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Evaluating an esp course effectiveness through students' perceptions and improvement level: a case study with MIDEPLAN professionals
(2022-01-06)Medir la eficacia de un curso de inglés con fines específicos (ESP por sus siglas en inglés) puede lograrse a través de diferentes medios, por ejemplo, utilizando evaluaciones de desempeño, tomando en cuenta evaluaciones ... -
Evaluating factors that predict the structure of a commensalistic epiphyte–phorophyte network
(2013)A central issue in ecology is the understanding of the establishment of biotic interactions. We studied the factors that affect the assembly of the commensalistic interactions between vascular epiphytes and their host ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a course taught to microbiology students: Usefulness of vocabulary, speaking activities, and materials
(2022)This research paper analyzes the extent to which teaching vocabulary and speaking skills to a group of students of Microbiology from the University of Costa Rica can be effective at improving language skills. Therefore, ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of an ESP course for business administration students
(2021)The purpose of this investigation was to explore the effectiveness of an English for Specific Purpose (ESP) course for Business Administration students. Students of the Master’s program in Teaching English as a Foreign ... -
Evaluating the Nao Robot in the Role of Personal Assistant: The Effect of Gender in Robot Performance Evaluation
(2019-11-20)By using techniques such as the Wizard of Oz (WoZ) and video capture, this paper evaluated the performance of the Nao Robot in the role of a personal assistant, which was valuated alongside the impact of the assigned gender ... -
Evaluating Virtual and Local Pepper Presence in the Role of Communicator Interacting with Another Human Presenter at a Vocational Fair of Computer Sciences
(2022-06-16)This paper proposes the evaluation of the local and remote interaction of a Pepper Robot and a human presenter answering questions from high-school students at the Universidad de Costa Rica’s vocational fair. The interactions ... -
Evaluation of [18F] FNM biodistribution and dosimetry based on whole-body PET imaging of rats
(2018)Introduction: The aim of this work was to study the biodistribution, metabolism and radiation dosimetry of rats injected with [18F]FNM using PET/CT images. This novel radiotracer targeting NMDA receptor has potential ... -
Evaluation Of A Real Life Desire-to-drink Scale
(2016)PURPOSE:to determine the strength of the association between the amount of fluid people say they want to drink after exercise and the actual amount of fluid intake within 30 min post-exercise. -
Evaluation of a recent product to remove lipids and other matrix co-extractives in the analysis of pesticide residues and environmental contaminants in foods
(2016-06-03)This study demonstrates the application of a novel lipid removal product to the residue analysis of 65 pesticides and 52 environmental contaminants in kale, pork, salmon, and avocado by fast, low pressure gas chromatography ... -
Evaluation of air pollution control policies in Mexico City using finite Markov chain observation model
(2010-04-09)This paper proposes a Markov observation based model, where the transition ma-trix is formulated using air quality monitoring data for specific pollutant emissions,with the primary objective to analyze the corresponding ... -
Evaluation of antivenoms in the neutralization of hyperalgesia and edema induced by Bothrops jararaca and Bothrops asper snake venoms
(2002-10)Neutralization of hyperalgesia induced by Bothrops jararaca and B. asper venoms was studied in rats using bothropic antivenom produced at Instituto Butantan (AVIB, 1 ml neutralizes 5 mg B. jararaca venom) and polyvalent ... -
Evaluation of botanical insecticides in controlling the population of fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda Smith) present on corn crops (Zea mays) located in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
(2018)Botanical insecticides manufactured under the name of spinetoram, Solaris 6 SC® (75 ml.ha-1) and Capsoil 9,82 EC® (Capsicumm annum + mustard (Sinapis alba) + garlic (Allium sativum) (2 l.ha-1) were evaluated by comparing ... -
Evaluation of brassicas for fall forage
(2013-12-11)Various species and varieties of brassicas were evaluated for their potential to extend the grazing season and provide forage through late-fall and early winter in Colorado. The species and varieties evaluated included: ... -
Evaluation of calf milk pasteurization systems on 6 Pennsylvania dairy farms
(2010)Waste milk has been fed to calves for many years, but concerns with bacterial contamination as well as possible transmission of diseases have discouraged widespread use of this feed. Pasteurization of waste milk is one ... -
Evaluation of cervical and uterine size, at 4 weeks postpartum, as a predictor of subsequent fertility in Jersey cattle
(2020)Uterine and cervical size of Holstein dairy cows is reported among reasons for a decline in dairy cow fertility. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to (a) determine whether size of the cervix and uterus at 4 weeks ... -
Evaluation of Conventional and New Maximum Heart Rate Prediction Models for Individuals
(2014-01-07)The purpose of this study was to develop a regression model to predict maximum heart rate (HRmax) from basic sociodemographic variables and to compare it with the 220-age rule of thumb. Data were obtained from 635 adults ... -
Evaluation of Debris Flows for Flood Plain Estimation in a Small Ungauged Tropical Watershed for Hurricane Otto
(2021-08-18)The variability of climate, increase in population, and lack of territorial plans in Costa Rica have caused intense disasters with human and economic losses. In 2016, Hurricane Otto hit the country’s northern area, leaving ... -
Evaluation of denoising algorithms for footsteps sound classification in noisy environments
(2021)Identifying a person using footsteps sounds is part of the recent research in developing biometrics, systems designed to identify an individual in a group using body measurements. The sound of footsteps has a short ...