2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33900In reference gr-qc/0104036 a four-dimensional effective theory of gravity embeddable in a five-dimensional "distorted" Randall-Sundrum brane scenario was derived. The present paper is aimed at the application of such a theory to describe physics in an open Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (Weyl-symmetric) universe. It is shown that regular bouncing universes arise for a given range of the free parameter of the theory.10 pages, latex, no figuresGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmologytext