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    • Characterization of PRRSV and dynamics of the virus in swine farms in Costa Rica 

      Meléndez, Ronald; Guzmán, Mónica; Jiménez, Emily; León, Bernal; Cordero, Juan; Uribe, Alberto; Van Nes, Arie; Stegeman, Arjan; Piche-Ovares, María Marta; Jiménez Sánchez, Carlos; ROMERO-ZUÑIGA, JUAN JOSÉ (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018)
      The Porcine ReproducPve and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) was first recognized clinically in the EU in 1987, and thereaYer it spread through Europe and America. The virus has two genotypes: ...
    • Characterization of sandy beaches of the Southern Caribbean of Costa Rica 

      Piedra Castro, Lilliana María; Castillo Chinchilla, Maikol; Morales Cerdas, Vanessa (Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2021-07)
      Las zonas costeras son ambientes dinámicos que brindan múltiples servicios ecosistémicos. La influencia de factores naturales y antrópicos conducen cambios cada vez más drásticos, que generan impactos negativos en la ...
    • Characterization of surface water isotope spatial patterns of Scotland 

      Birkel, Christian; Helliwell, Rachel; Thornton, Barry; Gibbs, Sheila; Cooper, Pat; Soulsby, Chris; Tetzlaf, Doerthe; Spezia, Luigi; Esquivel-Hernández, Germain; Sánchez-Murillo, Ricardo; Midwood, Andrew J. (Elsevier B.V., 2018-07-24)
      The extended National Waters Inventory of Scotland (NWIS) monitoring network in combination with an extensive, supplementary low flow sampling campaign was used to create isoscapes of surface water for management purposes ...
    • Characterization of the coral communities and reefs ot two previously underscribed locations in the upwelling region of Gulf of Papagayo Costa Rica 

      Jiménez, Carlos; Bassey, Giovanni; Segura, Álvaro; Cortés, Jorge (Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2010)
      In the seasonal upwelling region of Gulf of Papagayo (Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica), we evaluated and described two previously poorly known coral habitats, Punta Cacique and Bahía Guacamaya. Both localities differed ...
    • Characterization of the VARIAN®PaxScan 2020+ flat panel detector for quantitative X-ray imaging 

      Geser, Federico Alejandro; Chacón, David; Figueroa, R.; Malano, F.; Santibañez, M.; Valente, M. (X-Ray Spectrometry vol.45 no.3 169-175 2016, 2016-02-19)
      In this work, the response of the VARIAN® PaxScan 2020+ flat panel detector was characterized in terms of spatial resolution and uniformity across the detection area along with detection efficiency for photon beams from ...
    • Characterizing tsunami signals from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai eruption and its effects on the Caribbean 

      Sostre-Cortés, Jelis; Vanacore, Elizabeth A.; von Hillebrandt-Andrade, Christa; Watlington, Roy A.; Joseph, Erouscilla P.; Dourado, Francisco; Colón Rodríguez, Benjamín; Fontaine, Fabrice J.; Chacón Barrantes, Silvia; Paris, Raphael; Robertson, Richard E.A.; Mercado, Aurelio; Gómez Ramos, Octavio; McNamara, Daniel E.; Soto, Stephanie; Clouard, Valerie; Brome, Alison; Aliaga, Bernardo; Kong, Laura S.L.; Deroussi, Sebastien (American Geophysical Union, 2022-12-13)
      The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai eruption of January 15 2022, was a rare geological event, resulting in atmospheric pressure waves being recorded around the world. The event caused significant environmental consequences, ...
    • Chavela Vargas : su mitificación como personaje artístico y cultural 

      Solano Mora, Sigrid; Hernández Ching, Ruth Cristina (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-03-08)
      Luego de seis años del deceso de Chavela Vargas, resulta imposible negar su notoriedad en el ámbito artístico, su transgresión a los roles femeninos de principios del siglo XX y su relación con artistas influyentes, todos ...
    • El che y la eternidad historica 

      Morales Morales, Carlos (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1999)
    • Chechnya and regional order: The bear against the scimitar 

      Barrios Oviedo, Antonio (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2002)
      El fin de la Guerra Fría se inauguró como remate de una posible guerra nuclear entre las superpotencias como Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética. Pero esta nueva era ha comenzado con una escalada de conflictos étnicos ...
    • Checklist of the vascular flora of Reserva Biológica San Luis, Costa Rica 

