scholarly journals Air pollution in a tropical city: the relationship between wind direction and lichen bio-indicators in San José, Costa Rica

2010 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich Neurohr Bustamante ◽  
Julián Monge-Nájera ◽  
María Isabel González Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Wind Direction ◽  
San Jose ◽  
The Relationship

The Mud and the Wind: an Inquiry into Dramaturgy

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Korish
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
International School ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Classical Text ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
National University ◽  
Dramatic Arts ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Action Structure

The twelfth session of the International School of Theatre Anthropology (ISTA) held in Bielefeld, Germany, in August 2000, set out to explore, under the title ‘Action, Structure, Coherence’, the relationship between the actor and text – and specifically between actors trained in the Odin and other physically-rooted traditions and texts of the supposedly ‘classical’, text-based theatre of western Europe. David Korish here reports on three encounters between different pairs of actors and their texts, and their several means of developing a dynamic physical score appropriate to the text concerned. The co-founder and director of Teatro Abya Yala, an independent theatre company based in San José, Costa Rica, David Korish is also a member of the faculty of the School of Dramatic Arts of the National University of Costa Rica.

scholarly journals Tree trunk lichen cover and its relation with cardinal orientation in parks of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica.

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-311
Author(s):  
Víctor Hugo Méndez ◽  
Carlos Andrés Campos
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tree Trunk ◽  
San Jose ◽  
The North ◽  
North Side ◽  
Lichen Cover ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Dry And Rainy Seasons ◽  
North Latitude

The geographical position of Costa Rica at 11 ° north latitude produces varying temperatures and two seasons, wet and dry, that are clearly established. Tree trunk lichens are greatly affected by humidity and air pollution, factors that can differ according to cardinal orientation of the substrate. We studied eight trees in each of the ten municipal parks in three central provinces: Alajuela, Cartago and San José. With a template we measured lichen cover, regardless of species during the dry and rainy seasons. The highest cover was on the north side of trunks and in the rainy season. 

scholarly journals Application of hysplit model to evaluate the relationship between meteorological parameters and PM10 content in the atmospheric environment in Ha Noi city, Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. First
Author(s):  
Anh Dung Nguyen ◽  
Hồng Sơn Dương ◽  
Đức Hạnh Nguyễn Thế ◽  
Nguyen Dac Dong
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Direction ◽  
Meteorological Parameters ◽  
Meteorological Factors ◽  
Pollution Sources ◽  
Atmospheric Environment ◽  
Hysplit Model ◽  
The Relationship

Meteorology is one of the factors that plays an important role in assessing the quality of the atmospheric environment. Regarding the air pollution, especially dust and gaseous emissions, there are currently few studies on the relationship between meteorological factors and the increase in pollutant concentration. In this study, the relationship between several meteorological parameters such as temperature (TEM), wind speed (WS), wind direction (WD) and PM10 content in Hanoi were evaluated through the Spearman correlation coefficient (r) by SPSS statistical analysis software. Data includes hourly meteorological factors (temperature, wind speed and wind direction) and 24-h PM10 concentration collected at three automatic air quality monitoring stations in Hanoi in 2018. In addition, HYSPLIT model is used to determine the influence of wind direction and contribution of air pollution sources. The results show a negative correlation (r <0) between PM10 content, temperature and wind speed in dry and rainy seasons. During the dry season, Hanoi has a higher PM10 content than the remaining months of the year. This might be partly affected by outside pollution sources from the North and Northwest. The findings emphasize the dependence of air quality on local meteorological conditions and the distribution of major

scholarly journals Sotillo Picornell: arte, ética y fotografía

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimena Sanchez Zumbado
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Old English ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
First Person ◽  
English School ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Xxth Century ◽  
Siglo Xx ◽  
The Relationship

