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Taxonomic composition and abundance of demersal zooplankton associated to seagrass and sandy substrates of a coral reef environment
(2009-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of different benthic habitats in the taxonomic composition and abundance of demersal zooplankton in the coral reef systems of La Parguera. Two techniques were used ... -
Taxonomic list of the shallow water echinoderms of Puerto Rico with new information for La Parguera
(2006)This work presents the most complete an updated taxonomic list of the shallow water (0-100m) Echinodermata (Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothuroidea) from Puerto Rico. The species list is a review ... -
Taxonomic treatment and molecular analyses of the small-leaved species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) from Toliara, Madagascar
(2019-11-13)Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, product of geological events during the Coniacian period (88Mya) and has been isolated since then. This isolation has contributed to its great biodiversity, resulting ... -
Taxonomy, phylogeny and sexual dimorphism of allodesmus spp. (Pinnipedia: Desmatophocidae) from the middle miocene Altamira Shale and Round Mountain Silt Formation
(2019-05-15)A new pinniped from the family Desmatophocidae is described from the Middle Altamira Shale (14.9-13.1 Ma) of the Monterey Formation of California. The specimen was added to a osteological character state matrix of 25 ingroup ... -
Taza : la ruta del café en Puerto Rico
(2021-06-03)Taza: La ruta del café en Puerto Rico será una plataforma digital para exponer la producción y cultura del café en Puerto Rico. Incluirá entrevistas a productores/as de café, dueños/as de haciendas, dueños/as de negocios ... -
Tácticas urbanas para potenciar la cohesión social y rehabilitación sustentable del residencial público Luis Lloréns Torres : como un nuevo centro urbano para el hábitat colectivo ciudadano
(2021-05-24)Tácticas urbanas para potenciar la cohesión social y la rehabilitación sustentable del Residencial público Luis Lloréns Torres: Como un nuevo centro urbano para el hábitat colectivo ciudadano El Residencial ... -
Teacher change in the knowledge and practice of responding to ESL student writing
(2007)This study documents the changes in knowledge and practice that participants made while taking a graduate course in the teaching of ESL writing in Puerto Rico. The participants responded to and corrected an anonymous ESL ... -
Teachers speak out on the use of the English curriculum in southwestern Puerto Rico
(2005)Teaching English as a Second Language in Puerto Rico has been a topic of debate since the occupation of the United States. Due to constant political change, the English curriculum for secondary schools in Puerto Rico has ... -
Teaching English the Puerto Rican way: Developing ESL materials that mirror the source culture for the Puerto Rican elementary English classroom
(2007)In Puerto Rican English classrooms students are mainly exposed to English texts which are heavily laced with strong “American” referents and cultural values. This makes it difficult for language learners to apply their ... -
Teaching units to lower language anxiety for 8th and 9th grade ESL students in Puerto Rico
(2005)This thesis includes three teaching units to lower language anxiety in the ESL classroom using innovative teaching strategies and techniques that are relevant to teenagers' interests at the 8th and 9th grade secondary ... -
Teaching William Blake's The Songs of Innocence and of Experience to university ESL students with reader-response and Freirian pedagogy
(2006-11-28)This study examines the use of reader-response theory and Freirian pedagogy in the teaching of selected poems from William Blake’s The Songs of Innocence and of Experience to university ESL students in Mayagüez, Puerto ... -
Teatro escolar : "Las aventuras de los pitirriqueños"
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Technical skills required for transportation engineering professionals
(2014)Having a safe, efficient, accessible, and environmentally-conscious transportation system is vital for the economic development of any nation. Newest technologies in the transportation realm require different set of skills ... -
Tecnología móvil y educación en línea durante una emergencia de salud pública: perspectivas docentes en una escuela privada
(2021-11-11)A pesar de que la sociedad de la información nos fascine con su permanente evolución y avances, existen limitaciones que residen sobre todo en las brechas evidenciadas a la hora de acceder y emplear las nuevas ... -
Tecnologías de realidad virtual y realidad aumentada aplicadas en bibliotecas de Puerto Rico
(2017-07-26)Realidad Virtual (RV) es un término acuñado y popularizado por Jarold Lanier en la década de los años 80, donde escenas de apariencia real se crean en un entorno virtual (Lanier, n.d.). Es un sistema informático donde, con ... -
Temas y estilo en Cuentos de la abeja encinta.
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Temperature field determination in slabs, circular plates and spheres with saw tooth heat generating sources
(2010)The Green's functions integral technique is used to determine the conduction heat transfer temperature field in flat plates, circular plates, and solid spheres with saw tooth heat generating sources. In all cases the ... -
Template assisted manufacturing of low-temperature copper-based nano solder
(2012)As a response to new legislation and calls to lead-free technologies, a method is proposed to manufacture nano-copper by means of electroless copper plating on nanofibers templates. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers were ... -
Temporal analysis and molecular characterization of dominant enterococcus strains present in feces from healthy human subjects
(2017)The human intestinal microflora is an intricate environment where bacteria, viruses, fungi and the immune system interact. While the Enterococci are described as intestinal commensals, traits like the presence of chromosomal ... -
Temporal and spatial distribution of early larval stages and post-larval recruitment of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum in La Parguera, Puerto Rico
(2010-05)This study describes temporal variations of early larval stages of the long-spined sea urchin, Diadema antillarum in neritic waters of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Early larval stages were sampled by oblique plankton tows ...