National Polytechnic School

Tree-level yield mapping for nut trees harvested with shake-catch harvesters, Part II: Uncertainty estimation and tree identification

A system that generates yield maps at tree-level resolution for almond orchards and, more generally, shake-catch harvested nut crops is presented in a two-part series of papers. Part I developed an on-harvester yield monitor that uses a laser scanner to profile the continuous nut...

Beta diversity of Arctiinae moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) along a recovering tropical forest gradient

Amid widespread biodiversity loss and alarming rates of tropical deforestation, the potential of secondary forest succession in restoring β-diversity is still widely unexplored. To investigate β-diversity along naturally recovering forests, we collected the functionally diverse g...

Automated WAF Rule Generation from Adversarial Prompt Pattern Mining for Perimeter-Level Protection of LLM Applications

This work proposes an adversarial prompt pattern mining methodology for the automated generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) detection rules for the perimeter-level inspection of requests to Large Language Model (LLM) applications. The proposed methodology extracts linguist...

Antitumor-Relevant Evaluation of Liquid and Microencapsulated Lepidium meyenii and Bactris gasipaes Extracts Reveals Species- and Formulation-Dependent Activity

Lepidium meyenii and Bactris gasipaes are traditionally consumed plant foods with documented antioxidant and inflammation-related activities and emerging evidence of cancer-related biological effects. Accordingly, we compared the antitumor-relevant activity of these chemically di...

Frutopia: A Hybrid Tangible Serious Game for Multisensory Interaction and Tactile Exploration

Serious games have demonstrated significant potential for supporting learning, cognitive stimulation, and skill development. However, most existing solutions rely predominantly on visual and auditory interaction, while the integration of real tactile experiences remains limited d...

The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Roles in Ecuador

The distribution of time dedicated to unpaid work between men and women is unequal. With the increase in female participation in the labor market, this unequal dynamic is expected to disappear. However, it is still maintained by the socialization of traditional gender norms from...