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18 Citations
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Hydropower Scenarios in the Face of Climate Change in Ecuador

  • Sebastian Naranjo-Silva,
  • Diego Punina-Guerrero,
  • Luis Rivera-Gonzalez,
  • Kenny Escobar-Segovia,
  • Jose David Barros-Enriquez,
  • Jorge Armando Almeida-Dominguez and
  • Javier Alvarez del Castillo

27 June 2023

Currently, hydropower is the principal renewable energy source; however, climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme events, such as floods, droughts, erosion, and sedimentation of rivers, which produce uncertainty with regard to hydroelect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,079 Views
18 Pages

Ecuador Towards Zero Leprosy: A Twenty-Three-Year Retrospective Epidemiologic and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Leprosy in Ecuador

  • Santiago Hernandez-Bojorge,
  • Tatiana Gardellini,
  • Jeegan Parikh,
  • Neil Rupani,
  • Benjamin Jacob,
  • Ismael Hoare,
  • Manuel Calvopiña and
  • Ricardo Izurieta

Ecuador has gone through a significant reduction in new cases from 2000 (106) to 2023 (12), suggesting a trend towards zero leprosy. An ecological spatiotemporal study design was used to describe the epidemiological distribution of the disease in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,715 Views
8 Pages

Knowledge of Palliative Care in Ecuador

  • Paula Hidalgo-Andrade,
  • Guido Mascialino,
  • Diego Miño,
  • Matías Mendoza and
  • Anna Belén Marcillo

Palliative care is a holistic approach to care for people with chronic, advanced, and life-threatening illnesses. It improves the quality of life of patients and their caregivers. However, there is still limited access to palliative care in many coun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,890 Views
15 Pages

Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Ecuador in 2019

  • Ana Belen Tulcanaza-Prieto,
  • Paúl Alejandro Báez Salazar and
  • Iliana E. Aguilar-Rodríguez

10 February 2023

This work studies the social and demographic factors that influenced youth unemployment in the age group from 18 to 29 years old in Ecuador in 2019. The study includes logistic regression models with marginal effects to evaluate the probability of be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,464 Views
19 Pages

Energy Poverty in Ecuador

  • Quishpe Sinailin Pablo,
  • Taltavull de La Paz Paloma and
  • Juárez Tárraga Francisco

11 November 2019

This paper aims to identify the presence of energy poverty in Ecuador. Three indicators proposed by the European Union Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV) are used to construct a multidimensional energy poverty index (MEPI) based on measure conditions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,512 Views
17 Pages

Agricultural Diversification and Economic Growth in Ecuador

  • Jennypher Pacheco,
  • Wilman-Santiago Ochoa-Moreno,
  • Jenny Ordoñez and
  • Leonardo Izquierdo-Montoya

30 June 2018

The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between economic growth (measured by economic, social, and financial variables) and the agricultural productive structure, as well as its possibilities for diversification, in Ecuador’s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,529 Views
31 Pages

Community-Based Tourism in Ecuador: Community Ventures of the Provincial and Cantonal Networks

  • Claudia Patricia Maldonado-Erazo,
  • María de la Cruz del Río-Rama,
  • Patricio Noboa-Viñan and
  • José Álvarez-García

3 August 2020

The aim of this work is to identify community the initiatives anchored to community-based tourism (CBT) in Ecuador with the aim of providing an overview of the current reality of community tourism in the country, in addition to publicizing the produc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,648 Views
43 Pages

Mesoscale Convective Systems over Ecuador: Climatology, Trends and Teleconnections

  • Leandro Robaina,
  • Lenin Campozano,
  • Marcos Villacís and
  • Amanda Rehbein

3 October 2025

Research on Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) in Ecuador has focused on regional studies. However, it lacks a thorough and general examination of their relationship with the nation’s diverse orography and large-scale phenomena. This study con...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,174 Views
10 Pages

Review of Impacts on Sustainable Development in Ecuador of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Measures

  • Esther Matamoros Alcivar,
  • Daniela de Llano García and
  • Cristina Vaca Chanatasig

