A hybrid approach for item collection recommendations : an application to automatic playlist continuation 

    Gkatzioura, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2018-11-23)

    Current recommender systems aim mainly to generate accurate item recommendations, without properly evaluating the multiple dimensions of the recommendation problem. However, in many domains, like in music, where items are ...

    Hybrid block and graft copolymers made from macrolactones and α-amino acids for applications as drug delivery nanosystems 

    Tinajero Díaz, Ernesto (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-17)

    Naturally produced peptides or proteins can be regarded as highly refined polymers. When synthetic polymers are married to proteins or peptides, the resulting bioconjugates can synergistically combine the properties of the ...

    Hybrid cell-centred/vertex model for multicellular systems 

    Mosaffa, Payman (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-11)

    This thesis presents a hybrid vertex/cell-centred approach to mechanically simulate planar cellular monolayers undergoing cell reorganisation. Cell centres are represented by a triangular nodal network, while the cell ...

    Hybrid CPU/GPU implementation for the FE2 multi-scale method for composite problems 

    Giuntoli, Guido (Fecha de defensa: 2020-01-30)

    This thesis aims to develop a High-Performance Computing implementation to solve large composite materials problems through the use of the FE2 multi-scale method. Previous works have not been able to scale the FE2 strategy ...

    Hybrid diffuse optical neuromonitoring of cerebral haemodynamics: from the smallest premature born infants to adults 

    Giovannella, Martina (Fecha de defensa: 2019-06-04)

    Hybrid diffuse optical devices allows for the non-invasive and continuous monitoring of the cerebral haemodynamics and metabolism. Such devices can be portable and are relatively inexpensive, therefore available at the ...

    Hybrid diffuse optics for monitoring of tissue hemodynamics with applications in oncology 

    Farzam, Parisa (Fecha de defensa: 2014-10-14)

    Noninvasive measurement of hemodynamics at the microvascular level may have a great impact on oncology in clinics for diagnosis, therapy planning and monitoring, and, in preclinical studies. To this end, diffuse optics is ...

    Hybrid diffuse optics for translational oncology and nanobiophotonics: towards a theranostic approach for emerging cancer therapies 

    Mireles Núñez, Miguel Adrián (Fecha de defensa: 2018-10-24)

    A pre-clinical mouse model of human clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) was employed as a method to study the prognostic and theranostic potential of two, non-invasive, deep tissue, diffuse optical techniques, namely ...

    Hybrid diffuse optics methods to assess the emergence of dementia in older adults 

    Avtzi, Stella (Fecha de defensa: 2024-05-03)

    (English) Hybrid diffuse optical devices offer a non-invasive and continuous and cost-effective method for monitoring cerebral blood flow and metabolism on the bedside use and realistic simulation applications. The ...

    Hybrid modelling and receding horizon control of combined sewer networks 

    Joseph Duran, Bernat (Fecha de defensa: 2014-11-04)

    Combined sewer networks carry wastewater and storm water together. During normal operation all the water is delivered to wastewater treatment plants, where it is treated before being released to surrounding natural water ...

    Hybrid networks: sacred itineraries towards Santiago and Finisterre 

    Bello Gómez, Lorena (Fecha de defensa: 2015-12-21)

    (English) Hybrid Networks explores in detail the slow geography of the French Camino network in northwest Spain, giving an account of the network at the scale of the lberian Peninsula and Europe. This old itinerary is a ...

    Hybrid non-destructive technique for volumetric defect analysis and reconstruction by remote laser induced ultrasound 

    Selim, Hossam (Fecha de defensa: 2020-07-21)

    This PhD thesis is devoted to the design, development and implementation of a non-contact hybrid non-destructive testing (NDT) method applied to the analysis of metallic objects that contain embedded defects or fractures. ...

    Hybrid photonic-plasmonic devices with single nanoscale light sources 

    Bermúdez Ureña, Esteban (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-17)

    The field of photonics comprehends the generation, manipulation and detection of light (photons). Over the past decades, it has underpinned many of the technological advances upon which we rely on a daily basis, from our ...

    Hybrid systems for wastewater treatment in the framework of circular economy : coupling biological and membrane technologies for a sustainable water cycle 

    Ribera Pi, Judit (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-23)

    The increasing water demand coupled to the depletion of natural water sources has raised the need to investigate and develop in wastewater treatment and reuse. Even more, the application of circular economy principies to ...

    Hydraulic behaviour of bentonite based mixtures in engineered barriers: The Backfill and Plug Test at the Äspö HRL (Sweden) 

    Mata Mena, Clemente (Fecha de defensa: 2003-07-17)

    In 1996 the Backfill and Plug Test Project started at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Sweden) managed by SKB (the Swedish Radioactive Waste Agency). The Backfill and Plug Test Project makes up an important part of SKB's ...

    Hydraulic fills liquefaction : effect on quay stability 

    Tarragó Munté, Daniel (Fecha de defensa: 2021-06-03)

    The starting point of this thesis is the failure of part of a quay wall under construction. The quay was divided in two phases, failure affected Phase 1 only. The failure and all the relevant associated information on quay ...

    Hydro-mechanical analysis of expansive clays : constitutive and numerical modelling. 

    Ruiz Restrepo, Daniel Felipe (Fecha de defensa: 2020-06-12)

    Bentonite-based materials are being currently considered in several countries as a backfill component in the multi-barrier concept for deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. The bentonite barrier fulfils several ...

    Hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted binary mixtures : an experimental study 

    Mirsalehi, Sajjad (Fecha de defensa: 2018-04-30)

    This research focusses on an experimental investigation on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of binary ‘all-one’ mixtures. These mixtures –originated from the excavation of selected materials during earthwork constructions– ...

    Hydro-mechanical behaviour of pellet/powder mixture of bentonite and impact of gas migration 

    Mesa Alcantara, Arisleidy (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-02)

    The hydro-mechanical behaviour of MX80 bentonite pellet-based mixture (80% high-density pellets in dry mass and crushed granular powder) has been explored in this thesis within the context of the French ‘Vertical Sealing ...

    Hydrodynamic characterisation of aquaculture tanks and design criteria for improving self-cleaning properties 

    Masaló Llorà, Ingrid (Fecha de defensa: 2008-09-10)

    El propòsit del treball es caracteritzar hidrodinàmicament els tancs més utilitzats en el sector aqüícola, i donar pautes de disseny per millorar-ne l'autoneteja, i optimitzar l'eficiència d'utilització tant de l'espai com ...

    Hydrodynamic models of accretion onto rotating compact stars 

    Martín Rodríguez, José David (Fecha de defensa: 2023-07-07)

    (English) Hydrodynamic models are essential for our understanding of the physics of stellar explosions, and specifically, for their potential contribution to the Galactic chemical abundances. In this Work, a one-dimensional ...