Microbiology
Breastfeeding is the process of nourishing an infant through the production of breast milk. Human breast milk has complex components crucial for the health of both mother and child, encompas…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Major earthquakes, main and aftershocks, are common in different parts of the world. Depending on their scale, these natural movements can cause structural damage to habitable places; struct…
Materials Science
The purpose of this experiment is to integrate cooling compartments into a vest, using accessible, reusable, and safe materials, to reduce body heat caused by global warming. The following h…
Animal Sciences
In many parts of the world, tea has been attributed as a beneficial supplement for improving health and the longevity of life. This project aims to investigate if tea infused food will influ…
Translational Medical Science
Latin Americans are the ethnic group with the second highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease cases. However, most studies on this condition have been conducted in European populations. To…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Evidence shows that energy consumers are adopting solar panels as an alternative to conventional energy for their environmental and economic advantages. More comprehensive data is needed to…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
The composition and structure of variable side chains in amino acids determine peptides' unique functions in a wide range of applications. The APD database served as the primary data source…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
"Piezoelectricity is a phenomenon that happens in certain materials that generate electric charge under mechanical stress due to their non-centrosymmetric molecular structure. The developmen…
Mathematics
The intersection of p-adic curve theory and ellipse geometry constitutes a field of geometric research. The relevance of elliptic curves is based on the proof of Fermat's last theorem. Geome…
Materials Science
Photodynamic therapy is the combination of a light source that stimulates a photo-sensitizing agent in an oxygen-rich environment triggering the production of singlet oxygen, causing apoptos…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Humans have always been fascinated by the idea of flight. From as far back as Leonardo Da Vinci and his famous sketch of a parachute, humans have been enamored by the idea of flight and have…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This study presents a computer simulation of a contact virus being spread by carriers in rectangular rooms with different width-to-length shapes. The simulated scenario is one where a predet…
Biomedical Engineering
Color blindness (color vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women, and worldwide, there are estimated to be about 300 million people with CVD, almos…
Chemistry
Gas sensing is vital for human health, industrial safety, and adherence to air quality standards (Tonezzer & Van Duy, 2023). Metal phthalocyanines (MPc’s) are promising gas sensing candidate…
Chemistry
The hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayer, sharing the same crystalline structure and isoelectronic properties with graphene, is well-recognized for its wide band gap semiconductor nature…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this research is to verify the mosquito population in an educational institution in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, to determine the risk of transmission. Sixte…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This research is intended to determine ways to maximize the efficiency of solar cells using reflective materials. The objective was to investigate whether the use of reflective materials can…
Systems Software
Working Memory (WM) function is directly affected in subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) more severe than dementia and can lead to early Alzheimer’s disease. Technological interven…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the work environment, employees with functional disabilities have the right to request tools and accommodations in order to be more productive and perform their tasks efficiently. In the…
Materials Science
Obtaining a plastic biopolymer from Zea Mays represents a more environmentally friendly solution. One disadvantages of this biopolymer is its short useful life. For this, some substance must…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Speed is a factor considered at the time of an accident, as only a 1% increase in speed increases the probability of fatal accidents by 4%. Can the creation of a Non-Electronic Aerodynamic C…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of the investigation is to save lives. The project emerges from the concerns regarding the dangerous conditions of bridges in Puerto Rico and how these have already taken a toll…
Systems Software
This research's purpose was to show whether the Arduino Uno would be useful for developing an intelligent irrigation system using rainwater efficiently. The procedure consisted of collecting…
Systems Software
Child abuse is a physical, sexual, or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child (McCoy, 2013). It is one of the main causes of suicide cases. Approximately 80% of those who attempted…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
"Disused tires: an alternative to produce biogas" is to give a beneficial use to used tires and cow excrement, two major polluters, therefore decrease the accumulation of them and thus reduc…
Translational Medical Science
Melanoma is a dangerous form of skin cancer (Rodriguez, 2022). The purpose of this research is to contribute to develop new technologies to limit growth and proliferation of skin melanoma se…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's disease is demarcated as a progressive neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the irrational number of people affected worldwide (Ecuadorian Journal of Neurology, s.f.). To st…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Eye diseases can potentially cause blindness in patients. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness, accounting for over 51% of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy foll…
Mathematics
This research proposes to approach forecasting using classes defined by a fractal scheme. In time series analysis, forecasting is understood as generating a prediction based on known previou…
Environmental Engineering
As of 2022, less than 3% of electric power generation in Puerto Rico came from renewable sources like wind and sun. Puerto Rico’s high dependence on fossil fuels presents significant economi…