Principi, Sara (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)
Recent epidemiological evidences on very late opacities or cataract manifestation, has led to a review of the actual limit for the eye lens (150 mSv/year) for workers exposed to ionizing radiation. ICRP ...
Baena Mirabete, Daniel (Date of defense: 2017-07-03)
One of the main purposes of National Statistical Agencies (NSAs) is to provide citizens or researchers with a large amount of trustful and high quality statistical information. NSAs must guarantee that ...
Vanderlei, Alexandre Bahia (Date of defense: 2017-09-21)
Sergio Bernardes is considered one of the most important architects of the second generation of cariocas modern architects. Little is known about the work of Bernardes. Until today there are few ...
Luna Pacho, Julio Alberto (Date of defense: 2017-02-27)
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which use hydrogen as fuel, provide high power densities while operating at lower temperatures, reducing the cost of materials and maintenance. PEM fuel cells ...
Larrondo Lizarraga, Antonio (Date of defense: 2017-07-12)
The present thesis work intends to explore and research how far these new tools and modeling techniques can reach, regarding the generation and control of free forms (conceptual or mass modeling) in ...
Solh Joukhah, Zahra (Date of defense: 2017-10-27)
The present PhD thesis deals with transformer inrush current in offshore grids including offshore wind farms and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems. The inrush phenomenon during ...
Escobar González, Cristina (Date of defense: 2017-07-10)
The overall objective of this thesis is to explore the attitudes towards Catalan wines in Catalonia from a value chain approach. The first part of the thesis focuses on consumers' wine preferences in ...
Tanasić, Ivan (Date of defense: 2017-02-17)
Programmable Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have recently become the most pervasitheve massively parallel processors. They have come a long way, from fixed function ASICs designed to accelerate graphics ...
Vidal Peig, Teresa (Date of defense: 2017-03-08)
This Thesis is a study on the conforming process of the architect Antoni Gaudí and his work image as a reference and city claim of Barcelona, and how he has became the masterpiece on the International ...
Zhang, Weiyi (Date of defense: 2017-06-01)
The installation of power generation systems based on renewable energy sources has been increasing exponentially over the last decades. However, in spite of the well-known merits of such energy sources, ...