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Schwannomas are benign tumors that originate in the myelin sheath of neurons, more specifically in Schwann cells. Between 25-45% of these tumors occur in the topography of the hea…
Meigs syndrome — the classic triad of benign ovarian tumour, ascites, and pleural effusion — is a well-recognised yet diagnostically treacherous mimic of advanced ovarian malignan…
Caño Negro is a Ramsar Wetland that has been extensively studied for botanical and vertebrate species, but with a significant deficiency in insect and other invertebrate taxonomy.…
AI is rapidly becoming a valuable ally of science, automating and improving data analysis processes and the generation of identification tools. This work tested a simple prompt in…
One aspect that international policy has overlooked is the importance of scientific collections to the economy. Far from being a simple repository of specimens, each one provides …
The world continues to pollute the ocean, overfish the aquatic species, look for new protein and food supply, produce resilient coral reefs and reseed the great barrier reef. Seal…
The urgency of climate change mitigation has driven scientific research and technological advancements in the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions, positioning solar energy as …
The collections of the National Museum of Costa Rica contain a total of 7,895 specimens, corresponding to the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) and some peri-urban areas surrounding…
For decades, scientific studies related to wildlife have been little reviewed for national inventories, with birds and mammals being the only faunal groups that have official list…
For decades, scientific studies related to wildlife have been little reviewed for national inventories, with birds and mammals being the only faunal groups that have official list…
Objectives: To determine if endoscopic endonasal prelacrimal approach to the maxillary sinus would be feasible based on the space available between the posterior limit of the fron…
When a patient is interrupted by velopharyngeal closure or defects in the hard palate, air escapes inappropriately through the nose in nasal speech sounds. The obturator prosthesi…
Heavy metals appear in the aquatic environment mainly due to anthropogenic activities, such as mining. The impacts of environmental pollution by metals can be identified and qua…
Araneae order has almost 51,500 described species in the world, distributed in 135 families. Nephilidae is one of those families and presents 58 species, but only three in South A…
Within the Euglossini tribe we find the Exaerete genus, a group of cuckoo bees which attacks Eulaema and Eufriesea hives. In Costa Rica, the interspecific associations of paraciti…
Growth performance and nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed processed duckweed (Lemna paucicostata) meal were evaluated. Blanching and sun-drying were …
In Costa Rica, five species of bumblebees of the Bombus genus are reported, however, two of these species have practically identical coloration, which makes it difficult to distin…
Introduction and objectives: Classifying elderly people with and without frailty referred to surgery can be a way to prevent, delay or even reverse the syndrome. To compare the cl…
Populations of numerous bird species have been declining around the world due to factors such as habitat loss and hunting. This involves the reduction of flock size of social spec…
This study evaluated digestibility, growth and hepatosomatic index of Oreochromis niloticus fed diets containing blanched Lemna paucicostata as a replacement for toasted soybean m…
This paper addresses a one-layer model predictive control (MPC) strategy that simultaneously deals with safety and economic issues for natural gas networks (NGN). The simulations …
Purpose: Rib fractures are common in patients presenting chest trauma and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Traditional pain management options for rib frac…
Data obtained by citizen scientists have been used by researchers to study the natural history of tropical birds in several countries. For example, this approach has been increasi…
Smoking in is harmful to both the mother and baby in pregnancy. Smoking cessation is strongly encouraged and needs to be approached in a sensitive manner employing patient centred…
In total brachial plexus preganglionic lesions (C5 for T1), different extraplexual neurotizations are indicated for partial motor function restitution specially for the elbow flex…
In this paper, we did a broad prospective survey on the use of elemental concentration and carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of Brazilian banknotes as a forensic tool to help elu…
In the gestational period, several changes can occur in the woman's body, almost all the body's systems can undergo modifications, among them is the skin. One of the main changes …
A case of pustulosis palmaris et plantaris or palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) accompanied by generalized skin eruption is presented. Extra-palmoplantar skin lesions similar to those…
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a severe and usually fatal syndrome with an aggressive thrombotic process in unusual sites (notably, sinus veins of th…
An atypical case of VITT was described resulting from a vaccination schedule where the third booster with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca) was administered. The patient received a co…
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