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Design and implementation of a virtual keyboard to aid handicapped people to use computers
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 1997-12)
This article describes our Capstone Design Project. The project requirements were to design and implement an interface software, to create a virtual keyboard on screen, optimized for typing Spanish language, controlled by ...
Low-volume speech
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 1998-06)
This project is the outcome of the necessity of a female patient of Parkinson's disorder and hearing disability of having someone to tell her to speak louder when her voice level could not be heard. The idea was to build ...
Strain gauge and micrometer instrumentation of a truss structure
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 1997-12)
This project was performed as part of the Structural Analysis courses in order to compare theoretical results of the response of simple structures with the experimental results obtained at the Structures Engineering ...
Fauna y Eros en los Sonetos sinfónicos y en Alturas de America de Luis Lloréns Torres
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2005)
The Puerto Rican criollo poet par excellence, Luis Lloréns Torres, complements its poetry genius with erotic lyrics seldomly studied by critics. Acknowledging previous critics on this theme, we analyze his particular ...
Water Quantity and Quality Issues in El Paso Del Norte Region
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2005)
The El Paso del Norte Region faces challenges in the administration of its water resources in the way water is managed due to conflicts with different political jurisdictions and existing laws governing water management ...
Breve relato de la historia de los programas de Bachillerato en Agrimensura en Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2006)
Discurso editado, presentado por el Profesor Jenaro R. Negrón el 21 de febrero de 2006 en el Cuadragésimo Aniversario del Programa de Agrimensura de la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico.
Power Electronics Research Experience for Undergraduates
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2004)
On the first half of the 20th century many of the electronic devices and machinery used were very expensive, inefficient, unreliable, and robust. With revolutionary advances in semiconductor technology much of these barriers ...
Memoria de la Creación y Evolución del Bachillerato en Agrimensura en la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico: Los primeros cuarenta años...
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2006)
Este artículo recoge la historia de los 40 años del Programa de Bachillerato en Agrimensura en Ia Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico. Al ser este programa el primero en su clase a nivel local, la historia reciente de ...
Are you making good decisions?
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2004)
Due to the wide array of choices that modern society has at its disposal, decision making has become an integral part of our daily routines. Because of that, most of the time, the potential repercussions associated with ...
Hyperbolic, Ultrastatic Wormhole Solution to the Vacuum Effective Gravity Equations in Randall Sundrum Brane World
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2005)
We provide a traversable wormhole solution to the effective vacuum gravity equations in Randall Sundrum brane world scenario. We argue that graviton effects from the bulk spacetime can stabilize the wormhole"s throat against ...