The appointment of judges in Ecuador: In search of a new legitimacy by Miguel Herrera

“…To explore this proposal, the article relies on the qualitative analysis of the trajectories of members of the main Ecuadorian court of justice between 1979 and 2012. It is shown that changes made to appointment procedures modified the social dynamics that had historically enabled access to the main judiciary. …”
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Wedding mirages: Salesian representations of the Shuar marriage¸1893-1925 by Rosana Posligua

“…This territory is located in the ill-defined southern Ecuadorian-Peruvian Amazonian border. It is inhabited by several aents chicham indigenous ethnic groups which include the shuar, achuar, wampis, awajún y shiwiar peoples. …”
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La lucha por Guayaquil by Felipe Burbano de Lara

“…Se profundiza en las nociones de autonomía y globalización que sirvieron de eje al discurso del alcalde, frente al modelo de autonomía propuesto por el Gobierno.In the context of Ecuador's 2008 Constitutional Referendum, this text analyses the dispute between Rafael Correa –the President of the Ecuadorian government and the figurehead of Alianza País– and the mayor of the largest city in the country, Jaime Nebot. …”
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The democratization of the revocation of mayors’ terms in Ecuador and Colombia: At the crossroads of local governance by Luis Carlos Erazo, Lorena Chamorro

“…The empirical evidence shows that the launching of the Ecuadorian institutional design since the constitutional reforms of 2008 caused a series of revocations of terms for mayors that is unprecedented in the democratic history of the country. …”
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Movement in the streets: Significant spatial features of the historic center of Quito by Estefanía Piñeiros

“…The urban imaginary of the historical centre of Quito is strongly linked to the configuration of the Ecuadorian national identity and to the official patrimonial discourse which guide the planning and management of the city centre while ignoring the daily spatial relationships and local memories that make up a different city. …”
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El papel de las TIC en el desarrollo: una mirada desde la construcción social de la tecnología en el caso Ecuatoriano by Javier Andrés Jiménez Becerra

“…Said focus can help us to think about the central elements that should be taken into account when reflecting on and studying the self-styled ICT networks for development in the Ecuadorian case.…”
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Systematic Literature Review on Organizational and Financial Resilience by Juan Diego Ochoa Crespo, Jose Manuel Feria-Dominguez, Diego Marcelo Cordero Guzman

“…However, few studies have focused specifically on the Ecuadorian context, indicating a gap in the literature that should be addressed more thoroughly. …”
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Análisis del Referéndum Constitucional 2008 en Ecuador by Adrián López A., Paula Cubillos Celis

“…It discusses some of the possible challenges to arise in the Ecuadorian political arena following the victory of the "Yes", which obtained 63.93% of the votes in the referendum.…”
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Retos de la diversidad: el reconocimiento y aplicación de los sistemas de derecho indígenas ecuatorianos by Fernando García S.

“…Se concluye señalando algunos retos a futuro que plantea el tema de los sistemas de derecho indígena y su relación con la justicia ordinaria.AbstractThis text provides an analysis of the challenge represented by the legal systems of Ecuadorian indigenous nationalities since the 1998 Constitution was approved until today, and their relation with the ordinary legal system. …”
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Crisis Monitoring in Financial Sectors Using CAMEL Partial Triadic Analysis Model by Rody Guzman-Garzon, Purificacion Galindo-Villardon, Purificacion Vicente-Galindo

“…When applied to the Ecuadorian banking sector, the model identified significant fluctuations in three key periods: pre-pandemic, pandemic, and the territorial crisis between Russia and Ukraine. …”
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Climatology and Teleconnections of Mesoscale Convective Systems in an Andean Basin in Southern Ecuador: The Case of the Paute Basin by Lenin Campozano, Katja Trachte, Rolando Célleri, Esteban Samaniego, Joerg Bendix, Cristóbal Albuja, John F. Mejia

