costa Rica

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Fernando Castro

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Growth and physical-mechanical properties of 17 years old teak (Tectona grandis growing in San Joaquin, Abangares, Costa Rica. The national and international market of forest products, from certifieddad. managment forests and plantations, is increasingly more demanding as to the standards and characteristics of high quality. The physicalmecanicas mechanical properties of the teak (Tectona grandis, growing in San Joaqufn de Abangares, Costa Rica, at 30 m and 100 16´ north latitude, are determined according to the ASTM standard Destudiadas 143-83. The physical properties of teak timber studied were: basic specific weight, radial, tangential and volumetric contractions, contraction ratio, dry and green density and point of fiber saturation. The mechanical properties studied were: static flexure, shear, hardness, parallel and perpendicular compression. Also included were comparisons with teak timber harvested in other places and latitudes, as well as other hardwood species. The coefficient of variation of the basic specific weight of the San Joaquin de Abangares teak (3.4% is half that of the Quepos teak (7% and almost one third of the average of 50 species (10%, which is an...

Estudio etnobotánico de las plantas medicinales de San José de Suaita, Suaita (Santander, Colombia

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Édgar Moreno Castillo

2005-01-01

conocimiento de la transmisión de saberes entre generaciones; realizados entre mayo y octubre de 2004 en la Inspección de Policía de San José de Suaita, ubicada en el municipio de Suaita, departamento de Santander, Colombia entre 1.100 y 1.700 m de altitud. Como resultados se registró información para 118 especies repartidas en 47 familias botánicas, siendo Compositae, Labiatae y Leguminosae sobresalientes en ese orden; responden a 133 nombres locales y 164 usos diferentes; las diez categorías de uso que agrupan mayor número de especies fueron en su orden: problemas digestivos, respiratorios, traumas, problemas cardiovasculares, cutáneos, hepáticos, renales, dolor y ansiedad; en la concepción de salud y enfermedad que manejan los habitantes de San José de Suaita hay influencia religiosa, del rol social del individuo y del legado tradicional; las cabezas médicas populares identificadas son: las mujeres que han sido madres de familia gran parte de su vida, yerbateros, parteras, sobanderos, rezanderos y secreteros; la migración a las ciudades, la apertura del centro de salud y el acceso a medicamentos farmacéuticos, ha hecho que en décadas recientes se hayan dejado de usar plantas que anteriormente cumplían una función similar a los  medicamentos; la transmisión del saber tradicional es  acumulativa en función de la edad y la mujer cumple un papel fundamental en este proceso, entre vecinos en edad adulta se da el intercambio plantas, usos, recetas y es por medio de ellos que ingresan nuevos conocimientos y especies para la zona. La mayoría de las plantas registradas son conocidas entre la población adulta de las veredas y son los ancianos los  que mejor las conocen pero los adultos jóvenes conocen y usan plantas que los ancianos no, esto puede estar indicando la renovación y cambio de este conocimiento a lo cual habría que dedicar mayor investigación de carácter etnobotánico.

Barriers and facilitating factors for disease self-management: a qualitative analysis of perceptions of patients receiving care for type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension in San José, Costa Rica and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico.

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Fort, Meredith P; Alvarado-Molina, Nadia; Peña, Liz; Mendoza Montano, Carlos; Murrillo, Sandra; Martínez, Homero

2013-09-04

The burden of cardiovascular disease is growing in the Mesoamerican region. Patients' disease self-management is an important contributor to control of cardiovascular disease. Few studies have explored factors that facilitate and inhibit disease self-management in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in urban settings in the region. This article presents patients' perceptions of barriers and facilitating factors to disease self-management, and offers considerations for health care professionals in how to support them. In 2011, 12 focus groups were conducted with a total of 70 adults with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension who attended urban public health centers in San José, Costa Rica and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Focus group discussions were transcribed and coded using a content analysis approach to identify themes. Themes were organized using the trans-theoretical model, and other themes that transcend the individual level were also considered. Patients were at different stages in their readiness-to-change, and barriers and facilitating factors are presented for each stage. Barriers to disease self-management included: not accepting the disease, lack of information about symptoms, vertical communication between providers and patients, difficulty negotiating work and health care commitments, perception of healthy food as expensive or not filling, difficulty adhering to treatment and weight loss plans, additional health complications, and health care becoming monotonous. Factors facilitating disease self-management included: a family member's positive experience, sense of urgency, accessible health care services and guidance from providers, inclusive communication, and family and community support.Financial difficulty, gender roles, differences by disease type, faith, and implications for families and their support were identified as cross-cutting themes that may add an additional layer of complexity to disease management at any stage. These

Manejo adecuado de los desechos en pequeños viveros del Cantón de Moravia de la Provincia de San José

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Quesada-Carvajal, Hilda; Fournier-Zepeda, Ana María; Vargas-Camareno, Maricruz

2008-01-01

Informe Final de Investigación 4. Resumen: Este proyecto se realizó en la Asociación de las Fuerzas vivas de Moravia. Conformada por pequeños productores de hortalizas por medio de la técnica de hidroponía. El objetivo del proyecto fue aumentar la competitividad de este grupo de micro empresas del distrito dos del cantón de Moravia, Provincia de San José, para realicen su actividad de una manera más eficientes en el uso de los recursos, disminuyan la generación de sus desechos y su impa...

Evaluación de los niveles de partículas PM10 y dióxido de nitrógeno en la Ciudad de San José, Costa Rica: 2005-2006

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Jorge Herrera Murillo

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Se determinó los niveles de material particulado PM10 en dos sitios de la Ciudad de San José (Catedral Metropolitana y Junta de Educación durante un año (setiembre 2005-setiembre 2006, obteniendo como promedio anual 36 ± 8 μg/m3 y 25 ± 7 μg/ m3, respectivamente. En forma adicional, se midió los niveles de sulfatos, nitratos y cloruros para ambos sitios y las medias anuales resultaron no ser significativamente diferentes para ambos sitios, con un nivel de significancia del 5%. En tres de los catorce sitios de medición de la concentración de dióxido de nitrógeno en la ciudad, se presentaron valores superiores a la recomendación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, para un mes de monitoreo. El análisis de componentes principales aplicados a los datos de este gas, muestra que las variaciones en los niveles se deben a fenómenos de larga escala (meteorológicos.

San José de Moro y el Fin de los Mochicas en el Valle de Jequetepeque, Costa Norte del Perú

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Castillo Butters, Luis Jaime

2012-01-01

This dissertation presents a new perspective on the Late Moche phenomenon on the basis of theexcavations at San Jose de Moro and other Moche sites in the Northern Jequetepeque Valley,North Coast of Peru. Since 1991 the San Jose de Moro Archaeological Program has focused onthe Middle Moche, Late Moche and Transitional Period occupations of these sites. Thisdissertation reviews data obtained through archaeological surveys conducted in the region,mapping and excavation programs, stratigraphic ex...

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los gineco-obstetras sobre la anticoncepción hormonal de emergencia (AE. Estudio piloto en San José de Costa Rica, año 2002

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Marín, Carmen

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Contexto: El riesgo de embarazo no deseado está presente en mujeres que tienen relaciones sexuales sin protección.. Esa situación se dio en 70% de las costarricenses entrevistadas en 1999 por la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Reproductiva (ENSR, quienes declararon no haber usado anticonceptivos en su primer encuentro sexual. El mismo riesgo ocurre entre las adolescentes entre 13 y 17 años, sexualmente activas; la mitad de ellas no usa anticoncepción. Esto es consistente con el hecho que 42% de las costarricenses con hijos, entrevistadas por ENSR, no desearon su último embarazo. A ello se agrega que algunos embarazos no deseados terminan en aborto provocado, con el consiguiente riesgo de muerte materna. El objetivo del presente estudio es evaluar los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los gineco-obstetras acerca de la AE, en el marco de la atención integral de la mujer que está en riesgo de embarazo no deseado por haber tenido relaciones sexuales sin protección.Métodos: Se aplicó un cuestionario estructurado de 20 preguntas a 60 gineco-obstetras del área metropolitana de San José para indagar sus conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en relación con AE.Resultados: El 92% había escuchado sobre AE, 80% conocía las indicaciones y 82% los efectos secundarios. El 48% la había prescrito alguna vez. Sobre el mecanismo de acción, 10% respondió correctamente que impide la ovulación o la fecundación (13%. Entre las respuestas erróneas, uno de cada cuatro respondió que actúa produciendo aborto y 44% que impide la implantación. Sólo la mitad de los entrevistados sabía cómo se usa. En cuanto a la eficacia, el 75% respondió que el porcentaje de éxito en evitar un embarazo es alto. Se prescribió con más frecuencia en casos de violación o incesto, en pequeño porcentaje en casos de relaciones sexuales no protegidas.Conclusión: Se observó en los gineco-obstetras costarricenses un alto conocimiento del mecanismo de acci

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los gineco-obstetras sobre la anticoncepción hormonal de emergencia (AE. Estudio piloto en San José de Costa Rica, año 2002

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Carmen Marín

2004-01-01

Full Text Available Contexto: El riesgo de embarazo no deseado está presente en mujeres que tienen relaciones sexuales sin protección.. Esa situación se dio en 70% de las costarricenses entrevistadas en 1999 por la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Reproductiva (ENSR, quienes declararon no haber usado anticonceptivos en su primer encuentro sexual. El mismo riesgo ocurre entre las adolescentes entre 13 y 17 años, sexualmente activas; la mitad de ellas no usa anticoncepción. Esto es consistente con el hecho que 42% de las costarricenses con hijos, entrevistadas por ENSR, no desearon su último embarazo. A ello se agrega que algunos embarazos no deseados terminan en aborto provocado, con el consiguiente riesgo de muerte materna. El objetivo del presente estudio es evaluar los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los gineco-obstetras acerca de la AE, en el marco de la atención integral de la mujer que está en riesgo de embarazo no deseado por haber tenido relaciones sexuales sin protección. Métodos: Se aplicó un cuestionario estructurado de 20 preguntas a 60 ginecoobstetras del área metropolitana de San José para indagar sus conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en relación con AE. Resultados: El 92% había escuchado sobre AE, 80% conocía las indicaciones y 82% los efectos secundarios. El 48% la había prescrito alguna vez. Sobre el mecanismo de acción, 10% respondió correctamente que impide la ovulación o la fecundación (13%. Entre las respuestas erróneas, uno de cada cuatro respondió que actúa produciendo aborto y 44% que impide la implantación. Sólo la mitad de los entrevistados sabía cómo se usa. En cuanto a la eficacia, el 75% respondió que el porcentaje de éxito en evitar un embarazo es alto. Se prescribió con más frecuencia en casos de violación o incesto, en pequeño porcentaje en casos de relaciones sexuales no protegidas. Conclusión: Se observó en los gineco-obstetras costarricenses un alto conocimiento del mecanismo de acci

Las mineralizaciones filonianas de fluorita (galena del Calar de San José (sierra de Baza, cordilleras Béticas

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Torres-Ruiz, J.

1984-08-01

Full Text Available The F-(Pb, Zn, Ba district of Sierra de Baza are a (Southeastern Spain is mainly constituted by fluorite-(galene stratiform and stratabound mineralizations which are included in Carbonate levels of Ladinian-Carnian age. These levels also contain vein mineralizations but only in certain zones as de Calar de San José and the Calar de Santa Bárbara. This paper deals with the main structural and mineralogical characteristics of the vein mineralizations and their relations with the geological context evolution. Special attention is given to the tectonic and the spatial association with the stratiform and stratabound, mineralizations of sedimentary/diagenetic character. Two types of vein mineralizations may be distinguished : one type is represented by small "in situ" remobilizations, from the stratiform and stratabound mineralizat ioos, which have been formed during the final stages of alpine deformations; the other one has been formed before Alpina Orogeny and probably in direct relation with an intratriassic tectonic phase.

El distrito de F-(Pb, Zn, Ba de la Sierra de Baza (al SE de España está constituido fundamentalmente por mineralizaciones estratiformes y estratoligadas de fluorita-(galena, enclavadas en niveles carbonatados del Ladiniense Superior-Carniense. En estos mismos niveles, en algunos sectores como los del Calar de San José y Calar de Santa Bárbara, que constituyen el área de mayor importancia de este distrito minero, dichas mineralizaciones coexisten con otras de tipo filoniano. La presente nota trata esencialmente de las principales características estructurales y mineralógicas de las mineralizaciones filonianas y de sus relaciones con la evolución del contexto geológico, muy especialmente en lo que se refiere a la tectónica y a su asociación espacial con las mineralizaciones estratiformes y estratoligadas de carácter sedimentario/diagenético. Se han diferenciado dos tipos de mineralizaciones filonianas: unas

Los Humedales de la Quebrada Estero en San Ramón, Costa Rica: importancia y estado actual.

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Rodríguez-Arias, Cindy Elena; Silva Benavides, Ana Margarita

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Los humedales de la microcuenca alta de la Quebrada Estero, en San Ramón, Costa Rica, son considerados una prioridad de conservación por su representatividad y ubicación que los hace únicos en su tipo. Por eso se planteó el objetivo de conocer su importancia y estado actual para que esta información sirva de base para su recuperación y conservación. Se llevó a cabo la identificación de los servicios ecosistémicos y de las amenazas e impactos que tienen las actividades humanas en ellos mediant...

'Around here I am the law!'
Strengthening police officers' compliance with the rule of law in Costa Rica

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Quirine A.M. Eijkman

2006-12-01

Full Text Available At the end of the last decade many Latin American states initiated public security reform. This included police human rights strategies, which aim to improve police officers' compliance with human rights. Particular strategies emphasized the development of police legal expertise. In Costa Rica this was done through professionalizing police legal training and police legal assistance within the preventive police. Yet the implementation of police human rights strategies is influenced by a wider socio-political and institutional context. 'Around here I am the law' reflects the process of transforming non-professionally trained police officers into professionally trained public officials whose core business is the enforcement of the law. On the basis of empirical research conducted in San José, this paper discusses the effect of implementing police human rights strategies that focus on improving police officers' compliance with the rule of law.

Ortopedia del alma. Degeneracionismo e higiene mental en la Casa de Corrección de Menores y Escuela de Trabajo San José, Colombia 1914-1947

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Gutiérrez Avendaño, Jairo; Silva Ramirez, Lina Marcela

2016-01-01

Objetivo Comprender las prácticas y la formación experimental de la psicopedagogía de la infancia anormal en Colombia, llevadas a cabo en la “Casa de Corrección de Menores y Escuela de Trabajo San José”, entre 1914 y 1947. Métodos y materiales: estudio cualitativo, de enfoque histórico-hermenéutico, mediante investigación documental, heurística de archivos de patrimonio documental e historiografía institucional del periodo de estudio. Conclusiones el surgimiento de un nuevo régimen de educ...

Ortopedia del alma. Degeneracionismo e higiene mental en la Casa de Corrección de Menores y Escuela de Trabajo San José, Colombia 1914-1947

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Jairo Gutiérrez Avendaño; Lina Marcela Silva Ramirez

2016-01-01

Objetivo Comprender las prácticas y la formación experimental de la psicopedagogía de la infancia anormal en Colombia, llevadas a cabo en la “Casa de Corrección de Menores y Escuela de Trabajo San José”, entre 1914 y 1947. Métodos y materiales: estudio cualitativo, de enfoque histórico-hermenéutico, mediante investigación documental, heurística de archivos de patrimonio documental e historiografía institucional del periodo de estudio. Conclusiones el surgimiento de un nuevo rég...

Bodies in motion: spaces, emotions and representations that (de)construct realities

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Caravaca-Morera, Jaime Alonso; Padilha, Maria Itayra

2017-01-01

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the social representations of the body among Brazilian and Costa Rican transsexual people through their life stories. METHOD Qualitative and descriptive multicenter research. The study population consisted of 70 participants. Two organizations cooperated to collect the information, one in Florianópolis, SC-Brazil and one in San José, the capital of Costa Rica. Content Analysis was used to analyze the data. RESULTS Based on the results, a single social represen...

Factores que influyen en el estrés de los docentes del nivel de educación secundaria del colegio San José de Monterrico

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Novoa Chapilliquén, Socorro Marcela

2016-01-01

La tesis investiga los factores que influyen en el estrés de los docentes del nivel secundaria del colegio San José de Monterrico. Se utilizó la escala de medición ED-6 que a priori agrupó los factores en seis dimensiones: ansiedad, depresión, desmotivación, creencias desadaptativas, presiones y mal afrontamiento. Se determinó que ninguna de éstos muestra resultados de estar causando cuadros de estrés o indicios del síndrome del profesor quemado en los profesores de la institución. Los result...

O dialeto do piloto José Alves de Lima (1739-1749

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Susana Echeverria Echeverria

2009-01-01

Full Text Available In this article we present a study developed in order to discover José Alves de Lima dialect’s, using for that purpose the analysis of that Portuguese pilot’s orthographical choice; which were taken from the Diario del piloto portugues, Iosê Alves de Lima que, por orden de la Corte de Portugal fue reconocer las islas de la Ascencsión y Trinidad, em las costas del Brasil; an unedited 18th century manuscript kept at the Sala Cervantes of the Spanish Biblioteca Nacional, under number 23047.

Geology of the epithermal Ag-Au Huevos Verdes vein system and San José district, Deseado massif, Patagonia, Argentina

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Dietrich, Andreas; Gutierrez, Ronald; Nelson, Eric P.; Layer, Paul W.

2012-03-01

The San José district is located in the northwest part of the Deseado massif and hosts a number of epithermal Ag-Au quartz veins of intermediate sulfidation style, including the Huevos Verdes vein system. Veins are hosted by andesitic rocks of the Bajo Pobre Formation and locally by rhyodacitic pyroclastic rocks of the Chon Aike Formation. New 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the age of host rocks and mineralization define Late Jurassic ages of 151.3 ± 0.7 Ma to 144.7 ± 0.1 Ma for volcanic rocks of the Bajo Pobre Formation and of 147.6 ± 1.1 Ma for the Chon Aike Formation. Illite ages of the Huevos Verdes vein system of 140.8 ± 0.2 and 140.5 ± 0.3 Ma are 4 m.y. younger than the volcanic host rock unit. These age dates are among the youngest reported for Jurassic volcanism in the Deseado massif and correlate well with the regional context of magmatic and hydrothermal activity. The Huevos Verdes vein system has a strike length of 2,000 m, with several ore shoots along strike. The vein consists of a pre-ore stage and three main ore stages. Early barren quartz and chalcedony are followed by a mottled quartz stage of coarse saccharoidal quartz with irregular streaks and discontinuous bands of sulfide-rich material. The banded quartz-sulfide stage consists of sulfide-rich bands alternating with bands of quartz and bands of chlorite ± illite. Late-stage sulfide-rich veinlets are associated with kaolinite gangue. Ore minerals are argentite and electrum, together with pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, minor bornite, covellite, and ruby silver. Wall rock alteration is characterized by narrow (propylitic alteration. Gangue minerals are dominantly massive quartz intergrown with minor to accessory adularia. Epidote, illite, illite/smectite, and, preferentially at deeper levels, Fe-chlorite gangue indicate near-neutral pH hydrothermal fluids at temperatures of >220°C. Kaolinite occurring with the late sulfide-rich veinlet stage indicates pH 315°, whereas strike

Singularidad de las elecciones costarricenses de 2014 y el reto que dejan planteado

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Luis Antonio Sobrado González

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Costarricense. Licenciado y doctor en Derecho por la Universidad de Costa Rica y la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, respectivamente. Magistrado propietario del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE a partir de 1999. Ocupa la presidencia del organismo electoral costarricense desde el año 2007 y es el director de su Revista de Derecho Electoral. Con anterioridad a su ingreso al TSE, había desempeñado otros cargos públicos en la Procuraduría General de la República y en el Ministerio de la Presidencia. Tiene tres décadas de ser profesor de Derecho Constitucional en la Universidad de Costa Rica y desde 1993 coordina la respectiva Cátedra de su Facultad de Derecho. Autor de los libros La justicia electoral en Costa Rica (San José: IJSA, 2005, Democratización interna de los partidos políticos en Costa Rica (San José: FLACSO, 2007, Elecciones y democracia (San José: IFED/KAS, 2104 y de numerosos artículos en revistas especializadas. Direccion electrónica: lsobrado@tse.go.cr

Necesidad de subsistencia de la puerpera y su recién nacido en el hospital San José de Popayán 1992

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Con el fin de investigar que hacen las puérperas que son atendidas en el Hospital San José de Popayán para auto cuidarse durante el puerperio y cuidar a su recién nacido y para satisfacer su necesidad de subsistencia, se eligió un modelo socioeconómico denominado desarrollo a escala humana, planteado por Manfred Max-Neef y otros, puesto que este modelo tiene en cuenta tanto las necesidades existenciales como las necesidades axiológicas que son presentadas en una matriz de necesidades. Este modelo además fomenta y estimula la toma de decisiones creativas por parte de las personas involucradas en el proceso de autocuidado.

Relación entre el consumo de frutas, vegetales y alimentos altos en grasa, con el nivel de actividad física, en niñas y niños costarricenses en edad escolar, pertenecientes la provincia de San José

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Texto texto completo Relación entre el consumo de frutas, vegetales y alimentos altos en grasa, con el nivel de actividad física, en niñas y niños costarricenses en edad escolar, pertenecientes la provincia de San José

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Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State ... (SCBU) of the Jos university teaching hospital (JUTH) in 2011 were obtained retrospectively and information ..... Mexico: analysis of a four-year historic cohort.

Pedro José Velarde: un rapsoda callejero en el México del siglo XVIII

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Bernabéu Albert, Salvador

2005-12-01

Full Text Available The Inquisition trial of Pedro José Velarde in 1768 reveals the life and works of this street poet that was very popular in the market of El Baratillo. Velarde was imprisoned because some of his compositions were dedicated to praise the activities of the jesuits, expelled in 1767. He was sentenced to three years in prison serving in the San Juan de Dios Hospital, but died in poverty in 1768.

Gracias al proceso abierto por la Inquisición mexicana en 1768 podemos reconstruir parcialmente la vida y la obra de Pedro José Velarde, poeta callejero que se hizo famoso en el mercado del Baratillo. Algunas de sus composiciones fueron dedicadas a ensalzar las actividades de los jesuitas, expulsados en 1767, por lo que fue encarcelado y sentenciado a servir durante tres años en el hospital de San Juan de Dios. Murió en 1784 en la pobreza.

Dos retratos de San Jeroteo y San Dionisio Areopagita de José de Cieza en el Museo Episcopal y Capitular de Huesca

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Cordero, Enrique

2001-09-01

Full Text Available La limpieza de dos óleos conocidos como retratos de Copérnico y Galileo del Museo Episcopal y Capitular de Huesca (Figs. 1-3, procedentes de la antesacristía de la propia Catedral, para la segunda parte de la exposición Signos ha permitido leer en ellos la firma del pintor granadino José de Cieza (1656-1692, que según Palomino comenzó a destacar en Granada especializándose en paisajes y flores al temple y en las decoraciones para el Corpus. Afincado en Madrid en 1686, trabajó en las «mutaciones del Coliseo del Buen Retiro», lo que le valió el título de pintor regio con el que firma las telas oscenses. En pintura al óleo, en su etapa madrileña. Palomino cita dos de la vida de San Francisco de Paula para el convento de la Victoria, que pasaron al Museo de la Trinidad, de los que sólo se conserva uno en mal estado en el Museo del Prado y «muchos» que pintó para la iglesia nueva de las Mercedarias Descalzas del barrio del Barquillo (Góngoras.…

Académico Dr. José Mora Rubio

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Zoilo Cuéllar-Montoya

2007-12-01

Mora Rubio, diplomado en neurocirugía por el Seraffi mer Lasarette de Estocolmo, dejó una verdadera constelación de excelentes neurocirujanos, sus discípulos, que hoy lo lloran en el dolor de su partida hacia le eternidad: creó una verdadera escuela neuroquirúrgica en al Hospital de San Juan de Dios de Bogotá, que perduró en su docencia mientras permaneció abierto a la población doliente, la menos favorecida de la ciudad y del país, el vetusto Hospital de Caridad, el Hospital de Jesús, José y María, fundado por Fray Juan de los Barrios en la Santafé de 1564 como el Hospital de San Pedro y transformado, en 1730, por los Hermanos de San Juan de Dios que, con el uso y el paso del tiempo, fue denominado por la gente como “Hospital de nuestro Padre San Juan de Dios”, y sus enseñanzas, su escuela práctica, fue continuada por todos y cada uno de sus discípulos en su práctica profesional a lo largo y ancho de Colombia.

Los cuerpos del duelo. Un acercamiento a La isla (2009 de Uli Stelzner y A ojos cerrados (2010 de Hernán Jiménez.

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Karen Poe Lang

2013-08-01

pequeña familia de clase media en San José de Costa Rica. A pesar de las diferencias entre ambas películas el duelo aparece como una experiencia de carácter siniestro debido a la ausencia de un tejido social que posibilite la existencia de ritos de pasaje que permitan apaciguar el dolor.

Gestión integral de la industria cauchera en el municipio de San José del Guaviare, Colombia

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Grace Andrea Montoya-Rojas

2017-03-01

Full Text Available En el artículo se plasman los logros de un ejercicio investigativo mediante una innovación espacial aplicada de manera integral a la industria del Caucho. De esta forma, se promueve una planificación holística en el municipio de San José del Guaviare, Colombia, donde hay actividades de colonización en la región selvática y, además, se encuentran comunidades indígenas y variedad de resguardos. La gestión integral de la agroindustria del Caucho, uno de los medios de susbsistencia de los habitantes, es prácticamente ausente. El proyecto cuenta con un diagnostico general de la zona, mediante el cual se obtienen modelaciones SIG con el fin de establecer las áreas potenciales para la producción de neumáticos en la agroindustria de Caucho. Se ilustra desde la gestión integral sectorial, las áreas capaces de soportar el proyecto de manera productiva y lograr al mismo tiempo, un desarrollo armónico entre el territorio municipal y el proyecto.

Familial Breast Cancer in Costa Rica: An Initial Approach

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Adriana Ramírez Monge

2004-09-01

Full Text Available Cancer is a worldwide problem because of its high rates of incidence and associated mortality. By 2000, more than 6.2 million people died from this illness worldwide. Among all types of cancer, breast cancer is one of the most studied. Each year, one million new cases are diagnosed around the world. We can classify breast cancer into two main kinds: sporadic cases and those which are a product of inherited genetic alterations. Approximately 5-10% of breast cancer cases are the result of inherited mutations, or alterations in breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Like other countries, Costa Rica possesses high rates of incidence and mortality for breast cancer. According to the "Registro Nacional de Tumores" (National Office of Tumor Records, in 2000 breast cancer had the highest rate of incidence and in 2002 it had the highest rate of mortality in comparison to other types of cancer. For this reason and the generalized lack of knowledge in the field we conducted an epidemiological research on breast cancer patients from Hospital San Juan de Dios, San José, Costa Rica, to find families with a history of breast cancer, and to determine the occurrence of familial cases within the population studied. So far, we have found 23 families, within which we discovered very informative cases that have rendered the identification of a pattern of inheritance. These findings allow us to announce that in Costa Rica there are several cases of inherited breast cancer and that we need more research is needed to improve the prevention, control, and treatment of this disease. Rev. Biol. Trop. 52(3: 531-536. Epub 2004 Dic 15.El cáncer es un problema a nivel mundial porque posee altas tasas de incidencia y mortalidad. Para el año 2000 más de 6.2 millones de personas murieron a causa de esta enfermedad. El cáncer de mama es uno de los tipos de cáncer más estudiados en el mundo por las mismas razones. Cada año, se diagnostican más de un mill

Las jerarquías étnicas y la retórica del multiculturalismo estatal en San José del Guaviare

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Carlos del Cairo

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo analiza las tensiones entre las jerarquías étnicas en San José del Guaviare y la valoración positiva de la diversidad cultural que introdujo la retórica del multiculturalismo estatal. En particular, describe la posición diferencial que ocupa la gente jiw, tucano y nukak de acuerdo con las jerarquías elaboradas por los "blancos" del pueblo, los tucanos y los funcionarios estatales. Las características de estas jerarquías permiten cuestionar tres reduccionismos constitutivos del multiculturalismo estatal colombiano, a saber, la presunción de la unidad en la diversidad étnica, la esencialización de la diferencia cultural y la reificación de la comunidad. El artículo destaca la importancia de analizar las percepciones sobre la diferencia cultural en procesos que van más allá de la formalidad multicultural que exaltan las instituciones estatales.

Los del Sur de la Ciudad Capital: Control Social y estigmatización en los barrios del Sur de San José: 1950-1980

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Roberto Antonio Blanco Ramos

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Full Text Available Este artículo busca comprender cómo en diferentes asentamientos urbanos y sociales de la ciudad de San José, catalogados bajo la concepción de “barrios del sur”, se llevaron a cabo procesos de control social y estigmatización territorial, durante el periodo que abarca de 1950 a 1980. Se analiza la discursividad de la época, relacionándola con aspectos que atañen a problemáticas sobre el control social y la estigmatización. Esto con el fin de entender por qué se asociaba a los barrios populares con marginalidad y conflictividad social. Para lograr este objetivo, se realizan dos estudios de caso, en dos asentamientos urbanos surgidos durante esta etapa.

Los trabajadores de empacadoras de yuca en comunidades de La Fortuna, San Carlos, y Sector Ángeles, San Ramón, Costa Rica. Una aproximación sociológica

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Francisco Rodríguez Barrientos

2012-08-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo se deriva del proyecto de investigación  Mejora en la eficiencia de la cadena productiva de la yuca en el distrito de La Fortuna, San Carlos, Costa Rica. El objetivo fundamental del proyecto consistía en mejorar la eficiencia y la productividad en las diversas etapas del proceso agro productivo de la yuca. La investigación se realizó en una franja territorial que abarcó un sector del distrito de La Fortuna, cantón de San Carlos, provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica, un importante lugar de producción yuquera, y una porción del distrito de Peñas Blancas (cantón San Ramón, provincia de Alajuela. La franja territorial seleccionada se halla dentro de la Región Huetar Norte costarricense, cuyo sector ligado a la producción, procesamiento y comercialización de yuca constituyó la población meta de la investigación. El proyecto tuvo una duración de tres años (2006-2008. El presente artículo presenta un bosquejo comparativo entre trabajadores costarricenses y migrantes nicaragüenses que laboran en procesadoras de yuca de la franja territorial estudiada respecto a sus condiciones económicas, sociales y laborales. El artículo enfatiza algunas variables fundamentales como los niveles de ingreso y pobreza, los niveles de escolaridad y la tenencia de seguro social. La información ofrecida es una simple aproximación a una realidad compleja y cambiante, cuyos resultados se busca puedan servir de guía o de hipótesis de trabajo para ulteriores estudios que aborden esta problemática de forma más amplia y sistemática.

Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture : Farmer Innovation with Mucuna ...

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... international à Ottawa (Canada). Bernard Triomphe est agrégé de recherche au bureau de Mexico de la Fondation Rockefeller. Gustavo Sain est scientifique principal au bureau du Centre international pour l'amélioration du maïs et du blé situé à San José (Costa Rica). Edición español: Leer e-libro / Descargar PDF ...

MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF PELAGIC Sargassum ON THE SHORES OF SAN ANDRES ISLAND, SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN

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Brigitte GAVIO

2015-01-01

Cantidades masivas de Sargassum pelágicos en las costas de San Andrés Isla, Caribe suroccidental Se reporta la llegada de una biomasa inusual de Sargassum flotante, compuesta por las especies S. fluitans y S. natans, a la costa nororiental de la isla de San Andrés. La época y el tamaño del evento nunca habían sido reportados anteriormente para la isla.

Gestión participativa en la elaboración de estrategias de revitalización urbana para el barrio histórico de San José, Puebla

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Norma Leticia Ramírez Rosete

2017-01-01

Full Text Available La necesidad de incidir en la forma de intervenir el Centro Histórico de Puebla para mejorar las condiciones de habitabilidad y cohesión social del barrio de San José , nos conlleva a construir una propuesta metodológica de alcance multidisciplinario que sea un modelo de intervención. De esta manera , se deberán analizar las políticas , estrategias y el impacto generado por los proyectos de rehabilitación urbana implementado s por el gobierno en el Centro Histórico y , principalmente, enfatizar el papel de la participación de la comunidad en la protección, rescate y conservación de sus barrios . E sta preocu pación investigativa nos conduce a la reflexión teórica y al estudio del arte de la rehabilitación urbana sostenible — de gran relevancia en el ámbito internacional — y da la pauta para analizar la viabilidad de diferentes tipos de intervención (co nservación , renovación, regeneración, etc. realizados de manera parcial y fragme ntada a principios del siglo XX . Resultado de esas intervenciones es la formulación de un modelo integral de rehabilitación urbana sostenible como principal a cción de mejorami ento, capaz d e recuperar estos espacios históricos en los ámbitos social, cultural, económico, urbano y ambiental. En este sentido , la gestión participativa coadyuvar á a fortalecer la propuesta de estrategias de rehabi litación a escala de barrio que garantice la integración social y la mejora de la calidad de vida en el b arrio de San José .

Evaluation of authenticity and green tea antimicrobial activity of different commercial brands that are sold in San Jose, Costa Rica

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2014-01-01

Various brands of green tea are compared with the leaves of camellia sinensis to verify the antimicrobial effect, authenticity and quality. The main components with antibacterial effect commercially presented are compared to the components present in green tea leaf to determine the quality and authenticity, by thin layer chromatography. The brands marketed studied green tea in the metropolitan area of San Jose, Costa Rica has been really green tea good quality, this can be ensured by the findings in the analysis and comparison of the different profiles of flavonoids, polyphenols, alkaloids and amino acids. The antimicrobial activity has been without to confirmed in the bands of catechins analyzed [es

Uso tradicional de plantas medicinales en la vereda San Isidro, municipio de San José de Pare-Boyacá: un estudio preliminar usando técnicas cuantitativas

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Jarvis Yamith Toscano González

2006-07-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó cuantitativamente el uso de plantas medicinales con el propósito de documentar la importancia relativa de dichas especies y estimar el estado actual del conocimiento tradicional de las comunidades campesinas de la vereda San Isidro, municipio de San José de Pare, Boyacá. Esta zona en particular, se considera un sector agrícola de alta confluencia y denota una apropiación del conocimiento de sus pobladores en el uso y manejo de las especies vegetales de la región. Se aplicaron aleatoriamente 180 encuestas a personas entre los 20 y 80 años, en donde se investigó respecto al uso y manejo de las plantas. Se aplicaron entrevistas programadas a aquellas personas que manejan en gran parte la demanda de plantas medicinales en la región. Los datos obtenidos a partir del consenso de informantes, fueron analizados mediante el índice de valor de uso (IVU y el nivel de uso significativo de TRAMIL. Se registraron 84 especies con 78 géneros, agrupadas en 42 familias botánicas entre medicinales, aromáticas y mágico-religiosas; las familias mejor representadas fueron Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Solanaceae y Rutaceae. Se reportaron 10 especies con un mayor nivel de uso significativo y 25 especies con un mayor IVU. La documentación de los usos de las plantas medicinales en el área de influencia, revela que el conocimiento tradicional continúa profundamente arraigado entre la comunidad y se mantiene el saber popular a manos de curanderos y madres cabeza de familia.

EL USO DE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LA COMUNICACIÓN (NTICs EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA FÍSICA MODERNA (THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs IN THE TEACHING OF MODERN PHYSICS

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Roldán Santamaría Leda María

2010-04-01

Full Text Available Resumen:Este trabajo consiste en una reseña de una experiencia de aula donde se aprovecha el conocimiento en el campo de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs para que los estudiantes del Colegio Científico Costarricense, con sede en San Pedro, San José de Costa Rica,logren investigar sobre temáticas de física moderna y comprender los principios básicos del tema de su interés. Las investigaciones en temáticas que presenta el programa de Física al concluir el undécimo año, involucraron a los estudiantes para que formaran parejas para realizar estos estudios sobre diversos temas. Indagaron en la WEB, capturaron imágenes que les permitieran reflejar los conceptos estudiados. Crearon afiches con los textos y las figuras que lograron relacionar, asimismo las presentaron a sus compañeros de colegio, respondiendo las preguntas que estos temas generaban en los espectadores.Abstract:This job to a review of a classroom where leverages knowledge in the field of ICTs that Scientific of Costa Rica High Scholl with headquarters in San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica, students achieve research on modern physics topics and understand the basics of the topic of your interest experience. Small research issues featuring the physics program at the end of 11th year involved students to form pairs of researchers on various topics. They searched the WEB on these issues, captured images allowing them to reflect the studied concepts. Created posters with texts and figures achieved relate and presented them to school, fellow answering the questions that these topics generated in others students.

San Francisco Bay Area Baseline Trash Loading Summary Results, San Francisco Bay Area CA, 2012, US EPA Region 9

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — The San Francisco Bay Area stormwater permit sets trash control guidelines for discharges through the storm drain system. The permit covers Alameda, Contra Costa,...

Hábitos de consumo de embutidos en el cantón de San Carlos y el área metropolitana de Costa Rica

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Yorleny Araya-Quesada

2014-11-01

Full Text Available Se realizó un estudio de mercado en dos áreas geográficas de Costa Rica: San Carlos y la Gran Área Metropolitana, con el fin de comparar los hábitos de consumo de embutidos. En San Carlos se hizo un minigrupo con cinco participantes y un grupo focal con nueve. En el Área Metropolitana se hicieron dos grupos focales con seis personas. Los resultados de las sesiones se analizaron por análisis temático. Se diseñó un cuestionario basado en la investigación cualitativa que se aplicó por teléfono y en el que participaron 193 personas. Los datos se analizaron utilizando estadística descriptiva. Se determinaron las relaciones utilizando una prueba chi-cuadrado (X2, con significancia del 5%. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en los hábitos entre los consumidores, excepto para el embutido de preferencia, pues en el Área Metropolitana es el jamón, mientras que en San Carlos es el salchichón. Los embutidos se consumen por su buen sabor y por ser convenientes; se suelen acompañar con diversos alimentos.

Inventario de emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero: un insumo en la gestión del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR

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María Venegas Vargas

2015-06-01

Full Text Available El Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR tiene el objetivo de ser carbono neutral, para ello está realizando esfuerzos como la medición de sus emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI y la implementación de medidas de reducción y de remoción de sus emisiones. En este artículo se resumen y analizan las principales actividades responsables de las emisiones de GEI para los campus de Cartago y San Carlos, y del Centro Académico de San José, para los años del 2010 al 2013. Se establece una comparación de los resultados obtenidos en el Inventario de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (InGEI utilizando los factores de emisiones del Panel Intergubernamental en Cambio Climático (IPCC por sus siglas en inglés y los del organismo oficial en Costa Rica, el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN; adicionalmente se elabora un análisis para identificar las actividades que causan mayores emisiones en el campus de Cartago. Los gases evaluados en los inventarios fueron el dióxido de carbono (CO2, el metano (CH4 y el óxido de nitrógeno (N2O. Las emisiones calculadas son reportadas como dióxido de carbono equivalente (CO2e. Este trabajo determinó que el campus del ITCR que tuvo un mayor aporte en el InGEI de la Universidad fue el de San Carlos, siendo la digestión entérica su principal fuente de emisión. Además, los resultados indican que el uso de los factores propios del país (aportados por el IMN produjeron un aumento en el InGEI, posiblemente por un mayor acercamiento a la realidad de las condiciones climáticas y geográficas de la región.

The influence of air pollution on the phyllosphere microflora composition of Tillandsia leaves (Bromeliaceae).

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2000-01-01

The effect of air pollution on total phyllospheric microflora from two species of the epiphytic neotropical genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) was studied by comparing unpolluted plants living in a forest (Escazú, San José) with polluted ones from an urban site of Costa Rica (San José city). Dilutions of homogenized leaf samples were plated on media suitable for each microbial group. For each microorganism group, total counts were performed and purified strains of randomly chosen colonies were identified. There was a global reduction in the number of living microorganisms due to pollution effects, especially yeasts and bacteria, while nitrogen-fixing microorganisms and fungi were less affected. Our results showed that the phyllosphere microflora of Tillandsia plants living in a tropical urban environment changes in terms of number and species composition of yeasts and bacteria with respect to plants living in unpolluted environment.

Estrategias didáctica para el desarrollo de la identidad cultural Mochica en educación primaria en una institución educativa de San José de Moro - La Libertad

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2013-01-01

El Perú es un país que está logrando una posición más sólida a nivel mundial por su desarrollo sostenido, es importante que la educación crezca en la misma proporción para formar peruanos con verdadera identidad basada en su cultura pasada y presente. Preguntarse sobre ¿cuáles son las estrategias didácticas previstas por los profesores del nivel primario de una institución educativa de San José de Moro – La Libertad, para el desarrollo de la identidad cultural Mochica de sus al...

Obituario.Académico José María Silva Gómez

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Alfredo Jácome Roca

2014-09-01

Full Text Available El pasado 12 de abril falleció en Bogotá el Miembro Correspondiente José María Silva Gómez, originario de Macaravita, Santander. En 1954 se graduó como médico de la Universidad Nacional, con una tesis titulada “Intubación endotraqueal y sus indicaciones”, preludio de lo que sería su campo de acción profesional. Se especializó en anestesiología en el Hospital San Juan de Dios de Bogotá; en la misma ciudad prestó sus servicios a varios hospitales: San José, Clínica de Marly, Fundación Santa Fe y Clínica Barraquer. Fue profesor de anestesiología en la Universidad Javeriana y también en la Escuela Superior de Oftalmología, Clínica Barraquer de América. Fue uno de los miembros fundadores de la Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología, de la que luego fue su presidente. Perteneció y ejerció cargos en sociedades científicas internacionales como la Confederación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Anestesia y la Federación Mundial de Anestesiología. Ingresó a la Academia Nacional de Medicina en 1966 como Miembro Asociado, y luego como Miembro Correspondiente en 1980, con el trabajo titulado “Control de la presión intraocular durante la anestesia”.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Costa Rican elementary school children Prevalencia del sobrepeso y la obesidad entre escolares de nivel primario en Costa Rica

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Hilda Patricia Núñez-Rivas

2003-01-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: Given that excessive body weight during childhood influences the development of several chronic diseases in adulthood, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban and rural Costa Rican elementary school children. METHODS: The study was carried out from July 2000 to April 2001. A total of 1718 students ages 7-12 were selected from 34 schools in the capital city of San José and in other nearby urban and rural areas. Both younger children (ones aged 7 through 9 years and older children (ones aged 10 through 12 years with a body mass index (BMI at or above the sex-specific 85th percentile were considered overweight. The younger children were classified as being obese if their triceps skinfold was greater than or equal to the 85th percentile for age and sex using the percentiles by age for children in the United States of America as normative standards. The older children were considered obese if they had a BMI at or above the sex-specific 85th percentile and both the triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness at or above the 90th percentile. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight was 34.5%. Children aged 7-9, boys, children from urban areas, and children of a higher socioeconomic status had a higher prevalence of overweight. The prevalence of obesity was 26.2%. A higher prevalence of obesity was found among children aged 7-9, boys, children from urban areas, and children of middle socioeconomic status. CONCLUSIONS: Given the high prevalence of obesity that we found in the Costa Rican children, primary and secondary prevention measures are needed in order to reduce the proportion of deaths due to chronic nontransmissible diseases among Costa Rican adults in the coming decades.OBJETIVO: Dado que el peso corporal excesivo durante la niñez influye en el desarrollo de varias enfermedades crónicas en la adultez, se llevó a cabo este estudio en escolares de nivel primario de áreas urbanas y rurales

Measurement of dose to skin using TLD of several radiodiagnostic studies in San Jose, Costa Rica; Medicion de dosis a piel utilizando TLD de varios estudios radiodiagnosticos en San Jose, Costa Rica

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Mora, P. [Laboratorio de Fisica Nuclear Aplicada, Escuela de Fisica, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose (Costa Rica)

1998-12-31

It is quantified the radiation doses on skin for several radiodiagnostic studies in patients of the Calderon Guardia Hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica at the period October 1997-September 1998 using thermoluminescent dosemeters TLD 100. The crystals receive the decoction standard procedures and they are arranged at the middle of the irradiation field. For a total of 973 radiodiagnostic studies it was found that the dose on skin in mGy are: 2.09 for thorax AP/AP, 5.33 for thorax LAT, 5.35 for skull AP/PA, 2.98 for skull LAT, 10.74 for abdomen, hips and pelvis, 6.20 for spines AP, 9.35 for spines LAT, 11.48 for lumbar columns AP, 29.99 for lumbar columns LAT and 6.87 for intravenous skin diagrams (first plate ap). It is produced thus the first reference bank for the national hospitals, which is compared with the orientation levels of doses for IAEA. Recommendations to diminish the collective doses through quality control programs are discussed, taking as goal to have got radiographs of excellent diagnostic quality, but with the less possible doses. (Author)

Educación Superior y Pueblos Indígenas en América Latina: “Resistencias, rupturas y pluralismos en la educación superior”

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Xinia Zúñiga Muñoz

2016-10-01

Full Text Available En el marco del XXX Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología (ALAS realizado en San José de Costa Rica, Centroamérica, entre el 30 de noviembre y el 4 de Diciembre del 2015, bajo el lema “pueblos en movimiento”, se llevó a cabo el Encuentro “Educación Superior y Pueblos Indígenas: Resistencias, rupturas y pluralismos en la educación superior” realizado durante los días 3 y 4 de Diciembre, en el Paraninfo “Daniel Oduber Quirós” de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica (UNED, sede de este evento, organizado con el apoyo de la Universidad Nacional y de la Universidad de Costa Rica.

Adaptación de la escala de empatía de Bryant, B. (1982 para niños, niñas y adolescentes en Costa Rica

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Kathia Alvarado Calderón

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo presenta la adaptación de la Escala de Empatía para niños y adolescentes (IECA de Bryant, B. en su versión al castellano en un grupo de niños y niñas de edad escolar del Cantón de Montes de Oca en San José, Costa Rica. Este instrumento es de auto-reporte y mide la respuesta empática a partir de una serie de enunciados redactados de manera neutra o donde el protagonista de la acción es de sexo femenino o masculino. Los participantes fueron 444 niños y niñas, 232 varones y 212 mujeres, con edades entre 10 y 12 años. Se utilizó el análisis estadístico de los datos para obtener criterios de confiabilidad de los resultados. Este instrumento es de alta divulgación a nivel internacional, pero no así en Costa Rica, de allí la importancia de evaluarlo con población nacional. Con este estudio se confirma que el IECA (versión castellana es un instrumento confiable en la evaluación de la respuesta empática, de importancia en el desarrollo de comportamientos prosociales, por lo que se recomienda su utilización.

Diversidad,historia natural y conservación de los mamíferos de San Vito de Coto Brus, Costa Rica

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Jesús Pacheco

2006-03-01

Full Text Available Aunque Costa Rica ha sido biológicamente bien estudiada, pocas áreas tiene inventarios de mamíferos completos y actualizados,lo que es para llevar a cabo estudios ecológicos y de conservación. La región de San Vito es considerada entre las mas importantes para la investigación científica en el país, debido a la presencia del Jardín Botánico Wilson y la Estación Biológica Las Cruces. Sin embargo, el conocimiento de la mastofauna es incompleto. Por lo tanto se evaluó intensamente los mamíferos de San Vito, y se compiló una lista de especies, con una evaluación de su composición, abundancia relativa, distribución en los habitats, y su estado de conservación. Se registraron 105 especies, que representaron a 85 géneros, 29 familias y 10 órdenes. Los mamíferos no voladores representaron 62 especies, 59 géneros, 23 familias y 9 órdenes. Los murciélagos pertenecieron a 6 familias, 26 géneros y 43 especies. La extensa deforestación y cacería son factores que han causado la extinción local de 7especies, pero la región todavía mantiene un número relativamente alto de su diversidad original, incluyendo a especie raras. Pocas especies fueron comunes o abundantes. La riqueza de especies fue alta en el bosque y los fragmentos de bosque, y más baja en las plantaciones de café, pastizales inducidos y vegetación secundaria. Alrededor del 21% (13 de las espcies estan incluidad en el libro rojo de la UICN. Tres especies (Saimiri oerstedii, Tapirus bairdii y Sylvilagus dicei son consideradas en peligro y dos (Myrmecophaga trydactila y Caluromys derbianus como amenazadas:de estas, dos especies (T. bairdii and M. trydactila se encuentran localmente extintas. Las otras especies son consideradas de bajo riesgo (i. e. Chironectes minimus o con poca información (i. e. Lontra longicaudis . Adicionalmente, 24 especies (39% están incluidas en CITES.Diversity, natural history and conservation of mammals from San Vito de Coto Brus, Costa

Modelación Estadístico-Matemática para el estudio de la sostenibilidad socioeconómica en el sector agrícola-pecuario del municipio San José de las Lajas, provincia Mayabeque

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Vázquez Alfonso, Yasser; Guerra Bustillo, Caridad Walkiria; Sánchez León, Orlando Enrique

2011-01-01

El presente trabajo es parte de los resultados de una de las investigaciones llevadas a cabo por el Centro de Estudio de Desarrollo Agrario y Rural (CEDAR) de la Universidad Agraria de La Habana, el mismo tiene como objetivo contribuir mediante la Modelación Estadístico-Matemática al análisis de la sostenibilidad socioeconómica en el sector pecuario del municipio de San José de las Lajas. Para este estudio se recolecto información en el período 2006 al 2010 sobre las diferentes variables que ...

Modelación Estadístico-Matemática para el estudio de la sostenibilidad socioeconómica en el sector agrícola-pecuario del municipio San José de las Lajas, provincia Mayabeque

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Yasser Vázquez Alfonso; Caridad Walkiria Guerra Bustillo; Orlando Enrique Sánchez León

2011-01-01

El presente trabajo es parte de los resultados de una de las investigaciones llevadas a cabo por el Centro de Estudio de Desarrollo Agrario y Rural (CEDAR) de la Universidad Agraria de La Habana, el mismo tiene como objetivo contribuir mediante la Modelación Estadístico- Matemática al análisis de la sostenibilidad socioeconómica en el sector pecuario del municipio de San José de las Lajas. Para este estudio se recolecto información en el período 2006 al 2010 sobre las diferentes variables que...

The influence of air pollution on the phyllosphere microflora composition of Tillandsia leaves (Bromeliaceae

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Luigi Brighigna

2000-06-01

Full Text Available The effect of air pollution on total phyllospheric microflora from two species of the epiphytic neotropical genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae was studied by comparing unpolluted plants living in a forest (Escazú, San José with polluted ones from an urban site of Costa Rica (San José city. Dilutions of homogenized leaf samples were plated on media suitable for each microbial group. For each microorganism group, total counts were performed and purified strains of randomly chosen colonies were identified. There was a global reduction in the number of living microorganisms due to pollution effects, especially yeasts and bacteria, while nitrogen-fixing microorganisms and fungi were less affected. Our results showed that the phyllosphere microflora of Tillandsia plants living in a tropical urban environment changes in terms of number and species composition of yeasts and bacteria with respect to plants living in unpolluted environment.

SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: San Jose, Costa Rica

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2001-01-01

This perspective view shows the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica, in the right center of the image (gray area). Rising behind it are the volcanoes Irazu, 3402 meters high (11,161 feet) and Turrialba, 3330 meters high (10,925 feet.)Irazu is the highest volcano in Costa Rica and is located in the Irazu Volcano National Park, established in 1955. There have been at least 23 eruptions of Irazu since 1723, the most recent during 1963 to 1965. This activity sent tephra and secondary mudflows into cultivated areas, caused at least 40 deaths, and destroyed 400 houses and some factories.This image was generated in support of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development through an agreement with NASA. The Commission involves eight nations working to develop the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, an effort to study and preserve some of the most biologically diverse regions of the planet.This three-dimensional perspective view was generated using topographic data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and an enhanced false-color Landsat 7 satellite image. Colors are from Landsat bands 5, 4, and 2 as red, green and blue, respectively. Topographic expression is exaggerated 2X.Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of the Earth since 1972. SRTM elevation data matches the 30-meter resolution of most Landsat images and will substantially help in analyses of the large and growing Landsat image archive. The Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper image used here was provided to the SRTM by the United States Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Elevation data used in this image was acquired by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched on February 11,2000. SRTM used the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) that flew twice on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1994. SRTM

Diversity, natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles from the San Vito Region, southwestern Costa Rica.

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Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Pacheco, Jesus; Mendoza-Quijano, Fernando; Bolaños, Federico; Cháves, Gerardo; Daily, Gretchen C; Ehrlich, Paul R; Ceballos, Gerardo

2008-06-01

We present an inventory of the amphibians and reptiles of the San Vito de Coto Brus region, including the Las Cruces Biological Station, in southern Costa Rica, which is the result of a survey of the herpetofauna occurring in mountain forest fragments, pastures, coffee plantations, and other disturbed areas. We found 67 species, included 26 species of amphibians and of 41 of reptiles. We describe the distribution patterns of the community on the basis of the life zones, elevation, fragmentation, and degree of anthropogenic impact. We also provide some nouvelle data on the systematics of some select taxa, their geographical ranges, microhabitats, activity, and other relevant ecological and natural history features. Finally, we comment on the present conservation status of the herpetofauna in the region. Previous literature and collection records indicate a higher number of species occurring in this area, which suggests that some declines have occurred, especially of amphibians, in last decades.

José Ignacio Moreno. Un teólogo peruano. Entre Montesquieu y Joseph de Maistre

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Victor Samuel Rivera

2013-01-01

Full Text Available José Ignacio Moreno es uno de los fundadores de la independencia del Perú. En calidad de tal acompañó el proyecto del General rioplatense José de San Martín de transformar en 1822 la monarquía peruana en un reino independiente. Pero, a diferencia de la multitud de sus contemporáneos, la historiografía apenas lo presenta como un circunstante en la epopeya de la emancipación, de quien no se conserva ni un retrato. El motivo es la extraña adherencia de este personaje a las ideas del ultramontanismo y su temprana cercanía con la obra del contrarrevolucionario francés Joseph de Maistre. Un discurso monárquico extremista en 1822 lo colocaría como el fundador involuntario del Perú como República.

La violencia física, psicológica, emocional y sexual durante el embarazo: riesgo reproductivo predictor de bajo peso al nacer en Costa Rica Physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual violence during pregnancy as a reproductive-risk predictor of low birthweight in Costa Rica

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Hilda Patricia Núñez-Rivas

2003-08-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de la violencia física, psicológica, emocional y sexual durante el embarazo y su asociación con el bajo peso al nacer. MÉTODOS: Se exploró la violencia sufrida por 118 embarazadas de la comunidad urbana marginal Finca San Juan, de Rincón Grande de Pavas, San José, Costa Rica, que dieron a luz entre septiembre de 1998 y noviembre de 1999. Se utilizó un cuestionario de preguntas cerradas previamente validado. Mediante un modelo de regresión lineal múltiple se ajustaron las diferencias entre las medias del peso de los recién nacidos según las características de la madre (edad, años de estudio, condición conyugal, deseo del embarazo, hábitos nocivos, número de embarazos y partos previos, intervalo intergenésico, estatura, aumento total de peso durante el embarazo y enfermedades durante la gestación. Se utilizó un modelo de regresión logística para medir el efecto directo de la violencia sobre el bajo peso al nacer, así como un método no paramétrico para calcular la fracción atribuible en las mujeres expuestas. RESULTADOS: Los niños de madres que sufrieron actos de violencia pesaron como promedio 449,4 g menos (P OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual violence during pregnancy and the association that that violence has with low birthweight. METHODS: For 118 women who gave birth between September 1998 and November 1999 we explored the violence that they had suffered during their pregnancy. All the women were residents of Finca San Juan, a low-income urban settlement in the Rincón Grande de Pavas section of San José, Costa Rica. We used a previously validated questionnaire with closed questions. A multiple linear regression model was used to adjust the average weights of the newborns according to the characteristics of the mother: age, years of schooling, marital status, desire for the pregnancy, harmful habits (smoking, drinking alcohol

Jos Journal of Medicine

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Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Lower Cretaceous siliciclastic rocks of the Morita Formation, Sierra San José section, Sonora, Mexico

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Madhavaraju, J.; Pacheco-Olivas, S. A.; González-León, Carlos M.; Espinoza-Maldonado, Inocente G.; Sanchez-Medrano, P. A.; Villanueva-Amadoz, U.; Monreal, Rogelio; Pi-Puig, T.; Ramírez-Montoya, Erik; Grijalva-Noriega, Francisco J.

2017-07-01

Clay mineralogy and geochemical studies were carried out on sandstone and shale samples collected from the Sierra San José section of the Morita Formation to infer the paleoclimate and paleoweathering conditions that prevailed in the source region during the deposition of these sediments. The clay mineral assemblages (fraction climatic conditions in the source regions. K2O/Al2O3 ratio of shales vary between 0.15 and 0.26, which lie in the range of values for clay minerals, particularly illite composition. Likewise, sandstones vary between 0.06 and 0.13, suggesting that the clay minerals are mostly kaolinte and illite types. On the chondrite-normalized diagrams, sandstone and shale samples show enriched light rare earth elements (LREE), flat heavy rare earth elements (HREE) patterns and negative Eu anomalies. The CIA and PIA values and A-CN-K plot of shales indicate low to moderate degree of weathering in the source regions. However, the sandstones have moderate to high values of CIA and PIA suggesting a moderate to intense weathering in the source regions. The SiO2/Al2O3 ratios, bivariate and ternary plots, discriminant function diagram and elemental ratios indicate the felsic source rocks for sandstone and shale of the Morita Formation.

The occurrence of amber and sub-amber (copal) in Costa Rica: the case of San Cristobal de Savegre

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Alvarado, Guillermo E.; Brenes, Jorge; Brenes, Jose

2013-01-01

In Costa Rica, small fragments of amber are found in the Miocene shallow marine clastic sedimentary rocks, such as Formacion Punta Judas (Middle Miocene), Formacion Santa Teresa (Middle Miocene), and Formacion Curre (Middle-Upper Miocene). Sub-amber or copal is found in relative abundance in certain localities in the residual soils in the mountains near San Cristobal de Savegre (Aguirre, Puntarenas). The copal samples have sub-rounded or pearly (21.3%), tabular or laminar (29.6%) and troncoidal (30.4%) forms, but some are intermediate or indefinite (18.7%). Its color varies between orange / red (57.4%), followed by yellow (31.0%) and less frequently light yellow to whitish (11.6%); some samples have insects incorporated. The age of the copal is in the age range of 1670-1780 A.D., based on a calibrated 14 C dating. Although these samples of copal seem to have no commercial value, they could be used by local artisans. (author) [es

José Sacristán: Las puertas abiertas de América Latina

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Consuelo Benítez

2015-01-01

Full Text Available José Sacristán prestigioso actor español en la película "En un lugar del mundo" (1991 del director Adolfo Aristaraín apuesta por Latinoamérica, señala que allí hay futuro hay un modo de entender la vida con más esperanza, es una puerta abierta al futuro. La solidaridad, la honradez y la dignidad humana toman cuerpo en este filme. La cinta argentina recibió la Concha de Oro, en el Festival de San Sebastián.

Nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients in the burn unit of Hospital Universitario San José, Popayán - Colombia

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Yeni Arroyave

2014-08-01

Full Text Available Objective. To determine the prevalence and microbiological behavior of the infections in hospitalized patients in the burn unit of the University Hospital San José ( HUSJ at Popayan, Colombia, 2010-2011. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in patients admitted to the burn unit of HUSJ between the years 2010–2011. Patients were characterized sociodemographic and clinically. The prevalence of nosocomial infections was estimated. Frequency and antibiotic resistance of microorganisms isolated was described. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 15. Results. 113 patients was enrolled, the average age was 17.7 years and male gender predominated (55.8%. Hot liquids (64.6% were the principal cause, the average of body surface area burned was 11.3% and the average hospital stay was 19.8 days. 13.3% of the patients had some nosocomial infection. The most frequently diagnosed infections were sepsis (24%, urinary tract infection (20% and pneumonia (20%. Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequent bacteria (41.7% followed by Staphylococcus epidermidis, mostly meticilino-resistant. The mean length of hospital stay and burned surface area (BSA in patients with diagnosis of infection was 36.6 days and 17.3% respectively. Conclusions. The prevalence of infection is similar to that reported in Colombia. The resistance of the isolates was high. The meticilinoresistance of Staphylococcus was associated with clindamicina resistance.

Concordance among remission and admission diagnoses at intensive care unit, Hospital Universitario San José, Popayán, 2011

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Victor Daniel Montenegro

2012-03-01

Full Text Available There are few published studies about diagnostic concordance in hospital services. The objective of this study was to calculate the concordance among remission and admission diagnoses from Hospital Universitario San José adult intensive care unit (I.C.U. of Popayán, 2011. Methods: Descriptive and retrospective study about concordance between the main remission and admission diagnoses from patients admitted in the Hospital adult intensive care unit; 914 patients were studied from the intensive care unit database, months January to December 2011. Statistical analysis about sociodemographic variables was performed, and Kappa index according to Landis and Koch scale among remission and admission diagnoses defined as priority was calculated. Results: It was found al almost perfect level of concordance in the diagnoses pancreatitis and intoxication, a substantial level of concordance in the diagnoses acute coronary syndrome, convulsive status, gastric cancer and eclampsia, a moderate level of concordance in the diagnoses stroke, head trauma, politraumatism and cardiac failure, and a fair level of concordance in the diagnoses sepsis, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute respiratory infection and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Conclusion: Six of the seventeen studied diagnoses presented an outstanding concordance level; this can be related to factors such as: physicians’, diagnostic ability, provenance of the patients remitted to the I.C.U. and diagnostic coding made by health staff.

San Jose Accord: energy aid or petroleum-marketing strategy

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1982-09-30

The San Jose Accord was signed in San Jose, Costa Rica on August 3, 1980 by the Presidents of Venezuela and Mexico, whereby the two countries mutually committed to supply the net imported domestic oil consumption of several Central American and Caribbean countries. Countries initially participating in the program are: Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Seven eastern Caribbean countries were to meet on October 7 to petition for inclusion in the Accord, namely: Antigua, St. Kitt/Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada. The official language of the Accord is presented, and the operative status of the Accord two years after signing is discussed. Specific briefs about some of the individual countries in the Accord are included. The fuel price/tax series for the Western Hemisphere countries is updated.

Pinturas Murales en San Marcos de Salamanca

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Julián ÁLVAREZ VILLAR

2009-10-01

Full Text Available En los primeros días de setiembre se iniciaron unas obras de repaso en el tejado de la iglesia de San Marcos, aprovechando el tiempo del cierre obligado del templo para realizar algunas reparaciones que condujeron al párroco don José Marcos ayudado por el coadjutor don Leandro Lozano, a interesantes hallazgos que dan aún más valor artístico a esta interesante iglesia.

FORMACIÓN BARROSO: ARCO VOLCÁNICO TOLEITICO Y DIABASAS DE SAN JOSÉ DE URAMA: UN PRISMA ACRECIONARIO T-MORB EN EL SEGMENTO NORTE DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE COLOMBIA

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RODRÍGUEZ G., GABRIEL; ARANGO, MARÍA ISABEL

2013-01-01

En el Segmento Norte de la Cordillera Occidental, entre las fallas Cauca-Almaguer y Dabeiba-Pueblo Rico afloran dos unidades volcánicas, que fueron agrupadas en trabajos anteriores con el nombre de Formación Barroso y que en realidad corresponden a unidades de diferente edad y ambiente geotectónico, que se denominan Diabasas de San José de Urama y Formación Barroso. Las Diabasas de San José de Urama corresponden a bloques tectónicos y cuerpos de diabasas y basaltos almohadillados con texturas...

Measurement of dose to skin using TLD of several radiodiagnostic studies in San Jose, Costa Rica

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Mora, P.

1998-01-01

It is quantified the radiation doses on skin for several radiodiagnostic studies in patients of the Calderon Guardia Hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica at the period October 1997-September 1998 using thermoluminescent dosemeters TLD 100. The crystals receive the decoction standard procedures and they are arranged at the middle of the irradiation field. For a total of 973 radiodiagnostic studies it was found that the dose on skin in mGy are: 2.09 for thorax AP/AP, 5.33 for thorax LAT, 5.35 for skull AP/PA, 2.98 for skull LAT, 10.74 for abdomen, hips and pelvis, 6.20 for spines AP, 9.35 for spines LAT, 11.48 for lumbar columns AP, 29.99 for lumbar columns LAT and 6.87 for intravenous skin diagrams (first plate ap). It is produced thus the first reference bank for the national hospitals, which is compared with the orientation levels of doses for IAEA. Recommendations to diminish the collective doses through quality control programs are discussed, taking as goal to have got radiographs of excellent diagnostic quality, but with the less possible doses. (Author)

Polio Crisis in Costa Rica: Lessons Learned and Achievements

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Gioconda Vargas-Morúa

2015-05-01

Full Text Available This presentation shows some of the consequences of the polio crisis in Costa Rica during the 1950’s, in order to preserve certain attitudes of Costa Ricans back then that are worth remembering: simplicity, solidarity and gratefulness. Hand in hand with highly service-oriented men and women, the country overcame the crisis and built one of the most iconic hospitals in Costa Rica: the National Children’s Hospital. It is worth rescuing the lessons learned and applying them to current times. This historical text was created based on the stories told by people who lived during the times of the crisis, on a 1956 notebook, on documents from the National Archive and the National Health and Social Security Library (BINASSS, for its name in Spanish, the Costa Rican Social Security System (CCSS, for its name in Spanish, Dr. Rodolfo Álvaro Murillo, and San Juan de Dios Hospital.  National and international newspapers were also reviewed. The consulted material confirms how the work of Costa Ricans, led by committed and service-oriented individuals, allowed for the construction of the National Children’s Hospital to take place -an institution that has served the Costa Rican people for fifty years. Costa Ricans also succeeded in eradicating polio long before several other countries around the world. The reactions of people in the 1950’s are lessons of solidarity and humanity that should not be forgotten; they should be remembered in order to value team work over individual work and make sure, no matter what our role in society is, to always stand by common well-being, as mid-century Costa Ricans did by overcoming their personal limitations and acting for the benefit of society.

El exilio argentino de José Vasconcelos

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Pablo Yankelevich

2014-06-01

Full Text Available En diciembre de 1929, José Vasconcelos, derrotado en las elecciones presidenciales, partió a un exilio que se prolongó durante una década. Durante un par de años residió en Estados Unidos, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Cuba, Francia y España. De Europa pasó a Argentina donde radicó hasta enero de 1935, cuando se trasladó a Estados Unidos, donde vivió hasta su regreso a México en el otoño de 1938. En este artículo se revisa un segmento de este exilio, particularmente el desenvuelto a orillas del Río de la Plata. Interesa reconstruir la trayectoria intelectual de Vasconcelos cuando, a consecuencia de la derrota política y de la propia experiencia en el destierro, inició un deslizamiento hacia posiciones cada vez más conservadoras. Esas posiciones, definidas ya con claridad durante su residencia en Argentina, vinieron a clausurar el enorme caudal de simpatías que la utopía vasconceliana había despertado en espacios políticos e intelectuales en los primeros años de la década de 1920.

Periodismo virtual

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Carlos Morales

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El periodismo virtual se produce en diarios que no ofrecen noticias (concebidas como versión o reflejo de la realidad sino que crean sus propias ficciones, especialmente en primeras planas. El autor del artículo señala que esto esta sucediendo en LA NACIÓN de San José de Costa Rica, diario premiado por la inefable Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa - SIP - y periódico económicamente más importante del país.

Diversity, natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles from the San Vito Region, southwestern Costa Rica

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Georgina Santos-Barrera

2008-06-01

Full Text Available We present an inventory of the amphibians and reptiles of the San Vito de Coto Brus region, including the Las Cruces Biological Station, in southern Costa Rica, which is the result of a survey of the herpetofauna occurring in mountain forest fragments, pastures, coffee plantations, and other disturbed areas. We found 67 species, included 26 species of amphibians and of 41of reptiles. We describe the distribution patterns of the community on the basis of the life zones, elevation, fragmentation, and degree of anthropogenic impact. We also provide some nouvelle data on the systematics of some select taxa, their geographical ranges, microhabitats, activity, and other relevant ecological and natural history features. Finally, we comment on the present conservation status of the herpetofauna in the region. Previous literature and collection records indicate a higher number of species occurring in this area, which suggests that some declines have occurred, especially of amphibians, in last decades. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (2: 755-778. Epub 2008 June 30.En este artículo se presenta un inventario de los anfibios y reptiles de la región de San Vito de Coto Brus incluyendo la Estación de Biología Las Cruces, en el sur de Costa Rica. Se llevó a cabo una evaluación de las poblaciones de anfibios y reptiles presentes en los parches de bosque, potreros, cafetales y otras áreas perturbadas de la región. Como resultado de esta evaluación se registraron 26 especies de anfibios y 41 de reptiles lo que suma un total de 67 especies. Asimismo se describen los patrones generales de distribución de las especies basándose en los tipos de vegetación así como en la altitud, fragmentación y grado de perturbación antrópica en el área. Se proporcionan algunos datos sobre la sistemática de las especies, su distribución geográfica, el microhábitat que ocupan, su actividad y otros datos ecológicos y biológicos relevantes. Finalmente, se presenta una breve

Caracterización histórica y socioeconómica de una franja territorial yuquera en el distrito de La Fortuna, San Carlos y Peñas Blancas, San Ramón, región Huetar Norte de Costa Rica

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Francisco Rodríguez-Barrientos

2014-05-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo se deriva del proyecto de investigación “Mejora en la eficiencia de la cadena productiva de la yuca en el distrito de La Fortuna, San Carlos, Costa Rica”. Su objetivo fundamental consistía en mejorar la eficiencia y la productividad en las diversas etapas del proceso agroproductivo de la yuca. La investigación se realizó en una franja territorial que abarcó un sector del distrito de La Fortuna, cantón de San Carlos, provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica, tradicionalmente un importante lugar de producción yuquera, y otro del distrito de Peñas Blancas (cantón de San Ramón, provincia de Alajuela. Esa franja territorial es parte de la Región Huetar Norte costarricense y su sector ligado a la producción, procesamiento y comercialización de yuca constituyó la población meta de la investigación. El proyecto tuvo una duración de tres años (2006-2008. En este artículo se hace una caracterización histórica, social y económica de dicha franja territorial. Además, se analizan las consecuencias económicas y sociales, tanto para las comunidades ubicadas en la franja territorial estudiada como para la región de la que forman parte, derivadas de los cambios ocurridos en los ámbitos nacional e internacional, sobre todo en los últimos treinta años. De este modo, se intenta perfilar el alcance y la índole de las eventuales transformaciones acaecidas en la franja seleccionada, ubicando siempre el análisis en el contexto de la región Huetar Norte. Posteriormente se publicarán más artículos con los resultados obtenidos en las etapas agrícola, industrial (maquiladoras y empacadoras y social, destacando lo relacionado con la situación de los trabajadores en las empacadoras, haciendo énfasis en los migrantes nicaragüenses.

Un centro cívico o el réquiem del patrimonio urbano costarricense

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Marcela Muñoz Muñoz

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Full Text Available Se ofrece una honra póstuma a la arquitectura pública de la capital costarricense, San José, como modelo de ciudad nacional. Por medio del estudio de una discusión legislativa se aborda la conveniencia de dotar al país de un centro cívico nacional, la cual favorece la [in]comprensión de un urbanismo incipiente, anterior a 1970, década en la cual se consolida el derecho urbanístico. Mediante el símil del réquiem, la historia del derecho urbanístico reclama la inutilidad de soluciones jurídicas por salvar valiosas edi caciones que vieran la luz en la conformación del Estado Nacional, durante los siglos XIX y XX. El afán de modernidad de Costa Rica requiere que el derecho urbanístico halle nuevas formas de entender el patrimonio urbano. This article offers a posthumous honor for public architecture of the Costa Rican capital, San José, as a national model of a city. The study of the discussion contained in certain legislative acts around the convenience to give the country a National Civic Center, [do not] favors the understanding of an emerging Urban Planning before 1970’s, the “legal” decade for the Urban Law. By using the analogy of the requiem, the History of Urban Law demands the futility of legal solutions to save valuable buildings that were born in the formation of the National State, during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Costa Rica ́s quest for modernity claims for new ways where Law can understand Urban Heritage.

“Y SAN LUIS OBEDIENTE RESPONDÍA” LOS TERRATENIENTES DE LA CIUDAD DE SAN LUIS Y EL PLAN SANMARTINIANO (1814 - 1829

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Melody Celeste Vera

2015-12-01

Full Text Available La base fundamental de la identidad de los habitantes de la provincia de San Luis (Argentina y de su historiografía, es el axioma que el pueblo puntano se inmoló por el proyecto sanmartiniano. El Gobernador Intendente Vicente Dupuy (1814-1820 fue el principal colaborador de José de San Martin en la provincia, y el coordinador de las donaciones de bienes y vidas para la causa. Contaba con el apoyo del “cabildo sanmartiniano”, un grupo de vecinos que secundaban sus ideales, apoyaban sus iniciativas y colaboraban materialmente. Pero luego de la caída del gobierno central en 1820 no se ofrece una interpretación sobre el cambio de proyecto político que representó el nuevo Gobernador, José Santos Ortiz (1820-1829. Si se consideran conjuntamente las oposiciones de un grupo de vecinos levantadas durante el gobierno de Dupuy y el accionar de Santos Ortiz durante su mandato, cabe preguntarse: ¿los cabildantes terratenientes apoyaron la gesta sanmartiniana por convicción, o se vieron forzados a hacerlo por la imposición de un grupo en el poder? ¿Representó Santos Ortiz el proyecto de lo que el grupo terrateniente buscaba y no pudo obtener mientras se llevaba delante el plan sanmartiniano? En este trabajo se busca comparar los objetivos primarios de ambos gobernadores durante sus mandatos, con el fin de vislumbrar cuál de los planes de gobierno representaba los ideales y necesidades de los grandes terratenientes de la ciudad de San Luis.

Symposium DD: Low-Dimensional Materials-Synthesis, Assembly, Property Scaling and Modeling. Held in San Francisco, CA on April 9-13, 2007

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2008-06-01

Ciencia e Ingenieria de los Materiales , Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. We have developed a new unifying tight-binding theory that...Fisico Matem6ticas, Universidad Aut6noma de Nuevo Le6n, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo LeAfA3n, Mexico; 2Chemical Engineering Department and Texas...ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 2Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e IM y QI, Universidad de Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain; 3Departamento de

A survey on Triatoma dimidiata in an urban area of the province of Heredia, Costa Rica

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Rodrigo Zeledón

2005-10-01

Full Text Available Triatoma dimidiata has been found in several cities and towns of those countries where the insect is a domestic or peridomestic pest. In Central America, urban infestations occur in the capitals of at least five countries. During 2001 and 2002 a survey was carried out in the county of San Rafael, Heredia province, located 15 km northwest of San José, capital of Costa Rica, in order to determine the degree of infestation by T. dimidiata in an entire city block. Six peridomestic colonies of the insect were detected in the backyards of eight households. The ecotopes occupied by the insects consisted of store rooms with old objects, wood piles or firewood, and chicken coops. A total of 1917 insects were found in the six foci, during two sampling periods, and a mean infection rate by Trypanosoma cruzi of 28.4% was found in 1718 insects examined. The largest colony found in one of the households yielded 872 insects that were thriving mainly at the expenses of two dogs. Opossums and adult insects were common visitors of the houses and it became evident that this marsupial is closely related to the peridomestic cycle of the Chagas disease agent. Lack of colonization of the insect inside the human dwellings is explained by the type of construction and good sanitary conditions of the houses, in contrast to the situation in most peridomiciliary areas. Stomach blood samples from the insects showed that the main hosts were, in order of decreasing frequency: rodents, dogs, fowl, humans, opossums, and cats. The fact that no indication of infection with Chagas disease could be detected in the human occupants of the infested houses, vis a vis the high infection rate in dogs, is discussed.

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The Costa Maya:  Evolution of a Touristic Landscape La Costa Maya : évolution d'un paysage touristique La Costa Maya : evolución de un paisaje turístico

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Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt

2010-06-01

Full Text Available La Costa Maya est une région côtière du sud du Quintana Roo (Mexique, proche de l'îlet Ambergris au Bélize. Contrairement à la côte caribéenne du Mexique qui a souffert du développement du tourisme de masse à Cancun et le long de la Riviera Maya, la Costa Maya s'est orientée vers un développement durable avec notamment une faible densité de construction et le développement de l'écotourisme.Le développement s'est concentré autour de Puerto Costa Maya où un terminal de croisière a été construit en 2001. La station balnéaire (balneario de Majahual est devenue dépendante des 10-12 bateaux de touristes qui débarquaient chaque semaine. En dépit d'importants plans de développement, les plages reculées de la Costa Maya accueillaient tout au plus des écotouristes aisés et du tourisme lié à la plongée sous-marine.Le cyclone Dean, de catégorie 5, a dévasté le paysage en août 2007 et le rétablissement économique n'a pu être entamé que fin 2008, après la réouverture du terminal de croisière et la reconstruction de Majahual. Fin 2009, le trafic de croisière n'a pas retrouvé son niveau d'avant Dean et la récession mondiale couplée avec la grippe porcine et les violences liées à la drogue ont fait diminuer le tourisme en provenance des Etats-Unis. On ignore à quel niveau les nouvelles infrastructures tels l'aéroport international de Tulum qui propose un itinéraire de Chetumal à la plage et le nouveau complexe hôtelier à Xahuayxel, stimuleront la Costa Maya mexicaine créant peut-être une autoroute côtière reliée à San Pedro au Bélize.The Costa Maya is a vernacular coastal region of southeastern Quintana Roo (Mexico and adjacent Ambergris Cay, Belize.  As Mexico’s Caribbean coast suffered many growth pains associated with mass tourism development in Cancun and along the Riviera Maya, the Costa Maya by contrast was projected for more sustainable development including low-density housing and

Enfoques de LACOM ‘76

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Guido Groscoors

2015-01-01

Full Text Available En la redacción de este informe, participaron los expertos Guido Groscoors (Venezuela; Fabián Velarde (Panamá y Carlos Ortega Cárdenas (Perú, integrantes de la Comisión II que celebró cinco sesiones los días 14, 15, 16 y 17 de julio de 1976, en San José de Costa Rica. El tema de la Comisión II fue: Formulación e Implementación de Políticas de Comunicación.

Tribunales transnacionales

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Ángel Landoni Sosa

2014-11-01

Full Text Available Ponencia presentada en el marco de las XVII Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Derecho Procesal, San José de Costa Rica - 18 al 20 de octubre de 2000.Contenido: El fenómeno de la globalización de las relaciones humanas. El nacimiento de una nueva disciplina: el derecho procesal supranacional. Los límites de este relato. Las vías de solución para los conflictos transnacionales. La tutela de los derechos humanos. a Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

The meaning of nervios: a sociocultural analysis of symptom presentation in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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Low, S M

1981-03-01

The foundation of the symbolic tradition in medical anthropology is the examination of a patient's experience of a category of illness. The interpretation of folk explanations of etiology and nosology provides insight into the cultural definition of what constitutes an illness, how and why an illness is labeled, and how the afflicted individual should be treated. Further, the analysis of sociocultural meaning emerges as a critical theoretical contribution to our understanding of health and culture. Allen Young in his article "Some Implications of Medical Beliefs and Practices for Social Anthropology" suggests " that if we want to learn the social meaning of sickness, we must understand that 'signs,' whatever their genesis, become 'symptoms' because they are expressed, elicited, and perceived in socially acquired ways" (1976: 14). He further states that some categories of sickness are particularly interesting in that they enable people to organize the illness event into an episode that has form and meaning (1976: 19-20). Nervios is an example of a symptom that has acquired a special sociocultural pattern of expression, elicitation and perception in San Jose, Costa Rica. The empirical study of symptom presentation in general medicine and psychiatric outpatient clinics describes the patients who present the symptom and their associated attributes and explanations of the symptom's occurrence. The meaning of nervios is then discussed within a social interactional and symbolic framework.

Alfabetización de mujeres y promoción social en Mozambique: la experiencia en Munhava de la escuela de adultos San José

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Ramón AGUADERO MIGUEL

2012-08-01

Full Text Available Aunque la alfabetización es clave para la reducción de la pobreza, este derecho se sigue negando a la mayoría de la población adulta de Mozambique. La desigualdad de género es una cuestión importante a considerar. La situación es especialmente complicada en los suburbios de las ciudades, donde las mujeres luchan cada día por una vida mejor para ellas y sus hijos. En este texto, después de sintetizar la historia de la alfabetización en Mozambique, se muestran los hitos principales en la Escuela de Adultos San José. Situada en el barrio de Munhava (Beira, es un ejemplo de opción por la promoción de la mujer. Profesorado y alumnas exponen sus puntos de vista, necesidades y deseos. Esta experiencia es un ejemplo de la debilidad de la educación de adultos en Mozambique, pero también de su potencial cuando las mujeres son escuchadas. Lentamente, las mujeres de Munhava están adquiriendo habilidades para la vida y descubriendo su dignidad y sus derechos.

Análisis del comportamiento de precios de cinco productos hortícolas en Costa Rica de 1999 al 2003

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Manuel García

2008-05-01

Full Text Available Análisis del comportamiento de precios de cinco productos hortícolas en Costa Rica de 1999 al 2003. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar el comportamiento y las fluctuaciones de los productos hortifrutícolas más comercializados en Costa Rica durante el período comprendido entre 1999 y el 2003, para que los productores planifiquen sus épocas de siembra y los consumidores hagan mejor uso de la información al realizar sus compras. El análisis de información se realizó entre el 2004 y el 2005 y está orientado al mercadeo de cinco productos hortícolas: coliflor, lechuga americana, papa, pepino y plátano verde comercializados en el Centro Nacional de Abastecimiento y Distribución (CENADA ubicada en Barrial de Heredia y en las ferias del agricultor. La información fue proporcionada por el Consejo Nacional de Producción (CNP, ubicado en avenida 10, detrás de la Municipalidad de San José. Los resultados del análisis mensual y anual de precios presentaron diferencias en los volúmenes de productos transados. El mercado en el que se comercializan los productos es un factor decisivo para las variaciones de precios, al igual que lacalidad de los productos. Además, otros factores que intervienen en los precios son la época de siembra y cosecha. Seencontró que los productos analizados son, en su mayoría, de ciclo de producción corto, con épocas de siembra y cosecha muy bien definidas, aspectos que por razones de oferta y demanda inciden en los precios en períodos determinados.

Geological literature on the San Joaquin Valley of California

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Maher, J.C.; Trollman, W.M.; Denman, J.M.

1973-01-01

The following list of references includes most of the geological literature on the San Joaquin Valley and vicinity in central California (see figure 1) published prior to January 1, 1973. The San Joaquin Valley comprises all or parts of 11 counties -- Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare (figure 2). As a matter of convenient geographical classification the boundaries of the report area have been drawn along county lines, and to include San Benito and Santa Clara Counties on the west and Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties on the east. Therefore, this list of geological literature includes some publications on the Diablo and Temblor Ranges on the west, the Tehachapi Mountains and Mojave Desert on the south, and the Sierra Nevada Foothills and Mountains on the east.

Jos Journal of Medicine: Editorial Policies

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Focus and Scope. Jos Journal of Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal and editorially independent publication of the Association of Resident Doctors of Jos University Teaching Hospital. It seeks to provide a forum for the dissemination of research, review articles and information in all aspects of medical sciences among ...

Representaciones sociales de padres de adolescentes sobre la sexualidad en San José de Cúcuta, Colombia 2015

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Oriana M. Chacón Lizarazo

2015-12-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN En el artículo da una mirada sobre las representaciones sociales que tienen los padres con hijos adolescentes sobre sexualidad, teniendo en cuenta que la sexualidad por ser un tema importante en la vida del ser humano, se adhiere o no de forma precisa en la etapa de la adolescencia, contara con dos fases, la primera fase de la investigación se llevó a cabo por medio de dos aplicaciones en dos contextos diferentes con 16 participantes entre ellos 8 padres de familia y 8 adolescentes de edades entre 12 y 17 años de edad, residentes en San José de Cúcuta, donde se aplicó entrevista semi-estructurada, grupo focal y diario de campo. En los resultados obtenidos se logró identificar que las representaciones sociales por parte de los padres acerca de la sexualidad, no son claras, persiste el desconocimiento en los temas y cohibiciones al hablar con sus hijos, de igual forma se evidencia que las representaciones si influyen de cierta manera en la vida sexual de sus hijos, pues ellos infieren un desconocimiento total del tema y no tienen noción de un guía que los pueda orientar pues la información recibida sobre sexualidad es insuficiente. Lo encontrado en la primera fase, permitirá profundizar aspectos relevantes y de importancia en la aplicación de instrumentos que se realizara en la segunda fase. ABSTRACT In the article looks on the social representations of parents with teens about sexuality, considering sexuality as an important in human life issue, adheres or not precisely on the stage adolescence, will have two phases, the first phase of the research was carried out by two applications in two different contexts with 16 participants including 8 parents and 8 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years old living in San Jose de Cucuta, where semi-structured interviews, focus groups and field diary was applied. In the results it was possible to identify the social representations of parents about sexuality, are not clear, ignorance

Viabilidad financiera de una estación de combustibles carretera a Cartago

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Gatica Duarte, Mario Alberto

2013-01-01

Tesis de maestría -- Universidad de Costa Rica. Posgrado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas. Maestría Profesional en Administración y Dirección de Empresas con énfasis en Finanzas, 2013 Gatica Duarte, Mario Alberto VIABILIDAD FINANCIERA DE UNA ESTACIÓN DE COMBUSTIBLES CARRETERA A CARTAGO Programa de Posgrado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas.-San José, CR.: M. A. Gatica D., 2013. 158 h.- 33 il.- 46 refs. El objetivo general del trabajo es determinar si e...

Experiencia de trabajo interdisciplinario en alfabetización básica con mujeres, promoción de su salud y derechos.

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Sanabría Hernández, Marcela; Castro Carmiol, Evelyn; Sanabría Hernández, Gabriela

2015-01-01

El artículo presenta una experiencia de trabajo interinstitucional e interdisciplinaria, entre la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social- Área de Salud Goicoechea 2, Servicio de Trabajo Social con la Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Cátedra de Psicopedagogía, realizada en el Área de Salud Goicoechea 2, referente a la alfabetización básica con mujeres adultas, vecinas de los cantones de Moravia y Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica. El proceso se llevó a cabo a partir de una metodología grupal socio...

Energy Transition Initiative: Island Energy Snapshot - San Andres and Providencia (Fact Sheet); NREL(National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

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2015-03-01

This profile provides a snapshot of the energy landscape of the Archipelago of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina (unpopulated), also known as San Andres and Providencia, which is equidistant between Costa Rica and Jamaica and 775 kilometers northwest of Colombia. The archipelago is part of Colombia, though Nicaragua has also laid claim to it.

Ausencia de detección de enterovirus en bivalvos Anadara tuberculosa (Bivalvia: Arcidae por contaminación química en el Pacífico de Costa Rica

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Libia Herrero U.

1999-09-01

Full Text Available Anadara tuberculosa es uno de los moluscos más abundantes de importancia comercial en Costa Rica. Su hábitat acuático es una fuente potencial de contaminación fecal y química para el ser humano. El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar enterovirus, especialmente poliovirus y el virus de la hepatitis A y contaminación química como nitratos y sulfatos en las carnes y los líquidos internos. Se recogieron trece muestras de cuatro sitios del golfo de Nicoya, de tres sitios del manglar Sierpe-Térraba (pacífico de Costa Rica y de cinco pescaderías de San José, la capital de Costa Rica. Las muestras fueron ensayadas por 1 coliformes fecales (Número Más Probable/100 ml, 2 aislamiento de enterovirus en cultivos celulares (Hep-2 y FrhK-4, 3 citotoxicidad en células Vero y 4 la habilidad de las muestras de inactivar 10 DI50% de poliovirus en cultivos celulares. El Número Más Probable/100 ml de las aguas fue más alto de lo que se considera adecuado para el uso recreacional, aunque los coliformes en los líquidos y las carnes fue en general mucho más bajo. No se logró el aislamiento de ningún agente citopatogénico, pero encontramos que la concentración de nitratos y sulfatos de las muestras fue mayor a lo aceptable para consumo humano. La toxicidad intrínseca de las muestras en cultivos celulares fue de una dilución de 1/8 aunque algunas muestras mostraron toxicidad a una dilución de 1/128. Los líquidos fueron más tóxicos que las carnes pero no se encontró una correlación entre la toxicidad en cultivos celulares y la toxicidad química: aparentemente otros contaminantes no identificados en este trabajo fueron los responsables. Se analizó la habilidad de los líquidos y las carnes de inactivar 10 DI50% de poliovirus demostrando que los líquidos y las carnes con más toxicidad en cultivos celulares fueron los que mostraron un porcentaje mayor de inactivación del poliovirus. Se recomienda la vigilancia de la contaminación qu

A source of almost pure methyl chavicol: volatile oil from the aerial parts of Tagetes lucida (Asteraceaecultivated in Costa Rica

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José F Cicció

2004-12-01

Full Text Available The plant Tagetes lucida Cav.(syn.T.florida Sweet,T.schiedeana Less.is an aromatic herb distributed naturally from Mexico to Honduras,at elevations between 1 000 and 2 000 m.It is used as a spice,for medicine,as insecticide and as ornamental plant.It is cultivated commercially in Costa Rica as a spice herb;it contains an oil having an anise-like odor,and the fresh aerial parts of this plant are sold in the supermarket as a substitute of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L..The essential oils isolated from aerial parts bought,at May and October,in a supermarket in San José (Costa Rica.Fresh flowering aerial parts,flowers and leaves plus stems, were subjected to hydrodistillation for 3 hr using a modified Clevenger-type apparatus.The distilled oils were collected and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and stored in a freezer (0-10 °C.The light yellow green oil yield was about 0.07%(v/w.GC/MS analyses were performed using a Shimadzu GCMS-QP5050 apparatus and CLASS 5000 software with Wiley 139 computer database.Identification of the components of the oil was performed using the retention indices,which were calculated in relation to a homologous series of hydrocarbons, and by comparison of their mass spectra with those published in the literature or those of our own database. Thirty compounds were identified,of which methyl chavicol (95-97%was the major constituent.From flower oil,two bithienyls were detected as minor constituents. Rev. Biol. Trop. 52(4:853-857.Epub 2005 Jun 24.Los aceites esenciales extraídos de las partes aéreas de la planta Tagetes lucida Cav.cultivada en Costa Rica y utilizada como condimento,fue estudiado mediante la técnica de GC/MS en combinación con los índices de retención.Se identificaron treinta compuestos.El componente mayoritario resultó ser metil chavicol (estragolen un 95-97%.En el aceite de las flores se detectaron e identificaron dos compuestos minoritarios que resultaron ser bitienilos no informados

Efecto de abonos orgánicos en las propiedades químicas del suelo y el rendimiento de la mora (Rubus adenotrichus en dos zonas agroecológicas de Costa Rica

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Rafael Orozco Rodríguez

2012-05-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar el efecto de dos abonos orgánicos en las propiedades quími- cas del suelo y el rendimiento de plantas de mora (Rubus adenotrichus cv.’Vino’ en dos zonas de Costa Rica. Para ello se establecieron dos experimentos, uno en Buena Vista de Pérez Zeledón (BVPZ y otro en San Mar tín de León Cor tés (SMLC, ambos en la provin- cia de San José, Costa Rica. La investigación se realizó entre agosto del 2005 y julio del 2008. Se evaluaron tres tratamientos en cada experimen- to: Compost (C y Lombricompost (L, a razón de 4 kg/planta y 3 kg/planta respectivamente, y un testi- go sin abono (T. La frecuencia de aplicación de los abonos a la siembra se dio a los 6, 12, 18 y 24 meses para un total de 6,6 t/ha para el C y 4,9 t/ha para el L. Se tomaron muestras de suelo a los 0, 6, 12, 18, 24 y 35 meses, después de la siembra para su análisis. Los resultados muestran que, en ambos agro-ecosis- temas, la aplicación del C y L incrementó el pH del suelo, redujo la acidez, incrementó la disponibilidad de Ca, Mg, K, N, y P, y favoreció la capacidad de in- tercambio catiónico efectiva (CICE y el porcentaje de materia orgánica. No se observó acumulación de Mn, Cu y Zn. En cuanto al rendimiento, en BVPZ solo se encon- traron diferencias significativas (P=0,00188 entre C (1,8 t/ha y el T (0,9 t/ha; mientras que en SMLC, no se encontraron diferencias estadísticas significativas (P

Vacuum Delivery in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria ...

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Obstetric practice continues to change, particularly assisted vaginal delivery. Vacuum delivery is a mode of delivery technique in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) in the maternity unit. The objective of the study was to determine the rate of ventouse delivery, its indications, and maternal and fetal morbidity in our ...

Life history and systematics of Albusambia elaphoglossumae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae: A new genus and species of musotimine with leaf-mining biology from Costa Rica

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M Alma Solis

2005-09-01

Full Text Available Albusambia elaphoglossumae Solis &Davis,a new genus and species,is described.It was discov- ered mining the fronds of the fern Elaphoglossum conspersum in Costa Rica (San José and Cartago Provinces, at elevations of 2300-3100 m.The type series was obtained by rearing of the immature stages in laboratory. The adult is defined by unique genital characters,and the pupa with a medial depression on the vertex and with two anterolateral horn-like structures on the prothorax.The larva is a gregarious leaf miner with its body flat- tened dorsoventrally and head prognathous; morphological adaptations to its leaf-mining habit are new to the Musotiminae.Fern-feeding musotimines are important to the discovery of new biological control agents for invasive ferns.Rev.Biol.Trop.53(3-4:487-501.Epub 2005 Oct 3.Se describen un género y especie nuevos de Musotiminae,Albusambia elaphoglossumae Solis and Davis,de Costa Rica.Esta especie mina las frondas del helecho Elaphoglossum conspersum .La serie tipo se obtuvo mediante la recolección de las minas y mediante crianza en laboratorio.El adulto se define por caracteres específicos en el aparato genital;la pupa se caracteriza por una depresión media en el vértex y por dos estructuras anterolaterales en forma de cuernos en el protórax.La larva es un minador gregario de la fronda,con su cuerpo aplanado dorsoventralmente y su cabeza prognata;ambas adaptaciones morfológicas para minar frondas (vistas por primera vez en Musotiminae. Actualmente,Musotiminae es de alta prioridad en la búsqueda de nuevos agentes para el control biológico de helechos invasores.

Uso de remesas para la adquisición de tecnología agrícola en maíz en San José Chiapa, Puebla, México

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Teresa Turiján Altamirano

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El destino de las remesas varía de acuerdo a las necesidades de los hogares receptores, aunque generalmente se emplean en gastos de manutención, y en menores porcentajes se utilizan para otros rubros como el ahorro, gastos de educación, mejoras, ampliación o construcción de vivienda e inversiones como compra de tierras, inicio o capitalización de un negocio y adquisición de maquinaria agrícola. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la contribución de las remesas en la adquisición de tecnología agrícola por productores de maíz de San José Chiapa, Puebla. Por ello se aplicó, en 2009, a una muestra representativa de 110 productores de maíz, una encuesta que abarcó aspectos sociodemográficos, económicos y agronómicos. Con la información recabada se estimó por una parte el nivel de adopción de tecnologías entre los productores utilizando el Índice de Apropiación de Tecnologías Modernas (IATM y el Grado de Empleo de Tecnologías Campesinas (GETC. Por otra parte, se clasificó a los productores en dos grupos: sin remesas y con remesas. La información se analizó utilizando estadística descriptiva, pruebas de t para comparcion de medias independientes y una regresión logística para seleccionar las variables que explicaran el uso de las remesas. Se observaron diferencias significativas en variables socioeconómicas donde el tamaño de la familia, la edad y el gasto mensual per cápita, el grupo con remesas obtuvo los valores más altos respecto al grupo sin remesas. En cuanto al manejo del maíz, se observó una mayor utilización de tecnologás modernas en distintas actividades agrícolas entre los productores con remesas, a diferencia del grupo sin remesas. Por lo que se entiende que el Índice Apropiación de Tecnologías Modernas haya resultado más alto en el grupo con remesas (59.5 unidades. Así mismo, este grupo obtuvo un rendimiento más alto con 2.92 t/ha. Tal situación refleja que las remesas juegan

JOS JOURNAL 2

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, Jos, Plateau State. ... Methods: This was facility-based, cross-sectional study where 400 women accessing ... marketing, is a measure of how products and ... planning, girl child education and provision of .... goal of the strategies of their firms.

Ortopedia del alma. Degeneracionismo e higiene mental en la Casa de Corrección de Menores y Escuela de Trabajo San José, Colombia 1914-1947

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Jairo Gutiérrez Avendaño

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Objetivo Comprender las prácticas y la formación experimental de la psicopedagogía de la infancia anormal en Colombia, llevadas a cabo en la “Casa de Corrección de Menores y Escuela de Trabajo San José”, entre 1914 y 1947. Métodos y materiales: estudio cualitativo, de enfoque histórico-hermenéutico, mediante investigación documental, heurística de archivos de patrimonio documental e historiografía institucional del periodo de estudio. Conclusiones el surgimiento de un nuevo régimen de educación especial (médico-psico-pedagógico estableció un cambio relevante del modelo reformatorio de castigo al de intervención pedagógica, influida por el cruce de doctrinas científicas de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX, como la regla de lo normal y lo patológico, la teoría de la degeneración y la eugenesia, para el perfeccionamiento de un sujeto moderno capaz de ser útil por sí mismo y para la sociedad.

JOS JOURNAL 2

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1 Community Paediatrics unit, Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital. 2Nutrition ... 3 Department of Home Science and Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. 4 Primary Health Care, Gunduma Health System Board, Jigawa State. Abstract ... Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 1996 that integrates.

Cartas de amor y guerra

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Hermes Tovar Pinzón

2012-01-01

El primero de enero de 1813 mientras Santa Fé alistaba cañones, tropas y bastimentos un hombre alto de cuerpo, moreno, flaco, de capa azul, botas fuertes y calzones del mismo color tomó rápidamente a José del Campo con sus 13 años y por entre las oscuras calles de la ciudad lo llevó hasta San Victorino para que escuchara cómo escurrirse rápidamente hacia el campo de don Antonio Baraya. Luego de recibir perentorias instrucciones de evitar a cualquier costa "hacer alguna cagada" (1), una mujer ...

[Psychosocial intervention in hospitalization due to alcoholism].

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Bejarano, J; Solano, S

1992-06-01

This paper presents a descriptive-type research on the findings of a 1-year follow-up experiment on a 72-inpatient at the Instituto sobre Alcoholismo y Fármacodependencia of the city of San José, Costa Rica. Information wa obtained from a 59-question instrument aimed at exploring: Sociodemographic aspects, alcohol ingestion-abstention patterns; interpersonal, family and labor relationships, autodiagnosis, and evaluation of the treatment program. During the 3-week inpatient treatment, a psychosocial treatment was administered to all subjects. Owing to the substantial changes patients evidenced in the above mentioned areas, findings suggest that the objectives were fulfilled satisfactorily enough.

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CLINICAL FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH NEONATAL SEPSIS IN JOS,. NORTH CENTRAL .... neonates may have sepsis caused by SMETIC tistidious organisms ... derangements such as acidosis. and hypoglycemia, or may even suggest ...

Vulnerabilidad social, institucionalidad y percepciones sobre el cambio climático: un acercamiento al municipio de San Felipe, Costa de Yucatán

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Denise Soares

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Se contribuye al avance de la discusión sobre vulnerabilidad social frente al cambio climático y a la par se presenta un estudio de caso sobre percepciones acerca de la vulnerabilidad social en el municipio de San Felipe, en la costa de Yucatán, Méx., a fin de conocer, de modo contextualizado y empírico, las distintas expresiones de vulnerabilidad social que padecen los también distintos actores sociales locales. Los resultados encontrados revelan que la idea general sobre el cambio climático lo asocian principalmente al cambio de la temperatura, que un elevado porcentaje de personas jamás ha recibido capacitación sobre cambio climático y que los actores locales apuntan a los programas de empleo temporal como su principal medida de adaptación. Los resultados son preocupantes, dado que expresan un desconocimiento sobre el tema y la carencia de estrategias encaminadas a reducir la vulnerabilidad a largo plazo.

Digital database of microfossil localities in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California

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McDougall, Kristin; Block, Debra L.

2014-01-01

The eastern San Francisco Bay region (Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, California) is a geologically complex area divided by faults into a suite of tectonic blocks. Each block contains a unique stratigraphic sequence of Tertiary sediments that in most blocks unconformably overlie Mesozoic sediments. Age and environmental interpretations based on analysis of microfossil assemblages are key factors in interpreting geologic history, structure, and correlation of each block. Much of this data, however, is distributed in unpublished internal reports and memos, and is generally unavailable to the geologic community. In this report the U.S. Geological Survey microfossil data from the Tertiary sediments of Alameda and Contra Costa counties are analyzed and presented in a digital database, which provides a user-friendly summary of the micropaleontologic data, locality information, and biostratigraphic and ecologic interpretations.

Evolución del concepto de política de población: el caso de Costa Rica

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Carmen Miró

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Carmen Miró ha sido una de las demógrafas más influyentes de América Latina. Sus aportes no sólo se encuentran en su natal Panamá. Contribuyó al desarrollo de los estudios de población en la región como directora del Centro Latinoamericano de Demografía CELADE en Santiago de Chile; como profesora en distintos centros de enseñanza de la demografía como CELADE y el Colegio de México; como una de las promotoras del Centro de Estudios Demográficos de la Universidad de La Habana (Cuba; como presidenta del Grupo Internacional de Evaluación de la Investigación en Ciencias Sociales sobre Población y Desarrollo; como secretaria ejecutiva del Programa de Investigaciones Sociales sobre Población en América Latina (PISPAL; y, en general, como conferencista internacional en múltiples actividades*. Este número de la Revista Población y Salud desea homenajear el profundo impacto de Carmen Miró en la demografía latinoamericana publicando una ponencia que presentó en el Sexto Seminario Nacional de Demografía de Costa Rica, celebrado en San José en 1977. Su ponencia trata uno de los temas predilectos de Doña Carmen Miró: las políticas de población. En una época en la que había una activa participación pública y privada en programas de planificación familiar, Doña Carmen Miró denunciaba que las políticas de población no debían restringirse únicamente a dicho ámbito. Ella abogaba por una acción decidida del Estado en la definición y promoción de las políticas de población. En la última década del siglo XX y primera década del siglo XXI, Costa Rica no sólo alcanzó el nivel de reemplazo en su tasa global de fecundidad, sino que una gran variedad de temas demográficos están constantemente en la palestra pública: la migración internacional, el envejecimiento poblacional y su efecto en la sostenibilidad de los sistemas de pensiones, la demanda de la población por servicios de salud de calidad, la Fecundación In

Assessment of weeds as alternative hosts of plant-parasitic nematodes in coffee plantations in Costa Rica

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Walter Peraza-Padilla

2018-01-01

Full Text Available There is potential for weeds to be alternative hosts of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN, but a methodology that assesses the phytosanitary risk derived from the presence of weeds in plantations is not available. This research was conducted in order to determine if the presence of weeds in coffee plantations (organic and conventional represented a phytosanitary risk due to their role as alternative hosts of PPN. The research was developed into two plantation located in Aserrí, San José, Costa Rica during August, 2010. The most important weeds were identified in the plantations, also nematodes of the genera Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus and Helicotylenchus were quantified in soil and roots from selected weeds and coffee plants. A permutational analysis of variance was executed in order to determine the genera of PPN that significantly differed from the ones found in weeds to the ones found in coffee plants. Based on these results, the weeds were classified as: reservoir, trap crop, or weak host of PPN. This classification criterion, in addition to life cycle and type of parasitism of the PPN were used to assign numerical values to the weeds. The values were used to calculate the Phytosanitary Risk Index (PRI that acquired a maximum value of 10 for the weed Piper umbellatum in the organic plantation, and a maximum value of 24 for Commelina diffusa, Emilia fosbergii, Spananthe paniculata, Delilia biflora, and Spermacoce hirta in the conventional plantation. The results indicated that from a nematological perspective the presence of these weeds in coffee plantation could be a potential risk for coffee plants

Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis in Calves at Jos, Northern ...

