Mayer, Jürgen (Date of defense: 2015-11-10)
This thesis covers a number of technical developments, to improve mesoscopic imaging and analysis, with a focus on quantitative imaging. The main topic is attenuation in light sheet fluorescence ...
Ruiz Orera, Jorge (Date of defense: 2017-01-19)
Aquesta tesi investiga els mecanismes de formació i evolució de gens de novo utilitzant seqüenciació massiva de transcrits complerts i de fragments protegits per ribosomes. Hem identificat milers de ...
Gálvez García, Héctor (Date of defense: 2017-01-20)
The vertebrate inner ear is the organ responsible for the senses of balance, acceleration and audition. Three cell types form the functional unit of the ear: hair cells, neurons and supporting cells. ...
Zou, Yimei (Date of defense: 2018-11-05)
This thesis explores the macroeconomic implications of endogenous production networks, defined as the collection of input-output linkages in the economy. In the first chapter, I develop a model of ...
Luthi, Eva (Date of defense: 2010-07-02)
This thesis studies tax competition from both a theoretical and an empirical point of view. In chapter 1 we develop a dynamic two-country optimal taxation model to study tax competition. We find that ...
Cortès Braña, Lurdes (Date of defense: 2015-12-18)
La Primera y la Segunda Guerra Mundial propiciaron en Europa la aparición de las primeras organizaciones dedicadas a los niños, que fueron instrumentales para salvar a toda una generación de europeos ...
Duchini, Emma (Date of defense: 2016-10-05)
This thesis examines the role of public policies and institutions in fostering human capital formation and utilization. In the first chapter, I analyze the impact of college remedial courses on students’ ...
Gifreu Castells, Arnau (Date of defense: 2013-03-07)
L’objecte d’aquesta tesi doctoral és mostrar i demostrar com el documental interactiu es constitueix i es proposa en els últims anys com a nou gènere audiovisual amb característiques pròpies i ...
Coscarelli Comas, Sara (Date of defense: 2013-12-12)
This thesis is a study of the architectural reality of Barcelona between 1949 and 1964, which adapts its modus operandi of the Milanese architectural imaginary, and is characterized by the desire to ...
Benavent i Portabella, Francesc (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)
En aquest treball es proposa utilitzar tècniques d’Aprenentatge Automàtic Incremental, també conegut com Aprenentatge On-line, per resoldre tasques de Processament de Llenguatge Natural de manera més ...