• El uso del Procesamiento de Lenguas Naturales (NLP) para la detección de información falsa sobre el COVID-19 en las redes 

  Moreno Romero, Brandon Isaías (2022-12-22)

  El procesamiento de lenguas naturales NLP (natural language processing) es una tecnología que se ha utilizado extensamente para el diseño y desarrollo de aplicaciones, programas y sistemas controlados por inteligencia ...

• Prácticas políticas, nociones de género y la articulación del poder en el espacio de la primera dama del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico 

  Rodríguez González, Glorimar (2022-12-16)

  En muchos países, una de las formas en las que las mujeres se han integrado a la política es ejerciendo funciones como primeras damas. Inés María Mendoza marcó en Puerto Rico el precedente de lo que se espera de dicha ...

• Crítica política y social a través de las caricaturas en las revistas y prensa en Puerto Rico (1860-1900) 

  Olguín Arroyo, Lariana M. (2022-12-22)

  Esta tesis estudia y analiza la crítica política formulada en Puerto Rico a través de las caricaturas, según los elementos que las identifican, durante el período comprendido entre 1860 y 1900. Ese punto de partida cronológica ...

• Design of a continuous bio-electrochemical reactor system for enhancement of wastewater treatment 

  Cardona-Vélez, Wilfredo J. (2023-01-12)

  A wastewater recycling system with enhanced efficiencies is needed to satisfy the water need for places suffering from water scarcity and in a closed loop environment required by NASA's Environmental Control and Life Support ...

• Thermoelectric properties of ITO and SnSe nanowires and SB₂Se₃ hexagonal nanotubes. 

  Hernández Pérez, José Alberto (2018-08)

  The synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials has received great attention in the last years due to the possibility of integrating multiple functionalities into individual building blocks to enable the fabrication of novel ...

• Biogas production from marine macroalgae: macronutrient demand in experimental seawater anaerobic bioreactors 

  Forestil, Antonin (2015-12-02)

  During the last few decades, the anaerobic digestion (AD) process has become a worldwide topic of interest since it is considered as one of the most suitable and cost-effective technologies to address the problem of ...

• Evolution and DNA-binding specificity of the SIX class of transcription factors 

  Rivera Barreto, Anthony R. (2022-12-21)

  Transcription factors (TF) are critical for development and cellular processes and are found in all organisms. How their DNA-binding specificity changes through time has yet to be fully understood. TF DNA-binding specificity ...

• Development of a combinational drug delivery system for synergistic lung cancer treatment 

  Torres-Martinez, Zally (2022-12-16)

  Proteins are a key component in cell regulation while playing various cell roles. Among their many roles, transporter functions are considered a vital part of cell functionality. Thus, the incorporation of proteins in ...

• Protein-DNA interactomes of NKX2-5 and TBX5 mutations associated to Congenital Heart Defects 

  Carrasquillo-Dones, Emanuel A. (2022-12-21)

  Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) are the most common disease found in neonates, with over 100,000 new reported cases each year. CHDs are characterized by malformations in the heart’s chambers, walls, and great vessels, ...

• Exploring drought and annual rainfall in Puerto Rico 

  Holupchinski Ordahl, Eva (2022-12-20)

  As a consequence of climate change, the frequency and intensity of droughts in Puerto Rico are projected to increase, making mitigation a high priority. The overall purpose of my thesis project is to better understand the ...

• The characterization of the TLT-1 soluble fragment and the evaluation of TLT-1 as a biomarker for cardiovascular diseases and acute respiratory distress syndrome 

  Bayrón Marrero, Zaida I (2022-08-23)

  Platelets are anucleate cells produced in the bone marrow that are responsible for coagulation. Various platelets agonists activate platelets including thrombin generated from the clotting cascade, collagen from the ...

• Response of pearly-eyed thrashers to two intense hurricanes in the Luquillo mountains, Puerto Rico 

  Cruz Mendoza, Alberto C. (2022-06-23)

  Hurricanes may have direct and indirect impacts driving changes in forest structure and productivity, thereby altering local avian species richness, abundance, or density. After hurricanes, birds may shift sites in response ...

• Fungi in paleomicrobiological samples reveal the flora and diets of ancient Caribbean cultures 

  Reynoso García, Jelissa (2022-09-01)

  The gut microbiome plays essential functions in human health. Environmental disruptions such as changes in diet or lifestyle can exert a significant effect on a population’s microbiomes, resulting in several diseases. ...

• Diophantine equations of binomial coefficients and exponential sums of symmetric Boolean functions 

  Pomales Negrón, Luisiany (2022-07-27)

  In this thesis, we study the link that exists between solutions to Diophantine equations that involve binomial coefficient over a bounded set of integers and exponential sums of perturbations of symmetric Boolean functions. ...

• Using a native insect species and its neuromuscular system as models for assessing water toxicity in Puerto Rico: <em>Chironomus</em> sp. "Florida" (Diptera: Chironomidae) 

  Reyes Maldonado, Roberto (2022-09-16)

  Different species of chironomids have been used as laboratory models to detect toxicity in aquatic environments. This is achieved by studying the response of different molecular and morphological markers in the larvae of ...

• Limnological responses to active management of the invasive aquatic fern <em>Salvinia molesta</em> in Las Curias Reservoir, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

  García López, Xavier A. (2022-09-16)

  The anthropogenic deterioration of aquatic ecosystems affects water resources due to agricultural malpractices, pollution due to domestic septic tanks, recreational activities, poor management of watersheds, and others. ...

• A comprehensive stormwater management plan: opportunities to incorporate stormwater wetlands into the University of Puerto Rico stormwater management program 

  Jordan Gomez, Tamaris (2022-08-29)

  The environment is continuously deteriorating due to the presence of human activity and the permanent landscape alterations that compromise the ecosystem. One of these practices is the discharge of large volumes of ...

• Analysis of graphene synthesis on SiO₂/Si, SiC and Ti6Al4V by hot filament chemical vapor deposition 

  Rodríguez Villanueva, Sandra M. (2022-08-03)

  Graphene, a material formed from one layer of graphite, was obtained for the first time in 2004 by Novoselov and Geim. The interesting properties of this two-dimensional (2D) sp² hybridized material have led to ...

• Investigations on rare earth doped lead zirconate titanate for energy storage applications 

  Bhattarai, Mohan K. (2022-07-22)

  <p>The thesis presents the studies of pure lead zirconate titanate <em>PbZr</em>_0.53<em>Ti</em>_0.47<em>O</em>₃ (PZT) and lanthanum and scandium co-doped PZT ceramics synthesized by solid-state ...

• Cuando ellas cantan, pero ellos componen : la resignificación de los signos en las composiciones de cinco compositores puertorriqueños y tres cantantes caribeñas 

  Betances Lacourt, Vibeke Lorraine (2022-11-05)

  Esta investigación estudia las interpretaciones que realizan Myrta Silva, La Lupe y Lucecita Benítez de canciones compuestas por Rafael Hernández, Pedro Flores, Catalino Curet Alonso, Guillermo Venegas Lloveras y Roberto ...

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