• Caracterización de los coffee shops en Puerto Rico: Crecimiento e impacto potencial en la producción de café y desarrollo económico 

  Flores Collazo, Christian (2022-05-20)

  This study focused on a descriptive analysis of the coffee shops market in Puerto Rico with the aim of visualizing the inherent characteristics of these establishments in order to understand the unprecedented growth of ...

• Performance comparison of frequency selective surface – backed folded slot antennas and cavity-backed folded slot antennas 

  Rivera Fernandez, Luis Rafael (2022-05-20)

  This thesis deals with the comparison in performance of frequency selective surface backed folded slot antennas and a cavity backed folded slot antenna. An FSS layer is added to an inductively fed and a capacitively fed ...

• Optimizing GEANT4 for event generation in Monte Carlo simulation at the HL-LHC 

  Guerrero De La Cruz, Harold David (2022-05-20)

  Detector simulation is an essential tool to design, build and commission the highly sophisticated detectors utilised in modern particle physics experiments like the CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. ...

• A weather nowcasting approach as a service for solar energy generation forecast 

  Minotta Zapata, Felipe (2022-04-05)

  This work focuses on the problem of forecasting the energy availability of solar panel arrangements in smart grids. To solve this problem, we propose to use weather radar information to make a 15 minute ahead prediction ...

• Evaluación del comportamiento de los conductores y su relación con la seguridad de los trabajadores en zonas de construcción en autopistas usando un simulador de conducción 

  Ramos-López, Ivelisse M. (2022-05-20)

  Construction work zones cause changes in the geometry of roads that generate potential safety concerns for both workers and drivers. Signs and traffic control devices are placed to inform drivers about these temporary ...

• Preferencias y disposición para pagar de los visitantes por actividades agroturísticas en fincas de café en Puerto Rico 

  Colon Montes, Omar (2022-05-20)

  The objective of this research was to analyze the preferences and Willingness to Pay of visitors for agrotourism activities on coffee farms in Puerto Rico. Likert scale questions and choice experiments were used to collect ...

• Conocimiento, percepción y disposición de los directores de escuelas privadas a utilizar estrategias de agroecología urbana integradas a áreas académicas 

  Torres Mercado, Anacelis (2022-05-20)

  Este estudio descriptivo evaluó el conocimiento, percepción y disposición de los directores de escuelas privadas del municipio de Mayagüez para utilizar estrategias de Agroecología Urbana integradas a áreas académicas. ...

• Predictive analytics tools to improve on-time graduation rate for undergraduate students 

  Yazdani Lopez, Ramineh (2022-05-20)

  The on-time graduation rate among private and state universities in Puerto Rico is significantly lower than in the mainland United States. This problem is noteworthy because it leads to substantial negative consequences ...

• Effects of Hydrogeological and Anthropogenic Factors on the Distribution of Emerging and Legacy Contaminants in the Karst Groundwater Systems 

  Torres Torres, Norma I. (2022-05-19)

  The characteristics of the Karst Region of Northern Puerto Rico (KRNPR) make this aquifer highly productive, being an important source of groundwater for multiple purposes, but highly vulnerable to contamination. This ...

• Transportation resilience against extreme natural hazards: PR-2 corridor in western Puerto Rico 

  Molano Santiago, Alexander (2022-05-19)

  This research work studies the increasingly critical need for transportation infrastructure resilience against extreme natural hazards, such as those posed by climate change, extreme weather and extreme geologic events. ...

• Calidad química del agua en vaquerías localizadas en el área oeste de Puerto Rico 

  Noriega Luciano, Sylvia S. (2022-05-18)

  Se realizó un sondeo tipo cuestionario sobre el recurso agua y un análisis descriptivo de la calidad química de la principal fuente de agua de bebida en vaquerías localizadas en tres regiones agrícolas y siete municipios ...

• Evaluación de efectos de bioestimulantes y nitrógeno en crecimiento, productividad, calidad, plagas y enfermedades en dos variedades de granada (Punica granatum) en el suroeste de Puerto Rico 

  Pasquel Gómez, María (2022-05-19)

  Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a fruit crop of economic importance in many countries and has potential as a crop to produce fruit for the fresh or processing markets, as well as for use as an ornamental or a medicinal ...

• Evaluación del híbrido de banano FHIA-02, Musa AAAA Mona Lisa, en respuesta a nematodos fitoparasíticos en Puerto Rico 

  Lassalle Loperena, Elvin A. (2022-05-13)

  El guineo (Musa spp.) es originario del sureste asiático, y está distribuido en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales del mundo convirtiéndose en el fruto comestible más producido y exportado a nivel mundial. La FAO 2019 ...

• Determinación de Alphitobius diaperinus como posible vector de Salmonella spp, Campylobacter jejuni y Escherichia coli O157:H7 en pollos parrilleros y evaluación de Heterorhabditis bacteriophora y Steinernema carpocapsae como sus posibles controles biológicos 

  Matos, Emmanuel (2022-05-18)

  La presencia de A. diaperinus en la crianza de aves de corral tiene grandes implicaciones económicas, en la salud pública y en el desarrollo de estas aves. Son varias las enfermedades que pueden transmitir este escarabajo ...

• Using DNA barcoding to identify seafood fraud in Puerto Rico 

  Baez Rodriguez, Natalie (2022-05-12)

  DNA barcoding is a powerful tool that can provide high-resolution species identification. This technique can be effective for identifying unknown seafood samples when morphological characteristics are unreliable due to ...

• Becoming agents of change: Dr. Seuss' books through the eyes of Freire, Illich, and Dewey 

  Hernández-Giovannetti, Emily (2022-05-04)

  This thesis examined how children’s literature can promote critical thinking at any age. In order to identify examples of this, many of Dr. Seuss’ children’s books were evaluated. Ultimately, the selected books were ...

• Efectos de un programa de reducción de estrés basado en "mindfulness" (MBSR) en entrenadores deportivos del Albergue Olímpico de Puerto Rico 

  Rodríguez, Ariana (2022-05-16)

  Stress is the result of the appearance of psychosocial risk factors that by themselves have a high probability of significantly affecting medium and long-term health and functioning of the person (Niño & Osorio, 2017). ...

• Caracterización agronómica, bromatológica y manejo de cultivares de <em>Urochloa</em> en Puerto Rico 

  Montás, María de los Angeles (2022-05-16)

  Se realizaron dos estudios sobre el manejo de la fertilización nitrogenada, frecuencia e intensidad de corte en gramíneas del género <em>Urochloa</em> en época de días cortos (entre los meses de agosto 2020 a marzo 2021) ...

• Genome-wide association analysis of anthracnose resistance in NPGS Yemen sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (l.) Moench] germplasm 

  Morales Salvá, Arielís (2022-04-25)

  Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is the fifth most consumed cereal in the world. Nevertheless, the productivity and profitability of sorghum is limited by the fungus Colletotrichum sublineola, the causative agent of ...

• Impacto del área programática juventud y clubes 4-H en la selección de carreras académicas de los socios 4-H seniors 

  Rodríguez García, Bryan Mitchel (2022-05-10)

  El propósito del estudio fue identificar el Impacto del Área Programática de Juventud y Clubes 4-H en la selección de carreras académicas de los socios seniors 4-H. Para los datos se utilizó un cuestionario con tres ...

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