Yang, Fengrong (Date of defense: 2019-10-04)
In this dissertation we propose a new mapping theory within the OT-LFG framework to account for the fact that in Catalan and other Romance languages, the direct argument of intransitive verbs (whether ...
Castells Jauregui, Madalen (Date of defense: 2023-03-02)
This dissertation consists of three chapters centred on safe assets, shedding light on different aspects of the growing literature on the subject. Chapter 1 introduces the set of assets that falls ...
Andrés Aguayo, Luisa de (Date of defense: 2017-05-05)
The life-long production of blood cells is enabled by hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) residing in the bone marrow. An understanding of the genes that control how HSPCs work to sustain the ...
Gardner, Michelle (Date of defense: 2007-06-25)
El treball presentat en aquesta tesi és un estudi de la diversitat genètica en un conjunt de gens implicats en funcions neurològiques ("Gens cerebrals"). Hom ha examinat vint-i-dos gens implicats en els ...
Rozas Belmonte, Miquel (Date of defense: 2022-10-03)
Certain skin disorders are associated with skin microbiome dysbiosis, highlighting the importance of the microbiome in the maintenance of the skin's healthy state. Modulating the microbiome to reestablish ...
Sánchez Reina, Jesús Roberto (Date of defense: 2020-01-16)
This dissertation analyzes the representation of body image in television advertising and its mediating role in children’s body imaginaries. Based on a theoretical framework supported on the social ...
Pérez Carrillo, Alfonso Antonio (Date of defense: 2009-11-05)
In this work we investigate new sound synthesis techniques for imitating musical instruments using the violin as a case study. It is a multidisciplinary research, covering several fields such as spectral ...
Lambies Barjau, Guillem (Date of defense: 2019-01-10)
Cancer cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) to dissociate from the primary tumor and to survive to chemotherapy. EMT is controlled by Snail1, a transcriptional factor also required ...
Cyriac, Praveen (Date of defense: 2017-03-28)
Les tècniques d'imatge d'alt rang dinàmic (HDR) potencialment permeten la captura i l'emmagatzematge de tota la informació de llum en una escena. No obstant això, els dispositius comuns de visualització ...
Kucel, Aleksander (Date of defense: 2009-07-20)
Esta tesis estudia la sobre-educación en el mercado de trabajo en España y el Reino Unido. Utilizando la base de datos Labor Force Survey primero se investiga si la sobre-educación tiene una influencia ...