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Puerto Rico

Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles (Ser. W), 2022
This is a datasheet on Puerto Rico.
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Increasing the resilience of critical infrastructure networks through the strategic location of microgrids: A case study of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021
We develop a methodology to evaluate the potential of microgrids to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure (CI) networks, and mitigate the impact of catastrophic failure in disaster situations.
Felipe Aros-Vera   +3 more
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Puerto Rico

2017
Puerto Rico, acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, has a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local matters, but the U.S. has essentially dominated it militarily, politically, and economically for much of its history.
Franklin Otto, Thomas E. Van Hyning
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CONSTRUCTING PUERTO RICO:

2023
The Spanish-American War sparked the interest of readers and writers in the US. These far and proximal lands became the object of conversations and negotiations on how to represent colonized others, including in books for children. Children’s books played a role in the socialization of children in the US on how to see themselves, their country, and ...
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The Politics of Language in Puerto Rico

, 2020
Should Spanish be Puerto Rico’s sole official language, or should English be a co-official language? Answers to this question are inseparable from matters of cultural pride, nationalism, and political motivations.
A. A. Barreto
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Nonlinear ARDL estimation of tourism demand for Puerto Rico from the USA

, 2020
This study estimates the long-run demand for tourism for Puerto Rico (1970–2016) from the USA. Since income elasticity may not be symmetric through business cycles, it becomes necessary to account for the asymmetric impact of changes in income on tourism
Jamal Husein, S. M. Kara
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The Mental Health Impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and Florida

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2019
Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the effect of Hurricane Maria on internalizing and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among Puerto Ricans who moved to Florida after the storm versus those who stayed on the island.
C. Scaramutti   +3 more
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Mortality Reporting and Rumor Generation: An Assessment of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication following Hurricane María in Puerto Rico

, 2020
This study assessed the Government of Puerto Rico’s crisis and emergency risk communications following Hurricane Maria and the post-disaster information environment to identify factors that may have contributed to negative public perceptions of mortality
E. Andrade   +7 more
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Field-Evolved Resistance of the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Synthetic Insecticides in Puerto Rico and Mexico

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2018
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is one of the main pests of corn in many areas of the American continent. The reliance on pesticides to control fall armyworm has led to the development of insecticide resistance in many regions. We
Rebeca Gutierrez-Moreno   +6 more
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