The COVID-19 pandemic has put pressure on Ecuador’s Government and affected its ability to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals. This literature review shows the impacts of the pandemic and lockdown measures on SDGs 1, 3, 4, and 8 in Ecuad...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,263 Views
23 Pages

Leptospirosis in Ecuador: Current Status and Future Prospects

  • Manuel Calvopiña,
  • Daniel Romero-Alvarez,
  • Eduardo Vasconez,
  • Gabriela Valverde-Muñoz,
  • Gabriel Trueba,
  • Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain and
  • Solon Alberto Orlando

The location of Ecuador—an equatorial nation—favors the multiplication and dispersal of the Leptospira genus both on the Pacific Coast and in the Amazon tropical ecoregions. Nevertheless, leptospirosis epidemiology has not been fully addr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,170 Views
17 Pages

17 August 2021

Land administration is established to manage the people-to-land relationship. However, it is believed that 70% of the land in developing countries is unregistered. In the case of Ecuador, the government has an ambitious strategy to implement a nation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,805 Views
13 Pages

Quality of Life in Older Adults: Evidence from Mexico and Ecuador

  • Paola Ochoa Pacheco,
  • Rafael Castro Pérez,
  • David Coello-Montecel and
  • Nancy Pamela Castro Zazueta

16 September 2021

Older adults are a growing population group in Latin America, hence the importance of deepening studies, proposals, and policies to guarantee their well-being. This article analyzes the perception of quality of life in older adults from Mexico and Ec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
20,511 Views
34 Pages

Scientific Research in Ecuador: A Bibliometric Analysis

  • Gricelda Herrera-Franco,
  • Néstor Montalván-Burbano,
  • Carlos Mora-Frank and
  • Lady Bravo-Montero

Ecuador has shown a growth in its scientific production since 2011, representing 85% of the total historical production. These investigations are reflected in scientific publications, which address world interest topics and serve as a link for the un...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,110 Views
24 Pages

Optimizing PV Microgrid Isolated Electrification Projects—A Case Study in Ecuador

  • Bruno Domenech,
  • Laia Ferrer-Martí,
  • Facundo García,
  • Georgina Hidalgo,
  • Rafael Pastor and
  • Antonin Ponsich

8 April 2022

Access to electricity for the rural and indigenous population of Ecuador’s Amazon Region (RAE) is considered a critical issue by the national authorities. The RAE is an isolated zone with communities scattered throughout the rainforest, where t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,562 Views
17 Pages

Respondent-Driven Sampling for Surveying Ethnic Minorities in Ecuador

  • Héctor Mullo,
  • Ismael Sánchez-Borrego and
  • Sara Pasadas-del-Amo

1 November 2020

In this work, we consider the problem of surveying a population of young Indigenous, Montubios and Afro-Ecuadorians to study their living conditions and socioeconomic issues. We conducted a Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey in the canton of Rio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,863 Views
27 Pages

This study develops a comprehensive roadmap for Ecuador’s energy transition using a hybrid governance model that balances top–down and bottom–up approaches. By integrating national directives with local participation, this framework...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,723 Views
8 Pages

Reemergence of Measles in the Americas: The Genotype B3 2011–2012 Outbreak in Ecuador

  • Nicole K. Le,
  • Rahul Mhaskar,
  • Ismael Hoare,
  • Mauricio Espinel,
  • María Fernanda Rivadeneira,
  • Sharad Malavade and
  • Ricardo Izurieta

This study characterizes a measles outbreak which occurred in Ecuador in 2011–2012, analyzing data from 3700 suspected cases of measles reported to Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health. The study population had a large age range and included 333 confi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
12,345 Views
16 Pages

The Vital Minimum Amount of Drinking Water Required in Ecuador

  • Andrés Martínez Moscoso,
  • Víctor Gerardo Aguilar Feijó and
  • Teodoro Verdugo Silva

24 February 2018

In 2017, the government of Ecuador established the minimum quantity of water required to be provided for free by drinking water utilities. Ecuador recognized the access to water as a fundamental human right because it guarantees the good living, know...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,196 Views
14 Pages

Knowledge, Attitudes and Expectations of Physicians with Respect to Palliative Care in Ecuador: A Qualitative Study

