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Exploring the potential of bioinspired peptides on a bothropic toxin to combat vibriosis in white shrimp

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: […]

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Development of a configurable cyber-physical instrument for hybrid simulation tests

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:

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Study of parasites and microbiome of wildlife in two of the most biodiverse areas of the planet: The Tropical Andes and Chocó-Darién in Ecuador

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

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BIOFe: Biochar derived from guadua angustifolia residues doped with Fe for the removal of Pb, As and Cd in waters of the Ecuadorian Amazon through adsorption and anaerobic digestion processes

General Objective: Evaluate the use of biochar produced from guadua angustifolia and its doping with iron particles for the removal of lead, arsenic and cadmium in waters of the Papallacta River through adsorption and anaerobic digestion processes. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: YACHAY, IKIAM, EPN, UEB. Participants: Project director Carlos Andrés Navas Cárdenas.

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Degradation of organic polymers through the use of recombinant enzymes

General Objective: Design recombinant enzymes based on the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme PET hydrolase from Idionella sakaiensis (IsPETase) for the effective degradation of synthetic organic polymers. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UTA, ESPE, UDLA. Participants: Project manager Liliana Cerda Mejía. Awarded budget: $38,196.20 Project status: In progress.

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Agroecological management plans for the control of Bud Rot in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) and its O x G hybrids through the study of microbial communities of soils associated with disease and healthy conditions

General Objective: Establish the relationships of rhizosphere microbial communities and soil physicochemical factors associated with bud rot based on the analysis of microbiomes in African palm Elaeis guineensis and its O x G hybrids, aimed at future agroecological management plans for the disease. . Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: ESPOL, USFQ, UDLA. Participants:

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Urban Historical Cartography of the Guayaquil-Cuenca-Azogues axis. 15th-21st centuries

General Objective: Generate, in the next 12 months, an open access, interactive, georeferenced and chronologically organized cartographic platform using nine historical maps of urban settlements along the Guayaquil-Cuenca-Azogues axis. These maps will be constructed from the analysis of pre-existing cartography and historical documentation, from the period before the Spanish conquest.

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Development and applications of computational resources in Sociophysics

General Objective: Implement a computational software platform structured in four modules for the investigation of various social dynamics in the context of Sociophysics. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UCACUE, YACHAY TECH, PUCE, Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela. Participants: Project manager Orlando Alvarez Llamoza. Awarded budget: $19,125.00 Project status: In progress.

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Interculturality as a public policy in the Ecuadorian university: discourses and practices in the universities of Cuenca, Nacional de Chimborazo and Estatal de Bolívar

General Objective: Analyze the implementation of the public policy of interculturality in the Faculties of Education of the University of Cuenca, National University of Chimborazo and State University of Bolívar during the period 2019 – 2021, in order to generate inputs for reflection, awareness and decision making by actors and sectors

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Colonization of the microbiome and detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the new Quito Metro system

General Objective: Analyze the microbiome and its colonization process in the new Quito Metro system and relate it to the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Specific Objectives Participating Institutions: UCE, UTN, UDLA. Participants: Project Director Carlos Alfonso Molina Hidalgo. Awarded budget: $35,000.00 Project status: In progress.

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