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Acute stress and fear scales during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and evaluation in a Costa Rican sample

Población y Salud en Mesoamérica
Objective: In the context of the pandemic due to SARS-CoV-2, concerns were raised about how to adequately assess its impact on the wellbeing of the population.
Ana María Jurado-Solórzano, Gloriana Rodríguez-Arauz, Vanessa Smith-Castro, Mariano Rosabal-Coto, Sebastián Saborío, Henriette Raventós-Vorst, Benjamín Reyes-Fernández   +6 more
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Productividad de maíz (Diamantes 8843) bajo diferentes densidades de siembra y dosis de nitrógeno

Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2022
Introducción. En Costa Rica, el maíz (Zea mays) forma parte de la dieta de la población. Sin embargo, se ha reducido el área de siembra, debido a políticas comerciales y al reducido conocimiento del manejo agronómico del cultivo. Objetivo.
Wendy Lázaro-Rojas, Jorge Claudio Vargas-Rojas, Edgar V. Vega-Villalobos, Alfredo Alvarado-Hernández, Gilberto Cabalceta-Aguilar, Gabriel Garbanzo-León   +5 more
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The dystrophinopathies in Costa Rica

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014
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 ...
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Market‐Based Nutrition Regulation and Adult BMI Dynamics in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based nutrition policies, including interpretative labeling systems and taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs), have been widely adopted across Latin America to influence dietary choices and address rising obesity rates. While prior research documents change in food purchasing and product reformulation following these policies ...
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Grace Melo
wiley   +1 more source

A Computational Approach for Biomimetic Design of Liver‐On‐A‐Chip

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
A biomimetic liver‐on‐a‐chip with antiparallel perfusion was designed using COMSOL‐guided simulation to replicate hepatic acinus transport. Full‐scale modelling revealed diffusion‐dominated, length‐dependent nutrient gradients and low‐shear conditions.
Zhenxu Yang, Qiankun Yin, Qingxin Liu, Zhejun Xu, Ye Zhang, Christopher Vega‐Sánchez, Xiaochen Liu, Daniele Vigolo, Jiao Jiao Li, Ken‐Tye Yong   +9 more
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Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de sistemas productivos mediante análisis emergético: conceptos básicos

Estudios Económicos
El objetivo de este estudio es conceptualizar el término “emergía” y el procedimiento metodológico utilizado para evaluar la utilización de recursos en la generación de bienes y servicios, conocido como síntesis emergética, junto con sus implicaciones ...
Wilson Muñoz Valerio, Erika Gómez Alfaro, Javier Paniagua Molina, Johanna Solórzano Thompson, David Barboza Navarro   +4 more
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Disposición a pagar por los servicios veterinarios de vigilancia epidemiológica y bienestar animal en Costa Rica

e-Agronegocios, 2021
La disposición a pagar por un bien depende del precio y de diferentes variables relacionadas con el entorno del sujeto de estudio. Cuando no existe un mercado establecido y no se encuentran definidos los precios y la demanda, es necesario simular un ...
M.Sc. Johanna Solórzano Thompson, Licda. Tatiana Solano Pereira, M.Sc. Javier Paniagua Molina   +2 more
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An Entomologist in Costa Rica.*

Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 1913
Until the separation of Panama as an independent state from Colombia, Costa Rica was the southernmost of the five republics of Central America. It lies between Nicaragua on the north and Panama on the south, from latitude 11° to 8° North. Its general trend is from northwest to southeast, and through its entire length runs a series of peaks, many of ...
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source