Combined effects of landscape composition and pesticide use on herbivore and pollinator functions in smallholder farms by Quentin Struelens, Diego Mina, Olivier Dangles

“…Methods We assessed the effect of semi-natural cover and pesticide use on pollinator and herbivore abundances and functions in 9 fields in the Ecuadorian Andes through participatory experiments with smallholder farmers. …”
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Las rivalidades futbolísticas y la construcción de la nación. Una comparación entre México y Ecuador by Roger Magazine, Jacques Ramírez, Samuel Martínez

“…In the Mexican case, the pattern of rivalries is inseparable from the strong centralism of political and economic power, whereas in the Ecuadorian case, the pattern has to be do, primarily, with an old struggle for economic and political predominance between the cities of Quito and Guayaquil. …”
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Relationship of Maternal Hemoglobin and the Intergenic Period with Birth Weight by Carlos Alberto Llerena Gómez, Evelyn Carolina Betancourt Rubio, Karen Aracelly Tobar Almendariz

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on pregnant women treated at a hospital of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute during the first semester of 2023. …”
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Analysis of the determinants of alcohol consumption and expenditure in Ecuador: an econometric analysis by Ricardo Yajamín-Villamarín, Ricardo Yajamín-Villamarín

“…This study aimed to provide nuanced insights into alcohol-related behaviors within the Ecuadorian population.MethodsEmploying probit and Tobit models, the study ensures a robust analytical framework to assess the factors influencing alcohol consumption and expenditure. …”
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Correlation between cognitive status and tomographic findings in patients with neurocysticercosis. Ecuador, 2019 – 2020 by Jorge Luis Anaya González, Francisco López-Muñoz, Erlen Carmona Alvarez-Builla, Adriana Edit Miniet Castillo

“…<br /><strong>Method</strong>: correlational, prospective and cross-sectional study, which included 93 patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis treated in two Ecuadorian hospitals, from May 2019 to May 2020. The Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination was used for cognitive assessment. …”
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CO2lonialismo y geografías de esperanza by Julianne Hazlewood

“…This research highlights the cultural and spatial practices through which Afro-Ecuadorian, Chachi, and Awá communities construct and sustain “geographies of hope” amid landscapes of fallen forests, poisoned rivers and social conflicts. …”
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Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments and Their Impact on Water Quality in Andean Micro-watersheds: A Study of the Colorado and Alajua Rivers in the Ambato River Watershed, Tungurahu... by Rodny Peñafiel, Fabián Rodrigo Morales-Fiallos, Bolivar Paredes-Beltran, Dilon Moya, Adriana Jacqueline Frias Carrion and Belén Moreano

“…While most parameters met the Ecuadorian quality standards for water sources intended for human consumption, concerns emerged regarding elevated levels of total and fecal coliforms along both rivers, which could limit the suitability of these rivers as a water source for human use and consumption. …”
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Analysis of Collective Behavior and the Psychology of the Masses. Case: October–2019, Ecuador by M. Espín, L. Vallejo, M. Gavilanez

“…The results of the investigation identified causes of the collective protests to decree 883 pronounced by the Ecuadorian government, whose effect was a series of collective behaviors, according to the psychology of the masses; these were: imitation, acting as followers, looking for affection or acceptance, frustration, repressed and controlled emotions, emotional contagion, feeling protected, defending their rights and being heard. …”
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Community-engaged research enhances the scientific quality and societal impact of a long-term avian monitoring program in northwest Ecuador by Jordan Karubian, Jordan Karubian, Jorge Olivo, Domingo Cabrera, Juan Freile, Luke Browne, Luke Browne, H. Luke Anderson, H. Luke Anderson, Jairo Cabo, Gregory Paladines, Gloria Loor, Liat Perlin Wilde

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Management Models in SMEs, Strategic Tool in Business Management by L. R. Fiallos Ortega, F. F. Esparza Paz, A. G. Castelo Salazar

“… The business sector constitutes an engine for the Ecuadorian economy through the generation of employment and redistribution of wealth. …”
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Caracterización de la piscicultura amazónica ecuatoriana, un panorama de su desarrollo y perspectivas by Ricardo Ernesto Burgos-Morán, Cristina Altamirano-Cantos

“…ABSTRACT | This research provides an overview of the freshwater fish production chain in the Ecuadorian Amazon, highlighting species such as tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), pacu (Piaractus brachymopus), paiche (Arapaima aff. gigas), sábalo (Brycon amazonicus), bocachico (Prochilodus nigricans), and Amazonian catfish (Pseudoplatystoma spp.). …”
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