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    Methods and models in signal processing for gait analysis using waist-worn accelerometer : a contribution to Parkinson’s disease 

    Sayeed, Taufique (Date of defense: 2015-07-16)

    Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that predominantly alters patients' motor performance and compromises the speed, the automaticity and fluidity of natural movements. After some years, patients fluctuate ...

    Methods for noninvasive localization of focal epileptic activity with magnetoencephalography 

    Migliorelli, Carolina (Date of defense: 2017-06-28)

    Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a noninvasive brain signal acquisition technique that provides excellent temporal resolution and a whole-head coverage allowing the spatial mapping of sources. These characteristics make MEG ...

    Mètode d'extracció multiparamètrica de característiques de textura orientat a la segmentació d'imatges 

    Grau, Antoni (Date of defense: 1997-07-10)

    Tal com es veurà en el següent capítol d'antecedents, existeixen formes molt variades d'afrontar l'anàlisi de textures però cap d'elles està orientada al càlcul en temps real (video rate). Degut a la manca de mètodes que ...

    Microchannel enhanced neuron-computer interface: design, fabrication, biophysics of signal generation, signal strength optimization, and its applications to ion-channel screening and basic neuroscience research 

    Wang, Ling (Date of defense: 2011-12-15)

    En el presente trabajo, utilizamos técnicas de microfabricación, simulaciones numéricas, experimentos de electrofisiología para explorar la viabilidad en me- jorar la interface ordenador-neurona a través de microcanales, ...

    Model Predictive Control of Complex Systems including Fault Tolerance Capabilities: Application to Sewer Networks 

    Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos (Date of defense: 2007-04-27)

    El control en temps real de xarxes de clavegueram (RTC) desenvolupa un paper fonamental dins de la gestió dels recursos hídrics relacionats amb el cicle urbà de l'aigua i, en general, amb el seu cicle natural. Un adequat ...

    Modelado dinámico del sistema respiratorio ante incrementos de demanda ventilatoria, enfermedades pulmonares y ventilación mecánica asistida 

    Serna Higuita, Leidy Yanet (Date of defense: 2017-09-04)

    Respiratory diseases remain one of the leading causes of death and illness in Europe and worldwide. One of the most important is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) associated mainly with chronic bronchitis and ...

    Monitorización del patrón ventilatorio (PV) mediante tomografía por impedancia eléctrica (TIE) en paciente con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) 

    Balleza Ordaz, José Marco (Date of defense: 2012-07-20)

    El objetivo de esta investigación fue obtener un modelo matemático de calibración que permita estimar cuantitativamente el patrón ventilatorio (PV), en términos de volumen, en un grupo de voluntarios sanos y pacientes con ...

    Multi-scale biomechanical study of transport phenomena in the intervertebral disc 

    Malandrino, Andrea (Date of defense: 2012-07-26)

    Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is primarily involved in back pain, a morbidity that strongly affects the quality of life of individuals nowadays. Lumbar IVDs undergo stressful mechanical loads while being the largest ...

    Multichannel analysis of normal and continuous adventitious respiratory sounds for the assessment of pulmonary function in respiratory diseases 

    Lozano García, Manuel (Date of defense: 2015-07-15)

    Respiratory sounds (RS) are produced by turbulent airflows through the airways and are inhomogeneously transmitted through different media to the chest surface, where they can be recorded in a non-invasive way. Due to ...

    Multiple cue integration for robust tracking in dynamic environments: application to video relighting 

    Moreno Noguer, Francesc (Date of defense: 2005-09-01)

    L'anàlisi de moviment i seguiment d'objectes ha estat un dels pricipals focus d'atenció en la comunitat de visió per computador durant les dues darreres dècades. L'interès per aquesta àrea de recerca resideix en el seu ...

    Multiscale image analysis of calcium dynamics in cardiac myocytes 

    Vallmitjana Lees, Alexander (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)

    Cardiac myocytes constitute a unique physiological system. They are the muscle cells that build up heart tissue and provide the force to pump blood by synchronously contracting at every beat. This contraction is regulated ...

    Multiview pattern recognition methods for data visualization, embedding and clustering 

    Kanaan, Samir (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)

    Multiview data is defined as data for whose samples there exist several different data views, i.e. different data matrices obtained through different experiments, methods or situations. Multiview dimensionality reduction ...

    Muscular pattern based on multichannel surface EMG during voluntary contractions of the upper-limb 

    Jordanić, Mislav (Date of defense: 2017-12-05)

    Extraction of neuromuscular information is an important and extensively researched issue in biomedical engineering. lnformation on muscle control can be used in numerous human-machine interfaces and control applications, ...

    Nanoengineering approaches for guiding cellular behavior 

    Gugutkov, Dencho (Date of defense: 2017-06-29)

    Tissue engineering aims to replace restore or help regeneration of injured tissue or organ with scaffolds that mimic the natural extracellular matrix (ECM). The design of such scaffolds requires deeper understanding of the ...

    Nanomaterials based microarray platforms for biodetection 

    Morales Narváez, Eden (Date of defense: 2013-07-21)

    Analytical disciplines are an important field for the progress of healthcare and medicine. In fact the technologies related to analytical disciplines may reveal important information for early diagnosis, treatment of ...

    New approaches in calcium phosphate cements and ceramics for bone regeneration. 

    Gallinetti, Sara (Date of defense: 2014-09-19)

    Bone is among the most frequently transplanted tissues in the body. In Europe, about one million patients encounter a surgical bone reconstruction annually. The worldwide market of bone replacement materials is currently ...

    Noves estratègies per la millora de les característiques biològiques dels implants dentals 

    Hoyos Nogués, Mireia (Date of defense: 2018-07-23)

    Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are currently the materials chosen for many dental applications, mainly due to their optimum biocompatibility and excellent mechanical properties. Despite the success rates of dental implants, ...

    On the fault diagnosis of dynamic systems using set-based approaches 

    Pourasghar-Lafmejani, Masoud (Date of defense: 2019-04-12)

    Model-based Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) is a major theoretical topic that is becoming increasingly to one of the most significant key features to increase safety and reliability of complex automatic control systems. ...

    Optimal control prediction of assisted walking using torque-driven models : application to active orthosis simulation to assist individuals with spinal cord injury 

    Febrer Nafría, Miriam (Date of defense: 2020-11-25)

    Walking impairment after spinal cord injury leads to a decreased quality of life, other serious health conditions, and substantial health care costs. Consequently, gait restoration is a high priority among spinal cord-injured ...

    Optimización de recursos intralogísticos en entornos industriales para su uso en vehículos autónomos 

    Vargas Martín, Elliot (Date of defense: 2023-10-31)

    (English) The introduction of autonomous vehicles in intralogistics has significantly increased in recent times. However, in the industry, a single autonomous vehicle is often not used, but several of them are needed to ...