Executive Summary: The project consists of developing a Web application for the remote execution and monitoring of rehabilitation exercises in patients who had hip replacement surgery. The objective of the system is to facilitate and increase the speed of the functional and motor recovery process, thanks to the fact that patients can perform […]
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Executive Summary: The human microbiome has received great attention in recent years, because it performs essential functions in the regulation of metabolism and all branches of the immune system, both locally and systemically. Thus, the influence of the microbiota is not limited to the intestine, and affects the physiology
Executive Summary:Problem: Air pollution has become one of the main risks to human health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 7 million people per year die from diseases related to air pollution. The air has the concentration of harmful gases such as carbon monoxide
Executive Summary: This proposal is the continuation of the project “Creation of the Ecuadorian Research Network on Astroparticles, Cosmic Rays and Space Climate”, which fundamentally seeks the extension of the network towards the southern Ecuadorian region, with the inclusion of University of Cuenca and the University of Azuay, as members of the
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Executive Summary: In Ecuador, due to both its megadiversity and the recent increase and modernization of scientific research, as well as information processing techniques, in recent years biological data of various kinds (biomedical, biotechnological, ecological, agronomic, etc.). This large amount, heterogeneity and fragmentation of the data produced
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Executive Summary: One of the strongest lines of research developed in our laboratory focuses on the search for new molecules that present biological activity. Among the different compounds that we are studying are bispyrazol-5-ones, which have shown activity against Leishmania mexicana promastigotes and good antioxidant activity in vitro.
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Executive Summary: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram-negative bacteria that causes peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. In Ecuador, gastric cancer is among the five most commonly diagnosed types of cancer and is one of the leading causes of death from cancer. The prevalence of H. pylori infection varies between 20 and
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Executive Summary: Pseudocereals (seeds that do not belong to the cereal family, but their composition is similar, which is why they are considered pseudocereals), among which quinoa, chia, amaranth or flaxseed stand out, are basic foods that have been consumed in the diet of many South American countries for centuries,
Executive Summary: Allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis and food allergy are more common among people with atopy. Atopy or sensitization (individual or family tendency to become sensitized and produce specific Immunoglobulin E against common allergens) tends to begin mainly at early ages such as childhood and currently affects the
Executive Summary: To date, it is practically impossible for a robot to be 100% autonomous for applications in unstructured environments. This is due to the large number of variables that are generated in dynamic, unknown and time-varying environments, which is why which is eminent the use of tele-operated robots. The tele-operation of
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