Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "COSTA RICA"
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Barriers to and Suggestions for a Healthful, Active Lifestyle as Perceived by Rural and Urban Costa Rican Adolescents
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)An inactive lifestyle is considered one of the leading causes of obesity and other chronic diseases.1 An active lifestyle, in contrast, is a broad concept that incorporates exercise, recreational activities, household ... -
Influence of sensory and cultural perceptions of white rice, brown rice and beans by Costa Rican adults in their dietary choices
(ELSEVIER, 2014-10-01)Little is known about the distinct perceptions towards rice and beans that may shape the consumption of these main staple foods among Costa Ricans. We aimed to identify barriers and motivators that could change the current ... -
Photosynthetic responses to temperature of two tropical rainforest tree species from Costa Rica
(Springer Verlag, 2013-04-16)Annual mean temperature increases will cause alterations in many ecosystem processes, which affect plants given their physiological sensitivity to temperature. That is closely related with plant growing conditions, genotype ... -
Reflexiones acerca del trabajo con organizaciones populares y diagnóstico de los sectores sociales. Una experiencia en una zona urbano-empobrecida
(Editorial de la Universidad Nacional, 1991-12)Muchas son los esfuerzos que están siendo dirigidos a procurar el desarrollo autogestionario de los sectores populares. Sin embargo, no existe aún criterios unificados que posibiliten algunas líneas de consenso-estratégico ... -
Testing a proactive model of successful aging among older adults in Costa Rica and Spain
(SAGE Publications, 2021-07-01)The purpose of this study is to examine successful aging among Spanish-speaking older adults in Costa Rica and in Spain using the proactive framework proposed by Kahana et al. (2014). More specifically, we hypothesized ...