Point-set manifold processing for computational mechanics: thin shells, reduced order modeling, cell motility and molecular conformations 

    Millán, Daniel (Fecha de defensa: 2012-11-12)

    In many applications, one would like to perform calculations on smooth manifolds of dimension d embedded in a high-dimensional space of dimension D. Often, a continuous description of such manifold is not known, and instead ...

    Pointing facilitation techniques for 3d object selection on virtual environments 

    Argelaguet Sanz, Fernando (Fecha de defensa: 2011-07-04)

    Les contribucions d’aquesta tesi s’emmarquen en la interacció home-computador en entorns de realitat virtual. Concretament, en la millora de tasques de selecció d’objectes tridimensionals. La selecció d’objectes és una ...

    Poisson structures on moduli spaces and group actions 

    Matveeva, Anastasiia (Fecha de defensa: 2022-10-03)

    (English) In this thesis, we study Poisson Structures on Moduli Spaces and Group actions. In particular, we focus on b^m-symplectic structures that can be seen both as symplectic structures with singularities and a particular ...

    Polar coding for the wiretap broadcast channel 

    Olmo Alòs, Jaume del (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-22)

    In the next era of communications, where heterogeneous, asynchronous and ultra-low latency networks are drawn on the horizon, classical cryptography might be inadequate due to the excessive cost of maintaining a public-key ...

    Polarimetric differential SAR Interferometry with ground-based sensors 

    Pipia, Luca (Fecha de defensa: 2009-09-18)

    Las técnicas de Interferometría Diferencial se basan en la combinación de varias imágenes SAR con distinta separación temporal y permiten la recuperación de las componentes lineales y no-lineales del proceso de deformación ...

    Polarization and index modulations : a theoretical and practical perspective 

    Henarejos Hernández, Pol (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-19)

    Radiocommunication systems have evolved significantly in recent years in order to meet present and future demands. Historically, time, frequency and more recently, spatial dimensions have been used to improve capacity and ...

    Polarized super-resolution fluorescence microscopy 

    Valadés Cruz, César Augusto (Fecha de defensa: 2014-07-12)

    While super-resolution microscopy has brought a significant improvement in nano-scale imaging of molecular assemblies in biological media, its extension to imaging molecular orientation using fluorescence anisotropy has ...

    Polaron physics in carbon nanotube electro-mechanical resonators 

    De Bonis, Sergio Lucio (Fecha de defensa: 2020-02-06)

    Carbon nanotube (CNT) mechanical resonators are unique systems because they combine remarkable mechanical properties with rich charge transport characteristics. Thanks to their intrinsically low-dimensional nature, their ...

    Policentrisme i eficiència territorial : avenços teòrics i empírics 

    Masip Tresserra, Jaume (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-13)

    The overarching research goal of this dissertation is to make theoretical and empirical contributions on the link between the polycentric spatial organization of agglomeration in metropolitan areas and its economic, social ...

    Poliment de superfícies òptiques en components de vidre mitjançant tractament tèrmic amb làser de CO2 

    Lupón Bas, Núria (Fecha de defensa: 2000-06-21)

    En el marc del tractament de materials amb làser, el poliment de superfícies és una tècnica relativament recent i amb múltiples aplicacions. En aquesta tesi es tracta de l'aplicació d'aquesta tècnica sobre components de ...

    Poliment de vidre amb làser de CO2: gractament del feix i aplicació a grans superfícies 

    Armengol Cebrian, Jesús (Fecha de defensa: 2000-12-14)

    El treball que es presenta en aquesta tesis incideix sobre aquest aspecte clau en les aplicacions amb feixos làser d'alta potència: com obtenir distribucions d'intensitat que permetin generar tractaments tèrmics uniformes. ...

    Políticas de regeneración urbana y su influència en la percepción de seguridad : método de aproximación a entornos conflictivos : casos de estudio : Bijlmermeer, La Mina y Vila del Socorro 

    Idrovo Alvarado, María Daniela (Fecha de defensa: 2017-10-20)

    The use of urban planning, design and management policies as a tool to prevent crime from a situational perspective, serves as a theoretical framework to analyze, explain and interpret the influence of urban regeneration ...

    Poly(lactic acid) blends and copolyesters with advanced properties for biomedical applications 

    Martínez Cutillas, Alfredo (Fecha de defensa: 2022-06-13)

    (English) Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biobased, biodegradable and biocompatible polymer. Because of that, it is a polymer that generates a great interest in the research and development of new advanced materials. Among ...

    Polyesters containing cyclic carbohydrate-based units obtained by ring opening polymerization 

    Morales Huerta, Juan Carlos (Fecha de defensa: 2018-02-26)

    In recent years, as a result of climate change, the interest in sustainable materials has increased dramatically. The replacement of compounds of petrochemical origin by bio-based has spread to all areas of chemistry. ...

    Polymer blends based on postconsumer waste of opaque poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polypropylene 

    Loaeza Becerril, Alfonso David (Fecha de defensa: 2023-07-19)

    (English) In recent years, new white and opaque PET bottles (PET-O) have appeared and are used for packaging dairy products. These bottles contain titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles to prevent deterioration of the packaged ...

    Polymer-zirconia based ceramic composites produced by 3D-printing 

    Hodásová, L'udmila (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-09)

    (English) Zirconia ceramic is widely used in numerous fields, such as electronics, machinery, and biomedical applications, due to its excellent properties as chemical resistance, thermal stability, electrical resistance, ...

    Polymers and peptide-polymer conjugates as bioactive platforms and carriers for the encapsulation of biomolecules 

    Maione, Silvana (Fecha de defensa: 2017-09-14)

    In the last decade, conductive polymers have received great interest in both scientific and technological levels due to the electroactive properties exhibited by these materials. For this reason, the main aim of this ...

    Population dynamics of Meloidogyne spp. on tomato and cucumber and biologically-based management strategies 

    Giné Blasco, Ariadna (Fecha de defensa: 2016-12-21)

    The general objective of the thesis was to determinate the population dynamics of Meloidogyne on tomato and cucumber, the yield losses caused by the nematode and the effect of biologically-based management strategies to ...

    Population dynamics, interactions and evolution of marine microbes using genomic approaches 

    Latorre Pérez, Francisco (Fecha de defensa: 2023-02-03)

    (English) There is a myriad of microorganisms on Earth contributing to global biogeochemical cycles. In the surface ocean, the smallest microbes (picoplankton) are responsible for an important fraction of the total atmospheric ...

    Population synthesis studies of the white dwarfs of the galactic disk and halo 

    Cojocaru, Elena-Ruxandra (Fecha de defensa: 2016-11-24)

    As the evolutionary end-point of most main-sequence stars, white dwarfs can be used to infer important properties concerning the formation and evolution of the different Galactic stellar populations. Population synthesis ...