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Synthesis of PZTFT and PZTFN, Two New Single Phase Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Materials at Room Tempeture for Multifunctional Applications
(2015-12-09)The anticipated end of Moore's law scaling in microelectronics has stimulated researchers to explore alternatives, i.e. to render the individual components multifunctional. One promising field on which the researchers have ... -
Well-Posedness of Degenerate Integro-Differential Equations with Infinite Delay in Banach Spaces
(2015-12-09)We are concerned with a class of degenerate integro-differential equations of second order in time in Banach spaces. We characterize their well-posedness using operator valued Fourier multipliers. These equations are ... -
Implicaciones del Copyright y Fair Use para la Educación a Distancia
(Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2004)Artículo que discute las implicaciones de la doctrina de Fair Use y el TEACH ACT en la educación a distancia a la luz de la Ley 17 de Copyright de Estados Unidos. -
UPR Digital Repository Instrument of the Community of Practice to Support Research
This poster illustrates all the steps taken to create a UPR Digital Repository to support the research and creative work in UPR. This initiative is part of the project AILCUPR a Community of Practice to Support Research ... -
Prevalence of Hypodontia in 10- to 14-Year-Olds Seeking Orthodontic Treatment at a Group of Clinics in Puerto Rico
(Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 2014-03)Objective: To estimate the prevalence of hypodontia in a group of 10- to 14-yearolds from a group of orthodontic clinics in Puerto Rico.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hypodontia ... -
Association of the Use of Statins with Disease Activity and Functional Status in Puerto Ricans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
(Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 2014-03)Objective: Statins, which appear to have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, may benefit patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA ). Our study sought to determine the association of statins use with disease ... -
Crítica a la Enseñanza de la Medición del Campo Electromagnético en Algunos Libros Universitarios Famosos de Postgrado
(Latin American and Caribbean Journal of Engineering Education, 2013-02-02)En la enseñanza postgraduada del campo electromagnético y su medición se utilizan libros famosos como los de J. D. Jackson (Electrodinámica Clásica) y tres de los tomos de la famosa colección de física teórica de L. D. ... -
Simulación Computacional para el Aprendizaje Comprensivo de la Gestión de Residuos Sólidos Urbanos
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, 2007-04-20)The generation of solid wastes is one of the main environmental problems in urban locations. One of the goals of education is promoting an environmental conscience through educational strategies that may help its development. ... -
Experiences in Advancing Materials Engineering Education in Public High School via Teachers’ Training
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, Vol. 1(1), 2007, 2007)Una extensión valiosa hacia los estudiantes de escuelas públicas, como potenciales ingenieros de materiales, comienza con el entrenamiento de maestros. En este sentido, la principal meta de nuestro programa Alianza para ... -
Building bridges between academia and industry for Industrial and Systems Engineering in Latin America
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, 2011-05-11)Collaboration between academia and industry is not the norm in Latin America. This happens even though many academic programs require a period of working experience to obtain a degree. The concern is that work experiences ... -
Playing with Fire: An On-Line Active Learning Module to Teach Structural Behavior under Fire
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, 2011-05-03)This paper reports on the development and use of an on-line module for teaching structural behavior under fire to civil engineering students. This topic is usually neglected in civil engineering undergraduate and graduate ... -
Una revisión del programa de investigación sobre aprendizaje activo en un ambiente simulado desde la perspectiva de la educación en ingeniería
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, 2009-10)Este trabajo presenta una revisión de las contribuciones de Roger C. Schank en el campo de la enseñanza a través de desarrollar actividades en un ambiente virtual simulado en una computadora. Este autor sostiene que solo ... -
Modelado de Sistemas Dinámicos y Educación en Ciencias e Ingenieria
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, 2007-10)En este ensayo se consideran algunos de los problemas en la enseñanza de Ciencias e Ingeniería, que la metodología de dinámica de sistemas puede ayudar a resolver de manera efectiva. Sostenemos que la modelación mediante ... -
Teaching Arches in Structural Analysis Courses
(LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION Vol 1. no. 2 (2007), 2007-10)This paper reports on an experience carried out by the author to include the topic of Arches in a course on Structural Analysis II. The paper shows that the most popular textbooks do not address the topic, by considering ... -
Design of a Programming Framework of Engaging and Meaningful Applications for the Laboratory Experiences of the Introduction to Programming Course
(Seminario Interuniversitario de Investigación en Ciencias Matemáticas, 2013-03)Many students come into the field of computer science with many misconceptions of what computer science is about. The goal of this project is to give the students meaningful and engaging results for every basic concept ... -
Web Implementation of the Spinning Cube of Potential Doom for Netflow Data Analysis
(Seminario Interuniversitario de Investigación en Ciencias Matemáticas, 2013-03-01)The monitoring and analysis of computer networks to detect abnormal network behavior is a complex task for network administrators, which is assisted with the use of visualization analytics. In this work, we present a web ... -
Pipelined Algorithm to Calculate Gibb’s Free Energy for Mutational Robustness
(Seminario Interuniversitario de Investigación en Ciencias Matemáticas (SIDIM), 2013-03-01)Robustness is a fundamental property of biological systems which expresses a system’s ability to maintain function in the face of mutational or environmental challenges.. To measure the robustness of a DNA strand we calculate ... -
On Parallel Methods for Classifying Time Series Data
(Seminario Interuniversitario de Investigación en Ciencias Matemáticas (SIDIM), 2013-03-01)Data mining algorithms are crucial in the analysis of many real data-intensive problems. The Symbolic Aggregate Approximation (SAX) algorithm is being used widely by researchers to analyze time series and streaming data. ... -
La importancia de preparar al profesorado para que pueda asistir a los estudiantes que estén experimentando ansiedad o angustia debido a un evento traumático
(2013-12)Este artículo discute el rol esencial que tiene la facultad en la ayuda a estudiantes universitarios afectados por eventos traumáticos. Los profesores/as universitarios están en una posición privilegiada para identificar ...