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Glow Discharge Plasma Sterilization of Prokaryotic Microorganism Through Electrostatic Plasma
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
Plasma is the fourth state of the matter In this state the matter has enough energy to delocalize the subparticles of the atoms that make up
the material At the subatomic level plasma is a mixture of highly
energized ...
Analysis of Surface Electromyography Signals of the Arm in Adults
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
In human history, medicine has always sought to improve the quality of life of patients with disabilities by designing what is now known as either an assistive device or prosthesis For a person who has an amputated arm, ...
Vulnerability of Bridges to Natural Events
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
This project utilized the HAZUS program and ArcGIS to perform vulnerability assessments on the bridges in Puerto Rico After conducting earthquake scenarios, the
most probable bridge to experience failure or distress was ...
Nickel Doped Carbon Nitride for Applications in Electrochemical Energy Systems
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
Alkaline
fuel cells and supercapacitors have attracted considerable
attention over the last decades, mainly because these systems offer the
possibility to produce and store energy in a sustainable manner Since the
current ...
Development of a Hydrokinetic Turbine for Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
The island of Puerto Rico has struggled for decades with antiquated power plants that
produce excess greenhouse gases In 2017 the delicacy of the overall power system on the
island was demonstrated when two Category 5 ...
Infrastructure Condition Assessment Using Drones
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
The condition assessment in pavement is carried out by performing a
traditional visual inspection, and by applying the Pavement Condition Index
-PCI (Vásquez, 2002). The visual inspection implies to access the roadway
and ...
Dielectric characterization of permittivity, conductivity and loss factors of porcine tissues by impedance spectroscopy
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
This
investigation was performed to determine whether the mean of fetal
porcine tissues analyzed by impedance spectroscopy for their properties
adhered to the idealized plots The statistical process was with the purpose ...
Comparative Study: Electric Vehicles vs. Combustion Vehicles
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
In 2017, a study for Greenhouse emissions discovered that 82% of these
emissions are Carbon Dioxide and its main cause is the production of gasoline
and diesel for transportation. It’s believed that Electric Vehicles may ...
Risk & Vulnerability Assessment on Water Treatment Infrastructure against Natural Hazards in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
This research focused on the use of FEMA’s Hazus-Multi Hazard GIS modeling
software for the performance of a risk and vulnerability assessment on drinking
water treatment plants in Puerto Rico against natural hazards. ...
Envolvente de un Edificio Resistente a Huracanes
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)
El paso de un huracán puede ocasionar muchos daños en la envolvente de las casas y edificios (Costa, C., Olona, C., Tombesi,
C., 2020). Las fallas principales son en las ventanas y puertas, ya que son los elementos más ...