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Museum specimens and occurrences of Glottidia audebarti, Discradisca strigata and other brachiopods (Brachiopoda) in the Pacific of Costa Rica

Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2023
Introduction: Lamp shells or brachiopods have a rich fossil record but only about 400 extant species. Their diversity on the Eastern Pacific is poorly known and only eight species are reported for the Pacific of Costa Rica.
José A. Vargas Zamora, Rita Vargas-Castillo   +1 more
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang, Chen Lin, Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Romanus Osabohien, Felix Orole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

La enseñanza de la lengua española en I y II ciclos de la Educación General Básica. Aportaciones de la Universidad de Costa Rica / The education of the spanish language in I and II cycles of basic the General Education. Contributions of the University...

Actualidades Investigativas en Educación, 2007
Este artículo expone los principales hallazgos de las investigaciones que, de 1990 al año 2007, se han desarrollado en la Universidad de Costa Rica, particularmente en la Facultad de Educación, sin obviar el aporte de otras instancias de la universidad,
Marielos Murillo Rojas, Mauren Morales Rivera   +1 more
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A Rare Disease Presenting Postpartum: Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare but highly fatal disease affecting women most frequently during the third trimester of pregnancy or in the postpartum period.
Sofía Córdoba-Vives, Patricia Pérez-Rodríguez, Astrid Marín-Delgado, Miguel Matus-Vargas, Adriana Arias-González   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The course virtualization experience at the University of Costa Rica

, 2022
La Universidad de Costa Rica ha enfrentado el desafío en los últimos dos años de emplear mecanismos virtuales para el desarrollo de sus cursos. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la experiencia que vivió la población estudiantil a partir de la virtualización de cursos y utilización de medios tecnológicos dada la suspensión de clases presenciales ...
Zamora-Serrano, Evelyn, Kikut-Valverde, Lorena   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Perception about biotechnology in university students in Costa Rica].

Revista de biologia tropical, 2004
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).
Valdez, Marta, Rodríguez, Iris, Sittenfeld, Ana   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Sustainable and Resilient Supply Networks: Digitalisation, Regulation and Climate Vulnerability in a Global Context

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing frequency of global crises has intensified concerns regarding climate vulnerability and the resilience of global production systems. This study examines the heterogeneous effects of supply chain development and supply chain digitalisation on climate vulnerability across countries, while accounting for institutional and investment ...
Ziwei Li, Zhi Zhan, Kingsley Imandojemu, Romanus Osabohien, Damilola Felix Eluyela   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel, Sini Laari, Asta Salmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè, Massimiliano Cerciello, Nathalie Lévy, Simone Taddeo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source