Environmental DNA and visual encounter surveys for amphibian biomonitoring in aquatic environments of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Walter Quilumbaquin, Andrea Carrera-Gonzalez, Christine Van der heyden, H. Mauricio Ortega-Andrade

“…The latter is essential for developing conservation strategies in the Ecuadorian Amazon.…”
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Bonding experiences with Ecuadorian society from the attention to diversity in the Bolivarian Technological Institute of Technology by Wendy Roxana Cortés-Guerrero, Marlene Daley-González, Ángel Bravo-Rodríguez

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Native Hyperaccumulator Plants with Differential Phytoremediation Potential in an Artisanal Gold Mine of the Ecuadorian Amazon by Irene Chamba-Eras, Daniel M. Griffith, Carolina Kalinhoff, Jorge Ramírez, Manuel Jesús Gázquez

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Bacteria associated with human saliva are major microbial components of Ecuadorian indigenous beers (chicha) by Ana L. Freire, Sonia Zapata, Juan Mosquera, Maria Lorena Mejia, Gabriel Trueba

“…Lactobacillus sp. was predominantly present in most types of Ecuadorian chicha.…”
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The role of negative affects as mediators in the relationship between stress and mental health in Ecuadorian adolescents by Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Doris Zumba-Tello, Jaisalmer de Frutos-Lucas, Stefanía Llerena-Freire, Alexandra Salinas-Palma, Almudena Trucharte-Martínez

“…The way they exert an influence can be both direct and indirect, so the general objective is to elucidate the potential mediating effect of negative affects in the relationship between stress and mental health in Ecuadorian adolescents. Participants and procedure An explanatory and mediation design based on structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied with 1154 high school students from Ecuador (67.7% women) aged 14 to 19 years (M = 15.69). …”
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Technical Efficiency’s Nonparametric Analysis of Ecuadorian Saving and Credit Cooperatives before and during the Pandemic by Carlos S. Torres-Inga, Cristina Velasco-Heras, A. Javier Aguirre-de Juana, Guillermo E. Guevara-Viera, Raúl V. Guevara-Viera

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Effects of deforestation and fragmentation on the fauna of land mammals and varzea forests of the northern Ecuadorian Amazon by Stella de la Torre, Pablo Yépez, Hernán Payaguaje

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The Ecuadorian Banana Farms Managers’ Perceptions: Innovation as a Driver of Environmental Sustainability Practices by Alicia Ramírez-Orellana, Daniel Ruiz-Palomo, Alfonso Rojo-Ramírez, John E. Burgos-Burgos

“…We may conclude that in the Ecuadorian banana farms, changes in environmental practices are derived from innovation strategies as an axis of development of useful information and training employees in public policies.…”
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The (im)possibility of being a breastfeeding working mother: experiences of Ecuadorian healthcare providers by Maria J. Mendoza-Gordillo, Maria J. Mendoza-Gordillo, Benjamin R. Bates, Benjamin R. Bates, Benjamin R. Bates, Bella Vivat

“…However, breastfeeding rates in Ecuador are low.MethodsA qualitative methodology following social constructionist approaches was applied to explore the breastfeeding experiences of Ecuadorian women who are both mothers and healthcare professionals. …”
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First insights in terrestrial mammals monitoring in the Candelaria and Machay Reserves in the Ecuadorian Tropical Andes by Juan Reyes-Puig, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Jessica Pacheco-Esquivel, Santiago Recalde, Fausto Recalde, Darwin Recalde, Jordy Salazar, Eduardo Peña, Silvia Paredes, Marina Robalino, Fernanda Flores, Vladimir Paredes, Edelina Sailema, Gorky Ríos-Alvear

“…Habitat disturbance leads to biodiversity decline and modifications in the landscape structure and composition, affecting both dispersal movements and ecological processes at different temporal and spatial scales. The Ecuadorian Tropical Andes harbour suitable habitats for the distribution of a wide variety of species; however, there is a lack of studies focused on mammal diversity and its association with the habitat attributes in the central-eastern slopes. …”
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Application of Neutrosophy to the Analysis of Open Government, its Implementation and Contribution to the Ecuadorian Judicial System by Gustavo Adolfo Álvarez Gómez, Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez, Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo

