CEPRA XVI 2022

General Objective: Create a first database of the morphological characteristics of the hippocampi in Ecuadorian patients of both sexes aged 18 to 95 years with the purpose of generating robust artificial intelligence algorithms with calculation, correlation, prevention and diagnosis capabilities. neurological, psychiatric and psychological diseases related to alterations in […]

General Objective: Develop a sustainable mobility model based on cognitive territorial planning for women farmers in the Cuenca canton (Ecuador), in order to reduce their limitations in the use of transportation and public space, within the framework of the marketing of their products. own-grown agricultural crops, through the support of a prototype of

General Objective: Evaluate the use of ceramic membranes coated with photocatalytic nanostructures of bismuth oxyiodide (BixOyIz) as a tertiary treatment process for the removal and degradation of emerging contaminants present in the effluents of wastewater treatment plants. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: IKIAM, ESPE, ESPOL, Instituto Superior Universitario Central Técnico. Participants: Director

General Objective: Characterize the profile of polyphenolic compounds in fresh beans and products derived from the fermentation of clonal CCN-51 cocoa, used in the production of artisanal chocolate by small and medium-sized producers in southern Ecuador, and assess the functional potential through the evaluation of the antioxidant and inhibitory activity of enzymes involved in diseases not

General Objective: Diagnose the nutritional status of the corn crop (Zea mays) through an intelligent system based on remote sensing techniques and Deep Learning for modern and sustainable agriculture. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, UTM, UC. Participants: Project Director María Fernanda Calderón Vega. Awarded budget: $38,241.50 Project status: In progress.

General Objective: Develop educational innovations based on immersive technologies to strengthen the teaching-learning process of Physical Sciences in Higher Education. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: YACHAY, ESPOCH, UTPL. Participants: Project director Cristian Isaac Vacacela Gomez. Awarded budget: $34,000.00 Project status: In progress.

General Objective: Estimate the seroprevalence rate of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgA antibody over the course of 9 months of observation in people over 18 years of age, with moderate risk of exposure and associated factors, in two Andean cities in Ecuador, during the year 2022. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UIE, ESPE, UTA. Participants: Project Director Natalia

General Objective: Develop a virtual cyber-physical instrument, through the installation of 1) host equipment; 2) remote equipment, and; 3) the implementation of a virtual plant, within a supervision and control framework to perform hybrid simulations of structural engineering systems, and study the dynamic behavior of structures in the face of seismic events. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions:

General Objective: Develop a virtual cyber-physical instrument, through the installation of 1) host equipment; 2) remote equipment, and; 3) the implementation of a virtual plant, within a supervision and control framework to perform hybrid simulations of structural engineering systems, and study the dynamic behavior of structures in the face of seismic events. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions:

General Objective: Evaluate the diversity of parasites and microbiome associated with roadkill wildlife in the Tropical Andes (Phase 1 sampling, Napo Province, October 2020-March 2021) and expand the existing biobank with collection of roadkill wildlife in Chocó-Darién . Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UCE, ESPE, PUCE, UG, University of Reading. Participants: Project Director Ana