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Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis in Calves at Jos, Northern Nigeria. VA Pam, DA Dakul, COE Onwuliri. Abstract. This study investigated the occurrence of cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis in calves from Jos, Northern Nigeria. Two hundred fecal samples were collected from the calves, recruited for an all year ...

Estudio preliminar del potencial bioactivo de la Annona cherimola (anona y Prunus domestica (ciruelo cultivadas en Costa Rica

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Mirtha Navarro-Hoyos

2014-06-01

Se ubicaron plantas de ambas especies, recolectándose los frutos que luego de su debido procesamiento fueron analizados en laboratorio en cuanto a su contenido de polifenoles y a su bioactividad. Asimismo se extrajeron estacas de las plantas para reproducción vegetativa tradicional y se sembraron en las comunidades de Cabuyal de San Pedro de Poás, Alajuela (Damas Verdes y Llano Bonito de León Cortés, San José (PROAL donde se trabajó con grupos de mujeres organizadas que elaboran productos artesanales como champú, cremas y aceites, contribuyendo con ellas en el adiestramiento con las buenas prácticas en laboratorio y la importancia del cuido del germoplasma.

Factores que inciden en el desarrollo de la responsabilidad social empresarial: estudio realizado en el sector hotelero de San Carlos, Costa Rica (Influence factors of the Enterprise's Social Responsibility Development: A case study of the hotel and tourism sector in San Carlos, Costa Rica.

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José Martínez Villavicencio

2015-11-01

Full Text Available En los últimos años, las pequeñas, medianas y grandes empresas de Costa Rica han intensificado su interés en la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE, debido a que cada vez hay mayor urgencia para la sostenibilidad y sobrevivencia de la sociedad, así como que la actividad comercial asuma acciones de manera responsable e integral para el desarrollo del país. Este estudio tiene por objetivo identificar los factores impulsores de la RSE, identificados, específicamente, como “consumidores”, “proveedores”, “comunidad”, “medio ambiente”, “competitividad” y “financiamiento”, para formular modelos de gestión e indicadores de medición que puedan ejercer influencia y facilitar que una empresa sea responsable. Para esto se realizó un estudio de casos con dieciséis empresas hoteleras de la Fortuna de San Carlos y se aplicó una metodología cualitativa mediante una entrevista semiestructurada. Dentro de los resultados más importantes se encontró, como principal impulsor de RSE, a los “consumidores” y, en segunda instancia, al “ambiente”, mientras que se logró identificar que “proveedores” y “comunidad” no tienen mayor efecto como impulsores de RSE, información que permite apoyar la creación de políticas sociales y sostenibilidad turística a nivel regional.   Abstract: In the last years, small, medium and big companies from Costa Rica have intensified their interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR. Given the sustainability and survival growing urgency in modern society, commercial activity assumes responsible and integral actions on the country development. The aim of this article is to identify the driving factors of CSR, which are, specifically, consumers, suppliers, community, environment, competitiveness and financing, to formulate management models and measurement indicators that could be used to influence and ease the responsible task of a

Camp Site City, suburban porosity and eclecticism in San José, Costa Rica.

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Doevendans, C.H.; Schram, A.L.; Heynen, Hilde; Meulder, Bruno de

2005-01-01

The notion of 'camp' seems opposed to the more solid city and its almost permanent architecture. In this contribution, we regard the camp as a spatial concept with a twofold appearance: as both repressing and freeing, as a site for both larger, planned strategic activities, and smaller scale tactic

obstetric performance of elderly primigravida in jos university

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30. Jos Journal of Medicine, Volume 9 No. 1. OBSTETRIC PERFORMANCE OF ... at time of delivery to that of nulliparous women aged 20-34 years old in Jos University ... prospective study was carried out on allprimigravid women with singleton ..... Total. 411. 100.0%. 100.0%. Pregnancy outcome. Frequency. Percent. Cum.

Geochemical characteristics of the Jos-Plateau Basalts, North ...

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The Jos Plateau basalts, present Zr/Nb ratios (2.4-3.0) comparable to those of the alkali basalts of the lower Benue valley, and of the Cameroon volcanic line, suggesting that they were possibly derived from the same mantle source. Keywords: Jos Plateau, alkali basalt, mantle, partial melting, incompatible elements.

PROCESOS DE CAMBIO EN EL USO DEL SUELO DE UNA MICROCUENCA EN EL ALTIPLANO MEXICANO. EL CASO DEL RÍO SAN JOSÉ EN EL ESTADO DE MÉXICO

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Jazmín Azucena García Orozco

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El territorio mexicano se caracteriza por una amplia diversidad ambiental debido a la ubicación geográfica, relieve, clima, tipo de suelo, vegetación En México, los procesos de cambio en el uso del suelo se derivan de la interacción de diversos factores geográficos, económicos, políticos, sociales, demográficos y culturales. El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar y evaluar los cambios en el uso del suelo ocurridos en la microcuenca del río San José, ubicado en los municipios de San Felipe del Progreso y San José del Rincón, en el Altiplano Mexicano, entre los años 2000 y 2008. Se utilizó el software Arc Gis y funciones matemáticas para calcular los cambios de uso de suelo y evaluar la pérdida de áreas boscosas próximas a zonas agrícolas. El cambio más significativo se presenta sobre áreas forestales transformadas en agricultura de temporal.

JOS KUIPERS 30-04-1956 07-03-2002

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The tree that has been plantedin the memory of Jos near building 892 in Prévessin. We are missing our colleague and friend. We are grateful for all your help, support, messages and presence at the ceremony for Jos in Geneva. This has brought consolation to our family. The Kuipers Family   Many of you contributed to the Turkana Education Fund in memory of Jos. Here is an excerpt of the message we received from the coordinator of the fund: The Turkana area, in the north of Kenya in a region where people are Essentially nomads and pastoralists, recurrently suffering from severe drought conditions. The locals cannot afford the fees for education at the secondary level. One of the main supporters of the fund was Jos Kuipers. His words to me were, 'if you have any unfilled sponsorships or if people have left without finishing their sponsorships, then call on me and I'll fill the gap.' This he has done since I took over the administration 4 years ago, and in addition in 2001 he donated 4000CHF...

ESSEA as an Enhancement to K-12 Earth Systems Science Efforts at San José State University

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Messina, P.; Metzger, E. P.; Sedlock, R. L.

2002-12-01

San José State University's Geology Department has implemented and maintained a two-fold approach to teacher education efforts. Both pre-service and in-service populations have been participants in a wide variety of content-area enrichment, training, and professional development endeavors. Spearheading these initiatives is the Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI); organized in 1990, this program has served more than 1,000 teachers in weekend- and summer-workshops, and field trips. It sustains a network of Bay Area teachers via its Website (http://www.baesi.org), newsletter, and allows teachers to borrow classroom-pertinent materials through the Earth Science Resource Center. The Department has developed a course offering in Earth Systems Science (Geology 103), which targets pre-service teachers within SJSU's multiple-subject credential program. The curriculum satisfies California subject matter competency requirements in the geosciences, and infuses pedagogy into the syllabus. Course activities are intended for pre-service and in-service teachers' adaptation in their own classrooms. The course has been enhanced by two SJSU-NASA collaborations (Project ALERT and the Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum), which have facilitated incorporation of NASA data, imagery, and curricular materials. SJSU's M.A. in Natural Science, a combined effort of the Departments of Geology, Biology, and Program in Science Education, is designed to meet the multi-disciplinary needs of single-subject credential science teachers by providing a flexible, individually-tailored curriculum that combines science course work with a science education project. Several BAESI teachers have extended their Earth science knowledge and teaching skills through such projects as field guides to local sites of geological interest; lab-based modules for teaching about earthquakes, rocks and minerals, water quality, and weather; and interactive online materials for students and teachers of science. In

José Mariano Gago (1948 - 2015)

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Many people in the particle-physics community will be deeply saddened to learn that José Mariano Gago passed away on 17 April.   José Mariano Gago entered particle physics as a young researcher at CERN in the 1970s and went on to become an ardent supporter of the Organization and all that it stands for. He was instrumental in bringing his country, Portugal, to become a Member State of CERN in 1986. He continued to be deeply involved with CERN, twice as a Portuguese Delegate to CERN Council (1985-1990, 2003-2009) and also as the Portuguese Minister of Science (1995-2011). His speech as Minister at the LHC Inauguration Ceremony is one that many people still remember. In founding the Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas in Portugal, José Mariano also set up the basis for the many important contributions that Portuguese physicists and engineers continue to make to CERN and in part...

Re-evaluating the relevance of José Martí

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Lillian Guerra

2001-01-01

Full Text Available [First paragraph] José Marti's "Our America": From National to Hemispheric Cultural Studies. JEFFREY BELNAP & RAÜL FERNANDEZ (eds.. Durham NC: Duke University Press, 1998. viii + 344 pp. (Cloth US$ 49.95, Paper US$ 17.95 Re-Reading José Marti (1853-1895: One Hundred Years Later. JULIO RODRÏGUEZ-LUIS (ed.. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. xxiii + 158 pp. (Paper US$ 16.95 José Marti Reader: Writings on the Americas. DEBORAH SHNOOKAL & MIRTA MUNIZ (eds.. Melbourne: Ocean Press, 1999. xiii + 276 pp. (Paper US$ 19.95 Generated by the tide of commemorations in 1995 that marked the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of José Marti, a number of scholarly volumes have washed into the mainstream of debates on the origins and contradictions of identities now taking place across disciplines and geographic regions. A new generation of Latin Americanists, specialists of U.S. history, politics, and literature, as well as scholars in the ever-widening domain of cultural studies, have published works on José Marti's writings and life experiences. Taken together, they represent an unprecedented re-evaluation and reinterpretation of José Marti as both a man and a myth. In general, the methods, approaches, and conceptual points of reference on which these new works rely make for an exciting and unique set of arguments about who Marti was, why he mattered and what his writings teil us about the time in which he lived and the multiple societies of which he formed a part.

Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica among patients in Jos and ...

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An investigation on the prevalence and antibiogram of Yersinia enterocolitica among patients in Jos and Environs was conducted. A total of 150 stool samples collected from three hospitals namely: Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Vom Christian Hospital and National Veterinary Research Institute Diagnostic ...

Diffuse Emission of Carbon Dioxide From Irazú Volcano, Costa Rica, Central America

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Galindo, I.; Melian, G.; Ramirez, C.; Salazar, J.; Hernandez, P.; Perez, N.; Fernandez, M.; Notsu, K.

2001-12-01

Irazú (3,432 m) is a stratovolcano situated 50 Km east of San José, the capital of Costa Rica. Major geomorphological features at Irazú are five craters (Main Crater, Diego de La Haya, Playa Hermosa, La Laguna and El Piroclástico), and at least 10 satellitic cones which are located on its southern flank. Its eruptive history is known from 1723. Since then, have ocurred at least 23 eruptions. All known Holocene eruptions have been explosive. The focus of eruptions at the summit crater complex has migrated to the west towards the historically active crater from 1963 to 1965. Diffuse degassing studies are becoming an additional geochemical tool for volcanic surveillance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the spatial distribution of diffuse CO2 emission as well as CO2 efflux from Irazú volcano. A soil CO2 flux survey of 201 sampling sites was carried out at the summit of Irazú volcano in March 2001. Sampling site distribution covered an area of 3.5 Km2. Soil CO2 efflux measurements were performed by means of a portable NDIR sensor LICOR-800. Soil CO2 efflux values ranged from non-detectable values to 316.1 gm-2d-1 Statistical-graphical analysis of the data showed three overlapping geochemical populations. The background mean is 3 gm-2d-1 and represents 91.3 % of the total data. Peak group showed a mean of 18 gm-2d-1 and represented 1.2 % of the data. Anomalous CO2 flux values are mainly detected in the South sector of the main crater, where landslides have previously occurred. Diffuse CO2 degassing rate of the study area yields 44.2 td-1.

Obstetric outcome of twin pregnancies in Jos, Nigeria | Mutihir ...

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Obstetric outcome of twin pregnancies in Jos, Nigeria. JT Mutihir, VC Pam. Abstract. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the incidence, maternal and foetal outcome of twin delivery in Jos, Nigeria. Methodology: All consecutive twin deliveries between August 2003 and November 2004 were studied.

Estudio paleoetnobotánico en la Costa Pacífica Vallecaucana

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Romero Picón Yuri

1996-06-01

Full Text Available As part of the INCIVA's Archaeological Research Program in the Valle del Cauca region of the Pacilic coast, this study seeks to contribute, from the anthropological and ecological perspective of paleoethnobotany, elements that will aid in the reconstruction of the nutritional base of the prehispanic populations settled in the alluvial valleys of the San Juan and Calimarivers.Inscrito dentro del Programa de Investigaciones Arqueológicas que adelanta el INCIVA en la Costa Pacífica Vallecaucana, este estudio busca aportar desde un enfoque antropológico y ecológico de la Paleoetnobotánica, elementos que contribuyan a reconstruir la naturaleza de la base alimenticia de las poblaciones prehispánicas asentadas en la llanura aluvial de los ríos Calima y San Juan.

Characterization of the ashes from the 2014-2015 Turrialba Volcano eruptions by means of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

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H.Lücke, Oscar; Calderón, Ariadna

2016-01-01

Resumen:El volcán Turrialba es un estratovolcán localizado aproximadamente 35 km al noroeste de San José, la ciudad capital de Costa Rica. Desde el 29 de octubre de 2014, hasta al menos el fin del año 2015, el volcán mostró una serie de erupciones que representan su actividad más significativa desde la década de los 1860s. Estas erupciones dispersaron un volumen significativo de cenizas, las cuales alcanzaron las áreas más pobladas del país. En este artículo, se analizan las características d...

Haemoglobin variants among voluntary blood donors in Jos, Nigeria ...

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This study aimed to determine the haemoglobin variants among voluntary blood donors in Jos. METHOD: Records of the age, sex, Haemoglobin level, and the haemoglobin genotype of all voluntary blood donors who donated blood at the National Blood Transfusion Service Centre, Jos, Nigeria between January 2011 and ...

Collection and Transfusion of Blood in Jos University Teaching ...

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Objective: This study was embarked on to investigate the pattern of blood collection and transfusion in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos between 2000 and 2005 in the face of the present human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic. Methodology: Blood bank records of blood donors and transfusions were ...

Students' perception of sexuality education in Jos North Loacal ...

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The study investigated students' perception of Sexuality Education in Secondary Schools in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The menace of sexual issues with their attendant consequences in the society motivated the study. The population of study consisted of all students in Secondary Schools in Jos ...

New species of Scolytodes (Coleoptera: Scolytidae from Costa Rica and Panamá

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Bjarte H. Jordal

1998-06-01

Full Text Available Seven species of Scolytodes (tribe Ctenophorini are described as new to science: S. concavus and S. circumsetosus (from Ficus branches, La Selva, S. montanus (Monteverde, S. nudifrons (Las Cruces near San Vito, and S. triangulus (fogging sample, La Selva, all from Costa Rica, and S. ungulatus (Cerro Punta and S. punctifrons (from Astronium graveolens, Canal Zone, both from Panama. New distributional and host plant data are given for the following species: S. amoenus (Ficus branch, La Selva, and the first record south of Mexico, S. immanis (Cerro de La Muerte, S. impressus (Xylopia branch, Peninsula de Osa, S. ochromae (Ochroma branch, La Selva, S. piceus (fogging sample, La Selva, the first low altitude record, and S. swieteniae (fogging sample, La Selva and Braulio Carrillo, the first exact locality data, all from Costa Rica, and S. nanellus (Barro Colorado Island from Panama.

Quaternary geology of Alameda County, and parts of Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties, California: a digital database

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Helley, E.J.; Graymer, R.W.

1997-01-01

Alameda County is located at the northern end of the Diablo Range of Central California. It is bounded on the north by the south flank of Mount Diablo, one of the highest peaks in the Bay Area, reaching an elevation of 1173 meters (3,849 ft). San Francisco Bay forms the western boundary, the San Joaquin Valley borders it on the east and an arbitrary line from the Bay into the Diablo Range forms the southern boundary. Alameda is one of the nine Bay Area counties tributary to San Francisco Bay. Most of the country is mountainous with steep rugged topography. Alameda County is covered by twenty-eight 7.5' topographic Quadrangles which are shown on the index map. The Quaternary deposits in Alameda County comprise three distinct depositional environments. One, forming a transgressive sequence of alluvial fan and fan-delta facies, is mapped in the western one-third of the county. The second, forming only alluvial fan facies, is mapped in the Livermore Valley and San Joaquin Valley in the eastern part of the county. The third, forming a combination of Eolian dune and estuarine facies, is restricted to the Alameda Island area in the northwestern corner of the county.

Evaluation of the levels of particles PM{sub 10} and nitrogen dioxide at the city of San Jose, Costa Rica: 2005-2006; Evaluacion de los niveles de particulas PM{sub 10} y dioxido de nitrogeno en la ciudad de San Jose, Costa Rica: 2005-2006

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Herrera-Murillo, Jorge [Univ. Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Lab. de Analisis Ambiental, Campus Omar Dengo, apartado 86-3000 Heredia (Costa Rica). Tel: 506-277-3292; Rodriguez Roman, Susana, E-mail: rr.susana@gmail.com, E-mail: susanar@cariari.ucr.ac.cr [Univ. de Costa Rica, Escuela de Quimica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, San Pedro de Montes de Oca (Costa Rica). Tel: 506-2207-5376

2009-07-15

The levels of particulate matter PM{sub 10} were determined at two sites of San Jose City (Catedral Metropolitana and Junta de Educacion), during a year (September 2005-September 2006), obtaining as annual average 36 {+-} 8 {mu}g/m{sup 3} and 25 {+-} 7 {mu}g/m{sup 3}, respectively. Also, the levels of sulfates, nitrates and chlorides were measured for both sites. The annual averages have resulted not to be significantly different for both sites, with a level of significance of 5%. Three of the fourteen sites of measurement of the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the city, have presented higher values to the recommendation of the World Health Organization, monitoring for one month. The principal component analysis that were applied to the data of this gas, has showed that the variations in the levels are due to large-scale phenomena (meteorological). However, the concentration of sulfate present in the particulate matter has reached higher values to those recorded in cities like Rio de Janeiro and Mexico D.F., product probably of the high sulfur content present in the fuels that are used by the vehicle fleet at Costa Rica. The principal component analysis indicates that has existed a strong correlation between the concentrations of sulfate and nitrate present in the particles PM{sub 10}, pointing the contribution of anthropogenic sources. In the case of chloride, has highlighted the strong existing relationship with the meteorological parameters that were registered during the sampling period. (author) [Spanish] Los niveles de material particulado PM{sub 10} fueron determinados en dos sitios de la ciudad de San Jose (Catedral Metropolitana y Junta de Educacion), durante un ano (setiembre 2005-setiembre 2006), obteniendo como promedio anual 36 {+-} 8 {mu}g/m{sup 3} y 25 {+-} 7 {mu}g/m{sup 3}, respectivamente. Ademas, los niveles de sulfatos, nitratos y cloruros fueron medidos para ambos sitios. Las medias anuales han resultado no ser significativamente diferentes

Clima escolar y su relación con la calidad educativa en la I.E. Coronel José Joaquin Inclán 2015

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Sosa Osorio, Jorge Jhonny

2015-01-01

El objetivo fue determinar si existe relación entre el clima escolar y la calidad educativa en la Institución Educativa ―José Joaquín Inclán‖, en el distrito del San Juan de Miraflores, periodo 2015. La investigación tuvo un enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo descriptivo correlacional, de diseño no experimental. La población estuvo compuesta por 180 alumnos, de los cuales se tomó una muestra de 123 participantes, obtenidos por muestreo aleatorio, a quienes se les aplicó una encuesta de 12 pregunta...

Heavy metal contents in sediments of rivers and adjacent streams to the filling of Rio Azul, Rio Azul, San Jose, Costa Rica

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Mora Amador, Raul Alberto

2003-01-01

In Costa Rica there are no studies that have documented the concentrations of heavy metals in river sediments, caused by point sources of pollutants, such as the deposits sites of solid waste. The potential source of heavy metals concentrations in the study area, is an active landfill, known as Relleno Sanitario de Rio Azul, which is located southeast of the city of San Jose, in Distrito de Rio Azul de La Union. The site where the landfill Rio Azul is located is composed by a sequence of volcanic materials, which could have been affected by local faulting. This fact would mean a serious threat of contamination of groundwater in the region, geological faults are therefore a highly permeable, able to get in touch the fill pollutants with some aquifer. The mass of metal deposited on the site, from 1978 to date, has been estimated between 70000-100000 tm, which it becomes environmental concern in a first order. The results of X-ray fluorescence show the presence of elements such as vanadium, chromium, magnesium, copper, zinc, rubidium, strontium, potassium, calcium, iron, titanium and yttrium, which show a trend towards more high Concentrates in the fine fraction (d [es

Radiation accident Hospital San Juan de Dios August - September 1996

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Chin Cheng, R.

2000-01-01

In Costa Rica, a radiation accident occurred in 1996. It took place at the Radiotherapy Service of the San Juan de Dios Hospital, which affected 115 patients. The Unit of Radiotherapy made a mistake in the calibration of the new bundle because of the change of external faeces of cobalt 60 (Alycon II). The work is a retrospective study that describes what happened in this accident, and the medical consequences that derived from it [es

Marketingová kampaň Josého Cury

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HUSÁROVÁ, Iva

2012-01-01

My thesis is aimed at marketing campaign concerning the concert of José Cura organized within 19th International Musical Festival Český Krumlov and also at cultural marketing. The thesis is separated in practical and theoretical part. The theoretical part is specialized in cultural marketing and proceeds from findings of expert literature and information gathered from internet resources. The practical part deals with making of marketing campaign for concert of José Cura getting the data from ...

DISEÑO DE UNA PROPUESTA SOBRE EVALUACION DE LA APLICACION DEL RECURSO DE RECONSIDERACION EN LA JURISDICCION ADUANERA DE SAN JOSE DE CUCUTA

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Gereda Guevara, Mileicy; Molina Rolon, Claudia Maritza; Vega Alvarez, Ana Karina

2008-01-01

Analizar la incidencia que tiene el Recurso de Reconsideración en los comerciantes de la Jurisdicción Aduanera de San José de Cúcuta, así como también identificar los procedimientos en la aplicación de este e interpretar la norma de derecho aduanero que previene el ingreso de mercancías de contrabando.

Hypertension In Type II Diabetes Mellitus In Jos University Teaching ...

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Methods: A cross-sectional study of hypertension in type II diabetic patients in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria Results: Forty-two of the patients were hypertensive with only 28 (32.9%) previously diagnosed and were on treatment. Age of patient, duration of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy were significantly ...

Percepción del aborto: voces de los médicos en el Hospital de San José (Bogotá

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Celmira Laza-Vásquez

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Comprender la percepción acerca de la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo (ive, bajo las tres causales definidas en la Sentencia C-355 del 2006, en un grupo de médicos del Hospital de San José, Bogotá-Colombia. Metodología: Estudio cualitativo hermenéutico. La muestra se configuró con quince médicos del servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia seleccionados por muestreo teórico y el tamaño de la muestra se determinó por saturación de la información. Los datos se obtuvieron mediante entrevistas a profundidad que fueron analizadas con la propuesta de Heidegger, Diekelman, Allen y Tanner. Resultados: La Sentencia C-355 de 2006, fue percibida como una disposición necesaria que le reconoce a la mujer el derecho a decidir sobre su vida y reproducción; además, ofrece una interrupción del embarazo segura. Asimismo, aporta a la disminución de problemáticas sociales, del sistema de salud y familiares; aunque en la sociedad colombiana persiste una percepción negativa de la ive. No obstante, señalaron las falencias de la Sentencia: ausencia en las definiciones del concepto de salud y del límite de semanas de gestación para acceder a la ive; y de atención psicológica y genética posterior a la interrupción. Discusión: La Sentencia es un avance significativo para Colombia. A pesar de aceptar la ive, los participantes reconocen los cuestionamientos que nacen de esta práctica y que son producto de sus valores religiosos y familiares, y de la estigmatización social del aborto. Conclusiones: Es inminente la revisión de la Sentencia y la participación de los médicos en este proceso

Profitability of Cedrela odorata L. in Agroforestry Systems with Coffee in Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica

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Mariela González-Rojas

2017-12-01

Full Text Available The objective of this research was to determine the production of cedar wood in agroforestry systems (AF with coffee, using a prediction model of the commercial volume obtained in the study area, as well as the profitability generated by the sale of coffee, wood and payment for environmental services (PPSA. The study was carried out in the canton of Pérez Zeledón, province of San José, Costa Rica. There were established 30 temporary sampling plots of 1000 m2 in AF with cedar between five and 17 years of age. The diameter growth (DBH and the commercial height (CH of the species were evaluated, as well as the management of the SAF (activities, inputs and yields and coffee production through the producer interview. The obtained models allowed to predict the commercial volume (m3 tree-1 according to age (R2 = 88.7%, DBH (R2 = 90.3% and CH (R2 = 97.2%. The average coffee production of the sampled sites was 26 fanegas ha-1 year-1. At the age of 17 years of the cedar, a production of 1.04 m3 tree-1 (92.13 m3 ha-1 of standing timber was obtained, which represented a financial contribution of 81% of the net present value (NPV of the AF in the analysis period. The estimated financial indicators allow concluding that the coffee-cedar AF is profitable since it generated a positive NPV of ₡ 8 198 601,5, an internal rate of return (IRR of 16% which was higher than the cost of money (discount rate of 6.1% and a B/C ratio of 1.34.

Insulin Storage by Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Jos, Nigeria ...

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To determine how insulin is stored at home among insulin-treated patients with Diabetes mellitus in Jos, Nigeria, 150 such patients attending the Diabetes clinic of Jos University Teaching Hospital were interviewed. It was found that 87 (58%) kept their insulin in a refrigerator. Most of the remainder, 43 (28.7%) stored insulin ...

Epidemia de infección respiratoria aguda observaciones hospitalarias

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Chavarría Milanés, José Fernando; Mata, Leonardo; Mohs Villalta, Edgar; Ramírez, Giselle; Lizano, Lucía

1985-01-01

artículo -- Universidad de Costa Rica. Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud, 1985 Se describe la clínica, tratamiento y complicaciones de 81 niños lactantes con infección respiratoria aguda. Los niños provenían del cantón central de San José y fueron admitidos en el Hospital Nacional de Niños del 10 de noviembre al 15 de diciembre de 1983. Se encontró un 57% de varones y un 43% de mujeres; los más afectados fueron los niños menores de 3 meses. Más de la mitad de los niños egresó con el di...

ANÁLISIS PSICOPEDAGÓGICO DEL SERVICIO DE ORIENTACIÓN VOCACIONAL DE UN COLEGIO PRIVADO DE LA PROVINCIA DE SAN JOSÉ

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Laura Patricia Rivera Alvarado

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo expone los resultados de una investigación cuantitativa, realizada en 2012, cuyo objetivo fue analizar, desde la perspectiva psicopedagógica, el servicio de orientación vocacional que recibe la población estudiantil de Bachillerato Nacional e Internacional de una institución de educación privada de la provincia de San José, Costa Rica. Para recopilar la información, se trabajó con el estudiantado q ue cursa el último año de ambas modalidades de bachillerato, a quienes se les aplicó un cuestionario, cuyas respuestas fueron sometidas a análisis estadísticos para obtener frecuencias y porcentajes sobre las características del servicio de orientación voc acional y para determinar la diferencia de los resultados, según el grupo de bachillerato. Los resultados evidenciaron las principales fortalezas y debilidades de este servicio. Asimismo, se determinó que este servicio satisface las necesidades de orientac ión vocacional de la población estudiantil de Bachillerato Internacional, pero no la de Bachillerato Nacional. Por último, a fin de mejorar dicho servicio en el centro educativo, se demostró que las personas profesionales de psicopedagogía cuentan con las competencias que les permiten contribuir junto con las orientadoras del centro educativo para brindar el servicio a la población estudiantil.

Turmoil at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica): Degassing and eruptive processes inferred from high-frequency gas monitoring

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de Moor, J. Maarten; Aiuppa, A.; Avard, G.; Wehrmann, H.; Dunbar, N.; Muller, C.; Tamburello, G.; Giudice, G.; Liuzzo, M.; Moretti, R.; Conde, V.; Galle, B.

2016-08-01

Eruptive activity at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica) has escalated significantly since 2014, causing airport and school closures in the capital city of San José. Whether or not new magma is involved in the current unrest seems probable but remains a matter of debate as ash deposits are dominated by hydrothermal material. Here we use high-frequency gas monitoring to track the behavior of the volcano between 2014 and 2015 and to decipher magmatic versus hydrothermal contributions to the eruptions. Pulses of deeply derived CO2-rich gas (CO2/Stotal > 4.5) precede explosive activity, providing a clear precursor to eruptive periods that occurs up to 2 weeks before eruptions, which are accompanied by shallowly derived sulfur-rich magmatic gas emissions. Degassing modeling suggests that the deep magmatic reservoir is 8-10 km deep, whereas the shallow magmatic gas source is at 3-5 km. Two cycles of degassing and eruption are observed, each attributed to pulses of magma ascending through the deep reservoir to shallow crustal levels. The magmatic degassing signals were overprinted by a fluid contribution from the shallow hydrothermal system, modifying the gas compositions, contributing volatiles to the emissions, and reflecting complex processes of scrubbing, displacement, and volatilization. H2S/SO2 varies over 2 orders of magnitude through the monitoring period and demonstrates that the first eruptive episode involved hydrothermal gases, whereas the second did not. Massive degassing (>3000 T/d SO2 and H2S/SO2 > 1) followed, suggesting boiling off of the hydrothermal system. The gas emissions show a remarkable shift to purely magmatic composition (H2S/SO2 < 0.05) during the second eruptive period, reflecting the depletion of the hydrothermal system or the establishment of high-temperature conduits bypassing remnant hydrothermal reservoirs, and the transition from phreatic to phreatomagmatic eruptive activity.

Disturbaciones antrópicas recreativas del registro arqueológico en la costa del Golfo San Matías, Provincia de Río Negro, Argentina

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Liliana Mabel Manzi

2014-06-01

Full Text Available La costa rionegrina del golfo San Matías muestra un uso casi continuo, ca. 5000 años AP hasta el presente. Los actuales usos que le son otorgados, considerando una franja de unos 5 km, están vinculados con actividades productivas y recreativas. En este trabajo interesa analizar las actividades recreativas que se desarrollan fuera de circuitos turísticos convencionales y que son realizadas tanto por los pobladores locales como a partir de la afluencia estacional de visitantes, puesto que sus desempeños podrían introducir disturbaciones en el registro arqueológico costero existente. En primera instancia, se prevé que el acceso esporádico al litoral marino podría producir daños, los cuales puede provenir de la apertura de huellas, a través de las cuales acceder a la playa, y de la acumulación de desperdicios. Entre los descartes modernos revisten un especial interés las acumulaciones de valvas actuales, producidas por el marisqueo de moluscos recolectados durante las visitas, puesto que esta clase de residuos generan pequeños concheros. En consecuencia, nuestro objetivo es reconocer los sectores de la costa que son utilizados con fines recreativos de forma espontánea y realizar un análisis comparativo de las estructuras de descarte generadas en el pasado (concheros y las recientemente (basurales, para proponer criterios que permitan diferenciarlas. Se prevé que los resultados obtenidos permitirán reconocer qué sectores del litoral marino son los que se encuentran afectados, los conflictos que se producen en el uso de este espacio en relación con el registro arqueológico y ofrecer recomendaciones dirigidas a un turismo sustentable.

REMOTE SENSING OF THE SEDIMENTATION PLUME OF THE RIVER SAN JUAN

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Ballestero, Daniel

2004-01-01

The River San Juan (RSJ), in the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, is one the major rivers in Central America and drains the largest basin in the region (38570 km²) in terms of volume. Extending from Lago Cicibolca to the Caribbean Sea, the RSJ is an important source of freshwater, sediments, nutrients and pollutants to the continental shelf. Ecosystems degradation, contamination of water bodies and overexploitation of natural resources, particularly deforestation in the southern part ...

Cleft lip and palate: the Jos exprience | Orkar | East African Medical ...

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Objective: To determine the pattern of occurrence of cleft lip/palate and the factors that may have influenced treatment outcome. Design: Descriptive Study. Setting: Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. Subject: This study included 107 consecutive patients with cleft lip/palate managed between January 1991 and ...

Forests of hope: Costa Rica. Restoring hope in the clouds.

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Bowen, L

1996-01-01

The rapid population growth in Central America has created pressure on the largest tract of cloud forest spanning the Talamanca Mountains in Costa Rica and Panama. Of immediate concern is restoring hope in the forest and improving the standard of living among local people. Such is the goal of the Amistad Conservation and Development (AMISCONDE) project in the communities of Cerro Punta, Panama, and San Rafael in Costa Rica. Through agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, environmental education, and community development, AMISCONDE aims to restore the degraded lands in the reserve's buffer zone and improve the income of the people. All the local people, the farmers, women and children have benefited from the project. Some of the activities carried out to meet its objectives include helping the farmers improve the productivity and marketability of their products by teaching them new technologies and giving agricultural credits to farmers, women, and youth groups. In addition, AMISCONDE conducts training courses to address the economic, social and educational needs of women and communities. It is assured that the community and the group will be prepared to continue on their own after the official AMISCONDE office is gone.

Management of the mass casualty from the 2001 Jos crisis | Ozoilo ...

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Background: We report our experience in the hospital management of mass casualty following the Jos civil crisis of 2001. Materials and Methods: Aretrospective analysis of the records of patients managed in the Jos civil crisis of September 2001, in Plateau State, Nigeria. Information extracted included demographic data of ...

Impresiones y recuerdos: José Silverio Gómez 1801-1904

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Henri Pittier

2011-01-01

énez importaron educadores y científicos europeos para establecer un moderno sistema educativo nacional. Henri Pittier reside en Costa Rica durante 17 años en los que enseña en el Liceo de Costa Rica, establece el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional, dirige el Instituto Físico Geográfico y el Herbario Nacional e impulsa el establecimiento del Museo Nacional como centro de investigación y exhibición de la historia natural del país. Pittier deja Costa Rica en 1905 para recorrer las Américas como botánico del Ministerio de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos durante 14 años. Se establece finalmente en Venezuela como funcionario del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores en 1919 y allí dirige y funda varias instituciones públicas y privadas, entre ellas el Parque Nacional que más tarde llevaría su nombre y el Herbario Nacional, hoy Instituto Botánico. En las décadas finales de su vida lleva a cabo la monumental obra de estudiar y clasificar más de 30.000 plantas en Venezuela.Pittier viajó ampliamente por Costa Rica y las observaciones de sus viajes, publicadas en diversos medios, incrementaron sustancialmente el conocimiento de la geografía y biología de Costa Rica. El ensayo que aquí reproducimos recoge observaciones de uno de esos viajes. En particular, captura los recuerdos de un centenario nicoyano, José Silverio Gómez, fallecido en 1904 a la edad de 103 años. Aunque esos recuerdos aportan valiosa información sobre la vida y el entorno natural de Nicoya del Siglo XIX, nuestro interés fundamental en esta crónica es la observación del sabio Pittier de que los moradores de la zona disfrutan del privilegio de una larga vida: “…en todas mis peregrinaciones por estas tierras no he encontrado otro rincón cuyos habitantes estén bendecidos con tal abundancia de años” escribe el sabio. Aunque la percepción de Pittier es puramente anecdótica no deja de tener interés como antecedente de los estudios que, basándose en datos puros y duros, han mostrado que

Os inconfidentes nas Minas Gerais: uma relação entre a Geografia e a Literatura Setecentista de Cláudio Manuel da Costa, Tomás Antônio Gonzaga e Alvarenga Peixoto

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Araújo, Kárita de Fátima

2014-01-01

Objetivando compreender a maneira pela qual se processou a construção da identidade nacional e da formação territorial brasileira no contexto das Minas Gerais setecentistas, procuramos fazê-lo à luz das obras literárias dos poetas inconfidentes. Para tal, escolhemos Vila Rica de Cláudio Manuel da Costa; Cartas chilenas de Tomás Antônio Gonzaga e, Canto Genetlíaco de Inácio José de Alvarenga Peixoto. Ao trabalhar no entrecruzamento da Geografia com a Literatura, buscamos aliar a...

Feasibility study on rehabilitation of ICE San Antonio Power Plant

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2001-03-01

Costa Rica takes a power generation system using hydro power generation as the main source, and possesses medium-capacity gas turbines to supplement needs in the dry season and the peak load. However, a problem has come up that, in addition to the cost rise in gas turbine fuel, the power generation efficiency has been aggravating due to aged deterioration of the generators being used. In association therewith, the problem is now a factor to increase CO2 emission, which is a worldwide problem. Keeping in mind to link it to the clean development mechanism (CDM), the present project is, taking up the SAN ANTONIO power plant as the investigation object, intended to perform a comprehensive discussion on the CO2 emission reducing effect, profitability, and proliferation effect, by executing the conceptual plant design. The up-grading plan for thermal power generation systems in Costa Rica consists of replacement of the gas turbines, handling of phase modifiers, and achievement of the combined cycle. The plan agrees with the present feasibility study intended of CO2 emission reduction, consisting of the modification plan of the SAN ANTONIO power plant, that is the plan to replace the over-aged gas turbines at the power plant. Its necessity has been identified. It was disclosed that the project has the effects of reducing CO2 of 82,000 tons annually, and the investment can be recovered in nine years. (NEDO)

Characterization of aerosols in the Metropolitan Area of San Jose

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Mejias Perez, J.A.

1997-07-01

The objective of the present study, was to elaborate a profile of the contamination by private matter and to characterize the aerosols collected in the Metropolitan Area of San Jose (Costa Rica). For that, a campaign of sampling was carried out in three points of the city of San Jose, differentiated by there degree of activity: Center of San Jose (Central Station of Firemen), San Isidro of Coronado -Canton of Vasquez of Coronado- (Municipality) and Escazu (Municipality). Such campaign was carried out from April 4 to July 4, 1996 (transition summer-winter), and in two periods of time of 8 hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and of 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. The aerosols were collected utilizing Gent Pm-10 samplers, in filters of polycarbonate of 0,4 μm and 8 μm in cascade, with a flow average of 15 L/min., and it determined the composition average of the present aerosols. The concentration of the majority of the anions were obtained by means of ionic chromatography of high resolution, and the main cations by spectrophotometry of atomic absorption with electro thermic atomization. The space-temporary variations of the concentrations were evaluated and their correlation with the meteorologic variable. (S. Grainger) [es

Prevalence of selected zoonotic and vector-borne agents in dogs and cats in Costa Rica.

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Scorza, Andrea V; Duncan, Colleen; Miles, Laura; Lappin, Michael R

2011-12-29

To estimate the prevalence of enteric parasites and selected vector-borne agents of dogs and cats in San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica, fecal and serum samples were collected from animals voluntarily undergoing sterilization. Each fecal sample was examined for parasites by microscopic examination after fecal flotation and for Giardia and Cryptosporidium using an immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Giardia and Cryptosporidium IFA positive samples were genotyped after PCR amplification of specific DNA if possible. The seroprevalence rates for the vector-borne agents (Dirofilaria immitis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum) were estimated based on results from a commercially available ELISA. Enteric parasites were detected in samples from 75% of the dogs; Ancylostoma caninum, Trichuris vulpis, Giardia, and Toxocara canis were detected. Of the cats, 67.5% harbored Giardia spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Ancylostoma tubaeforme, or Toxocara cati. Both Cryptosporidium spp. isolates that could be sequenced were Cryptosporidium parvum (one dog isolate and one cat isolate). Of the Giardia spp. isolates that were successfully sequenced, the 2 cat isolates were assemblage A and the 2 dog isolates were assemblage D. D. immitis antigen and E. canis antibodies were identified in 2.3% and 3.5% of the serum samples, respectively. The prevalence of enteric zoonotic parasites in San Isidro de El General in Costa Rica is high in companion animals and this information should be used to mitigate public health risks. Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V.

2010 Northern San Francisco Bay Area Lidar: Portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, and Sonoma Counties

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — This Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) dataset is a survey of northern San Francisco Bay, California. The project area consists of approximately 437 square miles...

Preface to the April 2018 Issue including selected works from CIbSE 2017 and LACLO 2016

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Héctor Cancela

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Full Text Available This issue of the CLEIej consists of three main parts: i a review paper on the state of the art of how contextual information extracted from a user task can help to improve searches for contents relevant to this task; ii extended and revised versions of Selected Papers (which correspond to the second and third best paper from each track presented at the XX Ibero-American Conference on Software Engineering (CIbSE 2017, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in May 2017; and, iii extended and revised versions of selected papers from LACLO 2016, the XI Latin American Conference on Learning Objects and Technology, which took place in San José, Costa Rica, in October 2016.

Don Joaquin García Monge

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Full Text Available Los conocimos personalmente y tratamos de cerca en su amada ciudad de San José de Costa Rica. Casi diariamente íbamos por su casa. Una mansión grande, de vastos y sonoros corredores, arcones antiguos, libros apilados por doquier. Don Joaquín mantenía el timón de El Repertorio Americano, una de las más nobles publicaciones intelectuales del Continente. Dialogábamos con él sobre temas de mucha entidad, mientras la noche caía lentamente sobre este dulce país de porcelana tan grato a las veladas antiguas, aquellas donde se puede oír el latido del corazón como en el poema chino.

La Profesión Odontológica ante Ia Presencia de la Infection VIH / SIDA: El Caso de Costa Rica

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1994-01-01

Artículo científico -- Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud. 1994 This investigation identifies some of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of dentists regarding the epidemiology of H1U (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), biosecurity measures, and prevention and knowledge of oral manifestations associated with the disease. The study population was 182 professionals from San Jose Province, in private, mixed...

Análisis general del mega-deslizamiento Ortiga-Potrerillos, Acosta, San José, Costa Rica

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Madrigal Mora, Julio

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Full Text Available El artículo ofrece un acercamiento a los antecedentes y características del mega-deslizamiento Ortiga-Potrerillos, producido en el cantón de Acosta. Realiza una descripción general de la amenaza y la vulnerabilidad de la zona, desde un enfoque mayormente geológico. Identifica algunos de los problemas suscitados en el sitio del deslizamiento. Proporciona un análisis de la condición de la ruta 209, que une las comunidades Aserrí - Acosta y la cual se ve afectada por las condiciones del terreno. Por último, presenta unas observaciones finales a modo de conclusiones The article approaches the background and characteristics of the mega-landslide at Ortiga-Potrerillos, in Acosta. It provides a general description of the threat and vulnerability of the zone, mainly from a geological focus. It identifies some of the problems generated in the area due to the landslide. It provides an analysis in the condition of route 209, that unites the communities of Aserrí - Acosta and that is affected by the terrain conditions. Lastly, it presents final observations as conclusions

Evaluation of the levels of particles PM10 and nitrogen dioxide at the city of San Jose, Costa Rica: 2005-2006

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Herrera-Murillo, Jorge; Rodriguez Roman, Susana

2009-01-01

The levels of particulate matter PM 10 were determined at two sites of San Jose City (Catedral Metropolitana and Junta de Educacion), during a year (September 2005-September 2006), obtaining as annual average 36 ± 8 μg/m 3 and 25 ± 7 μg/m 3 , respectively. Also, the levels of sulfates, nitrates and chlorides were measured for both sites. The annual averages have resulted not to be significantly different for both sites, with a level of significance of 5%. Three of the fourteen sites of measurement of the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the city, have presented higher values to the recommendation of the World Health Organization, monitoring for one month. The principal component analysis that were applied to the data of this gas, has showed that the variations in the levels are due to large-scale phenomena (meteorological). However, the concentration of sulfate present in the particulate matter has reached higher values to those recorded in cities like Rio de Janeiro and Mexico D.F., product probably of the high sulfur content present in the fuels that are used by the vehicle fleet at Costa Rica. The principal component analysis indicates that has existed a strong correlation between the concentrations of sulfate and nitrate present in the particles PM 10 , pointing the contribution of anthropogenic sources. In the case of chloride, has highlighted the strong existing relationship with the meteorological parameters that were registered during the sampling period. (author) [es

Acknowledgment - Issue 60

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Full Text Available Biblios wish to acknowledge the support of the following professionals who participated in the review process of submissions for our issue 60.ReviewersAndré Ancona Lopez (Universidade de Brasília - UnB, BrasilGildenir Carolino Santos (Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, BrasilJacira Gil Bernardes (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, BrasilRodrigo Donoso Vegas (Universidad de Chile - UCHILE, ChileSaúl Hiram Souto Fuentes (Universidad de Monterrey - UDEM, MéxicoReviewers invitedAlejandro Uribe Tirado (Universidad de Antioquia - UDEA, ColombiaFernanda Passini Moreno (Universidade de Brasília - UnB, BrasilJosé Bernal Rivas Fernández (Universidad de Costa Rica - UCR, Costa RicaMarta Lígia Pomim Valentim (Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, BrasilOrlando Corzo Cauracurí (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, PerúTerezinha Elisabeth da Silva (Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL, BrasilZaira Regina Zafalon (Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCAR, BrasilIn the same way our acknowledge to University Library System (University of Pittsburgh - PITTS, USA by constant technical support and advice for our journal.

Rescue for sexually abused girls in Costa Rica.

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Treguear, T; Peters, L

1995-01-01

In San Jose, Costa Rica, the nongovernmental organization PROCAL has established two rescue homes for sexually abused girls 10-15 years of age. One of these homes is devoted to the care of pregnant girls. In almost all cases, the perpetrator was a male relative. Since girls are taught they must obey older male relatives, they are powerless to stop the abuse. When girls become pregnant as a result of sexual abuse, they face social ostracism and are blamed for their participation in sexual activity. PROCAL counsels the girls that they are victims of their own lack of power and provides them with skills and education they need to return to society and start a new life. The stories of two young girls who became pregnant as a result of sexual abuse and were helped by PROCAL are presented.

FORMATIVE WOMEN. HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES IN SAN JOSE MOGOTE, OAXACA, MEXICO

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Martha Elena Alfaro Castro

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Full Text Available In recent years, the study of ancient populations has focused its interest in the different nuances and roles played by individuals within a particular society emphasizing gender relations within the social structure. In this sense, this research tries to make inferences of some aspects that may have been part of the daily lives of women who lived in the village of San José The analysis of pathologies and indicators of stress showed some notable differences by gender and age of these traits in the individuals analyzed is feasible that variations may be found, in part, related to a differential susceptibility based on sex , lifestyle or division of labor

OAS :: Authorities : Permanent Representatives to the OAS

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Rights Actions against Corruption C Children Civil Registry Civil Society Contact Us Culture Cyber Representative of Belize Diego Pary Rodríguez Bolivia Diego Pary Rodríguez Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bolivia José Luiz Machado Brazil José Luiz Machado e Costa Ambassador, Permanent Representative

Preliminary study of the contamination by Radon Gas in dwelling enclosures in Costa Rica

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Loria, L.G.; Jimenez, R.; Gallardo, M.C.

1993-01-01

The use of Solid State Nuclear Track detectors (SSNTD), LR-115 type II-Quick, is one of the convenient technique to assess the average radiation levels of alpha activities in the environment. This technique has been used to assess the Radon concentration in some areas of San Jose, Costa Rica. Exposed SSNTD films are chemically etched in an alkaline solution and the density of alpha tracks are given as concentration (pCi/L) of Radon. The only known health effect associated with exposure to elevated levels of Radon is an increased risk of developing lung cancer. (authors). 10 refs, 4 figs, 3 tabs

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Basidiomicetes de Costa Rica: nuevas especies de Exobasidium (Exobasidiaceae y registros de Cryptobasidiales

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of San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica. Clinoconidium farinosum and Drepanoconis larviformis constitute new records for Central America.

Genetic, dietary, and other lifestyle determinants of serum homocysteine levels in young adults in Costa Rica Factores genéticos y alimentarios y otros aspectos del estilo de vida que determinan las concentraciones séricas de homocisteína en adultos jóvenes en Costa Rica

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2005-04-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: Elevated serum total homocysteine (tHcy is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to develop the first-ever information on the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia and its determinants in a population in Costa Rica. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine serum levels of tHcy, vitamin B12, folate, and creatinine, as well as the presence of the genotype TT for the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR enzyme. Additionally, dietary vitamin intakes and other lifestyle risk factors were assessed. A total of 399 Costa Rican adults from the central valley of the country (where the capital city, San José, is located, aged 20 to 40 years, participated in this study in the year 2000. Analyses of variance were performed for continuous variables, and the chi-square test was used for categorical data. Spearman correlation tests were calculated to determine associations between variables. Three linear regression analyses and one binary logistic model were developed in order to determine the predictors for homocysteine levels in the population studied. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia (> 15 µmol/L in the population was 6%, 31% of the population were in the range of 10 to 15 µmol/L, 29% had the genotype TT for the enzyme MTHFR, 18% presented a vitamin B12 deficiency (OBJETIVO: La elevación de las concentraciones séricas de homocisteína total (tHci se considera un factor que influye de forma independiente en el riesgo de sufrir trastornos cardiovasculares. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido aportar los primeros datos que jamás se han reunido acerca de la prevalencia de hiperhomocisteinemia y sus factores determinantes en una población costarricense. MÉTODOS: Se llevó a cabo un estudio transversal a fin de determinar las concentraciones séricas de tHci, vitamina B12, folato y creatinina, así como la presencia del genotipo TT

Results from the Astronomy Diagnostic Test: 3 Years at MiraCosta College

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Sirbaugh French, Rica

2007-12-01

The Astronomy Diagnostic Test 2.0 (ADT) was administered to 26 sections of ASTR 101 at MiraCosta College (MCC) from fall 2004 through summer 2007. MiraCosta is a two-year community college located in Oceanside, CA, USA (roughly 40 miles north of San Diego) with an enrollment of approximately 11,000 students. ASTR 101 is MiraCosta's introductory astronomy survey course for non-science majors and has no math prerequisite. Class sizes ranged from 10 to 38 students. Comparison with the ADT National Project results indicates similar pre- and post-course averages: 31.8% (MCC) vs. 32.4% (National) for pre-course tests and 49.3% (MCC) vs. 47.3% (National) for post-course tests. The sample sizes are 709 and 530 students for the pre- and post-tests, respectively. The normalized gain for the entire data set is 0.256 and the effect size (ES) is 1.04, meaning that approximately 85% of the post-test scores are above the average of the pre-test scores. Previous studies have shown the ADT to be a reliable indicator of pre-course misconceptions while post-course scores are useful for comparing modes of instruction and assessing student learning on a limited number of concepts. Additional analyses of the MCC data probe for trends with variables such as gender, class size, and implementation of materials designed for a more "learner-centered” approach (such as Lecture Tutorials, Ranking Tasks, and Think-Pair-Share questions), as well as gains for a particular subset of concepts.

