Fundación Tecnológica Antonio de Arévalo

There is a growing concern about the limited integration of laboratory animal models in academic training programs in biomedicine and biotechnology, particularly in countries like Colombia. Understanding how animal models are used in research training is essential to ensure scientific advancement while upholding ethical standards and promoting animal welfare. This study employed the PRISMA methodology to conduct a rigorous and reproducible literature review on the use of rats and mice in research-oriented educational processes. A total of 105 scientific articles from 36 countries were identified, primarily published between 2022 and 2025, with the United States and Europe contributing the most. The literature revealed five thematic trends: the application of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement); the importance of robust experimental design; bioethical oversight through institutional committees; practices for ensuring laboratory animal welfare; and the role of educational training. Findings also show that animal models are indispensable in biomedical fields such as physiology, immunology, pharmacology, and behavioral science. However, their integration into academic curricula, especially in South America, remains uneven, with Brazil leading regional contributions and Colombia lagging. Less than 10% of studies proposed alternative models such as artificial intelligence, which remains a topic of ongoing debate. The review highlights significant disparities in educational curricula, both geographically and across disciplines. It concludes that while virtual tools offer complementary support, hands-on experience with animal models remains essential in health sciences education. There is a pressing need for curriculum reform and policy development to standardize the ethical and effective use of laboratory animals in academic settings. Ensuring alignment with international standards and preparing competent professionals with ethical awareness, experimental design knowledge, and practical skills will strengthen future research, improve public health responses, and address emerging biomedical challenges responsibly and sustainably.

We live in a world undergoing radical and complex changes, both naturally and due to human influence. These challenges increasingly demand a holistic, sensitive, multi-perspective, inclusive, and multidisciplinary approach. Notably, there remains a significant underrepresentation of women in various fields, especially in the hard areas of engineering, science, and technology. This research aims to achieve two main objectives through a case study: to increase interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among middle and high school students, and to motivate university students in these fields through personal and academic mentoring processes. The research employs a qualitative approach and follows a case study methodology that includes understanding the context to design the program, outlining its developmental stages, defining the stakeholders involved, assessing results at each stage, and establishing it as a replicable model. The qualitative findings reveal that interest in education among girls remains high even when their circumstances traditionally deter them from pursuing higher education. Additionally, female university students in STEM, after understanding the realities faced by women and girls in vulnerable areas, share their passion for their studies and often continue participating in mentoring activities throughout their academic careers, sometimes for over two years, to benefit and inspire these younger girls.

The increasing emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education globally and the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have highlighted the importance of equipping students with technical skills, people skills, and computational thinking. These competencies are critical for addressing the challenges of modern work environments and fostering innovative solutions. This paper presents an educational initiative that combines interactive activities, including the “Marshmallow Challenge” and Tinkercad-based coding, with the “SS Chatbot UAN,” an AI-powered tool designed to enhance learning outcomes. Conducted with secondary school students aged 14–16, this project aimed to strengthen teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills while promoting confidence in sequential coding tasks. The findings demonstrate significant improvements in students’ collaboration and computational thinking, supported by high engagement and satisfaction levels. This study underscores the transformative potential of integrating AI technologies and experiential learning methodologies into pre-university STEM education.

This article aims to utilize the VT Technological Surveillance tool as a Technological Intelligence System to analyze the trends in the development of mathematical modeling for understanding and controlling the dynamics of Covid-19. The goal is to provide interested individuals with a bibliometric analysis through the Biblioshiny interface, which is a quantitative research tool used in scientometric and bibliometric studies. This analysis will focus on different levels of analysis, including sources, authors, and documents, as well as structural analysis, which includes conceptual, intellectual, and social aspects. VT Technological Surveillance is a systematic process that captures, analyzes, and utilizes valuable information to support strategic decision-making in line with the current environment. The mapping for this analysis was conducted using the SCOPUS database, which resulted in 236 studies from 1049 authors across 130 sources. The findings of this analysis will help identify the most relevant, emerging, and declining strategies based on the nature and progression of the scientific discipline.

Occupational health is the integral well-being of the person within their work environment. Occupational diseases are a costly phenomenon that causes a great impact not only in the company but also in the family and social environment. A review was made of the most recent research on the importance of Occupational Health in the Colombian Oil Sector: An Approach from the Context of the Working Class. The main objective of this review article is to qualitatively analyze the scientific literature (available in the databases, Scielo, Redalyc and official Web pages, using as search words: working class, oil industry, occupational health, industrial safety. Pertinent information related to the proposed objective was obtained, which is presented in 3 sections: The Oil Sector in Colombia, The Working Class: Occupational Health Context Workers' Health: Union Movement in The Oil Sector. In order to guarantee adequate control of diseases to which workers may be exposed. It is necessary to know the environmental conditions, physical, chemical, and biological contaminants, as well as ergonomic, psychosocial, and medical conditions, among others, of each worker in general and in particular. These same conditions are partly those that determine the life and health of the workers, that among other variables there is very little information for the workers of such conditions and above all the perception that the workers should have of their health derived from their environment labor.

