Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

In this research project, the premise that has to do with the technological boom currently in all professional activities such as teaching at different levels and in what concerns this research in higher education will be addressed. It is public knowledge that social networks and digital platforms are one of the most used in the world, but it is also necessary to know the importance of tool applications within academic activities. Empowering the digital world is the alternative in education, technology at your fingertips. The problem that this research implies in itself is the use of Moodle platforms and their impact on the teaching-learning processes in the higher education system because today's education must overcome physical scenarios and transfer them to the technological approach. Understand the theoretical elements that will strengthen the elements used in digital networks and platforms, making it a clear purpose in the academic development of the Institutions.

The purpose of this is to disseminate the incidence of teacher training in the entrepreneurial training of students, its content channels a diagnosis of the situation in the university campus under study; which specifies the need to seek alternatives that meet the real needs of teachers, in addition strategic actions are exposed, which if taken into account by the relevant authorities could enhance the professional competences of teachers to face in the context of teaching learning of their subjects, the entrepreneurial training of students, in such a way that they achieve knowledge that allows them to graduate, start new businesses linked to the specialty under study, profitable and durable. In order to achieve the planned objectives, methods derived from scientific research were applied, such as consulting experts and reviewing normative documents, as well as the survey technique, through which the required information was collected. Arriving at the conclusion that in general the teachers do not have the methodological tools that allow them to interact in the entrepreneurial training of the students, which negatively affects the endeavor studied.

Entrepreneuring is not a socio-cultural activity easily to get involved with nowadays, even for people who are economic accommodated. This could be attributed to the bad economic conditions in their country which cannot guarantee the benefits that a dignified and fair-paid employment offers. Therefore, more than ever entrepreneuring is key to support the economic growth and transformation of sectors that pocess the capital and the resources to promote the individual’ solvency. It is important to say that in order to become an entrepreneur  one must be competent not just a risk taker, someone who looks for trainings and credentialing specific to the field in which they want to invest. It is precisely academic institutions, such as the universities, the ones that must lead the training processes which promote a culture of entrepreneurship in their students,. Otherwise, students will find themselves believing unequivocally that professional credentials by themselves will be enough to secure a job in a hostile, unfair, and anthropophagic labor market

This research analyzes the reciprocal relationship of the variables, gross domestic product, and external debt of Ecuador during the last five years, throughout the Pearson correlation coefficient. It serves to measure these quantitative variables. According to the results, there is a high positive correlation between the variables. Also, both seem to be directly related to the external debt and being depends on the gross domestic product. the strong relationship between the variables indicates that the economy of the country that produces markets goods and services is not enough to cover its debts and therefore, alleviate external indebtedness.

Entrepreneurship of a business is defined as the initiative of an individual or family member to develop a business project or a particular idea that generates income. Through the study of two microenterprises in the city of Babahoyo, it was possible to demonstrate common and differentiated aspects that allowed success in both ventures, despite of the lack of a specific business model. This research used a qualitative approach based on case studies.