Biodiversidad marina de Costa Rica: Crustacea: Infraorden Anomura

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Rita Vargas

2006-06-01

Full Text Available El grupo de los cangrejos anomuros es uno de los mejor conocidos de la costa Pacífica de Costa Rica, pero muy poco conocidos de la costa Caribe. En esta recopilación, basada en la literatura y en las colecciones del Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, informamos de la presencia de 114 especies del Infraorden Anomura en Costa Rica, 20 especies del Caribe, 96 especies del Pacífico, y dos especies presentes en ambas costa. Veintinueve especies son informes nuevos para Costa Rica, 15 del Caribe (75% del total de especies informadas para esa costa y 14 del Pacífica (15% del total de esa costa. La distribución de diez especies es ampliada hasta Costa Rica, siete en el Caribe y tres en el Pacífico. Seis especies son informadas por primera vez para la Isla del Coco, donde además hay cuatro especies endémicas.Marine biodiversity of Costa Rica: Crustacea: Infraorder Anomura. The anomuran crabs are among the best known crustacean groups from the Pacific coast. However, this group is poorly known from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. In this compilation based on the literature and the collection at the Zoology Museum, Biology School, University of Costa Rica, we report the presence of 114 species of the Infraorder Anomura for Costa Rica, 20 species from the Caribbean, 96 species from the Pacific (two are present on both coasts. Twenty-nine species are new reports for Costa Rica, 15 from the Caribbean coast (74% of the total of species from that coast and 14 from the Pacific (15% of the total from the Pacific. The range of ten species is extended to Costa Rica, siete from the Caribbean and three from the Pacific. Six species are reported for the first time from Cocos Island, where there are also four endemic species. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54(2: 461-488. Epub 2006 Jun 01.

San Jerónimo de Moravia, Costa Rica.

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Juan A. Aguirre

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Combinar en forma sostenible el patrimonio histórico cultural, el desarrollo turístico y la calidad ambiental es sin duda alguna el reto que enfrentan muchas comunidades latinoamericanas que en años recientes han hecho toda clase de esfuerzos por atraer turistas. El estudio aquí reportado analizó las condiciones socio-económicas de tres comunidades vecinas al Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo (PNBC, en Costa Rica, identificó los problemas ambientales de los residentes de las mismas que se podrían agravar por causa del desarrollo turístico y determinó cómo y bajo qué condiciones los habitantes de la zona querían que se realizara el desarrollo turístico de las comunidades. Se entrevistaron 123 de un total de un total de 155 casas en las tres comunidades, y se utilizó una combinación de componentes principales y análisis factorial para analizar los datos. Los resultados indican que los vecinos entrevistados desean que el desarrollo turístico sea hecho sosteniblemente, y que además, se planifique, se establezcan requisitos claros, que la comunidad sea periódicamente informada, que sus lideres comunales participen activamente en el proceso, se establezcan programas para ayudar al desarrollo de micro-empresas eco-turísticas, y que se les brinde asistencia técnica y capacite en el desarrollo de proyectos eco-turísticos. Los problemas eventuales asociados a la calidad ambiental que habría que prestarles atención preferente son: ruido y tráfico excesivo, manejo de aguas negras y deforestación. El desarrollo turístico sostenible relacionado con el primer componente implicaría que este es un requisito básico de la calidad ambiental, la conservación y el uso sostenible del patrimonio histórico.

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS OF AIR POLLUTION DISPERSION AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT IN JOS-NIGERIA

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Moses Eterigho Emetere

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Full Text Available The basic properties of chlorine were used to determine the dis persion patterns of the recent Jos explosion. The dynamic aerosols content model was us ed to affirm the eight kinds of dispersion patterns discussed in this text. The locati on of the victims showed that the dispersion at Jos was either linear or polynomial disp ersion. The dispersions are influenced by atmospheric ventilation, stagnation and recir culation. The last chlorine gas explosion follows the linear or polynomial dispers ion because of the current state of aerosol loadings in Jos. The aftermath effect of this kind of dispersion may be more threatening than the initial danger due to the chem ical formation of more dangerous compounds. The atmosphe ric conditions for the formati on of toxic compound were investigated using twelve years MERRA satellite o bservation. The degree of freedom of methane, carbon oxide and ozone was nearly uniform for the past five years. This means the next five years or more may be threa tening for life forms within the region. The installation of gas tracers within major locations in Jos was suggested to monitor the formation of dioxins in the atmosphere.

Demografía genética en Cachi - Valle Calchaquí (Salta

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Caro, Delia F.

2005-01-01

Full Text Available A partir de parámetros demográficos se estimaron los efectos de deriva génica, flujo génico y selección natural a través de los Coeficientes de Aislamiento Reproductivo y de Endogamia, Tasa de Migración Efectiva e Índice de Oportunidad para la Selección. Los resultados fueron comparados con los de las localidades de San José y El Barrial. Cachi (N = 1867 es una población joven al igual que San José, con elevada fecundidad. Presenta, a diferencia de San José y El Barrial, una elevada tasa de migración efectiva, contrarrestando los efectos de la deriva génica. En Cachi y El Barrial la mayor oportunidad para la selección, con hermandades completadas, se estaría ejerciendo a través de la componente de fecundidad mientras que en San José, la selección tendría muy levemente una mayor oportunidad de actuar a través de la mortalidad. Debido a la escasa distancia entre las localidades se analizó el desplazamiento de los individuos considerándolas como unidad poblacional a partir de una matriz de migración y desde la cual se pudo concluir que Cachi, San José y El Barrial se deben analizar como poblaciones independientes.

San Basilio de Palenque siglo XXI: Lengua ri palenge y Proyecto Etnoeducativo

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Doris Lamus Canavate

2010-01-01

En desarrollo del proyecto de investigación "Identidades étnicas y de género en contextos de pobreza y violencia: mujeres negras en la costa Caribe colombiana", se presenta el siguiente artículo centrado en cuestiones puntuales del trabajo de las organizaciones de mujeres en San Basilio de Palenque, el cual ha contribuido en el fortalecimiento de la lengua y la cultura mediante la implementación de un currículo etnoeducativo a lo largo de 17 años en el Instituto Técnico Agropecuario "Benkos B...

Consideraciones para una evaluación docente en la Universidad de Costa Rica

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Vargas Porras, Alicia

2005-09-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se presentan los resultados de un proyecto de investigación realizado en el 2002- 2003 por Alicia E. Vargas, Carolina Bolaños, José Miguel Gutiérrez, Lorena Kikut, María Lourdes Calderón y Miguel Ángel González, docentes investigadores del Centro de Evaluación Académica de la Universidad de Costa Rica. El objetivo principal fue identificar características del profesorado universitario y de su trabajo, como insumos para mejorar la evaluación docente que se realiza en esta Universidad. La investigación se centró en construir un concepto de docencia, en términos de las competencias y desempeños que se consideran como excelentes. Para ello, además de la obligada revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema, se llevó a cabo un estudio, mediante talleres y encuestas, para construir el concepto de docente excelente, según lo plantea el mismo profesorado, el alumnado y las directivas universitarias. En una segunda etapa del estudio, se abordó el tema de las especificidades didácticas, según tipos de curso, mediante consulta a la comunidad docente y talleres con amplia participación. Los resultados obtenidos en esta investigación aportan una conceptualización de lo que significa ser docente en la UCR y, así mismo, se logra diferenciar los requerimientos del desempeño docente, según tipo de curso. La información generada aporta criterios para la construcción de evaluaciones docentes en el ámbito universitario. This article presents the results of a research carried out during the period 2002-2003 by Alicia E. Vargas, Carolina Bolaños, José Miguel Gutiérrez, Lorena Kikut, María Lourdes Calderón and Miguel Ángel González, researches of the Centre for Academic Evaluation of the University of Costa Rica. Its main objective was to identify teaching qualities in higher education as inputs for the improvement of the evaluation of teachers that is carried out at the University of Costa Rica. The study aimed, in

The cinephilic citation in the essay films by José Luis Guerin and Isaki Lacuesta

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Vidal, Belén

2014-01-01

This paper investigates the contemporary turn to cinephilia as an object of theoretical analysis and historiographical investigation through the essay films by José Luis Guerin and Isaki Lacuesta. In particular, I focus on Innisfree (José Luis Guerin 1990), Tren de sombras (Train of Shadows, José Luis Guerin 1997), Las variaciones Marker (The Marker Variations, Isaki Lacuesta 2008) and La noche que no acaba (All the Night Long, Isaki Lacuesta 2010). This work recovers and restages “cinephilic...

Educacion Fisica in Costa Rica.

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Cleland, Donna

1980-01-01

The goal of Costa Rica's Department of Physical Education and Sports is the "utilization of sport, physical education, and recreation as instruments of socialization and contribution to the improved health of Costa Ricans." (JN)

A fatal urban case of rocky mountain spotted fever presenting an eschar in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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Argüello, Ana Patricia; Hun, Laya; Rivera, Patricia; Taylor, Lizeth

2012-08-01

This study reports the first urban human case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, in Costa Rica. An 8-year-old female who died at the National Children's Hospital 4 days after her admission, and an important and significant observation was the presence of an "eschar" (tache noire), which is typical in some rickettsial infections but not frequent in Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases.

Content of heavy metals in the sediments of the rivers and adjacent gullies to Relleno de Rio Azul, Rio Azul, San Jose, Costa Rica

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Mora Amador, R.A.

2003-01-01

In Costa Rica it is not had studies that have documented heavy the fluvial sediment metal concentrations, caused by point sources of polluting agents, as they are the sites of I deposit of been accustomed to remainders. The potential source of heavy metal concentrations in the study area, it is an active sanitary filling, known like Sanitary Landing Azul River, which is located to the Southeastern of the city of San Jose, in the District of Azul River, Corner of the Union. The site where this made up of a sequence of materials of volcanic origin is located to the filling of Azul River, which could be affected by local fault, this fact would mean a serious threat of contamination of underground waters of the region, then the geological faults constitute very permeable means, able to put in contact the polluting agents of the water-bearing filling with some. The mass of metals deposited in the site, from 1978 to date, metric ton has calculated between 70000 to 100000, which turns it an environmental preoccupation of first order. The results of x-rays fluorescence show the presence of elements like vanadium, chromium, manganese, it receives, zinc rubidium, strontium, potassium, calcium, iron, titanium and yttrium, which show a tendency to present/display high concentrations but in the fine fraction (d [es

La poesía como vaso comunicante entre los Cuadernos de apuntes de José Martí y los de José Lezama Lima

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Caridad Atencio

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Este artículo estudia los llamados Diarios del poeta José Lezama Lima, que recogen anotaciones suyas entre los años 1939-1949 y entre 1956-1958, para analizar cómo se refleja en ambos textos el interés por la poesía y la reflexión acerca de la misma. Sus anotaciones son comparadas con las de José Martí, percibiendo que mientras que la poesía era para Martí la forma suprema de la literatura, para Lezama llegó a ser un método de conocimiento de la realidad, la categoría central a la que conduce su pensamiento estético. Se pretende demostrar además cómo Lezama parte de las ideas de Martí sobre la poesía para llegar a tener ideas propias y luego trascendentes.   This article studies what are known as the Diaries of poet José Lezama Lima, in which his notes taken between 1939-1949 and 1956-1958 are gathered in order to analyze how both texts reflect his interest towards poetry as well as his reflections about it. His notes are compared with those of José Martí, revealing the fact that whereas for Martí, poetry was the supreme manifestation of literature; Lezama saw it as a method for acquiring knowledge of reality, the central category to which his aesthetic thinking leads. An attempt is made to further showcase the fact that Lezama starts off with Martí's ideas about poetry in order to later develop his own, which would at a later date become transcendental.

La poesía como vaso comunicante entre los Cuadernos de apuntes de José Martí y los de José Lezama Lima

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Atencio, Caridad

2015-01-01

Este artículo estudia los llamados Diarios del poeta José Lezama Lima, que recogen anotaciones suyas entre los años 1939-1949 y entre 1956-1958, para analizar cómo se refleja en ambos textos el interés por la poesía y la reflexión acerca de la misma. Sus anotaciones son comparadas con las de José Martí, percibiendo que mientras que la poesía era para Martí la forma suprema de la literatura, para Lezama llegó a ser un método de conocimiento de la realidad, la categoría central a la que conduce...

Valoración del impacto de efluentes minero industriales del carbón en el arroyo San José de Río Turbio en Santa Cruz

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Alba Lucia Caballero

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Los efluentes descargados al arroyo San José de Río Turbio al sudoeste de la provincia de Santa Cruz (República Argentina quedaron caracterizados mediante un análisis estadístico multivariado realizado con parámetros fisicoquímicos determinados sobre ellos (Caballero A. Dicho análisis permitió su diferenciación cualitativa y la identificación de los aportes que ocasiona cada uno de ellos. En éste trabajo se ha procedido en primer lugar a determinar la calidad de los vertidos y del agua del arroyo a partir de una escala de valoración. Dicha escala se confeccionó usando las conclusiones del análisis estadístico mencionado y la comparación de los valores obtenidos con los límites máximos de vuelco establecidos para la provincia de Santa Cruz (ley N° 2658, los Niveles guía argentinos de calidad de agua ambiente y los Niveles guía de la ley de protección Ambiental Nº 24585 (Código de minería argentino. Finalmente para valorar el impacto ocasionado por los efluentes minero industriales, se tomó en consideración además de la calidad, otros factores relevantes tales como caudal, tipo de vertido, intermitencia y peligrosidad; adoptando un modelo matemático particular que permitió asignar un puntaje asociado a una escala cualitativa. Como conclusión se pudo determinar mediante una metodología científica que el impacto ocasionado por las descargas minero industrial de carbón al curso de agua varía en un rango de alto a muy alto y esta determinada principalmente por aquellas provenientes de la planta depuradora de carbón y la central térmica.

Nicaraguan Migrants in Costa Rica

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Marquette, Catherine M.

2006-07-01

Full Text Available This document is the executive summary of a detailed document entitled, Nicaraguan Migrants and Poverty in Costa Rica, which was prepared for the World Bank in 2006. The more detailed background paper from which this summary is derived was commissioned as a background paper in preparation for an upcoming poverty mission by the World Bank to Costa Rica. This summary and the larger document from which it comes provides: (1 a general overview of the socioeconomic and health situation of Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica and (2 a review of the poverty characteristics of these migrants. The primary data sources for the larger paper were successive recent rounds of the Annual National Household Survey in Costa Rica and the 2000 Census. The more detailed report on which this summary is based also reviews issues of data quality, comparability, and methodological problems with respect to existing information on Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica. As a summary, the document below, does not include detailed citations, which are of course included in the larger report. Readers are thus, referred to the larger report for citations and more detailed information on the data included in this summary.

Nicaraguan Migrants in Costa Rica

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Catherine M. Marquette

2006-01-01

Full Text Available This document is the executive summary of a detailed document entitled, Nicaraguan Migrants and Poverty in Costa Rica, which was prepared for the World Bank in 2006. The more detailed background paper from which this summary is derived was commissioned as a background paper in preparation for an upcoming poverty mission by the World Bank to Costa Rica. This summary and the larger document from which it comes provides: (1 a general overview of the socioeconomic and health situation of Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica and (2 a review of the poverty characteristics of these migrants. The primary data sources for the larger paper were successive recent rounds of the Annual National Household Survey in Costa Rica and the 2000 Census. The more detailed report on which this summary is based also reviews issues of data quality, comparability, and methodological problems with respect to existing information on Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica. As a summary, the document below, does not include detailed citations, which are of course included in the larger report. Readers are thus, referred to the larger report for citations and more detailed information on the data included in this summary.

EL USO DE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LA COMUNICACIÓN (NTICs EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA FÍSICA MODERNA

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Leda María Roldán Santamaría

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo consiste en una reseña de una experiencia de aula donde se aprovecha el conocimiento en el campo de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs para que los estudiantes del Colegio Científico Costarricense, con sede en San Pedro, San José de Costa Rica, logren investigar sobre temáticas de física moderna y comprender los principios básicos del tema de su interés. Las investigaciones en temáticas que presenta el programa de Física al concluir el undécimo año, involucraron a los estudiantes para que formaran parejas para realizar estos estudios sobre diversos temas. Indagaron en la WEB, capturaron imágenes que les permitieran reflejar los conceptos estudiados. Crearon afiches con los textos y las figuras que lograron relacionar, asimismo las presentaron a sus compañeros de colegio, respondiendo las preguntas que estos temas generaban en los espectadores.

Estado actual de la Videotelemetría en el servicio de Neurología del Hospital Universitario Infantil de San José 2012-2013

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Jean Paul Vergara Aguilar

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Introducción: La hospitalización para videomonitoreo electroencefalográfico a largo y corto plazo se ha consolidado como una herramienta de diagnóstico en la evaluación prequirúrgica de las epilepsias, la caracterización de los síndromes epilépticos y la documentación de frecuencia de las crisis. Objetivo: Describir los hallazgos encontrados en estudios de videotelemetría realizados en el servicio de neurofisiología del Hospital Infantil Universitario San José, 2012-2013. Métodos: Este es un estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal. Se revisaron un total de 330 videotelemetrías, y las historias clínicas. De estas 123 cumplieron todos los criterios de inclusión. Resultados: El promedio de edad fue de 17,7 años (DE ± 17,65 con un rango entre 7 meses y 77 años, solo dos pacientes registraron edades menores de un año y con un mayor número de mujeres 64 (52%. En 2012 se realizaron 69 estudios (56.1%, en 2013 se realizaron 54 estudios que corresponde al (43%. De todas las telemetrías realizadas, se revisaron las indicaciones, 21 (17,1% no tenían epilepsia como el diagnóstico previo, 36 (29,3% tenían diagnóstico de epilepsia focal. Del total de videotelemetrías en 81 (65,9% no hubo registro de crisis. En 14 (11,4% de los registros se encontró un inicio frontal de la descarga. En 81 (65,9 % no hubo registro de actividad ictal. Conclusiones: La monitorización electroencefalográfica continua es de gran utilidad y ofrece un apoyo en el diagnóstico diferencial de fenómenos clínicos epilépticos y no epilépticos y en la confirmación del tipo específico de epilepsia o síndrome epiléptico que padecen los pacientes.

Infection among Commercial Sex Workers in Jos

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A study of HHV8 seropositivity was conducted among commercial sex workers in Jos aimed at determining the prevalence in relation to history of STD, duration of prostitution, age and number of sexual partners per day. Antibodies to HHV8 were detected by enzyme linked - immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Advanced ...

A Theoretical Discourse on the Mediatisation and Framing of Jos Ethno-Religious Conflicts

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Godfrey Naanlang Danaan

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Studies on the role of journalists in the Jos ethno- religious conflicts are enormous, but none examines this phenomenon through the theoretical lenses of mediatisation and news framing to understand the logic that underpins the construction of conflict narratives. While mediatisation describes media logic in news production, news framing suggests the way the narratives which constitute news are constructed. Both theories explain journalistic practices in many respects. For instance, understanding media logic is the first step in identifying journalists’ role in the Jos conflicts which in turn determines the brand of journalism they adopt.The Jos conflicts involve a ‘settler’ group craving for recognition and legitimacy on the one hand, and a group of ‘indigenes’ that insists the territory is its inheritance on the other. Based on critical analysis, this paper argues that journalists impose media logic on their audiences through news framing and make them to understand reality from their own point of view. This effort is a new thinking towards understanding theoretical dimensions to media and/or journalistic interventions in the Jos violent conflicts so that researchers may build on these frameworks.

In-Situ Detection of SO2 Plumes in Costa Rica from Turrialba Volcano using Balloon-borne Sondes

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Diaz, J. A.; Selkirk, H. B.; Morris, G. A.; Krotkov, N. A.; Pieri, D. C.; Corrales, E.

2012-12-01

The Turrialba Volcano near San Jose, Costa Rica regularly emits plumes containing SO2. These plumes have been detected by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), and evidence of these plumes has also appeared in the in-situ Ticosonde project record: a continuous balloon-borne ozonesonde launch experiment conducted in a weekly basis in Costa Rica. In the case of the latter, the interference reaction of SO2 in the cathode cell of the standard electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesonde results in apparent "notches" in the ozone profile at the altitudes of the plume. In this paper, we present an overview of the Ticosonde observations and correlate the appearance of the notches with air mass back trajectory calculations that link the profiles features to emissions from the volcano. In addition, during February 2012, we deployed the dual O3/SO2 sonde from the University of Costa Rica and detected a plume of SO2 linked by back trajectory calcluations to Turrialba as well as an urban plume resulting from diesel exhaust in the boundary layer. The integrated column SO2 from the sonde profile data agree well with the OMI overpass data for this event. Data from a tethersonde measurement two days prior to the dual sonde reveal concentrations at the ppm level at the volcanic source.

Fluctuación poblacional del picudo negro (Cosmopolites sordidus Germar del plátano (Musa AAB en San Carlos, Costa Rica

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Carlos Muñoz Ruiz

2007-05-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó el efecto de las lesiones provocadas por el picudo negro (Cosmopolites sordidus, Germar en una plantación de plátano “Curraré”, según dos sistemas de producción: el tradicional y el convencional, en la zona de San Carlos, Costa Rica. El proyecto se ordenó en un diseño experimental irrestricto al azar, con cuatro repeticiones. Se evaluaron las variables vegetativas (altura de la planta, diámetro del pseudotallo, durante el desarrollo de la plantación (primer año y las variables productivas (peso del racimo, calibre y longitud del dedo central de la segunda mano en el momento de cosechar los racimos. También se evalúo la eficiencia de dos métodos de muestreo y captura de adultos del picudo negro, la trampa tipo “disco” y con feromona Cosmolure ®, de Chem Tica S A. en potes de plástico enterradas en el suelo. No hubo diferencias significativas en el número de captura en ambos métodos de muestreo. Tampoco se pudo encontrar ninguna relación del clima con el número de individuos capturados en este experimento. El daño del insecto en el cultivo de plátano fue evaluado según la metodología o escala de Vilardebo (1971, y se obtuvieron resultados de lesiones inferiores al 5%, los que se consideraron no perjudiciales económicamente para la actividad platanera en la zona de influencia del estudio. Se utilizó también la escala de Bridge, la cual no fue funcional en este estudio.

José Ortega y Gasset y la deshumanización del arte

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Constanza Nieto Yusta

2008-01-01

Full Text Available El ensayo que José Ortega y Gasset publicaba en 1925, La deshumanización del arte, hacía su aparición en el contexto del desarrollo de la vanguardia artística española. La lectura que el filósofo realizó de la problemática existente entre el arte nuevo y su recepción polémica por parte del público se muestra hoy en día de una gran actualidad. En el análisis de José Ortega y Gasset entran en juego algunos de los factores decisivos en la gestación del arte del siglo XX: la abstracción, la ironía, el juego y la importancia de la recepción pública.José Ortega y Gasset’s essay La deshumanización del arte, published in 1925, appeared in the context of the Spanish artistic avant-garde. The interpretation of the Spanish philosopher about the relation between the contemporary art and its public controversial reception, is a subject of great importance today. The analysis of José Ortega y Gasset introduces most of basic concepts in the origin and development of contemporary art of the 20th century: the abstraction, the irony and the game and audience’s importance.

Seismological programs in Costa Rica

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Montero, W.; Spall, Henry

1983-01-01

At the beginning of the 1970's, a series of programs in seismology were initiated by different Costa Rican institutions, and some of these programs are still in the process of development. The institutions are Insituto Costaricense de Electricidad (ICE)- The Costa Rica Institute of Electricity

Consecuencias de la noción de existencia

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Láscaris Comneno, Constantino. 1923 - 1979

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Con el ensayo “Consecuencias de la noción de existencia” que el filósofo español-costarricense Constantino Láscaris Comeno presentó en el Sexto Seminario Nacional de Demografía llevado a cabo en Heredia, Costa Rica en diciembre de 1976, la Revista electrónica “Población y Salud en Mesoamérica” inaugura su sección de Archivo que pretende rescatar para los lectores actuales documentos de valor histórico sobre la demografía y la salud de la región.El autor de este ensayo fue un destacado filósofo y profesor de la Universidad de Costa Rica, declarado Benemérito de la Patria por la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica. Nació en Zaragoza, España, en 1923 y falleció prematuramente en San José, Costa Rica, en 1979. El Doctor Láscaris fue un prolífico ensayista y escritor de varios libros sobre filosofía y pensamiento en Costa Rica y Centroamérica. El ensayo Consecuencias de la noción de existencia es una refrescante reflexión de un tema que es tan vigente hoy como hace 30 años sobre las bases filosóficas, desde la óptica del existencialismo, de cuestiones controversiales sobre el momento en que el ser humano puede considerarse titular de todos los derechos de una persona o sobre los fundamentos éticos del control de la natalidad. Uno de los méritos del ensayo es que trasciende el dogma religioso que tan difícil hace las discusiones de estos temas.

Corporation José R. Lindley: Balanced Scorecard Implementation

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Kety Lourdes Jáuregui Machuca

2008-05-01

Full Text Available José R. Lindley Corporation is one of the most important organizations that operates in the country with a prestigious tradition in the market of sodas trough its leader brand “Inca Kola”. This enterprise has as its main character keeping in the vanguard of the sector, demonstrating a high competitive level in the recent years. With the aim of keeping its leadership, facing successfully the diffi cult environment of the local market and entering international markets, José R. Lindley Corporation has constantly worried about incorporating management philosophies and tools that allow guaranteeing its sustainability in the time with a vision about the future. In this sense, it decided to implement a Balanced Scorecard (BSC, as a tool to measure and improve its productivity and effi ciency, in the framework of its corporative strategy. In other words, the BSC facilitated monitoring the degree of accuracy in the implementation of its strategy. In this context, the case illustrates how the process of the implementation of a BSC in José R. Lindley Corporation was performed, showing the complexity of the process that involved fi nancial resources and an important dedication of the organization, specially those ones who comes from the High Direction and the Information Systems Area to provide technological support. In addition, the case shows how it is possible to translate a strategy into a group of objectives and specifi c measures trough the BSC. Based on the cause-effect relation, it links the objectives with its respective indicators, strategic initiatives and corresponding plans of action.

EXPERIENCIA DE TRABAJO INTERDISCIPLINARIO EN ALFABETIZACIÓN BÁSICA CON MUJERES, PROMOCIÓN DE SU SALUD Y DERECHOS

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Marcela Sanabria Hernández

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo presenta una experiencia de trabajo interinstitucional e interdisciplinaria, entre la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social- Área de Salud Goicoechea 2, Servicio de Trabajo Social con la Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Cátedra de Psicopedagogía, realizada en el Área de Salud Goicoechea 2, referente a la alfabetización básica con mujeres adultas, vecinas de los cantones de Moravia y Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica. El proceso se llevó a cabo a partir de una metodología grupal socioeducativa para facilitar en las usuarias conocimientos básicos de alfabetización, útiles en sus actividades cotidianas, las cuales facilitarán su empoderamiento y atención integral de la salud. Se logró la implementación exitosa del proyecto, según los objetivos de aprendizaje propuestos, y se denotaron situaciones de desigualdad social que prevalecen en Costa Rica por categorías tales como el género y las condiciones socioeconómicas.Asimismo, se obtuvo la posibilidad de que a nivel interintitucional se vinculen proyectos para atender las necesidades de la población.

Experiencia de trabajo interdisciplinario en alfabetización básica con mujeres, promoción de su salud y derechos.

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Sanabría Hernández, Marcela

2015-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo presenta una experiencia de trabajo interinstitucional e interdisciplinaria, entre la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social- Área de Salud Goicoechea 2, Servicio de Trabajo Social con la Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Cátedra de Psicopedagogía, realizada en el Área de Salud Goicoechea 2, referente a la alfabetización básica con mujeres adultas, vecinas de los cantones de Moravia y Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica. El proceso se llevó a cabo a partir de una metodología grupal socioeducativa para facilitar en las usuarias conocimientos básicos de alfabetización, útiles en sus actividades cotidianas, las cuales facilitarán su empoderamiento y atención integral de la salud. Se logró la implementación exitosa del proyecto, según los objetivos de aprendizaje propuestos, y se denotaron situaciones de desigualdad social que prevalecen en Costa Rica por categorías tales como el género y las condiciones socioeconómicas.Asimismo, se obtuvo la posibilidad de que a nivel interintitucional se vinculen proyectos para atender las necesidades de la población.

Análisis de necesidades e intereses recreativos de las personas adultas mayores del albergue San José Obrero, del cantón de Siquirres: propuesta recreativa

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Grettel Romero Morales

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo comprende el análisis de las necesidades y los intereses recreativos de las personas adultas mayores del "Albergue San José Obrero" del cantón de Siquirres, y una propuesta recreativa que se ajusta a sus requerimientos. El enfoque utilizado en esta investigación fue cualitativo de investigaciónacción y se utilizó la entrevista cualitativa, la discusión de grupo focal, la lista de cotejo y el diario de campo como instrumentos de medición. La información acerca de las necesidades e intereses recreativos se obtuvo por medio de un diagnóstico institucional, la información de la condición general de las personas adultas mayores y las opiniones de las personas adultas mayores acerca de sus experiencias y preferencias recreativas. La información obtenida se analizó mediante las técnicas de resumen y de sistematización. El estudio mostró la necesidad en esta población de mantener su condición física y cognoscitiva, su vinculación con la sociedad, el sentido de pertenencia al grupo y el sentido de utilidad y autosuficiencia; además del interés por participar en manualidades, paseos, actividades de aprendizaje, actividad física, siembra, pesca, cuentos, bingo y actividades culinarias. Con las conclusiones derivadas del diagnóstico se elaboró una propuesta recreativa que comprende la descripción detallada de 12 actividades recreativas para ser implementadas en la población investigada. Las actividades recreativas propuestas comprenden inducción a la recreación, actividades culinarias, manualidades, juegos de mesa, paseo, siembra, actividades físicas e intelectuales.

Characterization and genetic improvement of two wild species blueberry from Costa Rica (Vaccinium consanguineum y V. poasanum)

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Soto Valverde, Rebeca de los Angeles

2015-01-01

Accessions of two wild species blueberry from Costa Rica were characterized for use in the genetic improvement of this crop. A collection of accessions of two wild species blueberry (Vaccinium consanguineum and V. poasanum) were georeferenced and collected in the highlands of the provinces of Alajuela, San Jose and Cartago. The bushes collected were transplanted in the subestacion Fraijanes of the Estacion Experimental Fabio Baudrit Moreno of the Universidad de Costa Rica. Quantitative and qualitative descriptors were evaluated to morphologically characterize in situ and ex situ the accessions collected from each of the two species. The effect of two antimitotic agents, colchicine and oryzalin was determined on the chromosomal duplication of accessions of V. consanguineum and V. poasanum established in vitro. The gibberellic acid was used to promote in vitro germination of the seeds of V. consanguineum and V. poasanum, but reduces the percentage of germination in the latter species if it is used in high doses. The effect of antimitotic agents on the ploidy of both species was determined by flow cytometry [es

Intestinal Parasites among Waste-Handlers in Jos Metropolitan Area ...

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Intestinal Parasites among Waste-Handlers in Jos Metropolitan Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. ... Solid waste management is associated with health hazards. ... Waste disposal workers are at high risk of infection with different species of ...

'Los desengaños místicos' (1757) de fray José Alberto Gay

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Mata-Induráin, C. (Carlos)

2005-01-01

Fray José Alberto Gay, tudelano, escribió varias obras literarias, de las que destaca su obra 'Los desengaños místicos', obra en verso publicada en 1757. Fray José Alberto Gay wrote several literary works; the most notably of them is his book 'Los desengaños místicos', book of verse published in 1757.

Neotectónica de las fallas Ochomogo y Capellades y su relación con el sistema de falla Aguacaliente, falda sur macizo Irazú-Turrialba, Costa Rica

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Walter Montero; Wilfredo Rojas; Lepolt Linkimer

2013-01-01

Estudios geomórficos complementados con información geológica permitieron definir las fallas predominantemente sinestrales Capellades y Ochomogo. Las fallas Capellades y Aguacaliente se conectan por medio de la zona de transpresión de Cartago caracterizada por fallas oblicuas inversas-sinestrales y pliegues de rumbos cercanos al E-W. La falla Ochomogo localizada entre el sur de San José y la falda sur del volcán Irazú, tiene una extensión de unos 22 km y varía desde un deslizamiento sinestral...

Orchid bees as bio-indicators for organic coffee farms in Costa Rica: Does farm size affect their abundance?

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Ingemar Hedström

2006-09-01

Full Text Available The potential of Euglossini bees, especially Euglossa, as biological indicators of organic vs non-organic coffee farms was studied in Atenas and San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica using 1.8-cineole as lure. Observations were made for three days at each of four farms and complemented with data from a year of observations. Orchid bees were in greater abundance in the organic farms (t-Student test. However, lower abundances suggest that an organic farm may be negatively affected by the proximity of non-organic farms, depending on its size and distance. Orchid bees may be indicators of organic coffee farms. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54 (3: 965-969. Epub 2006 Sept. 29.Por un año estudiamos las abejas de la tribu Euglossini (abejas de las orquídeas, especialmente el género Euglossa en Atenas y San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica, para identificar su potencial como bioindicadoras de fincas orgánicas y fincas "convencionales" de café. Usamos como atrayente aceite de eucalipto (1.8-cineole. Las abejas son más abundantes en las fincas de café orgánico (t-Student. Sin embargo, el relativamente bajo número de abejas en la menor de las dos fincas orgánicas sugiere que el tamaño de una finca orgánica y la proximidad a las fincas convencionales, podrían tener efectos negativos en la orgánica. Estas abejas podrían servir como bioindicadores de fincas orgánicas.

Control de Dysmicoccus brevipes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), en el fruto de piña, San Carlos, Costa Rica

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Alexandra Miranda Vindas; Helga Blanco Metzler

2013-01-01

Se evaluaron 6 productos para el control de Dysmicoccus brevipes en piña (Ananas comosus). El ensayo de laboratorio se realizó en el Laboratorio de Biocontroladores de la empresa BioEco Natural S.A., ubicada en Aguas Zarcas, San Carlos, mientras que los ensayos de campo se realizaron en una plantación comercial de piña, en Venecia de San Carlos. En el laboratorio se evaluó Beauveria bassiana (4,0 x 1010 esporas.g-1); Metarhizium anisopliae (1,0 x 1010 esporas.g-1); una mezcla de ambos hongos ...

Aporte docente en el diseño de Ambientes Virtuales Colaborativos para educación preescolar

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Cristina Paniagua-Esquivel

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El uso de la tecnología ha representado un cambio en varios ámbitos cotidianos; entre esos, la educación. Para la educación preescolar, se propone que el ingreso de herramientas como la computadora, sea a través del aprendizaje colaborativo. La presente investigación muestra los resultados del diseño de un prototipo de juego que promueve la colaboración entre niños de nivel preescolar. Por medio de grupos focales, 21 docentes de dos centros educativos especializados en preescolar de San José, Costa Rica, fueron criterio experto y aportaron en el diseño de escenarios, obstáculos, música y texturas del videojuego; además, participaron de talleres donde se desarrollaron tres ejes teóricos: colaboración, tecnología y desarrollo sociocognitivo.

Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Jos University ...

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A prospective surveillance of Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was carried out at Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, over a one year period. This study highlights the continuos importance of MRSA in causing both hospital and to a less extent community acquired infections. Out of the 180 ...

Overviewof Contraceptive Use In Jos University Teaching Hospital ...

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Background: Modern contraceptive methods accepted by 17,846 new clients in Jos University Teaching Hospital, a tertiary health institution, over two decades are presented. Methods: This was a review of the contraceptive trend in new clients who used the various methods of contraception over an 18-year period, ...

Outpatient waiting time in Jos University Teaching Hospital ...

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Problem Long waiting time for services has been identified as a reason people avoid presenting to for care in African countries. Design Examination of causes for long outpatient waiting time and the effect of measures to reduce waiting time. Setting Outpatient department of the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

Orchid bees as bio-indicators for organic coffee farms in Costa Rica: does farm size affect their abundance?

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Hedström, Ingemar; Denzel, Andrew; Owens, Gareth

2006-09-01

The potential of Euglossini bees, especially Euglossa, as biological indicators of organic vs nonorganic coffee farms was studied in Atenas and San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica using 1.8-cineole as lure. Observations were made for three days at each of four farms and complemented with data from a year of observations. Orchid bees were in greater abundance in the organic farms (t-Student test). However, lower abundances suggest that an organic farm may be negatively affected by the proximity of non-organic farms, depending on its size and distance. Orchid bees may be indicators of organic coffee farms.

José Miguel Jiménez receives Order of Alfonso X the Wise

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2016-01-01

On 12 July 2016, José Miguel Jiménez, Head of CERN Technology Department, has been awarded a spanish civil decoration — an encomienda — of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise (see here), for his outstanding experience in the field of research and scientific management in particle physics.   The ceremony took place at the National Library of Spain, in Madrid, on 12 July. From left: Marcial Marín Hellín, Secretary of State for Education, Professional training and Universities; José María Lassalle Ruiz, Secretary of State for Culture; Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport; José Miguel Jiménez, Head of CERN Technology Department; Carmen Vela Olmo, Secretary of State for Investigation, Development and Innovation. (Photo: ©Javier Martínez de la Torre, M...

Proliferaciones algales de la diatomea toxigénica Pseudo-Nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae en el Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica

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Maribelle Vargas-Montero

2004-09-01

Full Text Available En el mes de noviembre de 2001, se aisló de una marea roja cerca de la Isla San Lucas, las diatomeas Pseudo-Nitzschia pungens f. pungens seguida por Skeletonema costatum, Chaetoceros lorenzianus y en menor concentración Thalassiosira spp. las cuales fueron caracterizadas por microscopía electrónica de rastreo y transmisión, siendo esta la primera vez que se describe la presencia de estas especies produciendo proliferaciones en Costa Rica. Actualmente existe un aumento en el reporte de mareas rojas donde predominan las diatomeas, y los conteos celulares indican el aumento en el número de las especies conocidas como Pseudo-nitzschia pungens f. multiseries. A estas se les atribuye la producción del ácido domóico, un aminoácido de bajo peso molecular. Las intoxicaciones amnésicas por mariscos (IAM que afectan a los humanos, se producen por la ingesta de mariscos contaminados con este ácido. En Costa Rica, hasta la fecha, solo se han reportado casos de intoxicación paralítica por mariscos contaminados por los dinoflagelados Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum y Gymnodinium catenatum, sin embargo existe la posibilidad de producirse intoxicaciones humanas por la ingesta de mariscos y peces contaminados con toxinas amnésicas las cuales son hidrosolubles y termoestables. Debe entonces considerarse el peligro potencial de aparición de casos de intoxicaciones amnésicas y se sugiere la inclusión de estas especies en los programas de monitoreo permanente para tomar las medidas preventivas de salud públicaWater samples were collected during a red tide event in November 2001, near San Lucas Island (Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. Superficial temperature was 27ºC and water was turbid, with no fetid smell. One sample was treated with negative staining and observed using a transmission electron microscope (TEM; another sample was observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM. Samples had high concentrations of the diatom Pseudo

Report on investigations in fiscal 2000 on the basic investigation on promotion of joint implementation. Rehabilitation of ICE/SAN ANTONIO power plant; 2000 nendo kyodo jisshi nado suishin kiso chosa hokokusho. ICE/SAN ANTONIO hatsudensho rihabiri

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Costa Rica takes a power generation system using hydro power generation as the main source, and possesses medium-capacity gas turbines to supplement needs in the dry season and the peak load. However, a problem has come up that, in addition to the cost rise in gas turbine fuel, the power generation efficiency has been aggravating due to aged deterioration of the generators being used. In association therewith, the problem is now a factor to increase CO2 emission, which is a worldwide problem. Keeping in mind to link it to the clean development mechanism (CDM), the present project is, taking up the SAN ANTONIO power plant as the investigation object, intended to perform a comprehensive discussion on the CO2 emission reducing effect, profitability, and proliferation effect, by executing the conceptual plant design. The up-grading plan for thermal power generation systems in Costa Rica consists of replacement of the gas turbines, handling of phase modifiers, and achievement of the combined cycle. The plan agrees with the present feasibility study intended of CO2 emission reduction, consisting of the modification plan of the SAN ANTONIO power plant, that is the plan to replace the over-aged gas turbines at the power plant. Its necessity has been identified. It was disclosed that the project has the effects of reducing CO2 of 82,000 tons annually, and the investment can be recovered in nine years. (NEDO)

“Usted no está completo si no tiene casa propia”: El acceso a la vivienda en el Área Metropolitana de San José: Clases medias, urbanizaciones, residenciales y condominios (1950-2011.

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Roberto Antonio Blanco Ramos

2017-12-01

Full Text Available El siguiente artículo analiza el proceso histórico del acceso a la vivienda en el en el Área Metropolitana de San José, que realizaron los sectores medios y populares, en el periodo de 1950-2011. Se parte de la hipótesis de que tanto el Estado como la iniciativa privada (inmobiliarias incidieron en la formación de segregación socio espacial, al proyectar diversos planes habitacionales. El estudio inicia desde el decenio de 1950, debido a que ocurren cambios a nivel urbano y estatal como los siguientes: La creación de un ente que regula los procesos de urbanización (Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo, la formación e intervención de la tugurización y el surgimiento de espacios residenciales para el asentamiento de clases medias. El  análisis finaliza en el año de 2011; debido a que a partir de la década del 2000 surgieron paulatinamente, las llamadas “comunidades cerradas” que reflejan otra lógica de fragmentación socio espacial. Metodológicamente se plantearon dos fases: Una referida a un análisis descriptivo realizado a fuentes primarias. La segunda fase  se  trabajó  desde un enfoque de historia oral, mediante entrevistas semi estructuradas, realizadas a dueños de inmobiliarias, a ingenieros civiles y arquitectos que laboraron en el periodo.

Effect of organic fertilizers on soil chemical properties and performance of blackberry (Rubus adenotrichus) in two agroecology zones of Costa Rica

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Orozco Rodriguez, Rafael; Munoz Hernandez, Roger

2012-01-01

The effect of two organic fertilizers on soil chemical properties and plant performance blackberry (Rubus adenotrichus cv.Vino) in two areas of Costa Rica were evaluated. For this purpose, two experiments were established, one in Buena Vista of Perez Zeledon (BVPZ) and another in San Martin of Leon Cortes (SMLC), both in the province of San Jose, Costa Rica. The research was conducted between August 2005 and July 2008. Three treatments were evaluated in each experiment: Compost (C) and Vermicompost (L), at the rate of 4 kg/plant and 3 kg/plant respectively, and a control without fertilizer (T). The frequency of application of fertilizer at planting was given at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months for a total of 6,6 t/ha for C and 4,9 t/ha for L. Soil samples were taken at 0, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 35 months, after planting for analysis. The results have shown that in both agro-ecosystems, the application of C and L has increased soil pH, reduced acidity, has increased the availability of Ca, Mg, K, N, and P, and has favored the effective cation exchange capacity (ICC) and the percentage of organic matter. The accumulation of Mn, Cu and Zn was not observed. Performance-wise, in BVPZ only significant have found differences (P = 0,00188) between C (1,8 t/ha) and T (0,9 t/ha), while in SMLC, found no differences statistical significant (P [es

Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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The text of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is reproduced in this document for the information of all Members. The Board of Governors approved the Additional Protocol on 29 November 2001. It was signed in in San Jose, Costa Rica on 12 December 2001 [es

Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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The text of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is reproduced in this document for the information of all Members. The Board of Governors approved the Additional Protocol on 29 November 2001. It was signed in in San Jose, Costa Rica on 12 December 2001

Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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The text of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is reproduced in this document for the information of all Members. The Board of Governors approved the Additional Protocol on 29 November 2001. It was signed in in San Jose, Costa Rica on 12 December 2001

Costa Ricat vapustavad ekspresidendi kuriteod / Allan Espenberg

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2004-01-01

Ameerika Riikide Organisatsiooni juhiks vannutatud Costa Rica endine president Miguel Angel Rodriguez leiti olevat süüdi korruptiivsetes tehingutes. Teisigi Costa Rica endisi presidente on süüdistatud korruptsioonis

El concepto de “revolución” en José Martí

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Mora Rodríguez, Arnoldo

2007-01-01

El presente ensayo busca situar en el contexto histórico de finales del siglo XIX el aporte político, filosófico y literario de José Martí. Con Martí, no solo culmina un siglo, sino que forja un proyecto integral histórico a todos los pueblos de Nuestra América para el nuevo siglo. This essay searches to situate in the historical context al the end of the century the political, philosophical and literary contribution of José Martí. With him ends a century and also creates an integral histo...

Seminario Regional para el Desarrollo de Materiales Educativos para la Paz (San Jose, Costa Rica, 27-31 de octubre de 1986). Informe Final (Regional Seminar for the Development of Educational Materials on the Theme of Peace--San Jose, Costa Rica, October 27-31, 1986. Final Report).

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In conjunction with United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's 40th anniversary, 1986 was named the International Year of Peace. During 1986, UNESCO selected the theme "peace" as an education project to be undertaken in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,…

[Distribution, surface and protected area of palm-swamps in Costa Rica and Nicaragua].

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Serrano-Sandí, Juan; Bonilla-Murillo, Fabian; Sasa, Mahmood

2013-09-01

In Central America, palm swamps are known collectively as yolillales. These wetlands are usually dominated by the raffia palm Raphia taedigera, but also by the royal palm Manicaria saccifera and -in lower extensions- by the American oil palm Elaeis oleifera. The yolillales tend to be poor in woody species and are characteristic of regions with high rainfall and extensive hydroperiods, so they remain flooded most of the year. The dominance of large raffia palm leaves in the canopy, allow these environments to be distinguishable in aerial photographs, which consequently has helped to map them along most of their distribution. However, while maps depicting yolillales are available, the extent of their surface area, perimeter and connectivity remains poorly understood. This is particularly true for yolillales in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, countries that share a good proportion of palm dominated swaps in the Rio San Juan Basin. In addition, it is not known the actual area of these environments that is under any category of protection according to the conservation systems of both countries. As a first step to catalog yolillal wetlands in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, this paper evaluates cartographic maps to delineate yolillales in the region. A subsample of yolillales mapped in this study were visited and we geo-referenced them and evaluate the extent and condition of the swamp. A total of 110 883.2ha are classified as yolillales in Nicaragua, equivalent to 22% of wetland surface area recorded for that country (excluding the Cocibolca and Xolothn Lakes). In Costa Rica, 53 931.3ha are covered by these palm dominated swamps, which represent 16.24% of the total surface area covered by wetlands. About 47% of the area covered by yolillales in Nicaragua is under some category of protection, the largest extensions protected by Cerro Silva, Laguna Tale Sulumas and Indio Maiz Nature Reserves. In Costa Rica, 55.5% of the area covered by yolillal is located within protected areas

¿QUIEN CREA MIPYMES EN COSTA RICA? (¿Who are the SME creators in Costa Rica?

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Juan Carlos Leiva Bonilla

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo presenta las características más relevantes de los emprendedores que crearos sus propias empresas en Costa Rica, así como el entorno en el cual lo hicieron. Esto a partir de los datos emanados del segundo estudio nacional de micros, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes costarricenses efectuado por el Observatorio de Mipymes durante el año 2011. ABSTRACT This paper presents the most relevant characteristics of the entrepreneurs that created companies in Costa Rica and the country’s entrepreneurial environment. This analysis was done using data from the Second National Survey of micro, small and medium sized Costa Rican companies made by the SME Observatory during 2011.

Oil in Costa Rica; El petroleo en Costa Rica

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1997-07-01

Costa Rica is a rich country in natural resources that can be taken in advantage for power aims, specially the hydraulic and biomass. Nevertheless its development has been based on the oil derivatives, resource that they do not have. The power resources of this country, the oil supply, the demand of oil derivatives are mentioned, the installed capacity and an evaluation is made of the prices of fuels in this country. [Spanish] Costa Rica es un pais rico en recursos naturales que pueden ser aprovechados con fines energeticos, especialmente los hidraulicos y los biomasicos. Sin embargo su desarrollo se ha basado en los derivados del petroleo, recurso que no poseen. Se mencionan los recursos energeticos de este pais, la oferta petrolera, la demanda de derivados del petroleo, la capacidad instalada y se hace una evaluacion de los precios de combustibles en este pais.

First hoisting of the Portuguese flag at CERN

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1986-01-01

First hoisting of the Portuguese flag at CERN, following the country's membership. Photo taken on January 22 (or 23), 1986. From left to right: António Costa Lobo (Portugal's ambassador to the UN in Geneva), Gaspar Barreira, Karin Wall (José Mariano Gago's wife), José Mariano Gago (Portugal's JNICT president), Catarina Wall Gago (José Mariano Gago's daughter), João Varela, Herwig Schopper (CERN's Director-General), Eduardo Arantes e Oliveira (Portugal's Secretary of State for Science), , Margarida Nesbitt Rebelo, , Mário Pimenta, , Gustavo Castelo Branco, João Seixas, Sérgio Ramos, and Peter Sonderegger.

Atmospheric precipitable water in Jos, Nigeria | Utah | Nigerian ...

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... the atmosphere of Jos in the month of August has a value of 4.44±0.47cm, while the minimum of 1.54±0.47cm was found in the month of February. The regression models have been presented and discussed. Keywords: Precipitable water vapour, dew-point temperature, relative humidity. Nigerian Journal of Physics Vol.

O Processo de Morte na História de José o Carpinteiro

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Gross, Eduardo

2015-01-01

Resumo: O presente texto analisa o apócrifo História de José o Carpinteiro a partir da descrição do processo de morte que este apresenta, traçando para isto paralelos com as fases por que passam pacientes terminais conforme retratadas por Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Palavras-chave: Morte, José o carpinteiro, Kübler-Ross. Abstract: The present text analyses the apocriphal History of Joseph the Carpenter from the viewpoint of the description of the death process presented by it; in order to do that...

Abundancia, diversidad y categoría ecológica de los peces en estero damas y estero palo seco, Costa Rica

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Hubert Araya

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Se trabajó de junio de 1986 a febrero de 1987 en una estación de muestreo en el estero Palo Seco y en dos en el estero Damas (Damas y San Bosco, Pacífico Central, Costa Rica. La temperatura del agua no presentó diferencias significativas entre las estaciones Damas y San Bosco, pero sí entre Damas-Palo Seco y San Bosco-Palo Seco. La salinidad varió significativamente entre las tres estaciones y el pH no mostró diferencias significativas. Se recolectaron representantes de 25 familias, 39 géneros y 54 especies. De las especies, 18 comparten los tres sitios de muestreo, siete se hallaron únicamente en Palo Seco, cinco en Damas y seis en San Bosco. De las especies recolectadas, el 7,41% es compartido entre Palo Seco y Damas; el 3,70% entre Palo Seco y San Bosco y el 22,22% entre Damas y San Bosco. El análisis de similitud determinó que las estaciones Damas y San Bosco comparten un 41,40% de las especies; mientras que Palo Seco solamente presento un 9,9% de especies comunes con el grupo Damas-San Bosco. La mayoría de las especies encontradas fueron de origen marino que utilizan estos dos esteros como área de crianza (42,59% y alimentación (40,74%; mientras que las de agua dulce, estuarinas y visitantes ocasionales están poco representadas. La mayor diversidad se encontró en San Bosco y se detectaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los valores de H' entre las estaciones. La mayor similitud de especies se presentó entre las estaciones Damas y San Bosco, lo que sugiere que estas áreas están bajo una mayor influencia de aguas continentales; lo que propicia que los peces estén más ampliamente distribuidos. Se deduce que la ictiofauna de los esteros estudiados es transitoria en los sitios de muestreo y que la misma se distribuye heterogéneamente.

