Malgaretti, Paolo (Date of defense: 2013-10-23)
In this thesis we characterize the behavior of molecular motors when the properties of the cytoplasm they displace through are not homogeneous or isotropic. Anisotropies in the cytoplasm can be induced, ...
Castilla-Vallmanya, Laura (Date of defense: 2021-11-04)
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a group of chronic diseases in which the development of the central nervous system is impaired, resulting in disability at the neuropsychiatric, motor and/or ...
Camafort Blanco, Miquel (Date of defense: 2019-04-26)
This PhD thesis presents a geological and geophysical study that characterizes the Quaternary stratigraphy, geomorphology, recent tectonics, and discusses their implications to understand the geodynamic ...
Berenguel Montoro, Rubén (Date of defense: 2016-02-02)
In this thesis we consider two different problems in the theory of dynamical systems. Dynamical systems cover a wide array of subjects, from finite dimensional to infinite dimensional, from analytic to ...
Verheij, Gerbert (Date of defense: 2017-07-07)
This study tries to tackle the notion of “urban aesthetics” as it was articulated throughout the first three decades of the 20th century in Portuguese writing on the city, and practised in different ...
Casadó Llombart, Sergi (Date of defense: 2021-12-14)
The immune system comprises cellular and humoral components that protect the organism against external and internal aggressions, such as pathogens and cancer. Therefore, it can distinguish healthy, self ...
Marco Lafuente, Inés (Date of defense: 2018-02-16)
This PhD dissertation is part of an international research project, Sustainable Farm Systems, which seeks to analyze pre-industrial to industrial agriculture transition from a biophysical perspective. ...
Morales Paytuví, Frederic (Date of defense: 2022-02-04)
The following sections of the thesis are divided in two parts corresponding with the two projects conducted, whose objectives are stated below. 1. Caveolin in the endoplasmic reticulum During ...
Montes Cebrián, Yaiza (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)
Point-of-Care diagnostic tests enable monitor health conditions and obtain fast results close to the patient, reducing medical costs, and allowing the control of infectious outbreaks. The interest in ...
Galán Cascales, Teresa (Date of defense: 2015-05-14)
This thesis aims at providing a better understanding of the micro- and nanofabrication of conducting polymers for biomedical devices and presents novel processes that widen the application range of ...