Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: Recent submissions
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Análisis de ciclo de vida de particiones interiores en la vivienda plurifamiliar de España. Análisis comparativo de los sistemas permutables usuales
(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 worldwide and is ...
Nano-enabled screen-printed electrodes for the determination of trace elements in aqueous environmental samples
(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 of SO42- and other ...
El Panecillo de Quito, de monte-artificio a artefacto urbano
(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 that questioned the ...
Effects of cold atmospheric plasmas on biomaterials: hydrogels and composites with calcium phosphates
(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 on the design of ...
Mitigating the anthropocene extinction via agrivoltaics and ecovoltaics
(English) This thesis examines agrivoltaics, ecovoltaics, and agriecovoltaics (A/E/ÆPV): innovative alternative formats of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects which integrate agricultural production and/or ...
Understanding consumers' perceptions to stimulate aquaculture fish consumption in Europe
(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. Consequently, aquaculture ...
Personalising robot assistance for cognitive training therapy
(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 such as cognitive ...
Contribution to smart management services for electric vehicle charging using vehicular networks
(English) The most promising solution to reduce carbon emissions due to transportation is migrating from fossil-fuel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). In recent years, the decisive shift of drivers to use EVs has been ...
Remote distribution of quantum states assisted by multimode quantum memories
(English) The future quantum Internet will allow the transfer of quantum states between remote locations. However, bridging large distances is a challenging task due to losses in optical fibres. A promising approach to ...
Temporal and frequency differentiation of healthy and pathological lung tissue through minimally invasive electrical impedance spectroscopy
(English) Respiratory diseases, along with heart diseases, are the most prevalent in the world. The acquisition of lung samples is essential for a correct diagnosis of the disease. For peripheral lesions it is not easy to ...
Statistical methods for the analysis of complex epidemiology data
(English) Epidemiology is a relatively young and rapidly evolving science. Recent technological breakthroughs have allowed modern epidemiologists to raise increasingly ambitious research hypotheses. This has originated ...
Integration of sensors on 3D-printed zirconia ceramics to be used in structural applications
(English) Zirconia-based ceramics present unique combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical properties, making them a preferred choice in automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, defence and healthcare sectors. However, ...
Modelling and optimization of industrial prosumers with renewable energy sources
(English) The current energy transition fosters the insertion of renewable energies and system decentralisation intending to achieve a more secure, sustainable and efficient energy market. The industry can play a key role ...
A novel approach to web tracking detection and removal with minimal functionality loss
(English) echnologies are extensively used to collect huge amounts of personal information from our online activity, including the things we search for, the sites we visit, the people we contact, or the products we buy. ...
Seismic performance improvement of underground structures through a low lateral stiffness design
(English) Recent decades have witnessed varying degrees of damage in underground structures, including instances of structural collapse, reported during post-earthquake hazard investigations. Therefore, the research on ...
Contribution to optimal microgrid design and management in uncertain and regulated environments
(English) The rise of distributed generation systems (DGSs) is crucial for the energy transition. The reduction in renewable energy costs and increasing implementation of environmentally-friendly policies are driving a new ...
Towards a linearly organized embedding space of biological networks
(English) The recent technological advances in high-throughput sequencing have yielded vast amounts of large-scale biological omics data that describe different aspects of cellular functioning. These omics data are typically ...
Shear transfer mechanism in steel-concrete composite slabs and columns
(English) Composite structures are frequently used in the construction of high-rise buildings due to their high ductility and strength. This article-based doctoral thesis has multiple objectives related to different ...
Assessment of the biological risks associated to the use of biosolids and wastewater
(English) The circular economy is an emerging concept presented as a solution to counteract the damage caused by the linear economic scheme followed in the past decades. It is based on the principle of "closing the life ...
El costo del impacto sobre el litoral debido al cambio climático en Cataluña
(English) Climate change is a major issue that is having a significant impact on coastal areas globally. This phenomenon is generating processes of erosion, flooding and sea level rise, which is of great concern. These ...
