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Policy Brief: an assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2013-06)
Caribbean policymakers are faced with
special challenges from climate change and
these are related to the uncertainties
inherent in future climate projections and
the complex linkages among climate
change, physical ...
Generación de un modelo espacial de riesgo de enfermedades respiratorias crónicas a partir de datos de calidad de aire en la ciudad de Quito entre los años 2013 a 2017.
(2019-01)
Air pollution and adverse effects on public health have received considerable attention in the city of Quito. The study of the spatial risk model (MER) was designed to evaluate the probability of acquiring chronic respiratory ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
(ECLAC, 2010-12)
Tourism has been a very dynamic activity worldwide over the last fifteen years (until the 2008-2009 economic crisis);. Some developing countries have been very active in promoting this activity and have been successful. ...
The Caribbean countries and the Free Trade Area of the Americas
(1996-08)
The Caribbean countries are acutely conscious of their small size, whether judged by one or all of the criteria of land area, population or gross domestic product (GDP);. Paradoxically, this impels them to join a larger ...
Dynamics of Precipitation Anomalies in Tropical South America: A Multiscale Approach
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-05-08)
This PhD thesis aims to study the dynamics of precipitation anomalies and extreme precipitation
events in tropical South America (TrSA). Precipitation anomalies in TrSA are influenced by a
complex climate variability ...
Prevalencia y caracterización de los accidentes de tránsito en motocicletas. Cuenca, periodo 2018-2020
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2022-11-14)
Background: traffic accidents had been increased worldwide, being the bikers,
motorcyclists, and pedestrians the more affected, because of the direct body exposure.
Objective: to determinate the prevalence and characterization ...
An interactive 3D interface for a virtual Chilean artisan fairs
(IEEE, 2021)
Craft fairs are spaces where artisans can exhibit their artistic pieces and interact with the public, however this activity is always affected by external factors, such as weather, stoppages, health situation (due to ...
Update on the Mechanisms of Pulmonary Inflammation and Oxidative Imbalance Induced by Exercise
(2016)
The mechanisms involved in the generation of oxidative damage and lung inflammation induced by physical exercise are described. Changes in lung function induced by exercise involve cooling of the airways, fluid evaporation ...
Baseline assessment of prevalence and geographical distribution of HPV types in Chile using self-collected vaginal samples
(2008)
Abstract
Background
Chile has broad variations in weather, economics and population from the far desert north (Region 1) to the cold, icy south (Region 12). A home-based ...
Diseño e implementación de un prototipo de estación meteorológica agrícola autosustentable para el monitoreo de parámetros ambientales en cultivos de cacao mediante Raspberry Pi
(2021)
The majority of cocoa production on the ecuadorian coast is not technified, this means that many of the farmers who grow cocoa do so by hand and in the traditional way. However there are times or seasons where the climate ...