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ESPOCH Congresses: The Ecuadorian Journal of S.T.E.A.M.

Volume 3, Issue 4

This issue contains selected articles from the X International Congress of Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation SECTEI 2023 held in Riobamba, Ecuador on the 23th–27th of October 2023. This event was organized by the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo in collaboration with the Publications Directorate.

SECTEI is an annual event held to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss their work and ideas on the recent advances and innovation in the fields of Engineering, Technology, Basic Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Health Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, and Social and Administrative Sciences.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 17 peer-reviewed articles covering a broad spectrum of topics. Some studies analyze health education in cancer patients, university students' knowledge of unintended pregnancies and abortions, mental health implications of virtual learning on student engagement and cases of workplace harassment. Others discuss ideas for effective brand management of an enterprise and digital marketing for the strategic positioning of a brand.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students and professionals researching and working in the fields of Engineering, Technology, Basic Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Health Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, and Social and Administrative Sciences.

Chief Editor: Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, MsC.
General Coordinator: Econ. Blanca Naula Erazo,MsC.
Published: 25 September 2024
ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 3, Issue 3

The V International Congress of Engineering organized by the Faculty of Mechanics of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, is the 5th event that consolidates the academic, scientific, and productive community, to present research, innovations, technological developments, among others.
Under the theme “Engineering as a basis for sustainable entrepreneurship”, the congress allows the participation of researchers in various areas through papers, scientific posters, and lectures.
Its main objective is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge, the internationalization of science, support the generation of new initiatives, creativity, learning to address challenges in the country, and offer development alternatives in the field of engineering.

Chief Editor: Eng. Edwin Fernando Viteri Nuñez.
General Coordinator: Eng. Eduardo Francisco García Cabezas.
Published: 24 July 2024
ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 3, Issue 2

This collection contains selected papers from the “III INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MORONA SANTIAGO CICTMS 2023” held in Macas, Ecuador on the 1– 3 February 2023. This event was organized by the Morona Santiago Campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo.

The conference was held to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss their work and ideas on the recent advances and innovation in the fields of Administration, Environment, Education, Mining, Zootechnics and Technological Information. This editorial work

This collection contains 22 peer-reviewed articles and aims to provide a forum where companies and interested individuals can follow, present, and share the knowledge gained on academics, science, environment, agriculture, and technology, to propose feasible and possible solutions. to the main problems facing the world.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working on Engineering, Technology, Basic Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Health Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, and Social and Administrative Sciences.

Chief Editor: Ing. Alex Erazo Lara MBA
General Coordinator: Ing. Miguel Osorio Rivera MSc, Ing. Juan Pablo Haro PhD
Published: 18 April 2024
ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 3 Issue 1

This issue contains selected articles from the lX International Congress of Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (CIREDU-SECTEI 2022), held in Riobamba, Ecuador, on the 5th–9th of December 2022. This event was organized by the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo in collaboration with the Publications Directorate.

SECTEI is an annual event held to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss their work and ideas on the recent advances and innovations in the fields of engineering, technology, basic sciences, agricultural sciences, health sciences, life and environmental sciences, and social and administrative sciences.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 36 peer-reviewed articles covering a broad spectrum of topics. Some studies analyze health education in cancer patients, university students' knowledge of unintended pregnancies and abortions, the mental health implications of virtual learning on student engagement, and cases of workplace harassment. Others discuss ideas for effective brand management for an enterprise and digital marketing for the strategic positioning of a brand.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students, and professionals researching and working in the fields of engineering, technology, basic sciences, agricultural sciences, health sciences, life and environmental sciences, and social and administrative sciences.

Chief Editor: Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, MsC.
General Coordinator: Econ. Blanca Naula Erazo,MsC.
Published: 9 November 2023
ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 2 Issue 6

This issue contains selected papers from the V International Scientific Congress of Administrative and Financial Sciences – Fade 2021 held virtually on the 8^th–10^th of November 2021. This event was organized by the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo.

