AbuRa'ed, Ahmed Ghassan Tawfiq (Date of defense: 2020-10-16)
A related work report is a section in a research paper which integrates key information from a list of related scientific papers providing context to the work being presented. Related work reports can ...
Cabrera Dalmazzo, David (Date of defense: 2020-12-02)
Gestures can be defined as a form of non-verbal communication associated with an intention or an emotional state articulation. They are not only intrinsically part of the human language, but also explain ...
Low, Sock Ching (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)
Selective attention determines the sensory signals that are processed at higher levels at the expense of others and is biased by higher-order brain regions which anticipate task-relevant stimuli and ...
Marte, Luis (Date of defense: 2020-01-31)
Proteostasis is the proper homeostasis of the concentration and the molecular structure of the proteins, which preserves the integrity of the proteome. Proteo-stasis is constantly challenged by intrinsic ...
Horváth, Vivien (Date of defense: 2020-09-28)
Environmental stress is a major aspect of life and a limiting factor for the survival and distribution of species. Understanding the organismal stress response and the developed coping mechanisms is ...
López Seguí, Francesc (Date of defense: 2020-10-09)
In the Catalan public health system, the provision of services through the use of digital health tools has gone hand in hand with the increasing digitalization of society as a whole. Since these services ...
Cabrerizo Granados, David (Date of defense: 2020-11-30)
Snail1 is a transcriptional factor with a great relevance in tumor development as it is required for epithelial to mesenchymal transition and activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF). In this ...
Armaos, Alexandros (Date of defense: 2020-01-23)
Despite what was previously considered, the role of RNA is not only to carry the genetic information from DNA to proteins. Indeed, RNA has proven to be implicated in more complex cellular processes. ...
Domingo Rodriguez, Laura (Date of defense: 2020-01-17)
The easy access to palatable foods is a major contributing factor for compulsive eating and development of food addiction, a disorder closely linked to obesity and binge eating disorder. The concept of ...
Martínez Amat, Marc (Date of defense: 2020-09-01)
This thesis analyses the processes undergone by mainstream media during the independence debate in Catalonia, focusing on the relationship among media, their audiences and governments through different ...