José Bonifácio, o geólogo

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Setembrino Petri

1963-09-01

Full Text Available A Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia não poderia deixar de associar-se às justas homenagens que estão sendo prestadas no bi-centenário do nascimento do imortal santistá José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva.

Contributions of Jos Wildlife Park towards conservation education in ...

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The study explored the contributions of Jos Wildlife Park towards conservation education in Plateau State, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected through observation, review of records, oral interview and structured questionnaires. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of tables, frequency of ...

Características sociodemográficas y motivos de consulta de las personas atendidas en el Centro de Atención Psicológica de la Universidad de Costa Rica (2004-2013

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2017-06-01

Full Text Available En este estudio se tuvo como objetivo sistematizar la información sociodemográfica y los motivos de consulta de las personas atendidas en el Centro de Atención Psicológica (CAP de la Escuela de Psicología de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Para ello, se analizaron 743 expedientes correspondientes a personas atendidas entre los años 2004 y 2013. Se encontró un aumento del 1700% en la cantidad de casos atendidos, así como una mediana de 10 sesiones y de 56.5 días en cuanto al tiempo de espera. Poco más de la mitad de los expedientes pertenecieron a mujeres, y en su mayoría, correspondieron a personas en la adultez joven, infancia y adultez media, residentes de los cantones cercanos al CAP tales como San José, Montes de Oca, Goicoechea, Desamparados, Cartago y La Unión, y con diversidad de ocupaciones, aunque con preponderancia de quienes se dedicaban al estudio. Se encontró una amplia variedad de motivos de consulta que se agruparon en 20 categorías. Aunque ninguna de estas aglutinó más del 10%, los motivos de consulta en la mayoría de los expedientes correspondieron a las categorías relacionadas con el ámbito de familia o pareja (problemas familiares, problemas de disciplina o crianza, problemas de pareja, y separación o divorcio y a las relacionadas con el componente emocional (alteración emocional, tristeza o depresión, y agresividad. Se presentan análisis adicionales de los motivos de consulta según sexo y edad.

La victimización por violencia urbana: niveles y factores asociados en ciudades de América Latina y España

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Cruz José Miguel

1999-01-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se comparan los niveles de victimización por diversas causas y se identifican los factores asociados con ella en ocho ciudades de América Latina y España. Con este propósito se utilizaron los datos del estudio multicéntrico ACTIVA, que se realizó en 1996 bajo la coordinación de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud. La muestra estudiada estuvo constituida por 10821 personas, repartidas entre las ciudades de Salvador de Bahía y Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Cali, Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela; Madrid, España; San José, Costa Rica; San Salvador, El Salvador, y Santiago, Chile, que representan a la población de cada ciudad entre los 18 y 70 años de edad. Los resultados revelan que los niveles de victimización por diversos tipos de violencia son diferentes en cada ciudad y que las variables asociadas con la victimización con más frecuencia en las ciudades, aunque no en todas, son el sexo, la edad y el consumo de alcohol.

Representaciones, actitudes y prácticas respecto a la Leishmaniasis Cutánea en la población del Cantón de Acosta, provincia de San José, Costa Rica: estudio antropológico exploratório Representation, attitudes, and practices related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in people from Acosta Country, San Jose province, Costa Rica: an exploratory anthropological astudy

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1994-06-01

Full Text Available Estudio antropológico exploratorio sobre las representaciones, actitudes y prácticas relacionadas con la Leishmaniasis Cutánea (LC en la población rural del cantón de Acosta, Costa Rica, dirigido a estimar la posibilidad de aplicación de medidas de control propuestas sobre una base epidemiológica. Entrevistas abiertas con una pequeña muestra de personas, provenientes tanto de casas-caso como de casas-control proveyeron la base para un Análisis Proposicional del Discurso (APD. Los resultados son que la gente de Acosta considera la LC como una entidad nosológica diferenciada, pero se interesan sobre todo en sus manifestaciones clínicas en los niños (que son los más afectados, así como en su propia capacidad de acción mediante remedios populares. La idea de medidas de control sobre los reservorios, los vectores o el contexto espacio-temporal del contacto no asoma espontáneamente en el pensamiento de la gente. Sin embargo, la LC se percibe como una disrupción en el espacio doméstico y peridoméstico, considerado seguro; medidas de control que intervengan en ese ámbito podrían pues tener buenas posibilidades de éxito.An exploratory anthropological study on representations, attitudes, and practices related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL among the rural population of Acosta Vountry, Costa Rica, aimed to estimate the applicability of epidemiologically-based control measures. Open interviews with a small sample of individuals from both case and control households provided the basic for a Propositional Discourse Analysis (PDA. Results are that Acosta people consider CL a distinct nosologic entity, but they are mainly interested in its clinical manifestations in children (who are mainly affected, as well as in their own capacity to act on the disease using folk remedies. The idea of control measures on reservoirs, on vectors, or on the spatial and temporal context of contact does not arise spontaneously in people's thinking

The education through the ideas of José Martí

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Manuel Fernández-Carcassés

2018-01-01

Full Text Available This article is an approach to the ideas of José Martí about the education, beginning from its function as formative of morals, ethics and esthetics values, and human and latin-american feelings. Also, it studies the popular character of the education like a human right, its scientist style and the urgency to use didactics methods for to stimulate the intelligence of students, without authoritarian and memorizing learning. This article insists in the important relations between the education and the societies and the epoch. The conclusion is: Cuban Revolution defined a strategy of development based in the ideas of José Martí. This strategy includes the education that, by the first time, takes into account the demands of our society.            

Evaluation of some industrial effluents in Jos metropolis, Plateau ...

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Sometimes effluents gain access into wells or streams within the community. Analyses aimed to determine the strength of effluents of three different industries in Jos metropolis: industry A (a food industry), industry B (a pharmaceutical outfit) and Industry C (a water treatment plant) using parameters such as physicochemical, ...

Arsenic contamination of natural waters in San Juan and La Pampa, Argentina.

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O'Reilly, J; Watts, M J; Shaw, R A; Marcilla, A L; Ward, N I

2010-12-01

Arsenic (As) speciation in surface and groundwater from two provinces in Argentina (San Juan and La Pampa) was investigated using solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge methodology with comparison to total arsenic concentrations. A third province, Río Negro, was used as a control to the study. Strong cation exchange (SCX) and strong anion exchange (SAX) cartridges were utilised in series for the separation and preservation of arsenite (As(III)), arsenate (As(V)), monomethylarsonic acid (MA(V)) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)). Samples were collected from a range of water outlets (rivers/streams, wells, untreated domestic taps, well water treatment works) to assess the relationship between total arsenic and arsenic species, water type and water parameters (pH, conductivity and total dissolved solids, TDS). Analysis of the waters for arsenic (total and species) was performed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in collision cell mode. Total arsenic concentrations in the surface and groundwater from Encon and the San José de Jáchal region of San Juan (north-west Argentina within the Cuyo region) ranged from 9 to 357 μg l(-1) As. Groundwater from Eduardo Castex (EC) and Ingeniero Luiggi (LU) in La Pampa (central Argentina within the Chaco-Pampean Plain) ranged from 3 to 1326 μg l(-1) As. The pH range for the provinces of San Juan (7.2-9.7) and La Pampa (7.0-9.9) are in agreement with other published literature. The highest total arsenic concentrations were found in La Pampa well waters (both rural farms and pre-treated urban sources), particularly where there was high pH (typically > 8.2), conductivity (>2,600 μS cm(-1)) and TDS (>1,400 mg l(-1)). Reverse osmosis (RO) treatment of well waters in La Pampa for domestic drinking water in EC and LU significantly reduced total arsenic concentrations from a range of 216-224 μg l(-1) As to 0.3-0.8 μg l(-1) As. Arsenic species for both provinces were predominantly As(III) and As(V). As

Management of the mass casualty from the 2001 Jos crisis

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Nov 4, 2012 ... Management of Jos crisis mass casualty. 437. Nigerian Journal of ... operating and admission registers and their case notes retrieved from the .... of young males in our study was because these were the rioters in the first ...

residentes nativos de Costa Rica

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2008-01-01

Full Text Available Utilizando datos del Registro Nacional de defunciones de los años 1996-2005 se calcularon las tasas de mortalidad estandarizadas por edad para personas nacidas en Nicaragua versus personas nacidas en Costa Rica. Así mismo, utilizando modelos de regresión binomial se determinaron los riesgos relativos de mortalidad de los inmigrantes nicaragüenses versus personas nativas de Costa Rica con ajustes por edad, urbanización, desempleo, pobreza, educación y segregación residencial. Los hombres y mujeres nacidos en Nicaragua tuvieron un riesgo reducido de mortalidad de 32% y 34% respectivamente con relación a sus contrapartes nacidas en Costa Rica. Se notó que los riesgos de mortalidad por enfermedades infecciosas, cáncer, enfermedades crónicas pulmonares, enfermedades cardiovasculares, y enfermedades crónicas del hígado eran significativamente reducidos entre los inmigrantes nacidos en Nicaragua. El exceso significativo de mortalidad por homicidios se encontró entre los hombres nacidos en Nicaragua (RT = 1,35, 95% IC: 1,19; 1,53 y en mujeres (RT = 1,41, 95% IC: 1,02; 1,95. El riesgo relativo de causas de mortalidad de origen de tipo exógeno entre los inmigrantes nicaragüenses fue más grande entre los grupos de edad joven en áreas de baja densidad de inmigrantes nicaragüenses. La población nacida en Nicaragua residiendo en Costa Rica tiene un riesgo reducido de mortalidad por causas generales versus las personas nacidas en Costa Rica en los años entre 1996-2005. Esto se debe a una mortalidad por enfermedad reducida, la cual es bastante marcada. El homicidio es un una razón de mayor mortalidad entre los inmigrantes nacidos en Nicaragua versus los nativos costarricenses. Hay una gran necesidad de llevar acabo investigaciones adicionales sobre el rol de la migración, estatus socioeconómico y comportamientos entorno a la salud para poder explicar más a fondo los patrones de mortalidad diferenciales entre los inmigrantes nicarag

measurement of radionuclides in processed mine tailings in jos

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The mine tailings are associated with radioactive minerals as impurities such as monazite, zircon among others. ... milling. A total of thirty-one (31) tailing samples were collected from a processing site in Jos at ... radioactive elements remain active for a very long period of time ..... Measurement of Radioactivity levels in soil.

Prevalence of congenital malaria in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria ...

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A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of congenital malaria was carried out at three hospitals within Jos Metropolis from September, 2007 to October, 2008. A total of 310 subjects, comprising of 210 pregnant women (35-40 weeks gestation) and 100 non-pregnant women attending antenatal and post natal clinics ...

The dystrophinopathies in Costa Rica

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Jorge Azofeifa

2004-09-01

Full Text Available A five-years long study aiming to describe the basic genetic epidemiology of the dystrophinopathies in Costa Rica recruited 31 patients with clinical symptoms of DMD/BMD at the National Children’s Hospital (HNN. This center is the obligate reference hospital of the national health system for genetic diseases, however, the geographic origin of the patients, a low percentage of deletions and a high proportion of de novo mutations found among them indicate that a significant ascertainment bias impedes a substantial scientific approach to confront and alleviate the problems posed by these severe diseases in Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 52(3: 485- 490. Epub 2004 Dic 15.Un estudio de cinco años tendiente a describir la epidemiología genética básica de las distrofinopatías en Costa Rica detectó 31 pacientes con sintomatología de DMD o de BMD en el Hospital Nacional de Niños (HNN, el centro de referencia del sistema nacional de salud para enefrmedades hereditarias, sin embargo, la distribución geográfica de los pacientes, un bajo porcentaje de deleciones y una muy elevada proporción de mutaciones de novo indican que un significante sesgo de averiguación impide el estudio científico de riguroso tendiente a disminuir el impacto de estas enfermedades en Costa Rica.

Nomenclatural problems among Thysanoptera (Insecta of Costa Rica

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Arturo Goldarazena

2008-06-01

Full Text Available We present data to argue that several recent papers on the Thysanoptera of Costa Rica are affected by unsatisfactory technical procedures, including failure to recognize intraspecific structural variation. Fourteen new synonyms are recognized for Costa Rica Thysanoptera, nine generic and five specific. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (2: 961-968. Epub 2008 June 30.Presentamos datos para apoyar nuestro argumento de que varios artículos recientes sobre los Thysanoptera de Costa Rica se han visto afectados por procedimientos técnicos insatisfactorios, incluyendo el no reconocer la variación estructural intraespecífica. Presentamos nueve sinonimias en los tisanópteros de Costa Rica: nueve a nivel de género y cinco a nivel de especie.

La violencia física, psicológica, emocional y sexual durante el embarazo: riesgo reproductivo predictor de bajo peso al nacer en Costa Rica

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Hilda Patricia Núñez-Rivas

2003-08-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de la violencia física, psicológica, emocional y sexual durante el embarazo y su asociación con el bajo peso al nacer. MÉTODOS: Se exploró la violencia sufrida por 118 embarazadas de la comunidad urbana marginal Finca San Juan, de Rincón Grande de Pavas, San José, Costa Rica, que dieron a luz entre septiembre de 1998 y noviembre de 1999. Se utilizó un cuestionario de preguntas cerradas previamente validado. Mediante un modelo de regresión lineal múltiple se ajustaron las diferencias entre las medias del peso de los recién nacidos según las características de la madre (edad, años de estudio, condición conyugal, deseo del embarazo, hábitos nocivos, número de embarazos y partos previos, intervalo intergenésico, estatura, aumento total de peso durante el embarazo y enfermedades durante la gestación. Se utilizó un modelo de regresión logística para medir el efecto directo de la violencia sobre el bajo peso al nacer, así como un método no paramétrico para calcular la fracción atribuible en las mujeres expuestas. RESULTADOS: Los niños de madres que sufrieron actos de violencia pesaron como promedio 449,4 g menos (P < 0,001 que los de las mujeres que no habían estado expuestas a actos de violencia. Las primeras presentaron un riesgo tres veces mayor de tener hijos con bajo peso al nacer que las segundas (IC95%: 1,39 a 8,10. Las variables que se asociaron más estrechamente con el bajo peso al nacer fueron la violencia sufrida por la madre (asociación directa y el aumento de peso de la madre durante la gestación (relación inversa. CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados obtenidos indican la necesidad de investigar el tema más profundamente, instruir al personal de salud sobre la violencia hacia las mujeres como factor de riesgo reproductivo y conformar grupos de expertos en este tema con el fin de desarrollar protocolos especializados para la identificación temprana de embarazadas sometidas a alg

Corporate Governance in Costa Rica

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Gilberto E. Arce; Edgar Robles C.

2005-01-01

This paper examines corporate governance practices in Costa Rica. First, it estimates corporate governance charter measures using firm-level data for 87 Costa Rican firms and studies their impact on the firms` performance; here, the mean of the corporate governance charters for the publicly traded firms is equal to 56. 14. Second, new evidence is presented on de jure and de facto corporate governance charter measures at the firm level and on their effect on the performance of the firm. The re...

Propuesta de un plan de mercadeo para el club especializado en adulto mayor “Otoño Índigo” en San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Esquivel-González, Carlos; Barquero-Vega, José Pablo; Alfaro-Rojas, Karen; Salazar-Cartín, Kemberly

2017-01-01

Proyecto de Graduación (Maestría en Administración de Empresas) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Escuela de Administración de Empresas, 2017. The business of specialized products and services for the senior adult population is only beginning to become relevant in Costa Rica. Given the identification of the need in the market, the scope of the project was defined, which constitutes a proposal of a marketing plan based on the concept of "Retailing mix" for a club specializing in...

Consistencia de indicadores de endogamia en el Valle Calchaqui - Salta

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2005-01-01

Full Text Available Se estudió la endogamia en tres localidades del Valle Calchaquí a través de los coeficientes de Wright en 8 loci de grupos sanguíneos (FIS, 11 microsatélites (FIS, isonimia (Fn, Fr y Ft y demografía genética (F. Los datos demográficos se obtuvieron por censos domiciliarios. En San José y El Barrial se extrajo una muestra de sangre de un integrante de cada núcleo familiar y en Cachi, 24 muestras al azar. El coeficiente de endogamia (F indica alta endogamia en San José, menor en El Barrial y nula en Cachi mientras que el coeficiente de consanguinidad por isonimia (Ft indica el más alto valor en El Barrial, negativo en San José e intermedio en Cachi. Los FIS tanto en los grupos sanguíneos como en microsatélites, de valores variables, no son significativos en ningún locus de las tres localidades, indicando ausencia de endogamia excepto para el locus Duffy (Fy en San José (FIS = 0,5897, p = 0,018. Hay inconsistencia entre los resultados obtenidos partiendo de los diferentes tipos de métodos. Si bien confrontando diferentes modelos no se espera obtener resultados idénticos, se discuten las diferencias y el origen de la inconsistencia reflejada en los valores numéricos.

José Bernardo : kas nahakunst on olemas? / Maarja Undusk

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Undusk, Maarja

1998-01-01

Augustis Eestis viibinud mehhiko nahakunstnikust José Maria Bernardo Sappiast, tema loomingust. Nahakunstist maailmas. Eesti nahakunstnike rahvusvahelisse naha-ellu lülitumise võimalustest. Nahaeriala entusiastidest maailmas: portugaallasest Franklin Pereirast, kes alustas ajakirja "The Leather Times" väljaandmist ja Hamburgis tegutsevast Rene Berendsist, Karu galerii omanikust, kes andis välja kataloogi "Leder Gilde"

José Luis Hidalgo, poeta de los muertos

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2009-11-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: La figura de José Luis Hidalgo (Torres, 1919-Madrid, 1947, poeta y pintor, ha de tomar un nuevo relieve como representante de una generación de autores montañeses que surgió en torno a los años cuarenta. Destaca en su breve obra, al igual que su corta pero intensa vida, la extrema sensibilidad de su poesía en el uso de imágenes, metáforas que acercan sus versos hacia el terreno de lo plástico y sensorial. Las preocupaciones son de profunda raigambre existencialista, al ser nuestro poeta un joven lector de pensadores como Nietzsche, Schopenhauer o Unamuno; es con este último con el que guarda una ineludible afinidad de ideas. La búsqueda que emprende José Luis Hidalgo hacia la verdad se sitúa dentro de una metafísica trascendente y una vertiente religiosa muy significativa, en un diálogo sincero y directo con Dios. Contrasta la sencillez formal de su poesía con el complejo sistema simbólico de elementos naturales, espacios... en los que se mueve dentro del marco fluctuante entre la tradición y la vanguardia; encontramos resonancias que nos llevan desde el romanticismo becqueriano, pasando por el simbolismo, hasta los movimientos vanguardistas —sobre todo el surrealismo— y el grupo poético del 27. La obra de Los muertos supone un momento culmen del dilatado periodo de posguerra.ABSTRACT: The literary figure of José Luis Hidalgo (Torres, 1919-Madrid, 1947, both a poet and a painter, achieves renown once more as a representative of a generation of writers from Cantabria (in the north of Spain which came to light around the 1940's. His work, as brief as his short but intense life, is remarkable for the great feeling of his poetry in the use of imagery and metaphors, which draw his verse near the domain of the vivid and sensorial. His concerns have deep existentialist roots; as a young man the poet was a devoted reader of great thinkers such as Nietzsche, Schopenhauer or Unamuno; it is the latter with whom he has an

Counseling in Costa Rica: A Comparative Study

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Collier, Crystal

2013-01-01

With one of the world's most comprehensive universal healthcare systems, medical tourism in Costa Rica has increased significantly over the past few decades. American tourists save up to 80% of comparative costs for procedures, from heart surgery to root canal treatment. Although many Costa Rican healthcare professionals receive training in North…

Las Remesas Internacionales y su incidencia en el Desarrollo Humano en San José Chiltepec, Oaxaca: Un estudio exploratorio

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Beatriz Acosta Uribe

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Los estudios migratorios han focalizado una buena parte de su interés en las remesas y su posible impacto en las comunidades receptoras. La literatura especializada ha señalado y tipificado los rasgos esenciales del fenómeno, así como la importancia que tienen éstas en el desarrollo económico de México, fundamentalmente a partir de la dimensión regional. Sin embargo, poco se sabe sobre la relación entre las remesas y el Desarrollo Humano en los lugares de alta y mediana intensidad migratoria. Hoy en día existe un consenso en los trabajos de investigación sobre remesas en el sentido de que éstas se han constituido en un importante factor para incrementar los niveles de consumo y la adquisición de bienes duraderos por parte de los familiares de los migrantes (Canales, 2006. No obstante, es imperativo explorar y medir la potencial incidencia de las remesas en el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las personas que las reciben. En este sentido, el Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD ha definido el Desarrollo Humano como el proceso de ampliación de las capacidades para elegir de los individuos, y cuyo objetivo es expandir la gama de oportunidades para que las personas puedan vivir una vida saludable, creativa y con los recursos para desenvolverse adecuadamente en su entorno social (PNUD; 2009. El presente trabajo retoma tal perspectiva y examina el papel que desempeñan las remesas en el Desarrollo Humano en San José Chiltepec, Oaxaca, localidad enclavada en la cuenca alta del río Papaloapan y de reciente incorporación al fenómeno migratorio. Se analizó la variable de remesas del "Cuestionario de Salud de los Migrantes y sus Familias de la Región Papaloapan, aplicado en los meses de octubre-diciembre de 2008 en la cabecera municipal (Acosta, Ruiz, Flores, Martínez y Padilla, 2008. Se exploraron aspectos relativos a la dimensión del Desarrollo Humano en relación al uso que dan los familiares de los migrantes a

Insect diet of some afrotropical insectivorous passerines at the Jos ...

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Despite being the most common avian dietary strategy, our understanding of the nutrition of avian insectivores lags behind that of less populous granivores, herbivores, and frugivores; thereby attracting research interest. Insect diet of Afrotropical insectivorous passerines at the Jos Wildlife Park was studied by trapping birds ...

Ruptured uterus in Azare, north eastern Nigeria | Dattijo | Jos ...

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Jos Journal of Medicine. Journal Home · ABOUT THIS JOURNAL · Advanced Search · Current Issue · Archives · Journal Home > Vol 5, No 2 (2011) >. Log in or Register to get access to full text downloads. Username, Password, Remember me, or Register · Download this PDF file. The PDF file you selected should load here ...

Obstetric performance of elderly primi gravida in Jos University ...

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During the study period, 411 primigravidae delivered in the labour ward unit of Jos University Teaching Hospital. Out of these, 397 (96.6%) were aged ≤ 34 years while only 14 (3.4%) were aged ≥ 35 years. The commonest obstetric complication was failure to progress in labour (FTP),18(4.4%). Three hundred and thirteen ...

Jos Journal of Medicine - Vol 10, No 2 (2016)

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The role of infant's gender and other psycho-ocial variables on women with postpartum depression in Jos, Nigeria · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. F.P Tungchama, M.U Umar, T.Y Maigari, F.J Davou, A.Y Armiyau, S. Goar, R. Uwakwe, 20-28 ...

Orchid bees as bio-indicators for organic coffee farms in Costa Rica: Does farm size affect their abundance?

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Ingemar Hedström

2006-09-01

Full Text Available The potential of Euglossini bees, especially Euglossa, as biological indicators of organic vs non-organic coffee farms was studied in Atenas and San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica using 1.8-cineole as lure. Observations were made for three days at each of four farms and complemented with data from a year of observations. Orchid bees were in greater abundance in the organic farms (t-Student test. However, lower abundances suggest that an organic farm may be negatively affected by the proximity of non-organic farms, depending on its size and distance. Orchid bees may be indicators of organic coffee farms. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54 (3: 965-969. Epub 2006 Sept. 29.

Prescience and critical thought: The life and science of José ...

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A la memoria de José Antonio Rojas Tercero, 1959-2008

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José Miguel Fernández Fernández

2009-06-01

Full Text Available La revista recuerda la figura de José Antonio Rojas, Catedrático de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad dde la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha desde el punto de vista humani y profesional

Presencia de José Martí en la WEB. Parte 1, Martí como autor en Google Académico

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González Alonso, Jorge; Pérez González, Yudeisy

2015-01-01

From searching the works of José Martí in Google Scholar and the use of tools such as Publish or Perish, bibliometric indicators could be determined as the h index that shows the impact of Marti's work. The high values of h that achieves José Martí as author, would place him as a leading researcher currently, with a remarkable impact on Social Sciences. It was determined the Works of José Martí most cited, among which is in the first place “Nuestra America”, which is demonstrated both by the...

Afro-Costa Rican women and delayed multiculturalism: constitutional reform of the (white republic of Costa Rica

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Marianela MUÑOZ MUÑOZ

2018-01-01

Full Text Available The article analyzes the reform of Article 1 of the Political Constitution of Costa Rica to acknowledge the multicultural and pluriethnic character of the nation, in terms of its protagonists and timing of approval. On the one hand, it suggests a relationship between racial formation processes and a constitutional multicultural delay. On the other, it recognizes the challenges and strategies of Afro-Costa Rican women to reframe this reform in terms of social justice.

Installation Development Environmental Assessment Travis Air Force Base, California

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2007-11-01

species are: Name Status Lasthenia conjungens Federally listed as endangered Contra Costa Goldfields Gratiola heterosepala State-listed as...Contra Costa , Main, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties. The portion of the county which includes Travis AFB is designated...kilometers) north to south, its northern half referred to as the Sacramento Valley and its southern half as the San Joaquin Valley. This area is

Verdade e ficção nos «Diarios» de José María Arguedas

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Rômulo Monte Alto

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Resumo: Após escrever El zorro de arriba y el zorro d abajo, José María Arguedas, escritor e antropólogo peruano, tentou se suicidar em sua sala na Universidad Agrária de la Molina, em Lima, 1969, como havia anunciado nas páginas que acabava de escrever; acabou falecendo três dias depois num hospital. Através da análise dos Diarios, contidos em seu último romance, queremos discutir o papel do diário na (reconstrução da trajetória pessoal do autor e na sua escolha como instrumento de anúncio de sua morte.Palavras-chave: Literatura peruana; José María Arguedas; Diarios; biografia.Resumen: Trás escribir El zorro de arriba y el zorro de abajo, José María Arguedas, escritor y antropólogo peruano, intentó suicidarse en su despacho en la Universidad Agraria de la Molina, en Lima, 1969, como había anunciado desde las páginas que acababa de escribir; tres dias después falleció en un hospital. A través del análisis de los Diarios presentes en su postrera novela buscamos discutir el papel del diario en la (reconstrucción de la trayectoria personal del autor y en su elección como instrumento de anuncio de su muerte.Palabras-clave: Literatura peruana; José María Arguedas; Diarios; biografía.Keywords: Peruvian literature; José María Arguedas; Diarios; biography.

The Honey-lips et The Guarani : les romans de José de Alencar en langue anglaise à la fin du XIXe siècle

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Valéria Cristina Bezerra

2016-10-01

Full Text Available Dans les dernières décennies du XIXe siècle, deux romans de José de Alencar ont été traduits et obtenu circulation dans des pays de langue anglaise. Iraçéma : the honey-lips, version de Isabel Burton, est apparue en 1886 à Londres, em suscitant la réception critique dans des journaux du Royaume-Uni. The Guarany, traduit par James William Hawes, est sorti de façon découpée en 1893 dans le jornal Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, de San Francisco, aux États-Unis, pays où Alencar a aussi été mentionné par la presse locale. Ce travail se propose d’analyser la réception de ces ouvrages et de José de Alencar dans le Royaume-Uni et les États- Unis. Il a également pour but de vérifier le rôle des traducteurs, éditeurs, critiques et de la presse dans la configuration de l’évaluation de cet écrivain et de ses oeuvres dans ces pays, en considérant, toujours que possible, le rapport de ces passeurs avec la culture brésilienne. La réception critique de Alencar dans ces pays révèle sa bonne évaluation aussi bien que la traduction de ses romans semble avoir répondu à l’intérêt du public étranger à s’illustrer.

Faith Seeking Effectiveness: The Missionary Theology of José Bonino

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Davies, P.J.

2006-01-01

This dissertation argues that the theology of José Bonino is a praxis driven missionary theology. It is, as with every other theology, contextual—written from the perspective of the context, and is deeply affected by its context. Míguez Bonino’s theological methodology begins with missionary praxis

SAFETY OF DAYCARE HERNIA REPAIR IN JOS, NIGERIA V.M. ...

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2000-06-06

Jun 6, 2000 ... Design: A randomised prospective study of patients presenting for elective inguinal hernia repair. Setting: Jos ... There were twelve and ten wound complications in daycares and inpatients ... pain(4), lower standards of surgical care and cause .... patient or his relations to come back to the hospital should.

Knowledge, attitude and practice of maternity unit staff in Jos ...

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Background: Health care workers in maternity units are exposed to potentially infectious body fluids in the course of their duties. The study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of maternity unit staff in Jos Metropolis regarding Universal Precautions (UP) against the background of the high HIV seroprevalence in ...

Patterns Of Aggression Among Psychiatric In-Patients At The Jos ...

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Aggression in the form of violence has been reportedly associated with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, and in some cases, serious consequences have resulted form such assault. The study was aimed at determining the ranges and target of aggressive behaviour among Psychiatric in-patients at Jos University Teaching ...

Writing race: patria, mestizaje and racial identity in the works of José Martí

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Miranda Navarro, Oleski Jose

2016-01-01

The research herein presents an analysis of the evolution of José Martí’s racial thought throughout his written work. The principle focus of this investigation is to establish a comprehensive understanding of Martí’s racial ideas and to explain how the author developed the anti-racist principles demonstrated in his final years of life. The thesis proposes that José Martí’s ideas regarding race relations were shaped through a gradual process defined by his experiences of exile. ...

El proyecto novelístico de José María Arguedas según Julio Ramón Ribeyro

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Antonio González Montes

2011-05-01

Full Text Available En este año del 2009, las letras peruanas recuerdan con unción,afecto y reconocimiento, los 40 años de la desaparición física del granescritor nacional José María Arguedas (1911-1969 y los 80 años delnacimiento de otra figura central de la literatura peruana: Julio RamónRibeyro (1929-1994. Reconforta comprobar que ambos creadores estánvigentes y que sus obras se leen y analizan no solo en el Perú sinoen el ámbito internacional, tanto en la lengua española como en otrosimportantes idiomas.Por otro lado, la presencia y la trascendencia de ambos autores, unode ellos nacido en la Sierra del país (Arguedas nació en la ciudad deAndahuaylas, que pertenece al Departamento de Ayacucho y el otro, enla Costa central (Ribeyro vio la luz en Lima, la ciudad capital del Perú,demuestra que más allá de su procedencia geográfica, ambos lograronplasmar una visión diversa pero integradora y verosímil de la heterogénearealidad peruana a través de las notables narraciones (cuentosy novelas que dieron a conocer a lo largo de las décadas del agitado yconflictivo siglo XX.

Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa e o ensino secundário brasileiro - Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa and secondary education in Brazil

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Geysa Spitz Alcoforado de Abreu

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Resumo Este artigo apresenta a circulação do intelectual paranaense Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa nas discussões sobre os rumos da educação brasileira, em particular, sobre o ensino secundário, nas décadas de1920 e 1930, destacando as conexões e deslocamentos tecidos numa rede de relações, ou seja, suas vinculações com intelectuais de outros estados, em particular com os intelectuais paulistas e cariocas. Esse estudo constatou que a relação entre Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa e pessoas pertencentes ao grupo católico deu-se mais por questões políticas, do que por vias religiosas. Pelo que se apreende do estudo de sua sociabilidade, pode-se dizer que conservou, em seu círculo de amizades, católicos, protestantes e pessoas de crenças diversas, desde que essas não se opusessem, diante de circunstâncias de tomada de decisão e partido, aos seus interesses políticos. Palavras-chave: Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa; intelectuais da educação; ensino secundário.   LYSIMACO FERREIRA DA COSTA AND SECONDARYEDUCATION IN BRAZIL Abstract This article presents the insertion of Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa in the discussions concerning the direction of Brazilian education. He was an intellectual born in the state of Paraná. The period of the analysis ranges from 1920 and 1930 and its focus is the discussion of the secondary school. It emphasizes the ties and connections established in Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa’s network of relationships, his associations with intellectuals of other states, mainly from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Through the data obtained in this study, it is possible to say that the affiliation between Lysimaco Ferreira da Costa and the Catholic group took place primarily due to political reasons rather than religious grounds. According to the study of his sociability, he maintained in his circle of friends both Catholics, Protestants and people of several beliefs, as long as they did not oppose to his political interests

Audit of Childhood Mortality in Jos, Nigeria | Ocheke | Journal of ...

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Methodology: A register had been opened between August 2005 and July 2007 where all deaths in the department of Paediatric, Jos University Teaching ... Majority of the causes of death, 65.4 % were due to group I Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), related to prematurity and perinatal complications, infections and ...

Studies on the Prevalence of Trichomoniasis among Women in Jos ...

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STDs) have been prevalent human infections and is on the increase in most tropical and sub-tropical African countries including Nigeria. A survey of the prevalence of Trichomoniasis, was carried out in Jos-North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria in 2010. A total of 300 women ...

Blood protozoan parasites of rodents in Jos, Plateau State, Nigerai ...

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One hundred and thirty rodents, comprising nine different species caught from seven different locations in Jos, Nigeria, were examined for blood protozoan parasites, and 82(63.08%) were positive, with Plasmodium 63(48.46%), Trypanosoma 4(3.08%), Toxoplasma 6(4.62%), Babesia 7(5.38%) and Anaplasma 2(1.54%).

Neue Phoriden aus Belgisch-Kongo, gesammelt von Dr. Jos. Bequaert

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Schmitz, H.

1916-01-01

Durch die Güte des Herrn Dr. Jos. Bequaert konnte ich einige Phoriden untersuchen, die dieser eifrige Entomologe während seines letzten Aufenthalts am Kongo und im Ruwenzori-Gebirge gesammelt hat. Es lagen im ganzen 5 Arten vor, darunter zwei neue, die im folgenden beschrieben werden. Von den drei

Listeria species in retail smoked fish at Jos, Nigeria | Chukwu ...

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The prevalence of Listeria species in 65 samples of smoked fish at the retail markets in Jos, Nigeria, is reported. The experimental samples which included 30 catfish (Clarias species) and 35 Tilapia were screened for Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species using a two-step enrichment method. Total Listeria ...

Identification of Meloidogyne species associated with uptall ornamentals plants in Costa Rica

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Solano-Gonzalez, Stefany; Esquivel-Hernandez, Alejandro; Molina-Bravo, Ramon; Morera-Brenes, Bernal

2015-01-01

Nematodes species of the genus Meloidogyne associated with upland ornamental plants were identified. Ten ornamental species in a commercial nursery were sampled in San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica between 2011-2012. Morphometric measurements of the stylet length, the trail length, and the hyaline region of J_2s as well as perineal patterns of egg-carrying females were used for identification, Genomic DNA was extracted from single J_2s and molecular analyses were performed by amplifying the intergenic region between cytochrome oxidase subunit II of the COII and the long subunit of the ARN ribosomal genes by PCR-RFLP. Combining these methods allowed identification of five species of nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne (M. arenaria, M. hapla, M. hispanica, M. incognita and M. javanica), and new restriction enzyme patterns were reported for M. hapla and M. javanica using AluI. Additionally a preliminary report of M. hispanica was described by sequencing the 28S and 18S regions. (author) [es

Geochronological synthesis of magmatism, metamorphism and metallogeny of Costa Rica, Central America; Sintesis geocronologica del magmatismo, metamorfismo y metalogenia de Costa Rica, America Central

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Alvarado, Guillermo E., E-mail: galvarado@ice.go.cr [Inst. Costarricense de Electricidad, Apdo. 10032, 1000 San Jose (Costa Rica); Univ. de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas, Apdo. 35-2060 (Costa Rica); Gans, Phillipe B [Univ. of California, Dept. of Geological Science, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (United States)

2012-06-15

A comprehensive compilation of 651 (since 1968) radiometric ages determinations (415 {sup 40}Ar/{sup 39}Ar, 211 K/Ar, 5 U/Th, 4 Rb/Sr, 2 U/Pb, and 13 fission track thermochronology ages using zircon) have provided a complete picture of the igneous stratigraphy of Costa Rica, and information about the age of the major metamorphic and metallogenic events in the region. Igneous rocks of Late Jurassic to Middle Eocene age ({approx} 160 to {approx} 41 Ma), mainly accreted ophiolites. The actual subduction zone was established, represented by volcano-sedimentary rocks of basic to felsic composition, at the beginning of Campanian time ({approx} 71 Ma). However, voluminous subalkaline, primary volcanic rocks have appeared only after {approx} 29 Ma. Intrusive to hypabyssal granitic to gabboic plutons, stocks, equivalent dykes and sills, are widely exposed in the Talamanca range ({approx} 12,4 - 7,8 Ma), hills of Escazu ({approx} 6,0 - 5,9 Ma), and Fila Costena ({approx} 18,3 - 16,8 and {approx} 14,8 - 11,1 Ma), Tapanti-Montes del Aguacate-Carpintera ({approx} 4,2 - 2,2 Ma) and Guacimal ({approx} 6,4 - 5,2 Ma). Arc rocks between 29 and 11 Ma (called Photo-Volcanic Front) are known in the San Carlos plains and in southern Costa Rica. The location and age of the igneous rocks have indicated that there was a 20 degrees counterclockwise rotation of the arc (termed as Proto-Volcanic Front) between 15 and 8 Ma, with a pole of rotation that has centered on southern Costa Rica. This rotation is attributed to deformation in the overriding plate (shortening in the south coeval with extension in the NW), accompanied by trench retreat in the south. At {approx} 3,45 Ma, arc-related volcanism has shut off in southern part of the region, but local acid-adakite volcanism has persisted in the Talamanca range (4,2 - 0,95 Ma) due to the subduction of the Cocos Ridge. The Paleo-Volcanic Front is represented by arc-related rocks (8 - 3,5 Ma) along the length of Costa Rica, parallel to but in

Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Parasites of Pigs in Jos, Plateau ...

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There is a growing concern for pig parasites as a bottleneck for low productivity and reduction in the market value of pork meat. The economic losses resulting from gastrointestinal parasites of pigs are quite enormous. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of pigs in Jos Plateau ...

To José Pereira Lages, our friend and colleague

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2005-01-01

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the accidental demise of our colleague, José Pereira Lages, whilst he was transporting equipment for the LHC. José was the team leader for the LHC's general services at points 1 and 8, working on behalf of the firm DBS Transports. Determined and receptive, always ready to help those around him, he always did his best in his work. His smile, his kindness and his professionalism made him somebody who was unanimously appreciated, whether it was by his colleagues at DBS, his colleagues at CERN or any of the CERN users that he encountered. He leaves behind a large gap in our midst and we will all miss him. We will be reminded of his smile in this picture from the last issue of the Bulletin, taken to celebrate his win in the French Championships for fork-lift truck unloading. It was only a few days ago that we were so happy and proud of him, looking forward, in our minds, to the future competitions that lay ahead. We share the grief of his family and all his friend...

Parásitos intestinales en monos congo Alouatta palliata (Primates: Cebidae de Costa Rica

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Misael Chinchilla Carmona

2005-09-01

Full Text Available Se estudiaron las heces de 102 monos de la especie Alouatta palliata (monos aulladores o congos de las siguientes regiones de Costa Rica. Valle Central: San Ramón (Alajuela; Pacífico Central: Isla Chira y Parque Manuel Antonio (Puntarenas; Pacífico Norte: Palo Verde, Playa Potrero, Nicoya (Guanacaste y Caribe: Cahuita (Limón. Los animales capturados fueron anestesiados con dardos conteniendo Telazol®. La mayoría defecaron espontáneamente o se les estimulaba a defecar. Las muestras se estudiaron en el laboratorio en forma directa en solución salina (0.85% y una solución de yodo o teñidas con hematoxilina para identificar los parásitos correspondientes. El material fue cultivado en el medio de Dobell para determinar la presencia de amebas y flagelados. Se encontraron helmintos de los géneros Trypanoxyuris, Strongyloides y Controrchis y protozoarios de los géneros Endolimax, Entamoeba, Trichomonas y Giardia. Los porcentajes de infección por protozoarios oscilaron entre 16.7% y 80% y se encontraron helmintos en un 3.4% a un 80% de los animales de acuerdo con la zona estudiada. No se encontraron diferencias importantes de parasitosis relacionadas con el sexo pero si existió mayor infección en los animales más jóvenes. Se establece la relación entre los índices de infección y algunos parámetros tales como las áreas estudiadas, el peso de los animales y el contacto con el ser humano.Intestinal parasites in howler monkeys Alouatta palliata (Primates: Cebidae of Costa Rica. Fecal samples of 102 howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata from several sites of Costa Rica were studied for intestinal parasites. The zones studied were: Central Valley (San Ramón, Alajuela, Central Pacific (Chomes and Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas, North Pacific (Palo Verde Park and Playa Potrero, Guanacaste, Chira Island in the Nicoya Gulf and Caribean area (Cahuita, Limón. Animals were anesthetized with dards containing Telazol in order to collect

7 CFR 920.131 - Redistricting of kiwifruit districts.

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2010-01-01

... include the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Alpine, Mono, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, and...

José Martí: paradigma de la generosidad

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Full Text Available Este trabajo tiene el objetivo de argumentar cómo se manifiesta la generosidad en la vida y obra de José Martí. Muestra la necesidad e importancia de recurrir a sus obras para fortalecer este valor desde los escenarios familiares, escolares, comunitarios y sociales. Se concluyó que la generosidad constituye en la actualidad una tarea pedagógica de gran importancia y el legado martiano es una vía obligada a recorrer.

pattern of anti diabetic drug prescription at a health facility in jos

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Jos Journal of Medicine, Volume 9 No. 1. PATTERN OF ANTI ... diabetic drug prescription at a private health facility in North Central Nigeria. Methodology: this was a ... Figure gender distribution of subjects ( 0 = males 1. = females ). Regimen.

Ideologia e Mito em José María Arguedas

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Ligia Martins Andrade

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Este artigo pretende observar a relação entre ideologia e mito na obra do escritor peruano José María Arguedas à luz da obra de José Carlos Mariátegui. A incorporação do mito no discurso literário é um projeto político-artístico presente tanto na crítica quanto na obra dos escritores, como analisado por Ángel Rama e Antonio Candido, o que instituiu certa epistemologia dominante no discurso crítico latino-americano. Pretende-se explorar, a partir da perspectiva de uma Crítica da Subalternidade e dos Estudos Pós-coloniais, esta relação entre o mito, o subdesenvolvimento e a ideologia na literatura, procurando observar se esta mesma relação opera na base de uma possível “cilada epistemológica” da produção crítica e cultural latino-americanas com implicações nas narrativas produzidas e no projeto hermenêutico do Continente.

Empatía y clima familiar en niños y niñas costarricenses de edad escolar

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Alvarado Calderón, Kathia

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Resumen: El presente artículo tiene como objetivo presentar los resultados de una investigación que estudió la relación entre clima familiar y la respuesta empática de niños y niñas menores de 12 años. La muestra estuvo conformada por 444 niños y niñas de 10 a 12 años, estudiantes de tres escuelas del área de San José. Se examinó el Index of Empathy for Children and Adolescents (en castellano y el Cuestionario de Autoridad Parental para niños y niñas. Versión experimental. (Adaptado del Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ. Los hallazgos muestran resultados estadísticamente significativos para la variable estilo autoritativo y sexo, como variables que mejor explican la respuesta empática de los niños y de las niñas de este estudio, a su vez, se confirma que las mujeres muestran mayor respuesta empática que los varones y además perciben su clima familiar más autoritativo que los varones.Abstract: The present article aims to analyze the relationship between family environment and empathic response as perceived by the children. The sample is composed of 444 children aged from 10 to 12 years old, and studying in three primary schools in the San José, Costa Rica. It was considered the Index of Empathy for Children and Adolescents and the Parental Authority Questionnaire for children. Experimental version. (Adapted from the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ. The findings show statistically significant results for the variable authoritative style and sex as variables that best explain the empathic response of the children in this study. It confirms that women show greater empathic response that men and women perceive their family environment more authoritative than men.

[USJ Herbarium of Costa Rica: history and contributions].

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Morales, Carlos O

2012-12-01

In 2011 the Herbarium USJ of the University of Costa Rica became 80 years old and came up with 100 000 specimens of all the taxa that traditional botany studies. Data and figures on the history, the founders, and contributions of USJ to the knowledge of Costa Rican flora are summarized.

Formação de gestores escolares: a atualidade de José Querino Ribeiro School administrators training: José Querino Ribeiro's topicality

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Vitor Henrique Paro

2009-08-01

Full Text Available A pretexto da comemoração dos cem anos de nascimento de José Querino Ribeiro, procura-se recuperar pontos relevantes da obra desse importantíssimo autor dos estudos sobre administração escolar, no Brasil, incidindo sobre suposto paradoxo aí presente e destacando duas alternativas para a formação de dirigentes escolares: uma formação "técnica" específica, calcada nos princípios e métodos da empresa capitalista, com apelo "gerencial" e privilegiando as formas de controle do trabalho alheio, ou uma formação fundamentada no pedagógico e nas potencialidades da educação como prática democrática.The celebration of José Querino Ribeiro's birthday centennial led this paper to rescue the relevant points in the work of this very important author of studies on school administration in Brazil. Its stresses the supposed paradox herein present and highlights two alternatives to train school administrators: one, specific and "technical", is grounded in the methods and principles of capitalist companies, with "managerial" appeal and strong emphasis on how to control someone else's work while the other is based on pedagogical foundations and the potential of education as a democratic practice.

La melancolía en Amistad funesta de José Martí

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Ainhoa Segura Zariquiegui

2017-05-01

Full Text Available Existe una multitud de formas de acercarnos a la obra literaria de José Martí. En esta ocasión, se va mostrar de qué forma está impregnado el concepto de melancolía en su novela Amistad funesta. El análisis trata de ofrecer una nueva mirada sobre este texto gracias a la aplicación de las herramientas de la literatura comparada. Lucía Jerez se va a casar con su primo John, pero aparece Sol, una joven muy hermosa que hace estallar el conflicto entre los protagonistas. Tras el análisis de la historia de la melancolía en la literatura de Occidente, se comprueba cómo este concepto se mantiene arraigado en el Modernismo y, más concretamente, en esta obra de José Martí.

THE OBSERVATION OF THE HUMAN BEING DIGNITY, AS MIRRORED IN CONVENTIONS, TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

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Full Text Available This article presents the evolution of the concept of human dignity in conventions, treaties and other international documents, starting from the 13th century, when we meet different references to the human rights in the English Charter from 1215 –Magna Charta, and continuing with the American Declaration of Independence from 1776, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen from 1789 etc. In present times, the most important and relevant documents are The Charter of the United Nations, signed at San Francisco, California, on the 26th of June 1945, The European Convention of Human Rights, signed at Rome, on the 5th of November 1950, the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted in 1963, The Charter of Paris, called “For a new Europe” – 1989, The Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, signed at San José, in Costa Rica, on the 22nd of November 1969, The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, adopted during the Conference for Organisation of African Unity (OAU, on the 27th of June 1981, The Asian Human Rights Charter, elaborated by the Asian Human Rights Commission and proclaimed on the 17th of May 1998 etc.

Manual of Inorganic Accustomed to Fertilizers of Costa Rica

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2001-01-01

The manual of inorganic solid fertilizers of Costa Rica presents as first the description of some nutritious characteristics of the main ones, such as functions, content, forms, symptoms of deficiency among others. Some of the chemical physical characteristics of the included materials were used as prime materials. There is also in the Manual a listing of the main sources fertilizers used in Costa Rica, as well as the main processes of production of fertilizers, while they are considered several listings with the products that the different commercial houses have to disposition of the publish. Finally a summary of the imports of fertilizers is made in Costa Rica during the years 1998, 1999 and 2000, to finish with the general listing of all the products fertilizers registered in Costa Rica, under the order N-P 2 O 5 -K 2 O. (Author) [es

SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Costa Rica Coastal Plain

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2001-01-01

This perspective view shows the northern coastal plain of Costa Rica with the Cordillera Central, composed of a number of active and dormant volcanoes, rising in the background. This view looks toward the south over the Rio San Juan, which marks the boundary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The smaller river joining Rio San Juan in the center of the image is Rio Sarapiqui, which is navigable upstream as far inland as Puerto Viejo (Old Port) de Sarapiqui at the mountain's base. This river was an important transportation route for those few hardy settlers who first moved into this region, although as recently as 1953 a mere three thatched-roof houses were all that comprised the village of Puerto Viejo.This coastal plain is a sedimentary basin formed about 50 million years ago composed of river alluvium and lahar (mud and ash flow) deposits from the volcanoes of the Cordillera Central. It comprises the province of Heredia (the smallest of Costa Rica's seven) and demonstrates a wide range of climatic conditions, from warm and humid lowlands to cool and damp highlands, and including the mild but seasonally wet and dry Central Valley.This image was generated in support of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development through an agreement with NASA. The Commission involves eight nations working to develop the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, an effort to study and preserve some of the most biologically diverse regions of the planet.This three-dimensional perspective view was generated using topographic data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and an enhanced false-color Landsat 7 satellite image. Colors are from Landsat bands 5, 4, and 2 as red, green and blue, respectively. Topographic expression is exaggerated 2X.Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of the Earth since 1972. SRTM elevation data matches the 30-meter resolution of most Landsat images and will substantially help in analyses of the large and growing Landsat

José Martí: observador y creador de realidades.

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Roberto Medina Bejarano; Miguel Angel Alomía Riascos

2018-01-01

El presente artículo tiene como propósito establecer una relación entre el pensamiento pedagógico de José Martí con algunos de los planteamientos que desde el paradigma de la complejidad, especialmente desde la biopedagogía, soportan las investigaciones pedagógicas contemporáneas que se inscriben también en los conceptos de ecoeducacíon y armonización educativa

Experience in the management of the mass casualty from the January 2010 Jos Crisis.

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Ozoilo, K N; Amupitan, I; Peter, S D; Ojo, E O; Ismaila, B O; Ode, M; Adoga, A A; Adoga, A S

2016-01-01

On the 17 of January 2010, a sectarian crisis broke out in Jos the capital of Plateau state, Nigeria. It created a mass casualty situation in the Jos University Teaching Hospital. We present the result of the hospital management of that mass casualty incident. To share our experience in the management of the mass casualty situation arising from the sectarian crisis of Jos in January 2010. We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of patients who were treated in our hospital with injuries sustained in the Jos crisis of January 2010. A total of 168 patients presented over a four day period. There were 108 males (64.3%) and 60 females (35.7%). The mean age was 26 ± 16 years. Injury was caused by gunshots in 68 patients (40.5%), machete in 56 (33.3%), falls in 22 (13.1%) and burning in 21 (13.1%). The body parts injured were the upper limbs in 61(36.3%) patients, lower limbs 44 (26.2%) and scalp 43 (25.6%). Majority, 125 (74.4%) did not require formal operative care. Fourteen (8.3%) patients had complications out of which 10 (6.0%) were related to infections. There were 5 (3.1%) hospital mortalities and the mean duration of hospital stay was 4.2 days. The hospital operations returned to routine 24 hours after the last patient was brought in. As a result of changes made to our protocol, management proceeded smoothly and there was no stoppage of the hospital response at any point. This civil crisis involved mostly young males. Injuries were mainly lacerations from machete and gunshot injuries. Majority of the victims did not require formal surgical operations beyond initial care. Maintaining continuity in the positions of the Incident commander and the mass casualty commander ensure a smooth disaster response with fewer challenges.

