In recent years, smartphone indoor localization solutions using radio signals have garnered
much interest, with Bluetooth Low Energy proving to be a promising candidate for the task, …

Due to mobility constraints, visually impaired people suffer from a poor social integration. To
address this challenge, the objective of this project is to develop an autonomous and safe …

Background Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) are seen in
up to 60% of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), some of which will progress to have …

Background The Omicron variant has challenged the control of the COVID-19 pandemic
due to its immuno-evasive properties. The administration of a booster dose of a SARS-CoV-2 …

… The picoplankton abundance was higher at 2 m compared with the 100 m depth experiment.
At 2 m and 100 m experiments the abundances were almost invariant through time, except …

Background and Methods Sera were tested for Brucella spp., Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma
gondii antibodies in 68 free‐ranging New World monkeys from a forest fragment of the …

In Ecuador, the net energy contribution of biofuels is unknown or unnoticed. To address this
issue, we determined the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for bioethanol and biodiesel. …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is caused by
a respiratory virus with a wide range of manifestations, varying from asymptomatic to fatal …

Beta-carotene is an extremely interesting bioactive compound in the food industry due to its
antioxidant capacity and pro-vitamin A activity. However, its incorporation into food products …

The objectives of this research were to study the encapsulation of beta‐carotene (BC) in solid
lipid microparticles (SLM) of palm stearin (PS) and stabilized with hydrolyzed soy protein …