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Study of collective cell durotaxis as an active wetting phenomenon

Pallares Pallares, Macià Esteve (Date of defense: 2022-03-08)

Cell migration is essential to many biological processes. In adult organisms, it is crucial for wound healing, homeostasis, and immune response, whereas aberrant cell migration potentially leads to pathology. For example, ...

Study of compatibilization methods for high density polyethylene and ground tyre rubber : exploring new route to recycle scrap tyres

Casas Carné, María del Pilar (Date of defense: 2010-03-25)

Cotxes, camions, tractors, avions... tots necessiten els neumàtics com a component imprescindible per al seu funcionament. Malauradament, degut al desgast per ús, els neumàtics tenen una vida útil limitada que obliga a ...

Study of complex chromosomal rearrangements in cancer. The role of extrachromosomal circular DNA as a genome remodeler in neuroblastoma

Rodriguez Fos, Elias (Date of defense: 2020-07-15)

This thesis illustrates the work I have developed as a Ph.D. student in the computational genomics group lead by Dr. David Torrents at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. The group’s expertise in the analysis of biological ...

Study of conductive polymers, biomolecules and their hybrids through computational approaches

Triguero Enguídanos, Jordi (Date of defense: 2019-03-08)

In this thesis, different theoretical approaches designed to study a wide interval of length- and/or time-scales have been used to examine the microscopic properties of chemical systems with varying degrees of complexity ...

A study of cortical network models with realistic connectivity

Vegué, Marina (Date of defense: 2018-03-23)

Structure is fundamental in shaping the types of computations that neuronal circuits can perform. Explaining the laws that determine the connectivity properties of brain networks and their implications in neuronal dynamics ...

Study of cow subclinical hypocalcemia and development of new tools for its diagnostic and prevention

Rodríguez Pérez, Eduardo M (Date of defense: 2015-11-27)

Les vaques de llet sofreixen pèrdues de calci (Ca) quan comença la lactació i poden veure’s afectades per la hipocalcèmia clínica (sèrum Ca < 6mg/dL) o subclínica (Ca < 8.5mg/dL). Donat que la incidència clínica és del 5%, ...

Study of Cu-ZnO-Ga2O3- and MoxC-based Catalysts for the Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction

Liu, Xianyun (Date of defense: 2018-05-09)

Nowadays, serious concern exists about atmospheric CO2 increase related with environmental impact and climate change. The reuse of CO2 through its chemical recycling is a promising route, which could contribute to the ...

Study of Cucumber mosaic virus infection in the resistant melon accession PI 161375

Guiu Aragonés, Cèlia (Date of defense: 2014-10-01)

L’accessió exòtica de meló PI 161375 presenta una barreja de resistència qualitativa i quantitativa front a la infecció per CMV depenent de la soca. Anteriorment s’ha descrit la presencia del gen recessiu de resistència ...

Study of Denitrification and Reductive Dechlorination Processes Applied to Groundwater Bioremediation

Calderer Perich, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2010-06-23)

La present tesi es basa en l'estudi dels processos de bioremediació com a tecnologies de descontaminació d'aqüífers.<br/>Concretament, es pretén estudiar la desnitrificació i la decloració reductiva com a tecnologies de ...

Study of diagnostic and prognostic clinical, biological, and magnetic resonance imaging markers at the time of a clinically isolated syndrome

Arrambide García, Georgina (Date of defense: 2016-02-22)

En este trabajo estudiamos marcadores con valor diagnóstico o pronóstico en el momento de presentar un síndrome clínico aislado (CIS, del inglés clinically isolated syndrome). Dado que presentar un CIS representa un riesgo ...

Study of disseminated high-risk neuroblastoma in the bone marrow niche; from microenvironmental modelling to therapeutic targeting

Garcia Gerique, Laura (Date of defense: 2020-12-23)

Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracraneal solid tumor diagnosed in the first 5 years of childhood and accounts for approximately 15% of all pediatric cancer-related deaths. At the time of diagnosis, about half of ...

Study of DNA nanostructures with biomedical applications

Clua Villas, Anna (Date of defense: 2023-07-17)

[eng] G-quadruplexes are non-canonical DNA structures that appear in Guanine-rich oligonucleotides. Four Guanines interact through Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds forming a tetrad which is stabilized by metallic ions. Two or more ...

Study of Dyrk1a kinase in central nervous systems development: implication in mouse retina development

Laguna Tuset, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2008-12-18)

El gen DYRK1A es troba situat en una regió del cromosoma 21 humà que s'ha associat a alteracions en el neurodesenvolupament. Aquest treball mostra com canvis en la dosis gènica de Dyrk1A en el ratolí causen una alteració ...

Study of early stages of Alzheimer's disease using magnetic resonance imaging

Casamitjana Díaz, Adrià (Date of defense: 2019-12-20)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that constitutes the most common dementia pathology. It represents a global epidemic that expands exponentially as the life expectancy increases with no yet useful ...

Study of effects of cooking methods on physical properties and bioactive compounds in selected potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L)

Yang, Yali (Date of defense: 2015-09-29)

La patata es una fuente de carbohidratos, de versátil preparación y presentación. Dependiendo del proceso de cocción y de las características morfológicas y nutricionales de la patata estos efectos pueden ser positivos o ...

Study of electron heat transport in LHD and TJ-II

García Olaya, Jerónimo (Date of defense: 2006-04-20)

The magnetically confined plasmas study is one of the most promising research fields in the present days due to the high perspectives of unlimited and clean energy that fusion has generated. In this framework, the stellarator ...

Study of environmental and biological factors that affect larval survival in sessile coastal marine organisms

Viladrich Canudas, Núria (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)

La reproducció sexual és un procés biològic fonamental per a la majoria de les espècies vives, sent essencial per a la perpetuació de les espècies i assegurar-ne la diversitat genètica. En invertebrats sèssils marins, com ...

Study of expression levels in MECP2 related disorders using transcriptomics and proteomics: characterizing Rett syndrome and MECP2 duplication syndrome

Pascual Alonso, Ainhoa (Date of defense: 2023-07-14)

[eng] MECP2 is a multifunctional gene involved in multiple processes such as transcription regulation, chromatin remodelling, splicing and miRNA regulation. Malfunction of MECP2 due to loss of function mutations leads to ...

Study of extracellular matrix and water channels in bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Costa Riu, Carme (Date of defense: 2007-10-29)

La matriu extracel·lular (MEC) del sistema nerviós central (SNC) es troba dispersa al neuròpil o formant agregats al voltant de les neurones, anomenats xarxes perineuronals (PNN). La MEC conté proteoglicans de tipus ...

Study of extracellular matrix remodeling and the role of periostin b during zebrafish heart regeneration

Garcia Puig, Anna (Date of defense: 2019-03-22)

Adult zebrafish (Danio rerio), in contrast to mammals, are able to regenerate their hearts in response to injury or experimental amputation. Our understanding of the cellular and molecular bases that underlie this process, ...