Aide, Pedro Carlos Paulino (Date of defense: 2011-09-30)
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites remains a huge public health problem and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among children and infants. The ...
Banks, Donna (Date of defense: 2022-01-20)
This dissertation takes a transatlantic approach in its exploration of identity and representation by examining artistic practices within areas of the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States. Australia ...
Bel-Piñana, Paula (Date of defense: 2018-07-10)
In recent decades, public-private partnerships has converted in an alternative way of providing transport infrastructures that has been traditional delivered by public sector. Between 1990 and 2017, ...
Rodríguez Climent, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2014-12-05)
The Ebro Delta represents the most important wetland area in Catalonia, the second most important in Spain (after Doñana National Park) and one of the most important estuarine zones in Europe. Although ...
Kowszyk, Yanina (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)
[eng] This thesis is about discourses in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and specifically the discussion around the role of business and their contribution towards social development. ...
Martín Liberal, Juan Jesús (Date of defense: 2016-11-07)
Sarcomas are a group of malignancies characterized by their bad prognosis and the absence of effective treatments. Median survival of advanced sarcoma patients is only one year in spite of treatment. ...
Cinca i Luis, Núria (Date of defense: 2008-12-03)
Due to the current interest on intermetallic compounds (IMCs), specially for their use at high temperatures being capable to substitute superalloys and, for the lately improvement of their lack of ...
Ramos de Fuentes, Eduardo (Date of defense: 2018-09-28)
Rice (Oryza sativa) is the most important crop for human direct consumption, but its yield and production are strongly affected by biotic and abiotic stresses. Rice is the most salt-sensitive cereal and ...
Riaz, Bushra (Date of defense: 2020-01-15)
The thesis is a combination of three independent papers that discuss various challenges posed on developing countries of Asia and provide suggestions as to how comparative advantage and labor productivity ...
Mendieta Martínez, Laura (Date of defense: 2014-06-06)
Proteases are involved in a high number of diseases, and thus, are relevant targets. For that reason our main goal was the discovery of protease inhibitors as therapeutic agents. We focused our study ...