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Development of a new method for the production of kefiran and kefir grains
(2016)
Consumption of probiotic and functional foods have been a constant trend over the last years.
One product that belongs to this category is kefir, a fermented milk that have been related with
multiple health benefits kefir ...
Detection and analysis of antimicrobial agents using metagenomic libraries generated from aquatic bodies of Puerto Rico
(2016)
Antimicrobials have been used for hundreds of years, being effective in the reduction and complete control of microbial growth. Increasing incidences of antimicrobial resistance (AR) has been observed globally. Escherichia ...
Prácticas agrícolas para el manejo de nematodos fitoparásitos en plátano (Musa spp.,AAB): efecto sobre la actividad microbiologica del suelo
(2016)
The plantain (Musa spp., AAB) is the most economically important starchy-food crop in Puerto Rico. During the fiscal year 2013-2014, the value of production at the farm level reached $ 72.60 million, equivalent to 7.81% ...
Especialización deportiva, horas de práctica y su relación con la incidencia de lesiones entre niños de 11 años integrantes de la pre-selección de baloncesto pre-mini de Puerto Rico
(2015)
Basketball is one of the main sports in Puerto Rico. Every year thousands of children compete in different public and private organizations, including Puerto Rico’s Basketball Federation. However there aren’t many laws in ...
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, ...
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 ...