December 2022

General Objective: Establish the possible relationship between changes in electromagnetic fields and the premonitory activity of volcanic eruptions, through the study and measurement of the electromagnetic radiation levels existing when there is seismic and/or volcanic activity. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: EPN, UPS, USFQ. Participants: Project Director Wilson Enríquez, MSc. – EPN. Awarded budget: $67,768 State […]

General Objective: Determine, through bioinformatic analysis, the temporal alterations of the differential proteome and methylome between papaya plants infected and not infected by the BbMV potexvirus and relate them to the changes of other molecular groups through a systems biology approach. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, UNEMI. Participants: Project Director Carlos Noceda, PhD. – ESPE.

General Objective: Develop new models for the recognition of 5 or more hand gestures using electromyographic (EMG) signals and artificial intelligence techniques with a high degree of classification and recognition accuracy and low computational cost in terms of processing time. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: EPN, ESPE, UTA. Participants: Project Director Benalcázar Palacios

General Objective: Establish protocols for the acquisition of biomechanical, ergonomic, anthropometric, clinical-postural, anthropological and clothing design data to study the cause of spinal deviations in indigenous women who use chumbi. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UTA, UTN. UTPL. Participants: Project Director Thalía San Antonio, Ph.D. in Engineering – UTA. Awarded budget: $54,300 State of the

General Objective: Study biopolymer fibers, natural and safe supplements, determining their effectiveness as immunostimulants, in order to improve the resistance of P. vannamei shrimp to acute hepatopancreatic necrosis (AHPND). Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UPS, UDA, UCACUE. Participants: Project Director Luis Javier Serpa Andrade, Electronics Engineer – UPS. Awarded budget: $47,600 Project status: Signature of