Effect of the Prodegradant-Additive Plastics Incorporated on the Polyethylene Recycling by Miguel Aldas, Andrea Paladines, Vladimir Valle, Miguel Pazmiño, Francisco Quiroz

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Case Report: Craniofacial deafness hand syndrome with unusual cardiovascular symptoms and lack of holistic care by Samantha Saenz Hinojosa, Carlos Reyes-Silva, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Vanessa I. Romero

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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

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Letter to the editor—Opinion on article by Rodriguez-Alvarez F et al. by Santiago Rodríguez Villafuerte, Giacomo Balbinotto Netto, Ajacio Brandão

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Alveolar Hemorrhage, a Rare and Life-Threatening Complication of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Grace Loza, Carlos Hallo, Byron Chiliquinga, Alejandro Hallo

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Strategies for community care aimed at vulnerable groups in Ecuador by Cruz Xiomara Peraza de Aparicio, Tania Fonseca Borges, Sandra Inda Mariño

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Enhancing Hydraulic Efficiency of Pelton Turbines Through Computational Fluid Dynamics and Metaheuristic Optimization by Guillermo Barragan, Sebastian Atarihuana, Edgar Cando, Victor Hidalgo

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Drastic Improvements in Air Quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Outbreak by Rasa Zalakeviciute, Renne Vasquez, Daniel Bayas, Adrian Buenano, Danilo Mejia, Rafael Zegarra, Valeria Diaz, Brian Lamb

“…As a result, significant reductions in the concentrations of NO2 (–68%), SO2 (–48%), CO (–38%) and PM2.5 (–29%) were measured in the capital city of Quito during the first month of quarantine. This large drop in air pollution concentrations occurred at all the monitoring sites in Quito, serving as a valuable proof of the anthropogenic impact on urban air quality. …”
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Editorial: Fungal virulence by Jaime David Acosta-España, Jaime David Acosta-España, Jaime David Acosta-España, Jaime David Acosta-España, Jaime David Acosta-España, Antonio José de Jesus Evangelista, Antonio José de Jesus Evangelista, Antonio José de Jesus Evangelista, Jonathas Sales de Oliveira, Rosana Serpa, Rosana Serpa

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Unlocking the potential: very-low-energy ketogenic therapy in obesity-related disorders by Daniel Simancas-Racines, Claudia Reytor-González, Ana Karina Zambrano, Giuseppe Annunziata, Angelo Michele Carella, Ludovica Verde, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Claudia V. Guerra, Ricardo Hidalgo

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Abnormal Liver Tests during Hospitalization Predict Mortality in Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Study from South America by Domingo Balderramo, Angelo Z. Mattos, Victoria Mulqui, Talita Chiesa, Zuly Plácido-Damián, Jaysoom Abarca, Andrea Bolomo, Yanina Carlino, Isadora Z. Bombassaro, Denusa Wiltgen, Laura Tenorio Castillo, Karina Díaz, Johana Acuña, Estela Manero, Jhon Prieto, Enrique Carrera, Javier Díaz-Ferrer, Jose D. Debes

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Métodos de Intervención Centrales para Combatir Pérdidas Reales y Aparentes de Agua en Sistemas de Distribución by Erick Jonnan Rueda Meza, Bryan David González Carrillo, Mónica Susana Delgado Yánez, Diego Fernando Paredes Méndez

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Immersive Haptic Technology to Support English Language Learning Based on Metacognitive Strategies by Adriana Guanuche, Wilman Paucar, William Oñate, Gustavo Caiza

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The Domestic Acoustic Environment in Online Education—Part 1: Differences by Gender, Perceived Academic Quality, and Self-Rated Performance by Virginia Puyana-Romero, Angela María Díaz-Márquez, Christiam Garzón, Giuseppe Ciaburro

“…Data were collected through an online survey conducted by Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Statistical analyses revealed significant differences in the perception of noise between groups G1 and G2: Students who rated their academic performance negatively experienced higher noise interference from sources like voices and household appliances. …”
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Modeling PM2.5 Urban Pollution Using Machine Learning and Selected Meteorological Parameters by Jan Kleine Deters, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Mario Gonzalez, Yves Rybarczyk

“…Outdoor air pollution costs millions of premature deaths annually, mostly due to anthropogenic fine particulate matter (or PM2.5). Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, is no exception in exceeding the healthy levels of pollution. …”
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Characterization, Quantification, and Molecular Identification of Co-Infection of Canine Parvovirus (CPV-2) Variants in Dogs Affected by Gastroenteritis in Ecuador During 2022–2023... by Anthony Loor-Giler, Silvana Santander-Parra, Sara Castillo-Reyes, Martin Campos, Renán Mena-Pérez, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Luis Nuñez

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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 a... 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

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Optimizing Security in IoT Ecosystems Using Hybrid Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Models: A Scalable and Efficient Approach for Threat Detection by William Villegas-Ch, Jaime Govea, Rommel Gutierrez, Aracely Mera-Navarrete

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The Domestic Acoustic Environment in Online Education—Part 2: Different Interference Perception of Sound Sources and While Conducting Academic Tasks by Virginia Puyana-Romero, Angela María Díaz-Márquez, Christiam Garzón, Giuseppe Ciaburro

“…The data were obtained from an online survey distributed online among the students of the Universidad de las Américas in Quito, Ecuador. The differences between acoustical variables were evaluated using frequentist and inferential analysis. …”
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Trends and Spatial Patterns of Oral Cancer Mortality in Ecuador, 2001–2016 by Solange Núñez-González, J. Andrés Delgado-Ron, Christopher Gault, Daniel Simancas-Racines

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