Modelos de Beaver, Ohlson y Altman: ¿Son realmente capaces de predecir la bancarrota en el sector empresarial costarricense? (Models of Beaver, Ohlson and Altman: are really able to predict the bankruptcy in the Costa Rican business sector?

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José Alonso Vargas Charpentier

2014-12-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo analiza la aplicación de mo- delos para la prevención de bancarrotas empresariales en el sector empresarial costarricense. Se aplicaron los modelos a un grupo de empresas que se acogieron al proceso de intervención financiera, o quiebra, en el Juzgado Concursal de los Tribunales de Justicia de San José, con el fin de determinar si estos modelos fueron capaces de predecir la bancarrota. Dentro de los hallazgos principales están que el Modelo de Altman calificó a cuatro de las cinco empresas anali- zadas como zona roja el año en que se declararon en quiebra, el Modelo de Ohlson, con su ecuación O1 u O3, calificó en quiebra las cinco empresas el año en que se dio, y el modelo de Beaver calificó como el año con peores indicadores al último en tres oca- siones, a diferencia de los otros modelos, los cuales no indicaron que el año de quiebra tuviera los peores indicadores.   Abstract    This article analyzes the models for company bankruptcy prevention used by the Costa Rican business sector. The author applied the studies models to the selected group of companies that had started the judicial intervention or bankruptcy process within the Bankruptcy Court of the Justice Court of San Jose. The objective was to determine if the selected models were capable to prevent the bankruptcy before it initialized. The primary fin- ding was an EM Score 4:5 analyzed companies in the red zone that had filed for bankruptcy within that year. The use of the O1 and O3 equations of the Ohlson method was to predict the bankruptcy of the five companies in the year that had filed to have a bankruptcy case. However, in the Beaver method the companies scored a three as the worst indicators of the year to file for bankruptcy yet the remaining company’s worst year was not the ability to file for bankruptcy within the time.

San Francisco folio, California, Tamalpais, San Francisco, Concord, San Mateo, and Haywards quadrangles

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Lawson, Andrew Cowper

1914-01-01

The five sheets of the San Francisco folio the Tamalpais, Ban Francisco, Concord, Ban Mateo, and Haywards sheets map a territory lying between latitude 37° 30' and 38° and longitude 122° and 122° 45'. Large parts of four of these sheets cover the waters of the Bay of San Francisco or of the adjacent Pacific Ocean. (See fig. 1.) Within the area mapped are the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Ban Rafael, and San Mateo, and many smaller towns and villages. These cities, which have a population aggregating about 750,000, together form the largest and most important center of commercial and industrial activity on the west coast of the United States. The natural advantages afforded by a great harbor, where the railways from the east meet the ships from all ports of the world, have determined the site of a flourishing cosmopolitan, commercial city on the shores of San Francisco Bay. The bay is encircled by hilly and mountainous country diversified by fertile valley lands and divides the territory mapped into two rather contrasted parts, the western part being again divided by the Golden Gate. It will therefore be convenient to sketch the geographic features under four headings (1) the area east of San Francisco Bay; (2) the San Francisco Peninsula; (3) the Marin Peninsula; (4) San Francisco Bay. (See fig. 2.)

A study of drug use pattern among inmates of Jos prison, Nigeria ...

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A study of drug use pattern among inmates of Jos prison, Nigeria. ... A total of 3134 inmates who were admitted for drug use treatment in the ... children have been identified to abuse drugs should be co-opted into the rehabilitation process.

Una nueva fuente histórica. El archivo José María Uribe Uribe 1838-1921

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Andrea Velásquez Ochoa

2011-05-01

Full Text Available En esta reseña trabajo de grado se describe la importancia de los procesos de organización y valoración de una nueva fuente documental: el Archivo José María Uribe Uribe 1838-1921 ubicado en la Sala de patrimonio documental de la Universidad EAFIT. A través de estas líneas se muestra la importancia del trabajo del historiador en la organización y valoración de archivos comerciales, valiosos para la historia económica, empresarial y social de Antioquia. También se profundiza en el contexto histórico en el cual surgieron los documentos que componen el archivo, es decir, el comercio, los comerciantes y las casas comerciales en Antioquia desde mediados del siglo XIX hasta 1920. Finalmente se presenta una descripción, a través del análisis de la correspondencia epistolar y de los libros de cuentas del Archivo José María Uribe Uribe 1838-1921, no sólo la historia familiar de los comerciantes rionegreros José María Uribe Uribe, Pedro y Estanislao Uribe Ruiz, sino también la historia de las casas comerciales José María Uribe e Hijos (1852-1894 y Uribe Ruiz Hermanos (1894-1916 que funcionaron en Rionegro, Manizales y Medellín.

Reproducibility of an aerobic endurance test for nonexpert swimmers

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2012-01-01

Adalberto Veronese da Costa,1,2 Manoel da Cunha Costa,3 Daniel Medeiros Carlos,1 Luis Marcos de Medeiros Guerra,1,2 Antônio José Silva,2 Tiago Manoel Cabral dos Santos Barbosa2,41Department of Physical Education, Bioscience Laboratory of Human Kinetics, Rio Grande do Norte State University, Mossoró, Brazil; 2Sport Sciences Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Research Center in Sport, Health and Human Development, Vila Real, Portugal; 3Superior Sc...

Proposal to regulate human exposure limits to electromagnetic fields produced by cellular telephony systems in Costa Rica

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Gomez Lizano, Cristian; Calvo Horth, Gustavo; Dompe Gamboa, Pablo; Ramirez Rodriguez, David; Retana Duran, Elias; Gutierrez Chinchilla, Jose Alcides

2008-01-01

perform a standards proposal for Costa Rica. A proposal of measurement protocol is elaborated by bases radio of cellular phone, and then the results obtained of the measurements are performed and analyzed in field to parameters H, E and S. They are made at two different places in the city of San Jose, Costa Rica. A series of recommendations are exposed for Costa Ricans and will facilitate future studies of technical research and regulatory aspects. (author) [es

The libertarian educational proposals of José Cabrera Díaz Las propuestas educativas libertarias de José Cabrera Díaz

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Manuel FERRAZ LORENZO

2013-09-01

Full Text Available The purpose of this article is to explain the operational guidelines of the Canarian workers movement in the early Twentieth Century in connection with integral educational proposals. For this purpose, we have taken advantage of the articles published in the press by on of the leading exponents of the movement, a member of the anarchist school of thought, José Cabrera Diaz, whose curriculum vitae indicates his importance. He was a journalist, trades union leader and an outand- out defender of rationalist education and of the creation of people's schools, the purpose of which was to eradicate —by combating illiteracy and ignorance— the abusive quasi-feudal practices of the «caciques» that existed in the Canarian Archipiélago.El objetivo de este artículo consiste en exponer las líneas de trabajo del movimiento obrero en Canarias a comienzos de siglo, en lo concerniente a sus propuestas educativas de tipo integral. Para ello nos hemos servido de los trabajos publicados en prensa de uno de sus máximos representantes, inserto en la corriente de pensamiento anarquista: José Cabrera Díaz, cuyo curriculum lo dice todo. Periodista, líder sindical y, además, defensor a ultranza de la educación racionalista y de la creación de escuelas populares, destinadas a erradicar —desde la alfabetización y cultura— las prácticas caciquiles existentes en el Archipiélago.

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politiques de la concurrence en Amérique centrale, financé par le CRDI (et qui englobait l'étude sur le Costa Rica susmentionnée), a permis de cerner ces manques et de déterminer quel genre de lois et d'autorités en matière de concurrence conviennent le mieux aux réalités politique, juridique et culturelle de chacun des ...

The Internationalization of SMEs in Costa Rica

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Leiva Bonilla, Juan Carlos

2013-01-01

This article aims to analyze the internationalization process of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Costa Rica. Its ultimate goal is to draw conclusions that might enable the various stakeholders in the process (businesses, government, support agencies, and academia) to make decisions based on better information. To do this we will review the current status of this business sector, compare the patterns of internationalization identified in the theory with those experienced by Costa Rican ...

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Central America: a cross-sectional population-based study

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Roy A. Wong-McClure

2015-09-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: To report the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS as found by the Central American Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI study for five major Central American populations: Belize (national; Costa Rica (San José; Guatemala (Guatemala City; Honduras (Tegucigalpa; and Nicaragua (Managua. METHODS: Study data on 6 185 adults aged 20 years or older with anthropometric and laboratory determination of MetS from population-based surveys were analyzed. Overall, the survey response rate was 82.0%. MetS prevalence was determined according to criteria from the Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program. The study's protocol was reviewed and approved by the bioethical committee of each country studied. RESULTS: The overall standardized prevalence of MetS in the Central American region was 30.3% (95% confidence interval (CI: 27.1-33.4. There was wide variability by gender and work conditions, with higher prevalence among females and unpaid workers. The standardized percentage of the population free of any component of MetS was lowest in Costa Rica (9.0%; CI: 6.5-11.4 and highest in Honduras (21.1%; CI: 16.4-25.9. CONCLUSIONS: Overall prevalence of MetS in Central America is high. Strengthening surveillance of chronic diseases and establishing effective programs for preventing cardiovascular diseases might reduce the risk of MetS in Central America.

O diabo em Antônio José da Silva, o Judeu

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Kênia Maria de Almeida Pereira

2009-10-01

Full Text Available A novela Obras do diabinho da mão furada, escrito no século 18, por Antônio José da Silva, o Judeu, apareceu pela primeira vez em Portugal em forma de cordel. Percebe-­se, em sua composição, uma polifonia que mescla fontes populares e eruditas. O autor tece sua narrativa com fios emprestados das aventuras do Doutor Fausto às voltas com pactos, diabos, bruxas, além de referências acadêmicas e clássicas, como a Bíblia, a Divina Comédia, de Dante, e Dom Quixote, de Cervantes. Nas entrelinhas dessa narrativa, e em meio às urdiduras de suas metáforas intrigantes, Antônio José introduz severas críticas à sociedade lisboeta e à intolerância da Santa Inquisição Portuguesa.

Geochronological synthesis of magmatism, metamorphism and metallogeny of Costa Rica, Central America

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Alvarado, Guillermo E.; Gans, Phillipe B.

2012-01-01

A comprehensive compilation of 651 (since 1968) radiometric ages determinations (415 40 Ar/ 39 Ar, 211 K/Ar, 5 U/Th, 4 Rb/Sr, 2 U/Pb, and 13 fission track thermochronology ages using zircon) have provided a complete picture of the igneous stratigraphy of Costa Rica, and information about the age of the major metamorphic and metallogenic events in the region. Igneous rocks of Late Jurassic to Middle Eocene age (∼ 160 to ∼ 41 Ma), mainly accreted ophiolites. The actual subduction zone was established, represented by volcano-sedimentary rocks of basic to felsic composition, at the beginning of Campanian time (∼ 71 Ma). However, voluminous subalkaline, primary volcanic rocks have appeared only after ∼ 29 Ma. Intrusive to hypabyssal granitic to gabboic plutons, stocks, equivalent dykes and sills, are widely exposed in the Talamanca range (∼ 12,4 - 7,8 Ma), hills of Escazu (∼ 6,0 - 5,9 Ma), and Fila Costena (∼ 18,3 - 16,8 and ∼ 14,8 - 11,1 Ma), Tapanti-Montes del Aguacate-Carpintera (∼ 4,2 - 2,2 Ma) and Guacimal (∼ 6,4 - 5,2 Ma). Arc rocks between 29 and 11 Ma (called Photo-Volcanic Front) are known in the San Carlos plains and in southern Costa Rica. The location and age of the igneous rocks have indicated that there was a 20 degrees counterclockwise rotation of the arc (termed as Proto-Volcanic Front) between 15 and 8 Ma, with a pole of rotation that has centered on southern Costa Rica. This rotation is attributed to deformation in the overriding plate (shortening in the south coeval with extension in the NW), accompanied by trench retreat in the south. At ∼ 3,45 Ma, arc-related volcanism has shut off in southern part of the region, but local acid-adakite volcanism has persisted in the Talamanca range (4,2 - 0,95 Ma) due to the subduction of the Cocos Ridge. The Paleo-Volcanic Front is represented by arc-related rocks (8 - 3,5 Ma) along the length of Costa Rica, parallel to but in front of the modern arc. This activity was followed by the

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The genera of Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae in Costa Rica

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R. Wills Flowers

2004-03-01

Full Text Available Keys in Spanish and English are given for the genera of Chrysomelinae known from Costa Rica. For each genus, a list of species compiled from collections in the University of Costa Rica, the National Biodiversity Institute, and the entomological literature is presented. The genus Planagetes Chevrolat 1843 is recorded for the first time from Central America, and the genus Leptinotarsa Stål 1858 is synonymized with Stilodes Chevrolat 1843Se presenta claves en español y inglés para los géneros de Chrysomelinae conocidas de Costa Rica. Para cada género, se presenta una lista de especies compiladas de las colecciones de la Universidad de Costa Rica, el Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, y la literatura entomológica. El género Planagetes Chevrolat 1843 está registrado por primera vez de América Central, y el género Leptinotarsa Stål 1858 está sinonomizado con Stilodes Chevrolat 1843

Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica

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Buchsbaum, Bernardo Duha

2004-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to provide a synopsis of the current issues facing ecotourism in Costa Rica; critically examine the impacts and challenges of ecotourism; analyze the potential of ecotourism as a strategy for sustainable development; look at ways in which ecotourism and sustainable development can be evaluated; and suggest ways to improve current ecotourism practices and policies for Costa Rica. What are the impacts and challenges of ecotourism? What are the possible benefits that...

LA TUTELA SUPRACONSTITUCIONAL DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN COSTA RICA

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Gilbert Armijo

2003-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo analiza la posición de los derechos fundamentales y la recepción de los derechos humanos en el ordenamiento jurídico de Costa Rica, considerando la eficacia de los instrumentos internacionales sobre la materia y la jurisprudencia de la Comisión y la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. El artículo analiza especialmente la jurisprudencia de la Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Costa Rica.This article analyzes the place of human rights and their reception in the Costa Rican legal system, considering the effectiveness of international treaties on the subject and the decisions of the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights. The decisions of the Constitutional Chamber of the Costa Rican Supreme Court are also commented.

Analysis of the epidemiological profile, staging and survival of patients diagnosed with gastric cancer at the Hospital San Juan de Dios during 2004

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Moreira Vasquez, Christian

2012-01-01

The gastric cancer has been the second most common cause of death associated with cancer mortality worldwide; Costa Rica ranks second worldwide. The detection and treatment of this disease in early stages have been vital to reduce mortality so elevated that has been presented. A review of the literature on the subject is performed: epidemiology, risk factors, diagnostic methods, staging and therapeutic options. Survival at 5 years and epidemiological profile are analyzed with gastric cancer patients diagnosed at the Hospital San Juan de Dios during the year 2004 [es

ACTIVIDADES RECREATIVAS Y SUS BENEFICIOS PARA PERSONAS NICARAGÜENSES RESIDENTES EN COSTA RICA (RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR BENEFITS FOR NICARAGUANS WHO LIVE IN COSTA RICA

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Salazar Salas Carmen Grace

2010-04-01

Full Text Available Resumen:Costa Rica se ha convertido en un país multicultural. Muchas personas han migrado a él en busca de mejores condiciones de vida. La mayoría de estas personas son nicaragüenses, quienes conforman alrededor de tres cuartas partes del grupo total inmigrante en el país. En el año 2007, se realizó un proyecto de investigación en la Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes de la Universidad de Costa Rica que tuvo la finalidad de estudiar cómo se recreaba esta población antes y, especialmente, después de la inmigración a Costa Rica. La investigación fue cualitativa, fenomenológica, e incluyó 13 personas nicaragüenses residentes en el Área Metropolitana. La información que se presenta en este artículo fue recolectada mediante entrevistas y observaciones de la participación en una actividad recreativa. Los datos fueron analizados en forma individual y se triangularon. Los resultados generales indican que: (1 la población investigada realizaba once tipos de actividades recreativas en Nicaragua, entre semana y fines de semana, antes de venir a Costa Rica; (2 esa misma población participaba en diez categorías de actividades recreativas en Costa Rica, entre semana y fines de semana, y (3 ese grupo percibió siete beneficios que le ofrecía la recreación.Abstract:Costa Rica has become a multicultural country. Many people immigrated to it looking for a better lifestyle. Most of these people are Nicaraguans, who are three quarters of the total amount of immigrants in Costa Rica. In 2007, the School of Physical Education and Sports at the University of Costa Rica conducted a research to study how this Nicaraguans recreated before and after they immigrated to Costa Rica. The research conducted was qualitative, phenomenological, and included 13 Nicaraguans, who lived in the Metropolitan Area. This article is the first of several papers that will report the result of the research. The information of this article was collected with

Pueblos de tradición nómada de la Amazonia y la Orinoquía: Aprendizajes y proyecciones para afrontar el futuro. Memorias de un encuentro

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Recopilación de las memorias del “Encuentro de pueblos de tradición nómada de la Amazonia y la Orinoquía. Aprendizajes y proyecciones para afrontar el futuro, realizado en San José del Guaviare (Departamento del Guaviare, Colombia), los días 2 y 3 de julio de 2009. Dicho Encuentro fue organizado y convocado por la Alcaldía de San José del Guaviare, la Defensoría del Pueblo seccional Guaviare, el Sistema de Naciones Unidas en Colombia, a través de ACNUR, OACNUDH, OCHA y PNUD, y la Universidad ...

La aplicación de indicadores en la dimensión de análisis control de plagas y enfermedades para evaluar la sostenibilidad de las fincas agropecuarias en la microrregión Platanar-La Vieja, cuenca del río San Carlos, Costa Rica

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Francisco Rodríguez Barrientos

2007-11-01

Full Text Available Partiendo del criterio de expertos, se diseñó un conjunto de indicadores en tres dimensiones de análisis (forestal, suelos y control de plagas y enfermedades al que se denominó Índice Aproximado de Sostenibilidad para las Fincas de una Microrregión (IASOFIMICRO. El índice permitió evaluar el nivel de aporte de las fincas (alto, medio y bajo a la sostenibilidad y se aplicó a la ganadería de leche, la caña de azúcar y la horticultura, que son las actividades agropecuarias más relevantes de la microrregión Platanar-La Vieja, cuenca del río San Carlos, Costa Rica. En el artículo se presentan los resultados parciales de una investigación de campo, específicamente para la dimensión de análisis suelo, comparando el desempeño de las tres actividades estudiadas según su aporte a la sostenibilidad.

Development and Testing of Physically-Based Methods for Filling Gaps in Remotely Sensed River Data: Annual Report Year 2

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near Deerlodge Park to support a USGS surface-water modeling study. Similar modeling projects on the San Joaquin and Sheboygan River were aided over...September 5-7, 2012, San Jose, Costa Rica, 8p. Nelson, J.M., McDonald, R.R., Kinzel, P.J., and Legleiter, C.J., 2011, Using computational models to...of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, September 5-7, 2012, San Jose, Costa Rica, 8p. *Nelson, J.M., McDonald, R.R., Kinzel, P.J

Aniversarios: José Camacho Carreño; Eduardo Castillo Gálvez

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Boletín Cultural y Bibliográfico Banco de la República

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Full Text Available En el documento se realiza sendas notas de conmemoración  del fallecimiento de don José Camacho Carreño y don Eduardo Castillo Gálvez. Esta pequeña nota tiene como fin realizar un homenaje a tan reputados miembros del círculo cultural del país.

Isolation of Aeromonas caviae from yoghurt (“nono”) sold in Jos ...

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A total of 30 nono samples were collected from Farin Gada, Bauchi Road and Gangare markets in Jos and analysed for the presence of Aeromonas species. 3 (10%) of the 30 nono samples were positive for Aeromonas species; which was found to be Aeromonas caviae. All the isolates were obtained from non-heat treated ...

Gas measurements from the Costa Rica-Nicaragua volcanic segment suggest possible along-arc variations in volcanic gas chemistry

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Aiuppa, A.; Robidoux, P.; Tamburello, G.; Conde, V.; Galle, B.; Avard, G.; Bagnato, E.; De Moor, J. M.; Martínez, M.; Muñóz, A.

2014-12-01

Obtaining accurate estimates of the CO2 output from arc volcanism requires a precise understanding of the potential along-arc variations in volcanic gas chemistry, and ultimately of the magmatic gas signature of each individual arc segment. In an attempt to more fully constrain the magmatic gas signature of the Central America Volcanic Arc (CAVA), we present here the results of a volcanic gas survey performed during March and April 2013 at five degassing volcanoes within the Costa Rica-Nicaragua volcanic segment (CNVS). Observations of the volcanic gas plume made with a multicomponent gas analyzer system (Multi-GAS) have allowed characterization of the CO2/SO2-ratio signature of the plumes at Poás (0.30±0.06, mean ± SD), Rincón de la Vieja (27.0±15.3), and Turrialba (2.2±0.8) in Costa Rica, and at Telica (3.0±0.9) and San Cristóbal (4.2±1.3) in Nicaragua (all ratios on molar basis). By scaling these plume compositions to simultaneously measured SO2 fluxes, we estimate that the CO2 outputs at CNVS volcanoes range from low (25.5±11.0 tons/day at Poás) to moderate (918 to 1270 tons/day at Turrialba). These results add a new information to the still fragmentary volcanic CO2 output data set, and allow estimating the total CO2 output from the CNVS at 2835±1364 tons/day. Our novel results, with previously available information about gas emissions in Central America, are suggestive of distinct volcanic gas CO2/ST (= SO2 + H2S)-ratio signature for magmatic volatiles in Nicaragua (∼3) relative to Costa Rica (∼0.5-1.0). We also provide additional evidence for the earlier theory relating the CO2-richer signature of Nicaragua volcanism to increased contributions from slab-derived fluids, relative to more-MORB-like volcanism in Costa Rica. The sizeable along-arc variations in magmatic gas chemistry that the present study has suggested indicate that additional gas observations are urgently needed to more-precisely confine the volcanic CO2 from the CAVA, and from

Evaluation of thermal and photovoltaic solar systems in agricultural production units, Northern Huetar Region, Costa Rica

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Tomás de Jesús Guzmán Hernández

2017-09-01

Full Text Available The dependence on fossil fuels urges society to seek for clean energy alternatives, in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. The objective of this study was to determine the potential of solar energy used for water heating and electricity generation. The study was conducted at the dairy of the Technology Institute of Costa Rica, San Carlos Headquarter, from May 15 to April 2016. The data related to the amount of the electricity produced and the temperature reached by water was obtained from the installed photovoltaic and thermal systems, the data was recorded by a computerized register. The obtained information about electricity production allowed researchers to calculate the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent that was not emitted into the atmosphere, and also the acquired economic saving on consumption. The use of these systems allowed the production unit have a self- sufficient source of electrical energy percentage, actually around 30 to 40% of the total electrical consumption. According to the energy production, the solar thermal system was capable to increase water temperature between 20 to 37 °C, temperature that represents more than 70% of the energy needed in order to reach the required water temperature (70 °C for cleaning and sanitizing the milking equipment, and also an economical saving around $90 per month was achieved. The results showed that these systems allow to improve the economical and productive efficiency of agricultural production units in the Northern Huetar Region of Costa Rica.

Identification of Meloidogyne species associated with upland ornamentals plants in Costa Rica.

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Stefany Solano-González

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Full Text Available The objective of this study was to identify nematodes species of the genus Meloidogyne associated with upland ornamental plants. We sampled ten ornamental species in a commercial nursery in San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica between 2011-2012. Morphometric measurements of the stylet length, the tail length, and the hyaline region of J2s, as well as perineal patterns of egg-carrying females were used for identification, Genomic DNA was extracted from single J2s and molecular analyses were performed by amplifying the intergenic region between cytochrome oxidase subunit II of the COII and the long subunit of the ARN ribosomal genes by PCR-RFLP. Combining these methods allowed identification of five species of nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne (M. arenaria, M. hapla, M. hispanica, M. incognita and M. javanica, and new restriction enzyme patterns were reported for M. hapla and M. javanica using AluI. Additionally, a preliminary report of M. hispanica was described by sequencing the 28S and 18S regions.

Agrotourism and Agro-Ecotourism in Costa Rica

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2010-01-01

artículo -- Universidad de Costa Rica, Programa de Investigación en Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible. 2010 Agrotourism is a form of tourism that encourages visitors to experience rural culture as a tourist attraction. The term “agro-ecotourism” was used for the first time in Costa Rica in 1994, and it is generally used as synonym of agrotourism. Nonetheless, not all cases of agrotourism display sufficient concern for the environment to be considered agro-ecotourism. The aim of the ...

Costa Rica's SINEM: A Perspective from Postcolonial Institutional Ethnography

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Rosabal-Coto, Guillermo

2016-01-01

In this article I suggest that SINEM--the Costa Rican version of Venezuela's El Sistema--articulates a development discourse which legitimates neoliberal policies that govern the twenty-first-century international market, in which Costa Rica figures only as a subaltern. I contend that such articulation contributes to perpetuating notions and…

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José Nicolás de Azara : un icono del Grand Tour

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Full Text Available José Nicolás de Azara, bien conocido como Agente de Preces y ministro plenipotenciario ante la Santa Sede, fue tal vez la personalidad española de mayor influencia en los círculos intelectuales y artísticos de la Roma del siglo XVIII. Su asumida función de guía ilustrado y su vocación pedagógica para con los jóvenes viajeros lo convirtieron en un auténtico icono del Grand Tour.José Nicolás de Azara, well known as Agente de Preces (Agent of Supplications and ministro plenipotenciario (Plenipotentiary Minister in the Holy See, was perhaps the most influential Spanish personality in the intellectual and artistic circles of Eighteenth-Century Rome. His wilful function of enlightened guide and his pedagogic attitude towards the young travellers made of him an authentic icon of the Grand Tour.

bajo el bosque en Costa Rica. 1980-2000

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Rafael Ocampo

2007-01-01

Full Text Available La ipecacuana o raicilla, hierba nativa de América, es la única planta medicinal del trópico húmedo de Costa Rica cultivada bajo el bosque. Es cultivada en la región Huetar Norte, limítrofe con Nicaragua; la raíz seca de ipecacuana se ha comercializado en Costa Rica como materia prima para la industria farmacéutica internacional desde principios del siglo XX. De acuerdo con las estadísticas oficiales, las exportaciones de raicilla desde Costa Rica en los últimos 20 años han significado un promedio de 64 t año-1. Este trabajo resume actividades relacionadas con la descripción y cultivo de la planta, así como algunos de los aspectos agroecológicos de su cultivo.

Newton da Costa and the school of Curitiba

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Artibano Micali

2011-06-01

Full Text Available This paper intends to report on the beginning of the publications of Newton da Costa outside Brazil. Two mathematicians played an important role in this beginning: Marcel Guillaume from the University of Clermont-Ferrand and Paul Dedecker from the Universities of Lille and Liège. At the same time we recall the role played by Newton da Costa and Jayme Machado Cardoso in the development of what we call here the School of Curitiba [Escola de Curitiba]. Paraconsistent logic was initiated in this school under the influence of Newton da Costa. As another contribution of this school we mention the development of the theory of quasigroups; Jayme Machado Cardoso's name has been given, by Sade, to some particular objects which are now called Cardoso quasigroups.

"El sector de la economía laboral en Costa Rica (S.E.L." (The labour economy sector in Costa Rica (S.E.L.

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Francisco Morales Hernández

2012-01-01

Full Text Available : The author analyses the evolution of cooperatives in Costa Rica during the last 60 years. Their evolution, impact on the country’s economy, how their democratic way of operating is mirrored in Costa Rican society, etc. are subjects examined in this article.

Privatización de los servicios de salud: las experiencias de Chile y Costa Rica Health services privatization: the experiences of Chile and Costa Rica

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N. Homedes

2002-02-01

Full Text Available El trabajo cuestiona los argumentos que justifican la privatización neoliberal de la financiación, gestión y prestación de servicios de salud, y analiza el significado y estrategias de privatización. Comparamos la privatización en Costa Rica y Chile, y en la discusión se sugiere que el modelo costarricense de privatización selectiva, limitada y concebida autóctonamente de Costa Rica lleva a un sistema de salud más solidario, equitativo, eficiente y satisfactorio para los usuarios que el modelo importado de privatización chileno.This study questions the premises that justify the neoliberal privatization of financing, managing and delivering health services. It also analyses the meaning of privatization and its strategies. We compare privatization in Chile and Costa Rica and suggest that the more limited, selective and locally designed privatization process in Costa Rica has resulted in a more equitable, and efficient health system than the imported privatization model introduced in Chile. The Costa Rican system also produces greater patient satisfaction and at the same time preserves the solidarity principle.

Erosión en las costas de Costa Rica, un problema de todos

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Lizano Rodríguez, Omar

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Presenta un análisis de las causas que provocan cambios en el mar y por ende producen erosión a nivel general y en las costas costarricenses, como lo es el cambio climático, el fenómeno de El Niño, mal manejo de cuencas hidrográficas, entre otros. Describe las principales evidencias que han encontrado en las playas del Pacifico y del Mar Caribe del país. Expone una serie de conclusiones It presents an analysis of the causes that provoke changes in the sea and cause general erosion and in the Costa Rican coasts, such as the climate change, El Niño phenomenon, and bad administration of the watersheds, among others. It describes the main evidences found at the Pacific beaches and the Caribbean ocean of the country. It presents a series of conclusions

75 FR 20608 - Notice of Re-Designation of the Service Delivery Area for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe

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Las concepciones sobre el lenguaje y su relación con los procesos cognitivos superiores, en docentes de I Ciclo y II Ciclo de Educación General Básica de escuelas públicas urbanas de tres cantones de la provincia de San José, Costa Rica

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Full Text Available El presente artículo forma parte de una serie de investigaciones que se han realizado en el Programa de Investigación en Fundamentos de la Educación a Distancia de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica en torno al tema del lenguaje y la lectoescritura. Específicamente, este estudio pretendió conocer sobre las concepciones del lenguaje que poseen docentes de I y II Ciclo de Educación General Básica que laboran en la educación pública en escuelas de Costa Rica. Conocer sobre lo que piensa el profesorado sobre el lenguaje es fundamental, porque estos supuestos nos dan una idea de cuáles premisas, teorías y fundamentos parten en su práctica diaria educativa, cómo incide esto en la enseñanza de la lectoescritura y en los procesos mismos de enseñanza-aprendizaje, de tal forma que se reflexione sobre su propia práctica y posiblemente contribuya con el mejoramiento de los procesos formativos. Este fue un estudio exploratorio, se trabajó desde un método mixto y desde las ciencias cognoscitivas y propuestas constructivistas del lenguaje y la lectoescritura. Entre los resultados destaca una práctica intuitiva de parte del personal docente para abordar el tema del lenguaje y la necesidad de contar con una propuesta del lenguaje más robusta que le permita al profesorado potenciar las habilidades lingüísticas más allá de la comunicación.

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...-AA00 Safety Zone; San Diego POPS Fireworks, San Diego, CA AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Temporary... waters of San Diego Bay in support of the San Diego POPS Fireworks. This safety zone is necessary to... San Diego POPS Fireworks, which will include fireworks presentations conducted from a barge in San...

Prevalência e fatores sociodemográficos em hipertensos de São José do Rio Preto - SP Prevalence and sociodemographic factors in a hypertensive population in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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2008-07-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTO: A hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS constitui um dos maiores problemas de saúde pública no Brasil. Sua detecção e tratamento precoce devem ser prioridades para reduzir a morbidade e mortalidade das doenças cardiovasculares. OBJETIVO: Neste estudo objetivou-se estimar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial sistêmica na população e identificar os fatores sociodemográficos dos hipertensos de São José do Rio Preto - SP/Brasil. MÉTODOS: Em 2004/2005, realizou-se um estudo transversal, em amostra de 1.717 indivíduos estratificada por faixa etária, representativa da população adulta e urbana da cidade de São José do Rio Preto - SP/Brasil. RESULTADOS: A amostra foi constituída por 1.717 indivíduos, dos quais 762 (25,2% eram hipertensos: 54,6% eram mulheres; 78,4%, brancos; 66,1%, analfabetos/Ensino Fundamental incompleto; 63,9%, casados; 40,9%, classes sociais D e E; 37,9%, inseridos no mercado de trabalho como profissionais liberais ou assalariados. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados do estudo da HAS em São José do Rio Preto indicam a necessidade de intervenções educacionais contínuas de início precoce.BACKGROUND: Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH is one of the greatest problems of public health in Brazil. Its detection and early treatment should be a priority to reduce the morbimortality of the cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of SAH and the sociodemographic factors in a population of hypertensive individuals from São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a stratified sample of 1,717 people, representative of the urban adult population from the city of São José do Rio Preto, between 2004 and 2005. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 1,717 people, with 762 of them (25.2% being characterized as hypertensive. The following results were observed: 54.6% were women; 78.4% were caucasian; 66.1% were illiterate or had not

José Bento Leite Ferreira de Melo, padre e político o Liberalismo moderado no extremo sul de Minas Gerais José Bento Leite Ferreira de Melo, priest and politic moderated Liberalism in the Minas southern

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Isaías Pascoal

2007-06-01

Full Text Available Este artigo procura explicitar a trajetória política do Pe. José Bento Leite Ferreira de Mello. Após atuar em várias legislaturas como deputado, foi escolhido senador em 1834 pela Regência. José Bento foi, por mais de 20 anos, um dos mais importantes representantes políticos do sul de Minas. Sua ação foi ampla. Padre, vereador, jornalista, criador de Partido Liberal em várias vilas do sul de Minas, criador da Sociedade Defensora da Independência e Liberdade Nacional, deputado e, finalmente, senador. Tornou-se o mais expressivo articulador político dos interesses da elite sul-mineira na Corte, ao mesmo tempo em que a engajava nos desafios da luta pela constituição do Estado Nacional brasileiro na versão desejada pelos liberais moderados.This article intent to show the politic trajectory of Pe. José Bento Leite Ferreira de Mello. After acting in various legislatures as deputy, he was chosen senator in 1834 by the Regency. José Bento was, for over 20 years, one of the most important politic representative of the south of Minas. His action was wide. Priest, counselor, journalist, creator of Liberal Party in different villages of the south of Minas, creator of the Protector Society of Independency and National Freedom, deputy and, finally, senator. He became the most expressive politic articulator of the south-miner elite in the Corte, at the same time that he was engaging it in the challenges of the fight for the constitution of the Brazilian National State in the version desired by the moderated liberals.

Conferences on electronic waste in Costa Rica

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Roa Gutierrez, Floria

2006-01-01

The management system of electronic waste is a project organized and financed by the bilateral agreement Costa Rica - Holanda, it is integrated by governmental and non-governmental enterprises. It was divided in two phases, first performed in 2003 which provided a diagnosis on the management of electronic resources, based on the diagnosis a propose of strategy for recycling was made. The second phase is given in 2005 with the implementation and realization of the project including two pilots plans located one at the Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica and another in the community of Escazu, at the end some recommendations were given to strengthen the system. The electronic waste were divided in white line, gray and brown line; those with pollutants such as phosphorus, chromium, cadmium, barium, lead, beryllium, mercury are toxic and have different effects on human health. The project in Costa Rica has taken as examples several recycling plants in different countries, among them one installed in Belgica. As an outstanding figure of the diagnosis made it was determined that Costa Rica has no legal support regarding the handling of such materials. It has been accumulated in 2007 more than 24 260 tonnes and is growing rapidly year after year. Within the achieved progress in the implementation of the project are: the creation of a legal support, the organization of the compliance unit of the project, the valuation of environmental costs and the increase of enterprises offering the service of primary treatment [es

Market gardening, urban development and income generation on the Jos Plateau, NIgeria

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Ajaegbu, H.I.; Grossman, D.; Berg, van den L.M.

2000-01-01

Are their ways to improve small-scale market gardening in and around the city of Jos, Central Nigeria, in order to raise its productivity and income-generating capacity? This question, the relevance of which extends to many other urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa, runs as a common thread through

José Martí e a educação popular: um retorno às fontes José Martí and popular education: a return to the sources

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Danilo R. Streck

2008-04-01

Full Text Available Este artigo apresenta uma leitura de José Martí como fonte histórica da educação popular na América Latina. Parte-se do pressuposto de que não pode haver uma verdadeira refundamentação sem o retorno àquilo que sejam momentos, idéias ou princípios fundantes da educação popular. Após situar brevemente o pensamento e a obra de José Martí, caracteriza-se o conceito de educação popular como educação do povo, no sentido de educação universal. Num outro nível, busca-se identificar na obra de Martí traços da educação popular como um movimento político-pedagógico que se configura especialmente a partir da segunda metade do século passado. A premissa é que, num dado momento, educação do povo e educação popular deixam de ser termos equivalentes e que, em José Martí, temos elementos para pensar esses dois termos de forma dialética, num movimento de recriação de uma prática que, embora cindida pelas contingências históricas, é única. São identificados em sua obra quatro princípios da educação popular: a valorização da pluralidade de saberes; a relação interpessoal como ambiente para o aprender-ensinar e base para a transformação social; o conhecimento da realidade a partir de uma perspectiva emancipatória como ato político; e a educação como processo autoformativo da sociedade.This article presents José Martí as a historical source of popular education in Latin America. It starts from the assumption that there can be no true re-foundation without the return to those founding moments, ideas or principles of popular education. After giving a brief account of Martí's work and thought, we characterize the concept of popular education as education of the people, in the sense of a universal education. On a different level, we seek to identify in Martí's work elements of popular education as a political-pedagogical movement that takes shape especially since the latter half of the 20th century. The

José de Alencar e o teatro: um romântico realista = José de Alencar and the theater: a romantic realist

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Douglas Ricardo Hermínio Reis

2013-01-01

Full Text Available José de Alencar (1829-1877 é mais conhecido do público leitor por seus romances. Entretanto, Alencar também foi um dos dramaturgos brasileiro de maior destaque da segunda metade do século XIX, com uma obra marcada por sucessos, fracassos e controvérsias. O presente artigo tem por objeto o estudo de parte importante da obra do dramaturgo José de Alencar, com destaque para o início de suas ações em prol do ainda incipiente teatro brasileiro em sua seção de crônicas Ao correr da pena e a análise de duas de suas principais peças, O demônio familiar (1857 e As asas de um anjo (1857. Esses dois trabalhos não só refletem o sucesso e o fracasso de público do dramaturgo, mas também seu pendor para a polêmica. Utilizando como base teórica João Roberto Faria e por Martin Esslin, bem como outros teóricos da literatura e do teatro, será demonstrado que, embora defendesse o realismo francês no teatro e utilizasse procedimentos relativos ao gênero, tal realismo, em suas peças, era mesclado a soluções românticas que tornaram única a obra deste escritor.José de Alencar (1829-1877 is more known by the public reader by his novels. However, Alencar was also one of the most famous Brazilian playwright of nineteenth century’s second half, with a work marked by successes, failures and controversies. This article intends to study an important part of his work, especially the beginning of his actions towards the still incipient Brazilian theatre in his chronic Ao correr da pena, as well as the analysis of two plays, O demônio familiar (1857, and As asas de um anjo (1857. These works not only show his public’s success and failure, but also his flair for controversy. By using as theoretical basis João Roberto Faria and Martin Esslin, as well as other literary and theatre theorists, it will be shown that, although he defended French realism in theatre and used proceedings related to the genre, such realism, on his plays, was mixed

Co-designing communication and hazard preparedness strategies at Turrialba volcano, Costa Rica

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van Manen, Saskia; Avard, Geoffroy; Martinez, Maria

2014-05-01

Globally volcanic activity results in huge human, social, environmental and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is the concept and systematic practice of reducing disaster risks and associated losses through a wide range of strategies, including efforts to increase knowledge through education and outreach. However, recent studies have shown a substantial gap between risk reduction actions taken at national and local levels, with national policies showing little change at the community level. Yet it is at local levels are where DRR efforts can have the biggest impact. This research focuses on communicating hazard preparedness strategies at Turrialba volcano, Costa Rica. Located in the Central Cordillera just 35 km northeast of Costa Rica's capital city San Jose this 3,340 m high active stratovolcano looms over Costa Rica's Central Valley, the social and economic hub of the country. Following progressive increases in degassing and seismic activity Turrialba resumed activity in 1996 after more than 100 years of quiescence. Since 2007 it has continuously emitted gas and since 2010 intermittent phreatic explosions accompanied by ash emissions have occurred. Despite high levels of hazard salience individuals and communities are not or under-prepared to deal with a volcanic eruption. In light of Turrialba's continued activity engaging local communities with disaster risk management is key. At the local levels culture (collective behaviours, interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding) is an important factor in shaping peoples' views, understanding and response to natural phenomena. As such an increasing number of academic studies and intergovernmental organisations advocate for the incorporation of cultural context into disaster risk reduction strategies, which firstly requires documenting people's perception. Therefore approaching community disaster preparedness from a user-centred perspective, through an iterative and collaborative

Clinical utility from the determination of serico galactomannan in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in hematological patients of the Hospital San Juan de Dios, between January 2009 and December 2012; Utilidad clinica de la determinacion de galactomanano serico en el diagnostico de aspergilosis invasiva en pacientes hematologicos del Hospital San Juan de Dios, entre enero 2009 y diciembre 2012

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Li Sandi, Silvia

2014-07-01

Nosocomial infections have become more important to the health system by the high costs of these, but are little data available about them in recent years. The clinical utility of the determination of serum galactomannan (GMS) in patients with high risk of contracting the infection by Aspergillus spp, was assessed, between January 2009 and December 2012 at the Hospital San Juan de Dios. Several existing studies in the scientific literature have already evaluated the clinical usefulness, specific data have been inexistent for Costa Rica or for Central America and the Caribbean; so it is important to have known whether the conduct of the test has been similar to the other populations or have specific variations [Spanish] Las enfermedades nosocomiales han cobrado mayor importancia para el sistema de salud por el gasto elevado que han representado, pero son pocos los datos disponibles respecto a ellas en los ultimos anos. La utilidad clinica de la determinacion de galactomanano serico (GMS) en pacientes con alto riesgo a contraer la infeccion por Aspergillus spp, fue evaluada, entre enero del 2009 y diciembre del 2012 en el Hospital San Juan de Dios. Varios estudios existentes en la literatura cientifica ya han evaluado esta utilidad clinica, datos especificos han sido inexistentes para Costa Rica, o para la region Centroamericana y el Caribe, por lo que es importante haber conocido si el comportamiento de la prueba ha sido similar a las otras poblaciones o tiene variaciones.

José Eusebio Caro y la cultura nacional

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Rafael Gómez Hoyos

1967-01-01

Full Text Available Al celebrar el sexquicentenario del nacimiento de José Eusebio Caro, una vez más la Patria y la Iglesia, tan amadas por él y por él glorificadas, se recogen en acto religioso de gratitud y admiración a este gran protagonista de uno de los períodos más trascendentales de su historia; a este ejemplar de humanidad presidido por el signo del genio, cuyo nombre, objeto de contradicción en vida, con el paso del tiempo va cobrando perfiles legendarios en la conciencia del pueblo.

Environmental Assessment for a Security Forces Armory/Combat Arms Facility

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2005-03-21

tener), Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), and the San Joaquin spearscale (Atriplex joaquiniana) – that are listed by the California Native...Plant Society as rare. The akali milkvetch and the San Joaquin spearscale are also listed as federal species of concern (Travis AFB, 2002a). The...following federally listed species have been identified at Travis AFB: • Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), a federally endangered plant

El Área de Contabilidad de la UCLM y José Antonio Rojas

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Francisco Javier Quesada Sánchez

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Breve historia de los cinco primeros cursos del Área de Contabilidad de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha con especial referencia a la dedicación y protagonismo del Profesor José Antonio Rojas Tercero, a quien se rinde homenaje.

Estabilización química de suelos expansivos de san josé de cúcuta (colombia) usando cenizas volantes

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Carlos Humberto Florez-Gongora; Zuly Karina Caicedo-Osorio; Ricardo Zárate-Caballero; Betsy Amparo Contreras-Ortíz

2008-01-01

It presents the results of the chemical stabilization of a zone of San Jose de Cucuta, where it have been observed some damages in light buildings as a consequence of the expansion-shrinkage of the soil because of the change in moisture. To achieve soil stabilization, it will be used as chemical additive: fly ashes, analyzing possible advantages and drawbacks. The ashes were given by Termotasajero S.A, a company of the city. The Atterberg limits carried out in agreement to the standard ASTM D...

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science - Vol 12, No 1 (2013)

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Polychaeta community in peri-urban equatorial and subtropical mangroves of East Africa · EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT. Gil Penha-Lopes, Pedro Fidalgo e Costa, João Gil, Stefano Cannicci, Adriano Macia, Stephen Mwangi, José Paula, 1-14 ...

Nicolaou, Prof. Kyriacos Costa

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Fellow Profile. Elected: 2007 Honorary. Nicolaou, Prof. Kyriacos Costa. Date of birth: 1946. Address: Department of Chemistry & BRC, Rice University, 6100, Main Street, MS 602, Houston, TX 77005, U.S.A.. Contact: Residence: (+1-713) 348 8860. Fax: (+1-713) 348 8865. Email: kcn@rice.edu. YouTube; Twitter; Facebook ...

A la costa de Luis A. Martínez: ¿la defensa de un proyecto liberal para Ecuador?

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1998-01-01

Full Text Available A LA COSTA DE LUIS A. MARTINEZ : LA DEFENSE D’UN PROJET LIBERAL POUR L’ÉQUATEUR ? A la Costa est souvent analysé comme une peinture de moeurs, témoignage de la réalité sociale et politique de l´Équateur de la fin du XIX et du début du XX. En effet, ce roman prétend décrire le conflit traditionnel qui oppose socialement, économiquement et politiquement les Andes et la Côte. Mais il se présente aussi et surtout comme la défense d´un projet libéral pour l´Équateur et développe une démonstration idéologique systématique. En outre, il propose une lecture du sens de la vie et une réflexion sur le devenir de l´homme dont la portée dépasse largement l´argumentation idéologique. Ce sont sans aucun doute ces nuances, introduites tout au long de la narration, qui permettent à l´oeuvre d´échapper à son statut exemplaire, simple témoignage d´une époque, pour proposer une vision personnelle et créative. Muchos han visto en A la Costa una novela de tendencia costumbrista, testimonio de la realidad social y política del Ecuador a finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del XX. En efecto, la novela pretende describir el conflicto tradicional social, económico, político entre Sierra y Costa. Pero es también, y ante todo, la defensa de un proyecto liberal para Ecuador, desarrollando una sistemática demostración ideológica. Además, propone una lectura del sentido de la vida y una reflexión sobre el porvenir del hombre cuyo alcance va más allá de la defensa de un proyecto ideológico. Sin duda son estos matices, introducidos a lo largo de la narración, los que permiten que la obra escape del estatuto de novela ejemplar y testimonial para proponer una visión autónoma y creativa. THE NOVEL A LA COSTA OF LUIS A. MARTÍNEZ: THE DEFENSE OF A LIBERAL PROJECT FOR ECUADOR? The novel A la Costa has often been analyzed as a portrait of national costumes, a testimony to the social and political realities of Ecuador at the end of

Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica – an updated checklist

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Cáceres González, Daniel A.; Schulte, Katharina; Schmidt, Marco; Zizka, Georg

2013-01-01

Abstract An updated inventory of the Bromeliaceae for Costa Rica is presented including citations of representative specimens for each species. The family comprises 18 genera and 198 species in Costa Rica, 32 species being endemic to the country. Additional 36 species are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. Only 4 of the 8 bromeliad subfamilies occur in Costa Rica, with a strong predominance of Tillandsioideae (7 genera/150 spp.; 75.7% of all bromeliad species in Costa Rica). 124 species (62.6%) grow exclusively epiphytic, additional 59 spp. (29.8%) are facultative epiphytes. The most diverse genus is Werauhia, with 59 species (29.8% of the Costa Rican bromeliad flora), followed by Tillandsia with 40 species (20.2%) and Guzmania with 28 spp. (8.6%). PMID:24399894

Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica – an updated checklist

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Daniel Caceres Gonzalez

2013-11-01

Full Text Available An updated inventory of the Bromeliaceae for Costa Rica is presented including citations of representative specimens for each species. The family comprises 18 genera and 198 species in Costa Rica, 32 species being endemic to the country. Additional 36 species are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. Only 4 of the 8 bromeliad subfamilies occur in Costa Rica, with a strong predominance of Tillandsioideae (7 genera/150 spp.; 75.7% of all bromeliad species in Costa Rica. 124 species (62.6% grow exclusively epiphytic, additional 59 spp. (29.8% are facultative epiphytes. The most diverse genus is Werauhia, with 59 species (29.8% of the Costa Rican bromeliad flora, followed by Tillandsia with 40 species (20.2% and Guzmania with 28 spp. (8.6%.

Three Years of Unmediated Document Delivery: An Analysis and Consideration of Collection Development Priorities.

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Chan, Emily K; Mune, Christina; Wang, YiPing; Kendall, Susan L

2016-01-01

Like most academic libraries, San José State University Library is struggling to meet users' rising expectations for immediate information within the financial confines of a flat budget. To address acquisition of nonsubscribed article content, particularly outside of business hours, San José State University Library implemented Copyright Clearance Center's Get It Now, a document delivery service. Three academic years of analyzed data, which involves more than 10,000 requests, and the subsequent collection development actions taken by the library will be discussed. The value and challenges of patron-driven, unmediated document delivery services in conjunction with traditional document delivery services will be considered.

Validación de un método de análisis para la determinación de metales pesados en partículas pM10 colectadas en aire ambiente

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Herrera-Murillo, Jorge; Rodríguez-Román, Susana

2011-01-01

Se validó un método de análisis para la determinación del contenido de metales presentes en partículas PM10 colectadas del aire ambiente de la ciudad de San José.Las muestras se tomaron utilizando dos muestreadores de aire de alto volumen con controlador de flujo, sobre filtros de cuarzo (20,3 cm x 25,4 cm), con un flujo promedio de 1,13 m3min-1 durante 24 h en dos sitios de la ciudad capital: Catedral Metropolitana y Junta de Educación de San José.  Para la determinación se utilizó espectrof...

Validación de un método de análisis para la determinación de metales pesados en partículas pM10 colectadas en aire ambiente

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Jorge Herrera-Murillo; Susana Rodríguez Román

2010-01-01

Se validó un método de análisis para la determinación del contenido de metales presentes en partículas PM10 colectadas del aire ambiente de la ciudad de San José.Las muestras se tomaron utilizando dos muestreadores de aire de alto volumen con controlador de flujo, sobre filtros de cuarzo (20,3 cm x 25,4 cm), con un flujo promedio de 1,13 m3min-1 durante 24 h en dos sitios de la ciudad capital: Catedral Metropolitana y Junta de Educación de San José.  Para la determinación se utilizó espectrof...

REDD+ IN COSTA RICA, WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED?: Indigenous Peoples Human Rights within REDD+

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Camacho Mejia, Monica Judith

2014-01-01

This thesis analyses the development of REDD+ in Costa Rica. It sets out to analyse what the obligations of Costa Rica are under International Human Rights Law with regard to Indigenous Peoples at the moment of implementing REDD+; what laws should be changed before implementing REDD+ whether Costa Rica wants to fulfil its international obligations towards Indigenous Peoples; what impact the Payment for Environmental Services programme has had on Indigenous Peoples; and how the Costa Rican gov...

