Undergraduate Research Program for Honor and Outstanding Students: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Glow Discharge Plasma sterilization as an alternative for ethylene oxide sterilization (EtO)
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021-09-17)This work is considering plasma sterilization as an alternative for ethylene oxide sterilization ( EtO ). Ethylene oxide is a carcinogen that represents a threat to the environment and human health. During the COVID ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Data Analysis: Disasters, Possible Leverage for Cybercrime
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)This investigation explored the topic of cybercrime and its relation to disaster events of natural or man-made origin within the United States from the years 2001 to 2016. By analyzing available public data from both ... -
American Sign Language Recognition using Electromyographic Signals via Myo Armband
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Human and computer interaction has become an important tool in the 21 st century One of the most promising technologies for human/computer interaction is speech recognition ( which is a system composed of microphones, ... -
The Evaluation of the National Operational Excellence Index impact over the Private Sector Sustainability in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)During the past decade, the World Forum Competitive Index (WFCI) from the Island has dropped from 36 (2008) to 32 (2015). This drop is being aligned with the loss of resources from federal tax laws and high utilities/ ... -
The Continuous Improvement Practices in the Puerto Rican Service Industry Formed Through Mixed Methods
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Glow Discharge Plasma Sterilization of Prokaryotic Microorganism Through Electrostatic Plasma
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)Sterilization/disinfection of target bacteria – Bacillus Subtilis – is investigated using plasma sterilization process which involves both Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma (DBD) and Glow Discharge Plasma. The purpose ...