  • Viviana Dávalos-Batallas,
  • Vinita Mahtani-Chugani,
  • Carla López-Núñez,
  • Víctor Duque,
  • Fatima Leon-Larios,
  • Maria-de-las-Mercedes Lomas-Campos and
  • Emilio Sanz

Background: The worldwide need for palliative care is high, especially in mid- income countries like Ecuador, where the percentage of patients receiving such care is very small due to the scarcity of infrastructure and specialized personnel and to th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,178 Views
10 Pages

Bicycling-Related Mortality in Ecuador: A Nationwide Population-Based Analysis from 2004 to 2017

  • Simone Cordovez,
  • Esteban Ortiz-Prado,
  • Eduardo Vasconez,
  • Felipe Andrade,
  • Katherine Simbaña-Rivera,
  • Lenin Gómez-Barreno and
  • Rich C McIlroy

24 May 2021

Urban cycling is gaining popularity worldwide. Inadequate local and international guidelines on street cycling have contributed to a significant increase in road traffic/cycling collisions. Developing countries are the least safe for cyclists. In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,408 Views
13 Pages

Establishment, Genetic Diversity, and Habitat Suitability of Aedes albopictus Populations from Ecuador

  • Andrés Carrazco-Montalvo,
  • Patricio Ponce,
  • Stephany D. Villota,
  • Emmanuelle Quentin,
  • Sofía Muñoz-Tobar,
  • Josefina Coloma and
  • Varsovia Cevallos

19 March 2022

Aedes albopictus, also known as the tiger mosquito, is widespread worldwide across tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. This insect is associated with the transmission of several vector-borne diseases, and, as such, monitoring its distributi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,330 Views
14 Pages

Exploring the Link between Oil Exploitation and Cancer in the Indigenous Population of Ecuador: A Scoping Review

  • Tibo Uyttersprot,
  • François Janssens,
  • Danielle Fernandes and
  • Wei-Hong Zhang

With cancer accounting for 19% of deaths and projected to rise in the coming years, Ecuador’s inequities in healthcare coverage remain a major concern for the rural, indigenous populations. While the cancer burden among this vulnerable populati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
982 Views
15 Pages

Comprehensive Characterization of a Cluster of Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB in Ecuador

  • María Lucía Castro Moreira,
  • Yorran Hardman Araújo Montenegro,
  • Angélica Salatino-Oliveira,
  • Héctor Quintero Montano,
  • Rodolfo F. Niz Bareiro,
  • Simone Silva dos Santos-Lopes,
  • Thiago Ramos da Silva,
  • Lucas Kelvy Sales Azevedo,
  • Karyme Beatrice Lourenço da Silva and
  • Durval Palhares
  • + 9 authors

15 September 2025

Background/Objectives: Sanfilippo Syndrome type B or Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB, OMIM 252920) is a lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAGLU, E.C. 3.2.1.50) due to pathogenic variants in the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,456 Views
18 Pages

Exploring the Landscape of Data Analysis: A Review of Its Application and Impact in Ecuador

  • Manuel Ayala-Chauvin,
  • Fátima Avilés-Castillo and
  • Jorge Buele

Data analysis is increasingly critical in aiding decision-making within public and private institutions. This paper scrutinizes the status quo of big data and data analysis and its applications within Ecuador, focusing on its societal, educational, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,737 Views
11 Pages

Distribution of Dental Fluorosis in the Southern Zone of Ecuador: An Epidemiological Study

  • Eleonor María Vélez-León,
  • Alberto Albaladejo-Martínez,
  • Paulina Ortíz-Ortega,
  • Katherine Cuenca-León,
  • Ana Armas-Vega and
  • María Melo

3 March 2023

In recent decades, the increase in fluoride exposure has raised the numbers of dental fluorosis in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities In Ecuador, but the last national epidemiological study on DF was conducted more than a decade ago. The obj...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,393 Views
15 Pages

10 November 2017

The impact of food production patterns and food supply upon consumption patterns is usually explained by economies of scale and affordability. Less attention is given to food trade patterns and global insertion of economies affecting dietary changes....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,859 Views
17 Pages

