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Oceanic and terrestrial sources of continental precipitation
(American Geophysical Union 50:1-41, 2012-11-08)
The most important sources of atmospheric moisture at the global scale are herein identified, both oceanic and terrestrial, and a characterization is made of how continental regions are influenced by water from different ...
Tsunamis and Tsunami Hazards in Central America
(2000-02)
A tsunami catalogue for Central America is compiled containing 49 tsunamis for the
period 1539–1996, thirty seven of them are in the Pacific and twelve in the Caribbean. At the Caribbean side, 5 events are related with ...
Suggestive evidence for association between L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (CACNA1C) gene haplotypes and bipolar disorder in latinos: a family-based association study
(Bipolar Disorders 2013: 15: 206–214, 2013-02-25)
Objectives: Through recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs),
several groups have reported significant association between variants in
the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit
(CACNA1C) and ...
Medición y cálculo del índice ultravioleta en Costa Rica
(2014-12)
Este trabajo de investigación pretende hallar una técnica para estimar los valores del índice ultravioleta, con los datos medidos de la radiación solar ultravioleta-B (UV-B) para San José, Costa Rica. El índice ultravioleta ...
Role of enzymatic activity inmuscle damage and cytotoxicity induced by Bothrops asper Asp49 phospholipase A2 myotoxins: are there additional effector mechanisms involved?
(Peer Journal 2:e569; DOI 10.7717/peerj.569, 2014-09-16)
Viperid venoms often contain mixtures of Asp49 and Lys49 PLA2 myotoxin isoforms,
relevant to development of myonecrosis. Given their difference in catalytic
activity, mechanistic studies on each type require highly ...
Estrogenic effects of herbal medicines from Costa Rica used for the management of menopausal symptoms
(2009-06)
Objective: Outcomes from the Women's Health Initiative have demonstrated adverse effects associated with hormone therapy and have prioritized the need to develop new alternative treatments for the management of menopause ...
Cuenca del Río Arenal: Análisis de los eventos Niño de los años 1992-93, 1994-95 y 1997-98
(2000)
The precipitation patterns during El Niño events of 1992-93, 1994-95 and 1997-98 are analyzed for the Arenal River Basin. Pentad data are used to study the rainfall distribution for Naranjos Agrios (in the northwestern ...
Leptina, lípidos y sobrepeso en escolares de sexto grado de un área urbano-marginal
(Acta Médica Costarricense 45 (3) 107-112, 2003-06)
Introduction: The hormone called Leptine has been associated with several factors of the Metabolic Syndrome, including hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and high density lipoprotein, not only in adults but also in ...
Snake venomics and antivenomics of Bothrops colombiensis, a medically important pitviper of the Bothrops atrox-asper complex endemic to Venezuela: Contributing to its taxonomy and snakebite management
(2009-03-06)
The taxonomic status of the medically important pitviper of the Bothrops atrox-asper complex endemic to Venezuela, which has been classified as Bothrops colombiensis, remains incertae cedis. To help resolving this question, ...
Utilización del banano en la elaboración de mezclas de jugos, néctar de frutas y concentrado
(1995)
La mezcla de jugo clarificado de banano con jugos de otras frutas tropicales, la elaboración de un néctar y la concentración del jugo para la obtención de una miel, fueron las tres alternativas que se analizaron en este ...