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CEPRA XV 2021

Decontamination of shrimp packaging material using ''non-thermal plasma'' technology in times of Covid-19

General Objective: Evaluate the effect of treatment with 'non-thermal plasma' as a new food processing technology to reduce biological risks in shrimp and its packaging material, including the presence of viruses and virus remains. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, ESPE, UCE. Participants: Project Director Ximena Victoria Yepez Paredes. Awarded budget: $44,700 […]

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Building sustainability in agroecological social enterprises in the province of Azuay, Ecuador

General Objective: Build dissemination tools that promote the transfer of good agroecological practices and organizational practices that contribute to social, economic, cultural and environmental sustainability in agricultural enterprises of popular and solidarity economy in the province of Azuay. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UC, UCACUE, ULEAM, WISSEN, ITS of the Social, Popular and Solidarity Economy,

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Study of the incidence and genetic diversity of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, a pathogen of the pitahaya crop and the stress factors associated with its infection in the Ecuadorian coast, highlands and Amazon

General Objective: Determine the genetic diversity of N. dimidiatum in yellow pitahaya plantations of the coast, mountains and Ecuadorian Amazon in relation to the isolates present in other countries and the stress factors associated with the development of the disease. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, IKIAM, ESPOCH. Participants: Project Director Lisbeth del Rocío Espinoza Lozano.

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Development of a methodology for sanitation and elimination of viruses in babaco buds (Vasconcellea x heilbornii) using in vitro culture of microcuttings

General Objective: Develop a methodology for the elimination of babaco mosaic virus (BabMV) and papaya ring spot (PRSV) in babaco buds, using heat treatments, for the generation of virus-free babaco clonal lines. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, UC, UDLA. Participants: Project director Diego Fernando Quito Avila.

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Discovery of potential probiotic biomarkers for the Ecuadorian shrimp industry

General Objective: Discover potential probiotic biomarkers for the Ecuadorian shrimp industry using metagenomic sequencing. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, ESPE, UTMACH. Participants: Director of the Bonny Narcisa Bayot Arroyo project. Awarded budget: $75,300 Project status: Signing of agreements.

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Development of highly effective antimicrobial (antiviral and antibacterial) polymeric membranes by electrospinning

General Objective: Develop fibrous polymeric membranes with high antimicrobial effectiveness (antiviral and antibacterial) through electrospinning, from the synthesis of new monomers with the capacity to form liquid polymers with high dipole moment and the inclusion of nanoparticles with antimicrobial capacity; application in a mask prototype. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: PUCE, ESPE, UTE. Participants: Director

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Factors associated with therapeutic response in asthmatic children in the context of SARS-CoV-2

General Objective: To analyze the factors associated with the therapeutic response in asthmatic children from 5 to 17 years of age in the context of SARS-CoV-2. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UC, UDA, UIDE, UCE. Participants: Project Director Silvana Patricia Donoso Moscoso. Awarded budget: $45,000 Project status: Signing of agreements.

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Study of the bioeconomic potential of the glucose syrup obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of the banana stem and leaf. A Circular Bioeconomy strategy in Ecuador

General Objective: Determine the bioeconomic potential of glucose syrup obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of banana rachis and leaves, applying a technical and economic analysis of its processing to provide a circular bioeconomy strategy in Ecuador. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UNEMI, ESPOL, ESPOCH, UTMACH. Participants: Project director Miguel Angel Reinoso Sánchez. Awarded budget: $45,000 State

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Resil-TEX – Resilient plant layout model for MSMEs with a focus on productivity and occupational safety

General Objective: Build a resilient plant distribution model (Resil-TEX) for textile MSMEs with a focus on productivity and occupational safety. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UC, UDA, UTA, CAPIA. Participants: Director of the project Lorena Catalina Sigüenza Guzmán. Awarded budget: $42,985 Project status: Signing of agreements.

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