The conference brought together global researchers, university professors, and students to discuss the latest developments and research in business management and economic development, talent management, entrepreneurship, and foreign trade.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 36 peer-reviewed articles. The papers explore a wide range of topics – from agricultural development to the impact of COVID-19 on child labour, and customer service systems in the medical space. This seemingly disparate array of original research articles is drawn together by an overarching theme, dealing with ways to improve and remodel the existing social and economic development landscape within Ecuador and the wider region.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in business management, entrepreneurship, macro and micro-economics, human resources, and transport management.

Chief Editor: Ing. María Elena Espín Oleas, PhD.

General Coordinator: Lic. José Luis Lopez S., MBA.

Published: 6 October 2022

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 2, Issue 5

This issue contains selected papers from the I International Scientific Congress of Innovation, Science and Technology Alive Amazon (I CTAV 2021) held in Coca, Ecuador on the 25^th–27^th of April 2022. This event was organized by the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo - Sede Orellana, Instituto Superior Universitario Oriente, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Instituto Superior Intercultural Bilingüe Martha Bucaram de Roldós and Instituto Superior Tecnológico General Eloy Alfaro.

The conference brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss the latest developments and research in food safety, environmental sustainability, economic revival and engineering and applied technologies.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 7 peer-reviewed articles. Some papers explore topics such as food safety, environmental protection, household waste compost creation, and the effect of certain fertilizers on the aquatic environment. Others discuss the use of information technology such as remote sensing for detecting weather changes and neural networks for identifying pedestrian movements.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in the fields of environmental sciences, agronomy, tourism, zootechnics and information technology.

Chief Editor: Ing. Paúl Xavier Paguay Soxo MSc.

General Coordinator: Ing. Daniel Adrian Vistin Guamantaqui PhD.

Published: 1 September 2022

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 2, Issue 4

This issue contains selected papers from the IV International Congress of Engineering - Faculty of Mechanics 2021 held in Riobamba, Ecuador on the 6^th–9^th of December 2021. This event was organized by the Higher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo.

The conference was held to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss the recent technological advances and innovations in the field of engineering.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 12 peer-reviewed articles. Several papers examine the urgent need for safety improvement in automotive vehicles and the means of maintenance for vehicle fleets and analyze the strength of safety railings used on highways. Others discuss the importance of drinking water quality and the new designs and production methods for packaging water drums.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in the fields of engineering, research and technology.

Chief Editor: Eng. Edwin Fernando Viteri Núñez PhD.

General Coordinator: Eng. Eduardo Francisco Garcia Head

Published: 31 August 2022

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 2, Issue 3

This issue contains selected papers from the II International Congress of Science and Technology Morona Santiago CITMS 2021 held in Macas, Ecuador on the 8^th–10^th of December 2021. This event was organized by the Morona Santiago Campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo.

The conference brought together researchers and practitioners from the fields of administration, environmental sciences, education, mining, zootechnics and technological information to discuss the latest evidence and perspectives on a wide range of topics.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 11 peer-reviewed articles. Several papers examine the pressing issues of mining, soil degradation, and industrial activities, their detrimental effects on the environment, and how we can prevent or reduce the ultimate damage. Others discuss the role of workplace physical activities in reducing occupational diseases, the use of digital platforms such as Facebook for running political campaigns, and the application of filters and rules to prevent cyberattacks originating through emails, among others.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in the fields of engineering, technology, basic sciences, agricultural sciences, health sciences, life and environmental sciences, and social and administrative sciences.

Chief Editor: Ing. Alex Erazo Lara MBA.

General Coordinator: Ing. Miguel Osorio Rivera MSc.

Published: 9 August 2022

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 2, Issue 2

This issue contains selected articles from the VIII International Congress of Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation SECTEI 2021 held in Riobamba, Ecuador on the 8^th–10^th of November 2021. This event was organized by the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo in collaboration with the Publications Directorate.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 33 peer-reviewed articles covering a broad spectrum of topics. Some studies analyse health education in cancer patients, university students' knowledge of unintended pregnancies and abortions, mental health implications of virtual learning on student engagement and cases of workplace harassment. Others discuss ideas for effective brand management of an enterprise and digital marketing for the strategic positioning of a brand.