Los consultorios empresariales son herramientas de extensión institucional que brindan atención a emprendedores, pequeñas y medianas empresas mediante asesorías, capacitaciones y atención profesional frente a las necesidades de dichas organizaciones, que no cuentan con los recursos económicos suficientes para obtenerlos de forma externa. La implementación de consultorios empresariales en instituciones de educación superior beneficia enormemente a la comunidad educativa, a los usuarios del servicio, generando al mismo tiempo un incremento en el desarrollo socio-económico local, ya que se promueve el desempeño de labores empresariales gracias a la accesibilidad de la consultoría. Uno de los principales objetivos de los consultorios empresariales es el fortalecimiento del proceso formativo de los estudiantes de nivel superior, ya que desde la práctica y el aprendizaje experiencial es posible adquirir, desarrollar y reforzar las competencias profesionales requeridas en el medio al que se proyectan.

El presente trabajo abordará cuáles son los principales obstáculos de la antropología criminal en Colombia. Haciendo un examen crítico y exhaustivo de la producción antropológica criminal del país, cuestionando la ausencia de aportes en esta materia, la carencia de creatividad y la poca evolución de la antropología criminal. Desde el punto de vista de la sociología del conocimiento, emprende un análisis sobre la manera como se produce el saber criminológico o, mejor, sobre la forma cómo se reproduce, al igual que estudia el rol de los antropólogos criminales del país. También evalúa los problemas que significa la ausencia de una comunidad académica y de sentido crítico frente a la poca producción.

This paper proposes a vortex search algorithm (VSA) optimization for optimal dimensioning of distributed generators (DGs), in radial alternating current (AC) distribution networks. The VSA corresponds to a metaheuristic optimization technique that works in the continuous domain, to solve nonlinear, non-convex, large scale optimization problems. Here, this technique is used to determine the optimal power generation capacity of the DGs from the top-down analysis. From the bottom-up, a conventional backward/forward power flow is employed for determining the voltage behavior and calculate the power losses of the network, for each power output combination in the DGs. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed approach is efficient and robust for reducing power losses on AC grids by optimally sizing the capacity the DGs, compared with other approaches found on literature reports. All the simulations were conducted using the MATLAB software.

El presente trabajo explora los rasgos fundamentales de la denominada creación autopoiética en el derecho, concibiéndolo como un producto cultural, a partir de las aportaciones del profesor Günter Teubner. Sus reflexiones apuntan a que los componentes del Derecho constituyen con sus interacciones la red de producción que los origina, es decir, que el Derecho sólo crea a partir del Derecho. Lo anterior trae consigo varias consecuencias: el abandono de la “norma” como objeto del derecho y que se dirija la mirada hacia las interdependencias y comunicaciones -sustento lingüístico- que se dan en un espacio edificado y demarcado por ellas, aunque en el plano ontológico no existen, además, que se abandone la percepción del derecho como pretendiente de la dirección de la orquesta social, y más bien se piense en un derecho reflexivo, con el fin de hacerle contrapeso a su materialización y a la autonomía de la sociedad en ciertas áreas.

Este trabajo busca evidenciar la importancia de la formación pedagógica en la práctica docente de nuestros días mediatizado por las herramientas tecnológicas y acercamiento con el mundo productivo para propiciar mejores aptitudes y responsabilidades del estudiante como parte de un gran engranaje que es el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje, evidenciando la importancia que tiene la constante actualización del docente y las consecuencias que pueda ocasionar el estancarse. La formación por competencias de la mano de las tecnologías de información e información es hoy día premisa para la evolución del capital intangible como lo es el conocimiento del ser humano; innumerables factores están puesto para que el aprendizaje ocurra, entre ellos se pueden conseguir, la vocación por enseñar el conocimientos, el compromiso abnegado y la motivación hacia los estudiantes en su carrera de estudio profesional, puesto que ellos son realmente los protagonistas del proceso de aprendizaje; por lo tanto, es sumamente importante la base pedagógica del profesorado especializado en las distintas carreras universitarias, ya que la misma le permitirá hacer uso de métodos que le permita a los alumnos conocer técnicas que puedan aplicar para resolver problemas reales en su cotidiano y en la sociedad.