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Scattering of light by colloidal aluminosilicate particles Produces the unusual sky-blue color of Río Celeste (Tenorio Volcano Complex, Costa Rica)
(2013-09-18)Río Celeste (Sky-Blue River) in Tenorio National Park (Costa Rica), a river that derives from the confluence and mixing of two colorless streams-Río Buenavista (Buenavista River) and Quebrada Agria (Sour Creek)-is renowned ... -
Self-assembly study of type I collagen extracted from male Wistar Hannover rat tail tendons
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2020-11-23)Background: Collagen, the most abundant protein in the animal kingdom, represents a promising biomaterial for regenerative medicine applications due to its structural diversity and self-assembling complexity. Despite ... -
Síntesis, propiedades y aplicaciones de puntos cuánticos a base de carbono
(Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert, 2022)Los puntos cuánticos a base de carbono muestran propiedades ópticas y electrónicas de interés tecno-lógico debido a su confinamiento cuántico y el efecto de los grupos funcionales en sus bordes. Pueden ... -
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Stable Isotopes in Precipitation across Costa Rica: An Analysis of Historic GNIP Records
(2013-11-27)The location of Costa Rica on the Central American Isthmus creates unique microclimate systems that receive moisture inputs directly from the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. In Costa Rica, stable isotope monitoring ... -
Stable isotopes reveal groundwater to river connectivity in a mesoscale subtropical watershed
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)The Corumbataí River basin (São Paulo, Brazil) has a critical situation regarding water availability due to the intensive use to support agriculture and urbanization, requiring scientific information to face water demand. ... -
Stable isotopic characterizacion of nitrate wet deposition in the tropical urban atmosphere of Costa Rica
(Springer, 2021-07-13)Increasing energy consumption and food production worldwide results in anthropogenic emissions of reactive nitrogen into the atmosphere. To date, however, little information is available on tropical urban environments where ... -
Student Camps to Promote Scientific Vocations in STEM: The Quimi Camp Case
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2023-06-01)[Objetivo] Desde el año 1988 y hasta el año 2018, el estudiantado de secundaria en Costa Rica debía aprobar un examen final para graduarse de la escuela secundaria, y ser elegible para una educación universitaria pública. ... -
Synthesis of Dihydroindolo[2,3-c]carbazole as Potential Telomerase Inhibitor
(Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry vol.53 no.3 762-766 2015, 2015-05-27)The dictyodendrins A-E were the first marine natural products that show inhibition of telomerase. A versatile and convergent route was described for the synthesis of derivatives of these pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole alkaloids ... -
The effect of solution environment and the electrostatic factor on the crystallisation of desmotropes of irbesartan
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019)The experimental conditions necessary for stabilising irbesartan (IBS) tautomers in solution and selectively obtaining the desmotropic crystal forms are presented herein. 1H and 2H tautomers were stabilized in specific ... -
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, ... -
Tracing water sources and fluxes in a dynamic tropical environment from observations to modeling
(Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020-11-06)Tropical regions cover approximately 36% of the Earth’s landmass. These regions are home to 40% of the world’s population, which is projected to increase to over 50% by 2030 under a remarkable climate variability scenario ... -
Tracking the water fingerprints of Cocos Island: A stable isotope analysis of precipitation, surface water, and groundwater
(Revista de Biología Tropical, 2016)The use of stable isotopes of water, both δ2H and δ18O has provided novel insights in hydrological studies, ecological applications, understanding climate variability, and reconstructing paleoclimate. However, information ... -
Tratamiento de aguas residuales con tecnologías alternativas en una pequeña unidad doméstica–productiva
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2013)Se evaluó el sistema de tratamiento de aguas residuales instalado en una pequeña unidad doméstica-productiva ubicada en la zona de Escazú de la provincia de San José, mediante la medición de la demanda bioquímica de ... -
Using Sniffer4D and SnifferV portable gas detectors for UAS monitoring of degassing at the Turrialba Volcano Costa Rica
(Advanced UAV, 2023)Since the completion of the first Sniffer UAS payload research article titled; Using UAS with Sniffer4D Payload to Document Volcanic Gas Emissions for Volcanic Surveillance: In this study the UAS system deployed carried ... -
Using UAS with Sniffer4D payload to document volcanic gas emissions for volcanic surveillance
(Advanced UAV, 2022)A consistent volcanic monitoring program is crucial to the safety of the population and the efficiency of the nation. Costa Rica´s National Commission for Risk Prevention the CNE helps manage this responsibility. The ... -
Uso de plaguicidas en cultivos agrícolas como herramienta para el monitoreo de peligros en salud
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2013)Costa Rica ha incrementado el uso de plaguicidas de mayor toxicidad, debido entre otras cosas al desarrollo de plagas más resistentes y la necesidad que tienen algunos productos agrícolas de exportación de mantener ... -
Utilización de la biomasa residual del cultivo de la piña (Ananas Comosus) para la desproteinización enzimática de desechos de la actividad camaronera
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2013)Se realizó un estudio para comprobar la capacidad desproteinizante de extractos proteicos obtenidos a partir de desechos de rastrojo de piña a diferentes concentraciones sobre los sub-productos de la ... -
Validación de un método de detección mediante cromatografía líquida (HPLC-DAD) para la determinación de albina en productos alimenticios elaborados a partir de sábila (Aloe vera)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019-07-31)La aloína es una antraquinona presente en una amplia variedad de productos alimenticios que se elaboran a base de sábila, la cual puede provocar efectos laxantes y su ingestión prolongada incrementa el riesgo de cáncer ... -
Waste management: a study on generating organic fertilizer from oil and grease trap systems
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-01-31)The grease and oil trap systems (GOTS) of four university food service establishments (FSE) were assessed and treated to evaluate the potential use of the sludge collected to produce compost. The sludge collected from each ...
