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Nonspecific chronic low back pain (NCLBP) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, with a significant impact on quality of life and high socioeconomic costs. Therapeutic exercise is considered the most recommended intervention in clinical guidelines; however, its effectiveness is strongly conditioned by patient adherence. Previous studies have identified psychological and social factors as determinants of adherence; however, there is a knowledge gap regarding physical factors. A ...

Ecuador stands out for having a more advanced regulatory and constitutional development than many countries in the region, regarding the recognition of the rights of nature and, recently, of the rights of animals accompanied by their sentience. Since the 2008 Constitution, nature has been recognized as a subject of rights, placing animals in the background, considering them part of it. However, in 2022, following the case of a female monkey named Estrellita, the Constitutional Court, through...

This paper examines the regulation of animal rights, animal welfare, and animal protection in Ecuador, considering Animal Law as a legislative and social debt of the State to Ecuadorian society. The study is divided into four analytical segments. The first establishes a theoretical framework that details the differences between environmental law and animal law as autonomous legal disciplines, in addition to explaining the theory of animal rights and the concepts of animal welfare and protecti...

In a world of technological advancement, artificial intelligence has improved human life, but its misuse has also been detrimental. In the context of elections, Ecuador's recent elections have seen the presence of AI-generated multimedia content. This content affects the personal and political image of elected candidates and, consequently, the principle of equal rights to political participation and the transparency of the electoral process. This paper exposes the lack of a specific electoral...