Updated distribution of an alien frog species, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802), in Ecuador: new records of Bullfrog in the semideciduous lowland forest of western Ecuador by Andrea E. Narváez, Marissa Barreno, Stefania Cuadrado, Katherine Vera, Natalia Molina-Moreira

“…We also report the this species from, three other provinces of Ecuador, based on observations in iNaturalist. …”
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SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN ECUADOR: AN OVERVIEW FROM THE RURAL AND INDIGENOUS AREAS OF IMBABURA by Santiago BOIRA, Maria Teresa MUÑOZ, Anita NUDELMAN

“…Quantitative data shows a very significant increase in the number of crimes of sexual violence against women in practically all the provinces of Ecuador in the past three years. Likewise, from a qualitative perspective, patriarchal culture is very present as one of the causes that explain violence. …”
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Toxic Elements in Soil and Rice in Ecuador by Oliva Atiaga, Jenny Ruales, Luís Miguel Nunes, Xosé Luis Otero

“…The concentration of trace toxic metals (Cr, Zn, As, Pb, Cd, Cu, and Ni) in soil and rice plants, including the stems, leaves, and grain, from the main rice-producing provinces in Ecuador, was determined. Additionally, the soils were analyzed to determine their properties, composition, total content, bioavailable fraction, and geochemical fractions of toxic elements. …”
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Adults with sedentary lifestyle, overweight, obesity and the risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea hypoapnea syndrome in a sample of the Ecuadorian population by A Ruales Obando, V Carpio Arias

“…For this research, adults over 18 years of age belonging to 17 provinces of Ecuador were considered as the study population, the non-probability sampling technique was used for convenience, and different questionnaires were used for data collection: Berlin questionnaire was used to evaluate the risk of obstructive sleep apnea-hypoapnea syndrome, Epworth sleepiness questionnaire for the study of sleep quality, as well as the IPAQ international physical activity questionnaire. …”
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Fruit Characterization of <i>Prunus serotina</i> subsp. <i>capuli</i> by Sakshi Pathania, Rachel A. Itle, Carlos R. Chávez, Luis F. Lema, Veronica Caballero-Serrano, Juan C. Carrasco, Dario J. Chavez

“…The objective of this study was to characterize a collection of different genotypes of capuli’s fruit, and their endocarps, found growing in the wild in the Chimborazo, Tungurahua, and Cotopaxi provinces of Ecuador. The fruits were characterized for weight (11.7–50.3 g), diameter (12.4–21.7 mm), height (11.4–19.7 mm), and soluble solids content (SSC) (13.4–27.6 °Brix) across two years. …”
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Social inequality in sexual and reproductive health in Ecuador: an analysis of gaps by levels of provincial poverty 2009–2015 by Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, René Leyva Flores, Belkis Aracena Genao

“…Methods This study analyzed health inequalities in sexual and reproductive health indicators (obstetric and abortion complications, caesarean and home deliveries, adolescent fertility, and maternal mortality) for 2009 and 2015 comparing provinces in Ecuador. The absolute and relative gaps were estimated between provinces grouped by the percentage of individuals in multidimensional poverty; the slope index of inequality and the relative index of inequality were estimated as measures of gradient; and finally, the concentration index was also estimated. …”
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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing-Escherichia coli Isolated From Irrigation Waters and Produce in Ecuador by Lorena Montero, Jorge Irazabal, Paul Cardenas, Jay P. Graham, Gabriel Trueba

“…In this study, we investigated the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolated from produce and irrigation water across 17 provinces of Ecuador. A total of 117 vegetable samples, 119 fruit samples, and 38 irrigation water samples were analyzed. …”
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Deciphering the Patterns of Genetic Admixture and Diversity in the Ecuadorian Creole Chicken by Paula Alexandra Toalombo Vargas, José Manuel León, Luis Rafael Fiallos Ortega, Amparo Martinez, Alex Arturo Villafuerte Gavilanes, Juan Vicente Delgado, Vincenzo Landi

“…Blood samples of 234 unrelated animals were collected in six provinces across Ecuador: Bol&#237;var, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Guayas, Morona Santiago, and Tungurahua, in order to perform a genetic characterization and population structure assessment using the AVIANDIV project microsatellites panel (30 loci) and D-loop sequences of mitochondrial DNA and comparing with reference data from other breeds or genetic lines. …”
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Study on the mortality in Ecuador related to dietary factors by Juan Alejandro Neira-Mosquera, Fernando Pérez-Rodríguez, Sungey Sánchez-Llaguno, Rafael Moreno Rojas

“…The mortality study per province revealed that Amazonian provinces showed few deaths in relation to other provinces in Ecuador. This could be due to different factors including fails in the disease surveillance information systems, environmental factors and consumption patterns. …”
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Monitoring of cocoa post-harvest process practices on a small-farm level at five locations in Ecuador by Stefanie Streule, Susette Freimüller Leischtfeld, Martina Galler, Susanne Miescher Schwenninger

