Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo

AI-Driven Fit Confidence in Fashion E-Commerce: How Personalization, Transparency, and Privacy Concerns Shape Consumer Experience and Purchase Intention

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming fashion e-commerce through personalized recommendations, virtual try-on, size suggestions, and algorithmic decision support. This study examines AI-driven fit confidence as a fashion-specific mechanism linking AI personalization qualit...

Application of a Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Platform Coupled with Automated Motility Analysis for Phenotypic Drug Screening of Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigotes

Chagas disease remains a major neglected tropical disease, highlighting the need for new anti-Trypanosoma cruzi compounds and improved approaches for their phenotypic evaluation. Here, we extended a previously developed Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) platform integrating a serial dilution g...

Effect of Altitude on Gasoline Combustion Efficiency in Light-Duty Vehicles: Evidence from Andean Corridors (0–4000 m a.s.l.)

Reduced air density at altitude challenges spark-ignition combustion in light-duty vehicles, particularly in Andean countries where fleets operate between sea level and over 4000 m a.s.l. We quantified the effect of altitude on gasoline combustion efficiency and pollutant formati...

Evidence-Guided SEM–EDX Assessment of Electrodeposited Copper on a Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode: A Retrospective Case Study

Copper-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes require morphological and compositional assessment before further functionalization. This retrospective single-electrode study organizes SEM–EDX evidence into local composition, local coating interpretation, strip-region localizati...

Chemical and Enantioselective Characterization and Preliminary Biological Activities of Aristolochia lingulata Aerial-Part Essential Oil

Species of the genus Aristolochia are recognized as a rich source of structurally diverse specialized metabolites; however, the volatile chemical composition and biological properties of several Neotropical species remain poorly characterized. In particular, no information is cur...

Real-World Emission Factors for Andean Light-Duty Vehicles Based on a PSVm10-Validated Driving Cycle Across 0–4000 m Altitude

Emission inventories for high-altitude Andean cities rely on sea-level certification cycles that misrepresent real-world combustion conditions. This study derives altitude-resolved emission factors (EFs) for light-duty gasoline vehicles across 0–4000 m a.s.l. in Ecuador using the...