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Incidence of childhood cancer in Costa Rica, 2000–2014: An international perspective
(Elsevier, 2018-10-18)
Background: Estimating childhood cancer incidence globally is hampered by a lack of reliable data from lowand middle-income countries. Costa Rica is one of the few middle-income countries (MIC) with a long-term high
quality ...
Evaluación de la acumulación de metales (Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Mn, Pb, Zn) y mercurio total (THg) en sedimentos, macroalgas (Cryptonemia crenulata) y esponjas (Cinachyrella kuekenthali) del ecosistema coralino de Moín (Limón, Costa Rica) : un enfoque ecotoxicológico
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas. Maestría en Ecotoxicología Tropical, 2018)
Se evalúa la contaminación de siete metales y mercurio total en tres zonas del ecosistema coralino de Moín ubicadas dentro del área de influencia directa del proyecto "Ampliación de la Terminal Portuaria Petrolera del ...
Evaluación de distintos modelos de regulación y normalización de la acupuntura y su posible aplicación en Costa Rica
(A. Villalobos V., 2018)
Determina consideraciones mínimas basadas en los principios fundamentales de la bioética que puedan ser considerados en una futura regulación de la acupuntura en Costa Rica. Para la elaboración de estudio se plantean tres ...
Prenatal mancozeb exposure, excess manganese, and neurodevelopment at 1 year of age in the Infants' Environmental Health (ISA) study
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2018-05-29)
BACKGROUND: Although growing evidence suggests that early-life excess manganese (Mn) impairs neurodevelopment, data on the neurodevelopmental effects of mancozeb, a fungicide containing Mn, and its main metabolite ...
SUPPRESSION OF THE ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (MELOIDOGYNE SP.) WITH CHEMICAL-ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN ONION CROP.
(50TH ANNUAL MEETING OF NEMATOLOGIST OF TROPICAL AMERICA (ONTA 2018), 2018-08)
The management of root–knot nematodes is a complex process in any farming system of susceptible plants, since most of the products not fumigants do not have current registration for vegetables. In the last five years, ...
Nematology in Central American countries, a general overview of the present situation
(50TH ANNUAL MEETING OF NEMATOLOGIST OF TROPICAL AMERICA (ONTA 2018), 2018-08)
Pesticide use in Central American agriculture has been promoted as an important tool for development since decades, despite in many cases being a hazardous technology for human health and the environment. At the same time ...
Euphorbia peplus L. (Euphorbiaceae) y Phalaris aquatica L. (Poaceae) ARVENSES DE RECIEN INTRODUCCION EN CAMPOS DE HORTALIZAS DE LA ZONA DE ZARCERO, ALAJUELA, COSTA RICA
(Malezas 2018: II Congreso Argentino de Malezas (ASACIM), 2018)
Las plantas introducidas, foráneas o exóticas, se han convertido en un componente importante de la vegetación de casi todos los países del mundo; pueden provocar desequilibrios ecológicos como cambios en la composición de ...
Microbial gene exchange on microplastic particles
(University of Potsdam, Germany, 2018)
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous on the planet since several millions of tons of plastic waste enter aquatic ecosystems each year. Furthermore, the amount of plastic produced is expected to increase exponentially shortly. ...
TRATO ANIMAL SIN MAL
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Escuela de Filosofía., 2018)
Elabora un manual bioético basado en el principio de no maleficencia, casos de tenencia en cautiverio de animales silvestres y la legislación nacional, para contribuir a la erradicación del maltrato animal en Costa Rica. ...
Microplastics: New substrates for heterotrophic activity contribute to altering organic matter cycles in aquatic ecosystems
(Elsevier, 2018-09-01)
Heterotrophic microbes with the capability to process considerable amounts of organic matter can colonize
microplastic particles (MP) in aquatic ecosystems. Weather colonization of microorganisms on MP will alter eco ...