Anton Garcia

• University of Córdoba

Business incubators contribute to the growth of a country, and it is of great interest to deepen knowledge of the impact of incubation phases on the results of incubators to evaluate the effectiveness of developed incubation programs. The objective of this research was to propose a model that quantitatively related different incubation phases to th...

This study integrates the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA) to evaluate the sustainability and livelihood dynamics of the Amazonian Chakra system, recently designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the FAO. Using data from 330 producers a...

The aim of this work was to classify the business incubators in Spain according to the four phases of the startup's incubation process. Considering that the graduation rate implies greater survival and business success of the incubated companies, they have been identified at each stage of the incubation (spread of entrepreneurship, pre-incubation,...

This study combines two methodologies—key indicators from the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA) approach—to evaluate sustainability among 330 producers from three associations working within the recently recognized Amazonian Chakra system, designated as a Globally Import...

This research quantified the relationships among the different phases of the business incubation process. 89 surveys coming from business incubators in Spain in the period 2022–2023 have been collected. A structural equation model (SEM) was applied to determine the association among incubation phases 1, 2, 3, and 4. The results showed that the “spr...

The aim of this work was to classify the business incubators in Spain according to the four phases of the startup’s incubation process. Considering that the graduation rate implies greater survival and business success of the incubated companies, they have been identified at each stage of the incubation (spread of entrepreneurship, pre-incubation,...

The Guayas, the largest basin in the Pacific Ocean located in Ecuador, constitutes an important biodiversity reserve of continental native fish. Most part of species are endemic and are at risk situation due to strong habitat disturbances; It has not been sufficiently studied the differentiation phenotypic in relation to anthropogenic influence in...

El objetivo fue determinar la composición química del ensilaje de maíz forrajero con la adición de diferentes proporciones de mucílago de cacao. Se empleó un diseño experimental completamente al azar con cinco tratamientos y cinco repeticiones: T1 (100% Maíz Forrajero), T2 (90% Maíz Forrajero + 10% Mucílago de Cacao), T3 (80% Maíz Forrajero + 20% M...

This study analyzes tree diversity and its ecological importance value in silvopastoral systems in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Ecuador, along an altitudinal gradient of 400-2000 masl. Twenty-six plots distributed into low (400-700 masl), medium (701-1600 masl) and high (1601-2000 masl) zones were used. The Shannon index and the importance v...

This study analyzes tree diversity and its ecological importance value in silvopastoral systems in the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Ecuador, along an altitudinal gradient of 400-2000 masl. Twenty-six plots distributed in low (400-700 masl), medium (701-1600 masl) and high (1601-2000 masl) zones were used. The Shannon index and the Importance Val...

En las diferentes producciones agropecuarias se maneja la alimentación, con suplementos como libre pastoreo. Los alimentos concentrados ofertan las necesidades nutricionales durante los 365 días del año, y no se lograría si dependiera la alimentación solo de los pastos. El objetivo fue determinar la degradabilidad y cinética ruminal in situ del ens...

Antecedentes: El maíz forrajero y el residuo de banano verde son opciones potenciales en la producción de ensilaje, el estudio se realizó para evaluar la composición química de ensilaje de maíz forrajero y rechazo de banano verde en diferentes proporciones en una dieta base. Objetivo: Para cumplir con el objetivo, se prepararon microsilos que conte...

Es necesario explorar nuevas especies de peces destinadas a diversificar la oferta para contribuir con la seguridad alimentaria Ecuador cuenta con especies nativas que tienen un gran potencial en acuicultura. Se evaluó el efecto del porcentaje de proteína del alimento exógeno sobre el crecimiento de alevines de guanchiche (H. microlepis); Para tal...

Land use change in pastures is considered one of the leading drivers of tropical deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region (EAR). To halt and reverse this process, it is necessary to understand, among other factors, the local livelihoods, income from grazing area and the appropriate options to foster sustainable production, incorporating the la...

Scientific studies on silvopastoral systems have led to permanent changes oriented toward better silvopasture practices, as well as to policy strategies to respond effectively to the global objectives of restoration and sustainable development. In this work, we performed a bibliometric analysis with the purpose of identifying changes associated wit...

