Castillo-Cabrera, G. Xavier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4666-4676
Vélez-Zambrano, Steven https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8314-2417
Espinoza-Montero, Patricio J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0592-8652
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QIPR0027-IBYA103281090)
Article History
Received: 10 June 2025
Accepted: 29 October 2025
First Online: 11 December 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.