Ramon Duaso, Carla (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a rare disease characterized by muscular defects, as well as, cognitive and mood alterations. Although these neurophysiological disturbances are very debilitating, ...
Bespalov, Andrei (Date of defense: 2019-04-11)
In this thesis I elaborate on three reasons why religious exemptions from generally applicable laws are not publicly justifiable in a liberal democratic society. First, mere claims of the form “God says ...
Johnsen, Lisa (Date of defense: 2016-12-18)
Epithelial tissues undergo extensive remodeling during embryonic development. Recent studies have revealed that, in a number of developmental processes, epithelial remodeling is associated with pulsations ...
Gnocchi, Stefano (Date of defense: 2008-02-05)
Los modelos Neo-Keynesianos se han impuesto en el análisis de las políticas monetaria y fiscal óptimas. Esta literatura no considera la interacción estratégica entre los agentes económicos y las autoridades ...
Makriyannis, Nikolaos (Date of defense: 2016-09-20)
Secure two-party computation is a classic problem in cryptography. It involves two parties computing a function of their private inputs, and only revealing what the output suggests. Additional security ...
Maseres Javaloy, Pedro (Date of defense: 2018-03-12)
The p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) has a crucial role in cells’ stress adaptation and survival. It also plays a role in physiological processes such as differentiation of skeletal muscle ...
Carcolé Estrada, Mireia (Date of defense: 2019-12-05)
Osteoarthritis is the most common musculoskeletal disease worldwide, characterized by degradation of the articular cartilage, chronic joint pain and disability. Currently available treatments for ...
Belalcazar Guerrero, Viviana (Date of defense: 2007-12-14)
El objetivo principal de esta tesis fue el de realizar una validación y caracterización de las posibles variables que pueden afectar la metodología empleada para identificar las isoformas presentes en ...
Rutigliano, Roberta (Date of defense: 2017-11-30)
This thesis investigates how big economic and demographic changes over the past century influence fertility dynamics with a particular focus on family ties. The first chapter investigates the role of ...
Yoshimura, Yuji (Date of defense: 2016-11-25)
The goal of this dissertation is to provide insights into spatial analysis for architecture and urban studies through examining human mobility in the built environment based on large-scale datasets. ...