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Barahona Fuentes, Claudia (Date of defense: 2023-07-14)
(English) In the area of Maritime Education and Training (MET), the existing gender gap constitutes a widespread cause of concern. Despite a significant increase in the numbers of female students in Science, Technology, ...
Rakonjac, Jelena Velibor (Date of defense: 2023-06-26)
(English) Future networks for quantum communication will require a new form of technology in order to operate over long distances. The no-cloning theorem precludes the use of amplification, so quantum repeater schemes have ...
Das, Ipsita (Date of defense: 2023-05-24)
(English) The discovery of two dimensional materials opened a unique pathway to study the electronic properties of quantum materials which are otherwise absent in bulk systems. Soon after the discovery of graphene (2004), ...
Borén Altés, Clara (Date of defense: 2023-05-05)
(English) A significant proportion of global carbon dioxide emissions are attributed to ocean-sailing ships. These shipping emissions are predicted to double in less than 30 years. In this sense, it is mandatory to develop ...
Stefanidou Voziki, Paschalia (Date of defense: 2023-01-10)
(English) Reliable and uninterrupted power supply is crucial for modern societies. Therefore, the minimization of the power outages' duration is a priority for the power system operators. This thesis aims to contribute to ...
Bachir, Nivine (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)
(English) Acrylamide is a toxic compound and is classified as a probable human carcinogen. In recent decades, international organizations have established levels of safety for ingestion due to its harmful effects endangering ...
Afridi, Adeel (Date of defense: 2023-04-28)
(English) Optical metasurfaces established themselves as potential platform for planar and integrated optics. Progress in the material sciences and fabrication process paves the way towards ultra-thin metasurface based ...
Alcázar Serrat, Tomàs Ivan (Date of defense: 2021-11-26)
(English) The thesis investigates the relationships between architecture, urbanism and the arts. It relates recycling, adaptive reuse and architectural adaptations with urban dynamics, neighbourhood and artivist movements ...
Johansson, Linh Ha Huong Lovisa (Date of defense: 2024-05-06)
(English) Bone defects pose a major clinical and socio-economic burden and there is a clear need for new bone grafting strategies that take into account the physical-chemical properties of the native bone, to help treat ...
Zhang, Zhihui (Date of defense: 2024-05-07)
(English) This study delves deeply into the complex relationship between the field of architecture and human emotions, aiming to fill a significant gap in existing research. It extensively explores the profound impact of ...
Gordon Pozuelo, Sandra (Date of defense: 2024-05-10)
(English) Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) is a composite competitive cutting tool material that excels performance when machining difficult-to-cut materials (e.g. hardened steels, superalloys, etc) due to its ...
Bas Calopa, Pau (Date of defense: 2024-05-06)
(English) This thesis contributes to the field of partial discharges in low-pressure environments, aiming to improve electrical wire interconnecting systems (EWIS) protection in aerospace applications. A series of experimental ...
Coll Valentí, Arnau (Date of defense: 2024-04-26)
(English) This thesis works towards efficient and cost-effective methods to improve the performance of thin silicon solar cells. Focusing on two principal objectives, the Thesis develops novel techniques to enhance the ...
Ortega Rioja, Paula (Date of defense: 2024-03-12)
(English) The use of plant protection products (PPP) has become an essential tool in agriculture to achieve the minimum requirements of quality and quantity of food demanded by consumers. Moreover, due to its repeated use ...
García Gómez, Sonia (Date of defense: 2024-03-08)
(English) High-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from nuclear power plants, remains dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years. To manage them properly and avoid harm to human health and the ...
Piracha, Aqeel (Date of defense: 2024-02-16)
(English) It was not until 1982 that Gösta Walin proposed a formal framework to connect heat input from the sun to the large-scale thermal circulation of the ocean through quantifying a sur- face ”drift” of water from high ...
Montes Gómez, Nieves (Date of defense: 2024-02-01)
(English) The topic of this thesis is the engineering of values for autonomous agents. This is realised through the formulation, design and implementation of new functionalities for autonomous agents that enable reasoning ...
Delgado Martínez, Aida Mercedes (Date of defense: 2024-02-09)
(English) The municipality of El Tambo is in the department of Nariño, Colombia, it is an integral part of the Andes Mountain Range, it belongs to the two most important geographical features of this in Colombia, “El Nudo ...
Botey Bassols, Joan (Date of defense: 2024-02-02)
(English) Interferometry with Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is a remote sensing technique to measure displacements of the observed surface, either the ground or any structure on it. Although the systematic acquisition ...
Roig Bauzà, Rafel (Date of defense: 2024-01-15)
(English) The introduction of the intermittent and unpredictable solar and wind power into the electrical grid is pushing hydraulic turbines to work for longer periods of time in off-design conditions. Under these ...