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Evaluating Youth Participatory Action Research in the Americas: Comparative Insights on Empowerment, Methodologies, and Social Change

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) positions adolescents as co‐researchers to investigate and address social issues affecting their lives. While YPAR has gained global prominence, comparative research examining how it is conceptualized and practiced across regional contexts remains limited.
John Diaz, Paola Velasquez Quintero, Cody Gusto, Ivan Muñoz‐Echeverri, Camilo Norena Herrera, Laura Valencia   +5 more
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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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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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Varicella prevention in Costa Rica: impact of a one-dose schedule universal vaccination

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2016
To describe the impact following a 1-dose Varicella vaccination schedule introduced in Costa Rica in September 2007. Areas covered: This is a retrospective review using epidemiologic surveillance national databases of varicella cases and hospitalizations, period 2000-2015.
María L. Avila-Aguero, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Kattia Camacho-Badilla, Alejandra Soriano-Fallas, Roberto Arroba-Tijerino, Ana Morice-Trejos   +5 more
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Digital Competences of English University Teachers at Universidad Americana of Costa Rica

Revista Tecnológica - ESPOL, 2023
Summary: Introduction, Method,  Results and Discussion and Conclusions and Recommendations.   How to cite: Alpízar, M. (2023). Digital Competences of English University Teachers at Universidad Americana of Costa Rica. Revista Tecnológica - Espol, 35(3), 193-210.
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¿Qué lee la población estudiantil de Comunicación Colectiva de la Universidad de Costa Rica? [PDF]

, 2012
This article presents the reading habits of the students from the Collective Communication Sciences School from the University of Costa Rica. Moreover, it identifies the different habits by age and sex.
De la Cruz-Malavassi, Sonia, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Juan Antonio   +1 more
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Indirect effects of fast‐growing urban development on wildlife in a coastal protected area of Costa Rica

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We studied the effects of urban growth on wildlife near Parque Nacional Marino las Baulas, Costa Rica. Since 1991, buildings increased 1007%, mainly in the buffer zone. We identified eight native species extracting garbage from containers, with raccoons (Procyon lotor) comprising most detections (84%), and four other species being potential sea turtle ...
Keilor E. Cordero‐Umaña, Kortney Stevens, Adam Yaney‐Keller, Javier López Navas, Frank V. Paladino, James R. Spotila, Pilar Santidrián Tomillo   +6 more
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El trabajo autónomo del alumno universitario en las clases de Educación Física. Análisis de su percepción sobre la práctica [PDF]

, 2015
El presente estudio, realizado en la Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes de la Universidad de Costa Rica, analiza la percepción del alumnado universitario antes y después de haber cursado cuatro talleres mediante la enseñanza práctica, metodología ...
Hernando Garijo, Alejandra, Hortigüela Alcalá, David, Pérez Pueyo, Ángel, Salicetti Fonseca, Alejandro   +3 more
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Foodways in transition: food plants, diet and local perceptions of change in a Costa Rican Ngäbe community [PDF]

, 2016
Background Indigenous populations are undergoing rapid ethnobiological, nutritional and socioeconomic transitions while being increasingly integrated into modernizing societies. To better understand the dynamics of these transitions, this article aims
A Constenla, A Constenla, A Cronquist, A Karkotis, A Pastrana, A Steward, AK Romney, B Horna, BL Gordon, BM Popkin, C Albala, C Borge, C Borge, C Camacho, C Sierra, DL Hazlett, E Méndez, F Carbonell, F Montero, GJ Martin, GP Nabhan, H Border, H Castaneda, H Castañeda, H Newing, H Pérez, HV Kuhnlein, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos-Costa Rica (INEC), J Baltodano, J Fox, J Koshear, J Smith, JA Camacho-Zamora, JE Staller, JP Madriz, L Maffi, LG Joly, LG Joly, M Altrichter, M Kappelle, M Quinlan, ME Zaldivar, N Blaikie, N Ross, N Vliet van, Ngäbe’s Traditional Doctors’ Council, PD Young, PJ Pelto, PK Virtanen, R Bernard, R Ellen, R Uauy, Rajindra K. Puri, RMT Dahlgren, S Zent, SC Weller, SC Weller, SP Borgatti, T Johns, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), U D’Ambrosio, Ugo D’Ambrosio, V Reyes-García   +62 more
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Incidence and Mortality Risks of Gastrointestinal Cancers During Working‐Age Period: Trends and Disparities in 204 Countries and Territories (1990–2021)

Med Research, EarlyView.
This comprehensive analysis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer risk reveals that globally, one in 46 people will develop and one in 73 will die from GI cancers during working age (15–64 years), with 2021 incidence and mortality risks of 2.19% and 1.37%, respectively. Key findings demonstrate striking gender disparities, with males facing nearly double the
Yiming Song, Zhongge Ji, Xunbing Zhang, Qian Liang, Zeyu Li, Xiaojie Huang, Jinnan Chen, Yujie Zhou, Xinyuan Wang, Zhao Li, Liuyi Yang, Yixin Qian, Xiaolu Lin, Qingwei Zhang, Xiaobo Li   +14 more
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