Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Music in jingju, one of the most representative genres of Chinese traditional theatre, is created according to a series of orally transmitted principles. This thesis aims at deepening the understanding of one of them known ...
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are necessary for stem cell maintenance, cell fate determination, and the aging process. The specific contribution of NPCs to the physiology of muscle stem cells (satellite cells, SCs) is ...
El càncer de colon es caracteritza per presentar una composició cel·lular heterogènia en la qual només un subgrup de cèl·lules retenen la capacitat de contribuir en el manteniment i creixement del tumor. L‘investigació ...
The origin of animal multicellularity is a major evolutionary question. Recent genome data from the closest extant unicellular relatives of animals revealed that they actually possess and express a complex repertoire of ...
The origin of animals has puzzled scientists for centuries. The transition from a unicellular eukaryote to animals is undoubtedly one of the biggest evolutionary transitions in Earth’s history. To unravel the evolutionary ...
Nitric oxide (NO) is a molecule that has pleiotropic effects in brain and vascular system. Physiologically, NO induces the translation of the GluN2B subunit of N-methyl Daspartate receptor (NMDARc) by derepressing it ...
In this thesis I analyze the political dynamics of technological change. Firstly, by studying the political causes of the advent of telecommunications, and secondly, by exploring the consequences of different technologies. ...
¿Porqué existen programas de seguridad social que transfieren recursos desde los trabajadores a los mayores? (ii) ¿Porqué los programas de seguridad social preveen que para cobrar la pensión los trabajadores tienen que ...
Aquesta tesi vol respondre a dos preguntes fonamentals en l'àrea de recerca de la migració transnacional: s'impliquen els immigrants en el transnacionalisme polític? I, quins són els factors determinants del seu activisme ...
China and the European Union have a longstanding relationship even if a complex one that is of major importance for the state and evolution of the regime of global economic governance. This thesis aims to fill the gap ...
Prendre decisions es un repte, i a la par un aspecte inevitable a les nostres vides. D’entre totes les opcions viables, hom ha de sotmetre a escrutini i avaluació les diverses alternatives en tant gestionant la frustració ...
This thesis is focused on studying the causes and consequences of political professionalisation, by analyzing empirically the cross-country differences. Despite the literature claiming that political professionalisation ...
In bone field, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been described as key factors regulating bone formation, remodeling, and homeostasis. The identification of miRNAs involved in skeletal function will be essential to the development ...
Is there a relationship between political participation and individual life satisfaction? The idea that political participation makes people more satisfied with their lives has long been debated. However, the existing ...
Las representaciones de los trastornos mentales en las series de televisión han sido a menudo inexactas. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la representación y la recepción de los trastornos mentales y ...
This dissertation describes youth language as it is represented in contemporary novels published in English and its subsequent translation into Catalan. Youth language is especially appealing for the study of written fiction ...
It has been well-established that progressive accumulation of genetic mutations in proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressors induces cancer. However, the early molecular mechanisms leading to tumor initiation remain elusive. ...
Human epidermis relies on a population of adult stem cells to maintain its homeostasis. Stem cells transit from a dormant to an active state and undergo a tightly regulated process of differentiation that replenishes the ...
Gene expression, epigenetic states and topological conformation are three fundamental aspects of genome organization that are tightly regulated in space and time. Epigenetic states, protein occupancy and chromatin ...
The natural daily cycles of light and dark have played a fundamental role in shaping the development of an adaptive intrinsic clock mechanism which allows organisms to coordinate the function ...