“…Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) climatology, the thermodynamic and dynamical variables, and teleconnections influencing MCSs development are assessed for the Paute basin (PB) in the Ecuadorian Andes from 2000 to 2009. The seasonality of MCSs occurrence shows a bimodal pattern, with higher occurrence during March-April (MA) and October-November (ON), analogous to the regional rainfall seasonality. …”
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Trends and Spatial Patterns of Oral Cancer Mortality in Ecuador, 2001–2016 by Solange Núñez-González, J. Andrés Delgado-Ron, Christopher Gault, Daniel Simancas-Racines

“…Mortality due to OC in Ecuador significantly increased over the 16-year study period, the young groups being the most affected. Ecuadorian provinces present high variability in types of OC and cancer rates.…”
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Variations in Postpartum Hemoglobin Values in Maternal Patients Residing at High Altitude by Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero, Olga Cristina Solis Solis

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on patients treated at a health center in the province of Tungurahua, belonging to a hospital in the Ecuadorian mountains between January and December 2022. …”
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Blogs, artefactos y política by María Belén Albornoz

“…Finalmente se propone el estudio del nuevo espacio público virtual desde un enfoque tecno-social que dé cuenta del entorno virtual como espacio formador de conductas.This article problematizes the acceptance of the public in the virtual space emerging in the Ecuadorian political blogosphere, in the context of the National Constitutional Assembly. …”
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Feminización de las luchas antiextractivistas: el colectivo Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva by Yolanda Martínez Suárez

“…This paper delves into a paradigmatic example of these struggles, examining how they challenge and reshape patriarchal structures while acknowledging the colonial and racist dynamics embedded within them. I focus on the Ecuadorian collective Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva (Amazonian Women Defenders of the Rainforest) for their critical integration of gender debates into their agenda, their disruption of the sex-gender system through their emergence as a political subject, and their innovative proposal of the living forest (Kawsak Sacha), which reimagines nature and our relationship to it. …”
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Case Report: Craniofacial deafness hand syndrome with unusual cardiovascular symptoms and lack of holistic care by Samantha Saenz Hinojosa, Carlos Reyes-Silva, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Vanessa I. Romero

“…This case highlights the importance of a holistic approach to patient care, encompassing timely detection and comprehensive evaluation of clinical features.MethodsWe report the case of a 21-year-old Ecuadorian male with facial and hand dysmorphias, cardiomegaly, pulmonary hypertension, and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). …”
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Linkage between university and community in the training process of dental students from the teachers’ perspective by Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Mery Alexandra Mendoza Castillo, Amalia Fernanda Vera Veloz

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> the connection projects with society carried out by Ecuadorian universities are an opportunity for service and an alternative to bring their students closer to the community.…”
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Efficacy Perceived by Patients of Post-infarction Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Strategies by María Gabriela Balarezo García, Carlos Antonio Escobar Suárez, Becker Neto Mullo

“…The study population was made up of 90 patients who participated in post-infarction cardiac rehabilitation programs implemented in the medical facilities of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security in the Sierra region of Ecuador. …”
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Impact of biosecurity measures, social pressure and bullying on attitudes, perceptions, and job satisfaction levels among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-s... by Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Genesis Camacho-Leon, Geovanny Efraín Alvarado-Villa, Derly Madeleiny Andrade-Molina, Juan Carlos Fernandez-Cadena, Arjola Agolli, Zeynep Yukselen, Miguel Felix, Juan Carlos Gallardo Bastidas, Fernando Espinoza-Fuentes, Jack Michel, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda

“…The following study identifies the effect of social pressure and bullying directed towards HCWs when using biosecurity measures during the COVID-19 pandemic; further, the impact on perceptions, attitudes and job satisfaction level is also explored.Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional survey-based study among 684 Ecuadorian HCWs. The survey consisted of 38 questions related to the frequency, attitudes, and perceptions of biosecurity measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Human health risk assessment of aluminium in water treated with aluminium-based coagulants in a rural area by Fernando García-Ávila, Tatiana Encalada-Alvear, Luis M. Alvarez-Altamirano, Alex Avilés-Añazco, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzalez, Emigdio Alfaro-Paredes

“…The results revealed significant variations in the concentration of aluminium between seasons, although all measurements remained within the limits allowed by Ecuadorian regulations and the WHO, which sets a limit of 0.2 mg/L for aluminium in drinking water. …”
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