Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE

Cognitive Biases and Moral-Regulatory Mechanisms in White-Collar Crime: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Mapping of Psychological Pathways to Corporate and Financial Misconduct

White-collar crime causes major economic and social harm, yet research on its psychological mechanisms remains fragmented across criminology, behavioral ethics, accounting and finance. To synthesize research on cognitive biases and moral-regulatory mechanisms underlying white-col...

Women at the Helm: Female Top Managers and Business Process Innovation in Ecuadorian Firms

Women’s participation in senior management has increased, yet evidence regarding its relationship with different forms of business innovation remains inconclusive, particularly in emerging economies. This study examines whether formal Ecuadorian firms with a woman as their top ma...

Heat Treatment Effects on Additively Manufactured Polymer Matrix Composites

Additive manufacturing (AM) of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) enables the fabrication of complex, structurally efficient parts, but the layer-wise thermal history intrinsic to processes such as material extrusion, vat photopolymerization, powder bed fusion, and direct ink writi...

CFD-Based Multi-Objective Optimization of a Cyclone Separator Using Response Surface Methodology, NSGA-II, and Physical Prototype Validation

Cyclone separators are widely used for gas–solid separation; however, improving separation efficiency generally increases pressure drop, making cyclone design a challenging multi-objective optimization problem. This study aims to optimize a high-efficiency Stairmand cyclone separ...

Influence of Low TiO2 Nanoparticle Loading on Electrospun sPEEK Fiber Morphology and Chemistry and on the Tensile Properties of Corresponding Solution-Cast Membranes

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) have garnered importance due to their unique combination of mechanical, thermal, and functional properties. However, their performance depends on overcoming challenges related to dispersion, bonding, and processing. Electrospinning is an advanced...

Design and Implementation of an Advanced Control Algorithm for an Inverted Pendulum QUBE-Rotary Servo

The inverted pendulum represents a problem of considerable complexity in the field of systems control due to its unstable and nonlinear behavior. In this context, the objective of this research is to design and implement control algorithms for a QUBE-Rotary Servo inverted pendulu...

Microservices-Based Software Architecture for Implementing Digital Twins in Real-Time Industrial Process Control

This study proposes a microservices-based software architecture for implementing digital twins (DT) in real-time industrial process control. Unlike monolithic approaches, the proposed architecture decouples acquisition, modeling, prediction, and actuation into independent contain...

Synergistic Biomass-Eggshell Engineering of Calcium Catalysts for Efficient Biodiesel Production

The valorization of agricultural and food-processing waste offers a promising pathway to develop cost-effective heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production. Herein, calcium-based catalysts were prepared by pyrolyzing mixtures of rice husk (RH) and eggshell (ES) at different...

Beyond Firm Size: Managerial Practices, Sustainability Upgrading and Export Readiness in Ecuadorian Firms

Export participation in emerging economies depends not only on structural firm characteristics but also on internal organizational capabilities that support international readiness. This study examines whether managerial practices and sustainability are associated with export par...