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The importance of promoting self-reflection in the pedagogical practice of teachers
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)Teaching is not an easy task because teachers have many and different roles in the class. Part of these roles is to self-reflect about their teaching practice to improve as a teacher and with this to help students to ... -
The influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents
(American Journal of Health Promotion, 2015-05-01)Purpose. To identify the influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents. Design. Qualitative, descriptive research was used in this study. Setting. Adolescents and parents were recruited ... -
The Influence of IoT Simulation in the Learning Process: A Case Study
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2020-03-28)Internet of things (IoT) is a relatively novel technology which provides connection between things. It was presented for the first time by Kevin Ashton in 90´s.The software and hardware development of IoT is not growing ... -
The Influence of Spanish Lexicon on Limonese Creole : negative Implications
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014)After working in the construction of the railroad that communicates Limón with San José, many Afro-Caribbean people who had arrived during the 1870’s, especially from Jamaica, stayed and established themselves in Limón. ... -
The Influence of Time Spent in Outdoor Play on Daily and Aerobic Step Count in Costa Rican Children
(2011)Examina la influencia del tiempo gastado en juegos al aire libre (entre semana o fines de semana) sobre la cuenta del paso aeróbico diario en 190 niños costarricenses de quinto a¤o provenientes de tres escuelas de la ... -
The infrared thermography of the scrotal surface in the long scrotum bull. Preliminary comparisons to normal scrotum sound for breeding bulls
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)Long scrotum bulls (LS) (i.e the scrotum apex surpassing the hock joint level) have been reported with a high culling rate compared to normal scrotum sires (NS) (scrotum apex above the hock joint), due to seminal and ... -
The integration of technological sources through online activities used for educational purposes in order to promote critical thinking skills among students in high school
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)Education is an essential pillar that is constantly changing and evolving according to society’s needs. Therefore, teachers need to be learning new strategies and methods to help students acquire the knowledge and skills ... -
The interplay between irrigation and fruiting on branch growth and mortality, gas exchange and water relations of coffee trees
(Oxford University Press, 2021)The overall coordination between gas exchanges and plant hydraulics may be affected by soil water availability and source-to-sink relationships. Here we evaluated how branch growth and mortality, leaf gas exchange and ... -
The intraplate Porto dos Gaúchos seismic zone in the Amazon craton — Brazil
(Elsevier, 2009-01-15)The largest earthquake observed in the stable continental interior of the South American plate occurred in Serra do Tombador, Mato Grosso state — Brazil, on January 31, 1955 with a magnitude of 6.2 mb. Since then no other ... -
The life cycle carbon balance of selective logging in tropical forests of Costa Rica
(Wiley Periodicals, 2020-06-01)The effect of logging on atmospheric carbon concentrations remains highly contested, especially in the tropics where it is associated to forest degradation. To contribute to this discussion, we estimated the carbon balance ... -
The lipopolysaccharide core of Brucella abortus acts as a shield against innate immunity recognition
(PLoS Pathogens, 2012-05-10)Innate immunity recognizes bacterial molecules bearing pathogen-associated molecular patterns to launch inflammatory responses leading to the activation of adaptive immunity. However, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the ... -
The magnetic dispersion
(Editorial de la Universidad Nacional, 1985-01-01)We present a study of the elastic scattering of an electron in a constant homogeneous magnetic field. The dependency of the cross section on the electron spin orientation is given. If the spin polarization is along or ... -
The manufacture and properties of oil palm and pineapple leaf fiberboard panels
(WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2014)Particleboards were manufactured from oil palm fruit, the oil palm mesocarp fiber of Elaeis guineensis, the leaves of pineapple (Ananas comosus) and the sawdust from three fast-growing species of trees (Gmelina arborea, ... -
The March 25, 1990 (Mw=7.0 Ml=6.8) earthquake at the entrance of the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica: its prior activity, foreshocks, aftershocks and triggered seismicity
(1995-10-10)On March 25, 1990 a large earthquake( Mw=7.0, ML=6.8) occurreda t the entranceo f the Nicoya Gulf, CostaR ica, at 1322:55.6U TC, producingc onsiderabled amagei n centralC osta Rica andg eneratingm uchi nteresta boutw ... -
The March 25, 1990 (Mw=7.0, ML=6.8), earthquake at the entrance of the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica: Its prior activity, foreshocks, aftershocks, and triggered seismicity
(American Geophysical Union, 1995-10-10)On March 25, 1990 a large earthquake (Mw = 7.0, ML = 6.8) occurred at the entrance of the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica, at 1322:55.6 UTC, producing considerable damage in central Costa Rica and generating much interest about ... -
“The Meadow: producción de un cuento infantil en inglés para discentes de primaria de edades entre 6 y 9 años como recurso didáctico para el aprendizaje de una segunda lengua”
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-02)La investigación propone preparar y capacitar a los docentes desde los inicios de su proceso de formación para que cuenten con las estrategias y herramientas esenciales que logren enseñar a las nuevas generaciones brindando ... -
The mixed-proficiency language class in the associate's program in English at UNASRB: the consequences for students, teachers and the institution.
(Escuela de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje. Maestría en Segundas Lenguas y Culturas, 2011)Este estudio de caso se llevo a cabo con estudiantes de ingles como lengua extranjera del programa de Diplomado en Ingles de la Universidad Nacional Sede Regional Brunca. El propósito de esta investigación era investigar ... -
The mixed-proficiency language class: consequences for students, professors and the institution
(Editorial Universidad Nacional, 2013-02-19)Se examinan los efectos de reunir estudiantes con varios niveles lingüísticos en una sola clase de inglés como lengua extranjera y sus efectos en la participación, progreso, retención y el desarrollo de la clase en el ... -
The Mw 6.4 Damas, Costa Rica, Earthquake of 20 November 2004: Aftershocks and Slip Distribution
(Seismological Society of America, 2006-08)The earthquake of 20 November 2004 was located north of Damas Island in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, within the Costa Rica Deformed Belt. The earthquake was located at 24 km depth and reported with a magnitude (Mw) of ... -
The myth of native speakers and native speakerism in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)Speaking English has become the universal language which people use to communicate, nonetheless to what extent do second language learners should master English to the point of having “Native” like mastery. This essay ...