Banking and Cooperatives in Ecuador: Comparative Evidence of Technical Efficiency and Financial Resilience

  • Byron Eraso Cisneros,
  • Cristina Pérez-Rico and
  • José L. Gallizo Larranz

In Ecuador’s financial system, private banks and savings and credit cooperatives coexist, both playing a key role in financial intermediation and the economic inclusion of traditionally underserved sectors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
10,717 Views
15 Pages

Sustainable Practices in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Ecuador

  • Paúl Sarango-Lalangui,
  • José Álvarez-García and
  • María De la Cruz Del Río-Rama

20 June 2018

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as larger enterprises, generate economic, social, and environmental impacts on their environment. However, in the case of these types of enterprises, the accumulation of these impacts is very signifi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,042 Views
20 Pages

Projected Heat Waves in Ecuador under Climate Change: Insights from HadGEM-RegCM4 Coupled Model

  • Diego Portalanza,
  • Carlos Ortega,
  • Liliam Garzon,
  • Melissa Bello,
  • Cristian Felipe Zuluaga,
  • Caroline Bresciani,
  • Angelica Durigon and
  • Simone Ferraz

14 March 2024

This study examines heat wave projections across Ecuador’s Coastal, Highlands, and Amazon regions for 1975–2004 and 2070–2099 under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) scenarios 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5. Employing dynamic downscali...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,300 Views
19 Pages

Hansen’s Disease in Ecuador: Current Status, Knowledge Gaps, and Research Priorities: A Literature Review

  • Manuel Calvopiña,
  • Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy,
  • Esteban Ortiz-Prado,
  • Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez,
  • Lorena Vaca and
  • Elías Guamán

21 August 2025

Background: Hansen’s disease or leprosy is one of the 21 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In Ecuador, leprosy is considered eliminated as a public health problem; however, new cases are reported annually. Additionally, Mycobacterium leprae i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,783 Views
21 Pages

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Related to Bovine Brucellosis in Continental Ecuador

  • Ana Garrido-Haro,
  • Margoth Barrionuevo-Samaniego,
  • Paola Moreno-Caballeros,
  • Alexandra Burbano-Enriquez,
  • Manuel J. Sánchez-Vázquez,
  • Julio Pompei,
  • Marie-France Humblet,
  • Jorge Ron-Román and
  • Claude Saegerman

5 September 2023

Bovine brucellosis is a worldwide zoonotic contagious disease. According to World Animal Health Information System reports Ecuador has presented an increasing number of bovine brucellosis outbreaks in the continental territory over the past years (75...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,535 Views
14 Pages

Present-Day Crustal Velocity Field in Ecuador from cGPS Position Time Series

  • Alejandro Arias-Gallegos,
  • Mᵃ Jesús Borque-Arancón and
  • Antonio J. Gil-Cruz

21 March 2023

The present study analyzes the GNSS time series obtained between the years 2017 and 2022 for the calculation of absolute and residual rates of Ecuador in 10 stations (ABEC, CUEC, ECEC, EPEC, FOEC, GZEC, MUEC, PLEC, RIOP, SEEC, TPC) of the continuous...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,765 Views
8 Pages

Omicron Sub-Lineages (BA.1.1.529 + BA.*) Current Status in Ecuador

  • Andrés Carrazco-Montalvo,
  • Andrés Herrera-Yela,
  • Damaris Alarcón-Vallejo,
  • Diana Gutiérrez-Pallo,
  • Isaac Armendáriz-Castillo,
  • Derly Andrade-Molina,
  • Karen Muñoz-Mawyin,
  • Juan Carlos Fernández-Cadena,
  • Gabriel Morey-León and
  • Leandro Patiño
  • + 2 authors

28 May 2022

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is the latest pandemic lineage causing COVID-19. Despite having a vaccination rate ≥85%, Ecuador recorded a high incidence of Omicron from December 2021 to March 2022. Since Omicron emerged, it has evolved into mu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,325 Views
20 Pages

Sustainable Management of Landslides in Ecuador: Leveraging Geophysical Surveys for Effective Risk Reduction

