Muñoz Sogas, Judith (Date of defense: 2020-12-18)
The purpose of this PhD thesis is to understand the role of Crete in the economic exchange between Phoenicians and Greeks in the Aegean during the 1st millennium BC. An analysis of the materials found ...
Miranda Mendizabal, Andrea (Date of defense: 2020-03-06)
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds. Male youths have higher risk for suicide compared to females, whereas females are at greater risk for suicidal ideation and suicide ...
Salat Canela, Clàudia (Date of defense: 2020-09-30)
Living organisms must respond to changes in their environment in order to overcome stress situations. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Sty1 MAP kinase is required to survive to a wide range of environmental ...
Hosseini, Rahil (Date of defense: 2020-09-09)
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 ...
Fabri Lima, Marcelus (Date of defense: 2020-01-27)
This thesis focus on internal logistics flows (ILF), which is defined as the flows of materials inside the same business or the same plant. Precisely, this work approaches the ILF of SEAT, a company in ...
Liaudinskas, Karolis (Date of defense: 2020-06-26)
Financial intermediation helps the economy allocate capital, presumably, in an efficient, safe and rational way (Manove and Padilla, 1999; Coval and Thakor, 2005). This dissertation studies if financial ...
Salvador Piedrafita, María (Date of defense: 2020-02-17)
El trabajo de cuidados a familiares provoca un coste elevado para la salud de las cuidadoras y además no es asumido de manera equitativa socialmente, por lo que puede generar desigualdades en la salud. ...
Shafirova, Liudmila (Date of defense: 2020-07-28)
Second language use online has become a regular practice for many Internet users reflecting the emergence of new participatory cultures in the virtual world. However, little is yet known about the ...
Zhang, Leticia Tian (Date of defense: 2020-06-29)
When watching television, many people use social media to share real-time opinions and feelings. The mediated co-viewing is widely studied under the name of “second screen” or “social TV”. In Japan and ...