Liu, Xianyun (Date of defense: 2018-05-09)
Nowadays, serious concern exists about atmospheric CO2 increase related with environmental impact and climate change. The reuse of CO2 through its chemical recycling is a promising route, which could ...
Escriche Tur, Luis (Date of defense: 2016-11-21)
The main objective of this work is the synthesis of manganese compounds and hybrid materials that may be relevant from a bioinorganic and magnetic point of view. The developed strategy comprises three ...
Luna, Raimon (Date of defense: 2020-06-22)
In this thesis we apply new approaches and develop new techniques to address various issues related to fundamental aspects of modern gravitational theory and black holes. We study the behavior of ...
Panarello, Silvia (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)
Photopharmacology has the main purpose to allow the control of protein activity with light. The most exploited strategy used to achieve this objective is the freely diffusible photopharmacology and it ...
Castro Català, Núria de (Date of defense: 2016-02-05)
Aquatic systems are under pressure from multiple stressors that affect the structure, the functioning, and the health of species, communities and ecosystems. One of the main human pressures affecting ...
Bou Mira, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-02-04)
The aim of the present thesis is directed towards the comprehension of the mechanisms involved in the regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in relevant species in European aquaculture. Special ...
Kozlov, Sergey (Date of defense: 2015-01-16)
The role of heterogeneous catalysts in modern society is immense. The majority of catalysts are nanostructured solely in order to increase the fraction of atoms on their surface. The nanostructuring, ...
Mendive Tapia, Lorena (Date of defense: 2017-02-17)
In the present thesis we have investigated the development of new methodologies for the selective and straightforward chemical modification of Trp amino acid either alone or in peptides. In the first ...
Siqueira Campos, Felipe (Date of defense: 2018-06-18)
Biodiversity patterns are results of ecological and evolutionary processes. Understanding the forces shaping biodiversity patterns help to predict the responses of ecosystems to environmental change. ...
Almeida Ferreira, Ana Patricia de (Date of defense: 2016-02-09)
The final size of a developing organ has to be finely modulated in order to give rise to fully functional organs and organisms. Final size is regulated by the nutritional status of the feeding animal ...