  • Olegario Alonso-Pandavenes,
  • Francisco Javier Torrijo Echarri and
  • Julio Garzón-Roca

10 December 2024

The present work explores the use of geophysical surveys as valuable tools for the study and sustainable management of landslides, with a particular focus on Ecuador. As an Andean country, Ecuador’s geomorphology and geology are dominated by vo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,801 Views
14 Pages

Assessing Immunization Coverage and the Negative Impact of Local Vaccine Production Cessation in Ecuador

  • Esteban Ortiz-Prado,
  • Lissette Carolina Villacreses-Brito,
  • Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez,
  • Cristina Anabel Jacome,
  • Marlon Arias-Intriago and
  • Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

25 March 2025

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted vaccine importance while exposing inequities in global immunization, especially in LMICs like Ecuador. Local vaccine production ensures supply, reduces reliance on imports, and boosts health security. Und...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,260 Views
14 Pages

New Perspectives on the Quaternary Paleogeography of Coastal Ecuador and Its Relationships with Climate Change

  • María Quiñónez-Macías,
  • Kervin Chunga,
  • Theofilos Toulkeridis,
  • Alvaro Mora-Mendoza and
  • Angelo Constantine

13 July 2023

Well-preserved Quaternary sedimentary sequences in the central coast of Ecuador have provided sufficient relevant information for paleogeographic reconstruction and climatic evolution, from stratigraphic, geochemical, and biological analysis. The Jar...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
950 Views
3 Pages

Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV 1/2) in Ecuador: Time for Action

  • Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain,
  • Solon Alberto Orlando,
  • Melissa Joseth Carvajal Capa and
  • Manuel Gonzalez

20 March 2025

The human T-cell lymphotropic viruses of type 1 and 2 (HTLV 1/2) are retroviruses with estimations of 10 million people infected worldwide. HTLV 1/2 viruses are endemic in South America where Indigenous and Afro American populations are considered of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,994 Views
14 Pages

The Socioeconomic Drivers of Ethical Food Consumption in Ecuador: A Quantitative Analysis

  • Cristian Vasco,
  • Diego Salazar,
  • Darío Cepeda,
  • Gustavo Sevillano,
  • Juan Pazmiño and
  • Shirley Huerta

21 October 2022

A significant body of research has analyzed the socioeconomic determinants of ethical consumption, nevertheless, most of those studies have been conducted in high-income countries. With data from a survey with national representation (n = 11,526), th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,176 Views
11 Pages

Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE Meat Products of Quevedo (Ecuador)

  • Gary Alex Meza-Bone,
  • Jessica Sayonara Meza Bone,
  • Ángel Cedeño,
  • Irene Martín,
  • Alberto Martín,
  • Naga Raju Maddela and
  • Juan J. Córdoba

4 August 2023

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis and can be a problem in areas where meat products are sold at unregulated storage temperatures. In this work, the prevalence of L. monocytogenes was determined in the five most wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,522 Views
25 Pages

Prospects for Bioenergy Development Potential from Dedicated Energy Crops in Ecuador: An Agroecological Zoning Study

  • Christian R. Parra,
  • Angel D. Ramirez,
  • Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia,
  • David Gonzales and
  • Adriana Correa-Guimaraes

Most climate change mitigation scenarios rely on the incremental use of biomass as energy feedstock. Therefore, increasing the share of alternative sustainable energy sources as biomass is crucial to provide both peak and base electricity loads in fu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,705 Views
12 Pages

Study of Corporate Sustainability Dimensions in the Cooperatives of Ecuador

  • Iliana Loor Alcívar,
  • Francisco González Santa Cruz,
  • Nelly Moreira Mero and
  • Amalia Hidalgo-Fernández

8 January 2020

This research has the aim of analysing corporate sustainability dimensions in the cooperativism of a developing country such as Ecuador by means of a valid and reliable measuring scale. These institutions, as part of the social economy, should be foc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,029 Views
21 Pages

17 February 2023

Monitoring land cover changes in protected areas is crucial to control the conservation efficiency of biodiversity and natural ecosystem conditions, especially in Ecuador, one of the most megadiverse countries in the world. Therefore, the purpose of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,459 Views
13 Pages

