Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

Plant Fibers and Bio-Based Materials for Sustainable Spacesuit Design: A Critical Review from Plant Biodiversity to Space

Human space exploration requires low-mass textiles with high mechanical strength, thermal stability, durability, and protection against extreme environmental conditions. This critical narrative review evaluates the potential of plant biodiversity as a source of fibers, biomateria...

Development of an Integrated Data Analytics Model for Quality Failure Management in the Flexible Packaging Industry

Quality failures in the flexible packaging industry increase production costs, generate material waste, and negatively affect manufacturing sustainability. This study developed an integrated Data Analytics model for quality failure management by combining descriptive, diagnostic,...

Generative AI Literacy and Research Self-Efficacy in Relation to Attitudes Toward Scientific Research Among Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has rapidly entered undergraduate research training, yet its relationship with research self-efficacy and attitudes toward scientific research remains underexplored among Health Sciences students. This cross-sectional study examined how...

Analytical Assessment of Biodegradation Claims in Post-Consumer Polymer–Dextrin Composites: FTIR Identification, Phase Balance Constraints, and Removable Inventory Kinetics

Gravimetric mass loss in polymer–biogenic filler systems is often reported as polymer biodegradation without establishing which phase of the material is lost. This study proposes and applies an analytical framework that combines FTIR identification of the starting material, a pha...

Valorization of Coffee By-Products: Cascade Pathways for Food, Materials, Energy, and Environmental Applications

Coffee production and consumption generate heterogeneous biomass and effluent streams, including pulp, husk, mucilage, parchment, silverskin, spent coffee grounds (SCGs), and processing wastewater. However, the literature on their valorization remains fragmented by feedstock and...

Engineering-Resilient Post-Deployment Lifecycle Dynamics: A Technical Analysis of IT Support Architectures for System Continuity and Software Evolution in Distributed Cloud/On-Premise Computing ERP Ecosystems

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become a widely adopted management technology, even among small enterprises, driven by the expansion of cloud-based solutions that reduce infrastructure barriers. However, many implementations fail to sustain their long-term benefit...

Customer influence on value delivery in agricultural product development: the Brazilian farmers' perspective

Purpose This study aims to quantify the value delivery attributes of an innovative model of grain drying machine, focusing on its potential to enhance sustainability and efficiency in Brazilian agriculture. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a mixed-method approach, i...

Social Determinants of Health and Neurocognitive Aging in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Older Adults in Rural Andean Ecuador: A Population-Based Study in Cotacachi

Introduction: Social determinants of health shape dementia risk in Latin America, particularly in rural and Indigenous populations. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined cognitive impairment and associated social factors in 75 adults aged 60 years or older in Cotacachi, Ec...

Quantifying the Energy Performance Gap in Low-Pressure Sugarcane Cogeneration: A Seven-Harvest Daily-Resolution Analysis of Simulated Potential Versus Realized Grid Export

Simulation studies of surplus electricity in sugarcane cogeneration almost universally assume stable nominal operation, and the sector literature qualitatively acknowledges that many surplus projects underperform; however, this discrepancy has not been systematically quantified a...

Can Digital Health Reduce Inequities? A Scoping Review of Implementation Evidence from Low-Resource Settings

Digital health is increasingly used to extend care in low-resource settings, yet improved access, feasibility, or acceptability does not necessarily demonstrate reduced health inequities. This scoping review mapped evidence on digital health and health equity in low-resource sett...

Festivities at the edge of data: an interdisciplinary study of Andean festivals in wikidata

This article examines how two Andean ritual traditions, Qoyllur Rit’i and the Virgen del Carmen of Paucartambo, are structurally represented within Wikidata. Using a compact knowledge graph extracted from Wikidata through ritual, geographic, heritage, and classificatory relations...

Certifiable Integrity, Verifiable Limits: Anti-Bribery Certification and Public Procurement Reform in Peru

This article examines the legal significance of using ISO 37001 anti-bribery certification as an integrity-related factor in Peruvian public procurement. Its claim is doctrinal and comparative rather than causal: ISO 37001 can operate as a useful risk-management heuristic, but it...

Perceived occupational stress and metabolic syndrome among school teachers in northern Peru: a cross-sectional study

Introduction Occupational stress may contribute to cardiometabolic dysregulation, but evidence linking perceived stress to metabolic syndrome (MetS) among school teachers remains limited, particularly in Latin America. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 40 teache...

Psychosocial Factors Explaining Academic Dropout among Scholarship Students at a Public University in Peru

Introduction Student dropout in higher education is one of the most concerning issues on the agendas of countries, and it remains a challenge for the higher education system. This is reflected in cases where, despite the benefits and support provided by the state, students decide...

Perceived Organizational Support, Employee Resilience, and Sustainable Employability in Higher Education Institutions: A Cross-Sectional Latent Indirect-Effects Model

Higher education institutions must sustain employees’ capacity and motivation amid organizational change. This study examined cross-sectional associations among perceived organizational support (POS), employee resilience, and sustainable employability in 202 university employees...

Fiberglass Layer Coating and Its Influence on the Properties of Concrete with F’c 210 Kg/cm2

Traditional structural strengthening methods involve high costs, increased self-weight of the structure, and complex construction procedures. In this context, there is a need for alternative materials that improve the mechanical performance of concrete without compromising its fu...

Interacting Dark-Sector Models with Bulk Viscosity Under Dynamical Stability and Observational Constraints

Although the standard model of cosmology (ΛCDM) has been successful in explaining a wide range of observational phenomena, it still faces significant limitations, particularly regarding the nature and properties of the dark sector of the universe. These challenges motivate the ex...