The production of sheep's milk in Castilla-La Mancha is of great importance both economically and socially. The Manchegan sheep plays a key role in the conservation of the environment since it acts preventively with respect to fires and contributes to the sustainability of the population and the development of rural areas. At the same time, it must...

La producción de leche de oveja en Castilla-La Mancha tiene una gran importancia, tanto a nivel económico como social. La oveja manchega juega un papel relevante en la conservación del medioambiente, dado que actúa de forma preventiva con respecto a los incendios y contribuye a la sostenibilidad de la población y el desarrollo de las zonas rurales....

Silvopastoral system (SPS) has been considered as a sustainable management system contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, among other benefits compared with open pasture. However, little research has been conducted on the soil and tree biomass carbon stored in traditional pasture with dispersed trees (PWT) compared with pasture in monoculture...

Simple Summary: Small-scale systems are the most widespread productive system in developing countries. However, these systems have historically suffered from a low technological level, which constitutes their main problem and endangers the maintenance of the system and rural people who depend for their livelihood on it. Therefore, deepening the kno...

Purple corn seeds germinated at 25 ◦C and 35 ◦C for 5 days were used to obtain purple corn protein concentrate (PCPC25 and PCPC35). PCPC25 and PCPC35 were subject to gastrointestinal hydrolysis. PCPC and its hydrolysates were used to evaluate their functional and biological properties. Total flavonoid content (TFC), total flavonol content (TFLC), t...

The increase in livestock production in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region has caused an increase in deforestation and the advance of the agricultural frontier. The aim of the current study was to conduct a socioeconomic and productive characterization in Andean-Amazonian livestock systems in Ecuador. The study area was part of the Sumaco Biosphere Reser...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in educational systems. During the lockdown, higher education became digital. This caused a change in communication within the educational ecosystem. Relational coordination (RC) is a communication and relationship model associated with the improvement of organizational results. Therefore, the objec...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of 2015 identify poverty, growth, and inequality as three key areas of intervention towards the UN 2030 Agenda for human well-being and sustainability. Herein, the predominant objectives are: (a) To determine the poverty groups by quintiles through the cattle income in households of small milk producers; (b)...

Technology has impacted businesses in different areas, and, consequently, many companies have found it necessary to make changes in their structures and business models to improve customer satisfaction. The objective was to quantify the effect of dynamic capabilities on customer satisfaction, through digital transformation within the automotive sec...

Objetivo: El objetivo del trabajo es identificar las relaciones entre la transformación digital y los microfundamentos de las capacidades dinámicas dentro del sector de la automoción. Metodología: Para lograr el objetivo anterior, el análisis se basa en una revisión bibliográfica y en juicios de expertos a través de una encuesta. Posteriormente, de...

Objective: The objective of the paper is to identify relations between digital transformation and the micro-foundations of the dynamic capabilities within the automotive sector.Methodology: To achieve the previous goal, the analysis is based on a literature review and expert judgments through a survey. Then, from a quantitative methodology of explo...

This research seeks to understand the situation that entrepreneurs have experienced during COVID-19 and the impact that this has caused on the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The question is whether business incubators as facilitating institutions of entrepreneurship have been determinants for the survival of startups. The study was conducted using a st...

Abstract: Familiar mixed dairy sheep farm is the most widespread system in the Mediterranean basin, in Latin America and in developing countries (85%). There is a strong lack of technological adoption in packages of feeding and land use in small-scale farms. To increase competitiveness, it would be of great interest to deepen the knowledge of how i...

Face-to-face education continues to present benefits in terms of student motivation, even though in COVID-19 scenario, online education has been the model of choice. In addition to the traditional face-to-face style, the intensive face-to-face style remains, which allows greater flexibility for the student. The objective of this study was to compar...

This study evaluated the influence of rearing system (cultured vs. wild rearing systems), and fish sex on carcass and flesh traits of A. rivulatus, raised in Ecuador. Three hundred mature specimens from A. rivulatus were captured, 150 from each origin. Slaughter yield and dress-out resulted similar for both rearing system, and average fillet yield...