“…Cocoa post-harvest practices were monitored on a small-farm scale (ca. 50 kg fresh beans) at five intermediaries from four provinces in Ecuador: (A) in Manabí, (B) and (E) in Los Ríos, (C) in Cotopaxi, (D) in Guayas. …”
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Application of microencapsulated Trichoderma spp. against Moniliophthora roreri during the vegetative development of cocoa by Daniel Avilés, Fernando Espinoza, Liliana Villao, José Alvarez, Daynet Sosa, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez, Luis Galarza

“…Moniliophthora roreri, the causal agent of frost pot rot, has been a cause of great concern due to the production losses it has caused, which in 2022 amounted to 80% in different cocoa-producing provinces of Ecuador and worldwide losses of 30% performance they are estimates. …”
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Comparative genomics of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ecuador by Gabriel Morey-León, Derly Andrade-Molina, Juan Carlos Fernández-Cadena, Luisa Berná

“…This study presents the identification and characterization of resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis including a phylogenetic and molecular resistance profile study by sequencing the complete genome of 24 strains from different provinces of Ecuador. Results Genomic sequencing was used to identify the variants causing resistance. …”
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Phylo‐biogeographical distribution of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Insecta: Aleyrodidae) mitotypes in Ecuador by Jorge R. Paredes‐Montero, María A. Ibarra, Myriam Arias‐Zambrano, Esther L. Peralta, Judith K. Brown

“…Whitefly samples were collected from natural and agricultural environments in nine provinces of Ecuador (latitude, 2° N–5° S; longitude, 78°–81° W). …”
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Morpho-anatomical and fingerprinting study of Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) H. Rob. by Patricia I. Manzano, Migdalia Miranda, Yamilet Gutiérrez, Efren Santos, Ramón Scull

“…(Asteraceae) is a South American native wild bush that grows in various provinces of Ecuador and it has been used in traditional medicine for several diseases, highliting its use in treatment of leishmaniasis, a condition of high incidence in the country. …”
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Exploratory Monitoring of the Quality and Authenticity of Commercial Honey in Ecuador by Lorena Salvador, Michelle Guijarro, Daniela Rubio, Bolívar Aucatoma, Tanya Guillén, Paul Vargas Jentzsch, Valerian Ciobotă, Linda Stolker, Sonia Ulic, Luis Vásquez, Patricia Garrido, Juan Bravo, Luis Ramos Guerrero

“…The present work has the aim of evaluating the authenticity of honey commercialized in two different provinces of Ecuador (Pichincha and Loja) by performing physicochemical and spectroscopic analyses. …”
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Regional disparities of prostate cancer mortality in Ecuador: an examination of trends and correlates from 2004 to 2019 by Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, J. Smith Torres-Roman, Mabel R. Challapa-Mamani, Jhon Guerrero, Gabriel De la Cruz-Ku, Jorge Ybaseta-Medina, José F. Martinez-Herrera

“…Heterogeneity in the evolution of mortality rates was reported among the provinces of Ecuador. Azuay decreased in the first few years, and then increased from 2010 to 2019, whereas Guayas and Pichincha decreased throughout the whole period. …”
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Effects of Recent Climate Change on Maize Yield in Southwest Ecuador by Gina Lopez, Thomas Gaiser, Frank Ewert, Amit Srivastava

“…In response to this, our study employs a crop modelling approach to estimate the effects of recent climate change on maize yield in four provinces of Ecuador. One of them belongs to a semi-arid area. …”
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Evaluation of the mortality registry in Ecuador (2001–2013) – social and geographical inequalities in completeness and quality by Andrés Peralta, Joan Benach, Carme Borrell, Verónica Espinel-Flores, Lucinda Cash-Gibson, Bernardo L. Queiroz, Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo

“…Methods Ecological study assessing the completeness, quality and internal consistency of mortality data in the provinces of Ecuador, using 13 years of mortality data (2001–2013). …”
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Severe Chagas disease in Ecuador: a countrywide geodemographic epidemiological analysis from 2011 to 2021 by Jorge Vásconez-González, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Raul Fernandez-Naranjo, Esteban Gamez-Rivera, Andrea Tello-De-la-Torre, Galo S. Guerrero-Castillo, Carlos Ruiz-Sosa, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

“…The disease has been reported in 20 of the 24 provinces of Ecuador, with El Oro, Guayas, and Loja being the most affected.MethodologyWe analyzed the morbidity and mortality rates of severe Chagas disease in Ecuador on a nationwide, population-based level. …”
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High growth hormone serum partially protects mice against Trypanosoma cruzi infection by Patricia Mora‐Criollo, Reetobrata Basu, Yanrong Qian, Kevin Funk, Stephen Bell, Jonathan A. Young, Edward O. List, Jaime A. Costales, Jaime Guevara‐Aguirre, Mario J. Grijalva, John J. Kopchick

“…The largest cohort of LS subjects lives in the southern provinces of Ecuador. Remarkably, no clinical CD cases have been reported in these individuals despite living in highly endemic areas. …”
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