Institution
Universidad Indoamérica
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Current Advances in the Medical Management of Stevens-Johnson’s Syndrome
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are potentially life-threatening type IV immune reactions characterized by systemic inflammation mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes resulting in epidermal detachment and extensive necrosis. Although infrequent,...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
The performance of biopolymer films depends on both composition and formation conditions. This study evaluated films containing constant amounts of Nopal-Opuntia spp. mucilage, glycerol, and vinegar using a 16-run mixture–process design with four starch–gelatin ratios and post-dr...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Adaptive spatial planning requires robust spatiotemporal monitoring of urban land use and land cover change, yet no consensus exists on appropriate spatial, temporal, and spectral resolutions for cities in the Global South. This study addresses this gap by developing and validati...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Perinatal disorders remain major causes of infant morbidity, mortality, and hospital resource use, but national assessments that integrate hospitalization, mortality, and service utilization are limited in Ecuador. A retrospective ecological time-series study was conducted using...
- BiologyOpen access
Background: Microcephaly, short stature, and limb abnormalities syndrome (MISSLA) is an ultra-rare developmental disorder associated with biallelic DONSON variation and characterized by prenatal-onset growth restriction, congenital microcephaly, variable skeletal abnormalities, a...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Time-limited robotics assessments can misrepresent classroom performance when unfinished attempts are discarded or recorded as exact completion times. This exploratory study addresses a practical reporting need: describing immediate execution and post-task perceptions while retai...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Temporomandibular joint ankylosis causes progressive restriction of mandibular movement and is primarily managed surgically, although the need for routine condylar resection remains controversial. Virtual surgical planning and patient-specific cutting guides m...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background/Objectives: Drug resistance in tuberculosis remains one of the major challenges to global disease control. Traditionally, its emergence has been attributed to factors such as treatment interruption, poor adherence, and the selective pressure exerted by antimicrobial ag...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Multi-Station IoT Architecture for Distributed Thermal Monitoring and Fuzzy Heat-Risk Screening
This paper presents a three-station Internet of Things (IoT) architecture for distributed thermal monitoring and local heater automation. The scope is deliberately limited to environmental monitoring, hysteresis-control characterization, and heat-risk screening; it is not present...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
INDI: A Low-Cost LLM-Enabled Multimodal Campus Guide Robot
University technology campuses contain specialized laboratories, academic programs, and services that can be difficult for first-time visitors to identify. This paper presents INDI, a custom mobile campus guide robot that combines spoken interaction, synthesized speech, touchscre...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Kichwa communities of Ecuador are considered one of the most important native populations that are part of the country’s cultural wealth, however, studies on their nutritional status still need to be made available. This work examines the changes in the nutritional conditions (an...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Intraluminal unicystic ameloblastoma is characterized by tumor proliferation confined to the cystic lumen, without invasion of the supporting connective tissue, a feature that has led some authors to regard it as particularly suited to conservative surgical treatment. Objective:...