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Vertical Datum Used for Flood Mapping in Puerto Rico An Application in the Bayamon River Basin
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)Inconsistencies in the use of different datums used for the creation of the Bayamón River basin flood maps force some land surveyors, cartographers, and other professionals working with flood maps, to use the USGS MSL ... -
Vertical Packaging Accumulator
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The beverage manufacturing process is based on filling a product with a defined structure or flexible structure. If that product is pasteurized, there are different considerations that must be met, such as the filling ... -
Vélez Rivera, Marcos A. Las ilustraciones de los libros para el pueblo de la división de educación de la comunidad y la modernización de Puerto Rico (1949-1964). Ediciones UNE, 2016.
(School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)Reseña por Emanuel Bravo Ramos de: Las ilustraciones de los libros para el pueblo de la División de Educación de la Comunidad y la Modernización de Puerto Rico de Marcos A. Vélez Rivera. *Portada de Las ilustraciones de ... -
Viability of Reflector to Improve Solar Panels Productions & Viability of Indoors Solar Panels with Artificial Light For Future Applications
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)The good voltage and current values in a solar panel, but they are not negligible for practical applications use of renewable energies has gradually been incorporated into society to counteract the damaging effects ... -
Vial Leak Test Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)This paper describes the testing performed to determine the optimum operational parameters that will be used to operate the Mar-Tre Leak Testerfor the 12Z vial configurations. Based on the results obtained, ... -
Virtual Queue Implementation to Reduce Waiting Time at Theme Park Attraction Rides to Increase Revenue
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)Several times individuals visit with their family amusement parks and they spent 45 minutes to 3 hours of waiting per attraction. Since the amusement parks implemented seasonal attractions such as the Halloween ... -
Vision of a Microbiology Laboratory of Excellence using Lean Methodology
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The outstanding growth and development at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Gurabo, Puerto Rico is leading it to become a laboratory of the future. They are receiving, analyzing and delivering results for microbiological ... -
The Vision of Space Exploration - Life in the Universe Hispanics in Engineering National Conference
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2006)Closing dinner speech of the Hispanics in Engineering National Conference by Eng. Orlando Figueroa. -
Vision System Selection Requirements & Implementation In Industrial Automation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)Abstract - The vision systems are part of a new revolution in automation. With the capability of being implemented practically to any application, the benefit of using this kind of systems are multiple but the ones which ... -
Visual Basic as a Tool for the Automation of Engine Health Monitoring Systems in the Aerospace Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)The aerospace industry presents many challenges when it comes to provide quality and reliability to its users. Many lives depend on the appropriate maintenance and on-time delivery of products and services on a daily ... -
De vuelta al tipo: El diagrama tipológico como herramienta fundamental para un proceso consciente de diseño arquitectónico
(School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)El discurso postmodernista que reaccionó a los excesos deshumanizantes de la arquitectura moderna, pronto se descartaron a causa de sus excesos formales, que se estimaron caprichos superficiales y directamente kitsch. ... -
Vulnerability Assesment of Puerto Rico’s Health Department Web Application
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)As technology progresses in the cyber environment, so do new threats; now, with the Covid-19, pandemic biosafety and biosecurity concerns are even more rigorously scrutinized. The cyber and biological ... -
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 ... -
Vulnerability of schools in Puerto Rico to tsunami events
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)Puerto Rico is in an area of high seismicity, due to the presence of seismic faults around and within the Island These faults have the potential to generate earthquakes that cause tsunamis, as occurred in 1918 in the ... -
Vulnerability of Schools in Puerto Rico to Tsunami Events Case Studies: Loíza, Mayaguez, and Toa Baja
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023-08-31)This research extends the vulnerability analysis of schools to the municipalities of Loíza, Mayaguez, and Toa Baja. The analysis is performed based on their evacuation time to reach a safe zone in a tsunami-like event. ... -
Walmart’s Successful Business Strategies Leading to Competitive Edge in the Retail Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)Walmart Stores, Inc. is a multinational organization that has successfully managed to overcome market fluctuations and volatility throughout the years. Its business strategies and approach have granted continuous success ... -
Warehouse Inventory and Material Process Flow Improvement in a Compounding Pharmacy
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)Pharmaceutical inventory management aims to improve the control over critical raw materials and its traceability, when used in the compounding of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and reduce waste of expired materials. ... -
Waste Elimination on a Printing Process
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)This project was focused on eliminating the MUDA or waste found (non-value added) in the Offset machines printing process. The DMAIC methodology was used. DMAIC is an acronym for a series of steps used to measure defects ... -
Waste Handling Optimization: Operation Cost and Environmental Impact Minimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)The company Eli Lilly established environmental goals to reduce waste and manage resources more effectively. From this, the pharmaceutical site in PR underwent a waste generation evaluation of its current operations, to ... -
Wastewater Disinfectant Technologies a Comparative Review of the Benefits and Disadvantages of the Implementation of Peracetic Acid versus Chlorine
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)Disinfection in wastewater treatment plants is an essential part of the daily process. It can be said that the majority of municipal wastewater treatment plants utilize chlorine in gas or liquid as their primary method ...