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    Patterns of accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in human populations 

    Garí de Barbarà, Mercè (Date of defense: 2013-04-15)

    The present research explores the levels and patterns of accumulation of a wide range of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the human population. It assesses two major families of POPs, namely organochlorine compounds ...

    Patterns of spike synchrony in neural field models 

    Esnaola Acebes, Jose M. (Date of defense: 2018-10-22)

    Els models neuronals de camp mig són descripcions fenomenològiques de l'activitat de xarxes de neurones espacialment organitzades. Gràcies a la seva simplicitat, aquests models són unes eines extremadament útils per a ...

    PD-L1 blockade : impact on regulatory T cells from HIV-infected individuals 

    Peligero Cruz, Cristina (Date of defense: 2015-11-17)

    Bloquejar la via PD-1/PD-L1 ha sorgit com una estratègia prometedora per a restaurar la resposta immune efectora en individus infectats amb el virus de la immunodeficiència humana (VIH). Malgrat l’extensa recerca duta a ...

    Pedro de la Piñuela [石铎琭, Shi Duolu](1650-1704): acción misional y obra en lengua china 

    Ye, Junyang (Date of defense: 2019-04-08)

    Entre los misioneros que evangelizaron en China (siglos XVI y XVII), destaca notablemente el franciscano Pedro de la Piñuela [石铎琭, Shi duolu] (1650-1704). Él era un criollo que nació en Nueva España y entró en China en el ...

    Peligrosidad y persona: consecuencias jurídico-penales frente al agresor sexual 

    Seitún, Diego Ignacio (Date of defense: 2017-10-06)

    En los últimos años se observa una tendencia creciente a recurrir a criterios de peligrosidad para hacer frente a personas condenadas por delitos graves y de quienes se presume que volverán a delinquir, una vez que recuperen ...

    Pensamiento religioso en la música de Arnold Schönberg : la centralidad de la noción de relación y la propuesta existencial de Moses und Aron 

    Barcons Palau, Josep (Date of defense: 2013-12-20)

    La noció de ‘relació’ té una posició central en el pensament d’Arnold Schönberg i resulta fonamental per entendre el seu desenvolupament artístic, intel·lectual i humà. La seva importància es fonamenta en tres àmbits: ...

    Pensamientos y conductas suicidas en universitarios españoles : frecuencia, factores de riesgo y de protección 

    Blasco Cubedo, Maria Jesús (Date of defense: 2019-02-22)

    El objetivo general de esta tesis es estudiar la frecuencia (prevalencia, incidencia y persistencia) de los pensamientos y conductas suicidas entre los universitarios españoles, así como aportar evidencia sobre su asociación ...

    Pension rights as fundamental rights: a comparative analysis of the old age pensions prospects in Norway and Spain on grounds of collective labour conditions 

    Solé Truyols, Montse (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)

    The link between pensions and work is established at human rights level through social security contributions. The extent to which this link is strengthen is set in the national designs of social security systems that ...

    Peptime-mediated interactions in high-resolution 3-dimensional structures 

    Stein, Amelie (Date of defense: 2010-06-11)

    Proteins and protein interactions are involved in virtually all processes of life. Here we study interactions between globular domains and short linear motifs, which form a small interface ideal for transient interactions. ...

    "Per soplir la fragilitat e dolència de la carn". Sexe i misogínia a la diòcesi de Barcelona (s. XIV-XV) 

    Conte Aguilar, Lucía (Date of defense: 2012-09-21)

    L’Església catòlica baixmedieval, va aplicar la reforma que havia de regular la moral dels fidels centrant el seu control en les qüestions relatives a la moral sexual (segle XIV) a la diòcesi de Barcelona. Aquesta tesi ...

    Perceived consistency and coherence in collaborative story worlds 

    Tapscott, Alan (Date of defense: 2017-09-20)

    Current information technologies allow users to interact and collaborate to create fictional realities. In this thesis, we explore the role of perceived consistency and coherence in the collaborative creation of fictional ...

    Perceived foreign accent and comprehensibility in the oral production of adolescent learners of English : study abroad vs. at home learning contexts 

    Río San Román, Carmen del (Date of defense: 2013-12-17)

    The aim of the present research study is to examine the contrasting effects of two learning contexts, study abroad (SA) vs. at home (AH), on the language development of Spanish adolescent learners of English. It focuses ...

    Perceptually-inspired gamut mapping for display and projection tecnologies 

    Zamir, Syed Waqas (Date of defense: 2017-05-26)

    The cinema and television industries are continuously working in the development of image features that can provide a better visual experience to viewers; these image attributes include large spatial resolution, high ...

    Performance evaluation of safety critical ITS-G5 V2V communications for cooperative driving Applications 

    Lyamin, Nikita (Date of defense: 2019-01-30)

    Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are aiming to provide innovative services related to different modes of transport and traffic management, and enable various users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated ...

    Performance indicators in academic radiology departments in the United States 

    Ondategui Parra, Silvia (Date of defense: 2008-04-21)

    PURPOSE: To determine the management performance indicators most frequently utilized in academic radiology departments in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This investigation met the criteria for an exemption from ...

    Persistent organic pollutants, bisphenol A, phthalates and respiratory and immune health in childhood 

    Gascon Merlos, Mireia (Date of defense: 2014-07-03)

    Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), bisphenol A (BPA) and pthalates may increase the risk of respiratory infections and allergic diseases in infants and the effects might last until, at least, adolescence. Cytokines and ...

    Person and number in Catalan Sign Language pronouns 

    Veiga Busto, Raquel (Date of defense: 2022-01-14)

    Languages use different resources to specify the numerosity of the referents and to denote the speech act participants. This thesis describes the morphophonological strategies used in Catalan Sign Language (LSC) personal ...

    Perspectiva jurídico-financiera del medio ambiente 

    Ferrer Dupuy, Plàcida (Date of defense: 2001-11-30)

    Este trabajo plantea el estudio del concepto del medio ambiente y de los principios que lo informan desde el gasto público. El marco teórico es el Derecho financiero constitucional y el Derecho de los gastos públicos. Se ...

    Pervivencia del modelo narrativo clásico en el cine independiente de Estados Unidos: una perspectiva neuropscicológica 

    Grau, Marta (Date of defense: 2016-01-26)

    A inicios del siglo XXI, se puede observar como se ha creado una codependencia entre el cine independiente americano y la industria de Hollywood, por lo que el objetivo de esta tesis ha sido investigar si siguen persistiendo ...

    PET in preclinical AD: image harmonization, characterization of the centiloid metric of Aβ load and associations with tau fluid biomarkers 

    Shekari, Mahnaz (Date of defense: 2024-04-03)

    This thesis explores technical factors influencing brain PET quantification, developing brain PET harmonization framework, assessing Centiloid robustness as a clinical biomarker, and evaluating the associations between ...