With the growth of cities, urban traffic has increased and traffic congestion has become a serious problem. Due to their characteristics, metro systems are one of the most used public transportation networks in big cities. So, optimization and planni...
In recent years, social responsibility has been revolutionizing sustainable development. After the development of new mathematical techniques, the improvement of computers’ processing capacity and the greater availability of possible explanatory vari...
Background: There is an immense debate about the factors that could limit the adoption of agroforestry systems. However, one of the most important is the generation of scientific information that supports the viability and benefits of the proposed te...
Background: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are severe and relatively rare and may affect any organ of the human body. The prevalence of NETs has increased in recent years; however, there seem to be more data on particular types, even though, despite th...
This work objective is to generate an HJ-biplot representation for the content analysis obtained by latent Dirichlet assignment (LDA) of the headlines of three Spanish newspapers in their web versions referring to the topic of the pandemic caused by...
The HJ-Biplot, introduced by Galindo in 1986, is a multivariate analysis technique that enables the simultaneous representation of rows and columns with high-quality visualization. This systematic review synthesizes findings from 121 studies on the H...
The rapid convergence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and financial and risk analytics has produced a large and fragmented body of scientific literature, making it difficult to identify its thematic structure and evolutionary trends. Th...
Monitoring ambient air quality is essential for assessing environmental conditions and examining relationships among pollution indicators. This study presents a cross-sectional comparative analysis of key air quality indicators (PM2.5, O3, NO2, SO2,...
Most research on malware focuses mainly on its detection, without paying attention to its propagation trends. However, modeling the spread of malware is an important research problem because it allows us to predict how malware will evolve and to take...
Background: Patients with psoriasis often experience psychiatric comorbidities, such as depression and anxiety. These comorbidities can lead to poorer adherence to treatment regimens, reduced effectiveness of therapies, and a heightened disease burde...
The proliferation of microplastics and nanoplastics is a global environmental challenge, particularly because of their biological uptake, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, and trophic transfer across ecosystems. This study presents a bibliometric an...
Tomatoes have been described as a functional food because of their particular composition of different bioactive compounds. In this study, the proximate composition, minerals and trace elements, and antioxidant compounds were determined in two tomato...
This article related crime rates to social risk factors and to the feeling of insecurity in Spain. The first finding of this study, financed by National I + D Plan CSO2016-77549-P, AEI-FEDER, was the direct relation between crime rates and some socio...
Rapid economic growth, expanding populations and increasing prosperity are driving up demand for energy, water and food, especially in developing countries. To understand the energy consumption of a country, we used the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysi...
This article analyzes the behavior of gender indicators on the economic, physical, and decision-making autonomy of Latin-American women, based on data compiled and published in 2020 by the Gender Equality Observatory of the United Nations Economic Co...
In order to improve environmental performance, the participation of effective and transparent citizens and governments that help counteract corruption in environmental matters is crucial. In this sense, this work focuses on exploring relationships be...
The HJ biplot is a multivariate analysis technique that allows us to represent both individuals and variables in a space of reduced dimensions. To adapt this approach to massive datasets, it is necessary to implement new techniques that are capable o...
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) represent a heterogeneous malignancy group of neoplasms, with a limited amount of data from Latin America. Thus, this observational study aimed to provide data about the prevalence, incidence, and survival rates for NET i...
Since Portugal acceded to the European Union, the measures introduced under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have significantly influenced farmers’ behavior and their choices of agricultural activities, with different consequences on agricu...
Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin is the most common cancer in humans, and its incidence rises annually. Despite its low death rate, BCC causes significant morbidity because of its destructive nature to local tissues. The aim of this...
Society recognises the importance of agriculture to supply goods, which are essential for human survival and well-being. Sustainable agriculture is an important goal since resources need to be preserved for future generations. The recent agricultural...
Port State Control (PSC) inspections conducted under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement have become a crucial tool for maritime administrations in European Union countries to ensure compliance with international maritime safety sta...
The banana (Musa paradisiaca AAA) is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia, widely cultivated in over 130 tropical and subtropical countries. It plays a vital role in both rural and urban diets and serves as a key economic resource in produc...
The constant increase in industrialization and urbanization has led to the regular discharge of wastewater into the environment in excessive amounts, which has caused significant impacts on both human and wildlife ecosystems. The sustainable manageme...
The manufacture of Portland cement entails high energy and environmental costs, and various solutions have been implemented in recent years to mitigate this negative impact. These solutions include improvements in the manufacture of cement clinker or...
The bofedales are high Andean ecosystems of great socioeconomic and ecological importance. The Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve has 15 bofedales in its jurisdiction, located in the provinces of Chimborazo, Bolívar, and Tungurahua. The objec...
In the hydrometeorological context of watersheds, water quality is strongly related to its physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. In this regard, the joint analysis of these parameters at the watershed level is highly important. The obje...
(1) Background: Juglans neotropica Diels, native to the Andes, is highly valued for its quality wood, medicinal uses, edible fruits, and natural dyes. However, its population has been greatly reduced due to overexploitation, becoming threatened and r...
Game Theory provides a foundation for multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning, mechanism design, and adversarial learning within AI and ML. Nevertheless, few comprehensive studies map the structure and branches of this cross-disciplinary field. T...
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Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (CMDs) are the leading causes of global mortality. While university students represent a critical demographic for early intervention, conventional univariate screenings often fail to capture the synergistic inter...
The aim of this study is to analyze the environmental performance of countries and the variables that can influence it. At the same time, we performed a multivariate analysis using the HJ-biplot, an exploratory method that looks for hidden patterns i...
Climate change and glacial retreat in the tropical Andes—as evidenced by environmental changes in the Carihuairazo volcano area and human-induced alterations to the páramo—reveal complex environmental dynamics that require an integ...
Quality of life, as an essential component of sustainable development, is particularly relevant in transnational contexts characterized by deep inequalities in human development, equity, and social well-being. The objective of this paper is to analyz...
The Andean paramos are unique and biodiverse environments. Located between the upper limit of forest and perpetual snow, they provide ecosystem services, especially freshwater supply; however, anthropogenic activities and climate change have altered...
29 December 2021
Female victims of abuse, as well as suffering from psychopathological disorders such as depression, can have neuropsychological sequelae affecting memory and attention, with serious consequences, both physical and psychological, in their daily lives....
High-Andean wetlands regulate water supply, but their volcanic soils may release arsenic and trace metals. We quantified As, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb in roots, stems, and leaves of the six dominant species of the seven wetlands of the Guaranda canton of th...
Background: Scientific collaboration has become a cornerstone of sustainable development, particularly in regions where research capacity and funding face significant challenges. The Andean region, Panama, and Spain offer a unique perspective due to...
The Andes serve as natural laboratories where biomes shape faunal communities into mosaics of habitats prone to fragmentation, making protected areas such as the Chimborazo Reserve (RC) critical refuges in the face of climate change. Based on this pr...