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    Chemical vapor deposition of hexagonal boron nitride and its use in electronic devices 

    Hui, Fei (Date of defense: 2018-07-23)

    Dielectrics are insulating materials used in many different electronic devices (e.g. capacitors, transistors, barristors), and play an important role in all of them. In fact, the dielectric is probably the most critical ...

    Chemically synthesized peptide libraries as a new source of BBB-shuttles. Use of Mass Spectrometry for peptide identification and quantification 

    Guixer, Bernat (Date of defense: 2014-03-31)

    The blood-brain barrier (888) is a biological barrier that plays a crucial role protecting the brain from neurotoxic agents and regulating the influx and efflux of molecules required for the correct function of this organ. ...

    Chemistry of dawsonites and application in catalysis 

    Stoica, Georgiana (Date of defense: 2010-02-18)

    La dawsonita es un mineral cristalino hallado generalmente en la naturaleza en forma de hidróxicarbonato de sodio y aluminio, NaAlCO3(OH)2. Además del mineral, se han sintetizado diferentes tipos de dawsonitas variando su ...

    Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Carbohydrates and Derivatives with Engineered D-Fructose-6-Phosphate Aldolase 

    Szekrényi, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-07-25)

    Biocatalysis is the chemical transformation of organic substrates by enzymes. This is the driving force of some of the oldest transformations known to humans. Nowadays, methods involving biocatalysts are gaining importance ...

    Chemoenzymatic synthesis of sugar-related polyhydroxylated compounds, iminocyclitols and their derivatives as glycosidase inhibitors 

    Concia, Alda Lisa (Date of defense: 2013-03-08)

    Section 1 (Introduction) is a comprehensive review of the subjects discussed in this thesis: biocatalysis, aldolases and iminocyclitols. It contains a description of the application of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and ...

    Chemoisosterism and its impact on drug polypharmacology 

    Jalencas i Giménez, Xavier (Date of defense: 2013-09-17)

    In medicinal chemistry, two chemical fragments are considered bioisosteric if they bind to the same protein environment. Accordingly, looking at the same players from an opposite perspective, two protein environments can ...

    Chemomagnetooptically controlled nanomotors for (bio)contaminant removal in water 

    Zhang, Kuan (Date of defense: 2019-11-13)

    El objetivo de la tesis es desarrollar nanomotores autónomos de silicio/metal activados fotoelectroquímicamente, explorar y comprender los mecanismos involucrados en el proceso de propulsión y analizar su posible aplicación ...

    Chemometric methods to process online spectrometry for quality monitoring of different water matrices 

    Plà Castellana, Mireia (Date of defense: 2023-02-24)

    Water quality monitoring during the purification and sanitation processes in Drinking Water Treatment Plants (DWTP), Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) and Water Reclamation Plants (ERA) is a necessary step to obtain a ...

    Chern degree functions and Prym semicanonical pencils 

    Rojas, Andrés (Date of defense: 2021-11-26)

    Abelian varieties are projective algebraic varieties endowed with a group structure. They constitute one of the most explored objects in Algebraic Geometry throughout the last decades. On the one hand, abelian varieties ...

    Chester A. Phillips and the forgotten history of bank credit 

    Black, Jes (Date of defense: 2021-12-20)

    This thesis studies the main contributions to monetary theory by Chester A. Phillips in the 1920s and 1930s which deal with the expansion of the money supply when commercial banks use the creation of bank credit to purchase ...

    Chicas y poder en la escuela. Identidades académicas, sociales y de género entre jóvenes de la periferia 

    Ponferrada Arteaga, Maribel (Date of defense: 2008-01-22)

    El aparente mayor éxito escolar de las jóvenes en la mayoría de niveles educativos enmascara la permanencia de dificultades y de exclusiones que todavía viven las chicas a su paso por la escuela. Así mismo, la juventud ...

    Child and Adult Non-Native Subject Development: A Bi-directional Study of English and Spanish as L2s 

    Pladevall Ballester, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2007-12-14)

    Aquesta tesi explora l'adquisició no-nativa de les propietats del subjecte gramatical en l'anglès i el castellà de nens i adults castellanoparlants i angloparlants, els quals no resideixen en el país de la L2, i contribueix ...

    Child behavior, feeding practices, and health in the context of obesity 

    Juton, Charlotte (Date of defense: 2023-03-09)

    [eng] Childhood obesity is a global public health problem with aggravating consequences during adulthood, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, and some types of cancers. The reason ...

    Childhood obesity : interrelation amoong diet quality, lifestyle factors, and obesity 

    Bawaked, Rowaedh Ahmed (Date of defense: 2018-10-08)

    La obesidad infantil sigue siendo una importante carga para la salud pública. Comprender e identificar la compleja relación entre la calidad de la dieta y los factores del estilo de vida es importante para el control de ...

    Children and youth victimization: Detection and reporting from school staff members 

    Greco, Ana Martina (Date of defense: 2021-10-06)

    Violence affects many children and youth, causing devastating effects. Schools are in an ideal position to prevent, detect and report potential victimization cases. Yet, studies have found several limitations to perform ...

    Children at-risk of writing difficulties 

    Pascual Peñas, Mariona (Date of defense: 2020-10-15)

    Les dificultats amb l’escriptura fonamentalment s’han estudiat en relació als trastorns de l’aprenentatge. Així doncs, són normalment relegades a una conseqüència d’un trastorn primari. No obstant, la recerca en dislèxia, ...

    Children exposed to domestic violence: Assessment and psychopathology 

    Olaya Guzmán, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2009-12-16)

    La exposición a violencia doméstica es un problema actual y complejo con consecuencias negativas en la salud mental de los niños. Objetivo: responder a las siguientes cuestiones sobre los efectos de la exposición a violencia ...

    Children's news: topics, information quality and audience reception around Newsround, Logo and Info K 

    Narberhaus Martínez, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-12-12)

    Aquesta tesi doctoral analitza els informatius infantils de televisió a partir de l’estudi de les notícies de tres programes de referència de cadenes públiques: Newsround, de la British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); ...

    Chile 1990-2006: Construcción de una Educación de Calidad con Accesibilidad Igualitaria 

    Pino Delgado, Marta María (Date of defense: 2013-10-15)

    La investigación, de carácter histórico/documental, busca identificar las políticas educativas que han favorecido y mermado la construcción de una educación de calidad con acceso igualitario, a través del estudio de cuatro ...

    Chimeric synthetic peptides as diagnostic tools : a novel IgM-specific immunoassay for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis : Driving innovation towards next-generation IgM immunoassays 

    Ripoll Pastor, Greta (Date of defense: 2021-05-10)

    Serologic tests detecting anti- T. gondii IgM are the gold standard for the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis. Nevertheless, most commercial kits are based on lysate antigens obtained from tachyzoites grown in mice or tissue ...