Como paso previo a la utilización de la torta de maracuyá (TM) en dietas prácticas en la alimentación de animales como fuente proteica en peces con el fin de abaratar su costo, se investigó el efecto de la zona de procedencia y la época de muestreo sobre su composición bromatológica. Para ello, se han utilizado dos muestras semanales al azar de 1.0...

An integrated rearing system for Cantareus aspersus under environmental conditions in an experimental orchard is proposed. In this study, the natural behaviour, circadian rhythms and suitable rearing conditions of the edible snail were optimised to produce homogeneous growth and low variability. The growth was stand-ardised, and growth pattern fit...

This study evaluated the influence of rearing system (cultured vs. wild rearing systems), and fish sex on carcass and flesh traits of A. rivulatus, raised in Ecuador. Three hundred mature specimens from A. rivulatus were captured, 150 from each origin. Slaughter yield and dress-out resulted similar for both rearing system, and average fillet yield...

The knowledge of local culture is essential to establish competitive strategies in higher education. The objective of this research was to identify the organizational differences among three universities with different international contexts and satisfaction level. An approach was made regarding Relational Coordination (RC) attributes: accurate, fr...

This paper analyzes how decision-making, management capacity and technology adoption by beekeepers, affect the technical efficiency (TE) of Argentinean beekeeping through the case study of the province of La Pampa (Argentina). The assessment of TE is currently receiving ever-growing attention as an indicator of sustainability and usage of sufficien...

Deforestation is a severe threat to diversity in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region (EAR). To mitigate deforestation, it is necessary to know the relevant stakeholders’ roles and interactions and deepen our knowledge of the local livelihoods, objectives, potentials, limitations, and “rights of being” among farms, as well as the best management practices...

The Guayas, located in Ecuador, is the largest basin in the Pacific Ocean and has an in�ventory of 123 native freshwater species. Most of these are endemic species that are threatened or at-risk due to anthropogenic activity and the modification, fragmentation, and destruction of habitats. The aim of this study was to determine the morphometric var...

The dual-purpose bovine production system (DP) is the most widespread small-scale model in Latin American tropics, where it constitutes a key tool in terms of food security. Most DPs are subsistence farms oriented to self-consumption, with a very low technology adoption rate. Hence, the main challenge is how to improve the technological level witho...

This paper analyzes how decision-making, management capacity and technology adoption by beekeepers, affect the technical efficiency (TE) of Argentinean beekeeping through the case study of the province of La Pampa (Argentina). The assessment of TE is currently receiving ever-growing attention as an indicator of sustainability and usage of sufficien...

The low technology adoption rate is one of the major problems in very small dual-purpose cattle farms in Mexico. Using the social network analysis approach, we characterized the farmer leaders in the innovation network and deepened the knowledge on the low technological adoption causes. The sample consisted of 383 very small farms of dual-purpose c...

The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of diets containing passion fruit cake on the productive performance of the “green terror” (Andinoacara rivulatus)”. Fish were fed four passion fruit diets (T1: 0%, T2: 3%, T3: 6%, T4: 9%) for 30 days. The weight increase (WI), relative weight increase (RWI), growth rate (GR), incremental...

Resumen Objetivo: el artículo tiene como objetivo evaluar la agenda de biodiversidad a partir de un conjunto de casos, incluyendo como factor de estudio la experiencia dada por la edad de los trabajadores. Asimismo, se propone un procedimiento de actuación que los empresa-rios deberían tener desarrollado ante el incremento de la edad de los trabaja...

The aim of this research was to find out the morphometric differentiation of six native freshwater species in the Guayas Hydrographic Basin (Ecuador) by means of discriminant analysis. A total of 1355mature fishes (Cichlasoma festae, Andinoacara rivulatus, Dormitator latifrons, Bryncon dentex, Hoplias microlepis and Leporinus ecuadorensis) were cap...

Productive performance of the Guayas cichlid (Mesoheros festae) fed palm meal based diets during the juvenile stage Rendimiento productivo de la vieja colorada (Mesoheros festae) alimentada con dietas basadas en torta de palmiste durante la etapa juvenil ABSTRACT Background: The increasingly aquaculture development has favored the searching of new...

