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"Guadua angustifolia Kunth: opción de diversificación productiva para productores en la Península de Osa, Costa Rica."
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2015)
This study aims to promote technical and sustainable use of Guadua angustifolia stands in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. An initial diagnosis of guadua plantations was performed. The potential for commercial use was assessed ...
Screening practices for cervical and breast cáncer in Costa Rica
(1991)
Cervical cancer and breast cancer are leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and
mortality in Costa Rica. This article reports results of an evaluation of cervical and
breast cancer screening practices among Costa ...
Environmental factors affecting nutrition and growth
(1985)
Epidemiologic studies in tropical and subtropical regions highlighted the interaction between malnutrition and infectious disease and its contribution to determining morbidity and mortality in developing countries. There ...
Evidence that parent-of-origin affects birth-weight reductions at high altitude
(American Journal of Human Biology, 2008-02-19)
ABSTRACT Hypoxia exerts a profound depressant effect on fetal growth, lowering birth weight, and raising mortality risk. Multigenerational high-altitude populations are relatively protected from this birth-weight decline, ...
Constituintes químicos e atividade inseticida dos extratos de frutos de Trichilia elegans E T. catigua (Meliaceae)
(Sociedade Brasileira de Química, 2009)
Phytochemical investigation of the fruits extracts of Trichilia elegans and Trichilia catigua (Meliaceae) has led to the identification of the limonoids 11β-acetoxyobacunone, cedrelone, methylangolensate and epimeric ...
Pancreatite aguda sem etiologia aparente: a microlitíase deve ser pesquisada?
(Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2009)
In a large number of patients, with episodes of acute pancreatitis the etiology is not identified, even after initial clinical history, detailed physical examination, laboratory tests and biochemical exams and an transabdominal ...
A brief review of chronic exercise intervention to prevent autonomic nervous system changes during the aging process
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2009)
The aging process is associated with alterations in the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems. Autonomic changes related to aging involve parasympathetic and sympathetic alterations leading to a higher incidence of ...
Coagulation abnormalities in acute promyelocytic leukemia
(Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e daSociedade Brasileira de Transplante de Medula Óssea, 2009)
Acute promyelocytic leukemia is frequently accompanied by coagulation abnormalities usually described as laboratorial disseminated intravascular coagulation, which is the main cause of morbidity and early mortality. Aberrant ...
Placental microstructure and efficiency in cloned bovines: a design-based stereological approach
(Berlin, 2008)
Somatic nuclear transfer allows scientists to produce identical copies of individuals (clones) and offers the potential for research in various fields. However, the production of cloned bovines is inefficient, partly because ...
A novel chronic cirrhosis TAA-induced model in rats
(Botucatu, 2010)
Experimental models for hepatic lesions are necessary so the effectiveness of new drugs in reversing cirrhosisfibrosis can be tested. This is the case of liver cirrhosis, which requires animal models. Three drugs widely ...