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Biomedical applications of nanotechnology : exploratory research on the use of one dimensional nanostructures
(2016)Studies related to the use of nanoscaled materials in biomedical science and engineering research is at the forefront of research in medicine. Applied research in nanotechnology, particularly as related to medicine, is ... -
Biomimicry : a solution to opposing forces?
(2021-05-12)Due to Earth’s global temperature increase, natural disasters have become more substantial and recurrent in the last two decades. The island of Puerto Rico is threatened by two types of recurrent natural disasters: hurricanes ... -
Bionomía de la mosca soldado negra (Hermetia illucens (L.)) e insectos sinantrópicos en granjas de gallinas ponedoras en Puerto Rico
(2018-12-12)La producción avícola es un sector de gran importancia a nivel mundial, siendo considerado el segundo de mayor importancia agrícola en Puerto Rico con un ingreso bruto de $13.7 millones durante el 2011. Las complejas ... -
Biosystematic analysis of Adiantum vivesii Proctor (Polypodaceae: Adianthoideae), a rare fern endemic to northwestern Puerto Rico
(2000)Adiantum vivesii Proctor is a rare fern endemic to the northwestern part of Puerto Rico, known only from its type locality on limestone substrate on privately owned land in the Municipality of Quebradillas. The distribution, ... -
Biosystems characterization, modeling and optimization
(2018-05)There is a need for interdisciplinary work to better understand, represent, and make competitive decisions in regards of biosystems. In this work biosystems understanding is sought through statistical characterization, ... -
Biotic and abiotic factors affecting calling activity at traditional breeding ponds of Puerto Rican crested toads (Bufo [Peltophryne] lemur) in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
(2007)The apparent decline in amphibian populations worldwide has driven the need to establish more effective monitoring strategies. Puerto Rico has experienced the loss of three species of amphibians, and a decline in six ... -
Biotransformation of coffee pulp using filamentous fungi
(2012)Efforts devoted to the efficient use of agro-industrial residues have increased, especially if the use contributes to solve pollution problems. Coffee pulp/husk is the main byproduct generated during coffee wet processing. ... -
Bisphosphonate-based coordination complexes and immobilization thereof in titanium dioxide nanoparticles
(2022-05-02)Coordination complexes (CCs), as well as inorganic nanoparticles, present several advantages towards nanotechnology-based cancer therapy applications. Both types of materials provide stability, specificity, low cytotoxicity, ... -
Bitter-sweet Diasporican : a fictional novel
(2022-05-20)Bitter-Sweet DiaspoRican is a contemporary fictional novel written to portray the process and experience of being a young woman part of the Puerto Rican diaspora in New York. The piece explores the fields of gender studies ... -
Blend uniformity and powder phenomena inside the continuous tumble mixer using experiments and DEM simulations
(2014)The pharmaceutical industry is in the middle of a major transition regarding manufacturing where continuous operation is a central topic. One of these operations is powder mixing, which could arguably be the principal ... -
A block-compressive sensing algorithm for hyperspectral data processing and acquisition: A comparative classification performance study
(2016)Current deployments of remote sensing hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology usually require expensive setup costs, specialized aircraft and associated infrastructure, in addition to producing amounts of data that have a ... -
“The Body as the Guiding Thread” : anticipations of Nietzschean Philosophy in Contemporary Neuroscience and the Study of Homeodynamics
(2022-01-12)The purpose of this thesis is to answer one main question: Can Nietzsche be considered as a serious contributor to contemporary scientific inquiries regarding how it studies the body, consciousness, and human experience? ... -
Boricua Translations : desarrollo de marca y plan de negocios para una agencia de traducción cultural y turística en Puerto Rico
(2020-12)Este proyecto surge ante la demanda de nuevas formas de emprendimiento creativo en la gestión cultural y su rol en la industria de la traducción especializada en Puerto Rico. Se presenta la creación de una agencia de ... -
Boundary layers affected by pressure fields of adjacent compressor blades: A numerical approach
(2018-05)Reynolds Average Navier Stoke (RANS) models and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) model, were used to simulate a two NACA 65-410 airfoil compressor cascade using an overset mesh. For mesh validation, comparison of pressure, ... -
Brackish water desalination with a novel polymer nanocomposite membrane
(2019-04-05)The rapid growth of the global population, the industrialization and environmental problems caused by global warming have made it necessary to implement advanced water purification techniques capable of fulfilling the ... -
Branching ratio measurement of Xc -> VV
(2006)We report recent results on a search for exclusive hadronic decays of charmonium states (χcJ ) decaying into vector-vector meson (χc → V V ), using a sample of 3 million ψ(2S) recorded with the CLEO detector. We present ... -
Breaking social barriers: A participatory observation of social-media interactions in an undergraduate-student mentorship of at-risk youth at a foster care institution in Puerto Rico
(2015)This study employed qualitative methods to capture the online interaction of undergraduate volunteers as part of an undergraduate-student mentorship program. This program was developed to provide mentorship and tutoring ... -
Brechas en la formación de las personas egresadas de los programas acreditados de la maestría en trabajo social en Puerto Rico: Retos para el liderazgo educativo
(2020-12-12)Las brechas en la formación de las personas egresadas de la maestría en trabajo social es un gran reto para el liderazgo educativo. La meta final debería ser egresar profesionales con pensamiento crítico, con una práctica ... -
Brioflora sobre taludes del transecto Mayagüez-Maricao (Puerto Rico)
(2003)The bryoflora was determined on roadside banks along the transect Mayagüez-Maricao that begins in the municipality of Mayagüez at an elevation of 15 m on highway 108 and culminates in the municipality of Maricao on highway ... -
BROKOA: cloud-based brokerage system for smart grids
(2018)Electric energy networks provide the necessary energy to carry out daily operations in education, health care, commerce, entertainment, defense, and government. Smart grids (SG) have been proposed as a mechanism to ...