Obiol Plana, Aleix (Date of defense: 2023-01-27)
(English) Marine heterotrophic flagellates (HF) are very small (2-5 µm) unpigmented protists that are dominant bacterial grazers in the ocean, where they link the transfer of carbon from bacterial cells ...
Perea Robles, Rafael (Date of defense: 2023-06-09)
(English) During the last years, electro-acoustic technology has been a key factor in the development of portable devices thanks to its high performance and very compact filtering structures. Such a ...
Baloochi, Hani (Date of defense: 2023-03-17)
(English) Currently, the two most raw material consumer industries are civil engineering and the pulp and paper industry. Meanwhile, these sectors face severe criticism due to their environmental impact. ...
Lowinski, Jan (Date of defense: 2024-01-19)
(English) Photons have emerged as the main candidates for carrying quantum information due to their weak interaction with the environment. Unfortunately, their limited interaction with one another poses ...
Solaraju Murali, Balakrishnan (Date of defense: 2023-01-26)
(English) Unfavorable and extreme climate events such as drought and heat stress heavily impacts the agriculture sector and food security globally, and the impact of these climate hazards is expected ...
Graham, Cristina (Date of defense: 2024-01-23)
(English) The properties of ultrathin materials present exciting opportunities to develop multifunctional surfaces. In addition, the use of plastic and thin glass as transparent substrates has the ...
Koçi, Rediana (Date of defense: 2024-01-23)
(English) In the last two decades, the use of web Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) has grown exponentially, providing both consumers (software developers) and providers (companies and institutions ...
Huang, Dong (Date of defense: 2023-12-19)
(English) As a crucial node of maritime transportation, seaports carry more than 90% of global trade. Considering the complexity of a port system, even slight improvement at strategical and operational ...
Martínez Martínez, Borja (Date of defense: 2024-01-11)
(English) The primary goal of this thesis is to unlock the potential of hemp stalk, an agricultural byproduct that currently lacks practical applications. The overarching aim is to promote the use of ...
Mir Garcia, Pau (Date of defense: 2024-01-16)
(English) In this thesis we study several mathematical objects that are essential to formulate and model physical systems. Applying the tools provided by differential geometry, we develop and analyze ...