Mugianesi, Francesca (Date of defense: 2022-06-02)
Gene expression, epigenetic states and topological conformation are three fundamental aspects of genome organization that are tightly regulated in space and time. Epigenetic states, protein occupancy ...
Blancas Muñoz, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-01-15)
Students’ metacognition, that is, the ability to accurately assess one’s skill level and to update one’s internal model of those skills, is a crucial educational factor, as it can help students ...
Mina Ibarra, Leonardo Bruno (Date of defense: 2010-05-21)
The group of positive strand RNA ((+)RNA) viruses includes numerous plant, animal and human pathogens such as the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Their viral genomes mimic cellular mRNAs, however, besides ...
Costa García, Marcel (Date of defense: 2018-06-11)
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection induces persistent changes in the host immune system, namely a sustained expansion of effector memory and cytotoxic specific T lymphocytes, the production of ...
Espinal Berenguer, Anna (Date of defense: 2002-02-15)
Aquesta tesi s'emmarca en l'anàlisi de la supervivència. A la primera part es proposa una metodologia per estimar els coeficients d'un model lineal amb censura a la resposta i error de mesura a les ...
Jordà Puig, Sergi (Date of defense: 2005-06-21)
This is a dissertation about performing music with computers, and about constructing the tools that will facilitate playing and improvising with these computers. The primary aim of this research is to ...
Polymeneas, Georgios-Alexandros (Date of defense: 2018-11-09)
This study presents a multidisciplinary framework for the analysis of evidential meaning in the Greek political discourse during the period of the current European debt crisis, and moving beyond a mere ...
Balart i García, Pau (Date of defense: 2023-02-24)
Under very specific pressures, evolution turns extremely convergent, to the extent that distantly-related organisms show highly similar morphological, physiological and behavioral adaptations. Life into ...
Bietti, Lucas Manuel (Date of defense: 2011-07-20)
Esta tesis propone un enfoque socio-cognitivo para analizar procesos discursivos de memoria autobiográfica y colectiva. Esta nueva perspetiva interdisciplinaria en estudios de memoria integra teorías ...
García Santamarina, Sarela (Date of defense: 2013-06-14)
Oxidation of specific cysteines in proteins by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a cellular mechanism that triggers signalling pathways, such as the antioxidant responses in microbial systems. However, H2O2 ...