Orúe-Echevarría Iglesias, Dorleta (Date of defense: 2019-11-04)
The Southwest Atlantic Ocean is a key component of the global climate system. It holds the Confluence of the Brazil and Malvinas Currents (BMC), one of the highest frontal systems of the world ocean. ...
García Mendívil, Helio Adán (Date of defense: 2019-10-29)
Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus, and eggplant, Solanum melongena, are two major crops commonly grafted onto resistant rootstocks for controlling soilborne diseases. However, there are currently ...
González Pijuán, Carmen (Date of defense: 2019-11-15)
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) reflects the rate of delivery of arterial blood to the brain. Since no nutrients, oxygen or water can be stored in the cranial cavity due to space and pressure restrictions, a ...
Dogbe, Wisdom (Date of defense: 2019-10-15)
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the influence of climate and health policies on personal well-being and the environment or both as well as how household behaviour influences the sustainability ...
Gallart Escolà, Dani (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
Heating plasmas to a relevant fusion temperature is one of the key aspects of magnetically confined fusion plasmas. Radio frequency (RF) heating with electromagnetic waves in the ion cyclotron range of ...
Roca Rodríguez, Emma (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)
Participation in marathons and ultra-endurance races is growing every day, but it is worrisome that these types of races are becoming mass events, where many runners are not sufficiently prepared. For ...
Martínez Martínez, Gabino Lester (Date of defense: 2019-07-11)
Hydrogen is one of the most promising solutions for the energy future, since its combustion only produces water vapour, so it does not pollute. In addition, it can be obtained from abundant and renewable ...
Alcaraz Segura, Aurora (Date of defense: 2019-02-28)
The energy model in the last decades has been dominated by the consumption of fossil fuels assuming a high environmental cost. Global warming and the destruction of the ozone layer are two examples of ...
Benavides Martín, María Angélica (Date of defense: 2019-12-03)
In Colombia, strategies are being promoted to increase fruit and vegetable production, in order to take advantage of agricultural potential. However, there are also high food losses, low consumption and ...
Shariati, Mohammad Behnam (Date of defense: 2019-02-22)
Internet traffic is expected to keep increasing exponentially due to the emergence of a vast number of innovative online services and applications. Optical networks, which are the cornerstone of the ...