Universidad de los Llanos

Integrating Soil Compactness, Carbon Stocks, and Pieri-Index-Based Structural Vulnerability for Soil Quality Assessment Across Tropical Land-Use Systems

Integrated assessments combining soil compactness, carbon storage, and structural vulnerability remain scarce in tropical soils of the Colombian Orinoquia. Soil physical condition was compared across natural forest (n = 21), secondary vegetation (n = 27), agricultural use (n = 12...

First Isolation of Candida parapsilosis from Water-Related Domestic Environments in Colombia: A Public Health Concern?

Background: Candida parapsilosis is an opportunistic yeast of increasing clinical importance, with fluconazole resistance rates rising globally and reaching concerning levels in clinical settings across several countries, including Colombia. However, the occurrence of antifungal-...

Amazon Forgotten Fishes. How the remarkable diversity of freshwater fishes is critical to people, rivers and forest

Across the vast sweep of the Amazon Basin, thousands of rivers, streams and floodplain lakes flow in an immense, interconnected waterscape— home to an unparalleled diversity of freshwater fishes. More than 2,700 species have so far been recorded, with dozens more added each year...

Toward the Systematic Design and Study of Mixed Reality Serious Games in Higher Education: Design Recommendations and a Multi-Dimensional Methodological Framework

Mixed Reality (MR) serious games combine immersive technologies with game-based learning to support training, skill development, and decision-making across diverse disciplines in university education. Although previous research has demonstrated improvements in engagement, usabili...

Electroantennographic and Behavioral Evidence Identifies Carvone and IR3535 as Biting Deterrents Against Rhodnius prolixus (Stål, 1872)

Electroantennography (EAG) is a valuable approach for monitoring insect antennal responses to insecticidal and test compounds and may provide a preliminary screening method for identifying compounds with potential activity against medically important insect vectors. The objective...