Häkkinen, Hanna-Maria (Date of defense: 2022-07-01)
Cellular errors can spontaneously occur during vertebrate embryo development and can lead to apoptosis. Recent work in our lab revealed a novel function of the embryonic epithelium as an efficient ...
Chiavari, Andrea (Date of defense: 2022-07-01)
This thesis documents novel firm-level facts and shows their implication for aggregate phenomena. The first chapter documents an increase in returns to scale in production. It proposes a novel ...
Delgado Ortiz, Laura (Date of defense: 2024-07-02)
Background: Walking is crucial for an active and healthy ageing. Aim: To understand walking in ageing populations, and, as a case study, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: ...
Gignac, Florence (Date of defense: 2022-07-07)
The short-term effects of air pollution on brain health have come under investigation only recently. Since environmental health studies are often developed entirely by scientists, citizen science is a ...
Gómez Gómez, Àlex (Date of defense: 2022-07-08)
Els biomarcadors són un conjunt de signes mèdics objectius que són molt rellevants en l'àmbit clínic. La metabolòmica és la tècnica d'elecció per a establir biomarcadors. Centrar-se en una família ...
Slidders, Charles Winton (Date of defense: 2023-07-10)
Localization and Participation: Democracy from Below analyses the emerging normative value of local governance and participatory democracy. Democratic legitimacy has, historically, been of little relevance ...
Sarreshtehdari, Amirhossein (Date of defense: 2024-07-05)
This study explores the potential of irreversible electroporation (IRE) in the treatment of scattered liver tumors, focusing on the electrical properties of the tissue. The administration of a 5% glucose ...
Pravosud, Makar (Date of defense: 2024-03-01)
In this thesis we study the asymptotic behaviour of the at-the-money skew and the level of the implied volatility of a European, an Asian, Inverse and Quanto Inverse call options under a general stochastic ...
Theophilou, Emily (Date of defense: 2024-01-18)
In recent years, there's been increasing concern over potential negative experiences for adolescents on social media. Despite efforts in social media literacy education, traditional approaches often ...
Ramos, Simona (Date of defense: 2024-03-18)
This thesis investigates the complex nature of the blockchain ecosystem, where technology, law, and economics intersect across layers and applications. By offering an interdisciplinary perspective on ...