• Languagelessness & bicultural ambivalence in Puerto Rico 

  Tubens-Pérez, Ana Maria (2020-05-19)

  This investigation used two focus group interviews and discourse analysis to determine if Puerto Ricans are perceived as languageless and biculturally ambivalent. It aimed to identify how these ideologies are demonstrated ...

• Experimental evaluation of direct and indirect effects of Diadema antillarum on benthic community assemblages and coral recruitment in La Parguera, Puerto Rico 

  Olmeda Saldaña, Manuel F. (2020-05-27)

  Once described as a noxious species, the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum is now considered an ecologically important species for coral reef health and many efforts have been focused towards their recovery after ...

• Patterns of spatial and temporal variation of fish assemblages associated with coral reefs of Puerto Rico: The story of 20 years of continuous monitoring 

  Meléndez-Vázquez, Fernando (2020-05-18)

  Various global syntheses have widely documented the decline of local and global fish species richness and biomass in tropical marine ecosystems due to detrimental fishing practices, pollution, coastal development, ...

• Distribution of Harpellales (Kickxellomycotina) in Culicidae and Chironomidae in Urban sites in Mayagüez and Arecibo, Puerto Rico 

  Alicea-Cruz, Gamalier (2020-05-29)

  Harpellales fungi are obligate symbionts. They need a live host in order to grow and reproduce. They are found in the digestive tract of various arthropods (including insects), attached without penetration to the gut lining. ...

• Evaluation of methods for idea generation and selection for interdisciplinary entrepreneurial student teams 

  Mercado Rivera, Abimelec (2020-07-24)

  This research explores the ideation and selection methods used by interdisciplinary student teams who use Design Thinking during the early-design stage to create solutions to real-world problems. Two experiments were created ...

• Metallic phase change materials (mPCMs) stability and compatibility analysis under repetitive melting/solidification cycles 

  Baez-Ortíz, Rafael J. (2020-07-24)

  Metallic phase change materials (mPCMs) have been demonstrated as a potential passive cooling solution for pulse power applications. The possibility of integrating a metallic PCM directly on top of a heat source, reducing ...

• Numerical assessment of roughness effects on boundary layer development over adjacent blades 

  Médard, Pharlin (2020-06-24)

  Surface roughness is a condition that affects the aerodynamic performance of compressor blades. For instance, erosion, corrosion, and fouling, among other phenomena, can cause surface roughness, in compressor blades to ...

• Effects of collagen matrix architecture in different biomedical applications 

  Reyes-Ramos, Ana M. (2020-07-24)

  The extracellular matrix (ECM) is one critical component of the tissue microenvironment that regulates many cellular functions, providing biochemical and biomechanical cues for tissue development and function. Collagen is ...

• Assessment of storm-induced coastal changes on a high-energy microtidal reef-fringed coast 

  Rivera-Casillas, Peter (2020-07-21)

  This study sought to assess the storm-induced hydrodynamic and sediment transport patterns along the coast of Rincón, Puerto Rico during two storm events (Hurricane María and Winter Storm Riley). In order to assess short-term ...

• Análisis del decaimiento del protón a través de los canales p -> e^+rho^0 Y p -> e^+K_s^0 en el experimento DUNE 

  Santos-Maldonado, Marvin G. (2020-06-24)

  The proton has long been considered a stable particle, but many Grand Unification Theories (GUTs unifying three of nature's four fundamental forces) would allow protons and neutrons (baryons) to decay, violating the ...

• Efecto de bioestimulantes sobre la cosecha y deterioro poscosecha en piña (Ananas comosus), albahaca (Ocimum basilicum) y papaya (Carica papaya) 

  Cabán-Vázquez, Kihán Marie (2020-07-24)

  Pineapple (Ananas comosus) and papaya (Carica papaya) are among the five more important fruits grown in Puerto Rico. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is widely grown in commercial plantings in the island and around the world. ...

• Assessment of directional combination rules for the seismic analysis of nuclear power plant structures 

  Colón-Fuentes, Luis A. J. (2020-07-22)

  To assure the safety of Nuclear Power Plant structures, it is crucial to design them in a way that guarantees the continuous function of systems, structures, and components (SSC) after the seismic event has passed. Seismic ...

• Respuestas de piña (Ananas comosus) 'MD2' a un bioestimulante y estrategias de manejo de malezas en el suroeste de Puerto Rico 

  Zayas-Berríos, Nerimar (2020-07-21)

  La piña (Ananas comosus) es un cultivo de gran importancia mundialmente, en la isla se posiciona como uno de los favoritos de los consumidores. Actualmente existen varios mercados de piña comestible en Puerto Rico, entre ...

• World-building across the disciplines: Exploring loss in literature, creative writing, and pedagogy 

  Ríos-Cruz, Almaris (2020-07-28)

  World-building and creative writing serves as a space for problem-solving for authors and readers. Through the reading of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, one finds how the author uses binary oppositions to reflect ...

• Disposición a pagar de los consumidores por leche de calidad superior en Puerto Rico: resultados del método de valoración contingente 

  Pérez-Torres, Paulymar H. (2020-07-24)

  The dairy industry is the most important sector in Puerto Rico's agricultural economy but has been affected by changes in consumer preferences. One strategy to address this issue is to offer consumers unique products with ...

• Mortar mix design with fly ash and nano-silica for structural patchment 

  Castro-Cortés, Alfer (2020-07-24)

  Mortars with sufficient bonding and mechanical strength are alternative remedies to restore the original resistance of a failed structural element, prolonging its longevity. The present thesis proposed the analysis of ...

• New literacies: Using anime to expand teachers’ resources in the classroom 

  Colón-Norat, Juan Arturo (2020-04-22)

  A continually changing environment of technology and communication in the modern workforce has established a new baseline for 21st-century students who require ESL educators to involve visual resources in their curriculum ...

• Effects of forest cover on the recovery of diurnal butterflies (Lepidoptera Papilionoidea) after an extreme disturbance in subtropical humid forests of Puerto Rico 

  Aparicio-Jiménez, Dayneris D. (2020-05-28)

  Butterflies represent a model taxon in biodiversity and conservation studies; yet few studies have documented changes in butterfly abundance over time in tropical ecosystems, especially in Puerto Rico or the Caribbean where ...

• Percepción y conocimiento de los Agentes Agrícolas antes y después de participar en un adiestramiento sobre el cuido y manejo de caprinos Boer en Puerto Rico 

  Torres-Rodriguez, Luis J. (2020-05-20)

  This quasi-experimental study presents the knowledge and perception of the agricultural agents before and after of participating in a training about care and handling of Boer goats in Puerto Rico. An educational manual ...

• Z to invisible background estimation for the stop quark search in all-hadronic final states for LHC run-2 

  Rosado-Trinidad, Ángel (2020-05-29)

  It is believed that the top squark (the superpartner of the top quark) is the lightest super-symmetric quark with a mass around 1 TeV, an energy range that can be explored with the LHC. Hence, many searches for supersymmetry ...

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