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Relationship Between the Electrical Response of a Skeletal Muscle Versus the Applied Force and the Angle of Flexion
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023-08-31)Studying the relationship between muscle force and some electrical parameters of muscle measured on the surface could serve as an indirect indicator of force that would be useful for various applications In this work, is ... -
Renewable Energy Lab for Wind & Solar Power System Analysis
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Renewable energy resources used to produce electric energy, significantly lower CO₂ emissions by substituting non-renewable resource based power generators. Our investigation hopes to support the use of these renewable ... -
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. ... -
Sodium Alginate-Infused Hydrogels: A Treatment Approach for Managing Chronic Wounds in the Skin
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024-08-22)Climate change has increased the growth and dispersal of Sargassum algae across the Atlantic Ocean, posing significant environmental challenges, especially in the Caribbean. However, from Sargassum, sodium alginate, a ... -
Solutions to Prevent Heat Stroke Deaths in Vehicles: Ensuring Safety for Infants and Pets
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024-08-22)The increasing incidence of heatstroke deaths among children and pets left in vehicles highlights the critical need for effective preventive solutions. This research aims to analyze existing technologies, identify their ... -
Stabilization of a Spherical Robot
Robotics is a multidisciplinary branch of science which combines principles of mechanical, electrical, computer engineering and computer science to design automated systems Our research continues the work started as part ... -
Study of Electromagnetic Fields and Effects on the Human Body
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022-10-13)Exposure of radio frequencies electromagnetic fields (EMF) in recent decades, demands has increased. Bringing new variables into the effects of EMF with human bodies. Our objective is to present an approach into the ... -
Supercapacitor Electrodes Based on Modified Carbon Nitride for Applications in Renewable Energy Storage
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)Supercapacitors are rechargeable electrochemical energy storage devices, whose can store much larger amount of electrical energy in the interfaces between electrodes and electrolyte. -
Surge Tank Behavior in the Presence of a Traveling Pressure Wave
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024-08-22)This study analyzes the impact of surge tank diameter and pipe friction on pressure oscillations in the penstock. The results indicate that a specific diameter was identified where pressure suppression is optimized. ... -
Technology during unprecedented times
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)In the midst of the pandemic crisis caused by the new coronavirus, technology can be a key ally to achieve better results, both to reduce its spread and to mitigate and minimize its impacts. The system developed throughout ... -
Upper limbs kinematics analysis for Parkinson’s disease characterization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024-08-22)The characterization of the upper limb’s kinematics in Parkinsons disease is crucial for the understanding the intricates of motor dysfunction in this exact condition. This research indicates a notable’s deviation in ... -
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Classification for Hemiplegic Patients
(2024-08-22)This study explores a machine learning-based neural network system using MATLAB to classify hemiplegia, a condition causing paralysis on one side of the body. Using data from the specialized treatment center “El laboratorio ... -
Use of Plastic as a Replacement of Fine Aggregates in Concrete Admixtures
(Polytechnic University Of Puerto Rico, 2019)Although current legislation established that 35% of plastic waste must be recycled on Puerto Rico (PR), actual figures are far below this target (ADS, 2017). Plastic materials have a great impact on the environment since ... -
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 ... -
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. ...