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April 2024

Interdisciplinary curricular design, from a STS approach, to promote complementarity between Civil Engineering and Social Sciences in the Higher Education System of Ecuador

General Objective: Design a multidisciplinary class/course proposal/model within the curricular planning of the Civil Engineering careers of the Ecuadorian National Higher Education System, based on an approach from Science, Technology and Society (STS) studies. , which allows improving the current training of civil engineers, through complementarity […]

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Distribution, prevalence and impact of Cactus virus X and Schlumbergeravirus X in commercial pitahaya plantations in Ecuador

General Objective: Determine the prevalence and effect on the production and quality of fruits of the CVX and SchVX viruses in pitahaya crops in Ecuador. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: ESPOL, ESPOCH, ESPAM. Participants: Project Director Lisbeth del Rocío Espinoza Lozano Awarded budget: $46,750.00 Project status: Completed

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Digital Platform for the Calculation of the Discount Rate and Business Valuation for MSMEs in Ecuador

General Objective: Develop a Digital platform in the Year 2023 that allows you to accurately determine the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) and find the value of a company or venture, considering its own characteristics and those of the macro and micro environment in which it operates. MSMEs develop. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, UDA, UNACH.

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Graphene quantum dots as a new platform for the treatment of solid tumors with the highest incidence in Ecuador

General Objective: Develop a platform based on GQDs for the efficient transport of genes and drugs applied in in vitro models of tumors with the highest incidence in Ecuador. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UTE, EPN, UTA. Participants: Project Director Rebeca Eugenia González Pastor Awarded Budget: $38,500.00 Project Status: Completed

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Production of Natural Bioplastics from Waste and Agricultural By-products of Ecuador Assisted by In Silico Screening.

General Objective: Develop new bioplastics applicable in the plastic industry of Ecuador through the use of low-cost and natural plasticizers and solvents identified by virtual screening with computational tools. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: USFQ, EPN, UTA. Participants: Project Director Frank Alexis Awarded Budget: $46,750.00 Project Status: Completed

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Decision support system based on artificial intelligence to stimulate the formal commercial sector of intermediate cities

General Objective: Design the prototype of a generalized software tool for decision making based on artificial intelligence that allows establishing commercial and/or business strategies. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, UCE, UCACUE, UTPL. Participants: Project director JORGE ARTURO CAMPOVERDE CAMPOVERDE Awarded budget: $40,800.00 Project status: Completed

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Educational innovation: Taptana Cañari pedagogical proposal and the value of solidarity.

General Objective: Validate the “Taptana Cañari Pedagogical Proposal and the value of solidarity” as a didactic, pedagogical and innovative resource that favors the development of the interdisciplinary learning process for the formation of critical and reflective citizens. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UNAE, IKIAM, UCE. Participants: Project Director Marco Vinicio Vásquez Bernal Project Status:

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Analysis of the level of service and proposals for improvements for medical emergency routes in the urban area of ​​the Cuenca canton

General Objective: Analyze the levels of response to medical emergencies in a zoned territory, by analyzing travel times implicit in the spatial distribution of health services and ambulance stations. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, UDA, ESPOCH Participants: Project Director Elina María Avila Ordóñez. Awarded budget: $28,772.22 Project status: Completed

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ADAM Project (Mobile App, Diagnosis, Application of Microorganisms, and Early Selection Methods for Plant Breeding): Integrated Biotechnology and Cloud Architecture Actions to Safeguard Bananas from the Current Pandemic by Fusarium Race 4 Tropical

General Objective: The ADAM project seeks to implement multidisciplinary actions with short and medium-term scope to prevent unions, adapt laboratories and prepare producers against a possible introduction of the quarantine pest FocR4T in the Ecuadorian territory. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: ESPOL, ESPE, UTA. Participants: Project Director Freddy Arturo

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Accessible digital therapeutic education platform for people with respiratory rehabilitation needs

General Objective: Develop an accessible digital platform that provides therapeutic education to users according to their age, through distance respiratory self-rehabilitation sessions. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UDLA, PUCE, EPN, INDOAMERICA Participants: Project Director Nelly Patricia Acosta Vargas. Awarded budget: $50,000.00 Project status: Completed

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