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GUM: Gum Understanding Mission—A Serious Game to Improve Periodontitis Literacy Among University Students [PDF]

Dentistry Journal
Background/Objectives: Periodontitis represents a significant global health burden, yet preventive health literacy remains critically low among emerging adults—a developmental stage where lifelong health behaviors crystallize.
Franklin Parrales-Bravo, Hugo Arias-Flores, Luis Caguana-Alvarez, Miguel Dávila-Medina, Carolina Parrales-Bravo, Leonel Vasquez-Cevallos   +5 more
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Extracorporeal Right Internal Mammary Artery to Radial Graft for Minimally Invasive Total Arterial Coronary Bypass [PDF]

Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Total arterial revascularization (TAR) may improve outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the complexity of using in situ right internal mammary artery (RIMA), particularly in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting, has limited
Gustavo A. Orellana-Sampedro, MD, David Maldonado, MD, Luis Roberto Palma Dallan, MD, Francisco Montalvo, MD, Alexander C. Gregg, MD, Cesar A. Burgos-Villamil, MD, Renato Cesar de Souza, MD, Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, PhD   +7 more
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El Comportamiento y relaciones inter e intra específicas de un grupo de primates en cautiverio: Ateles fusciceps, Cebus capucinus y Cebus albifrons, en un exhibidor del Parque Histórico Guayaquil, Ecuador

Revista Científica Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales, 2014
Los encierros son una situación extrema para los primates que usualmente habitan espacios amplios. Para estimar el efecto del encierro en el comportamiento, se observaron 6 monos en un exhibidor del Parque Histórico Guayaquil, de las siguientes especies: Cebus capucinus (1), C. albifrons (2) y Ateles fusciceps (3); su conducta en encierro no había sido
Gabriela Torres, Félix Man-Ging
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Psychometric properties of the unifactorial and bifactorial models of the Morisky medication adherence scale in Ecuadorians with neuropsychiatric disorders [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThe Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) is widely used to assess medication adherence, yet its psychometric properties have not been evaluated in Ecuador.ObjectiveThis study examined the reliability, factorial structure, and ...
José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira, José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira, José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira, Andrés Ramírez, Rocío Valdevila Santiesteban, Indira Dayana Carvajal Parra, Indira Dayana Carvajal Parra, Indira Dayana Carvajal Parra, Philip Morisky, María José Pico Cucalón, María José Pico Cucalón   +10 more
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Psychometric evaluation of the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale in Ecuadorian university students [PDF]

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide, with rising prevalence, high costs, and significant impact in Ecuador.
José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira, Andrés Ramírez, María Alejandra Espinosa de los Monteros, Rocío Valdevila Santiesteban, Indira Dayana Carvajal Parra, Lilia Romero-Sacoto, María José Pico Cucalón   +6 more
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A Review of the Use of Data Analytics to Address Preeclampsia in Ecuador Between 2020 and 2024 [PDF]

Diagnostics
Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of preeclampsia in Ecuador is approximately 51 cases per 1000 pregnancies.
Franklin Parrales-Bravo, Lorenzo Cevallos-Torres, Leonel Vasquez-Cevallos, Rosangela Caicedo-Quiroz, Roberto Tolozano-Benites, Víctor Gómez-Rodríguez   +5 more
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Epidemiology of dementia in an Ecuadorian mental health institution [PDF]

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
Background This study examines the prevalence and incidence of dementia in Ecuador, with a focus on understanding demographic and social factors associated with increased risk. Data were obtained from the Institute of Neurosciences of Guayaquil, covering
José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira, Andrés Ramírez, Xavier Rodrigo Yambay-Bautista, Indira Dayana Carvajal Parra, Rocio Valdevila Santiestevan, Luis Francisco Altamirano Cárdenas, María José Pico Cucalón, Jose A Rodas   +7 more
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Erratum to “Psychometric evaluation of the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale in Ecuadorian university students” [PDF]

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira, Andrés Ramírez, María Alejandra Espinosa de los Monteros, Rocío Valdevila Santiesteban, Indira Dayana Carvajal Parra, Lilia Romero-Sacoto, María José Pico Cucalón   +6 more
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Diagnóstico para la práctica recreativa del fútbol durante el tiempo libre de adolescentes de 11-12 años

Ciencia y Deporte, 2022
Introducción: el presente estudio se realizó como parte del Proyecto comunitario existente entre la Universidad de Guayaquil y la Organización No Gubernamental Misión Alianza Noruega en el Ecuador, el cual se dirige a trabajar en sectores vulnerables y ...
Gutiérrez Cruz Gutiérrez Cruz, Yury Douglas Barrios Palacios, Fernando Cedeño-Alejandro, Luigi León López   +3 more
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Aracnidismo: Caracteres diferenciales y manifestaciones clínicas. Revisión Sistemática

Kasmera, 2022
Las arañas son artrópodos venenosos de distribución mundial, debido a su adaptabilidad y presencia en zonas tanto rurales como urbanas. Se establecieron como objetivos determinar los caracteres morfológicos más resaltantes, mencionar las características
Glenda Coromoto Velásquez Serra, Camila Janina García Yuquilema, Lady Serrano Murillo   +2 more
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