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The sexist beliefs that underlie in the pedagogy about obesity in physical education classes
(2019)
The physical education class and the teachers guide to this subject are key elements to make physical activity a habit for life. This article describes the sexist beliefs that underlie in the pedagogy about obesity in ...
Avances de la bioinformática en Costa Rica: Vista retrospectiva y perspectivas
Bioinformatics advances in Costa Rica: Retrospective view and perspectives
(2021-11-09)
Introducción: La disciplina científica de la bioinformática tiene el potencial de generar aplicaciones innovadoras para las sociedades humanas. Costa Rica, pequeña en tamaño y población en comparación con otros países de ...
In vitro effects of environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba T4 and T5 over human erythrocytes and platelets
(2020-01-21)
Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba have been associated with keratitis and encephalitis. Some factors related to their pathogenic potential have been described, including the release of hydrolytic enzymes, and ...
A cryptic palm-pitviper species (Squamata: Viperidae: Bothriechis) from the Costa Rican highlands, with notes on the variation within B. nigroviridis
(2016-07-15)
Middle America is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, harboring an exceptional number of rare and endemic species. This is especially true of Middle American cloud forests, where montane specialists occupy ...
High-density peptide microarray exploration of the antibody response in a rabbit immunized with a neurotoxic venom fraction
(2017-11)
Polyvalent snakebite antivenoms derive their therapeutic success from the ability of their antibodies to
neutralize venom toxins across multiple snake species. This ability results from a production process
involving ...
Miasis nosocomiales en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿una realidad ignorada?
Nosocomial myiasis in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overlooked reality?
(2014)
Las miasis nosocomiales son infestaciones por larvas de
mosca que se producen después de la hospitalización del
paciente. Para analizar la información disponible sobre
miasis nosocomiales ...
What lies behind the curtain: Cryptic diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance
(2022)
Parasite cryptic species are morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct organisms, leading to taxa
with unclear species boundaries. Speciation mechanisms such as cospeciation, host colonization, taxon ...
Diagnóstico de laboratorio de coccidios intestinales
(2013-01)
Los coccidios intestinales son un grupo de parásitos unicelulares que infectan el tracto gastrointestinal de diferentes especies animales, incluyendo el ser humano. Los coccidios se transmiten por la ingestión de quistes ...
Cell surface nucleolin interacts with and internalizes Bothrops asper Lys49 phospholipase A2 and mediates its toxic activity
(2018)
Phospholipases A2 are a major component of snake venoms. Some of them cause severe muscle necrosis
through an unknown mechanism. Phospholipid hydrolysis is a possible explanation of their toxic action,
but catalytic and ...