First principles evaluation of structure and properties of multifunctional materials 

    Santiago Piera, Raul (Fecha de defensa: 2024-02-16)

    [eng] Organic chemistry is recognized for its ability to arrange a limited set of atoms in numerous ways, a quality that is crucial in molecular magnetism. This branch benefits from the adaptability of organic chemistry ...

    Forefront cold spray additive manufacturing development by leveraging new spraying strategies 

    Vaz, Rodolpho Fernando (Fecha de defensa: 2023-10-27)

    [eng] Additive manufacturing (AM) is a process of creating a physical object by adding material layer by layer rather than removing material through machining. It is also known as 3D printing, as it typically involves using ...

    Formación y caracterización de emulsiones altamente concentradas de betún en agua 

    Martínez Rodríguez, María (Fecha de defensa: 2014-07-10)

    El objetivo principal de la presente tesis ha sido la preparación y caracterización de emulsiones bituminosas concentradas y altamente concentradas de betún en agua controlando el tamaño de gota. Las investigaciones y ...

    Formación y propiedades de espumas macroporosas de quitosano obtenidas a partir de emulsiones altamente concentradas 

    Miras Hernández, Jonatan (Fecha de defensa: 2015-04-16)

    El principal objetivo de la presente tesis es la obtención de espumas de quitosano mediante la utilización de emulsiones altamente concentradas de tipo aceite en agua (O/W). Para alcanzar dicho objetivo, este trabajo ha ...

    From Romanesque to Gothic: A compositional, morphological and formal study of medieval cultural heritage objects 

    Magkanas, Georgios (Fecha de defensa: 2023-09-18)

    [eng] The present PhD thesis is focused on the study of the compositional, morphological and formal characteristics of medieval cultural heritage objects, and more specifically manuscripts and champlevé enamels of Limoges, ...

    Identification and Fate of Known and Unknown Transformation Products of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic System 

    Žonja, Božo (Fecha de defensa: 2017-02-01)

    Pharmaceuticals which are used worldwide are designed to facilitate the life for the human society and have an important role in treatment and prevention of disease for both humans and animals. They are ubiquitous in the ...

    Indole arylation in tryptophan residues: development of new chemical methodologies, synthetic studies and biological evaluation of modified peptides 

    Mendive Tapia, Lorena (Fecha de defensa: 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 chapter, we have ...

    Information Transfer and Dynamics of Nucleic Acids studied by Theoretical Approaches 

    Balaceanu, Alexandra (Fecha de defensa: 2018-12-12)

    1. The Force Field Accuracy Problem. The utility and applicability of MD simulations to model biomolecular systems goes only as far as its ability to sufficiently sample the conformational space and the correct description ...

    An integrated assessment of nanoparticle exposures in the ceramic industry 

    Salmatonidis, Apostolos (Fecha de defensa: 2019-09-30)

    Exposure to nanoparticles has been associated with adverse effects on human health. When the exposure route is inhalation, nanoparticles can cause pulmonary inflammation which may be more severe than from fine particles, ...

    L'alcohol terc-butílic com a solvent d'interés analític: equilibris protolítics i les seves aplicacions 

    Rosés Pascual, Martí (Fecha de defensa: 1986-05-23)

    L’objecte primordial del present treball ha estat l’estudi teòric i pràctic d’un solvent, l’alcohol terc-butílic, que tot i essent un dels solvents més semblants a l’aigua, presenta respecte a ella notables diferències. ...

    Liberación de partículas atmosféricas en escenarios industriales reales y su impacto en la exposición humana y ambiental. Casos de estudio: actividades portuarias y reciclaje de residuos electrónicos 

    López Olivé, Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2023-09-15)

    [spa] Los estudios sobre exposición a nanopartículas (NP) en aerosoles atmosféricos son cada vez más importantes para comprender sus efectos en la salud humana y el medio ambiente, ya que las NP pueden penetrar profundamente ...

    Localized hypermutation and hypomutation in the genomes of human somatic cells 

    Mas-Ponte, David (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-14)

    [eng] Somatic cells accumulate mutations in their genome from a set of exogenous and endogenous processes. The interplay of DNA lesions and the DNA repair mechanisms in each cell shape the genetic mosaicism that composes ...

    Mecanismo cinético de la xantinoxidasa de hígado de buey y de la xantindeshidrogenasa de hígado de pollo 

    Canela Campos, Enric I. (Fecha de defensa: 1976-12-16)

    La xantinoxidasa (xantina: oxígeno-oxidorreductasa) fue descubierta por HORBACZEWSKI y SPITZER al observar que la hipoxantina y la xantina, en presencia de varios preparados tisulares, daban lugar a la aparición de ácido ...

    Modulation of the RNAi pathway by chemically modified siRNA molecules 

    Alagia, Adele (Fecha de defensa: 2015-12-11)

    To direct post-transcriptionally gene silencing, RNAi machinery exploits the formation of base pairs between the loaded guide strand and the complementary mRNA. The Ago2 protein is the “slicer” effector of the RISC and ...

    Multiscale modelling of CO2 hydrogenation reactions on Ni-based catalysts 

    Lozano Reis, Pablo (Fecha de defensa: 2023-11-10)

    [eng] Global warming and climate change, mostly due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, are producing devastating effects. Among the different greenhouse gases, CO2 is one of the major ...

    MXene Materials for CO(2) Capture and Transformation 

    Jurado Mañas, Anabel (Fecha de defensa: 2023-06-21)

    [eng] MXene materials, the low-dimensional counterpart of transition metal carbides and nitrides present suitable properties as catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis given the similar properties with transition metal carbides ...

    Nanostructured transition metal carbides as potential catalysts for greenhouse gases conversion 

    Figueras Valls, Marc (Fecha de defensa: 2021-12-14)

    Over the recent decades, several studies revealed the precarious climate situation which is threatening all Life forms on earth, including mankind, even if sometimes we tend to ignore the actual fragility of our situation. ...

    Non-coding genome functions in cancer 

    Subirana Granés, Marc (Fecha de defensa: 2023-11-17)

    [eng] Historically, cancer genomics has predominantly focused on coding regions. Current knowledge suggests that non-coding mutations are likely crucial in driving the mechanisms that regulate gene activity, potentially ...

    Non-glycosidic analogues of alpha-galactosylceramide: Design, synthesis and biological activity 

    Borràs Tudurí, Roser (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-06)

    The Immune System (IS) is a complex collection of tissues, organs, cells and molecules to defense the body against threatens. IS is organized into two lines of defense: innate immunity which acts in a non-specific manner ...

    Novel Disulfide Formation Strategies in Peptide Synthesis 

    Postma, Tobias Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2014-03-21)

    Cysteine (Cys) is a unique amino acid due to its ability to form reversible covalent disulfide bonds. These bonds cause conformational constraints which make peptides or proteins more rigid and stable. In addition, the ...