• Are you making good decisions? 

      Claudio, Carlos E. (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 ...
    • At-Risk Students Prediction Using Machine Learning 

      Ledain Gentillon, Reginald (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      This article intends to discover how machine learning can be used to predict at-risk students during the school year. Different algorithms were tested within a common framework to compare their accuracy and their ...
    • Comprensión del Lenguaje Natural e Integración de Asistente Virtual para el manejo de cuentas y comercios 

      Sierra Rivera, Wilfredo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      En Puerto Rico, las compañías no han explorado la posibilidad de incorporar el uso de un Asistente Virtual para manejar transacciones comerciales. En búsqueda de facilitar la interacción de un usuario con una aplicación ...
    • Dielectric Spectroscopy Applied to Porcine Tissues 

      Areizaga González, Desirée; Jiménez Rivera, Cristina; Ramos Rivera, Lyanne (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      This paper discusses the characteristics of the dielectric properties: permittivity (E), conductivity (ó) and dielectric loss (E") of a porcine tissue. The main objective is to measure and identify the dielectric properties ...
    • ER Fast Check-In 

      Cáez Morales, Josué (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      COVID-19 has change everyone's daily lifestyle and this includes hospitals. The number of patients at Emergency Rooms (ER) have increased in every hospital around USA, including Puerto Rico. Employees are at risk by being ...
    • Global Supplier Quality Performance Monitoring Scorecard 

      Gendes Alonso, Sabrina (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Monitoring the performance of suppliers in any industry ensures the continuos improvement of the relationship between a supplier-customer through the identification of gaps between the current performance and the customer ...
    • Granulation Area Capacity Increase 

      Torres Colón, Luis Daniel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Manufacturing pharmaceuticals are continuously looking for waste reduction to improve their processes and increase the manufacturing output. Granulation area capacity increase was evaluated for a solid dosage pharmaceutical ...
    • Guía para el Desarrollo de Proyectos de Construcción de la Autoridad de Carreteras y Trasnportación de Puerto Rico 

      Laham Bauzó, Salim (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Este artículo presenta los procesos típicos para el desarrollo de proyectos de construcción de la Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación de Puerto Rico. Se enumeran las acciones que se deben ejecutar secuencialmente ...
    • Hogar inteligente sustentado por una red 5G 

      Rodríguez Torres, Noel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      En estos tiempos donde nuestros estilos de vida, el trabajo y la familia nos requieren tanto tiempo, la automatización de tareas rutinarias cumple un rol importante para facilitarnos nuestro diario vivir. Es por este ...
    • How to Reduce the Confirmation Period of Possible Critical Defects Detected During the Quality Assurance Acceptance Sampling Plan for Inspected Drug Product 

      Cruz Guzmán, Gretchen M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      An Acceptance Sampling Plan, or ASP, is a Quality attributes assessment performed during the manual or automated inspection of Drug Products. After inspection, the inspected product then becomes an Inspected Drug Product, ...
    • Increase Productivity in a Manufacturing Department of a Medical Devices Manufacturing Company using Six Sigma Methodology 

      Morales López, Yazmín (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2010)
      Productivity is a very important metric because is the way to make sure that we optimize our resources and time. Is the way to measure if we are manufacturing as expected (as per time standards) and with the required ...
    • Increasing the Efficiency of Pitorro’s Production 

      Negrón Ginorio, Fernando (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Puerto Rico has produced Rum since early ages and is part of its culture. But the rum making process has been an irregular one since the process has been passed through generations and the persons who make it don't really ...
    • Inteligencia artificial en el mundo de la medicina 

      Hernández, José (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Las llamadas telefónicas son parte esencial del funcionamiento de una oficina médica. El alto volumen de llamadas genera un problema de atraso en las funcionalidades de las secretarias en dicha oficina, causando larga ...
    • La Excavación Subterránea como solución en la Instalación de Tuberías Sanitarias en los Cruces de Avenidas en Áreas Urbanas de Puerto Rico 

      Vales Ortiz, Pedro (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      En este estudio se presenta el beneficio que se logró al cambiar el método de trabajo en la instalación de una troncal sanitaria de 42" de diámetro en el centro comercial Las Catalinas de Caguas, Puerto Rico. El diseño ...
    • Lean Techniques in Remote Working 

      Pérez Rivera, Francisco (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The actual situation (COVID-19) had forced a lot of people and companies to acquire remote working as their new work style. The objectives purposed of this project are make working from home a comfortable way of work to ...
    • Manejo Integral de la Cuenca del Río Grande Provincia de Coclé, República de Panamá 

      González, Anel; Guerra García, Guillermo Enrique (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Un plan de manejo se concibe con una visión de desarrollo sostenible para una cuenca determinada y surge de una iniciativa de compromiso hacia las futuras generaciones. Es evidente que el recurso más importante de una ...
    • Mejora de Proceso de Almacenaje en Events By Us 

      Rivera Figueroa, Bianca C. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Se utiliza la metodología de Lean para maximizar los recursos de la compañía Events By Us, en el área de almacenaje, ya que al momento la compañía no tiene ningún método estipulado para almacenamiento. Al momento cuentan ...
    • Mejoramiento de Áreas de Manufactura utilizando Kanban y 5S 

      Rivas Bonilla, Angeliz (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Un dispositivo médico es un producto que puede ser una máquina, un instrumento, un implante, o un reactivo in vitro, destinado a usarse en el diagnóstico, la prevención y el tratamiento de enfermedades u otras afecciones ...
    • Meteorite Landing Data Visualization with Python 

      Atiles Gil de Lamadrid, Ileana M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      For billions of years, the Earth has witnessed meteorite falls. Meteorites enter the Earth's atmosphere and land in more places than others. Recording on meteorites has been based on sighting and recovery. Many meteorites ...
    • Mobile Application Architecture, Implementation for a Local Gas Prices with Community Participation, and Gas Station Location 

      Santos Ramos, Alex (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The objective of this article is to establish the fundamental components of a mobile architecture model that enables the development of a production-graded solution for local (PuertoRico) gas prices and gas station locations. ...