Endometriosis Mimicking a Cecum Mass with Complete Bowel Obstruction: An Infrequent Cause of Acute Abdomen by Gabriel A. Molina, Darwin R. Ramos, Alberto Yu, Patricio A. Paute, Paul S. Llerena, S. Alexandra Valencia, Jose V. Fonseca, Jhonatan F. Morillo, Sandra C. López, Bernardo M. Gutierrez

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Effect of Cocoa Bean Shell Addition on Metabolite Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Herbal Infusions by Maria Quijano-Avilés, Ivan Chóez-Guaranda, Rafael Viteri, Ana Barragán-Lucas, Daynet Sosa, Patricia Manzano

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Advancing carbon quantification: A comparative evaluation of gravimetric and volumetric methods for soil carbon assessment in tropical ecosystems by E. Zamora-Ledezma, M. Macías Pro, E. Jarre Castro, J. Vera Vélez, R. Briones Saltos, J. Vélez Velásquez, R. Loor Dueñas, C. Salas Macias, H. Pacheco Gil

“…This study evaluates methodologies for measuring soil organic carbon (SOC) and inorganic carbon (SIC) in four tropical dry forest (TDF) subtypes along Ecuador's coast. SOC was assessed using gravimetric and volumetric methods, while SIC was determined gravimetrically. …”
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Physical-Chemical Characterization of Fruit Harvested at Different Maturity Stages of Grafted Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.) by Jessica Sanmiguel, Valdemar Andrade, Yadira Vargas-Tierras, Iván Samaniego, Fernando Paredes-Arcos, Wilson Vásquez-Castillo, William Viera-Arroyo

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Introduction to dossier. Economic elites and political power in Latin America by Miguel Ruiz-Acosta, Jonathan Báez-Valencia, Edison Hurtado-Arroba

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Examinando el papel de la educación ambiental en la construcción del buen vivir global: contribuciones de la corriente crítica a la definición de objetivos by Rafael SUÁREZ-LÓPEZ, Marcia EUGENIO, Fernando LARA, David MOLINA-MOTOS

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Potential use of agroindustrial waste as a source of phenolic compounds with biological activity by Anahí Belén Bonilla Rodríguez, Mary Mishell Pintag Fuertes, Gerardo Emilio Medina Ramírez

“…Several of the agroindustrial waste come from cultivable products in Ecuador, hence it constitutes an opportunity to be exploited in the national industry. …”
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Assessment of scenarios for intensifying pasture management and grazing in fragile micro-watersheds of high Andean mountains by Jorge Eduardo Grijalva Olmedo, Paola Mercedes Palate Moreta, Roy Roger Vera-Vélez, Raúl Armando Ramos Veintimilla, Jean-François Tourrand, Arnulfo Portilla Narváez

“… In the Andean hillsides of Ecuador, indigenous populations use land mainly for grazing sheep and cattle. …”
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Maternal-neonatal care with an ancestral approach by Liliana Alexandra Ríos García, Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Viviana del Rocío Mera Herrera, Mayra Carola León Insuasty, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> descriptive and cross-sectional study from June to December 2022, in Health District 06D04 Colta Guamote - Guano Penipe, Ecuador. The population was made up of 65 midwives and the sample 34 midwives. …”
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Computational Modeling of the Interaction of Silver Nanoparticles with the Lipid Layer of the Skin by Andrea Fabara, Sebastián Cuesta, Fernanda Pilaquinga, Lorena Meneses

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Therapeutic and subsidiarity principles: an approach to the humanizing character of the Bioethics Ecuadorian Society by Rolando Medina Peña, Guido Estuardo Coronel Núñez, Maigre Gallo González, Diana Elisa Palmero Urquiza

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Exploring the dynamics of energy security and energy poverty in the Andean basin by Darío Xavier Zhiña, María Isabel Fárez-Plasencia, Alex Avilés-Añazco, Otilia Vanessa Cordero-Ahiman, Jorge Leonardo Vanegas, Alexandra Guanuchi-Quito

“…This study examines ES and EP in parishes in the Machángara River basin in Ecuador. The ES assessment used an index composed of four dimensions: energy accessibility, financial, environmental and housing factors, while EP was assessed using five established indices (10% Index, MIS, AFCP, 2M, M/2), providing a multidimensional perspective. …”
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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Genotypes in an Ecuadorian Population: A Preliminary Study by Miguel Moncayo, Enrique Teran, Bernardo Gutierrez, Jorge Reyes, Johanna Cortez, Rodrigo Tobar, Gabriela Yerovi, Marcia Robalino, Ana Aguilar, Daniel Garzon-Chavez

“…Samples from 44 patients in the Andean, Coastal, and Amazon regions of Ecuador were amplified and two major genotypes were identified, genotype F (42/44; 95.5%) and genotype E (2 patients; 4.5%). …”
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In Search of Sumak Kawsay Introduction to the Dossier by Víctor Bretón, David Cortez, Fernando García

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Determination of the physicochemical characteristics and bioactive compounds of the miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) considering different extraction and preservation methods by Juan Alejandro Neira Mosquera, Sungey Naynee Sánchez Llaguno, Karol Yannela Revilla Escobar, Jhonnatan Placido Aldas Morejon, Angie Estefania Iguasnia Ureta, Andy Sebastian Parrales Loor, Jonathan Alexander Arguello Cedeño

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El impacto del cambio climático en la gestión empresarial del sector agrícola en Cayambe by Priscila Elizeth Chimarro Quishpe, Nelly Elizabeth Mejía Casagrande, Elia Natividad Cabrera Alvarez, Alejandro Reigosa Lara

“…También se abre la posibilidad a futuras investigaciones relacionadas con el tema; no solo en  el cantón Cayambe, sino en otras unidades territoriales de Ecuador. Palabras clave: Agricultura, Adaptación, Cambio Climático, Gestión empresarial, Mitigación.…”
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INFLUENCE OF THE CONSUMPTION OF CARBONATED BEVERAGES IN THE PREVALENCE OF DENTAL EROSION IN YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYERS by Vladimir Lara A, Maria José Jarrin, Olivia Toalombo, Alex Carrera, Dourado Logersio Alessandro, Ana del Carmen Armas

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Leukodepleted Packed Red Blood Cells Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Major Cardiovascular Surgical Procedure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daniel Simancas-Racines, Ingrid Arevalo-Rodriguez, Gerard Urrutia, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, Solange Núñez-González, María José Martínez-Zapata, Eva Madrid, Xavier Bonfill, Ricardo Hidalgo-Ottolenghi

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La capacitación y oportunidades para la creación de empresas competitivas by Yanary Emelina Carvallo Monsalve, Ariana Paola Herrera Pérez, Yanamir Coromoto Carvallo Monsalve

“…Objetivo: En la actualidad en Ecuador se ha incrementado el apoyo a emprendedores para la creación de nuevas empresas, tal es el caso de la Fundación Ecuador Igualitario, que forma y apoya a mujeres en diferentes áreas para la creación de emprendimientos. …”
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University social commitment in achieving inclusive health systems by Cruz Xiomara Peraza de Aparicio, Odalys del Carmen Toledo Rodríguez, Tania Fonseca Borges

“…This work has the objective to base the social order of the University in the achievement of inclusive health systems, with emphasis in the case of the Metropolitan University of Ecuador. Some of the strategies developed by different organizations worldwide, related to the subject are discussed; as well as several actions developed by said university in this sense, as a sample of what, can be done to contribute to this social claim from the educational scenarios.…”
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