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Patrón metabólico regional por espectroscopia protónica en el deterioro cognitivo leve

Montull Ferrer, Caterina (Date of defense: 2004-11-18)

El DCL constituye un colectivo de alto riesgo para desarrollar la EA. La EA es una demencia degenerativa primaria que constituye el 48% de todas las demencias. <br/><br/>La información que nos proporciona la ERM sobre la ...

Pattern formation through lateral inhibition mediated by Notch signaling

Formosa Jordan, Pau (Date of defense: 2013-04-29)

Multicellular organisms are constituted by different kinds of cells which are arranged in a particular way, forming tissues with specific functions. The organization of these different cells can give rise to regular ...

The pattern of socio-ecological systems. A focus on energy, human activity, value added and material products

Velasco Fernández, Raúl (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)

Esta tesis trata del desarrollo de herramientas analíticas dentro de un innovador marco teórico con el objetivo de generar datos cuantitativos más útiles en relación al análisis de la sostenibilidad. En particular, el ...

Pattern recognition based on qualitative representation of signals. Application to situation assessment of dynamic systems

Gamero Argüello, Fco. Ignacio (Francisco Ignacio) (Date of defense: 2012-06-26)

The main focus of situation assessment is to decide on the adequacy of process behaviour with respect to specifications. When is not possible to have a mathematical model to represent the system operation, other non-model-based ...

Pattern-based automatic induction of domain adapted resources for social media analysis

Vázquez Suárez, Silvia (Date of defense: 2016-01-22)

In this dissertation, we analyze different aspects of the language used in texts published along different social media, and we propose a set of methods for the automatic extraction of polar adjectives as well as for the ...

Patterns and drivers of desert reptile diversity at different phylogenetic and spatial scales

Tejero Cicuéndez, Héctor (Date of defense: 2021-12-10)

Biodiversity patterns result from the interplay of evolutionary, ecological, and environmental processes. Investigating the drivers of such patterns is central to evolutionary biology, and it is further essential to ...

Patterns of abundance and functional traits of woody plant communities in andean elevation gradients

Sandoya Sánchez, Verónica (Date of defense: 2023-05-12)

La representativitat d’espècies llenyoses que coexisteixen als boscos andins tropicals presenta diferents patrons de distribució, els quals podrien variar a mesura que canvien els factors ambientals en boscos montans ubicats ...

Patterns of accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in human populations

Garí de Barbarà, Mercè (Date of defense: 2013-04-15)

The present research explores the levels and patterns of accumulation of a wide range of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the human population. It assesses two major families of POPs, namely organochlorine compounds ...

Patterns of activity in marine planktonic copepods: diel rhythms and driving factors

Olivares Requena, Manuel (Date of defense: 2021-02-19)

Marine planktonic copepods play a key ecological role in pelagic food webs. The study of their patterns of activity is fundamental in order to better understand the processes involved in the transfer of energy from lower ...

Patterns of cerebral gray and white matter alterations in preterm subjects by magnetic resonance imaging

Soria Pastor, Sara (Date of defense: 2009-09-17)

Preterm birth is frequently associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental difficulties and of cognitive, behavioural and emotional problems during childhood. The present thesis comprises two MRI studies that ...

Patterns of Change and Their Relationship to Outcome and Follow-up in Group and Individual Psychotherapy for Depression

Moggia Narváez, Danilo Orlando (Date of defense: 2019-03-05)

The study explored the presence of different patterns of change in a sample of patients who received cognitive therapy for depression in group and individual sequential formats. Our hypothesis was that some patients would ...

Patterns of genetic and morphologic diversity in Antarctic sponges = Modelos de diversidad genética y morfológicas en las esponjas antárcticas

Carella, Mirco (Date of defense: 2018-07-13)

The Antarctic bottoms harbour rich communities of sponges, which play an important role in structuring benthic habitats. Many Antarctic sponge species have been discovered in the past but most of them were poorly described ...

Patterns of individual and elite affective polarisation in Latin America

Remiro Pernia, Luis Miguel (Date of defense: 2024-04-17)

[eng] This PhD dissertation significantly expands the comparative perspective on affective polarisation, particularly focusing on the underexplored context of Latin America. Affective polarisation, defined as the extent ...

Patterns of maternal and neonatal vascular adaptations in placental disease

Stergiotou, Iosifina (Date of defense: 2014-04-10)

INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction share a pathophysiological basis due to a common placental etiology and variable maternal-fetal disease. The main hypothesis of this thesis is that placental disease ...

Patterns of phytoplankton and primary production variability in the Mediterranean Sea based on remote sensing data

Salgado Hernanz, Paula Maria (Date of defense: 2019-05-10)

[eng] This PhD thesis aims to assess the spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton variability and primary production in the surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The research is organized in three studies and ...

Patterns of sedentary behavior, physical activity and cognitive outcomes in University young adults: relationships with academic achievement and working memory capacity

Félez Nóbrega, Mireia (Date of defense: 2017-11-29)

Introduction. The physical health benefits of sitting less and being more active are well documented. However, little is known about how sedentary behavior patterns, alone or in combination with physical activity, influence ...