“…The present investigation is based on the analysis of open government and how it can be brought to reality in the Ecuadorian judicial system, taking into account that like any phenomenon of practical life, it presents a certain degree of indeterminacy in the information analyzed. …”
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Retraction Note: Toward a characterization of Ecuadorian ceviche: much more than shrimp by Rodrigo Duarte-Casar, Jessica Robalino-Vallejo, María Fernanda Buzetta-Ricaurte, Marlene Rojas-Le-Fort

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The Measure Equivalence Across Gender of The Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) for Ecuadorian college students by Esteban Moreno-Montero, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Micaela Jiménez-Borja, Carlos José Jiménez-Mosquera, Diego Vaca-Quintana

“…Objective: To evaluate the CFQ measure equivalence across gender, its validity of association with other variables, and its internal consistency using a sample of Ecuadorian university students. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses were designed with the restrictions corresponding to each level of measurement equivalence and the differences between the adjustment indices were evaluated. …”
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PROJECT ECNEUROCOG: VALIDATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF A TRADITIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ATTENTION TASK IN THE ECUADORIAN POPULATION by Jorge Gordón - Rogel, Anabela Galarraga - Andrade, María Estévez Narváez, Melany Almedáriz Donoso, Evelyn Torres Collaguazo, Eliecer Chandi Díaz, David Mejía Espinosa, Juan Ruíz Báez

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The effects of organizational learning and entrepreneurial orientation on the corporate performance of Argentinean, Mexican, and Ecuadorian MSMEs by Nicolás Salvador Beltramino, Luis Enrique Valdez-Juárez, Juan Marcelo Ingaramo, Lilia Carina Gazzaniga, Natalia Andrea Beltramino

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Multitemporal Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover within an Oil Block in the Ecuadorian Amazon by Sergio Llerena-Montoya, Andrés Velastegui-Montoya, Bryan Zhirzhan-Azanza, Viviana Herrera-Matamoros, Marcos Adami, Aline de Lima, Francisco Moscoso-Silva, Luis Encalada

Subjects: “…Ecuadorian Amazon…”
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Population and development in the Amazon: A longitudinal study of migrant settlers in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon by Samuel SELLERS, Richard BILSBORROW, Victoria SALINAS, Carlos MENA

“…ABSTRACT This paper examines changes over time for a full generation of migrant settlers in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon (NEA). Data were collected from a 2014 household survey covering a subsample of households surveyed previously in 1990 and 1999. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Toward a characterization of Ecuadorian ceviche: much more than shrimp by Rodrigo Duarte-Casar, Jessica Robalino-Vallejo, María Fernanda Buzetta-Ricaurte, Marlene Rojas-Le-Fort

“…The objective of this work is to confirm ceviche as a traditional Ecuadorian dish, to assess the most popular types of Ecuadorian ceviche, condiments and sides, and also to glimpse the wide variety of preparations that appear through adaptation to ingredient availability and food customs. …”
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Environmental Factors as a Cause of Differences in the Feet of Ecuadorian Children and Its Relation to Their Footwear by Laura Martin-Casado, Christian Barquín, Alberto Aldana-Caballero, Felix Marcos-Tejedor, Xavier Aguado

“…The objective of this study was to analyze the differences in foot measurements of Ecuadorian children according to their geographical location of residence, taking into account climatic differences (1). …”
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Management of coopetitive tensions in SMEs of the Ecuadorian agro-industrial sector: Conflicts, rivalries, and interests by Jimmy Gabriel Díaz-Cueva, Rubén Guevara-Moncada

“…The novelty of the research lies in the fact that it is the first study that addresses, from an empirical perspective, the way in which the coopetitive paradox manifests itself in Ecuadorian SMEs.…”
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