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Item type:Publication, Gender disparities in occupational morbidity: A study on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in Ecuadorian workers(EnPress Publisher, LLC, 2024-01-01)The heterogeneity of occupational morbidity by gender in those suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been little studied in the Latin American context. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of CTS of occupational origin in the Ecuadorian salaried population according to gender, In addition, the differences in risk between women and men are compared. Methods: We use the only administrative registers of CTS qualified as occupational diseases in the country between the years 2017 and 2019. Period incidence rates were estimated to compare the risk in women versus men (RR, CI 95%) by age group and economic activity. Results: CTS is the second most common occupational disease in Ecuador. Women workers are more likely tosuffer from CTS and showed twice the risk compared to men [RR = 2.10 (95%CI: 1.94–2.11); p = 0.000]. This risk increases with age and for the vast majority of economic activities. The occupations of agriculture and warehousing stand out for their importance. Conclusions: The results shown in this study raise the fundamental need to improve epidemiological surveillance systems and occupational health policies by considering gender differences in order to adequately address risks and promote safe and healthy working environments for all. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The perception of educators on gender equality: A study in Ecuador(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-06-01)Gender equality is a prerequisite for people-centered human development. This exploratory and descriptive study was conducted to investigate the perception of gender among Ecuadorian primary school teachers. Quantitative data were obtained from teachers in public and urban educational establishments. In order to collect the data, an online survey-type opinion questionnaire was applied with the aim of finding out teachers’ perception of gender equality within their institutions in educational establishments in the Republic of Ecuador, considering the dimensions of personal perceptions of the subject, the organizational culture, and the implementation of gender equality in the internal management of the educational organizations where they work. The results of the questionnaire show that teachers perceive that there is currently more receptiveness to gender issues than in the past. From the answers received, it can be concluded that people identify with gender issues, even though there is a need for elements and support to enable them to be expressed effectively, on a daily basis and sustained over time. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Telipogon leisberthvelezii (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), a new orchid species from the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024-03-01)Telipogon leisberthvelezii Iturralde, M.M.Jiménez & H.Garzón, a new species of orchid, discovered in the Cordillera del Cóndor in southern Ecuador, is described and illustrated and its morphological similarities to other species are discussed. The new species is morphologically most similar to T. jostii (Dodson) N.H.Williams & Dressler but differs in the ellipsoid-obovoid petals with a bilobed base, the lip having a deltoid midlobe and dolabriform lateral lobes and a lower density of setae on the column. It is currently known from a single locality only, occurring as an epiphyte in lower montane forest. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The impact of CEOs' personality on socio-emotional wealth and competitiveness improvement of family-owned SMEs(Inderscience Publishers, 2024-01-01)Socio-emotional wealth has been considered the most important differentiator of the family firm as a unique entity. In this study, we examine the relationships between CEO personality (emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, extraversion), socio-emotional wealth, and family firms’ competitiveness improvement using a sample of 352 small and medium-sized family firms from Ecuador. The data were processed in SPSS using hierarchical regressions. Results showed a positive and significant relationship between the CEO’s extraversion, agreeableness, and openness to experience with both socio-emotional wealth and family firms’ competitiveness improvement. However, in the case of emotional stability and conscientiousness, the results were not statistically significant regarding socioemotional wealth and competitiveness improvement. Our research contributes to the current literature by highlighting how each dimension of a CEO’s personality either enhances or inhibits the competitiveness improvement of family-owned SMEs. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The Influence of Skepticism on the University Millennials’ Organic Food Product Purchase Intention(Emerald Publishing, 2023-10-10)This study extends the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and analyzes the influence of skepticism (SKP) on the purchase intention (PI) of organic products, through the mediation of subjective norms (SN) and planned behavior control. Design/methodology/approach: This was a quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional study. The study population comprised 446 university Millennials from Ecuador. Results were processed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings: The study showed that SKP does not directly influence the PI. However, if it does so through the mediating effect of SN and perceived behavior control (PBC). Also, the study found that attitudes (ATTs), SN and PBC influence the PI of organic products in university Millennials. Originality/value: The study used TPB constructs and identified the influence of SKP on the intention to buy organic products in Ecuadorian university Millennials. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Social Media Adoption and Reach by Ecuadorian Local Governments: An Empirical Study(Inderscience Publishers, 2023-01-01)In this article, we present an empirical study about adoption and reach of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube by Ecuadorian municipal governments. Data was collected from 55 social media profiles of municipal authorities in three provinces, representing 25% of all Ecuadorian cantons and 54% of the population. Determinants of adoption and reach were investigated by resorting to correlation, regression, and means comparison studies. We conclude that population size is a good predictor of reach in social media, but it is not relevant to explain early adoption. This may be the consequence of social media technology being inexpensive and simple to adopt, thus being accessible to any local authority, while making good use of it has more financial and administrative burdens and, consequently, is associated with bigger local authorities. Also, adoption may have been centrally driven and programmatically motivated, which would also explain the lesser relevance of population size for early adoption. