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    Development of new algorithms for depth of anesthesia monitoring integrating cerebral blood flow estimations 

    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 continuous perfusion ...

    Development of nonlinear techniques based on time-frequency representation and information theory for the analysis of EEG signals to assess different states of consciousness 

    Melia, Umberto (Date of defense: 2014-12-03)

    Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings provide insight into the changes in brain activity associated with various states of anesthesia, epilepsy, brain attentiveness, sleep disorders, brain disorders, etc. EEG's are complex ...

    Digitizing arquetypal human expereience through physiological signals 

    Ivonin, Leonid I. (Date of defense: 2014-05-15)

    The problem of capturing human experience is relevant in many application domains. In fact, the process of describing and sharing individual experience lies at the heart of human culture. This advancement came at a price ...

    Dispositivos poliméricos para el confinamiento neuronal y registro electrofisiológico "in vitro". Métodos de fabricación y prueba de concepto 

    Morales Carbajal, Ricardo (Date of defense: 2013-10-09)

    La presente tesis trata del diseño y fabricación de un nuevo dispositivo para registrar la actividad eléctrica neuronal espontánea y estimulada farmacológicamente, en redes neuronales in vitro. La forma de operar esta ...

    Dynamic behavior of type IV collagen at cell-biomaterial interface 

    Coelho, Nuno Miranda (Date of defense: 2012-05-25)

    The initial molecular events that take place at biomaterials interface mimic to a certain extent the natural interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this thesis we describe the fate of adsorbed type ...

    Endurance races effects in non-elite runners by clinical biomarkers and bioimpedance measurements 

    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 example, in the 2017 ...

    Enrichment of virtual screening results using induced-fit techniques 

    Iglesias Fernández, Jelisa Maria (Date of defense: 2020-01-16)

    This thesis explains the design, development, test on the benchmarking dataset DUD-e and the application to an industrial virtual screening project of the PELE VS platform. The most common and quick tools used on virtual ...

    Environment learning for indoor mobile robots 

    Andrade-Cetto, Juan (Date of defense: 2003-04-08)

    Aquesta tesi tracta el problema de l'aprenentatge automàtic d'entorns estructurats n robòtica mòbil. Particularment, l'extracció de característiques a partir dels senyals dels sensors, la construcció autònoma de mapes, i ...

    Espumas inyectables de hidroxiapatita obtenidas por el método de espumado de la fase líquida de un cemento de fostato tricálcico alfa 

    Montufar Jiménez, Edgar Benjamín (Date of defense: 2010-07-26)

    Actualmente existe un gran número de lesiones y enfermedades que afectan el tejido óseo. El origen de estos problemas es diverso y su tratamiento también es diferente en cada caso. Uno de los principales problemas es la ...

    Estimació del moviment de robots mitjançant contorns actius 

    Alenyà Ribas, Guillem (Date of defense: 2007-10-25)

    Aquesta tesi versa sobre l'estimació del moviment d'un robot mòbil a partir dels canvis en les imatges captades per una càmera muntada sobre el robot. El moviment es dedueix amb un algorisme prèviament proposat en el marc ...

    Estudi de pautes de comportament en la supervisió de processos 

    Ponsa Asensio, Pere (Date of defense: 2003-02-05)

    L'objectiu bàsic és la recerca de patrons de conducta que permetin la construcció d'una traça de comportament. En aquest treball, la supervisió s'interpreta com una cadena particular de patrons de conducta portada a terme ...

    Estudio de las fuerzas de interacción para la minimización de esfuerzos en rehabilitación robotizada 

    Amigo Vásquez, Luis Ernesto (Date of defense: 2013-10-17)

    Los accidentes cerebrovasculares son una de las principales causas de mortalidad y discapacidad en adultos y su incidencia en la población se incrementa cada año. Sin embargo, gracias a los avances en los protocolos de ...

    Estudio de redes neuronales modulares para el modelado de sistemas dinámicos no lineales 

    Morcego Seix, Bernardo (Date of defense: 2000-07-17)

    de la memòria<br/>En aquest estudi es consideren aspectes teòrics i pràctics del modelatge de sistemes no lineals mitjançant xarxes neuronals modulars.<br/>A la vessant teòrica s'ha proposat un model que aprofita les ...

    Evaluación no invasiva de la función muscular respiratoria mediante el análisis de la señal mecanomiográfica en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica 

    Sarlabous Uranga, Leonardo (Date of defense: 2013-10-22)

    El estudio y evaluación de la función muscular respiratoria en enfermedades respiratorias a través de técnicas no invasivas representa un tema de gran interés, dado que hasta la fecha no existen métodos satisfactorios ...

    Evaluación no invasiva del impulso neural respiratorio y su relación con la respuesta mecánica mediante el análisis de señales electromiográficas de músculos respiratorios 

    Estrada Petrocelli, Luis Carlos (Date of defense: 2016-11-07)

    Respiratory muscle contraction occurs in response to the electrical stimulation of the muscles. These electrical stimuli originate in the respiratory neurons of the brainstem, are transmitted via motor nerves to the ...

    Fault diagnosis in wind turbines using machine learning techniques 

    Pérez Pérez, Esvan de Jesús (Date of defense: 2023-11-30)

    (English) In recent years, wind power has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, with wind turbines widely used to generate clean energy. However, like complex machinery, wind turbines are prone to faults that ...

    Fluid-electro-mechanical model of the human heart for supercomputers 

    Santiago, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2018-03-22)

    The heart is a complex system. From the transmembrane cell activity to the spatial organization in helicoidal fibers, it includes several spatial and temporal scales. The heart muscle is surrounded by two main tissues that ...

    Genetic association analysis of complex diseases through information theoretic metrics and linear pleiotropy 

    Brunel Montaner, Helena (Date of defense: 2013-11-14)

    The main goal of this thesis was to help in the identification of genetic variants that are responsible for complex traits, combining both linear and nonlinear approaches. First, two one-locus approaches were proposed. The ...

    Gestión energética de vehículos hibridos usando control predictivo económico 

    Sampietro Saquicela, José Luis (Date of defense: 2019-07-15)

    Every method of energy generation and transmission affects the environment. Under this principle, conventional generation options based on fossil fuels, such as coal, gasoline, diesel, among others, are progressively ...

    Guidance, navigation and control of multirotors 

    Rubí Perelló, Bertomeu (Date of defense: 2020-12-11)

    This thesis presents contributions to the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) systems for multirotor vehicles by applying and developing diverse control techniques and machine learning theory with innovative results. ...