Revista Sennova: Revista del Sistema de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación

Technology 4.0 in tourism

Alan Fernando Muñoz Velasco — 2023-12-30

Tourism plays a crucial role as an economic source (Gambarota & Lorda, 2017), driving rural development and safeguarding cultural expressions rooted in orality, gastronomy, biological resources, and worldview. Tourism can be the answer to strengthening a community with low income levels and high resilience capacity. This article aims to highlight the application of digital technology and technical support to transform the use of the ancient sulfur mine ruins in Puracé and its community. The goal is to turn them into a specialized tourist center focusing on unique experiences, including spelunking, regenerative tourism, hiking, and gastronomy. Through 4.0 technologies such as augmented reality, the aim is to immerse visitors in the past, allowing them to live and understand life and work in the mines. This not only provides a historical and geological perspective of the region but also enriches the tourist offering with authentic, memorable elements significantly different from the entire tourist offering in the southwest region of Colombia.

Design and construction of a low-cost energy consumption measurement device for industrial facilities

MARIA CATALINA BOHORQUEZ RAMIREZ — 2023-12-30

The following article describes the design and construction of a low-cost electronic device that allows real-time data monitoring of energy consumption for industrial facilities, taking the company Transportes P & M S.A.S located in Bogotá, Colombia as a case study . The development of the energy measurement device resulted from the project: “Energy efficiency project in refrigeration facilities” proposed by Sena Innova (SENNOVA), in conjunction with BIOTEC - Research Group of the Caribbean Biotechnology Center. The developed device consists of a series of sensors arranged within the refrigeration rooms and also within the electrical panels that control the refrigeration rooms. Through a series of microcontrollers (ESP32) connected to the sensors, the data is centralized to a single board computer (Raspberry pi) to then be processed and sent to a web server. All development at the hardware level was programmed using the Python language, along with the necessary libraries for reading the sensors used.

Instructions for the prototype design of a minimum viable agrotourism product for the goat economic sector

Lyda Jazmin Castañeda González — 2023-12-30

Countryside tourism is a global economic trend and an alternative for economic development for the agricultural sector, which is promoted by the National Government through Law 2239 of 2022, which basis in one of its specific objectives is the design of tourism products as a solution to benefit municipalities with an agricultural vocation.
Capitanejo, a municipality located in the east of the department of Santander, has been selected as an object of study for the design of an agrotourism product that benefits the goat economic sector. However, as the Colombian saying goes, “from word to deed there is a long way to go”, designing a tourism product is talking about an intangible, experiential, emotional and incomprehensible product, even for the resident communities, whose empirical knowledge about tourism refers to the basic concept of traveling from one place to another, taking economic advantage of visitors and tourists.
Therefore, an agrotourism product prototyping instruction is designed under the guidelines of the Design Thinking tools, design of tourist experiences, significant cultural identity of the natural and cultural heritage of the municipality, Canva business model, good sustainability practices and chain of value of the tourism and goat economic sectors, as a model of the innovation process for the goat farming guild, inviting to generate teamwork networks to co-create agrotourism experiences as an economic alternative for family businesses in this economic sector.

But there is a long way from saying to doing, as the Colombian saying goes. Designing a tourism product is talking about an intangible, experiential, emotional and incomprehensible product even for resident communities, whose general knowledge about tourism is the concept of traveling from one place to another and taking economic advantage of visitors and tourists.

In this way, we have the municipality of Capitanejo, located in the department of Santander, as an object of study for the design of a prototype of an agrotourism product based on goat farming, which consists of an innovation process model that guides the union of goat farming companies towards networking to link agrotourism activities as an economic alternative for famiempresas (family businesses) of this economic sector.

This is a model to replicate that is designed based on the tools of Design Thinking, design of tourist experiences, marketing mix of Philip Kotler, analysis of the significant identity of the natural and cultural heritage of the municipality, CANVA business model, good practices of sustainability, and value chain of economic sectors such as tourism and goat sector, which resulted in a methodology for designing the agrotourism product to strengthen the goat economic sector at the national level.

Technological trends in the fashion industry and their impact on human talent

IVAN MAURICIO TORRES — 2023-12-30

The importance of understanding the impact of technological trends in the productive sector is necessary as it will allow providing relevant and quality training to the current and new skilled workforce. This document, which arises from the bets of the Technological Plan of the Centro de Diseño Tecnológico Industrial – regional Valle, aims to validate the technological trends to prioritize its implementation in companies in the clothing sector, footwear and leather goods in the city of Cali to know its impact on human talent. The research method used is descriptive, based on the design and application of a survey sent through e-mail addressed to senior managers, coordinators/supervisors and/or heads of human talent of companies in the region. The main conclusion of the study is that companies aim to implement trends that are linked to respond to consumer preferences which are being influenced by the care and preservation of the environment.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of an organic fertilizer in the cultivation of paprika (Capsicum annuum L.) on the farm of the Carare Integrated School (CICA) located in the municipality of Cimitarra - Santander-Colombia.

