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Between Emancipation and Domination? A Critical Analysis of Empowerment in a Women‐Only Development Program in Costa Rica's Coffee Sector

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 2427-2442, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Female empowerment and its use in development contexts has histories in coloniality. Gender programs typically imply an individualistic, depoliticized concept. This article examines whether such initiatives can be supportive for empowerment. We apply an embedded qualitative case study of Bean Voyage's program to support female coffee producers
Annelie M. Gütte, Maria Busse, Stefan Sieber, Michelle Bonatti   +3 more
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Associated language: Pura vida in Costa Rica [PDF]

, 2015
A multi-tiered theoretical framework that embraces ideas from pragmatics and interactional sociolinguistics is used to explain the various uses of pura vida in Costa Rican Spanish.
Stewart, Stuart
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Global Comparison of Aqueous Geochemistry and Dissolved H2/CH4 in Continental Low Temperature Serpentinization–Influenced Environments

Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2026.
Conceptual diagram of hydrological and geochemical processes within the Santa Elena Ophiolite, Costa Rica. It highlights watershed cross‐sections, soil genesis, hyperalkaline Type II waters (pH > 11.6) with calcite crust and trapped H2/CH4 gases, seepage into surface waters, storm‐impacted stream profiles, weathered vs.
Alexandra May, Ricardo Sánchez‐Murillo, Matthew O. Schrenk, Esteban Gazel, J. Maarten de Moor, Christian Birkel, Xiaoqiang Li, Danelle Carr, María Marta Chavarría   +8 more
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The “Pesticide Chip”: Chemical Legacies and Agrarian Futures in Costa Rica

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract For decades, agro‐industrial capital has adopted cascading chemical and biotechnical interventions, or fixes, to secure accumulation through the cultivation of monocrops. We develop a framework that centres on how monocrop‐induced susceptibility to pests and pathogens—and the patchwork of fixes to address these—produces uneven chemical ...
Soledad Castro‐Vargas, Marion Werner
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Ethnic background and CYP2D6 genetic polymorphisms in Costa Ricans

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014
CYP2D6 differences have already been demonstrated within Latin American populations by the CEIBA.FP Consortium of the Ibero-American Network of Pharmacogenetics (RIBEF, as per the acronym in Spanish).
Carolina Céspedes-Garro, Gerardo Jiménez-Arce, María-Eugenia G. Naranjo, Ramiro Barrantes, Adrián LLerena   +4 more
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Trees Inside and Outside of Forests in Guanacaste, Costa Rica: Comparisons Among Conservation Areas, Fencerows, and Urban Parks

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We compared the abundance and characteristics of trees in replicated plots across a rural to urban gradient in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Trees in urban parks, fencerows, and national parks provide complementary benefits and have distinct compositions.
Jennifer S. Powers, Finnegan Powers‐Tiffin, Pooja Choksi, Forrest Fleischman, German Vargas G., Justin M. Becknell, Catherine Hulshof, Michael J. O'Brien, Daniel Pérez Aviles, Damaris Pereira Arias, Naomi B. Schwartz, Chris Smith‐Martin, David Medvigy   +12 more
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The geographic distribution of Costa Rican velvet worms (Onychophora: Peripatidae)

, 2016
Velvet worms, “peripatus” or onychophorans, are “living fossils” that were geographically widespread in Cambrian seas but now occur exclusively on terrestrial habitats.
Barquero González, José Pablo, Monge Nájera, Julián, Cabrera Alvarado, Adrián Alonso, Valle - Cubero, Stephanie, Morera, Bernal   +4 more
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Distance Education in the Professionalization of People with Disability and Prison Inmates

Revista Electrónica Educare, 2012
This paper illustrates the impact of the Universidad Estatal a Distancia  (UNED, by its Spanish acronym) in supporting and professionalizing the vulnerable groups of the Costa Rican society, including prison inmates, persons with physical disability ...
Ileana Ulate-Soto, Elizarda Vargas-Morúa   +1 more
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The Long and Winding Road: Policy Frictions and the Governance of Ride‐Hailing Platforms in Latin America

Latin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The rise of ride‐hailing platforms has profoundly transformed urban mobility in Latin America over the past decade. Transportation Network Companies such as Uber, DiDi, Cabify, InDrive, and others operating in the region have affected transportation patterns and intensified debates around labor relations, algorithmic management, regulatory ...
Ronald Sáenz‐Leandro
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Consumer Preferences for Gene‐Edited Foods: A Review of the Literature and Discussion of Industry and Policy Implications

Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 12-24, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE), a revolutionary genetic engineering technology that makes targeted modifications to plant and animal genomes, offers the potential to address key challenges in food security, nutrition, safety, health, agricultural productivity, and sustainability, yet consumer demand for GE foods remains uncertain and complex.
Jia Han, Daniele Asioli, Giacomo Zanello, Vincenzina Caputo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source