Measuring and monitoring the underwater light field is essential for coral reef ecological assessments since the health of these communities are affected or influenced by nutrients, sediments, and other materials that ...

The genetic diversity and differentiation of 24 cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions from the Puerto Rican collection are assessed in this study. In addition, 63 cassava DNA samples from the CIAT (Centro Internacional ...

A survey was conducted to investigate possible presence of an inshore to shelf edge gradient in % nitrogen (%N) and stable nitrogen isotope ratio (δ15N; ‰ vs. air) in tissues of the rhodophyte Acanthophora spicifera and ...

This work presents four case studies that are used to compare the suitability of several techniques to solve multiple response optimization problems. The approaches compared include linear regression using Lagrange ...

En este documento se desarrollan algoritmos de reducción de ruido para mejorar señales de espectroscopia Raman manteniendo la información de la señal. Dos tipos de ruido afectan las medidas, ruido impulsivo causado por ...

The eastern part of the island of Vieques (Puerto Rico) was subjected to live fire bombing by the US Navy and Marine Corps for approximately 60 years, leaving multiple unexploded ordnances in terrestrial and marine ...

Body temperature is an excellent indicator of the health and well being of the animals, but the methods available for measuring it may pose difficulties and may not suit certain research needs. The objectives of this ...

Ciento dieciséis cerdos híbridos (machos Pietrain x Duroc cruzados con hembras Landrace x Yorkshire o Yorkshire x Landrace), de catorce lechigadas, fueron evaluados para desempeño en crecimiento, calidad de canal y de carne ...

The objective of this study was to correlate the diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates with water quality of the Yagüez River in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. In the year 2005, for a period of eight months (January 27-December ...