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IDi XVII 2022

Preparation and characterization of phase change materials obtained from nano sacha inchi oil improved with low-cost local raw materials

General Objective: Obtaining a PCM and NEPCM based on sacha inchi seed oil and inclusion of titanium and silicon oxides, obtained from local raw materials. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: EPN, UTEQ, UIDE, PUCE, UISEK. Participants: Project Director Andrés Gabriel Chico Proaño Awarded Budget: $19,300.00 Project Status: Completed

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Perspectives on sexual consent and rejection among adolescents and young people from Azuay and Cañar: knowledge, communication and interpretation.

General Objective: Explore the perspectives of adolescents and young people on knowledge, communication and interpretation of sexual consent and rejection. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, UDA, UNAE. Participants: Project Director Jessica Ercilia Castillo Ñúñez Awarded Budget: $40,700.00 Project Status: Completed

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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 Juan Ramón Cadena Villota Project Status: Completed

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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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