El hipogonadismo es una de las endocrinopatías más comunes entre los pacientes con virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH En la población de pacientes varones con VIH del Hospital Eugenio Espejo se desconoce su prevalencia así como la población de mayor riesgo a la cual se debería hacer un screening y diagnóstico definitivo para que  posteriormente se beneficie de un tratamiento adecuado. El cuestionario de ADAM ha demostrado ser una método útil para el diagnóstico de hipogonadismo en la población en general pero en la población de varones con VIH no se ha validado. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional analítico de tipo transversal de prueba diagnóstica realizado en la clínica de VIH del Hospital Eugenio Espejo de la ciudad de Quito durante los meses de noviembre del 2015 a marzo del 2016. Se recolectó la información de 149 pacientes varones a quienes se les realizó la entrevista y se les pidió que llenaran el cuestionario de Sant Louis University Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males (ADAM), previo consentimiento de participación. A todos los pacientes se les solicitó exámen de niveles de testosterona total mediante el método  INMUNOLITE 2000.  A su vez mediante revisión de historias clínicas se tomó registro de los niveles de CD4. Posteriormente se calculó sensibilidad y especificidad para el cuestionario de ADAM para la detección de hipogonadismo en pacientes VIH y la correlación de la misma con los niveles de CD4. Los resultados obtenidos son confidenciales y de carácter anónimo. Resultados: En el estudio participaron 149 pacientes, de estos 56 pacientes (37.6%) tuvieron un resultado del cuestionario de ADAM positivo y 93 pacientes (62.4%) obtuvieron un resultado negativo en el cuestionario. De los participantes 31 pacientes (21%) tenían niveles de CD4 menores de 200 y el resto de pacientes; 118 (79%) tenía niveles de CD4 por encima de 200. Se identificaron un total de 14 pacientes con hipogonadismo, se determinó que la prevalencia de hipogonadismo fue de 9.4 %. La proporción de pacientes con niveles de CD4 menor de 200 que fueron diagnosticados de hipogonadismo fue de 22% mientras que la proporción de pacientes que fueron diagnosticados de hipogonadismo con niveles de CD4 superiores a 200 fue de 5.9%. Distribuyendo los pacientes en 2 grupos de menos de 200 CD4 y más de 200 CD4 se determinó mediante el cálculo de la Odds ratio con un valor de 4.625 con un intervalo de confianza del 95% (1.48 – 14.41) un mayor riesgo de padecer hipogonadismo en los pacientes con niveles de CD4 menores de 200. Debido a las características de la población y que los pacientes diagnosticados de hipogonadismo presentaban distintos niveles de CD4 se calculó el riesgo para otros subgrupos en donde: En el subgrupo de pacientes con niveles de CD4<=100  se detectaron 5 pacientes  la odds ratio calculada para este grupo fue de 10.15 con un intervalo de confianza del 95% (2,682- 38,483) determinándose que este es el grupo con mayor riesgo de padecer hipogonadismo. En el subgrupo de pacientes con CD4 entre 101  y 200 se identificaron 2 pacientes con hipogonadismo y en el subgrupo de pacientes con CD4 entre 201- 300 se identificaron 3 pacientes con hipogonadismo la odds ratio  calculada para estos grupos fue de 1.15 intervalo de confianza del 95% (0.425 – 6.524) y  de  1.665 intervalo de confianza del 95% (0.425 – 6.524) respectivamente siendo estos dos últimos resultados no significativos. En el último subgrupo con CD4<=301 se identificaron 4 pacientes con hipogonadismo la odds ratio calculada para este grupo fue de 0.187 intervalo de confianza del 95% (0.055 – 0.630) resultado significativo. La sensibilidad del cuestionario de ADAM fue de 78.6 % especificidad de 66.7% el valor predictivo positivo fue de 20.77 %, el valor predictivo negativo 96.55 % para el grupo de varones con virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) del hospital Eugenio Espejo, comparado a la población general en donde la  sensibilidad es del 88% y la especificidad del 60% . La confiabilidad del test es buena al calcularse un alfa de cronbach de 0.85.  

Turning Ecuador into a tourist power worldwide is a task assumed by the Ministry of Tourism in 2017. The universities are responsible for training professionals in the Hospitality that contribute their management to the development of the country. In the follow-up process to the graduate of the hotel career, flaws have been detected, and this investigation arose; which consists of assessing from the perspective of the student, the formation of Hotel Business Administrators in the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism of the Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí University. Empirical methods supported by the survey, interview and observation have been used. The samples consisted of 160 students of them 90 graduates and 70 who attend the race at the time of the investigation. Simple random sampling is used. The survey was based on a questionnaire-type instrument that was validated by expert judgment. 160 individuals that made up the sample were interviewed. Theoretical methods were used; analysis and synthesis, historical-logical, induction-deduction. The following results were obtained; the equipment, functionality and availability negatively influence the practical training of hotel students, it is concluded that it is necessary that professors of the professional subjects receive updates on the latest hotel trends which directly affects the theoretical-practical training.

The objective of this work is to know and identify the importance of the territorial order for the productive development of the Portoviejo canton of the Province of Manabí, generating a harmonious and equitable development with the participation of the local, regional and national community. It is intended to establish each cantonal potential that can be exploited through the correct application of measures and / or public policies. Through bibliographical research, the pertinent analysis of the scientific information obtained in the different media such as books, magazines and web information will be carried out, while quantitative and qualitative research will analyze the socioeconomic aspects of the canton. In the results are reflected the various axes within the Plan for Development and Territorial Ordering (PDOT), each with its problems, causes and potentialities. Finally, it is concluded determining the territorial ordering as a factor of development through the potentialization of each of its axes.

Is indisputable the big change that go through the economy of a country constantly. Its production and productivity speak a lot about it. Is for that razon that at the moment of study the behavior of a territory with potentialities not yet exploited is to speak about the development and economic growth, being the Manabí province one of the most biggest in Ecuador, is so important to study the productive behavior, at the moment of investigate and analyze the different opinions, could be able to observe which are the causes that don’t permit to this territory the   total industrialization.

Innovation is currently one of the important bases in the economic development of a population accompanied by technology because they are based on originality and novelty, as in the creation of new products or in the improvement of services. This allows any institution that they apply them efficiently can enjoy monetary benefits in a sustainable way contributing to their growth and therefore to a desired economic development. This tool is useful in any field in which it is used either within an organization or in a state. The objective of this research is to demonstrate the advantages that can be obtained by applying innovation in certain areas, generating a positive impact on the development of the canton. Methods for the collection of relevant information and its contribution to the subject will be used, which will allow us to obtain the expected results of this investigation and subsequently the appropriate conclusions will be made.