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A study on autocatalysis through synthetic biology. Exploration of spatiotemporal dynamics in the presence or absence of synthetic autocatalytic Hepatocyte Growth Factor signaling in mammalian cells

Bárcena Menéndez, Diego (Date of defense: 2016-10-17)

Una de las preguntas sin resolver en la biologia celular, es como las células mamíferas logran generar patrones estables como organos o seres vivos, en un entorno variable. El concepto matemático del bucle de retreoalimentación, ...

Study on conduction mechanismes of mediun voltage cable XLPE insulation in the melting range of temperatures.

Orrit Prat, Jordi (Date of defense: 2012-03-07)

D’ençà que el polietilè reticulat (XLPE) es va començar a utilitzar com aïllament elèctric per cables de subministrament elèctric, s’han destinat molts esforços a l’estudi de les propietats dielèctriques del polietilè i ...

Study on crystallinity, properties and degradability of poly-4-hidroxybutyrate and related polyesters

Keridou, Ina (Date of defense: 2021-04-14)

In the last decades, polymeric biomaterials, due to their advanced physical and mechanical properties, have been used in a vast variety of surgical and pharmaceutical applications. In this thesis, a study on crystallinity, ...

A Study on Ph.D. Chinese Students’ Academic Adaptation at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Cai, Lin (Date of defense: 2016-11-11)

Actualmente, un número creciente de estudiantes chinos participan en el mercado educativo global. Sin embargo, debido a la gran disparidad cultural entre los países occidentales y asiáticos, su adaptación resulta particularmente ...

A Study on public-private collaboration: motivations and consequences, measuring success with key dimensions, comparing leadership

Alsina Burgués, Victòria (Date of defense: 2017-12-21)

Public-private collaboration (PPC) is a phenomenon that has grown spectacularly since the early 1980s. Currently, policy-making processes usually develop in complex networks of public and private institutions, and public ...

Study on safety and efficacy of inulin and oligofructose in neonates.

Gispert Llauradó, Mariona (Date of defense: 2014-07-16)

Antecedents: L'aparell digestiu del nounat és ràpidament colonitzat després del naixement. El tipus d'alimentació podria influïr aquest procés. Les fórmules infantils tracten d'imitar l'efecte bifidogènic de la llet humana ...

Study on the biological air quality in Bellaterra (Barcelona) and Vitoria-Gasteiz: pollen and spores and their allergens

Ussama Elbastaweesy, Mohammed Hirhish (Date of defense: 2019-02-13)

Los alérgenos aerovagantes están entre las partículas atmosféricas con mayor influencia en la salud respiratoria humana. La alergia al polen de Poaceae y al polen de Betula se encuentran entre las alergias respiratorias ...

Study on the Connexion 32 and its role in the release of ATP.

Grandes Vilaclara, Mª Eugenia (Date of defense: 2008-06-18)

The aim of this 4 year long work was to study the Connexin32 (Cx32), a protein that forms hemichannels anchored in the plasma membrane. Two hemichannels of adjacent cells form a gap junction. Mutations in Cx32 have been ...

Study on the gaseous emissions during the biological treatment of sewage sludge. Characterization of VOCs and odour emissions

González Alé, Daniel (Date of defense: 2020-01-31)

La gestió dels fangs generats durant el tractament de les aigües residuals a les estacions depuradores d’aigües residuals (EDARs) és un dels grans reptes als quals s’enfronten les autoritats Europees, estatals i locals, ...

Study on the general applicability of the collector efficiency model to solar process heat collectors

David Hertel, Julian (Date of defense: 2019-07-23)

[eng] According to several studies, the installed capacity of solar thermal collectors to provide heat for industrial processes is going to increase significantly during the next decades. The great variety of designs and ...

A Study on the Role of NF-kB Signaling Pathway Members in Regulating Survival Motor Neuron Protein level and in the Pathogenesis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Arumugam, Saravanan (Date of defense: 2017-01-27)

L’atròfia muscular espinal (AME) és una malaltia neuromuscular causada per mutació o deleció en el gen SMN1, que codifica per la proteïna ubiqua SMN (de l’anglès survival motor neuron). L’AME es caracteritza per atròfia ...

Study on the shear and punching-shear strength of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to point loads and in-plane tensile forces

Fernández Sánchez, Pablo Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2021-12-20)

Reinforced concrete members, especially when subjected to concentrated loads, can fail in shear. This is an undesirable and brittle failure mode preventing the structure from deforming and reaching higher load levels. It ...

Study the effect of inclusion of feed flavonoid substances on animal performance and ruminal fermentation in calves

Seradj, Ahmad Reza (Date of defense: 2015-01-13)

The thesis includes the effect of Bioflavex®, an orange plant extract rich in flavonoids, on rumen fermentation and meat quality. Several experiments were performed, in the “in vivo” trials (Exp. 1,2 and 3) under acidosis ...

Study the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral sex training in improving women’s sexual self-concept in Tehran, Iran

Vahidvaghef, Mitra (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)

Estudi de l'eficàcia de l'entrenament cognitiu-conductual en la millora de l'autoconcepte sexual de les dones en Teheran, Iran. Mitra Vahidvaghef (estudiant de doctorat), Rosa M. Raich Escursell (professor), Teresa ...

Study, evaluation and contributions to new algorithms for the embedding problem in a network virtualization environment

Botero Vega, Juan Felipe (Date of defense: 2013-06-21)

Network virtualization is recognized as an enabling technology for the future Internet. It aims to overcome the resistance of the current Internet to architectural change and to enable a new business model decoupling the ...

Studying brain development in infants by eye measurements: visual perception and visual attention

Esposito, Flavia Lorena (Date of defense: 2019-12-20)

In the first years of life, there is a dramatic unfolding of cognitive abilities supported by the progressive control of gaze behaviour. The early development of oculomotor control is presumably closely tied to the maturation ...

Studying collaborative learning space design with multimodal learning analytics

Vujovic, Milica (Date of defense: 2021-06-16)

Research has provided relevant advances in evidence-based design for productive learning. For example, in the field of collaborative learning, there is extensive evidence for some key learning design elements, such as ...

Studying depression through big data analytics on Twitter

Leis Machín, Angela 1974- (Date of defense: 2021-03-18)

Mental disorders have become a major concern in public health, since they are one of the main causes of the overall disease burden worldwide. Depressive disorders are the most common mental illnesses, and they constitute ...

Studying Electrostatic Polarization Forces at the Nanoscale. Dielectric constant of supported biomembranes measured in air and liquid environment

Gramse, Georg (Date of defense: 2012-06-19)

The objective of my thesis was to develop novel techniques and methods to probe the dielectric properties of biomembranes in air and their natural environment - liquid solution. The dielectric constant ε(r) of biomembranes ...

Studying Hepatitis B and Hepatitis Delta viruses quasispecies by Next-generation sequencing: Conservation, variability, and interaction

Pacín Ruiz, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2023-06-09)

El virus de l’hepatitis B (VHB) afecta uns 296 milions de persones arreu del món, més del 5% coinfectades amb el virus de l’hepatitis delta (VHD), causant l’hepatitis vírica més greu. El VHD presenta un domini d’ARN ...