Essay: Remembering Jorge Leon Trujillo (1948-2017) by Hernán Ibarra

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Prospective study of factors associated with asthma attack recurrence (ATTACK) in children from three Ecuadorian cities during COVID-19: a study protocol by Cristina Ardura-Garcia, Max Bachmann, Alejandro Rodriguez, Philip Cooper, Michael Richard Perkin, Irina Chis Ster, Natalia Cristina Romero, Martha E Chico, Alvaro Cruz, Diana Morillo, Santiago Mena-Bucheli, Angélica Ochoa, Claudia Rodas, Augusto Maldonado, Karen Arteaga, Jessica Alchundia, Karla Solorzano, Camila Figueiredo

“…We designed a prospective study, the Asthma Attacks study, to identify factors associated with recurrence of asthma attacks (or exacerbations) among children and adolescents attending emergency care in three Ecuadorian cities.Methods and analysis Prospective cohort study designed to identify risk factors associated with recurrence of asthma attacks in 450 children and adolescents aged 5–17 years attending emergency care in public hospitals in three Ecuadorian cities (Quito, Cuenca and Portoviejo). …”
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Género, migración y desarrollo. Entre Quito y Madrid, familias ecuatorianas y estrategias de movilidad social by Laura Oso Casas

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Les migrants, sujets de la mobilisation ?  L’expérience des migrants équatoriens dans la crise espagnole à la fin des années 2000 by Olga L. González

Subjects: “…Ecuadorians in Spain…”
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“Pachamamista” Discourses versus Development Policies: The Debate over Sumak Kawsay in the Andes by Andreu Viola Recasens

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Bayesian Estimation of the True Bovine Brucellosis Prevalence in Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Ecuadorian Cattle Populations, and the Sensitivity and Specificity of a Competitive and Indirect ELISA Using a New Synthetic Antigen by Ana Dolores Garrido Haro, Margoth Yolanda Barrionuevo Samaniego, Paola Moreno-Caballeros, Alexandra Burbano-Enríquez, Verónica Alexandra Salas Torres, María Cristina Galante Mulki, Constance Wielick, Jorge Ron-Román, Claude Saegerman

“…Also, the proposed approach suggests insights into the quality of the vaccination campaign and highlights the need for refining the Ecuadorian national brucellosis control program.…”
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Diplomacia científica aplicada a la economía - Scientific diplomacy applied to economics by Vicente René Encalada Encarnación, Mayra Paola Mizhquero Jaramillo 

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First records of the genus Pyrolirion Herb. (Liliopsida, Asparagales, Amaryllidaceae) in Ecuador by Nora H. Oleas, Lou Jost, Ricardo Zambrano C., Cristian Guzmán Torres, Jorge Heredia, Martin Bustamante, Hugo Romero-Saltos, María Paulina Moreno-Armijos, Alan W. Meerow, Catalina Quintana

“…We identify several Ecuadorian populations of Pyrolirion tubiflorum (L’Hér.) …”
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Proposal for an Educational Program for the Prevention of Complications of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Edison Sotalin Nivela, Lexter Michalache Bernal, María de Lourdes Llerena Cepeda

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> the contents with which the educational program was developed were determined: Female Hormonal Health: Preventing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, aimed at Ecuadorian women. The program was made up of 5 sessions, with specific objectives and content. …”
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Émigration paysanne et vulnérabilité des territoires ruraux dans les Andes équatoriennes by Nasser Rebaï

“…In the Ecuadorian Andes, particularly in the province of Azuay, peasant migration appears as a strong symbol of the vulnerability of family farmers. …”
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Political Science in Ecuador, 2005-2019. A discipline in search of institutionalization by Edgar Alberto Zamora-Aviles, María Paz Jervis-Pastor

“…Legitimate queries can be made, for instance, about what is the meaning of “politics” as such in Ecuadorian political science.…”
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Immunohistochemical subtypes and their relationship with the clinicopathological and histological aspects of breast cancer by Lourdes González-Longoria Boada, Secundino González Pardo, Francisco López Muñoz

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Breast neoplasia in Ecuadorian patients is diagnosed in advanced stages. …”
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La identidad nacional ecuatoriana entre límites externos y internos by Chiara Pagnotta

“…In this article I mean to focus on the birth of the Ecuadorian nation, understood as a process of distinction and creation of external and internal boundaries with regard to the imagined national community. …”
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Traffic Congestion in Ecuador: A Comprehensive Review, Key Factors, Impact, and Solutions of Smart Cities by Luis Roberto Jacome Galarza, Wilson Eduardo Jaramillo Sangurima, Silvia Alexandra Jaramillo Luzuriaga

“…This study explores the main sources of traffic congestion in Ecuadorian cities and propose solutions to address this issue. …”
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El imperativo de movilidad y los procesos de precarización en Educación Superior. Docentes e investigadores españoles entre Ecuador y España by GÓMEZ, Carmen, VEGA, Cristina

“…Based on a survey and in-depth interviews with Spaniards at Ecuadorian universities, as well as data from the Ecuadorian higher education system, the inequalities that arise in these mobilities, the role played by university policies and the dynamics of crisis, are analysed in the article. …”
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Association between Cardiac Hypertrophy and Sex of Patients from a Hospital in Ecuador by Guido Nino Guida Acevedo, María Fernanda Cueva Moncayo, Piedad Elizabeth Acurio Padilla

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> determine the association between cardiac hypertrophy and sex of patients in a hospital of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in December 2022 in a hospital of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute. 88 patients were analyzed distributed into two groups: male and female, each with 44 patients. …”
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Comparative Study of Microorganisms in Diabetic and non-diabetic Patients with Moderate and Severe Periodontitis by Grace Alejandra Cabezas Cantos, Jonathan Armando Yanza Freire, Ingrid Polethe Morillo Gavilema, Aisha Adamarys Pineda Gómez

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out at the Hospital of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute and at the González Suárez Health Center in the period June-August 2023. …”
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Bertiera acutiflora (Rubiaceae, Bertiereae), a new combination based on the overlooked Psychotria acutiflora by Andreas Berger

“…Therefore, the new combination Bertiera acutiflora is provided here for the Columbian and Ecuadorian endemic and a lectotype is designated for the name.…”
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The Community and its Political Challenges in a Radical Democracy by José Antonio Figueroa

“…From the creation and dissolution of two peasant communities in Nono, a rural parish of Quito, this article reflects on the political and economic role assigned to peasant and indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Constitution of 2008 and in the Law of the Popular and Solidarity Economy. …”
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The Gender Order in Sumak Kawsay and Suma Qamaña. A Look at the Current Debates in Bolivia and Ecuador by Silvia Vega Ugalde

“…Sumak kawsay and suma qamaña are concepts proposed by the original peoples in Andean countries that have been adopted in the Bolivian and Ecuadorian constitutions to denote a new economic and political model for society and state, and a new vision with respect to nature. …”
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