Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Plant secondary metabolism generates a wide range of molecules, some of them with valuable pharmacological properties. Taxanes are a good example, as since their discovery no other compound has shown their specific ...
The avalanche of data that followed the sequencing of the human genome has revealed an overwhelming biological complexity. No simple molecular explanation exists for most of the diseases and, in consequence, simple therapies ...
This thesis presents a study of blockchain impacts for supply chain (SC) application. By conducting explorative research, the thesis presents a grounded theory analysis based on eighteen interviews with international experts ...
Cranial sensory ganglia are groups of neurons located in the head of chordates outside the central nervous system that allow individuals to sense and perceive information from the outer world. The regulation of neural ...
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are diffusible molecules involved in a variety of cellular interactions during development. In particular, Bmp4 expression accompanies the development of the ear sensory organs during ...
Bonobos are an interesting species to study due to their unique evolutionary features such as a peaceful social nature and hypersexual behavior. The prolonged exaggerated sexual swelling in females is a notable difference ...
El presente trabajo estudia la recepción de la Biblia por parte de Jorge Luis Borges a partir del análisis de su obra completa. Se compone de tres partes. En la primera, contextual, después de perfilar la fortuna literaria ...
La actividad cerebral exhibe complejos fenómenos oscilatorios similares a los que se observan en modelos de redes artificiales con osciladores acoplados. Por un lado, estudios sobre la actividad cerebral durante el reposo ...
Spontaneous brain activity persists and transitions between brain states, such as from wakefulness to sleep, from development to ageing, or it may transition to pathological states such as coma. Nevertheless, a consensual ...
The cross-border mobility of educational services, commonly known as transnational higher education (TNHE), represents an important dimension of the internationalisation of higher education. Its relationship with the ...
The present investigation is an approach to brand value from a top-management perspective, asserting that a brand is not merely a commercial value portrayed by a product placed in a market; even less so, a public relations ...
La braquiterapia de superficie o plesioterapia es uno de los tratamientos recomendados en cáncer de piel localizado. Los estudios presentados en esta tesis tratan sobre nuestra experiencia con estos tratamientos. El ...
The general objective of this dissertation is to study breast cancer screening and specifically social inequalities by social class and country of origin and its relationship with decreasing mortality. Therefore, four ...
Reports from the OECD and the World Economic Forum highlight that rapid technological and social change are demanding much more of students. Yet, research indicates that many students are not developing into effective ...
Hundreds of host factors related to viral infections like HIV, hepatitis C virus, dengue virus or West Nile virus have been identified. As many of these host factors are shared by different viruses, chemical blockade of ...
In this thesis, I explored three topics, each addressing a different aspect online search for products and people. In chapter one, we investigated whether consumers’ response to online product reviews depends, not only on ...
Network providers are motivated to deploy Ethernet in their infrastructures. However, this represents a new application for Ethernet technology that leads to new requirements. In Ethernet networks, the Rapid Spanning Tree ...
Destinations must project a strong and differentiated brand image to position themselves in a competitive market. To this end, official websites have become a key instrument in the portrayal of the desired image and as the ...
LA TESIS INVESTIGA Y ANALIZA EL PROCESO DE CREACION Y DE RECEPCION DEL FILME DOCUMENTAL DE LUIS BUÑEL SOBRE LAS HURDES, REALIZADO EN 1933. LA INVESTIGACION ARRANCA CON LOS PROCEDENTES HISTORICOS, METAFORICOS Y VISUALES DE ...
This thesis examines the use of amnesty as a tool for ending civil wars. The thesis is innovative in its focus on amnesties during civil wars and their impact on conflict termination. I examine the conditions under which ...