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2010-01-01

... District. (g) Contra Costa District includes and consists of Contra Costa County. (h) Santa Clara District... Ventura County. (l) Stockton District includes and consists of San Joaquin County, Amador County...

Monitoreo del manglar de Gandoca, Costa Rica (sitio CARICOMP

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Ana C Fonseca E

2007-03-01

Full Text Available El manglar de Gandoca, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo, Caribe de Costa Rica, se ha monitoreado desde 1999. La especie dominante es el mangle rojo Rhizophora mangle. El pico de productividad y producción de flores a lo largo de los años se dio en julio. La productividad del manglar disminuyó desde el 2001 y la temperatura del agua aparentemente aumentó. La biomasa (14 kg/m² y densidad (9 árboles por 100 m² en Gandoca son relativamente bajas comparados con otras manglares dentro del Programa CARICOMP, mientras que la productividad encontrada para julio en Costa Rica (4 g/m²/día es intermedia, similar a lo que se encontró en la mayoría de los sitios CARICOMP.Monitoring of the mangrove forest at Gandoca, Costa Rica (CARICOMP site. The mangrove forest at Gandoca, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, has been monitored since 1999, following the CARICOMP protocol. The dominant species was the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle. The peak of productivity and flowering was in July. The mangrove productivity decline from 2001 to 2004 while the temperature rised. Biomass (14 kg/m² and density (9 trees/10 m² in Gandoca were relatively low compared to other CARICOMP sites, while productivity in July in Costa Rica (4 g/m²/day was intermediate, similar to most CARICOMP sites. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (1: 23-31. Epub 2007 March. 31.

Escuela Normal de Costa Rica: Historia y legado

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Carvajal-Jiménez, Vivian; Ruiz-Badilla, Silvia

2016-01-01

On the centennial of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica, this paper discusses its role and its legacy in teacher training. It is structured in three parts. Firstly, it presents a brief historical background of the origin and profile of normal schools in various parts of the world. Secondly, it describes the development of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) in Costa Rica, refers to various personalities and significant elements that have set the course and prestige of the institu...

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La deconstrucción poética de las vanguardias abstractas en la pintura de José María Sicilia (1985-1987

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Kristian Leahy Brajnovic

2006-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo estudia la obra de José María Sicilia de los años 1985 a 1987. A partir de la investigación sobre los cambios que se producen en el arte posmoderno, y dando las razones teóricas y los precedentes que primero deconstruyeron los estilos antagónicos de los diferentes movimientos de la modernidad, analizaremos la pintura abstracta redefinida de José María Sicilia y la deconstrucción poética de las vanguardias abstractas en su obra.This article is a study of the painting of José María Sicilia from 1985 to 1987. On the basis of research made into the changes which came about in postmodern art, and enumerating the theoretical reasons and precedents of the early deconstruction of the various modern movements, we analyze the redefined abstract painting of José María Sicilia as well as the poetic deconstruction of the abstract avant-gardisms in his work.

ESTUDIO SOBRE CONSUMO DE DROGAS Y ACOSO ESCOLAR ENTRE CURSANTES DE LA ENSEÑANZA PRIMARIA EN COSTA RICA

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Julio Bejarano Orozco

2016-07-01

Full Text Available En este estudio se analiza la problemática del consumo de alcohol, tabaco y otras drogas, así como aspectos relacionados con el uso de tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC, intimidación o bullying en población escolarizada del segundo ciclo de educación primaria (4º, 5º y 6º grado de cuatro escuelas urbanas y cuatro de atención prioritaria de las provincias de Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia y San José. Para tal propósito, se realizó una encuesta entre los meses de junio a noviembre del 2013, en una muestra de 537 estudiantes. Los resultados evidencian un inicio temprano en el consumo de alcohol, así como una utilización importante de las TIC y la existencia de situaciones conocidas como cyberbullying, y problemas relacionados con el bullying, lo que evidencia la necesidad de continuar realizando esfuerzos en el nivel interinstitucional en favor de prevenir determinadas conductas de riesgo presentes en la infancia.

Amigos y amantes: los valores relativos de trueque de diferentes tipos de compañeros en el intercambio social

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Aurelio José Figueredo

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Se utilizó el Inventario de Valor como Pareja (IVP en talleres paralelos titulados “La Racionalidad del romance” con muestras independientes recolectadas en cuatro sitios distintos: (1 Tucson, Arizona, Estados Unidos (n = 71, (2 Hermosillo, Sonora, México (n = 56, (3. Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, México (n = 39, y (4 San José, Costa Rica (n = 77. Cada participante contestó un cuestionario anónimo y confidencial que incluía preguntas sobre su percepción de su propio “Valor como pareja” (VP, el VP de sus parejas románticas presentes o pasadas, y el VP de sus mejores amistades masculinas y femeninas. Cada participante dio informes sobre relaciones con sus parejas presentes o pasadas, incluyendo su grado de fidelidad a esa pareja, la seriedad de esa relación, y su satisfacción con esa relación. Se especificaron y analizaron varias relaciones entre los datos obtenidos por medio de un modelo económico de intercambio social.

El hombre mediocre de José Ingenieros

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Ingenieros, José

2017-01-01

Poner la vida al servicio de un Ideal, es la perspectiva idealista que propone José Ingenieros en su obra clásica de 1913 El hombre mediocre, donde establece los lineamientos generales de una “psicología del ideal” en la que funda su “sociología moral”. El Ideal traduce un principio de la comunidad que tiende a objetivarse. Vinculado a la imaginación, su emergencia es el correlato de una actividad del pensar destinada a anticiparse a la experiencia. Los ideales, verdaderas “hipótesis de...

El hombre mediocre de José Ingenieros

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Ingenieros, José

2017-01-01

Poner la vida al servicio de un Ideal, es la perspectiva idealista que propone José Ingenieros en su obra clásica de 1913 El hombre mediocre, donde establece los lineamientos generales de una “psicología del ideal” en la que funda su “sociología moral”. El Ideal traduce un principio de la comunidad que tiende a objetivarse. Vinculado a la imaginación, su emergencia es el correlato de una actividad del pensar destinada a anticiparse a la experiencia. Los ideales, verdaderas...

Past’s Present: Artist’s Books by José Oliveira

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Catarina Figueiredo Cardoso

2014-11-01

Full Text Available José Oliveira is a book artist who takes inspiration from the history and evolution of the Western book and of Western writing. His artist’s books take the form of codices, scrolls and leporellos and embody the beliefs, grief and hopes of their author. They ask us about our conceptions of the book and the nature of reading. They are evidences of their author’s resolute rejection of contemporary techniques applied to books.

Costa Rica’s Marine Protected Areas: status and perspectives

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Juan José Alvarado

2012-03-01

Full Text Available With 51 100km2 of terrestrial area and 589 000km² of national waters, Costa Rica is considered one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity. It has approximately 3.5% of the world marine species. In the last four decades, Costa Rica has done a considerable effort to create a representative system of Protected Areas (PA, mainly terrestrial. We present an assessment of the current situation of the Marine Protected Areas (MPA in Costa Rica, through an historical analysis, and an evaluation of their distribution, coverage and management categories. Costa Rica has 166 protected areas covering 50% of the coastline; of these 20 are MPAs, classified as National Parks (90.6%, National Wildlife Refuges (6.6%, Wetlands (1.5%, Biological Reserves (1%, and one Absolute Natural Reserve (0.3%. According to IUCN criteria, 93.7% correspond to category II, 5% to IV and 1.3% to I. The marine protected surface is 5 296.5km², corresponding to 17.5% of the territorial waters and 0.9% of the Exclusive Economic Zone. The median distance between MPAs is 22.4km in the Pacific and 32.9km along the Caribbean. The median size is close to 54km². The main threats to MPAs are the lack of coordination between governmental agencies, limited economic resources, restricted patrolling and control, poor watershed management, and rampant coastal alteration.Con 51 100km2 de área terrestre y 589 000km² de aguas jurisdiccionales, Costa Rica es considerado uno de los países con mayor biodiversidad. Posee aproximadamente 3.5% de las especies marinas del mundo. En las últimas cuatro décadas, Costa Rica ha dedicado un esfuerzo significativo para la creación de Áreas Protegidas (AP, principalmente terrestres. Aquí presentamos un diagnóstico de la situación actual de las Áreas Marinas Protegidas (AMP en Costa Rica, a través de un análisis histórico, su distribución, cobertura y categorías de manejo. Costa Rica posee 166 áreas protegidas que cubren 50% de la l

La quiebra de José Ojesto y Puerto (Santander, c. 1801- Salamanca, 1871

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Javier INFANTE MIGUEL-MOTTA

2010-02-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: En este artículo abordo un aspecto concreto sólo apuntado en una reciente investigación mía, en curso de publicación, sobre la biografía de José Ojesto que llegó a ser uno de los principales negociantes de la Salamanca de las décadas centrales del siglo XIX. Se trata de estudiar su ruina o, mejor dicho, el final de ésta que adoptó la forma jurídica del concurso de acreedores instado por el propio interesado. A falta de la pertinente documentación judicial, examino la cuestión en el Registro de la Propiedad y, a través de sus inscripciones, en las escrituras notariales de la época. Palabras clave: Ojesto, ruina, acreedores, concurso de acreedores, comisión liquidadora y administradora, bienes y fincas. ABSTRACT: In this article I deal with a specific aspect, which has only been approached by myself in a recent investigation, which has not been publisshed yet, the mencioned article is about José Ojesto’s biography, he became one of the main businessmen in Salamanca in the middle of the XIX century. The aim of this article is José Ojesto’s bankruptcy or to be more accurate, the end of it, which adopted the legal form of competitive tendenring of creditors, which was urged by Ojesto himself. Since there are not any legal data about it, I examined this matter in land register and through its notarial inscriptions of the time. Keywords: Ojesto, bankruptcy, creditors, competitive tendering creditors, liquidation and administration committee, goods and farms.

International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, 14th, San Jose, Costa Rica, April 23-30, 1980, Proceedings. Volumes 1, 2 and 3

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1980-01-01

Papers are presented on remote sensing applications in resource monitoring and management, data classification and modeling procedures, and the use of remote sensing techniques in developing nations. The subjects of land use/land cover, soil mapping, crop identification, mapping of geological resources, renewable resource analysis, and oceanographic applications are discussed. Papers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, the Syrian Arab Republic, the People's Republic of China, the Phillipines, Italy, Upper Volta and the United States are included

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...-AA00 Safety Zone; Spanish Navy School Ship San Sebastian El Cano Escort; Bahia de San Juan; San Juan... temporary moving safety zone on the waters of Bahia de San Juan during the transit of the Spanish Navy... Channel entrance, and to protect the high ranking officials on board the Spanish Navy School Ship San...

The Philosophical Anthropology of José Manzana

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Rafael Gómez Miranda

2015-03-01

Full Text Available The main focus and interest of José Manzana’s philosophical anthropology is centred on the human condition, the sense of man’s action, the possibility of knowledge… and all that refers to «vertical transcendence», towards the Absolute, which finally culminates in God. With his philosophical anthropology, Manzana aims to ground on a transcendental method of reflection the conditions of man and his different options as a human being. The objective of this author is to clarify human existence by identifying his moment of creation. The aforementioned reflection brings us to three main dimensions of the individual: the human being as an inquiring entity, his interpersonal dimension and his awakening to the Transcendental.

“Shifting in” migration control. Universalism and immigration in Costa Rica

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K. Voorend (Koen)

2013-01-01

textabstractWhen the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), the flagship institution of Costa Rica’s ‘exceptional’ -solidary and universal- social policy regime, entered in financial crisis in 2011, the already difficult social integration of Nicaraguan immigrants in Costa Rica became even more

Compact High Resolution SANS using very cold neutrons (VCN-SANS)

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Kennedy, S.; Yamada, M.; Iwashita, Y.; Geltenbort, P.; Bleuel, M.; Shimizu, H.

2011-01-01

SANS (Small Angle Neutron Scattering) is a popular method for elucidation of nano-scale structures. However science continually challenges SANS for higher performance, prompting exploration of ever-more exotic and expensive technologies. We propose a compact high resolution SANS, using very cold neutrons, magnetic focusing lens and a wide-angle spherical detector. This system will compete with modern 40 m pinhole SANS in one tenth of the length, matching minimum Q, Q-resolution and dynamic range. It will also probe dynamics using the MIEZE method. Our prototype lens (a rotating permanent-magnet sextupole), focuses a pulsed neutron beam over 3-5 nm wavelength and has measured SANS from micelles and polymer blends. (authors)

Agricultura, recursos naturales, medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible en costa rica

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Jorge A. Morera

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Agricultura, recursos naturales, medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible en Costa Rica. La agricultura sostenible en Costa Rica debe reconocer la necesidad de intensificar la productividad como medio de soportar la acelerada demanda creada por el incremento poblacional, pero al mismo tiempo debe prever el mejor uso y conservación de los recursos naturales. Sin recursos naturales no hay agricultura y sin ésta no hay seguridad alimentaria. Es de esperar que Costa Rica pueda satisfacer la demanda creciente de alimentos y otros productos agrícolas; evitando el acelerado proceso de degradación que sufren nuestros suelos y bosques. El proceso de agricultura sostenible en Costa Rica y otros países de la región, presenta un incremento en la demanda de tierras y recursos naturales; lo cual suscita competencias y agudos conflictos sociales, económicos y ecológicos. Costa Rica debe plantearse una estrategia de desarrollo sostenible que contemple los efectos asociados del crecimiento demográfico, la seguridad alimentaria, la protección de la biodiversidad, la regeneración de los ecosistemas, el desarrollo de tecnologías amigables con el ambiente, la regulación sobre el acceso a los recursos naturales y la formación de capital humano

Costa Rica regroups for sales kick-off.

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1985-01-01

Cost Rica's contraceptive social marketing project is scheduled to be launched in March 1985. The project is run through a for-profit corporation, Asdecosta, which is owned by the Costa Rican International Planned Parenthood affiliate. Asdecosta was formed as a for-profit entity because Costa Rican law prohibits product sales by nonprofit groups. The US Agency for International Development (AID) will allocate US$1.2 million over a 5-year period, 1983-88. The project manager, Jorge Lopez, is an economist with considerable experience in marketing. The project has lined up a top national distributor, a packaging company, and an advertising agency for its 1st product, a condom manufactured in the US by Ansell. Asdecost's target market is projected to include 50,000-75,000 couples at its peak operating capacity. An estimated 65% of Costa Rican women have used a contraceptive method at some time. The condom, pill, and IUD are the most popular methods. Eventually, Asdecosta expects to expand its product line to include oral contraceptives. Another goal is to counter the high drop out rate among users of government and other family planning services.

Development of domestic hot water systems in Costa Rica from solar energy

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Lizana-Moreno, Fernando

2015-01-01

A software tool is developed to implement the solar domestic hot water systems (DHW) in Costa Rica and to replace the electric water heating equipment. A database with information from the solar radiation is elaborated for different locations in Costa Rica. A manual of design DHW solar systems is realized for the country. An DHW solar system is designed for the type of average building the of country. A software is implemented to calculate the parameters and dimensions necessary for the solar installation of DHW, using the F-Chart method; in addition, the information of the mentioned database is included. A financial analysis is elaborated of the DHW solar systems in Costa Rica. The strategies are proposed for the implementation of DHW solar systems in Costa Rica [es

Gramíneas uruguayas de D. José Arechavaleta (1838-1912, en el Real Colegio Alfonso XII de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid, España

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Carrasco, María A.

2001-12-01

Full Text Available The Royal Monastery of El Escorial was built in the xvi century by king Felipe U. In the part intended to be a college and seminary, the Real Colegio Alfonso XII was established in 1885. In this place, the treasures that had been accumulated for fíve hundred years, that carne from acquisitions, collections and donations, are stored. In this paper we present a small collection, of undeniable historical valué. It contains 186 Gramineae that were sent as a present to María Cristina, the Regent Queen of Spain, by the President of Uruguay on the occasion of the World Exhibition of Barcelona in 1888. The plants are part of the herbarium of the Flora Uruguaya of José Arechavaleta y Balparda [Santurce (España, 1838-Montevideo (Uruguay, 1912]. Some of the plants are annotated by Arechavaleta as new species, and some belong from the loc. clas. All this material is identified by Arechavaleta and J. Hackel.El Real Monasterio de El Escorial fue fundado en el siglo XVI por el rey Felipe n. En la parte dedicada a colegio-seminario se estableció en 1885 el Real Colegio Alfonso XII, donde están depositados todos los fondos que se han ido acumulando a lo largo de quinientos años, procedentes de adquisiciones, recolecciones y donaciones. En este trabajo presentamos una colección, pequeña pero de indudable valor histórico, de 186 Gramineae que fueron enviadas por el presidente del Uruguay a la reina regente de España con motivo de la Exposición Universal de Barcelona celebrada en 1888. Estos materiales son parte del herbario de la Flora Uruguaya de D. José Arechavaleta y Balparda [Santurce (España, 1838-Montevideo (Uruguay, 1912]. Algunas plantas están anotadas por Arechavaleta como especies nuevas -unas cuantas proceden de la localidad clásica- y todas ellas están identificadas por Arechavaleta o J. Hackel.

Level of heavy metals in soils and lemon grass in Jos, Bukuru and ...

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Level of heavy metals in soils and lemon grass in Jos, Bukuru and environs, Nigeria. SJ Salami, EA Akande, DM Zachariah. Abstract. No Abstract. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol. 13 (2) 2007: pp. 193-196. Full Text: EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT EMAIL FREE FULL TEXT · DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT ...

Subclinical thyroid dysfunction in adult Costa Rican population

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Guevara Sánchez, Oscar; Holst Schumacher, Ileana; Boza Oreamuno, Sandra; Barrantes Santamaría, Mauro; Chinchilla Monge, Ricardo; Alvarado Ulate, Pablo

2016-01-01

Introducción. La disfunción tiroidea subclínica es un desorden común que puede representar la etapa temprana de una franca enfermedad tiroidea. Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea subclínica en una población de adultos costarricenses. Diseño. Investigación de tipo transversal y descriptiva. Lugar. Área urbana de Costa Rica. Participantes. Adultos costarricenses de un área urbana de Costa Rica. Intervenciones. A 297 individuos de ambos géneros con edades entre 30 y 87 años ...

Primer registro de Pisione guanche San Martín, López & Núñez, 1999 (Annelida: Sigalionidae en el golfo de Vizcaya.

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Julián Martínez

2017-01-01

Full Text Available En el transcurso de un programa de vigilancia ambiental llevado a cabo por INSUB el 9 de Mayo de 2017, dos ejemplares completos y un fragmento de Pisione guanche San Martín, López & Núñez, 1999 (Annelida: Polychaeta: Sigalionidae han sido identificados. Esta es la primera referencia de la especie para el golfo de Vizcaya. Los ejemplares fueron obtenidos en fondos blandos circalitorales de la plataforma continental de Zarautz (Costa vasca, SE del golfo de Vizcaya. En el presente artículo se aportan aspectos morfológicos, geográficos y ecológicos de la especie.

PERCEPCIÓN DEL IMPACTO DE LA APLICACIÓN DE MECANISMOS DE ASEGURAMIENTO DE LA CALIDAD EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR EN COSTA RICA: PROYECTO ALFA-CINDA-UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA (PERCEIVED IMPACT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISMS ON COSTA-RICAN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE ALFA-CINDA-UNIVERSIDAD-DE-COSTA-RICA PROJECT

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Guido Guido, Elsiana

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Resumen: En este artículo se presentan las acciones realizadas dentro del Proyecto Alfa Nro. DCl-ALA 2008/42: Aseguramiento de la calidad: políticas públicas y gestión universitaria financiado con fondos de la Unión Europea y coordinado, de manera general, por el Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo, CINDA. Participan 16 universidades latinoamericanas y 7 universidades europeas, y el objetivo general del proyecto es mejorar la gestión de la calidad de la Educación Superior, tanto a nivel de los sistemas nacionales como de las instituciones de Educación Superior, y contribuir con la generación de conocimiento y confianzas mutuas acerca de la calidad de la Educación Superior entre los países latinoamericanos y europeos. Como parte de las actividades desarrolladas se llevaron a cabo estudios en 7 países (5 de Latinoamérica y 2 de Europa para evaluar el impacto de los procesos de aseguramiento de la calidad implementados en las universidades. En Costa Rica, el proyecto ha sido coordinado y ejecutado por la Universidad de Costa Rica desde el año 2009 hasta la fecha. El estudio se realizó en dos universidades estatales y dos privadas, durante el período comprendido entre octubre de 2010 y mayo de 2011, se realizaron 26 entrevistas presenciales y 8 sesiones de grupo a las diferentes poblaciones definidas en el estudio, además, se realizaron un total de 652 encuestas a estudiantes activos y a personas egresadas. Los principales resultados obtenidos en Costa Rica se resumen en este artículo, de acuerdo con los niveles y dimensiones de calidad que fueron definidos en el marco referencial del proyecto.Abstract: The article presents actions carried out in Costa Rica, in the frame of the project Alfa Nro. DCl-ALA 2008/42: Quality assurance: public policies and management in universities. This project is funded by the European Commission and its general coordination is in charge of the Inter-university Center for Development (CINDA, in

Evaluación del estado de conservación y viabilidad poblacional de la lapa verde (Ara ambiguus) en el Corredor Biológico Binacional El Castillo-San Juan-La Selva, Costa Rica - Nicaragua

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2010-01-01

Proyecto de Graduación (Doctorado Interuniversitario en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo. Énfasis en Manejo de Recursos Naturales) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Programa de Estudios del Doctorado en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo, 2010 Muchos aspectos de la biodiversidad y de la biología de la conservación se comprenden mejor estudiando las aves, más que cualquier otro grupo de organismos. Proba...

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COMUNALIDAD Y BUEN VIVIR COMO ESTRATEGIAS INDÍGENAS FRENTE A LA VIOLENCIA EN MICHOACÁN: LOS CASOS DE CHERÁN Y SAN MIGUEL DE AQUILA

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Josefina María Cendejas

2015-06-01

Full Text Available La escalada de violencia en la que vive el estado occidental de Michoacán, México, desde 2006, ha afectado con especial virulencia a las regiones de la Tierra Caliente, la Sierra Costa y la Meseta Purépecha. En este artículo se abordan dos casos de comunidades indígenas, una purépecha: Cherán, y una nahua: San Miguel de Aquila. Se describen y comparan las respuestas de ambas ante los embates del crimen organizado, en busca de los elementos que expliquen los resultados dramáticamente distintos que han obtenido a partir de sus respectivas iniciativas de respuesta colectiva ante la violencia. El enfoque desde la ecología política permite analizar la problemática de ambos casos como resultado del «asalto global a los bienes comunes», mientras que las nociones de comunalidad y buen vivir resultan pertinentes para identificar las fortalezas, las debilidades y las posibles consecuencias a futuro de los movimientos sociales. COMMUNALITY AND BUEN VIVIR AS INDIGENOUS STRATEGIES TO FACE VIOLENCE IN MICHOACAN: THE CASES OF CHERÁN AND SAN MIGUEL DE AQUILA The escalation of violence experienced since 2006 in the Western state of Michoacan, Mexico, has significantly affected the regions of Tierra Caliente, Sierra Costa and Meseta Purépecha. This article addresses two cases of indigenous communities, a Purepecha community in Cherán, and a Nahua community in San Miguel de Aquila. The collective responses of these two communities to the attacks of organized crime are described and compared in search of elements to explain the dramatically different results obtained by both communities. An approach from the perspective of political ecology allows for an analysis of the issues faced by each one of them as a result of the «global assault on common goods». The notions of comunalidad and buen vivir ‘good living’ are germane to an identification of strengths, weaknesses and possible future consequences of the social movements.

Joaquim Da Costa Ribeiro

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1960-09-15

Professor Costa Ribeiro directed IAEA's Division of Exchange and Training from 15 February 1958 to 15 November 1959 - a period during which the Agency planned, initiated and established its operational programs, and it was largely due to his untiring effort and able handling that the training and fellowship program rapidly developed into one of the most important and fruitful of the Agency's activities

Joaquim Da Costa Ribeiro

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1960-01-01

Professor Costa Ribeiro directed IAEA's Division of Exchange and Training from 15 February 1958 to 15 November 1959 - a period during which the Agency planned, initiated and established its operational programs, and it was largely due to his untiring effort and able handling that the training and fellowship program rapidly developed into one of the most important and fruitful of the Agency's activities

The declining effect of sibling size on children's education in Costa Rica

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Jing Li

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Background: Costa Rica experienced a dramatic fertility decline in the 1960s and 1970s. The same period saw substantial improvement in children's educational attainment in Costa Rica. This correlation is consistent with household-level quantity-quality tradeoffs, but prior research on quantity-quality tradeoff magnitudes is mixed, and little research has estimated quantity-quality tradeoff behaviors in Latin America. Objective: This study explores one dimension of the potential demographic dividend from the fertility decline: the extent to which it was accompanied by quantity-quality tradeoffs leading to higher educational attainment. Specifically, we provide the first estimate of quantity-quality tradeoffs in Costa Rica, analyzing the increase in secondary school attendance among Costa Rican children as the number of siblings decreases. Furthermore, we advance the literature by exploring how that tradeoff has changed over time. Methods: We use 1984 and 2000 Costa Rican census data as well as survey data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES. To address endogenous family size, the analysis uses an instrumental variable strategy based on the gender of the first two children to identify the causal relationship between number of siblings and children's education. Results: We find that, among our earlier cohorts, having fewer siblings is associated with a significantly higher probability of having attended at least one year of secondary school, particularly among girls. The effect is stronger after we account for the endogeneity of number of children born by the mother. For birth cohorts after 1980 this relationship largely disappears. Conclusions: This study provides strong evidence for a declining quantity-quality (Q-Q tradeoff in Costa Rica. This result suggests one potential explanation for the heterogeneous findings in prior studies elsewhere, but more work will be required to understand why such tradeoffs might vary

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Base de datos de historiadores costarricenses.

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2011-01-01

El interés por ofrecer a los investigadores sociales una recopilación de los estudios históricos efectuados en Costa Rica, condujo a Eduardo Fournier García a publicar, en 1987, un listado de las tesis presentadas en la Escuela de Historia y Geografia y en la Maestría en Historia de la Universidad de Costa Rica durante el período 1945-1986.[1] El profesor José Antonio Salas Víquez dio a conocer un trabajo similar para la Escuela de Historia de la Universidad Nacional, el cual cubre el perí...

Los manglares de Costa Rica: el Pacífico norte

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Priscilla Zamora-Trejos

2009-09-01

Full Text Available Costa Rica tiene bosques de manglar en las costas Caribe y Pacífica. El 99% de los manglares del país se encuentran en la costa Pacífica. En este trabajo recopilamos la información disponible sobre los manglares del Pacífico norte de Costa Rica, desde la frontera con Nicaragua hasta la Reserva Absoluta de Cabo Blanco, en la punta sur de la Península de Nicoya. La ubicación de los manglares y cualquier información disponible para cada manglar es resumida. El clima de esta región es seco con estaciones de lluvia y sequía muy bien definidas. Los manglares del norte son relativamente pequeños en extensión y tamaño de árboles, y de baja diversidad comparados con los del Pacífico sur de Costa Rica. Las principales especies de mangle son: Rhizophora mangle, Rhizophora racemosa a lo largo de los bordes de los canales, seguido por Avicennia germinans, y más tierra adentro Avicennia bicolor, Laguncularia racemosa y Conocarpus erectus. En el manglar de Potrero Grande se informa de una población saludable de la especie de Pelliciera rhizophorae, especies muy poco abundante. Reconocemos 38 comunidades de manglares en el Pacífico norte de Costa Rica basado en el Inventario Nacional de Humedales, artículos publicados, observaciones de campo, tesis, informes técnicos y los mapas 1: 50 000 del Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Se pudo encontrar información relativamente detallada pero fragmentada de únicamente cinco manglares (los descritos en esta publicación, de 14 solamente hay listas preliminares e incompletas de plantas y en algunos casos de animales, de nueve manglares más hay información todavía más limitada, y de otros nueve se conoce solamente su ubicación, que en algunos casos se comprobó que era incorrecta. Trabajos de mapeo detallado, caracterización de la vegetación y la fauna, estudios fisiológicos, análisis de procesos biogeoquímicos, evaluaciones económicas, y determinación del estado de salud de los manglares

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... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Safety Zone: San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR. 165.754 Section 165.754 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND... Zone: San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR. (a) Regulated area. A moving safety zone is established in the...

José Figueres Ferrer y su aporte al sistema electoral costarricense

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Oscar Fonseca Montoya

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo describe los aportes del Expresidente de la República y Benemérito de la Patria José Figueres Ferrer para el desarrollo y estabilidad del sistema electoral costarricense. Repasa la emisión de Decretos-Ley que desde la Junta Fundadora de la Segunda República aseguraron la estructura que hoy ostenta tanto la legislación electoral como el Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones.

A study of female genital swabs in primary health care centres in Jos, Nigeria

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Samuel Nwadioha

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Objective: To detect some common microbial agents of female genital discharges in order to improve the current syndromic management of abnormal vaginal discharge. Methods: A prospective study of female genital swabs collected from Primary Health Care Centres, Jos, and analysed for microscopy, culture and sensitivity in Jos University Teaching Hospital, December 2006 to December 2007 was carried out. Results: Microbial agents were detected in 70% (700 of a total 1 000 female genital swabs studied. Candida species peaked with 42.0% (420 out of the 1000 samples, followed by Gardnerella vaginalis, an agent of bacterial vaginosis with 26.0%. The distribution of abnormal vaginal discharge was highest in young adults aged 21 to 30 years. Conclusions: It is concluded that abnormal vaginal discharge is most prevalent in the young sexually active age group with Candida species as the commonest agent. We recommend prevention, early diagnosis and prompt treatment of infective female genital discharge in order to reduce the menace of HIV transmission.

Abdominal injuries in communal crises: The Jos experience

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Emmanuel Olorundare Ojo

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Background: Abdominal injuries contribute significantly to battlefield trauma morbidity and mortality. This study sought to determine the incidence, demographics, clinical features, spectrum, severity, management, and outcome of abdominal trauma during a civilian conflict. Materials and Methods: A prospective analysis of patients treated for abdominal trauma during the Jos civil crises between December 2010 and May 2012 at the Jos University Teaching Hospital. Results: A total of 109 victims of communal conflicts with abdominal injuries were managed during the study period with 89 (81.7% males and 20 (18.3% females representing about 12.2% of the total 897 combat related injuries. The peak age incidence was between 21 and 40 years (range: 3–71 years. The most frequently injured intra-abdominal organs were the small intestine 69 (63.3%, colon 48 (44%, and liver 41 (37.6%. Forty-four (40.4% patients had extra-abdominal injuries involving the chest in 17 (15.6%, musculoskeletal 12 (11%, and the head in 9 (8.3%. The most prevalent weapon injuries were gunshot 76 (69.7%, explosives 12 (11%, stab injuries 11 (10.1%, and blunt abdominal trauma 10 (9.2%. The injury severity score varied from 8 to 52 (mean: 20.8 with a fatality rate of 11 (10.1% and morbidity rate of 29 (26.6%. Presence of irreversible shock, 3 or more injured intra-abdominal organs, severe head injuries, and delayed presentation were the main factors associated with mortality. Conclusion: Abdominal trauma is major life-threatening injuries during conflicts. Substantial mortality occurred with loss of nearly one in every 10 hospitalized victims despite aggressive emergency room resuscitation. The resources expenditure, propensity for death and expediency of timing reinforce the need for early access to the wounded in a concerted trauma care systems.

Animales en la obra de Juan José Arreola

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Samperio, Guillermo

2004-01-01

Los bestiarios medievales son una tentativa, aunque sea parcial, por explicar la creación. En la letras latinoamericanas, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar y Juan José Arreola renuevan los bestiarios de la edad Media. En este artículo se analizará la obra de Arreola, pues en ella, la imagen del animal trasciende de la forma simbólica del bestiario medieval y toma la forma nominalista del signo para la formulación de metáforas que transforman, no sólo a los hombres, sino también a los objetos,...

Presentación - Minga-Mutirão de Revistas de Teología latinoamericanas - A los 40 años de la Teología de la Liberación: balance y futuro

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José Maria Vigil

2013-12-01

Full Text Available KOINONIA/ASETTMINGA/MUTIRÃO DE REVISTAS DE TEOLOGIA LATINO-AMERICANASÍndice del número colectivo Minga-Mutirão de Revistas Latinoamericanas de Teología 2013, «A los 40 años de la Teología de la Liberación: balance y futuro»VIGIL, José Maria. Presentación. BARROS, Marcelo; VIGIL, José Maria. Anunciaron su muerte, ¡pero está bien viva! Teología de la Liberación 40 años: balance y perspectivas. SUSIN, Luiz Carlos, Secretario Executivo do Foro Mundial de Teologia e Libertação, Porto Alegre, Brasil, Teologia da Libertação: de onde viemos, para onde vamos? ALMEIDA, Antonio José de, Teologia da Libertação e transições eclesiasis pendentes para o futuro. ARAGÃO, Gilbraz, Recife, Brasil, A Libertação se desdobra em diálogo. Teologia da Libertação e pluralismo religioso. BARROS, Marcelo, Recife, Brasil, Para una teología bolivariana de la Liberación. Teología de la Liberación y Patria Grande hoy. SCHIAVO, Luigi, San José, Costa Rica, Tiempos oscuros, tiempos de monstruos. Teología de la Liberación y nuevos desafíos culturales. OSORIO, Sergio, Bogotá, Colombia, Una nueva dimensión epistemológica para la teología. La Teología de la Liberación y el desafío epistemológico. RODRIGUES SILVA Marcos, Coordenador da Comissão de Teologia Afro da ASETT, Teologia Afro (ou Negra da Libertação: balanço e perspectivas. TOMICHÁ, Roberto, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Teologías de la liberación indígenas. VÉLEZ, Consuelo, Coordinadora de la Comisión de Teología Feminista de la ASETT, Universidad Xaveriana, Bogotá, Colombia, Teología feminista latinoamericana de la Liberación: balance y futuro. KERBER, Guillermo: Teología de la liberación y movimiento ecuménico. CASTILLO, Jorge, panameño profesor de teología en la Universidad de Nijmegen, Holanda, Teología de la liberación y «cristianismo mundial». VIGIL, José María, Panamá, Panamá, Teología de la Liberación en camino hacia nuevos paradigmas.

Dois marranos e um bruxo: Antônio José e Baruch Espinosa na poesia de Machado de Assis

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Kênia Maria de Almeida Pereira

2012-01-01

A poesia de Machado de Assis ainda é pouco estudada e compreendida nas pesquisas acadêmicas. Dentre as dezenas de poemas homenageando importantes escritores canônicos, presentes no livro Ocidentais, interessa-nos dois em especial para nossos comentários: “Antônio José” e “Espinosa”. Machado de Assis dialoga com a obra desses dois escritores, apontando também para o fato de que tanto Antônio José como Espinosa pertenceram a famílias de cristãos-novos e foram perseguidos pela intolerância relig...

EL COMPORTAMIENTO DE LAS CATEGORÍAS GRAMATICALES Y LA PRECISIÓN LÉXICA EN TEXTOS ORALES NARRATIVOS Y EXPLICATIVOS PRODUCIDOS POR ESCOLARES EN COSTA RICA

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Jessica Araya Ramírez

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este es un artículo que parte de una investigación realizada en una escuela pública de la Dirección Regional de San José, circuito 10, en el año 2010, en la cual se analizó el comportamiento de las categorías gramaticales; sustantivos, adjetivos y verbos, se utilizó la Prueba de diversidad léxica en textos de cincuenta enunciados Pd50, así como la precisión léxica presente en los textos orales narrativos y explicativos de treinta y seis escolares. Los resultados arrojados reflejan el poco uso de los adjetivos y una diversidad de imprecisiones léxicas que obstaculizaron una adecuada comprensión del mensaje, por lo que es necesaria una intervención didáctica oportuna que permita que los escolares utilicen el vocabulario en forma variada y precisa.

Consensus on management of metastatic colorectal cancer in Central America and the Caribbean: San José, Costa Rica, August 2016

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López, Roberto Ivan; Castro, Jenny Lissette; Cedeño, Heidy; Cisneros, Dagoberto; Corrales, Luis; González-Herrera, Ileana; Lima-Pérez, Mayté; Prestol, Rogelio; Salinas, Roberto; Soriano-García, Jorge Luis; T Zavala, Alejandra; Zetina, Luis Miguel; Zúñiga-Orlich, Carlos Eduardo

2018-01-01

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common in women worldwide. In Latin America and the Caribbean, it has a mortality of 56%. The median overall survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is currently estimated as ~30 months, which has substantially improved through strategic changes in treatment and in the management of patients. As opposed to other metastatic cancers where first-line regimens are often determined, mCRC requires special attention because there is controversy in the possible combinations of the available drugs and the different periods of duration for each patient. Each combination must seek to be effective and to generate the minimum adverse effects as possible. Instead of giving the first-line regimen until the tumour progresses, treatment is often individualised. Furthermore, up to 60% of colorectal tumours are considered non-mutated or wild-type CRC. Not harbouring mutations in the RAS family of genes or mutations in the signalling pathways of the epidermal growth factor receptor causes a null response to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibody therapy, which implies even more complex considerations regarding its management. The primary objective of this consensus is to address the main scenarios of mCRC in order to warrant the most appropriate therapeutic intervention for these patients in the Central American and the Caribbean (CAC) region. This can lead to better clinical outcomes as well as quality of life for palliative patients. This document includes the formal expert consensus recommendations for scenarios of mutated and non-mutated mCRC, including synchronous or metachronous disease, management of mCRC with liver and lung metastasis, resectable, potentially resectable or non-resectable tumours and local in the CAC context. PMID:29636987

Antonio José Ponte: el espacio como texto

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María Guadalupe Silva

2014-04-01

This essay examines Antonio José Ponte’s tale "Un arte de hacer ruinas" (An Art of making ruins from the perspective of its narrative strategies. Considering the general structure of the book, in which this tale holds a central place, the essay inquires into the meanings of the very notion of "center" in Ponte’s literary project. Since the structuration of space, in particular, urban space, which is the first political space, is a matter of permanent reflection in his work, here I offer a reading of the allegorical "engineering" of the tale, establishing relations with other critical texts by Ponte which defies the metaphysics of Cuban nationalism and the centralizing ideology of the Estate.

Downstream effects of hydropower production on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in two rivers in Costa Rica

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Ramsa Chaves-Ulloa

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Existe poca información publicada sobre el efecto de grandes represas hidroeléctricas (>15m alto en ríos tropicales. Investigamos los efectos de estas represas en las comunidades de macroinvertebrados acuáticos en dos ríos de Costa Rica. Medimos características físico-químicas y recolectamos macroinvertebrados a lo largo del año en dos ríos represados, Peñas Blancas y San Lorenzo, así como en el río Chachagua, el cual no era utilizado para la producción hidroeléctrica. Los sitios arriba y debajo de las represas presentaron diferencias físico-químicas, con amplia variación y valores extremos en las variables medidas debajo de la represa en el Río San Lorenzo. Los sitios arriba de las represas estaban dominados por colectores-recolectores-raspadores y nadadores-colgadores, mientras que debajo de las represas hubo una representación más equitativa de grupos funcionales. En contraste, las comunidades fueron semejantes en dos sitios a diferente elevación en el río sin represa. La presencia de afluentes podría haber facilitado la recuperación de macroinvertebrados arriba de la casa de máquinas, pero las comunidades fueron similares bajo la casa y abajo de la represa. Una liberación masiva de sedimentos disminuyó la abundancia y el número de táxones bajo la represa en el Río Peñas Blancas.

Downstream effects of hydropower production on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in two rivers in Costa Rica.

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Chaves-Ulloa, Ramsa; Umaña-Villalobos, Gerardo; Springer, Monika

2014-04-01

Despite the fact that little is known about the consequences of hydropower production in tropical areas, many large dams (> 15 m high) are currently under construction or consideration in the tropics. We researched the effects of large hydroelectric dams on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in two Costa Rican rivers. We measured physicochemical characteristics and sampled aquatic macroinvertebrates from March 2003 to March 2004 in two dammed rivers, Peñas Blancas and San Lorenzo, as well as in the undammed Chachagua River. Sites above and below the dam had differences in their physicochemical variables, with wide variation and extreme values in variables measured below the dam in the San Lorenzo River. Sites below the dams had reduced water discharges, velocities, and depths when compared with sites above the dams, as well as higher temperatures and conductivity. Sites above dams were dominated by collector-gatherer-scrapers and habitat groups dominated by swimmer-clingers, while sites below dams had a more even representation of groups. In contrast, a comparison between two sites at different elevation in the undammed river maintained a similar assemblage composition. Tributaries might facilitate macroinvertebrate recovery above the turbine house, but the assemblage below the turbine house resembled the one below the dam. A massive sediment release event from the dam decreased the abundance per sample and macroinvertebrate taxa below the dam in the Peñas Blancas River. Our study illustrates the effects of hydropower production on neotropical rivers, highlighting the importance of using multiple measures of macroinvertebrate assemblage structure for assessing this type of environmental impact.

PREFACE: 15th Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics (LAWPP 2014) and 21st IAEA TM on Research Using Small Fusion Devices (RUSFD)

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Iván Vargas-Blanco, V.; Herrera-Velázquez, J. Julio E.

2015-03-01

Written contributions from participants of the Joint 15th Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics (LAWPP 2014) - 21st IAEA Technical Meeting on Research Using Small Fusion Devices (21st IAEA TM RUSFD). The International Advisory Committees of the 15th Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics (LAWPP 2014) and the 21st IAEA TM on Research Using Small Fusion Devices (RUSFD), agreed to carry out together this Joint LAWPP 2014 - 21st RUSFD in San José, Costa Rica, on 27-31 January 2014. The Joint LAWPP 2014 - 21st RUSFD meeting, organized by the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, and Ad Astra Rocket Company in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics (LAWPP) is a series of events which has been held periodically since 1982, with the purpose of providing a forum in which the research of the Latin American plasma physics community can be displayed, as well as fostering collaborations among plasma scientists within the region and with researchers from the rest of the world. Recognized plasma scientists from developed countries are specially invited to the meeting to present the state of the art on several "hot" topics related to plasma physics. It is an open meeting, with an International Advisory Committee, in which the working language is English. It was firstly held in 1982 in Cambuquira, Brazil, followed by workshops in Medellín, Colombia (1985), Santiago de Chile, Chile (1988), Buenos Aires, Argentina (1990), Mexico City, Mexico (1992), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (1994, combined with the International Congress on Plasma Physics (ICPP)), Caracas, Venezuela (1997), Tandil, Argentina (1998), La Serena, Chile (2000), Sao Pedro, Brazil (2003), Mexico City, Mexico (2005), Caracas, Venezuela (2007), Santiago de Chile, Chile (2010, combined with the ICPP) and Mar de Plata, Argentina (2011). The 21st IAEA TM on Research Using Small Fusion Devices is an ideal forum for

Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Costa Rica

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2002-01-01

This perspective view shows the Caribbean coastal plain of Costa Rica, with the Cordillera Central rising in the background and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. The prominent river in the center of the image is the Rio Sucio, which merges with the Rio Sarapiqui at the bottom of the image and eventually joins with Rio San Juan on the Nicaragua border.Like much of Central America, Costa Rica is generally cloud covered so very little satellite imagery is available. The ability of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) instrument to penetrate clouds and make three-dimensional measurements will allow generation of the first complete high-resolution topographic map of the entire region. These data were used to generate the image.This three-dimensional perspective view was generated using elevation data from SRTM and an enhanced false-color Landsat 7 satellite image. Colors are from Landsat bands 5, 4, and 2 as red, green and blue, respectively. Topographic expression is exaggerated two times.Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of the Earth since 1972. SRTM elevation data matches the 30-meter resolution of most Landsat images and will substantially help in analyses of the large and growing Landsat image archive. The Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper image used here was provided to the SRTM by the United States Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.Elevation data used in this image was acquired by the SRTM aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, launched on February 11, 2000. SRTM used the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) that flew twice on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1994. SRTM was designed to collect three-dimensional measurements of the Earth's surface. To collect the 3-D data, engineers added a 60-meter-long (200-foot) mast, installed additional C-band and X-band antennas, and improved tracking and navigation devices

Costa Rica – “Bogate Wybrzeże” = Costa Rica – „Rich Coast”

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Marek Napierala

2016-02-01

Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy   Słowa kluczowe: turystyka, Kostaryka, parki narodowe. Key words: tourism, Costa Rica, national parks.   Streszczenie Materiał stanowi dokument z obserwacji autora z pobytu w Kostaryce. Pobyt miał miejsce na przełomie 2015 i 2016 roku i był okazją do zwiedzenia miejsc ciekawych w klimacie podrównikowym. Podróżowanie to odwieczne ludzkie marzenie. Treścią wielu wyjazdów staje się odkrywanie nieznanego, szukanie odmienności w klimacie, florze i faunie, kulturze i zwyczajach ludzi. Można tu spotkać wiele gatunków zwierząt jak: małpy, krokodyle, liczne odmiany barwnych papug, kolibrów, tukany, ciekawe gatunki jaszczurek, węży, bogato ubarwione żaby, żółwie czy legwany. Ciekawe są także chrząszcze i wiele gatunków motyli. Kostaryka zostanie w pamięci miejscem fantastycznych krajobrazów, wakacyjny fenomenem.   Abstract The material is a document from the observation of the author's stay in Costa Rica. Visit took place at the turn of 2015 and 2016 years and was an opportunity to visit interesting places in equatorial climates. Travelling to the eternal human dream. The content of many trips becomes discovering the unknown, looking for differences in climate, flora and fauna, culture and customs of people. You can meet many animal species as .: monkeys, crocodiles, numerous varieties of colorful parrots, hummingbirds, toucans, interesting species of lizards, snakes, richly colored frogs, turtles and iguanas. Interesting are also many species of beetles and butterflies. Costa Rica is in the memory of the place fantastic landscapes, house phenomenon.

Diagnóstico de la cultura organizacional de la Asociación de Productores de San José de Trojas (ASOTROJAS) y propuesta de solución

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Artavia Álvarez, Carlos José

2005-01-01

Tesis de maestría -- Universidad de Costa Rica. Posgrado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas. Maestría Profesional en Administración y Dirección de Empresas con énfasis en Gerencia, 2005 El objetivo general del trabajo es establecer las estrategias necesarias para lograr el desarrollo de una cultura organizacional fuerte y positiva, que beneficie la estabilidad y el crecimiento económico y social de ASOTROJAS. La organización investigada se dedica al servicio de acopio y com...

Tephritids in fruit plantations in Costa Rica

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Camacho V, H [Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Biologia, San Jose (Costa Rica)

2005-07-01

Full text: The diversity of tephritids captured in fruit orchards in Costa Rica during four years (2001- 2004) with Multilure{sup RM} Traps is presented. These were baited with different attractants (Torula, Nu-Lure and several synthetic mixtures) in a project to determine their capacity of attraction, in mixed plantations of coffee and citrus in the Grecia Canton (year 2001) and in the Corralar District (2002 and 2004); in a mango plantation in the Esparza Canton (2001 and 2003), in a guava orchard in Pocora District (2002 and 2004) and in a citrus plantation in the San Carlos Canton, (2003). In the Grecia Canton 4,545 fruit flies were captured: 3837 (84.42%) medflies, 634 (13,94%) Anastrepha ludens, 49 (1,07%) A. striata, 29 (0.06%) A. fraterculus. In Esparza Canton (2001) 2239 tephritids were captured: 1107 (49,44%) Medflies, 875 (39,07%) A. obliqua, 156 (6,96%) A. striata, 73 (3,26%) A. serpentina and 1 (0.04%) A. ludens. In Esparza (2003) 792 tephritids were captured: 518 (65.40%) medflies, 216 (27,27%) A. obliqua, 15 (1.89%) A. striata, 18 (2.27%) A. serpentina and 24 (3.03%) Hexachaeta obscura. In Corralar District (2002) 3873 tephritids were captured: 2323 (59.99%) medflies, 1416 (36.56%) A. ludens, 20 (0.51%) A. obliqua and 114 (2.94%) A. striata. In the same place (Corralar - 2004) 533 tephritids were captured: 270 (50.65%) medflies, 118 (22.13%) A. ludens, 19 (3.56%) A. obliqua, 5 (0.93%) A. striata, 105 (19.69%) of the genus Molynocoelya spp., 14 (2.62%) Paroxyna spp. and 2 (0.37%) Tetreuareta spp. In Pocora District (2002) 1542 tephritids were captured: 1526 (98.96%) A. striata, 3 (0.19%) A. obliqua, 6 (0.38%) A. fraterculus, 1 (0.064%) A. zuelianiae, 2 (0.12%) Pesudocrotaenia spp. and 1 (0.064%) Pyrgotoides spp. In the same place (2004) 9250 tephritidis was captured: 8071 (87.25%) A. striata, 935(10.10%) A. obliqua, 235 (2.54%) medflies, 6 (0.06%) A. serpentina, 2 (0.02%) A. cyclayae and 1 (0.01%) Hexachaeta obscura. In a citrus plantation in the San

Management of the mass casualty from the 2001 Jos crisis.

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Ozoilo, K N; Kidmas, A T; Nwadiaro, H C; Iya, D; Onche, I I; Misauno, M A; Sule, A Z; Yiltok, S J; Uba, A F; Ramyil, V M; Dakum, N K; Ugwu, B T

2014-01-01

We report our experience in the hospital management of mass casualty following the Jos civil crisis of 2001. A retrospective analysis of the records of patients managed in the Jos civil crisis of September 2001, in Plateau State, Nigeria. Information extracted included demographic data of patients, mechanisms of injury, nature and site of injury, treatment modalities and outcome of care. A total of 463 crisis victims presented over a 5 day period. Out of these, the records of 389 (84.0%) were available and analyzed. There were 348 (89.5%) males and 41 females (10.5%) aged between 3 weeks and 70 years, with a median age of 26 years. Most common mechanisms of injury were gunshot in 176 patients (45.2%) and blunt injuries from clubs and sticks in 140 patients (36.0%). Debridement with or without suturing was the most common surgical procedure, performed in 128 patients (33%) followed by exploratory laparotomy in 27 (6.9%) patients. Complications were documented in 55 patients (14.1%) and there were 16 hospital deaths (4.1% mortality). Challenges included exhaustion of supplies, poor communication and security threats both within the hospital and outside. Most patients reaching the hospital alive had injuries that did not require lifesaving interventions. Institutional preparedness plan would enable the hospital to have an organized approach to care, with better chances of success. More effective means of containing crises should be employed to reduce the attendant casualty rate.