José Concepción Sotillo Picornell (1886-1957) fue un fotógrafo y periodista venezolano radicado en Costa Rica entre 1910 y 1935. Este precursor de la fotografía técnica en el país, apasionado de la vieja escuela inglesa e intenso defensor de la naturalidad y la verdad transmitidas por medio de la imagen será el primero en el país en discutir sobre la relación entre arte, ética y fotografía. Desde el Estudio Sotillo, uno de los más reconocidos y emblemáticos estudios fotográficos josefinos de la época, registrará con su lente a costarricenses de todas las clases sociales de inicios del siglo XX. José Sotillo Picornell (1886-1957) was a Venezuelan journalist and photographer based in Costa Rica between 1910 and 1935. Precursor of technical photography in Costa Rica, passionate of the old English school and intense defender of the naturalness and the truth transmitted through the image, he will be the first person in the country to discuss the relationship between art, ethics and photography. From the Sotillo Studio, one of the most recognized and iconic photographic studios of San José at the time, he records with his lens all social classes of Costa Ricans from the beginning of the XXth century.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSEQUENCES AND USE OF DRUGS FOR COSTA RICA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime José Fernández Chaves ◽  
Akwatu Khenti
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Drug Policies ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the relationship between knowledge of consequences and drug use in undergraduate students of a university in San José, Costa Rica. Method: the cross-sectional study examines the demographic profile of the sample and the relationship between knowledge of consequences, drug use and academic performance. The study focuses on three types of drugs: alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. Three variables will be analyzed: demographic data, knowledge of consequences and use of drugs. Results: the relationship between knowledge of consequences and use of drugs was made using of the T-test. The sample had 272 students, 28.2% (n=77) of them were men and 71.4% were women (n=195). They were selected from the areas of social sciences (n=137, 50.2%), and from the area of health sciences (n=136; 49.8%). Alcohol was the most used drug (n=217, 79.8%), followed by marijuana (n=72, 26.6%) and finally cocaine (n=3, 1.1%) in the last 12 months. Conclusion: the results shown indicate that there is no significant relationship between such variables. The findings are important at the level of drug policies to support the development of new preventive strategies for drug use.

scholarly journals Use of a Geographic Information System and lichens to map air pollution in a tropical city: San José, Costa Rica

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich Neurohr Bustamante ◽  
Julián Monge Nájera ◽  
Víctor Hugo Méndez Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
San Jose

scholarly journals The influence of air pollution on the phyllosphere microflora composition of Tillandsia leaves (BromeHaceae)

1969 ◽  
pp. 511-517
Author(s):  
Luigi Brighigna ◽  
Alessandro Gori ◽  
Silvia Gonnelli ◽  
Franco Favilli
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Pollution Effects ◽  
Environment Changes ◽  
Microbial Group ◽  
Global Reduction

The effect of air pollution on total phyllospheric microflora from two species of the epiphytic neo tropical genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) was studied by comparing unpolluted plants living in a forest (Escazú, San José) with polluted ones from an urban site of Costa Rica (San José city). Dilutions of homogenized leaf samples were plated on media suitable for each microbial group. For each microorganism group, total counts were performed and purified strains of randomly chosen colonies were identified. There was a global reduction in the number of living microorganisms due to pollution effects, especially yeasts and bacteria, while nitro gen-fixing microorganisms and fungi were les s affected. Our results showed that the phyllosphere microflora of Tillandsia plants living in a tropical urban environment changes in terms of number and species composition of yeasts and bacteria with respect to plants living in unpolluted environment.

The relationship between air-pollution by gas flaring and lung function in Niger-Delta

Pneumologie ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S82-S83
Author(s):  
A Worlu ◽  
K Frank
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
The Relationship

El abuso de la libertad de expresión y sus responsabilidades

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
Emma Nogales de Santivañez
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Derechos Humanos

La libertad de expresión es un derecho humano que está reconoci-do en la Constitución Política del Estado, en su Art. 21 inc. 3, y se halla también en tratados y convenios internacionales, de los cua-les el más importante a juicio de la autora, por ser a nivel inter-americano, es la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos o Pacto de San José de Costa Rica de 22 de noviembre de 1969. Esta convención ha sido ratificada por Bolivia, por tanto está en la obligación de cumplirla y establecer los mecanismos necesarios para exigir, a su vez, su cumplimiento.

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