Ecuador has a variety of agroindustrial by-products, which can be used in animal feed, although their nutritional values are often unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate bromatological composition of palm kernel cake (PKC) in samples from two palm oil extraction plants in two areas (Quevedo and Santo Domingo) and two production period...

Simple Summary: Ecuador is considered a biodiversity reserve in which 951 native freshwater species of fish are recognized. Most of them have not been characterized and are endemic, inhabiting fragile ecosystems and presenting an endangered situation. In this work, chame was morphostructurally characterized; sex and production systems (cultured and...

Ecuador Andean purple corn (Zea mays L.) was subjected to a germination process at 15-40 • C for 24-168 incubation hours. Purple corn protein concentrates (PCPCs) were obtained by alkaline extraction at pH 8.0 and pH 10.0, followed by an isoelectric precipitation process at pH 4.0, pH 5.0 and pH 6.0. Proteins and phenolic content of PCPCs was calcu...

The purpose of this study was to examine how tree diversity, richness, and structural characteristics as well as above-ground biomass varies along a small-scale elevation gradient from 601 to 1000 m above sea level (m.a.s.l.) in an Evergreen Andean Amazon forest and their implications in terms of carbon storage. Trees with diameter at breast height...

This research studied the relationship between coordination models (CM) focused on sustainability and satisfaction, as a competitive advantage, which increases sustainability at the Quevedo State Technical University (UTEQ) in Ecuador. A survey in situ on a random sample of 3200 students was done in 2019. By using multivariate methods, an organizat...

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the causal relationship between technological innovation and sheep farm's results, based on a Structural Equation Modeling Approach (SEM) in dairy sheep systems in the center of Spain. Different from traditional multiple-trait models, SEM analysis allows assessment of potential causal interrelationships a...

This study links the dynamic capabilities (DCs) theory with performance in dairy sheep farms in Castilla La Mancha (central Spain). The approach is novel as it seeks to understand how best results can be achieved by deploying DCs in farms. The proposal is that dynamic capabilities are interrelated to each other and present a positive impact on the...

Cichlasoma festae is a continental tropical native fish of Ecuador almost unknown from its productive, reproductive and ecological characteristics. The success in reproduction is essential for the development of production and conservation programs. Thirty breeders of this species distributed in three pools organized by weight were selected with th...

The venereal diseases Bovine Trichomoniasis (BT) and Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis (BGC) cause economic losses in endemic areas, such as the province of La Pampa in Argentina, where bovine production is typically extensive. This study has used data compiled from 2007 to 2013 by the Official Program for the Control and Eradication (PCE) of vener...

La acuicultura favorece la soberanía alimentaria en Ecuador, mantiene sus medios de vida y potencia el incremento de los ingresos de la unidad familiar. La especie de agua dulce Cichlasoma festae representa una importante especie de gran uso local. En este estudio nuestro objetivo fue modelizar el crecimiento de alevines de Cichlasoma festae produc...

El sistema de producción con bovinos de doble propósito (SPDP) ha sido desarrollado en las zonas tropicales, caracterizado por bajos niveles de eficiencia, aspecto que requiere del análisis de los factores que la afectan. En el presente estudio se analizó la eficiencia técnica (ET) en 271 unidades de producción ubicadas en el estado Zulia, Venezuel...

Dual-purpose cattle smallholder farms (DP) exhibit a critical economic situation. The objective of this research was building a typology for DP in tropical conditions and characterizing them technologically. This will help developing more effective public policies in DP farms located in tropical conditions. A sample of 1.475 farms located in the tr...

Abstract: To better determine the ecological variation (body shape and structure) of the Vieja Azul (Andinoacara rivulatus; syn.: Aequidens rivulatus) in northwest Ecuador (Los Ríos Province), 300 specimens of both sexes (150 male and 150 female) were collected from 3 different locations, one from a wild production system and two from fish farm pop...

Se estudió una muestra de 217 animales adultos (198 hembras y 19 machos) de ganado bovino criollo de la provincia de Santa Elena (Ecuador) con el objetivo de realizar un análisis biométrico como base para su caracterización racial. Se obtuvieron los estadísticos descriptivos de 14 variables zoométricas, el peso vivo y 14 índices zoométricos. Asimis...

