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Establishing the contribution of candidate polymorphisms to the development of End Stage Kidney Disease in Puerto Rico
(2016)
According to the latest statistics from the Department of Health of Puerto Rico from 2014, kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the Island. Dialysis treatment for ESRD in Puerto Rico is reported ~4,000 ...
Apatite and zircon (U-Th)/He constraints on the exhumation history of Puerto Rico
(2014)
The island of Puerto Rico preserves a complex volcanic arc history. Paleogeographic reconstructions of Puerto Rico during the evolution of island arc magmatism have been illustrated in diverse models as a combination of ...
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 ...
Distribución y abundancia de la reinita de Bosque Enano (Dendroica angelae) en el bosque de Maricao y en áreas adyacentes
(2008)
The Elfin-woods Warbler (Dendroica angelae) (EWWA hereafter) is a threatened endemic
species of Puerto Rico with a current limited distribution to the Caribbean National Forest,
and Maricao Forest. The objectives of this ...
Automatic person authentication using fewer channel EEG motor imagery
(2016)
In today's world, there are different aspects of security in which appropriate computing
technologies play an essential role. One such aspect is person's identification.
While there are numerous ways to identify a person, ...
Mujer ensaya la nación: Un acercamiento al proyecto nacional de Nilita Vientós Gastón
(2016-05)
La nación puertorriqueña ha sido creada e imaginada por una mujer: Nilita Vientós Gastón. En tiempos en los que solo los hombres escribían sobre estos menesteres, Vientós Gastón formuló un proyecto de nación aspiracional ...
Evaluación de fungicidas orgánicos y convencionales para el control de enfermedades follares en ñame (Dioscorea Alta L.)
(2016)
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) belonging to the family of the Dioscoreaceae was of considerable economic importance in Puerto Rico in the 80’s agricultural production. Since the 90’s its local production has been dramatically ...
Estudio descriptivo sobre el boxeador aficionado puertorriqueño
(2016)
The intent of this study is to form an informative, descriptive and detailed base about the profiles of amateur Puertorrican boxers and show the frequency and variety of injuries. According to the data collected, the ...
Evaluación sensorial y química de variedades de batata [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] de Puerto Rico
(2015)
Sweetness in the sweet potato is an important attribute for its quality and market acceptability. Difference in sweetness among varieties is due to the content of different sugars. Information on this attribute to set ...
Desarrollo de nuevas metodologías para acelerar el crecimiento de patrones de cítricas cultivados en estructuras protegidas
(2016)
Fruit production occupies an important place in Puerto Rico’s agriculture. Within fruit category, oranges made up $5,949,000 of the Agricultural Gross Income (IBA) for 2013- 2014. Today, Citrus Greening (CG) is the most ...