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Teaching english literature in costa rican experimental bilingual high schools: EFL teachers’ academic training.

Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa, 2017
This article presents the most relevant results found in the “Licenciatura” graduation research project for the BA in Teaching English offered by the University of Costa Rica, Campus Occidente.
Karla Araya Araya , Priscila Campos Rosales, Erika González Mora, Gerardina Marín Madrigal , Kattia Rojas Suárez , Catalina Sánchez Alvarado   +5 more
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Costa Rican consumer perceptions of gene-editing

Heliyon, 2023
Costa Rica's rice production, a large determinant of the country's food security, is being negatively impacted by frequently increasing periods of intense drought.
Diego Maximiliano Macall, Johnny Madrigal-Pana, Stuart J. Smyth, Andrés Gatica Arias   +3 more
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Does Religion Matter? Public Opinion on Social Issues in Costa Rica

Iberoamericana: Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2021
This article determines whether there is a relationship between religious beliefs and the perception of the Costa Rican population about various social problems and social behaviors.
José Andrés Díaz-González
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Cave-dwelling fauna of Costa Rica: current state of knowledge and future research perspectives [PDF]

Subterranean Biology, 2023
This study focused on the cave fauna of Costa Rica, which has remained relatively understudied despite the presence of more than 435 recorded natural caves and artificial subterranean sites. We collected and reviewed all available literature data on cave
Stanimira Deleva, Andres Ulloa, Hernani F. M. Oliveira, Nikolay Simov, Ferdinando Didonna, Gloriana Chaverri   +5 more
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Selective IgA deficiency, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and anterior uveitis in a Costa Rican child. Coincidental diseases?. Case report and literature review

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2022
Backgroup: selective IgA deficiency is the most frequent primary immunodeficiency worldwide. Patients are usually asymptomatic. However, those cases with symptoms develop recurrent infections and increased risk of autoimmune and malignant diseases. On the other hand, rheumatic disorders are uncommon during childhood with juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...
Alberto Alfaro-Murillo, Gabriela Ivankovich-Escoto, Joaquín Martínez-Arguedas, Melvin Calvo-Solís, Oscar Correa-Jiménez, Anders Fasth   +5 more
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New records on the distribution and habitat of the northern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous centralis (Mammalia, Cingulata, Chlamyphoridae) in Costa Rica [PDF]

Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2021
The northern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous centralis, is a rare and elusive species. It ranges from southern Mexico to northern South America. It has been detected in several types of habitats, but appears to prefer Tropical and Subtropical broadleaf
Pablo Marín, José Manuel Mora, Lucia I. López, José Alberto Pérez Arrieta, Miguel A. Rodríguez, Alison Vega Cambronero, Ignacio Arias   +6 more
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 familial case in a patient with insulinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism: First report in literature and in the Costa Rican population of the c.1224_1225insGTCC pathogenic variant

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
AbstractMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder without a good genotype–phenotype correlation, characterized by tumor predisposition in the parathyroid gland, anterior pituitary, and pancreatic islet cells. Here, we describe a 37‐year‐old male with previous history of nephrolithiasis, with a 1‐year history of ...
Paula Molina‐Céspedes, Ernesto José Ruiz‐Golcher, Oscar Badilla‐Barboza, Giovanni Sedó‐Mejía, Laura Barboza‐Rodríguez, Ramsés Badilla‐Porras   +5 more
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Environmental Education in Costa Rica: Building a Framework for Sustainable Development? [PDF]

, 2008
Environmental education is commonly claimed to be at the centre of efforts to achieve sustainable development. Since the 1980s, Costa Rica has been one of the acknowledged leaders in efforts to promote environmental learning, and national policy includes
Aylward, Biesanz, Booth, Boza, Burlingame, Carnoy, Carriere, Courtenay-Hall, Evans, Figueres Olsen, Fischel Volio, Fischel Volio, Ham, Jickling, Kollmuss, McKeown, Nicole Blum, Palmer, Pérez, Quesada Camacho, Vaughn, Wals, Wearing, Zeledón   +23 more
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Monitoring bank performance in the presence of risk [PDF]

, 2015
This paper proposes a managerial control tool that integrates risk in efficiency measures. Building on existing efficiency specifications, our proposal reflects the real banking technology and accurately models the relationship between desirable and ...
Epure, Mircea, Lafuente González, Esteban Miguel   +1 more
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¿Valiente y viril? Masculinidades, cuerpo e identidad en la literatura costarricense (1888-1954)

Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2022
The formative period of Costa Rican literature has been typically characterized within the productions of costumbrist realism that yearn for and promote the values of a traditional patriarchal society, which has founded central
Sergio Coto-Rivel
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