OBJECTIVE: After comparing the top 10 menstrual tracking applications, there are no applications that address symptoms specific to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This thesis demonstrates the need for a comprehensive menstrual tracking application that caters toward all populations, including patients with PCOS. METHODS: Mobile application usage was evaluated through data from the Ovulation and Menstruation (OM) Health Study to view relationships between PCOS/demographic groups and preference for tracking methods. The top 10 most popular mobile menstrual tracking applications were compiled through a search on the iOS operating system. Mobile menstrual tracking applications were then evaluated through an adapted APPLICATIONS system, which includes categories to score for PCOS-specific symptoms. RESULTS: PCOS groups showed clear preference for tracking methods overall, and are more likely to view their own health as fair/poor. P values for tests between other demographic variables in the OM Health study were insignificant, but there are observable trends in education, income, and age and usage of tracking methods. Evaluation of the top 10 mobile menstrual applications resulted in Clue scoring the highest, but no applications scored a complete PCOS-specific score. CONCLUSIONS: With continual variance in menstrual cycles, there needs to be development of a mobile menstrual application that is effective for all populations. Mobile menstrual applications have proven their popularity through PCOS groups and the rising usage within younger age groups. However, through the adapted APPLICATIONS system, major features are still missing, and are necessary to cater towards unique groups such as people with menstrual irregularities and PCOS.

This applied research Project presents the methodology of development understood in the achievement of a tracking solution for vehicles with GPS devices, the proposed software is part of a service of vehicle tracking offered by a telecommunications company. The system’s architecture is described and specified around the use cases in the multiples disciplines of the software process development. Although, there are multiples vehicle tracking solutions which are used in differents control centers, the offered solution gather the most representative functionalities from the best tracking solutions in the market and present it on objective way through in a complete and punctual proposal where the final user can use the solution using a web browser, likewise is shown the design of the solution using the disciplines and patterns requested by the software engineering. / Este proyecto de investigación aplicada presenta la metodología de desarrollo comprendida en la realización de una solución de monitoreo para vehículos con dispositivos GPS, el software propuesto forma parte del servicio de monitoreo vehicular que ofrece una empresa de telecomunicaciones. Se describe y especifica la arquitectura del sistema a través de casos de uso en las diversas disciplinas del proceso de desarrollo de software. Si bien existen diversas soluciones de monitoreo vehicular que son usadas en distintos centros de control, la solución propuesta agrupa las funcionalidades representativas de las mejores soluciones de monitoreo del mercado y las presenta de manera objetiva a través de una propuesta completa y puntual donde el usuario final pueda dar uso de la solución a través de un navegador web, así mismo se muestra el diseño de la solución utilizando las disciplinas y patrones que exige la ingeniería de software.