Adriana Ochoa Fandiño — 2023-12-30

Poultry manure is a widely used organic fertilizer due to its high content of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It is produced from the decomposition and accumulation of poultry droppings, mainly hens, in combination with the material used to absorb moisture. Poultry manure is used to improve soil quality and structure, as well as to increase crop production. In the present work, the effect of poultry manure in combination with efficient microorganisms (EM) on the cultivation of paprika (Capsicum annuum L.) is evaluated. The farm of the Colegio Integrado del Carare has a problem of solid waste production from the feces of 600 laying hens, generating approximately 2 tons of solid waste per year. On the other hand, there are problems in the production of chicken manure because its preparation is not adequate and causes environmental problems. Therefore, the aim is to develop a biotechnological strategy to improve the production of poultry manure with the addition of efficient microorganisms (EM) and to use poultry manure as agricultural fertilizer to improve paprika production. The hypothesis is that the application of poultry manure with and without microorganisms will improve paprika crop growth, quality and production. The methodology used is the preparation of the poultry manure with EM, the establishment of the crop and the application of treatments. Treatments consist of grams of poultry manure/plant: absolute control (0 gr), treatment 1 (80 gr), treatment 2 (40 gr), treatment 3 (6 gr), and grams of poultry manure/plant + ME - absolute control 0 gr - treatment 1 (80 gr) - treatment 2 (80 gr + 10% ME) - treatment 3 (80 gr + 25% ME) - treatment 3 (80 gr + 50% ME). The statistical design is a completely randomized design with 6 replicates per treatment, and significant differences between treatments are evaluated by ANOVA and t-test. The impact we want to generate is to contribute to sustainable agricultural practices in the cultivation of paprika and the preservation of the environment through the proper preparation of poultry manure.

Characterization of the nutritional quality of frass Acheta Domesticus produced under culture conditions

Sara Melisa Vanegas Moreno — 2023-12-30

The use of organic fertilizers has multiple advantages, such as their low cost, ability to improve soil structure, aeration and texture, as well as to improve soil water retention and plant root health. In contrast, synthetic fertilizers have good short-term effects, but in the long term may have toxic effects on the soil. Among organic fertilizers, insect manures have been shown to have nutrients and microorganisms that can be beneficial to plants and soil. This project seeks to determine the nutritional quality of Acheta Domesticus manure, taking into account different stages of maturation. The variables analyzed were pH, conductivity, moisture, organic matter and phytotoxicity. In addition, bacteria were isolated from the samples.
The conductivity and organic matter values obtained in the two samples were slightly elevated with respect to the maximum allowed for fertilizers. Phytotoxicity was very high when manure was evaluated as a fertilizer; however, at low concentrations, it evidenced moderate phytotoxicity, which allows its use as a biostimulant. Likewise, a higher bacterial count was achieved in the sample with the shortest maturation time. Eight Gram-positive bacilli and one Gram-positive coccus were isolated. The presence of sporulated bacilli could indicate the presence of Bacillus subtilis, a plant growth promoting and pathogen biocontrolling bacterium. Some of the manure stabilization conditions need to be adjusted for proper manure maturation to ensure less phytotoxicity of manure as a fertilizer.

Use of waste from the Programa de Alimentación Escolar (PAE) for the production of protein meal from the breeding of the common cricket (Acheta Domesticus).

Giovani Espinel Villamizar — 2023-12-30

Entomophagy is on the rise, encompassing around 2000 edible species, primarily insects. This practice stands out for its advantages compared to traditional animal protein production. Edible insects, rich in nutrients, generate a lower environmental impact and notable economic benefits. Insect farming is a sustainable solution, requiring fewer resources such as water and space. Additionally, insects can convert organic waste into useful biomass, contributing to waste management. This study aimed to assess the utilization of school feeding program waste in the diet of the cricket Acheta domesticus during its productive cycle and the consequent production of protein-rich flour. The results revealed that Diet 1 (fish concentrate) had an average dry weight of 21.5 grams, while Diet 2 (fish concentrate: PAE waste, ratio 1:1) showed an average dry weight of 24.92 grams. Bromatological analyses indicated that cricket flour from Diet 1 had a protein content of 57.7%, fats at 11%, and ashes at 4%. Microbiological results were within permissible values for this type of product. In Diet 2, the protein percentage in cricket flour was 48.69%, and fats were 10.52%. Despite a lower protein percentage compared to fish flour, this value aligned with other studies on Acheta domesticus. The results suggest that PAE waste can be effectively used in cricket farming, albeit with certain nutritional considerations.