Charipinae Worldwide Revision with special attention to Alloxysta and Phaenoglyphis genera (Hym.: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) 

Ferrer Suay, Mar (Date of defense: 2014-05-05)

Members of the subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) are secondary parasitoids of aphids via Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Aphelininae (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and secondary parasitoids of ...

Charles Taylor y la identidad moderna 

Cincunegui, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2010-12-16)

El propòsit principal d'aquesta tesi és analitzar críticament l'antropologia filosòfica de Charles Taylor.<br/><br/>A la primera part abordem qüestions preliminars: les fonts, els fonaments teòrics i els elements metodològics ...

Charmed baryon resonances and mesons in hot and dense matter 

Jiménez Tejero, Clara Estela (Date of defense: 2012-03-05)

In this thesis we have studied baryon resonances generated from the dynamical interaction of two hadrons. We are interested on this study as an alternative approach to explain the increasing number of observed charmed ...

Charting intra-tumoral heterogeneity dynamics through the integration of multi-modal single-cell profiles 

Elosua-Bayés, Marc (Date of defense: 2023-06-08)

Understanding multicellular organisms depends on the advent of technologies capable of delivering unprecedented levels of resolution. With new technologies come novel data modalities, which require the development of ...

Charting the heterogeneity of healthy and malignant immune cells, one cell at a time 

Massoni Badosa, Ramon (Date of defense: 2023-03-13)

Specialization and plasticity are hallmarks of immune cells. Thus, charting their heterogeneity is crucial to understand their function and role in diseases. In this setting, single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) has ...

Checkpointing for virtual platforms and systemC-TLM-2.0 

Montón i Macián, Màrius (Date of defense: 2010-12-17)

Un dels avantatges d'usar plataformes virtuals o prototipat virtual enlloc del maquinari real pel desenvolupament de programari encastat és la capacitat d'alguns simuladors de fer captures del seu estat. Si el model del ...

Chelation-assisted metal-catalyzed functionalization of strong Csp2-H/Heteroatom bonds: trapping intermediate species and unveiling mechanistic details 

Capdevila Güell, Lorena (Date of defense: 2022-07-22)

The development of new methodologies for the construction of complex molecules is one of the principal objectives in synthetic organic chemistry. Although huge advances have been made on cross-coupling reactions, there is ...

Chemical and dynamical analysis of Open Clusters in the context of the Milky Way disc 

Casamiquela Floriach, Laia (Date of defense: 2017-06-23)

This thesis has as a main purpose the determination of the chemical composition of Open Clusters for the study of the chemical gradients in the Galactic disc with: Galactocentric radius, position above the plane, and ...

Chemical and ecotoxicological assessment of microplastics and emerging risks in the coastal environments 

Schirinzi, Gabriella Francesca (Date of defense: 2020-06-10)

In recent decades, global plastics production and consumption have continued to increase. Although many policy strategies on waste prevention and recycling have been implemented, much of the plastic waste is dispersed in ...

Chemical and enzymatic valorization of polyols from biomass 

Canela Xandri, Anna (Date of defense: 2016-02-04)

En les últimes dècades han augmentat els problemes derivats de la sobreproducció i acumulació de residus de la industria, així com els problemes mediambientals i la disminució de fonts de matèries primeres. En aquest sentit, ...

Chemical and microbial ecology of thc demosponge Aplysina aerophoba = Ecología química y microbiana de la demosponja Aplysina aerophoba 

Sacristán Soriano, Oriol (Date of defense: 2013-10-04)

Phylum Porifera (Grant, 1836) are sessile metazoans with a differentiated inhalant and exhalant aquiferous system with external pores. Lacking a tissue grade of construction, sponges can reach two well-differentiated ...

Chemical and synchrotron techniques for the characterization and development of functional foods. Plant biostimulant effects on Se enriching wheat 

Xiao, Tingting (Date of defense: 2020-09-22)

El seleni és essencial per a la salut humana Les fonts de Se s’obtenen en gran mesura del consum de vegetals, ja que el cos humà no pot sintetitzar de forma eficaç les espècies de Se orgànic assimilables. El selenit i el ...

Chemical approaches to the study of the ceramide synthase activity 

Izquierdo García, Eduardo (Date of defense: 2020-09-14)

Sphingolipids (SLs) are one of the major classes of lipids in eukaryotes. In addition to being essential structural components of cell membranes, SLs also play capital roles as signalling molecules. Ceramides (Cer) are a ...

Chemical design and validation of Ca 2+ -releasing platforms to promote vascularization in tissue regeneration 

Martí Muñoz, Joan (Date of defense: 2018-11-14)

An insufficient vascularization of the wound site is often the cause of failure in tissue regeneration. The use of cell therapy or growth factors has introduced promising results, nevertheless, they are risky, expensive ...

Chemical Modulation of Identified Hit Compounds as Apoptosis Inhibitors 

Corredor Sánchez, Miriam (Date of defense: 2013-06-26)

L’apoptosi és un procés biològic rellevant en moltes malalties. Un punt de regulació d’aquest procés és la formació d’un complex multiproteic anomenat apoptosoma; per tant, aquest complex té un gran interès per al ...

Chemical modulation of the nociceptive receptor TRPV1: Synthetic, biological and computational studies 

Vidal Mosquera, Miguel (Date of defense: 2016-02-09)

El canal iònic Receptor Vanil·loide Tipus 1 (sigles en anglès TRPV1) es considera un important integrador de diverses senyals de dolor. D'entre tots els productes que interaccionen amb TRPV1, aquells que bloquegen el senyal ...

Chemical Solution Deposition of Oxide Buffer and Superconducting Layers for YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7) Coated Conductors 

Coll Bau, Mariona (Date of defense: 2007-01-12)

Chemical speciation on urinary lithiasis. Image analysis and separation techniques for the study of lithogenesis 

Blanco Lucena, Francisco (Date of defense: 2014-11-10)

La formació de concrecions sòlides al tracte urinari, malaltia que rep el nom de litiasi urinària, és un desordre molt comú arreu del món. La seva taxa de incidència és del 12% a la població mundial, i la de recurrència ...

Chemical tools for the study of sphingolipid metabolism in diseases 

Aseeri, Mazen (Date of defense: 2023-03-13)

[eng] The main goals of this PhD thesis are closely related within the field of CDases and their key role in the regulation of sphingolipid metabolism. Thus, the roles of ACER3 and AC in different human diseases are of ...

Chemical tools to investigate the role of sphingolipids in disease 

Ordóñez Vivanco, Yadira (Date of defense: 2016-09-16)

Sphingolipids (SLs) encompass a large and diverse family of lipids that are essential constituents of cellular membranes. In addition to their structural functions, SLs are also emerging as important signalling molecules ...