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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The emergence of cooperation in natural selection has been successfully studied using game theory and, despite the underlying selfish nature of the evolutionary process, a spectrum of plausible mechanisms have been proposed to determine the conditions under which cooperative behaviour is likely to occur.
Phil Mercy, Martin Neil
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Challenges of university regionalization in Costa Rica
, 2019 Uno de los desafíos contemporáneos más relevantes para los estados es lograr una exitosa regionalización de suspolíticas públicas. Dos de los principios orientadores de las universidades debe ser la búsqueda de la equidad y lainclusión social. Para lograrlo se debe propiciar con mayor ímpetu el traslado de programas y potestades a las regiones,en vez ...
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Evaluation of TypeSeq, a Novel High-Throughput, Low-Cost, Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Assay for Detection of 51 Human Papillomavirus Genotypes. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundHuman papillomaviruses (HPV) cause over 500 000 cervical cancers each year, most of which occur in low-resource settings. Human papillomavirus genotyping is important to study natural history and vaccine efficacy. We evaluated TypeSeq, a novel,
Boland, Joseph +20 more
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A novel circumscription and classification for Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae)
TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae) have a complicated taxonomic history. The tribe was described in 1927, but subsequently disregarded in 1977, and later reinstated as a tribe following a large‐scale phylogenetic analysis of Asteraceae in 2002. To date, this tribe has remained poorly studied and it has never been the subject of a comprehensive ...
Vinicius R. Bueno +4 more
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Student perceptions about university security: The case of the National University of Costa Rica
, 2020 This work seeks to establish a baseline of the perception of safety of the student sector at the National University of Costa Rica. It works with a sample of n = 954 cases of the Omar Dengo Campus and the Benjamín Núñez Campus. We used our own development with 94-item Likert staggering and Cronbach’s alpha of .650.
Alfaro Salas, Marly Yisette +1 more
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Virtual Exchange as a Strategy to Foster Global Learning and Internationalization of the Curriculum
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This chapter describes the constitution and development of one of the first institutional initiatives for implementing a virtual exchange program in a Higher Education Institution in Brazil. The focus is on the description and discussion of the role of stakeholders in fostering and supporting virtual exchange activities, as well as examples of
Ana Cristina Biondo Salomão +1 more
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Pitfalls and Opportunities in Knowledge Sharing - Experiences from a research capacity building project in Central America [PDF]
A number of attempts have been made in the North to assist in the formation of independent research capacities in the South by establishing knowledge sharing through North-South research collaboration. One such attempt was initiated by Danida through its
Björn Johnson +2 more
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Inclusive and dynamic economic growth in rural areas: alternatives from localized agri-food systems and short chains [PDF]
, 2016 Six case studies of Rural Agro-Industries activation (AIR from "Agroindustrias Rurales") with Localized Agri-Food Systems – LAFS (SYAL for its acronym in french) are analyzed in four Latin American countries.
Boucher, François +2 more
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The ecology of attraction: Fruit traits and frugivore diversity in neotropical Piper
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Fruit traits can benefit plant reproduction by enhancing seed dispersal by mutualistic frugivores (e.g. seed dispersal syndromes), but identifying the role of specific fruit traits in mediating frugivory is challenging because these traits can serve multiple functions ...
Sharlene E. Santana +3 more
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Market orientation and national homicide rates
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract We studied the influence of market orientation on national homicide rates. Multiple theoretical traditions equate the development and dominance of markets with higher crime rates. Some traditional sociological theoretical claims, however, suggest market expansion should reduce violence.
William Alex Pridemore, Meghan L. Rogers
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