Resumen Durante la última década ha aumentado considerablemente el interés por la aplicación del análisis de redes sociales (ARS), aunque su utilización es muy limitada en el estudio de la adopción de la innovación por parte de los pequeños productores. El objetivo de este trabajo fue realizar una revision de los trabajos de ARS y construir un marc...

Dual-purpose livestock system is one of the most important livestock activities in the rural areas of Mexico and one of the main milk sources. Such systems can be described as those that produce milk (daily milking) and meat (calf after weaning), on every production cycle. They are mainly characterized by using low technology and in poor environmen...

El estudio de las tecnologías implementadas en los sistemas de producción de doble propósito con vacunos (SPDP), es fundamental para la gestión de la unidad de producción. Con el objetivo de caracterizar las tecnologías en los SPDP en el municipio Rómulo Gallegos, estado Cojedes, Venezuela, se recolectó información mediante una encuesta en 35 SPDP,...

El estudio de las tecnologías implementadas en los sistemas de producción de doble propósito con vacunos (SPDP), es fundamental para la gestión de la unidad de producción. Con el objetivo de caracterizar las tecnologías en los SPDP en el municipio Rómulo Gallegos, estado Cojedes, Venezuela, se recolectó información mediante una encuesta en 35 SPDP,...

La implementación de tecnologías define el nivel tecnológico de los sistemas de producción de doble propósito (SPDP) en vacunos, y es determinante del desempeño productivo. El propósito de esta investigación fue el de determinar el efecto del nivel tecnológico sobre la estructura y funcionalidad de los SPDP, en fincas ubicadas en el Municipio Rómul...

The aim of this research was evaluating the relationship between the sustainability and the technical efficiency in sheep production systems in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The technical efficiency was estimated applying the stochastic frontier methodology, and sustainability through synthetic indexes through the MESMIS Framework. The relationship be...

Integrated dairy sheep system in Castilla La Mancha (Spain) suffers from a crisis based on lack of profitability. Technological innovation is a key factor to increase farm's viability. It requires the identification of the appropriate technologies to develop, later on, a set of technological indicators associated to results that support the decisio...

The sheep industry is one of the leading sectors in the Castilla-La Mancha economy in Spain. It occupied the fourth position in the European context in 2017. The income of this sector stems mainly from the sale of milk and derived products with pdo (protected designation of origin) as the “Manchego cheese” that generated 61.21 % of the economic val...

Farming suffers from a crisis based on lack of profitability. This situation is more relevant in small farms. Farmers have implemented local breeding programmes that have shown good results in terms of biodiversity preservation, increase of technological innovation and improvements in farm’s viability. The objective of this study is to compare tech...

El sector ovino es uno de los principales sectores que impulsan la economía en Castilla-La Mancha. Así, en 2016 la denominación de origen protegida (dop) “queso manchego” generó el 61,21 % del valor económico de los productos con denominación de origen en toda España. Sin embargo, actualmente las explotaciones adolecen de un adecuado desempeño gere...

Previous research built a model of relational coordination (De Pablos, 2018a, 2018b) for Arcada UAS University (Finland) and another one for ESPAM MFL University (Ecuador) by using factorial exploratory analysis, exhibiting high levels of similarities in factors, despite the differences of both educational models. The two factors that present more...

Se estudiaron los parámetros de degradación ruminal in situ de la harina de maracuyá (Passiflora edulis) incluida en dietas para rumiantes en sustitución del maíz. Se aplicó un diseño de bloques completos al azar con cuatro tratamientos (0, 10, 20 y 30% [T1, T2, T3 y T4, respectivamente] de inclusión de harina de maracuyá), tres bloques (bovinos co...

RESUMEN La producción porcina sostenible en Ecuador precisa el desarrollo de estrategias productivas acordes con estos objetivos; donde se combine viabilidad técnica, económica ambiental y de bienestar animal. Los productores han de combinar el uso de los recursos endógenos con la competitividad de la producción y la demanda social existente. Ademá...

This study explores the relationship among size and productivity variables with the economic performance of beekeeping. For thi purpose, 40 production units located in La Pampa were analyzed. The results obtained from the canonical analysis indicate a strong positive correlation between the economic performance variables and the size of the product...