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Agrotourism and Agro-Ecotourism in Costa Rica
(2010)
Agrotourism is a form of tourism that encourages visitors to experience rural culture as a
tourist attraction. The term “agro-ecotourism” was used for the first time in Costa Rica in
1994, and it is generally used as ...
Nutrient accumulation and export in teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) plantations of Central America
(2015)
This study aims at assessing the nutrient sustainability of highly productive teak plantations in Central America by analyzing the nutrient accumulation dynamics at different ages and the allocation patterns throughout a ...
Modifying harvesting time as a tool to reduce nutrient export by timber extraction: a case study in planted teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) forests in Costa Rica
(2016)
Despite its low nutrient concentration, the high amount of biomass accumulated in the tree stem makes it an important nutrient sink. Hence, nutrient loss through timber removal at harvesting is a major cause of nutrient ...
Desarrollo de las universidades públicas de Latinoamérica: una visión alternativa al modelo economicista de rentabilidad
Los modelos ideológico-económicos preponderantes en Latinoamérica en las últimas décadas han impuesto un concepto estrecho de rentabilidad económica en muchas áreas de la sociedad, incluyendo aquellas en las que se ...
Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas
(2007-10)
Mosquito control programs at seven urban sites in Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Costa Rica, and Trinidad are described and compared. Site-specific urban and disease characteristics, organizational diagrams, and strengths, weaknesses, ...
The struggle of neglected scientific groups: ten years of NeTropica efforts to promote research in tropical diseases in Central America
(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011-07-26)
The general strategy used by high-income countries to address global health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) relies heavily on short-term strategies designed to diminish the burden of diseases afflicting ...
Reproduction and Growth in a Neotropical Insectivorous Bat
(2011)
Even though there is an abundance of data regarding the reproductive biology and postnatal growth of bats, comprehensive data on life history is still lacking for most species, particularly for rare families that have ...
The CDRC Principles of International Health Research
(Journal of Urban Health 82 (3)p.5-8 suplemento 4, 2005)
The Comprehensive Drug Research Center (CDRC) at the University of Miami was established in the early 1970s. Through the decades, investigators from the CDRC have worked with investigators from several countries to establish ...
Growth and hydrogen production of outdoor cultures of Synechocystis PCC 6803
(2016)
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a freshwater cyanobacterium, was cultivated outdoors in a 50 L tubular photobioreactor to study the acclimation of cells to solar light in cultures grown at different initial mean biomass ...
El partido Comunista de Costa Rica y la importación y comercialización y de materiales impresos (1931-1948)
(2010-11-12)
Este artículo analiza la importación y comercialización de materiales impresos llevada a cabo por el Partido Comunista de Costa Rica (PCCR) entre 1931 y 1948. A diferencia de otras organizaciones de esta índole en América ...