      Jiménez-Alfaro, Esteban José; Juárez, Pedro; Díaz, Armando (Pensoft, 2016-03-21)
      The Reserva Biológica San Luis is a small protected area located on the Pacific side of the Cordillera de Tilarán, northwestern Costa Rica, with a forest transitioning between the basal and premontane floras according to ...
    • Chemical And Extractives Compatibility Of Empty Bunch Fruit Of Elaeis Guineensis, Leaves Of Ananas Cumosos And Tetrapak With Wood Used In Particleboards In Tropical Areas 

      Moya, R.; Camacho, D.; Soto, R.; Mata Segreda, J.F.; Jose-Roberto, Vega-Baudrit (Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), 2015)
      Tropical countries produce a great variety of lignocellulosic residues from small-area planted crops. Large amount of "Tetra Pak" package are also produced without any disposal treatment. In order to give solutions for ...
    • Chemical and functional characterization of antimicrobial metabolites isolated from ascidian Rhopalaea Birkelandi 

      Cordero, Maribel; Borbón, Henry; Román, Félix R.; Morrel, Luis; Víquez, Rigoberto; Villegas, Luis R.; Soto, Roy; Vega, Ileana (Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2011-12)
      Marine ecosystems have a very large diversity of resources, most of them still partially unknown, and a few others exploited for development of new industrial and toxicological products. The objective of this investigation ...
    • Chemical characterization of filterable PM2.5 emissions generated from regulated stationary sources in the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica 

      Herrera-Murillo, Jorge; Rojas Marín, José Félix; Mugica-Alvarez, Violeta; Solórzano Arias, David; Beita Guerrero, Víctor Hugo (Elsevier, 2017-01-14)
      Filterable PM2.5 concentrations and their chemical characterizations were analyzed for 67 boilers and 25 indirect furnaces located in the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica from February 2014 to November 2015. The PM2.5 samples ...
    • Chemical composition of PM 2.5 particles in Salamanca, Guanajuato Mexico: Source apportionment with receptor models 

      Herrera-Murillo, Jorge; Campos Ramos, Arturo; Ángeles García, Felipe; Blanco Jiménez, Salvador; Cárdenas, Beatriz; Mizohata, Akira (Science Direct, 2012-04)
      The National Institute of Ecology, through Management General for Environmental Research and Training (DGCENICA) carried out a sampling campaign where a total of 21 elements were determined in 140PM 2.5 samples from one ...
    • Chemical constituents from Zanthoxylum setulosum (Rutaceae) 

      Castro, Víctor; Poveda, Luis; Chavarria, Max; Mora Vasquez, Soledad; Murillo, Renato (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011-02-10)
      Following our phytochemical studies of Costa Rican plants, in this work we report the isolation and identification of eight compounds from aerial parts of Zanthoxylum setulosum (Rutaceae). They were identified as the ...
    • Chemical tradeoffs in seed dispersal: defensive metabolites in fruits deter consumption by mutualist bats 

      Whitehead, Susan; OBANDO, MARIA; BOWERS, M (Oikos, 2015-09-08)
      Although fleshy fruits function primarily to attract seed dispersers, many animal‐dispersed fruits contain potentially toxic secondary metabolites. These metabolites can provide defense against seed predators and pathogens, ...
    • Chiapas y la independencia centroamericana 

      Sandí Morales, Jose Aurelio (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-09)
      Explica las causas por las cuales tras la independencia del Reino de Guatemala, la región de Chiapas decidió terminar su relación política con dicho país, y anexarse a México, tras su reciente independencia de España, entre ...
    • Child Soldiers in Colombia 

      Linnet, Áshildur (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2004)
      Esta investigación es el proyecto final de la Maestría en Educación en Derechos Humanos y para la Paz de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Se trata de la participación infantil en el conflicto armado en Colombia ...
    • Childhood leukaemia in Costa Rica, 1981-96 

      Monge, Patricia; Wesseling, Catharina; Rodríguez, Ana Cecilia; Cantor, Kenneth P; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Reutfors, Johan; Ahlbom, Anders; Partanen, Timo (Blackwell Science, 2002)
      Childhood leukaemia incidence in Costa Rica during 1981-96, among the highest in the world, was analysed by histology, gender, birth year, time period of diagnosis, age at diagnosis and region. Numbers of cases were extracted ...
    • Children and a second language: learning to speak. 

      Miranda Vargas, María del Rocío (2012-11-09)