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Valorization of Sacha Inchi cake for its application as a functional ingredient in the food industry.

General Objective: Value Sacha Inchi cake as a functional ingredient in the food industry by analyzing the anti-nutrients present and determining processes for their reduction. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UG, ESPOL, EPN, INIAP. Participants: Project Director Marcia Idilma Ochoa Palma Awarded Budget: $49,946.58 Project Status: Completed

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NEXUS analysis water-food-energy-ecosystem services in the face of changes in climate, land use and population. A novel approach to local sustainable development at the scale of a watershed.

General Objective: Analyze the Nexus approach between water, food, energy and ecosystem services at the watershed scale under scenarios of demographic changes, land use and climate. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, UCACUE, ESPOCH, PUCE. Participants: Project Director Alexandra Elizabeth Guanuchi Quito Awarded Budget: $48,000.00 Project Status: Completed

NEXUS analysis water-food-energy-ecosystem services in the face of changes in climate, land use and population. A novel approach to local sustainable development at the scale of a watershed. Read more "

Design of an efficient enzyme in the activation of the chemotherapeutic drug cyclophosphamide for use in cancer gene therapy.

General Objective: To evaluate the activation efficiency of cyclophosphamide by the improved P450 enzyme using an in vivo reporter system and determine its kinetic characteristics. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UTE, UCUENCA, USFQ. Participants: Project Director Saskya Estefany Carrera Pacheco Awarded Budget: $35,222.00 Project Status: Completed

Design of an efficient enzyme in the activation of the chemotherapeutic drug cyclophosphamide for use in cancer gene therapy. Read more "

Platform for Hydroelectric Microgeneration in Rural Areas of Ecuador.

General Objective: Create a digital platform that allows the management of georeferenced water and sedimentation parameters for the analysis of areas with high energy potential that contribute to the implementation of hydroelectric microgeneration in rural areas of Ecuador, based on parametric and high-quality design. turbine fidelity and technical economic analysis. Goals

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Study of the in vitro leishmanicidal activity of spirocyclopropanes carried in nanocarriers.

General Objective: To evaluate the leishmanicidal, cytotoxic and genotoxic activities of bis(spiro-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one) cyclopropanes transported in nanocarriers. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UTE, UCE, USFQ, UTPL, UV. Participants: Project Director Jorge Humberto Heredia Moya Awarded Budget: $50,000.00 Project Status: Completed

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HOLISTIC PLANNING OF THE EXPANSION OF THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CONSIDERING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND UNCERTAINTY.

General Objective: Formulate and propose a solution algorithm, based on the alternating current (AC) model, to the multi-stage planning problem for the expansion of transmission systems considering technologies related to HVDC's, Storage Systems, Multi-Systems. voltage, with uncertainty. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, UDA, ESPOL. Participants: Project Director SANTIAGO PATRICIO TORRES CONTRERAS

HOLISTIC PLANNING OF THE EXPANSION OF THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CONSIDERING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND UNCERTAINTY. Read more "

Analysis and application of forms of human-computer interaction (HCI) in a technological tool for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) based on pictograms, which helps older adults communicate with their environment.

General Objective: Analyze different forms of human-computer interaction (HCI) in a technological tool for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) based on pictograms, which helps older adults communicate with their environment. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCUENCA, ESPE, UDA, UTI. Participants: Project Director Irene Priscila Cedillo Orellana Awarded Budget: $50,000.00 Project Status: Completed

Analysis and application of forms of human-computer interaction (HCI) in a technological tool for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) based on pictograms, which helps older adults communicate with their environment. Read more "

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

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

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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