Business tourism: a guest opinion about relationship marketing practices of the hotel network in São José dos Campos (SP Turismo de negócios: a opinião de hóspedes sobre as ações de marketing de relacionamento da rede hoteleira de São José dos Campos (SP

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Juliana Fátima da Silva Cané

2013-05-01

Full Text Available This study aimed to analyze the Relationship Marketing used in the hotel network in Sao José dos Campos, facing the tourism business. Relationship Marketing is an ongoing process of identifying and creating new value with individual customers and sharing their benefits for a lifetime partnership and a proper marketing aspect of the hospitality industry. The aim of this study was to identify the views of customers in relation to the practices of Relationship Marketing used by the chain of São José dos Campos (SP. The methodology used in this study consisted of an empirical field studies in which questionnaires were administered to 90 clients of hotels in São José dos Campos. The results indicate that the public, which is partly composed of foreigners, and therefore have references international hotel chain, identify some of the actions taken by the hotel chain. It is evident that the major hotel chains working in the city of São José dos Campos, conduct their business by applying some elements of relationship marketing, which make, in general, the public served opine positively on the services provided.Este trabalho buscou analisar o Marketing de Relacionamento utilizado na rede hoteleira de São José dos Campos, voltada para o turismo de negócios. O Marketing de Relacionamento é o processo contínuo de identificação e criação de novos valores, com clientes individuais, o compartilhamento de seus benefícios durante uma vida toda de parceria e uma vertente do marketing adequada ao setor hoteleiro. O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi identificar a opinião dos clientes em relação às práticas de Marketing de Relacionamento usadas pela rede hoteleira de São José dos Campos (SP. A metodologia utilizada neste estudo consistiu em uma pesquisa empírica de campo, na qual foram aplicados questionários a 90 clientes dos hotéis de São José dos Campos. Os resultados indicaram que o público, que é parcialmente composto por

Canine Distemper Virus in Wild Felids of Costa Rica.

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Avendaño, Roberto; Barrueta, Flor; Soto-Fournier, Sofía; Chavarría, Max; Monge, Otto; Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Gustavo A; Chaves, Andrea

2016-04-28

Several highly infectious diseases can be transmitted through feces and cause elevated mortality among carnivore species. One such infectious agent, canine distemper virus (CDV; Paramyxoviridae: Morbillivirus), has been reported to affect wild carnivores, among them several felid species. We screened free-ranging and captive wild carnivores in Costa Rica for CDV. Between 2006 and 2012, we collected 306 fecal samples from 70 jaguars (Panther onca), 71 ocelots ( Leopardus pardalis ), five jaguarundis (Puma yaguaroundi), 105 pumas ( Puma concolor ), five margays ( Leopardus wiedii ), 23 coyotes ( Canis latrans ), and 27 undetermined Leopardus spp. We found CDV in six individuals: one captive jaguarundi (rescued in 2009), three free-ranging ocelots (samples collected in 2012), and two free-ranging pumas (samples collected in 2007). Phylogenetic analyses were performed using sequences of the phosphoprotein (P) gene. We provide evidence of CDV in wild carnivores in Costa Rica and sequence data from a Costa Rican CDV isolate, adding to the very few sequence data available for CDV isolates from wild Central American carnivores.

40 CFR 81.305 - California.

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2010-07-01

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Inventario de las macroalgas dulceacuícolas y marinas de Costa Rica

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Bernecker Lucking, Andrea; Morales Zurcher, María

2011-01-01

Contiene un listado sobre los diferentes grupos de algas, sobre todo las macro algas de agua dulce y marinas para aumentar la lista de especies de algas de Costa Rica. Universidad de Costa Rica UCR::Docencia::Ciencias Básicas::Facultad de Ciencias::Escuela de Biología

Bargaining power and revenue distribution in the Costa Rican mango supply chain

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Zúñiga-Arias, G.; Meijer, S.A.; Ruben, R.; Hofstede, G.J.

2007-01-01

By the time a European consumer eats a Costa Rican mango, the product has been traded in several transactions between producers, traders, retailers and consumers. This paper investigates the position of Costa Rican smallholders in the mango supply chain in terms of bargaining power and revenue

Seroprevalence of fowl pox antibody in indigenous chickens in jos north and South council areas of plateau state, Nigeria: implication for vector vaccine.

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Adebajo, Meseko Clement; Ademola, Shittu Ismail; Oluwaseun, Akinyede

2012-01-01

Fowl pox is a viral disease of domestic and wild birds. The large size of the genome makes it a useful vector for recombinant DNA technology. Although the disease has been described in both commercial and indigenous chickens in Nigeria, data are limited on seroprevalence in free range chickens. Such data are, however, important in the design and implementation of fowl pox virus vector vaccine. We surveyed current antibody status to fowl pox virus in free range chickens by testing 229 sera collected from 10 villages in Jos North and Jos South LGA of Plateau State Nigeria. Sera were analyzed by AGID against standard fowl pox antigen. Fifty-two of the 229 (23%) tested sera were positive for fowl pox virus antibody, and the log titre in all positive specimen was >2. Thirty (21%) and twenty-two (27%) of the samples from Jos South and Jos North, respectively, tested positive. This was, however, not statistically significant (P = 0.30). Generally the study showed a significant level of antibody to fowl pox virus in the study area. This observation may hinder effective use of fowl pox vectored viral vaccine. Fowl pox control is recommended to reduce natural burden of the disease.

A trajetória profissional de Flora Costa Marques: ex-aluna da Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa (1950-1983 La trayectoria profesional de Flora Costa Marques: ex-alumna de la Escuela de Enfermería Aurora de Afonso Costa (1950-1983 The professional trajectory of Flora Costa Marques: former student of the Aurora de Afonso Costa School of Nursing (1950-1983

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Zenith Rosa Silvino

2005-12-01

Full Text Available A pesquisa de cunho histórico social descreve a trajetória de Flora Costa Marques, uma ex-aluna da antiga Escola de Enfermagem do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, atual Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, na Saúde Pública do município de Niterói, destacando as contribuições da Escola à formação de enfermeiras para atuação no campo da saúde pública. O recorte temporal é de 1950, ano de formatura da segunda turma do curso de graduação em enfermagem da referida escola, a 1983, ano da aposentadoria da enfermeira. Utilizamos o método história de vida e como técnica de coleta a entrevista aberta. Ao analisarmos a trajetória da enfermeira, observamos que as atividades desenvolvidas na época remetem aos Programas atuais: Programa Saúde da Família, Programa Médico da Família e Programa Agentes Comunitários de Saúde. Assim, as contribuições da Escola, com ênfase na área da saúde pública, consolidaram-se através do preparo de enfermeiras que lidam com as mais variadas adversidades no campo da saúde.La investigación de enfoque histórico y social describe la trayectoria de Flora Costa Marques, una ex-alumna de la antigua Escuela de Enfermería del Estado de Rio de Janeiro - Brasil, actual Escuela de Enfermería Aurora de Afonso Costa, en la Salud Pública del municipio de Niteroi, destacando las contribuciones de la Escuela a la formación de enfermeras para actuación en el campo de la salud pública. El tiempo va desde 1950, año de la licenciatura de la segunda turma del curso de graduación de enfermeros de la referida escuela, hasta 1983, año de la jubilación de la enfermera. Utilizamos el método historia de vida y como técnica de colecta la entrevista abierta. Al analizar la trayectoria de la enfermera, se ha observado que las actividades a la época remiten a los Programas actuales: Programa Salud de la Familia, Programa Médico de Familia y Programa Agentes Comunitarios de Salud. Así, las contribuciones

Sistema de salud de Costa Rica The health system of Costa Rica

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María del Rocío Sáenz

2011-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se describe el sistema de salud de Costa Rica, que presta servicios de salud, agua y saneamiento. El componente de servicios de salud incluye un sector público y uno privado. El sector público está dominado por la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS, institución autónoma encargada del financiamiento, compra y prestación de la mayoría de los servicios personales. La CCSS se financia con contribuciones de los afiliados, los empleadores y el Estado, y administra tres regímenes: el seguro de enfermedad y maternidad, el seguro de invalidez, vejez y muerte, y el régimen no contributivo. La CCSS presta servicios en sus propias instalaciones o contrata prestadores del sector privado con los que establece contratos denominados "compromisos de gestión". El sector privado comprende una amplia red de prestadores que ofrecen servicios ambulatorios y de especialidad con fines lucrativos. Estos servicios se financian sobre todo con pagos de bolsillo, pero también con primas de seguros privados. El Ministerio de Salud es el rector del sistema y como tal cumple con funciones de dirección política, regulación sanitaria, direccionamiento de la investigación y desarrollo tecnológico. Dentro de las innovaciones relativamente recientes que se han implantado en Costa Rica destacan la implantación de los equipos básicos de atención integral de salud (EBAIS, la desconcentración de los hospitales y clínicas públicos, la introducción de los acuerdos de gestión y la creación de las Juntas de Salud.This paper describes the Costa Rican health system which provides health, water and sanitation services. The health component of the system includes a public and a private sector. The public sector is dominated by the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS, an autonomous institution in charge of financing, purchasing and delivering most of the personal health services in Costa Rica. CCSS is financed with contributions of the

THE DETERMINATION OF THE COSTA RICA COLON/USD EXCHANGE RATE

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Yu Hsing

2009-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to compare four major exchange rate models for the Costa Rica Colon. We examine exchange rate data for the Costa Rica/U.S. dollar relationship from 1981-2007 and find that monetary models have a higher explanatory ability whereas the Mundell-Fleming model performs better in forecasting exchange rates than other models. The coefficient of the interest rate differential in the uncovered interest parity model has a wrong sign.

Costa Rica’s Marine Protected Areas: status and perspectives

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Juan José Alvarado

2012-03-01

Full Text Available With 51 100km2 of terrestrial area and 589 000km² of national waters, Costa Rica is considered one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity. It has approximately 3.5% of the world marine species. In the last four decades, Costa Rica has done a considerable effort to create a representative system of Protected Areas (PA, mainly terrestrial. We present an assessment of the current situation of the Marine Protected Areas (MPA in Costa Rica, through an historical analysis, and an evaluation of their distribution, coverage and management categories. Costa Rica has 166 protected areas covering 50% of the coastline; of these 20 are MPAs, classified as National Parks (90.6%, National Wildlife Refuges (6.6%, Wetlands (1.5%, Biological Reserves (1%, and one Absolute Natural Reserve (0.3%. According to IUCN criteria, 93.7% correspond to category II, 5% to IV and 1.3% to I. The marine protected surface is 5 296.5km², corresponding to 17.5% of the territorial waters and 0.9% of the Exclusive Economic Zone. The median distance between MPAs is 22.4km in the Pacific and 32.9km along the Caribbean. The median size is close to 54km². The main threats to MPAs are the lack of coordination between governmental agencies, limited economic resources, restricted patrolling and control, poor watershed management, and rampant coastal alteration.

Passagens para o Estado-nação: a tese de Costa Pinto Passages to the nation-state: the Costa Pinto's thesis

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André Botelho

2009-01-01

Full Text Available O artigo discute uma pesquisa clássica da tradição sociológica brasileira: Lutas de famílias no Brasil (1949, de Luiz de Aguiar Costa Pinto. O objetivo principal é evidenciar e analisar sua significação teórica mais ampla para o entendimento da formação do Estado-nação no Brasil. Mostra como Lutas de famílias no Brasil contribui para desestabilizar a oposição dualista com que a relação entre público e privado vinha sendo interpretada no pensamento social brasileiro.The article discusses a classical research of Brazilian sociological tradition: Lutas de famílias no Brasil (1949, by Luiz de Aguiar Costa Pinto. The main objective is to demonstrate and analyze their theoretical meaning for understanding the formation of the Nation-state in Brazil. It shows how Costa Pinto's research contributes to destabilize the dualistic opposition between public and private on the Brazilian social thought.

Invalidez por dor nas costas entre segurados da Previdência Social do Brasil

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Ney Meziat Filho

2011-06-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Descrever as aposentadorias por invalidez decorrente de dor nas costas. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo com dados do Sistema Único de Informações de Benefícios e dos Anuários Estatísticos da Previdência Social em 2007. A taxa de incidência de dor nas costas como causa das aposentadorias por invalidez foi calculada segundo as variáveis idade e sexo, nos estados. Os dias de trabalho perdidos por invalidez decorrente de dor nas costas foram calculados segundo atividade profissional. RESULTADOS: A dor nas costas idiopática foi a primeira causa de invalidez entre as aposentadorias previdenciárias e acidentárias. A maioria dos beneficiários residia em área urbana e era comerciário. A taxa de incidência de dor nas costas como causa das aposentadorias por invalidez no Brasil foi de 29,96 por 100.000 contribuintes. Esse valor foi mais elevado entre os homens e entre as pessoas mais velhas. Rondônia exibiu taxa quatro vezes superior ao esperado (RT = 4,05 e a segunda maior taxa, referente à Bahia, foi de aproximadamente duas vezes o esperado (RT = 2,07. Os comerciários foram responsáveis por 96,9% dos dias perdidos por invalidez. CONCLUSÕES: A dor nas costas foi uma importante causa de invalidez em 2007, sobretudo entre comerciários, com grandes diferenças entre os estados.

(ananas comosus l. en costa rica

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Steven Brenes-Prendas

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Reconocimiento taxonómico de arvenses y descripción de su manejo, en cuatro fincas productoras de piña (Ananas comosus L. en Costa Rica. El estudio se realizó en el mes de marzo del 2006, en cuatro fincas productoras de piña ubicadas en tres provincias de Costa Rica. Se realizaron levantamientos de arvenses presentes en cada finca; se describen también las prácticas de manejo que se usan para el control de estas arvenses. Se encontraron 58 especies de arvenses distribuidas en 19 familias botánicas. Se analizó el uso de herbicidas y ciclos de aplicación utilizados para el control de malezas y desecación de residuos de cosecha. Se consideró urgente el desarrollo de alternativas para el control de arvenses y el manejo de los residuos de cosecha en piña.

Diarios de campo extranjeros y diarios de campo nacionales. Indiferencias de José Pérez de Barradas y de Gregorio Hernández de Alba en Tierradrento y San Agustín.

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Carl Henrik Langebaek Rueda

2010-07-01

Full Text Available This article compares the feld experience of two archaeologists and anthropologists who worked in colombia in the thirties of the twentieth century. The practices of professional exercise are discussed from the feld logs of spanish national José Pérez de barradas and colombian gregorio hernández de alba. this comparison serves to put the work of the foreigner and the colombian into perspective in relation with the construction of professional discipline, the image of nature and the indigenous, as well as the tension between the “nationalist” proposal and criticism of it by foreigners.

Timber resource statistics for the central coast resource area of California.

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Karen L. Waddell; Patricia M. Bassett

1996-01-01

This report is a summary of timber resource statistics for the Central Coast Resource Area of California, which includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Ventura Counties. Data were collected as part of a statewide multi-resource inventory. The inventory...

Percepción de la biotecnología en estudiantes universitarios de Costa Rica

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Marta Valdez

2004-09-01

Full Text Available Se llevó a cabo una encuesta para estudiar la percepción y el grado de conocimiento sobre biotecnología y organismos modificados genéticamente (OMGs, en una muestra de estudiantes (n=750 de tres universidades públicas de Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR, Universidad Nacional (UNA e Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR. Se encontró que un 88% mostraron un conocimiento satisfactorio de la biotecnología moderna, y que un 79% expresaron una posición favorable y una buena aceptación de esa tecnología. Además, los estudiantes encuestados aceptarían ciertos riesgos asociados a la biotecnología, siempre y cuando, ésta mejore la capacidad competitiva de Costa Rica. El área de estudio de los estudiantes entrevistados parece estar relacionada con el grado de aceptación debido a que los estudiantes de disciplinas sociales mostraron una mayor percepción negativa hacia los productos biotecnológicos y OMGs, si se compara con la percepción expresada por los estudiantes encuestados de disciplinas de ciencias naturales y de áreas tecnológicas.Perception about biotechnology in university students in Costa Rica. A survey was carried out to determine the perception and knowledge about biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs in a sample (n = 750 of university students from three public universities in Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional and Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. The study revealed that 88% of the students showed a satisfactory level of knowledge about modern biotechnology and 79% of them reported a favorable opinion and good acceptance of this technology. Students would accept some risks associated to biotechnology if it represents an improvement to the competitiveness of Costa Rica. Some differences were detected in the opinions from students of the three universities that can be associated to the area of study. Students from social disciplines showed a higher percentage of

Entrepreneurship in Culinary Arts: The Costa Rica experience with university students

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Juan Antonio Aguirre G

2011-01-01

Full Text Available The tourism industry of Costa Rica represents 7.5% of GNP, 21% of total exports earning and of that contribution the food and beverages subsector represents 28%. The purpose of this research was to indentify, potential elements and obstacles in young university culinary arts students in Costa Rica, largest culinary arts students. The study was conducted among culinary arts students at the Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica, the interviews conducted were 237 the entire enrollment of the culinary arts school. The findings indicate that .Absence of tradition, culture among the young students and need of family and peers supports appear to be relevant and a source of need by the group. Lack of general business and entrepreneurship training is recognize by both groups a weakness and as a need. Coaching and support for women entrepreneurs is very relevant in both theadministrative and technical aspects of the young students of culinary arts The consideration of this information is important if we are to create with culinary arts training , the new breed of professional chefs entrepreneurs needs for the industry expansion in the years to come in Costa Rica and the region

Archeology at the Fortress of São José in Macapá

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Marcos Pereira Magalhães

2006-12-01

Full Text Available This article supposes that the main goal for the construction of Fortaleza de São José de Macapá, instead of to be a military one, it was a occupation and colonization enterprising, which was done by settling a population loyal to the Portuguese Kingdom, whose more specific military objective, defense against others conquerors and base to conquer new lands (the Peruvian mines, always performed a minor function.

Costa Rica publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded: a bibliometric analysis for 1981-2010.

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Monge-Nájera, Julián; Ho, Yuh-Shan

2012-12-01

Despite of its small size, the Central American country of Costa Rica is internationally recognized as one of the world leaders in conservation and as the Central American leader in science. There have been no recent studies on the country's scientific production. The objective of this study was to analyze the Costa Rican scientific output as represented in the Science Citation Index Expanded. All documents with "Costa Rica" in the address field from 1981 to 2010 were included (total 6 801 publications). Articles (79%) were more frequent than other types of publication and were mostly in English (83%). Revista de Biología Tropical published the most articles (17%), followed by Toxicon and Turrialba (2.5%). The New England Journal of Medicine had the highest impact factor (53.484) with nine articles. Of 5 343 articles with known institutional address, 63%were internationally collaborative articles (most with the USA) with h index 91 and citation per publication 18. A total of 81% of all articles were inter-institutionally collaborative articles, led by the Universidad de Costa Rica. This reflects research and education agreements among these countries. Universidad de Costa Rica ranked top one in inter-institutionally collaborative articles, the rank of the total inter-institutionally collaborative articles, and the rank of first author articles and corresponding author articles. Studied subjects and journals in our sample are in agreement with dominant science fields and journals in Costa Rica. Articles with the highest citation were published in New England Journal of Medicine. The largest citation of medical articles reflects the general interest and wider readership of this subject. All corresponding and first authors of the high impact articles were not from Costa Rica. In conclusion, the scientific output of Costa Rican authors is strong in the areas related to conservation but the impact is higher for biomedical articles, and Costa Rican authors need to

Costa Rica Publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded:: A bibliometric analysis for 1981-2010

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Julián Monge-Nájera

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Despite of its small size, the Central American country of Costa Rica is internationally recognized as one of the world leaders in conservation and as the Central American leader in science. There have been no recent studies on the country’s scientific production. The objective of this study was to analyze the Costa Rican scientific output as represented in the Science Citation Index Expanded. All documents with “Costa Rica” in the address field from 1981 to 2010 were included (total 6 801 publications. Articles (79% were more frequent than other types of publication and were mostly in English (83%. Revista de Biología Tropical published the most articles (17%, followed by Toxicon and Turrialba (2.5%. The New England Journal of Medicine had the highest impact factor (53.484 with nine articles. Of 5 343 articles with known institutional address, 63%were internationally collaborative articles (most with the USA with h index 91 and citation per publication 18. A total of 81% of all articles were inter-institutionally collaborative articles, led by the Universidad de Costa Rica. This reflects research and education agreements among these countries. Universidad de Costa Rica ranked top one in inter-institutionally collaborative articles, the rank of the total inter-institutionally collaborative articles, and the rank of first author articles and corresponding author articles. Studied subjects and journals in our sample are in agreement with dominant science fields and journals in Costa Rica. Articles with the highest citation were published in New England Journal of Medicine. The largest citation of medical articles reflects the general interest and wider readership of this subject. All corresponding and first authors of the high impact articles were not from Costa Rica. In conclusion, the scientific output of Costa Rican authors is strong in the areas related to conservation but the impact is higher for biomedical articles, and Costa Rican

Attention to Diversity: the Experience of UNA Quality Education Project, from the National University of Costa Rica

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Fontana-Hernández, Angélica

2010-01-01

In the last years, the educational Costa Rican system has experienced significant changes, due to the legal framework, so much in the national and international levels, since the promulgation of the Law 7600 Equality of Opportunities for the Persons with Disability in Costa Rica (Costa Rica, Asamblea Legislativa,1996) to the proposal of the Law 8661 Convention on the Human rights of the Persons with Disability (Costa Rica. Asamblea Legislativa, 2008). Due to the temporary space in whic...

Burkholderia glumae EN EL CULTIVO DE ARROZ EN COSTA RICA

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Full Text Available Burkholderia glumae en el cultivo de arroz en Costa Rica. El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la presencia de Burkholderia glumae en arroz en Costa Rica. La bacteria Burkholderia glumae está asociada al cultivo del arroz en el que provoca la enfermedad llamada añublo bacterial. Bajo condiciones ambientales favorables, la densidad bacteriana aumenta, lo que provoca que, bajo un sistema de regulación denominado quorum sensing, se expresen sus mecanismos de virulencia mediante la activación de genes responsables para la síntesis de la toxoflavina, que bloquea el flujo de nutrientes, para la biogénesis de flagelos y la respuesta quimiotáctica, y la producción de la enzima catalasa. Las plantas desarrollan la sintomatología que finalmente conlleva a un vaneamiento del grano provocando pérdidas económicas importantes. Se investigó la situación referente a la contaminación del grano de arroz causado por esta bacteria en Costa Rica durante los años 2009 y 2010, mediante un convenio entre la Corporación Nacional Arrocera y el Laboratorio de Fitopatología del Centro de Investigación en Protección de Cultivos de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Se usó la metodología de PCR de punto final recomendada por investigadores del Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical en Colombia y se reforzó la identificación, por medio de técnicas de microbiología convencional. Se obtuvieron resultados que indican la presencia de la bacteria en Costa Rica, la primera información sobre la prevalencia de un fitopatógeno bacteriano de gran importancia para el sector arrocero.

International Uranium Resources Evaluation Project (IUREP) national favourability studies: Costa Rica

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1977-08-01

Most parts of Costa Rica, except for the Quaternary volcanic belt, have neither been studied or mapped in detail. Concerning past exploration limited uranium exploration took place in the late 1960's but details are lacking. No additional information is available. A bibliography of Costa Rican geology (Dengo, 19t>2a) and the metallogenic map of Central America (1CAITI, 1970) do not report any uranium occurrences. Data on current exploration activities for uranium are lacking. Mining is essentially regulated by a 1953 code and a 1964 supplement, but the production and use of radioactive materials are controlled by the Costa Rican Atomic Energy Commission. New raining and petroleum laws reportedly are being considered. Mining rights are available with few restrictions to foreign nationals and corporations. Costa Rica contains no rocks older than Cretaceous. The Mesozoic continental clastic sequences of Honduras and northern Nicaragua do not extend this far south. The massive intrusions of acidic granites and syenites in the Talamanca ranges are probably older than the oldest formations now seen adjacent to them and could not have contributed to their mineralization except through weathering. There may be a faint possibility for uranium deposition in lodes and fracture zones within the granitic rocks, but no such deposits have been reported. Insofar as the sediments are concerned, only the shallow water faces of the marine sediments of the Caribbean coastal region offer the remotest possibilities. The uranium potential of Costa Rica is estimated, at less than 1,000 tonnes

Minería, conflicto y mediadores locales: Minera San Xavier en Cerro de San Pedro, México Mineira, conflito e mediadores locais: Minera San Xavier em Cerro de San Pedro Mining, conflict and local brokers: Minera San Xavier in Cerro de San Pedro

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Hernán Horacio Schiaffini

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo indaga en las instancias de mediación que intervienen en la articulación de procesos económicos de gran escala y su puesta en práctica local. Basándonos en el conflicto que se produjo en el Municipio de Cerro de San Pedro (San Luis Potosí, México entre la empresa Minera San Xavier y el Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO a la misma, aplicamos el método etnográfico con el objetivo de describir las estructuras locales de mediación política y analizar sus prácticas y racionalidad. Intentamos demostrar así la importancia de los factores políticos locales en las vinculaciones entre estado, empresa y población.Este trabalho indaga nas instâncias de mediação que intervêm em processos econômicos de grande escala e sua posta em prática local. Baseando-nos no conflito no Cerro de San Pedro (San Luis Potosí, México entre a empresa Minera San Xavier e a Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO aplicamos o método etnográfico pra descrever as estruturas de mediação política locais e analisar suas práticas e racionalidade. Tenta-se demonstrar assim a importância dos fatores políticos locais nas vinculações entre estado, empresa e população.This paper investigates in instances of mediation involved in large-scale economic processes and local implementation. Analyzing the conflict in Cerro de San Pedro (San Luis Potosí, México among San Xavier mining company and the Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO, it applies an ethnographic approach to describe the local structures of political mediation and its practices and rationality. The work shows the relevance of local factors in the relationships between State, company and people.

Monitoramento de coleobrocas associadas à mangueira no município de José de Freitas, Estado do Piauí Monitoring of coleoborers associated to mango tree in José de Freitas city, state of Piauí, Brazil

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Jean Kelson da Silva Paz

2008-06-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho foi desenvolvido de junho de 2004 a maio de 2005, objetivando o reconhecimento de espécies de coleobrocas (Insecta: Coleoptera que se encontram associadas a pomar comercial de manga (Mangifera indica das variedades Tommy Atkins, Keitt, Kent e Palmer, no município de José de Freitas, Estado do Piauí. Foram instaladas duas armadilhas etanólicas modelo Carvalho 47 em cada área das referidas variedades e realizadas coletas semanais. As coleobrocas foram separadas dos resíduos vegetais, secas sob lâmpada e quantificadas. Posteriormente, exemplares de cada morfoespécie coletada foram identificados. Coleobrocas das famílias Bostrichidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae estão associadas às variedades de manga cultivadas no município de José de Freitas, Estado do Piauí, onde se destacam as espécies Hylettus seniculus (Germar (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Hypothenemus sp. 1 e sp. 2. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae, apresentando maior expressão numérica e variedade de morfoespécies durante o período de menor precipitação pluviométrica, fator correlacionado positivamente à família Cerambycidae.This research was developed from June 2004 to May 2005, under field conditions, aiming the recognition of species of coleoborers that are associated to commercial mango orchard (Mangifera indica L. of varieties Tommy Atkins, Keitt, Kent and Palmer, in José de Freitas city, state of Piauí. It was installed two ethanolics traps model Carvalho 47 in each area of the related varieties and weekly collections were realized. Coleoborers were separated of the vegetal residues, dried under light bulb and quantified. Samples of each morphspecies were collected and mounted in entomologic pins then sent for identification. Coleoborers of the families, Bostrichidae, Cerambycidae and Curculionidae are associated to the varieties of mangoes cultivated in José de Freitas city, state of Piauí, highlighting the species Hylettus seniculus

El presidio de San Felipe Bacalar. La llave de la costa oriental de la península de Yucatán durante el siglo XVIII

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Conover Blancas, Carlos

2016-01-01

[ES] El presente artículo estudia el papel de los vecinos y militares del presidio de San Felipe Bacalar en el esfuerzo emprendido por la Corona española para recobrar el control del sureste de la península de Yucatán durante el siglo XVIII. De igual modo, se describe esta sociedad de frontera novohispana de la centuria decimoctava. [EN] The following article is a study concerning the inhabitants and military personnel of the civil and military establishment of San...

Radiological dosimetry measurements in Costa Rica

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León, M.; Santos, F.

2016-07-01

The main cause of human exposure to artificial radiation corresponds to medical applications, so it is essential to reduce the dose to patients, workers and consequently the entire population [1]. Although there is no dose limit for patients, is necessary to reduce it to a minimum possible while still getting all the necessary diagnostic information, taking economic and social factors into account [2]. Based on this proposal, agencies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency has been dedicated to providing guidelines levels, whose function is to serve as standards for the optimization of the medical exposure [3]. This research was created as a preliminary survey with the claim of eventually determine the guidance levels in Costa Rica for three different studies of general radiology: Lumbar Spine-AP, Chest - PA and Thoracic Spine - AP (for screens with speeds of 400 and 800), and cranio-caudal study in mammography, applied to Costa Rica's adult population, perform properly in the institutions of Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS).

Radiological dosimetry measurements in Costa Rica

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2016-07-07

The main cause of human exposure to artificial radiation corresponds to medical applications, so it is essential to reduce the dose to patients, workers and consequently the entire population [1]. Although there is no dose limit for patients, is necessary to reduce it to a minimum possible while still getting all the necessary diagnostic information, taking economic and social factors into account [2]. Based on this proposal, agencies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency has been dedicated to providing guidelines levels, whose function is to serve as standards for the optimization of the medical exposure [3]. This research was created as a preliminary survey with the claim of eventually determine the guidance levels in Costa Rica for three different studies of general radiology: Lumbar Spine-AP, Chest - PA and Thoracic Spine - AP (for screens with speeds of 400 and 800), and cranio-caudal study in mammography, applied to Costa Rica’s adult population, perform properly in the institutions of Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS).

Radiological dosimetry measurements in Costa Rica

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León, M.; Santos, F.

2016-01-01

The main cause of human exposure to artificial radiation corresponds to medical applications, so it is essential to reduce the dose to patients, workers and consequently the entire population [1]. Although there is no dose limit for patients, is necessary to reduce it to a minimum possible while still getting all the necessary diagnostic information, taking economic and social factors into account [2]. Based on this proposal, agencies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency has been dedicated to providing guidelines levels, whose function is to serve as standards for the optimization of the medical exposure [3]. This research was created as a preliminary survey with the claim of eventually determine the guidance levels in Costa Rica for three different studies of general radiology: Lumbar Spine-AP, Chest - PA and Thoracic Spine - AP (for screens with speeds of 400 and 800), and cranio-caudal study in mammography, applied to Costa Rica’s adult population, perform properly in the institutions of Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS).

Oil painting on tinplate by Francisco José Resende

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Ana Rita Veiga

2010-11-01

Full Text Available Cet article se concentre sur l'étude des techniques d'exécution, des matériaux et de l'état de conservation de trois peintures à l'huile sur fer-blanc (acier couvert d'étain du peintre portugais Francisco José Resende (1825 – 1893. Bien que le choix de peindre sur un support métallique n'était pas commun au XIXème siècle, cet auteur a exécuté au long de sa vie différentes œuvres sur ce substrat. Dans ces recherches, apparaissent les résultats comparatifs de la technique d'exécution de Francisco Resende et des matériaux présents dans les couches picturales et dans le support des trois œuvres faisant l'objet de l'étude. Bien qu'elles aient été exécutées à des dates similaires, on remarque des problèmes de conservation distincts - notamment les détachements, les cloques et la corrosion -, qui sont décrits et liés aux matériaux constituants des peintures.This article focuses on the study of execution techniques, material composition and condition of three oil paintings on tinplate – a thin sheet of steel coated with tin - by the Portuguese painter Francisco José Resende (1825-1893. Although the choice to paint on a metallic support was not very common in the nineteenth century, the painter executed several works on this support. The comparative results focus on Francisco Resende’s technique of execution, the materials used in the paint layers and on the support of the three works which are being studied. Although executed in the same period, they show different conservation problems - namely delamination and blistering of the paint layers, and also corrosion of the support.

Understanding the Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: An Interview with Jay Fox and José María Gutiérrez.

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Fox, Jay W; Gutiérrez, José María

2017-01-16

Jay W. Fox and José María Gutiérrez recently finished editing a Special Issue on the topic "Snake Venom Metalloproteinases" in Toxins . The Special Issue covers a wide range of topics, including the molecular evolution and structure of snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs), the mechanisms involved in the generation of diversity of SVMPs, the mechanism of action of SVMPs, and their role in the pathophysiology of envenomings, with implications for improving the therapy of envenomings. In this interview, we discussed with Jay W. Fox and José María Gutiérrez their research on the SVMPs and their perspectives on the future trends and challenges for studying snake venoms.

Report on the Application of Ionizing Radiations in Costa Rica

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Munoz-Araya, J.

1992-07-01

This report presents an analysis of the different public and private institutions, that in any form applies ionizing radiations. In total a sample of 387 was considered; it offers a great reliability, considering the size of Costa Rican market. Fundamentally the information was taken from the archives of the Atomic Energy Commision of Costa Rica; also from reports of labors and surveys carried out during 1991, tending to justify the Project ARCAL XVI: Industrial Applications of the Nuclear Technology. (author)

Efectos de la actividad humana en la cuenca del río San Carlos

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Adolfo Chaves Campos

Full Text Available Se analizó el efecto de las actividades agropecuarias en los recursos hídricos de la cuenca del río San Carlos, ubicado en la región noreste de Costa Rica, cuyo uso es fundamentalmente agropecuario. Los indicadores utilizados fueron: ph, temperatura, fosfatos, nitratos, oxígeno disuelto, sólidos totales, coliformes fecales y totales. Se determinó cuáles son los plaguicidas más utilizados y su impacto en el recurso hídrico; se verificó el arrastre de fertilizantes y partículas sólidas del suelo producto de la escorrentía superficial como consecuencia de las altas precipitaciones en zonas de explotación ganadera y cultivos, principalmente de caña de azúcar, piña, cítricos. Se encontró que existe una alta relación entre el nivel de las precipitaciones y la presencia de contaminantes en el cauce principal y cauces secundarios de la cuenca.

Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae), una nueva especie para Costa Rica

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Morales, J. Francisco; González, José

2007-01-01

Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae), a new species from Costa Rica is described and illustrated and its relationships with B. crotonoides A. Gray are discussed. Buddleja filibracteolata is distinguished by its sessile leaves, amplexicaul leaf blades, and spiciform inflorescence with numerous and conspicuous threadlike bracteoles.Se describe e ilustra Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae), una nueva especie de Costa Rica, y se compara con la especie más cercana, B. crotonoides A. Gray. B...

[The importance of genealogy applied to genetic research in Costa Rica].

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Meléndez Obando, Mauricio O

2004-09-01

The extensive development of genealogical studies based on archival documents has provided powerful support for genetic research in Costa Rica over the past quarter century. As a result, several questions of population history have been answered, such as those involving hereditary illnesses, suggesting additional avenues and questions as well. Similarly, the preservation of massive amounts of historical documentation highlights the major advantages that the Costa Rican population offers to genetic research.

Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae, una nueva especie para Costa Rica

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Morales, J. Francisco

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae, a new species from Costa Rica is described and illustrated and its relationships with B. crotonoides A. Gray are discussed. Buddleja filibracteolata is distinguished by its sessile leaves, amplexicaul leaf blades, and spiciform inflorescence with numerous and conspicuous threadlike bracteoles.Se describe e ilustra Buddleja filibracteolata (Buddlejaceae, una nueva especie de Costa Rica, y se compara con la especie más cercana, B. crotonoides A. Gray. Buddleja filibracteolata se diferencia por sus hojas sesiles, láminas foliares amplexicaules y por sus inflorescencias espiciformes con numerosas y conspicuas brácteas filiformes.

Risk perception of hepatitis B infection and uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among students of tertiary institution in Jos.

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Chingle, M P; Osagie, I A; Adams, H; Gwomson, D; Emeribe, N; Zoakah, A I

2017-01-01

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) Infection is endemic in Nigeria. Healthcare students are more vulnerable because of direct contact with patients' body fluids and blood. Risk perception of HBV and HB vaccine uptake are also poor. The aim of this study was to assess the level of risk perception of hepatitis B infection, and uptake of the HBV vaccine, between medical and other students of the University of Jos. A comparative cross sectional study was conducted among 1,200 students of the departments of Medicine, Nursing sciences and Public Administration, University of Jos (400 from each arm) using a pretested self-administered questionnaire. A five point Likert scoring system was used to assess risk perception. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. A P -value of risk perception was 76.8%. This was also similar for medical and nursing students (40.7% and 40.1% respectively), but lower for public administration students (9.1%), PRisk perception is 5x higher among medical students compared to public administration students (OR = 5.22, 95% CI = 2.19 - 12.93; P risk perception on HBV infection are high among University of Jos students, but uptake of HB vaccine is low. Findings are worst for non-health students.

Environmental Assessment for a Global Reach Deployment Center and Ancillary Facilities

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2005-07-07

akali milkvetch (Astragalus tener var. tener), Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), and the San Joaquin spearscale (Atriplex joaquiniana... Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), a federally listed plant species. Building the Center at this site would also involve building within the land...AFB. Contra Costa goldfields is listed as federally endangered. Vernal pools are found throughout the Base. These sites vary in size from 1 acre

Valoração contingente da Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA São José - MG: um estudo de caso

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Jader Fernandes Cirino

2008-09-01

Full Text Available A Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA São José - MG apresenta um rico patrimônio natural e histórico. Apesar de tal fato e de ser uma área de proteção desde 1981, a APA São José vem sofrendo com degradações ambientais. Dentro desse contexto, emergiu a questão de se valorar a APA São José com o objetivo de fornecer subsídios para a elaboração e consecução de políticas públicas e de projetos públicos e privados de conservação ou exploração sustentável do referido ativo. Como método de valoração, utilizou-se a valoração contingente, por meio da abordagem de Hanemann (1984 e o método de bootstrapping, para obter uma disposição a pagar (DAP mensal por família dos cinco municípios que compreendem a APA São José, de R$ 22,88, com um desvio padrão relativamente baixo de R$ 3,25. Quanto à confiabilidade da medida estimada, destaca-se a preocupação do presente trabalho em adotar procedimentos visando evitar ou minimizar os viéses que geralmente ocorrem em pesquisas de valoração ambiental.The São José Environmental Protection Area (EPA in the State of Minas Gerais has a rich natural and historical patrimony. However, in spite of its value and of being a protection area since 1981, it has now suffering several degradations. In that sense, the major objective of this work is to value São José EPA with the purpose of supplying subsidies for the elaboration and attainment of public and private projects of preservation or sustainable exploration of the referred asset, as well as for public policy directed to its administration. As valuation method, it was used the contingent valuation through the approach of Hanemann (1984 and the bootstrapping method to obtain a monthly willingness-to-pay (WTP per family of the municipal districts that compose São José EPA of R$22,88, with a relatively low standard-error, R$3,25. As for the reliability of the estimate measure, stands out the concern of the present work in

The costa of trichomonads: A complex macromolecular cytoskeleton structure made of uncommon proteins.

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de Andrade Rosa, Ivone; Caruso, Marjolly Brigido; de Oliveira Santos, Eidy; Gonzaga, Luiz; Zingali, Russolina Benedeta; de Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza R; de Souza, Wanderley; Benchimol, Marlene

2017-06-01

The costa is a prominent striated fibre that is found in protozoa of the Trichomonadidae family that present an undulating membrane. It is composed primarily of proteins that have not yet been explored. In this study, we used cell fractionation to obtain a highly enriched costa fraction whose structure and composition was further analysed by electron microscopy and mass spectrometry. Electron microscopy of negatively stained samples revealed that the costa, which is a periodic structure with alternating electron-dense and electron-lucent bands, displays three distinct regions, named the head, neck and body. Fourier transform analysis showed that the electron-lucent bands present sub-bands with a regular pattern. An analysis of the costa fraction via one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis and liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) allowed the identification of 54 hypothetical proteins. Fourteen of those proteins were considered to be major components of the fraction. The costa of T. foetus is a complex and organised cytoskeleton structure made of a large number of proteins which is assembled into filamentous structures. Some of these proteins exhibit uncharacterised domains and no function related according to gene ontology, suggesting that the costa structure may be formed by a new class of proteins that differ from those previously described in other organisms. Seven of these proteins contain prefoldin domains displaying coiled-coil regions. This propriety is shared with proteins of the striated fibres of other protozoan as well as in intermediate filaments. Our observations suggest the presence of a new class of the cytoskeleton filaments in T. foetus. We believe that our data could auxiliate in determining the specific locations of these proteins in the distinct regions that compose the costa, as well as to define the functional roles of each component. Therefore, our study will help in the better understanding of the

Hydro and geothermal electricity as an alternative for industrial petroleum consumption in Costa Rica

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Mendis, M.; Park, W.; Sabadell, A.; Talib, A.

1982-04-01

This report assesses the potential for substitution of electricity for petroleum in the industrial/agro-industrial sector of Costa Rica. The study includes a preliminary estimate of the process energy needs in this sector, a survey of the principal petroleum consuming industries in Costa Rica, an assessment of the electrical technologies appropriate for substitution, and an analysis of the cost trade offs of alternative fuels and technologies. The report summarizes the total substitution potential both by technical feasibility and by cost effectiveness under varying fuel price scenarios and identifies major institutional constraints to the introduction of electric based technologies. Recommendations to the Government of Costa Rica are presented. The key to the success of a Costa Rican program for substitution of electricity for petroleum in industry rests in energy pricing policy. The report shows that if Costa Rica Bunker C prices are increased to compare equitably with Caribbean Bunker C prices, and increase at 3 percent per annum relative to a special industrial electricity rate structure, the entire substitution program, including both industrial and national electric investment, would be cost effective. The definition of these pricing structures and their potential impacts need to be assessed in depth.

Professor José Miguel Barea (1942-2018): a tribute to an inspiring scientist.

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Jeffries, Peter

2018-06-07

The mycorrhiza and, more generally, soil microbiology research communities recently have lost one of their most ardent scientists. José Miguel Barea was a world leader of arbuscular mycorrhiza research and pioneered the establishment of such studies in Spain and Latin American. He was a prolific publisher, enthusiastic teacher of many graduate students and a genial host to visitors of his beloved Granada. He will be missed wherever mycorrhizasts gather.

Dos traducciones costarricenses de Guy de Maupassant

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Alejandro Alvarado Quirós

2016-09-01

Full Text Available La historia de la traducción literaria en Costa Rica ya tiene buena documentación académica que corrobora su desarrollo y su persistencia. Desde los años tempranos del siglo xx, no pocos escritores dedicaron su pluma, a modo de oficio paralelo, tanto a su creación literaria como a la traducción. Sin duda alguna, porque las obras que tradujeron significaban, en buena medida, sus verdaderos modelos de escritura, pero también porque como traductores, entendieron desde temprano que misión suya era también verter al español, y para Costa Rica, obras que de otro modo difícilmente se conocerían con prontitud en el medio. Un insigne escritor costarricense de aquella etapa inicial de las letras nacionales fue Alejandro Alvarado Quirós (1876-1945, autor de crónicas, crítica literaria y ensayos de singular interés. Como escritor asociado al modernismo costarricense, fue asiduo lector de las letras francesas de la segunda mitad del siglo xix, y varios de los grandes narradores del realismo y el simbolismo francés fueron sus preferidos. En 1912 reunió en el pequeño tomo titulado Lilas y resedas (Imprenta Alcina, San José varios cuentos franceses, especialmente del ilustre cuentista Guy de Maupassant. De esa colección se han extraído dos, para esta sección de Letras: «Nuestras cartas» y «Adiós», que pulcramente Alvarado Quirós vertió al español; desde luego, un español culto, al modo del discurso modernista, como conscientemente el traductor ejecutó su labor. Como Alvarado Quirós, no pocos modernistas se vieron seducidos por el oficio de traducir: Roberto Brenes Mesén, Ricardo Fernández Guardia, Fabio Baudrit, José Fabio Garnier. Fue una empresa que se fue convirtiendo en tarea obligada y, con el tiempo, en una especie de tradición solapada, que hasta nuestros días se extiende.

Control of San Jose Scale Nymphs, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, on Almond and Apple Orchards with Pyriproxyfen, Phenoxycarb, Chlorpyrifos, and Mineral Oil Control de Ninfas de la Escama de San José, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, en Almendros y Manzanos con Piriproxifen, Fenoxicarb, Clorpirifos y Aceite Mineral

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Luis Sazo

2008-09-01

Full Text Available The effect of pyriproxyfen, phenoxycarb, chlorpyrifos, and mineral oil in the control of first generation nymphs of the San Jose scale (SJC, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, in almond, Prunusdulcis (Mill. D.A. Webb, and apple, Malusdomestica Borkh. orchards was studied in the 2001-2002 season in central Chile. One and two sprays of pyriproxyfen 0.07% and phenoxycarb 0.05% were applied, the first at the beginning of the appearance of nymphs in early spring (biofix, and the other 15 days later, and were compared with one spray of chlorpyrifos 0.08% applied at the biofix. Also, one and two sprays of mineral oil 1% were evaluated, the first applied 7 days after the biofix, and the second 15 days after the first spray. Evaluations were done in the laboratory at the end of the dispersion of first generation nymphs, on December 27 and 28 for almonds and apples, respectively, counting the number of nymphs fixed per lineal meter of new twigs collected at infested sectors, percentage of infested apples, and the number of scales fixed per fruit. Results were subjected to ANOVA and Duncan multiple range tests. At low level infestation, one application of pyriproxyfen 0.07%, phenoxycarb 0.05%, or mineral oil 1% in spring reduced significantly (P≤0.05 the number of nymphs fixed per twig, at a level similar to that of a traditional treatment of chlorpyrifos 0.08%. However, at greater infestations, one spray of pyriproxyfen or mineral oil in spring was insufficient to control ESJ.En la temporada 2001-2002 se estudió el efecto de piriproxifen, fenoxicarb, clorpyrifos y aceite mineral en el control de las ninfas de la primera generación de la Escama de San José (ESJ, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, en almendros, Prunusdulcis (Mill. D.A. Webb, y manzanos, Malusdomestica Borkh., en Chile central. Se hicieron una y dos aplicaciones de piriproxifen 0,07% y fenoxicarb 0,05%, la primera en el inicio del nacimiento de ninfas de primavera (biofix y la segunda

Implicaciones del comercio por el puerto de San Blas durante la guerra de independencia

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Trejo Barajas, Dení

2006-12-01

Full Text Available This article analyzes the importance acquired during the Independence war by the maritime trade coming from other Central and South American ports and operating through the San Blas port. The antecedents of the colonial commerce are studied, as well as the British presence and the consequences of the free trade measures taken by the Spanish government which particularly affected the Nueva Galicia Intendencia and the Pacific coasts of Nueva España. In the end, this highly polemical traffic permitted by the Spanish authorities strengthened Nueva Galicia both politically and economically, and prefigured the regionalism that was to be characteristical in 19^th Century Mexico.

En este artículo se analiza la importancia que adquirió, durante la guerra de Independencia, el comercio marítimo por el puerto de San Blas procedente de Panamá y otros puertos centro y sudamericanos. Se exponen los antecedentes relativos a la crisis del comercio colonial, la presencia inglesa y los efectos de las medidas de libre comercio adoptadas por el gobierno español que afectaron de manera particular a la intendencia de Nueva Galicia y las costas del Pacífico novohispano. Se revisan las consecuencias de este polémico tráfico permitido por las autoridades hispanas y que desembocó en el fortalecimiento político y económico de la Nueva Galicia, prefigurando el regionalismo característico del siglo XIX mexicano.

Determinantes de la utilización de servicios de salud en Costa Rica Determinants of health care utilization in Costa Rica

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Melvin Morera Salas

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Realizar una primera aproximación a los determinantes de la utilización de consultas médicas en Costa Rica. Método: Los datos proceden de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud para Costa Rica 2006. En el análisis econométrico se utilizó un modelo binomial negativo estándar ligado al enfoque de producción de salud de Grossman y un modelo en dos partes congruente con el enfoque agente-principal. Resultados: Los factores determinantes de la utilización de consultas médicas fueron el nivel educativo, el estado de salud percibida, el número de enfermedades crónicas declaradas y la región de residencia. Conclusiones: El hecho de que las variables de necesidad de salud expliquen de forma significativa la probabilidad de contacto con las consultas médicas y que, además, no se registren diferencias significativas de utilización entre quintiles de ingreso y situación de seguro, es un resultado esperable y deseable en un sistema público solidario y casi universal como el costarricense. No se obtienen resultados concluyentes de la influencia del médico en la frecuencia de utilización de las consultas que postula el modelo de agente-principal.Objective: To analyze the determinants of health care utilization (visits to the doctor in Costa Rica using an econometric approach. Methods: Data were drawn from the National Survey of Health for Costa Rica 2006. We modeled the Grossman approach to the demand for health services by using a standard negative binomial regression, and used a hurdle model for the principal-agent specification. Results: The factors determining healthcare utilization were level of education, self-assessed health, number of declared chronic diseases and geographic region of residence. Conclusion: The number of outpatient visits to the doctor depends on the proxies for medical need, but we found no multivariate association between the use of outpatient visits and income or insurance status. This result suggests that

76 FR 1386 - Safety Zone; Centennial of Naval Aviation Kickoff, San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA

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2011-01-10

...-AA00 Safety Zone; Centennial of Naval Aviation Kickoff, San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA AGENCY: Coast... zone on the navigable waters of San Diego Bay in San Diego, CA in support of the Centennial of Naval... February 12, 2010, the Centennial of Naval Aviation Kickoff will take place in San Diego Bay. In support of...

Using Social Networks to Educate Seismology to Non-Science Audiences in Costa Rica

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Lücke, O. H.; Linkimer, L.

2013-12-01

Costa Rica has a very high rate of seismicity with 63 damaging earthquakes in its history as a nation and 12 felt earthquakes per month on average. In Costa Rica, earthquakes are part of everyday life; hence the inhabitants are highly aware of seismic activity and geological processes. However, formal educational programs and mainstream media have not yet addressed the appropriate way of educating the public on these topics, thus myths and misconceptions are common. With the increasing influence of social networks on information diffusion, they have become a new channel to address this issue in Costa Rica. The National Seismological Network of Costa Rica (RSN) is a joint effort between the University of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity. Since 1973, the RSN studies the seismicity and volcanic activity in the country. Starting on January 2011 the RSN has an active Facebook Page, in which felt earthquakes are reported and information on Seismology, geological processes, scientific talks, and RSN activities are routinely posted. Additionally, RSN gets almost instantaneous feedback from RSN followers including people from all rural and urban areas of Costa Rica. In this study, we analyze the demographics, geographic distribution, reach of specific Facebook posts per topic, and the episodic growth of RSN followers related to specific seismic events. We observe that 70 % of the RSN users are between ages from 18 to 34. We consistently observe that certain regions of the country have more Facebook activity, although those regions are not the most populated nor have a high connectivity index. We interpret this pattern as the result of a higher awareness to geological hazards in those specific areas. We notice that educational posts are as well 'liked' as most earthquake reports. For exceptional seismic events, we observe sudden increments in the number of RSN followers in the order of tens of thousands. For example, the May 2013 Sixaola earthquake (Mw

Diabetes mellitus en adultos mayores costarricenses

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Gilbert Brenes-Camacho

2007-01-01

Full Text Available El propósito del artículo es describir la prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus (DM entre los adultos mayores costarricenses. Se analiza la magnitud de la prevalencia, los problemas de medición de la misma, así como los factores asociados con la enfermedad, la enfermedad controlada, y el tener niveles altos de hemoglobina glicosilada (HbA1C entre la población sin diagnóstico previo de DM. Una cuarta parte de los adultos mayores de Costa Rica padecen de DM y cerca de la mitad de los que la padecen, no la tienen controlada. Los factores asociados con la prevalencia de la enfermedad son los usuales destacados por la literatura científica: actividad física, obesidad e historia familiar de DM. Se halla evidencia de un posible problema de acceso diferencial a servicios de control de DM, ya que los adultos mayores que habitan fuera de la gran área metropolitana de San José tienen un riesgo menor de tener controlada su enfermedad. Los adultos mayores sin pensión también tienen un riesgo mayor de tener niveles altos de HbA1C.