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Ganaderos, colonos y la deforestación de bosques primarios en Morona, Ecuador(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2023-12-21)The objective of this article is to describe and analyze the productive characteristics and the corresponding environmental impact of the small and medium extensive cattle ranching practiced by colonists-mestizos and settlers belonging to the Shuar ethnic group in the Morona canton, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon. It is undisputable that there are forms of extensive livestock farming that are more sustainable than others, but we believe that the volume of land cleared is a problem that must be addressed. This production system is based on the movement of cattle between pastures on a farm due, among other things, to the low nutritional potential of the gramalote grass. This activity generates deforestation in large extensions of land. Among the factors that accentuate such levels of deforestation are, on the one hand, the larger size of the agricultural units and the need to compensate for the loss in the nutritional potential of the pastures and, onthe other hand, the chrematistic perception of the forests. Extensive livestockfarming, especially among the colonists, has shown a great capacity for resilience over the last forty years. This is despite fluctuations in urbandemand for meat and its environmental impact on the forest. Cattle ranchers in the region have maintained cattle ranching as an important source of income, a capitalization mechanism, a viable activity in a context of relative labor scarcity, and as a means of obtaining social status in a frontier context. In short, as a way of reproducing their family economy. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, ‘Just Transition’ in the Global South: Mission Impossible? The Perils of the Transition in Mexico and Ecuador(Mattersburger Kreis fur Entwicklungspolitik, 2023-01-01)Historically, ‘just transition’ speaks to concerns of workers of ‘dirty industries’ in the Global North in the light of environmental regulations and (possible) impacts on their working conditions and job positions. Increasingly, the concept is used to highlight issues of social justice in transitions to a low-carbon economy based on renewable energy sources. Focusing on the juncture triggered by the current climate change-driven stage of global capitalism, we emphasise the tension that arises between the notions of ‘national development’, ‘global sustainability’, and a ‘just transition’, and argue that current transition politics and pathways tend to (re)produce extractivist and rentier logics as well as socioecological conflicts in the Global South. We illustrate our argument by delving into the political economy and political ecology of contemporary Mexico and Ecuador, where we also identify the perils of following transition pathways that limit a ‘just transition’. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, La migración venezolana en los Andes : la respuesta sanitaria de Perú, Chile, Colombia y Ecuador(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial, 2022)Este libro surge de una experiencia inédita para los países andinos de Latinoamérica: la recepción de más de cuatro millones de migrantes venezolanos en Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Chile a partir del año 2017. Los estudios recogidos en este volumen han sido preparados para cada uno de estos países por la Red sobre Salud y Migraciones (SAMI) y partieron de la premisa de que había que complementar la primera generación de investigaciones sobre la migración venezolana —que se había centrado en dimensionar el fenómeno con reportes sociodemográficos y privilegió estudios puntuales— con el fin de producir estados de situación nacionales que permitan a los gobiernos mejorar la respuesta institucional frente al tema de las migraciones. El balance general es positivo: pese a todas las dificultades previas de estos países para cubrir la brecha entre las necesidades de la población nacional y la oferta de sus entidades proveedoras de servicios, estos han asumido el nuevo desafío humanitario y de salud de la migración venezolana, y desarrollado iniciativas para compartir lo que tenían con los recién llegados. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Telipogon villonacoensis (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), a new species with an unexpectedly wide distribution from the northern and central Andes of South America(Meise Botanic Garden, 2025-01-01)Background and aims – Telipogon is an orchid genus with a main diversity centre located in the tropical Andes. Some small-flowered Telipogon species, formerly classified under Stellilabium , remain poorly known. During recent fieldwork in southern Ecuador, an undetermined species of a miniature Telipogon was recorded and collected. We aimed to taxonomically identify the orchid and understand its phylogenetic relationships. Material and methods – We conducted field work in diverse parts of Ecuador and Peru, revised material deposited at various herbaria, and records available on iNaturalist. Furthermore, we extracted, amplified, and sequenced DNA sequences to evaluate the phylogenetic position of the undetermined species. Key results – The unidentified species turned out to be an undescribed Telipogon species, which we describe and name here as T. villonacoensis . It has also been recorded in Colombia and Peru, an unusually wide distribution for a Telipogon species. Telipogon villonacoensis is distinguished by its pale green to yellow flowers, the elliptic petals and lip, minute lobes and red coloration at its basal third. This species appears to have a patchy distribution and specialized habitat preferences, growing as an epiphyte in montane shrublands and forests. Although fewer than 200 individuals have been documented so far, and its habitats face ongoing threats, our conservation assessment indicates the species could be classified as not threatened. Phylogenetic analyses resulted in a well-resolved tree, in which T. villonacoensis is placed within the clade of the South American miniature Telipogon and sister to, but genetically distinct from, T. pogonostalix , though it is morphologically more similar to T. alexii , a species placed in another subclade of South American miniature Telipogon . Conclusion – Our results highlight the underestimated diversity and distribution range of miniature Telipogon and underscore the need for continued collaborative exploration and conservation in Andean ecosystems. These findings will contribute to a better understanding of orchid diversity and evolution of Telipogon species.3