Andriella, Antonio (Date of defense: 2022-10-13)
(English) There are 50 million people worldwide living with dementia, and this number is projected to triple by 2050. While there are no pharmacological treatments for this syndrome, behavioural therapy ...
López Mas, Laura (Date of defense: 2023-07-20)
(English) Fish can play a crucial role in feeding the growing global population and providing it with essential nutrients. However, the world’s fish stocks are limited and almost fully exploited. ...
Macdonald, James Duncan (Date of defense: 2023-07-03)
(English) This thesis examines agrivoltaics, ecovoltaics, and agriecovoltaics (A/E/ÆPV): innovative alternative formats of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects which integrate agricultural ...
Solé Martí, Xavier (Date of defense: 2023-07-13)
(English) This PhD thesis is framed in the European Research Council starting grant project "Atmospheric Pressure plasma meets biomaterials far bone Cancer HEaling (APACHE)". The APACHE project is focused ...
Villanueva Retamales, Laura Alicia (Date of defense: 2022-11-22)
(English) Since last decade, tourism in Chilean Patagonia has grown rapidly, largely promoted by State policies and encouraged by privately held companies, whose objective is to turn this region into a ...
Torres Rivero Andrade, Karina Victoria Alejandra (Date of defense: 2023-07-12)
(English) Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a wastewater originated from complex oxidation processes that has become one of the most challenges facing the global mining industry due to its acidity, high content ...
Bueno García, Cristina Vanessa (Date of defense: 2023-07-13)
(English) The urban fabric of many cities, as they grew, engulfed hills found on the edges of their colonial layout. Cities and their inhabitants developed a complex relationship with these protrusions ...
Valencia Barba, Yovanna Elena (Date of defense: 2023-07-19)
(English) The growth and development of the construction sector has significant potential for sustainable development strategies, since it consumes considerable amounts of resources, materials and energy ...
Wang, Baoying (Date of defense: 2023-09-21)
(English) Turbulence is not only omnipresent in our daily lives but also in engineering applications. However, not until the middle of the XXth century researchers began to realize that simple, relatively ...
Bertran Oller, Oriol (Date of defense: 2023-07-11)
(English) Groundwater is now under high stress levels and its quality and quantity arise as one of the most interesting and necessary topics our community should address. This doctoral thesis is focused ...