Chief Editor: Ing. Luis Flores Mancheno PhD.

General Coordinator: Econ. Blanca Naula Erazo MsC.

Published: 29 June 2022

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 2, Issue 1

This issue contains selected papers from the II Congreso de Producción Pecuaria y Agroindustrial ESPOCH 2021 held in Riobamba, Ecuador on the 8^th–12^th November 2021. This event was hosted by the Facultad de Ciencias Pecuarias de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo.

The conference was held to create a bridge of knowledge between professionals and enterprises working in the field of livestock science.

This ESPOCH issue is a collection of 17 peer-reviewed papers covering the ongoing research and development in agroindustry, zootechnics, and veterinary medicine. The papers on agroindustry analyse topics such as the economy and management of agro-industrial enterprises; their physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory analyses; and food engineering and safety. The papers on zootechnics cover the latest advances in animal nutrition, feeding and genetics, and sustainable animal production, while the papers on veterinary medicine cover efforts to examine topics such as animal cytology, histology, pathology and welfare.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working in the field of livestock science.

Chief Editor: Ing. Vicente Trujillo V. MsC.

General Coordinator: Ing. Iván Salgado MsC.

Published: 14 June 2022

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 1, Issue 6

This issue contains selected papers from XVIII International Seminar on Health, Food and Human Nutrition. Topic areas discussed in this collection’s 29 papers range from the implications of epigenetics and the risk factors and treatment of a variety of health conditions, to the intricacies of the microbiome, with a focus on pregnant women and their babies.

ESPOCH Congresses: The Ecuadorian Journal of S.T.E.A.M. is a new Open Access journal, established by Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) in 2021 to collect and showcase groundbreaking research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) disciplines produced by Ecuadorian researchers. The journal contains a series of special issues, each based around one of ESPOCH’s annual conferences and comprised of original research articles derived from papers presented at the event.

Chief Editor: Dr. Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, PhD.

General Coordinator: Ing. Silvia Gabriela Tapia PhD.

Published: 9 September 2021

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 1, Issue 5

This issue contains selected papers from I International Seminar of Livestock and Agroindustrial Production ESPOCH 2020. This collection of 17 papers explores technological advances in the agroindustrial, zootechnical and veterinary science fields of study.

Chief Editor: Dr. Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, PhD.

General Coordinator: Ing. Iván Salgado T, MSc.

Published: 2 September 2021

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 1, Issue 4

This issue contains selected papers from Memories II International Congress Forests and Agroforestry for the 21st Century. Themes examined in this research range across and between forestry, politics, and the environment.

Chief Editor: Dr. Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, PhD.

General Coordinator: Ing. Carlos Carpio Coba MSc.

Published: 29 August 2021

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 1, Issue 2

This issue contains selected papers from the I International Congress of Science and Technology Morona Santiago CICTMS 2020. The research discussed in these 15 papers explores potential alternative solutions for tackling challenges concerning environmental sustainability and food security.

Chief Editor: Dr. Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, PhD.

General Coordinator: Ing. Miguel Angel Osorio Rivera, MSc.

Published: 29 August 2021

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 1, Issue 3

This issue contains selected papers from the I International Congress of Biotechnology, Environment, Chemistry and Food. The papers in this collection consider key themes on the intersections between chemical engineering, food science, health, biotechnology, and environmental safety.

Chief Editor: Dr. Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, PhD.

General Coordiantor: Dra. Irene Gavilanes Terán, PhD.

Published: 29 August 2021

ISSN: 2789-5009

Volume 1, Issue 1

This issue contains selected papers from the VII International Congress of Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SECTEI 2020). This collection of 50 papers covers a wide variety of topics, from innovations in agriculture and food biotechnology, to studies on ecology, engineering and organizational efficiency.

Chief Editor: Dr. Luis Gerardo Flores Mancheno, PhD.

General Coordinator: Econ. Blanca Naula Erazo, MsC.

Published: 26 August 2021

ISSN: 2789-5009