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Between Matilde and the Internet: Computerizing the University of Costa Rica (1968-1993)

IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 2015
This article analyzes the process of development of a scientific community of computer experts at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), emphasizing the historical interactions among scientists, students, and institutions, while showing the main debates and features of a specific technological project.
Ronny J. Viales-Hurtado, Ana Lucia Calderon-Saravia, David Chavarria-Camacho   +2 more
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A new combination in Strophopappus (Asteraceae, Vernonieae, Lepidaploinae)

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Revisions of herbarium collections reveal a new combination in Strophopappus (Asteraceae, Vernonieae, Lepidaploinae). Strophopappus comprises nine species occurring in South America, eight of which are endemic to Brazil. Currently, Vernonia riedeliana is treated as a synonym of Strophopappus bicolor.
Danielle Remor, Carolina M. Siniscalchi, Benoît Loeuille   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Management and Sustainability Model for Diamond Route (Non-commercial Open Access) Scientific Journals of the Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica: English translation

Revista Electrónica Educare
Objective. Describe the construction stages of a structure that organizes good practices derived from the design of a management and sustainability model for Diamond (Non-commercial Open Access) scientific journals of the Universidad Nacional de Costa ...
Andrea Mora-Campos, Liana Penabad-Camacho, María Amalia Penabad-Camacho, María Fernanda Vega-Solano, María Milagro Castro-Solano, Nidya Nova-Bustos, Mónica Ulate-Segura, Andrea Méndez-Solano, Yuri Morales-López, Gerardo Cerdas-Vega   +9 more
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Actividades recreativas y sus beneficios para personas nicaragüenses residentes en Costa Rica / Recreational activities and their benefits for nicaraguans who live in Costa Rica

Actualidades Investigativas en Educación, 2010
Costa Rica se ha convertido en un país multicultural. Muchas personas han migrado a él en busca de mejores condiciones de vida. La mayoría de estas personas son nicaragüenses, quienes conforman alrededor de tres cuartas partes del grupo total inmigrante
Carmen Salazar Salas
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Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
wiley   +1 more source

La preeminencia existencial [PDF]

Azur, 2020
First, a preamblemble is offered on the attention received by Sartre ́s work after his death; then the title theme is outlined, with an unusually developed perspective in Costa Rica and Central American academic spaces.
Álvaro Zamora Castro
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Heterogeneous preferences for use and non‐use values provided by insects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Public support is essential for reversing insect declines, yet conservation efforts often focus on instrumental values, particularly pollination and pest regulation, while overlooking the many and varied cultural ecosystem services that may underpin broader public support for conservation.
Peter King, Tom Breeze, Theresa Robinson, Martin Dallimer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Heredia Declaration: Principles on the use of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Publishing: English translation

Revista Electrónica Educare
Introduction. The Heredia Declaration proposes, from the perspective of scientific publishing, a series of considerations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research processes leading to scientific publication.
Liana Penabad-Camacho, María Amalia Penabad-Camacho, Andrea Mora-Campos, Gerardo Cerdas-Vega, Yuri Morales-López, Mónica Ulate-Segura, Andrea Méndez-Solano, Nidya Nova-Bustos, María Fernanda Vega-Solano, María Milagro Castro-Solano   +9 more
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Training needs of the editors of the University of Costa Rica

, 2022
El crecimiento de la necesidad de información veraz ha llevado a que las revistas científicas se posicionen como medios de información confiables; lo cual hace que se requiera una necesidad de la profesionalización de esta labor que garantice la confiablidad y rigurosidad de las mismas.
openaire   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical and genetic assessments of Central American avocado landraces reveal novel sources of biodiversity and ancient migration patterns

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann, Heather B. Thakar, Courtney A. Hofman, Hector Neff, Logan Kistler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source