Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Title
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Tail stump sperm defect as a cause of sterility in an indobrasil (Bus indicus) bull
(Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin, 1998)The first known case of an Indobrasil (BOA indicus) bull, with a frequency of 100% of the specific sperm abnormality, known as ‘tail stump sperm defect’ is reported. A 5-year old bull was located as a breeding sire in ... -
TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE PROFILE OF THE FOUR-TIME COSTA RICAN SENIOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
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Terapia física y rehabilitación en especies menores en diversas clínicas privadas y domicilios del Gran Área Metropolitana
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)Se realizó una pasantía en fisioterapia y rehabilitación veterinaria en varias clínicas privadas y visitando domicilios en toda el Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) durante los meses de junio a setiembre del 2015. La ... -
Teriogenología y cirugía de tejidos blandos asociados en especies mayores: descripción de casos y procedimientos observados en la Universidad de Cornell, Nueva York
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2010-08-03)La presente pasantía se realizó en el Hospital Veterinario de la Universidad de Cornell, con sede en la ciudad de Ithaca, estado de Nueva York, Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Se realizaron alrededor de 240 horas de ... -
Técnicas Reproductivas en Ovinos: Inseminación Artificial y Transferencia de Embriones en la Empresa OVITEC, Punta Arenas, Chile
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2012-08-09)El presente trabajo describe las principales técnicas aplicadas en la reproducción ovina en la región de la Patagonia chilena. La pasantía fue realizada con la empresa chilena OVITEC, con sede en Punta Arenas, Chile, que ... -
The Brucella abortus two-component system response regulator BvrR binds to three DNA regulatory boxes in the upstream region of omp25
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2023-09-14)Brucella abortus is a facultative extracellular-intracellular bacterial zoonotic pathogen worldwide. It is also a major cause of abortion in bovines, generating economic losses. The two-component regulatory system BvrR/BvrS ... -
The current prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema related symptoms in school-aged children in Costa Rica
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2018-04-25)Objective: Asthma prevalence in Costa Rica is among the highest worldwide. We aimed to determine the prevalence of asthma among school-age children in the Central Highland Area of Costa Rica. Methods: Cross-sectional ... -
The differential interaction of brucella and ochrobactrum with innate immunity reveals traits related to the evolution of stealthy pathogens
(PLOS ONE, 2009-06-16)Background: During evolution, innate immunity has been tuned to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns. However, some a-Proteobacteria are stealthy intracellular pathogens not readily detected by this system. ... -
The dynamics of latifundia formation
(PLOS ONE, 2013-12-20)Land tenure inequity is a major social problem in developing nations worldwide. In societies, where land is a commodity, inequities in land tenure are associated with gaps in income distribution, poverty and biodiversity ... -
The effect of the dam–calf relationship on serostatus to Neospora caninum on 20 Costa Rican dairy farms
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2003-03-31)An epidemiological study was conduced on 20 dairy herds previously diagnosed as seropositive for Neospora caninum. The number of females per farm varies from 41 to 296. All females present on the farms were bled once in ... -
The genus Whiteringia: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology
(International Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2017)The genus Witheringia belongs to Solanaceae family. Some of its species are widely used in traditional medicine to cure several disorders such as diabetes, cancer, malaria, helminthic infections, inflammatory disorders, ... -
The horse as a model for translational orthopedic research: examples of studies on the regeneration of cartilage and bone conducted in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)The paper provides results published or to be published of long-term in vivo equine studies to evaluate techniques of possible regenerative matrices of cartilage and bone, by means of cell-free implants or ... -
The Impact of Deforestation, Urbanization, and Changing Land Use Patterns on the Ecology of Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases in Central America
(MDPI, 2021)Central America is a unique geographical region that connects North and South America, enclosed by the Caribbean Sea to the East, and the Pacific Ocean to the West. This region, encom- passing Belize, Costa Rica, ... -
The impact of overstocking and negative energy balance on quantitative measurement of non-typhoidal Salmonella in periparturient dairy cattle
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022-02-17)Stressful conditions in animal production facilities may exacerbate the fecal shedding and foodborne transmission of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica. Dairy cows are reservoirs of this zoonotic microorganism, ... -
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 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 NS segment of H5N1 avian influenza viruses (AIV) enhances the virulence of an H7N1 AIV in chickens
(Veterinary Research, 2014-01-25)Some outbreaks involving highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) of subtypes H5 and H7 were caused by avian-to-human transmissions. In nature, different influenza A viruses can reassort leading to new viruses ... -
The one hundred year journey of the genus Brucella (Mayer and Shaw 1920)
(Oxford University Press, 2021-01-01)The genus Brucella, described by Meyer and Shaw in 1920, comprises bacterial pathogens of veterinary and public health relevance. For 36 years, the genus came to include three species that caused brucellosis in livestock ...
