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    Understanding the processes that controlled rifting of the Tyrrhenian basin 

    Guzman Vendrell, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2015-11-30)

    This thesis is focused in the processes that took place in the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is a Neogene basin belonging to the Western Mediterranean realm. Its formation is related with the subduction system of the African plate ...

    Understanding the processes that shape the genetic diversity of freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) = Estudi dels processos que modelen la diversitat genètica en les planàries d'aigua dolça (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) 

    Leria Florensa, Laia (Date of defense: 2019-10-28)

    The main goal of the present thesis has been to shed light into the processes that shape the genetic diversity of organisms, focussing in the following factors: the type of reproduction, the morphological diversity of ...

    Understanding the role of sensor diversity and redundancy to encode for chemical information in gas sensor arrays 

    Fernández Romero, Luis (Date of defense: 2016-01-25)

    Electronic noses (e-noses) have been utilized during the past three decades as general purpose instruments for chemical sensing. These instruments are inspired by natural olfactory systems, where fine odour discrimination ...

    Understanding the transport mechanism of BBB peptide shuttles: THRre and MiniAp-4 as case studies 

    Fuster Juncà, Cristina (Date of defense: 2019-06-14)

    The research work presented in this thesis aims to understand the transport mechanism of two described BBB-shuttles, THRre and MiniAp-4. To achieve these objectives, different techniques have been used as solid phase peptide ...

    Unidades pluriverbales en los diccionarios del español de Costa Rica 

    Cordero Monge, Sergio (Date of defense: 2016-02-26)

    En esta de investigación se analiza el tratamiento lexicográfico de las locuciones verbales en tres diccionarios que registran léxico diferencial del español de Costa Rica; dos de ellos dedicados exclusivamente a esta ...

    Unified Framework for the Study of Sport-Related Behavior 

    Vázquez Justes, Pablo (Date of defense: 2017-01-24)

    A high disciplinary specialization and development of context-specific languages in sport science has promoted its current fragmentation and a lack of communication and transfer of knowledge among scientists. However, ...

    Universal diagnostic platforms based on oligonucleotide codified nanoparticles and DNA microarray devices 

    Broto Avilés, Marta (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)

    La medicina personalitzada esta prenent rellevància últimament. Aquesta es basa en la monitorització simultània de diferents biomarcadors, els biomarcadors poden ser molècules de diferent naturalesa química. Aquest fet fa ...

    Universidade, externalidades e desenvolvimento regional: As dimensões socioeconômicas da expansão do ensino superior em Vitória da Conquista 

    Lopes, Roberto Paulo Machado (Date of defense: 2013-02-08)

    Este trabalho parte do entendimento de que a formação de economias de aglomeração está na base do desenvolvimento econômico de centros urbanos e regiões, especialmente das cidades médias, e defende a tese de que uma ...

    Universidade, sociedade e território no Brasil: Um estudo de caso na Bahia 

    da Silva Brito, Marialda (Date of defense: 2013-12-11)

    Esta pesquisa aborda a relação entre a universidade a sociedade e o território no Brasil e, particularmente no estado da Bahia. Especificamente são estudados alguns condicionantes sócio- territoriais de modo a verificar ...

    Universidades Interculturales en México. Reflexiones sobre Identidades a partir de un trabajo de campo en Espinal, Veracruz 

    Re, Arianna (Date of defense: 2013-10-17)

    En esta tesis se ha puesto en discusión las clasificaciones de identidad étnica e cultura dentro del marco de la educación intercultural, en lo específico se quiso problematizar la congruencia de las universidades ...

    Universitat, cultura i teatre a la dècada dels cinquanta: L'Agrupació de Teatre Experimental i el Teatre Viu 

    Ciurans Peralta, Enric (Date of defense: 2002-10-01)

    Amb aquesta recerca hem volgut recuperar la memòria de dues agrupacions escèniques sorgides a Barcelona a la dècada dels anys cinquanta, que per diversos motius simbolitzen des del nostre punt de vista l’inici del procés ...

    Universities free of Gender Violence. Communicative acts among the university community that overcome gender violence in Spanish universities 

    Schubert, Tinka Tabea (Date of defense: 2015-09-10)

    Violence against women at universities is a major problem that is widely analyzed and recognized in most countries, especially in the United States. Data evidences high incidence rates such as 19% of college students have ...

    Unraveling potential disease modifiers of myotonic dystrophy type 1 

    Koehorst, Emma Agathe (Date of defense: 2022-06-17)

    [spa] La distrofia miotónica tipo 1 (DM1) es un trastorno multisistémico, progresivo y no tratable con una expansión CTG en el gen DMPK que es la base de la patología. La compleja naturaleza multisistémica de la DM1 ...

    Unraveling the Fundamental Aspects of Enzyme-powered Micromotors 

    Arqué Roca, Francesc Xavier (Date of defense: 2023-01-24)

    [eng] Enzyme-powered motors are based on the micro- and nanosized particles that propel thanks to the chemical conversion of enzymes attached on their surface. Recently, these tiny devices have been applied for a plethora ...

    Unravelling genetic predisposition to familial breast and ovarian cancer: new susceptibility genes and variant interpretation by in silico approaches 

    Moles Fernández, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2022-01-31)

    Patients with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) in whom a causative pathogenic variant is not identified after genetic analysis may not benefit from prevention, early detection, or precision treatment measures. ...

    Unravelling seabird-fishery dynamics through bird-borne technologies 

    Navarro Herrero, Leia (Date of defense: 2024-04-15)

    [eng] Seabirds and fisheries share the same fishing resources and grounds, resulting in their inevitable interaction, with significant conservation implications for the firsts. Seabirds scavenging on fishery waste modify ...

    Unravelling the molecular complexities of early-stage oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer to identify biomarkers of resistance to endocrine therapy 

    Bergamino Sirvén, Milana Arantza (Date of defense: 2022-11-29)

    [eng] 80% of breast cancer (BC) express positive estrogen receptors (ER+) and up to 15% of them also overexpress or amplify the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), which confers a molecular biology and different ...

    Unravelling the Role of Long Noncoding RNAs in the Context of Cell-growth and Regeneration 

    Amador Rios, Raziel (Date of defense: 2022-02-10)

    Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have proven biological roles in plethora cellular contexts. Nonetheless, only a handful have been clearly characterized, leaving thousands of newly discovered lncRNAs without an associated ...

    Unveiling novel components of the protein complex responsible for cGMP synthesis in retinal photoreceptors: role in cell physiology and disease 

    López Begines, Santiago (Date of defense: 2016-11-18)

    In photoreceptor cells of the retina, light triggers a protein G-mediated enzymatic cascade that leads to hydrolysis of cGMP. The drop in cGMP levels causes the closure of cGMP-channel at the plasma membrane, decreasing ...

    Unveiling novel functions of the trascriptional repressor HDAC7 in B lymphocyte development 

    Azagra Rodríguez, Alba (Date of defense: 2019-11-29)

    B lymphopoiesis is the result of several cell lineage choices and differentiation steps whose perturbation leads to B cell malignancies. Cellular transitions for B cell generation have been associated with gene activation ...