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Physicochemical and Microbiological Assays for Quality Evaluation of a Brand of Mentha piperita Tisanes in Costa Rica Market: Employment of the Central American Technical Regulation
(2018)
Mentha piperita is a natural hybrid of water mint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata L.), that are consumed as tisanes. For that reason, the present work evaluated physicochemical and microbiological aspects ...
Importance of the Quality Control of Herbal Teas: Evaluation of Two Senna Leaf Tisanes Brands Commercialized in Costa Rica through Physicochemical and Microbiological Assays Stipulated in the Central American Technical Regulation 11.03.56.09
(2018)
The senna leaf contains a powerful natural laxative called anthraquinone. Despite this indication, the quality control of this raw material is not strict, compared to other substances with pharmacological properties, which ...
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 ...
Insurance underwriter or financial development fund: what role for reserve pooling in Latin America?
(ECLAC, 2006-11)
Abstract The unprecedented accumulation of international reserves by emerging markets raises the question of how to best utilize these funds; in particular if they should be held as a war chest to guard against the risk ...
Educational decentralization models in Latin America
(1999-08)
Decentralization of social services is one of the central elements of the social policy reforms being carried out in Latin America in order to make the provision of such services more efficient and to strengthen the ...
Best Practices Bank. Successful experiences in horizontal cooperation
(IICA, 2021)
A compilation of successful projects developed with the interest of sustainable development goals is presented. In the materials, the problems of the region or country are recognized and finally the implementation of the ...
Conservation and use of genetic resources of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by gene banks and nurseries in six Latin American countries
(2021)
Cacao (Theobromacacao L.) is among the most important cash crops in tropical countries. The existing cacao genetic diversity represents a key resource to ensure the long-term sustainability of cacao cultivation but it ...
Rigorousness of the prequalification process of purveyors for the institutional acquisition of pharmaceutical products in Central America and the CaribbeanRigurosidad del proceso de precalificación de oferentes para la adquisición institucional de medicamentos en Centroamérica y el Caribe
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2021)
Análisis de la normativa, criterios y escenarios para la determinación del ancho de franjas ribereñas como áreas de protección en Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2011)
El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue contribuir al análisis de las franjas ribereñas consideradas como áreas de protección y establecer criterios técnicos para la toma de decisiones sobre ancho de las mismas. ...