Modeling PM2.5 Urban Pollution Using Machine Learning and Selected Meteorological Parameters by Jan Kleine Deters, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Mario Gonzalez, Yves Rybarczyk

“…Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, is no exception in exceeding the healthy levels of pollution. …”
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Linkage between university and community in the training process of dental students from the teachers’ perspective by Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Mery Alexandra Mendoza Castillo, Amalia Fernanda Vera Veloz

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Effect of COVID-19 on the cultural identity of the Amazonian indigenous Waorani by Aldrin Espín-León, María Luisa Pertegal-Felices, Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla, Juan Guzmán-Montalvo

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Efficacy Perceived by Patients of Post-infarction Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Strategies by María Gabriela Balarezo García, Carlos Antonio Escobar Suárez, Becker Neto Mullo

“…The study population was made up of 90 patients who participated in post-infarction cardiac rehabilitation programs implemented in the medical facilities of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security in the Sierra region of Ecuador. The technique for data collection was the survey. …”
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Use of Platelet Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot. Case Report by Enrique Ramón Rodríguez Reyes, Alberto Sánchez Garrido, Elsy Labrada González

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Everything for the Nation: The Re-founding and Return of the State in the Bolivarian Revolutions by Felipe Burbano de Lara

“…This article examines the so-called return of the state in the three Bolivarian Revolutions (Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador) analyzing the discourses of Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales and Rafael Correa. …”
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Rurban Communities of Quito: Between the Entrepreneurialism and the Right to the City by Manuel Bayón Jiménez

“…Two seemingly contradictory spatial trends are occurring today in the peri-urban areas of Quito, which reshapes the dispute of territorialities: i) an unprecedented expansion of the urban area along the rural boroughs and ii) a growing recognition of land rights of indigenous and peasant communities in the Constitution of Ecuador, as well as the right to the city. This paper analyzes how both trends are related in the context of the largest infrastructure project in Quito in the last decade: the New Quito International Airport (NAIQ by its Spanish acronym). …”
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Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections of Oncologic Patients by Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña, Gabriela Alejandra Valbuena Salazar, Gerardo José Sánchez Velásquez

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El ITT: prueba de vida by Fander Falconí Benítez

“…It addition, the author charges first world countries with scant commitment to addressing ‘climate change’ and what Ecuador is sacrificing by putting forward a proposal contrary to its interests and demanding – along with other countries of the south – open and democratic negotiations.…”
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Ni sueño ni pesadilla: diversidad y paradojas en el proceso migratorio by Martha Cecilia Ruíz

“…Aunque parecería que se ha dicho mucho sobre la nueva ola migratoria, en realidad existe muy poco análisis y una reducción de todas las causas y consecuencias de la migración a factores puramente numéricos y económicos: cuántos han salido, cuántos han regresado, cuánto ganan en el exterior, cuánto dinero envían al Ecuador. …”
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Introduction to Dossier. Towards a Re-appropriation of Critical Geography for Latin America by Sofia Zaragocin Carvajal, Melissa Moreano Venegas, Soledad Álvarez Velasco

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La dinámica regional en el emplazamiento de las tendencias político electorales by Rafael Quintero López

“… En el presente artículo académico se estudian las causas de la crisis política en el Ecuador; se explica que es básicamente producida por diferencias dentro de las clases gobernantes sobre cómo resolver la crisis económica en el contexto de la ausencia de un proyecto nacional. …”
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Finite Time Synchronization of Extended Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using Local Coupling by A. Acosta, P. García, H. Leiva, A. Merlitti

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Ethical Considerations regarding the Withdrawal of Life Support: Analysis of a Case by Melany Yamilex Reascos Chalacán, Mauricio Fernando Enrríquez Grijalva, Denisse Isabel Suaste Pazmiño

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Bile duct injuries due to cholecystectomy, preventive measures and management possibilities by Jonathan Luis Gonzabay Muñoz, Mónica Gabriela Chachalo Sandoval, Santiago Xavier Peñarreta Quezada

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Review: Cuerpos en escena. Materialidad y cuerpo sexuado en Judith Butler y Paul B. Preciado by Martín A. De Mauro Rucovsky by Antonieta Ramírez

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El desarrollo no es solo crecimiento del PIB by Joseph Stiglitz

“… Este artículo reproduce una de las conferencias de Joseph Stiglitz que dio en la Corporación Financiera Nacional en su última visita al Ecuador. En ella hace un vinculo entre sus investigaciones teóricas y los problemas del desarrollo. …”
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Presentación del dossier. Pensamiento social latinoamericano y caribeño by David Cortez, Gabriel Orozco, Santiago Castro-Gómez

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Review: Decisiones públicas. Análisis y estudio de los procesos de decisión en políticas públicas by Zabala Peñafiel, Tania

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Una academia comprometida con las necesidades de América Latina by Rafael Correa

“…Discurso del Presidente de la República del Ecuador en la ceremonia de conmemoración de los 50 años de la FLACSO, Quito, 29 de octubre de 2007. …”
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