Spatial Modeling of the Potential Distribution of Dengue in the City of Manta, Ecuador

  • Karina Lalangui-Vivanco,
  • Emmanuelle Quentin,
  • Marco Sánchez-Murillo,
  • Max Cotera-Mantilla,
  • Luis Loor,
  • Milton Espinoza,
  • Johanna Mabel Sánchez-Rodríguez,
  • Mauricio Espinel,
  • Patricio Ponce and
  • Varsovia Cevallos

In Ecuador, the transmission of dengue has steadily increased in recent decades, particularly in coastal cities like Manta, where the conditions are favorable for the proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The objective of this study was to mod...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2,862 Views
10 Pages

Backyard Livestock Guinea Pigs Are Reservoirs for Leptospira Shedding in Rural Households from Ecuador

  • Mauricio Xavier Salas-Rueda,
  • Fabricio Dugllay-Montaleza,
  • Darwin Paredes-Núñez,
  • Katherine Natalia Chávez Toledo,
  • Angel Sebastián Rodríguez-Pazmiño,
  • Elsy Carvajal,
  • Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa,
  • Patricia Peralta-Ortiz,
  • Jairo Guama-Tipas and
  • Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain
  • + 3 authors

Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) are bred as livestock in South American countries from the Andean region, including Ecuador. Despite their importance for the local rural economy, no public health management guidelines have ever been implemented for gui...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,447 Views
14 Pages

The Perception of Educators on Gender Equality: A Study in Ecuador

  • Verónica Díaz,
  • Henry Vallejos,
  • Carmen Oval,
  • Selin Carrasco,
  • Carmen Coloma,
  • Fabiola Flores,
  • Carola Lozada,
  • Patricio Rivera and
  • María Simón

Gender equality is a prerequisite for people-centered human development. This exploratory and descriptive study was conducted to investigate the perception of gender among Ecuadorian primary school teachers. Quantitative data were obtained from teach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,365 Views
11 Pages

Determination of Aflatoxin M1 in Raw Milk from Different Provinces of Ecuador

  • Byron Puga-Torres,
  • David Salazar,
  • Mayra Cachiguango,
  • Gabriela Cisneros and
  • Carlos Gómez-Bravo

3 August 2020

Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a mycotoxin from Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, classified as carcinogenic and hepatotoxic. The objective of the present investigation was to determine its presence in raw milk from north-central Ecuador, constituted by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,467 Views
15 Pages

Chronic Diseases and Associated Factors among Older Adults in Loja, Ecuador

  • Patricia Bonilla-Sierra,
  • Ana-Magdalena Vargas-Martínez,
  • Viviana Davalos-Batallas,
  • Fatima Leon-Larios and
  • Maria-de-las-Mercedes Lomas-Campos

(1) Background: This study aimed to explore the symptoms, functional status, and depression in patients with chronic diseases in Loja, Ecuador. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with patients over 60 years old having at least one c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,837 Views
18 Pages

Dietary Patterns of Children from the Amazon Region of Ecuador: A Descriptive, Qualitative Investigation

  • Kristin N. Murphy,
  • Lisa K. Boyce,
  • Eduardo Ortiz,
  • Marcela Santos and
  • Gloria Balseca

18 September 2023

Many young children in Ecuador suffer from high rates of malnutrition and stunting that affect their long-term growth and development. Little is known about the dietary patterns of children from the Amazon region who experience some of the highest ra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,955 Views
17 Pages

Responsible Marketing in the Traffic Light Labeling of Food Products in Ecuador: Perceptions of Cuenca Consumers

  • Otilia Vanessa Cordero-Ahiman,
  • Jorge Leonardo Vanegas,
  • Cecilia Alexandra Fernández-Lucero,
  • Daniela Fernanda Torres-Torres,
  • Víctor Dante Ayaviri-Nina and
  • Gabith Miriam Quispe-Fernández

10 March 2022

Responsible marketing (RM) helps companies make products that improve people’s lives and is in line with public policies that provide a positive impact on society; an example of this is traffic light nutritional labelling (TLNL). Ecuador was a...

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