Clustering of somatic mutations across cancer genomes 

    Arnedo Pac, Claudia Rosario (Fecha de defensa: 2022-12-15)

    Sequencing of cancer genomes reveals the story of mutational events shaping the distribution of somatic mutations across the nucleotide sequence. A particular pattern of such distribution, mutational clustering, can inform ...

    Co-design strategies with children in full-body interaction for situated non-formal learning experiences 

    Schaper, Marie-Monique (Fecha de defensa: 2019-01-25)

    This dissertation focuses on better achieving co-design of Full-Body interactive learning experiences with children and experts (teachers, museum curators, pedagogues, etc.). Hence, on the one hand, it has studies how to ...

    Coalition Governance: Causes and consequences 

    Falcó Gimeno, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 2011-07-28)

    Els governs de coalició poden, per una banda, dividir-se les tasques i funcionar de forma compartimentalitzada, on cada soci decideixi sol les polítiques sota les seves jurisdiccions ministerials. Per contra, també poden ...

    Cochlear implantation modeling and functional evaluation considering uncertainty and parameter variability 

    Mangado López, Nerea (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-16)

    Recent innovations in computational modeling have led to important advances towards the development of predictive tools to simulate and optimize surgery outcomes. This thesis is focused on cochlear implantation surgery, ...

    Cognitive and synaptic outcomes of targeting peripheral cannabinoid type-1 receptor: focus on naïve and intellectual disability mouse models 

    Bergadà Martínez, Araceli (Fecha de defensa: 2024-03-08)

    Cognition is a physiological brain function that refers to the process of acquiring and managing knowledge and understanding. It embraces multiple domains, including memory. Intellectual disability disorders such as fragile ...

    Coherence and inclusiveness in United Nations post-conflict engagements: the depression of the liberal peacebuilding project, the cases of Sierra Leone, Burundi and the Central African Republic 

    Torrent Oliva, Ignasi (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-07)

    This dissertation seeks to examine the United Nations (UN) political and peacebuilding post-conflict engagements within the frame of the liberal peacebuilding project. Through a comparative analysis of the Department of ...

    La Colisión de deberes en derecho penal: concepto y fundamentos de solución 

    Coca Vila, Ivó (Fecha de defensa: 2015-12-18)

    La presente tesis doctoral procura una revisión del concepto y fundamento de solución de la colisión de deberes jurídico-penal. En cuanto a lo primero, una vez aceptado que se trata éste de un problema propio del complejo ...

    Collective phenomena in networks of spiking neurons with synaptic delays 

    Devalle, Federico (Fecha de defensa: 2019-05-03)

    A prominent feature of the dynamics of large neuronal networks are the synchrony-driven collective oscillations generated by the interplay between synaptic coupling and synaptic delays. This thesis investigates the emergence ...

    Collision-free WLANs: from concepts to working protocols 

    Sanabria-Russo, Luis (Fecha de defensa: 2016-10-21)

    Using a deterministic backoff after successful transmissions as a distributed contention mechanism for access to the channel can draw benefits from scheduled operation, like the elimination of simultaneous transmissions, ...

    Collocation and collocation error processing in the context of second language learning 

    Rodríguez Fernández, Sara (Fecha de defensa: 2018-03-19)

    Suele admitirse que las colocaciones en el sentido de coocurrencias idiosincráticas de palabras son un reto en el aprendizaje de lenguas. Los estudiantes producen frecuentemente combinaciones “agramaticales”' como *dar una ...

    Colonial threads: Clothing and identity in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth-Century Lima and Mexico City 

    Silva Blanc, Luisina (Fecha de defensa: 2019-12-05)

    Attention toward textile production and clothing consumption in Spanish Latin American increased during the end of the colonial period and was reflected in new regulations, newspaper articles, tighter control by the Catholic ...

    Color image processing problems in digital photography 

    Ferradans Ramonde, Sira (Fecha de defensa: 2011-09-29)

    In this thesis, we discuss three image processing topics: High Dynamic Range (HDR) image creation in scenes with motion, Tone Mapping (TM), and Demosaicking. The first part of this thesis focuses on the creation of HDR ...

    Combinacions lèxiques en llengua catalana :les col·locacions: caracterització teòrica i empírica i proposta lexicogràfica 

    Martínez Salom, Maria Àngels (Fecha de defensa: 2021-02-01)

    This doctoral thesis makes a critical review of the current descriptions of lexical collocations, since there is no consensus on the differentiation between collocations and other combinations, nor on the types identified, ...

    Combined task and motion planning as classical AI planning 

    Ferrer Mestres, Jonathan (Fecha de defensa: 2018-05-09)

    Planning in robotics is often split into task and motion planning. The task planner decides what needs to be done, while the motion planner fills up geometric details. However, such a decomposition is not effective in general ...

    Combining machine learning and rule-based approaches in Spanish syntactic generation 

    Melero Nogués, Maria Teresa (Fecha de defensa: 2006-06-02)

    Aquesta tesi descriu una gramàtica de Generació que combina regles escrites a mà i tècniques d'aprenentatge automàtic. Aquesta gramàtica pertany a un sistema de Traducció Automàtica de qualitat comercial desenvolupat a ...

    Comercio y diplomacia entre Japón y Filipinas en la era Keichō, 1596-1615 

    Iaccarino, Ubaldo (Fecha de defensa: 2013-12-12)

    Para finales del siglo XVI, Japón y Filipinas establecieron las primeras relaciones diplomático-comerciales, y durante la era Keichō (1596-1615) se planteó el intento de una cooperación entre Madrid y el gobierno de Tokugawa ...

    Cometemos un círculo que dura. Sobre el poema extenso moderno : tres calas en la lírica hispánica : Espacio, Metropolitano y El libro, tras la duna 

    Rastrollo Torres, Juan José (Fecha de defensa: 2015-03-27)

    Junto al poema en prosa, el género poético que mejor representa la modernidad literaria y el pensamiento contemporáneo (fragmentario, caótico y sumido en su propia crisis de identidad) es el poema extenso. El presente ...

    Commodification of celebrity endorsements to humanitarian sentiments: a case study of Africa 

    El-Samadoni, Shahinaz (Fecha de defensa: 2022-11-12)

    The relationship between humanitarian campaigns and celebrity industry is complex and debatable. The pervasiveness of celebrity led campaigns has recently become a prominent issue in the non-profit sector. The current study ...

    Common mental disorders : evaluating their impact on disability and the role of socieoeconomic factors 

    Barbaglia, María Gabriela (Fecha de defensa: 2014-11-24)

    The general aim of this Doctoral Thesis was to assess the association of common mental disorders with disability and socioeconomic factors. These factors were considered both as important consequences (or burdens) and also ...

    Common neuroplasticity mechanisms underlying drugs and food reward 

    Guegan, Thomas (Fecha de defensa: 2013-11-05)

    Drug addiction and some eating disorders present striking similarities in their behavioural symptoms. It has been postulated that excessive consumption of drugs of abuse and palatable food could lead to the development of ...