Institution
University of Cuenca
Recent research
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Identification of optimal ERA5 model level for wind resource assessments in mountainous terrain
Abstract. Accurate estimation of hub-height wind speed is crucial for wind resources assessment at prospective sites. Traditionally, long-term wind speed series are derived from short-term site observations combined with reanalysis products, most commonly the ERA5 single-level da...
- 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...
- BiologyOpen access
Sociodemographic Heterogeneity in Gastronomic Tourism Spending and Willingness to Pay
This study examines whether sociodemographic characteristics are associated with three dimensions of gastronomic tourists’ economic behaviour: gastronomic spending propensity, premium willingness to pay (WTP) for gastronomic experiences, and premium WTP for local-value and sustai...
- Health & Medicine
“Radix High Spreader Grafts: A Technique for Dorsal Augmentation and Axis Correction”
The Radix High Spreader Graft is designed to restore dorsal alignment and improve the radix-dorsum transition by extending traditional spreader grafts superiorly into the bony radix region. By anchoring the graft within 2-mm osseous grooves created with a micromotor, this techniq...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
The availability of reliable digital models of low-voltage (LV) networks is a prerequisite for operation, planning, hosting-capacity, and asset-management studies. In practice, however, utility geodatabases often contain geometric discontinuities, implicit relationships among ass...
- BiologyOpen access
Patterns of egg production across the lunar cycle in broiler breeder hens under tropical conditions
1. This study evaluated whether lunar periodicity was associated with variation in productive traits and mortality in commercial broiler breeder hens. Production records from Cobb 500 heavy breeder hens (n = 17,548), collected between 2016 and 2021 on a commercial farm, were anal...
- BiologyOpen access
Highly contiguous reference genome assembly of the endangered Orcés’ blue whiptail Holcosus orcesi
Abstract Holcosus orcesi , the Orcés’ Blue Whiptail, is a Critically Endangered lizard endemic to the upper Jubones River basin in southern Ecuador. Restricted to a narrow elevational range within semi-arid Andean shrublands, it represents one of the few montane members of a pred...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
This study analyses household energy consumption patterns and the main energy-related challenges in the rural communities of San Sebastián de Yuluc and Sumaypamba, Ecuador, within the framework of sustainable community energy planning. A quantitative descriptive approach was adop...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease often requires hemodialysis, which increases cardiovascular risk, partly because of arterial stiffness. This can be influenced by dialysate calcium concentrations, which affect mineral balance and vascular health. However, there is contr...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between the most outstanding aspects of creativity considered by future mathematics teachers in Ecuador and the characteristics of the assessment of the final reports of the pre-professional practice, referring to crea...
- BiologyOpen access
Maize ( Zea mays L.) is the second most cultivated cereal worldwide, covers approximately 27% of global cereal acreage, and remains a cornerstone of global food security. Climate warming increasingly threatens its yield in rainfed systems, driving the need for agronomic and genet...