Delli Ponti, Riccardo (Date of defense: 2019-01-16)
The secondary structure of an RNA molecule is fundamental for its function. However, structural conservation and the structure of RNA in vivo are still poorly understood. Data from recent high-throughput ...
Sarasúa Berodia, Álvaro (Date of defense: 2017-05-29)
Interface metaphors are often used in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) to exploit knowledge that users already have from other domains. A commonly used one in Digital Musical Instruments (DMIs) is the ...
Silva, Pedro Luis Barbosa da (Date of defense: 2021-04-13)
This dissertation addresses several normative questions about tax competition between the European Union Member States. My answers to these questions are part of a wider way of thinking about justice ...
Lombardi, María (Date of defense: 2017-09-12)
This thesis is composed of three independent articles. The first chapter studies a nationwide teacher pay-for-performance program in Peru, and shows that it had a precisely estimated null impact on ...
Williams, Tomás (Date of defense: 2017-05-26)
This thesis provides an empirical investigation of international capital flows and how they affect financial markets and economic activity, with a focus on capital flows from benchmarked investors. ...
Isús Díaz, Laura (Date of defense: 2017-02-13)
Since the advent of the genomic era, vast amounts of data from heterogeneous biomedical sources have been generated, revealing an overwhelming complexity and creating a need for new computational tools. ...
Millanes Romero, Alba (Date of defense: 2014-01-21)
Although heterochromatin is enriched with repressive traits, it is actively transcribed, giving rise to large amounts of non-coding RNAs. These transcripts are responsible for the formation and ...
Cid Samper, Fernando (Date of defense: 2020-01-27)
Ribonucleoprotein granules (RNP granules) are liquid-liquid phase separated complexes composed mainly by proteins and RNA. They are responsible of many processes involved in RNA regulation. Alterations ...
Morales Muñoz, Araceli (Date of defense: 2022-03-16)
In this thesis, we address the problem of reconstructing the 3D facial geometry of babies from uncalibrated 2D images. This topic has many different applications, but it is especially relevant for the ...
José Segarra-Martínez, Anabel (Date of defense: 2011-12-13)
Els tractaments actuals pel càncer de pàncreas presenten un eficàcia limitada de manera que es necessari el desenvolupament de noves teràpies antitumorals. La teràpia gènica pel càncer de pàncreas basada ...